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Bus by John Dvorak Nebraskan Staff Writer An old, heavily retouched school bus is their home. Their spokesman is getting credit from the University of Buffalo for the excur sion. They want to reestablish life on earth for themselves, and, in the process, form a i C ' iF If HI I I iAVv If ill I Jp,V if ' Come ride with Hp) The THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, Law school faculty, students ue' over extended freeze-out by Ron W hitten Nebraskan Staff Writer faculty members are freezing right ilong side their students in many law school classes, Henry M. Grether, Dean of NU's College of Law, told some forty law students Wednesday afternoon. Grether, who answered questions in an informal "town council" meeting at 'he Law College, said that the law faculty is as disturbed as students con cerning the location of their building, the unsatisfactory heating system in the school and the distractions caused by workers in the building. When asked about the Law Department's effort to get a new school luilt. Grether replied that he; as Dean, "has no autonomv over the building." "All I can do," he said, "is to keep complaining to the University like students are doing." Dean has cmoblnts Gre'her ''Id 'h"' e fcd cer tain complaints diree'ly aimed at the University. ASUN calls for student support of moratorium After brief discussion, the ASUN senate Wednesday passed a resolution endorsing the activities of the December Vietnam Moritorium and encouraging student participation. Ken Wald. chairman of the ASUN Faculty Evaluation Commi'tee, reported that the evaluation Is ahead of schedule. He said he was unhappy with the coverage of Faculty Senate consideration of faculty evaluation given by the Daily Nebraskan. Wald contended that the Senate was enthusiastic about the evaluation, with only a few dissenting voices. After a discussion of how to handle professors who choose not to conduct evaluations in their classes, Senator Dan NU Action The Daily Nebraskan will answer questions and inquiries about t a University through the NU Action Line. For action write NU Action Line. Dally Nebraskan. Nebraska Union, Lincoln, Neb. m Why did the University decide to change its method of granting financial aid to students? NU Action Line: The job of trying to distribu'e financial help such as scholarships, work-study grants or loans to students on the fairest possible basis has become so complex and time consuming that the University has decided to employ a na tional professional evaluation service. This decision affects students who are now enrolled in the University and who stops in us on our magic bus." More pictures on page 3. 1969 "It used to be that the Law College was 12th on the list of priorities of the university's six-year improvement . plan," he said. "I recently heard that we're now listed 13th. I want to know if this is true, ana" if it is, w hy?" Grether also noted that the air condi tioning system currently being installed in the law building is necessary, but mused whether the University had to contract the installation with "the slowest company they could find." One student asked the Dean if the Law Coltege could not build a new school from private funds, adding that the NU Dental School funded their construction in a similar manner. Grether replied that he did no' believe the new Dental School was built from "alumni donations." and added that he opposes such methods being practiced by anyone. "I think that's the slow way to get a new building built." the rxn told his lis'eners. "Unless a school could find an extremely large donation, It Lawlor moved that the Faculty Evalua tion Committee be charged with ob taining evaluations of all classes, to which they, are applicable, using w hatever means necessary. The motion was considered at the end of the meeting without a quorum present and no action was taken. Another resolution. Introduced by Senator Randy Prier. provided for faculty and course evaluation to be established on a permanent basis. The move also provided that the system be continuously examined and Improved. Prier commented that the resolution was necessary to make faculty evalua tion an ongoing activity of ASUN. It will also establish some continuity Line wish to be considered for financial aid In the future. Such students, regardless of whether they are now receiving financial aid from the University, should be sending their parents one of the "Parents Confidential Statement" forms. These forms are available In Room 113 Administration Building. City Cam pus. In order for student applications for financial aid to receive consideration, the parents or guardian of the student must fill out the form and mail it to the College Scholastic Service along with a $3 fee. The applications forms must be in the mail by Jan. 10. It's not very eftea that I'm glad I wa a ll Ford. I live In Abel Hull and was assigned parking space la Continued en page 4 city commune somewhere in the Southwest. About 15 young people from New York state stopped off in Lincoln this past week on their way to Arizona or New Mexico. The group, which varies in number but now has seven girls and eight boys, lives in the school bus when no other housing is avail- xuJ U LINCOLN, would have to settle for little $5 and $10 donations." Grether said the school would still be trying to raise the money many years from now. "And besides," he continued, "that just takes the pressure off the ad ministration. They won't give us a million and a half dollars if they think we'll eventually dig it up ourselves." Grether recommended that alumni support be solicited in terms of influence rather than money. The Dean added that he has personally received letters from alumni who have recommended to Regents and State Senators that a new Law School be built in the near future. "Most alumni realize that about 80 per cent of our graduates serve the state of Nebraska. Thev know how a new law college would benefit the state," Grether commented. Grades necessary The question of the pasvfitl svstem possibly being Implemented In the School between years, he said. The resolution was passed. Another resolution introduced by Senator Bob Brandt restated the con stitutional provision that ASUN is the supreme governing body of student organizations. The resolution was automatically tabled for one week. Senator Tim Klncald Introduced a resolution urging the Council on Student Life to direct the Student Health Center to provide contraceptives and con traceptive information to students regardless of their marital status. Senator Nancy Ryan commented that this resolution might hurt the possibility of obtaining contraceptives more than it would help it. She continued that passing the resolution might cause the Regents to put pressure on the Health Center not to dispense contraceptives. The motion was automatically tabled for one week. In other business the senate approved a new member of the Publications Board. She Is Jack! Fullington, a sophomore in home economics from Lincoln. Three applicants for the vacant senate seat in the Graduate and professional College were Joe Bullis, Georgia Glass, and Walter Radcliffe. Miss Glass was elected. Carpenter to speak Terry Carpenter, Nebraska state sen ator from Scottsbluff, will speak on "The Student's Role and Influence on Politics" Dec. 16th. at I p.m. In the Nebraska Union. The senator's speech is sponsored by the Young Republicans. en mute able. They began their journey to the South west from Ohio on October 30. "We're trying to go someplace where we won't be distracted," said Obion, who is ap parently the group's spokesman, although they do not have an official leader. "We're trying to get away from beauracracy, ding-dong schools, parents, police, everything. I guess you could say we're just trying to get away from all the crap in the world." The group stopped over in Lincoln for about a week for several reasons. They've been travelling steadily since leaving Oberlin Col lege and several of ,them haven't been feeling well. They are also trying to register their bus in Nebraska, since they only have a New York intransit permit. A third reason for their stay in Lincoln is a girl they call "Nebraska." She is a former University of Nebraska student who joined with Obion and the group back in New York. The group stayed at an apartment in Lincoln rented by Nebraska's brother. "Our next stop will probably be Albu querque, New Mexico," Obion said. "Some of us would like to establish a commune in the Southwest although we haven't decided where yet." Obion, who said he has another name but doesn't like it or use it, termed the bus a com mune in itself. "We share our food, our clothes, our minds," he said. "We're completely open and LI NEBRASKA of Law arose during the "town meeting." "I oppose the pass-fail system." Grether said. "Grades aren't a great indication of a student's success after college, but they do provide each student with a certain motivation. Everyone needs some prodding every once in a while." One student suggested that a policy of keeping the grades of law school students in strict confidence by refusing to release the averages to interviewing employers could be adopted to serve the purpose of pass-fail. The Dean did not approve of this proposal. Grether said he would respect the request of any student who wanted his grades kept private, but he added that he believed it could cause an adverse affect on interviewers. "Refusing to give your grades is like pleading the fifth amendment," Grether noted. "Once you do so everyone thinks you're trying to cover something up." Grether said that interviewers need something to base their evaluations on. "We certainty don't impress them with our facilities." the Dean said. "The stu dent has to build up something in his favor. He doesn't by refusing in terviewers access to his grades." Donald L. Shaneyfelt, Assistant to the Dean of Law, told the students at the meeting that employers today do not overly emphasise grades. He said that interviews are now conducted with all students, regardless of their - average, and often other factors are more im pressive to interviewers than the cumulative grade. "But withhold those grades, Shaneyfelt commented, "and that's the last you'll see of that interviewer." No basis Grether told the students that there was no basis to the rumor that the Law College runs a quota svstem and that some freshmen are eliminated, regardless of grade average, because of the limited space. He agreed that the enrollment rate does get smaller with each successive grade but that this was not designed by the School. "It's normal that some freshmen will flunk," Grether said. "We never do it on purpose, however. In fact, we lose more freshmen voluntarily than we do from those we ask to leave." Grether also answered questions con cerning noise in the law library, the necessity of "classic legal education" In the college, and the responsiblity of professors to attend their classes regularly "I'm not sure that everyone would want a completely quiet library," the Dean answered one student. He also commented that more "clinical work" could be used in the Law College to supplement the general courses now taught. Grether closed by saying that he does not run a "bedcheck" on college pro fessors, but that if some Instructors are allowing their private legal practice to Interfere with their teaching, he would handle IL to r 'it. .... J r v 1 ' i , - . .... - One of the difficult adjustments for the university freshman to make is learning to integrate his time schedule, which becomes a personal matter, according to Helen Snyder, associate dean of Student Affairs- Adjustments plague University freshmen by Diane Wunek Nebraskan Staff Writer Academic, social and cultural adjust ment seem to present most of the pro blems freshmen at the University en counter according to students and ad ministrators interviewed Wednesday. Most freshmen interviewed agreed that adjusting to the academic life presented the biggest problem. "I was among the top 10 scholastlcalty in my graduating class," said one girl from a rural Nebraska community. "But now I find that I do just average work in comparison with others in my classes. The competition at the University Is fierce." Russ Brown, dean for student development, agreed, but added that many freshmen coming from rural communities haven't really had to work for their grades. "A lot of students dont know how to learn," he said. "They spend time studying, but get nowhere because they haven't learned how to learn. "They don't realise there are other ways of going about it. new things to try." Brown added. "There seems to be a reluctance to take a chance, pro commune honest. We give fully of ourselves." - : Obion is 21 and a college student. Most of the others said they were not collegians and one girl said she was a high school dropout. ; Several people have been picked up along the way. For instance, Nebraska was traveling around the country before she joined up- with the group in New York City. They have also picked up a few hitchhikers who decided to join in the movement. "We've only been together for about two months," Obion said. "But already we've es tablished a special form of communication with each other. We can communicate as well with each other as a married couple can after 60 years of marriage." Obion talked of the advantages of com munal living. All the group's decisions are made spontaneously, he said. Everything is shared. They believe the communal movement, which they say began in New York, is spread ing rapidly. They look at Awspin, a 70-person commune in New York, as an example. Aw spin stands for awareness, spontanaity and intimacy. "There will be more and more buses head ing out from New York to form communes in the west and southwest," Obion predicted. He has a special interest in communes, since his major at the University of Buffalo is social-reform a new program at the Univer sity of Buffalo permits students to choose their Continued on page 3 VOL. 93, NO. 45 7 22 .VV V ". " A?v. vVT M o '-"XV ' ""W" bably because of all the pressure. Feel ing the pressure makes them close up. when they really need to be free and creative. Trying "ideas and styles should be part of University life." Adjusting to a completely different academic pattern is a problem fir freshmen, said Helen Snyder, associate dean of student affairs. "The time schedule Is different." she said. "High schools have such rlj;id schedule. Integrating your schedule at the University becomes a personal mat ter." Assignments in college are often long range assignments, she continued, and freshmen tkml often comprehend this and sometimes wait until the last minute to get it done only to find they cant. "Most college courses," Dean Snyder continued, "are more in depth. The freshman finds that the survey type of information required in high school isnt adequate." "Vocational uncertainty is the rule rather than the exception." Brown said. "Freshmen often have a problem In their decisions about vocational and oe cupational directions. Ceatinued on page 1 . y . V V V I i . t ) ... . 1
