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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1970
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL 93. NO. 76
If resolutions pass
Greeks may lose charters
Resolutions forcing revocation of sorority and
fraternity house charters by June 1, 1970, if
discriminatory practices continue, were introduced
by two groups at the Council on Student Life
meeting Tuesday.
Some fraternities and sororities have "taken
positive action," Russ Brown of student affairs
told CSL Tuesday. But the Council could provide
sanctions against organizations who don't attempt
to cope with the problem, he said.
Brown said the student development staff is
working to formulate programs to help groups meet
their integration responsibilities. Organizations in
terested in these programs should contact student
affairs, he said.
A statement introduced by Brown and signed
by 11 other student development staffers urged
CSL to impose sanctions, including suspension or
revocation of charters, on organizations failing to
comply.
Another statement on discrimination, more
pointed in its recommendations for ending
"organized racism" on campus, was Introduced
by CSL chairman John Robinson.
The proposal, approved by the Human Rights
Committee of the Faculty Senate Tuesday charged,
"The humanity of the majority of minority group
students (Black Americans, Mexican Americans,
American Indians, etc.) is Insulted by the conditions
of organized racism openly existent in the social
organizations on this campus, organizations which
are called, ironically, fraternities, and sororities.
Moreover, Black students and other minority group
students do not have full access to all of the
social and semi-educational outlets and experiences
available on the campus."
The Committee's statement made recommenda
tions similar to those included In a proposal in
troduced a few weeks ago by Walt Strong of student .
affairs.
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The Human Rights Committee recommended
that (1) greek houses should be made to comply
with the Regents Policy Statement of 1965 that
required all student organizations to show that they
don't discriminate in their selection of members.
(2) All houses failing to comply should have
their charters revoked by June 1, 1970. House plans
to correct its discriminatory practices must not
only be approved by CSL, but the house should
show that some part of the plan has been carried
out.
(3) A Committee on Discrimination in Organized
Living Units should bo formed by CSL to help
houses comply and should continue to keep an
eye on social organizations.
The statement also recommended that the
University develop an educational training program
to teach faculty and student groups about
democratic social living.
The two statements by student development
and faculty senate will be discussed at the April
7 CSL meeting.
Regents appoint
executive dean
by BILL SMITHERMAN
Ntfcrkn Stall Writer
An executive dean of graduate studies with University
wide responsibility was appointed by the University of
Nebraska Board of Regents Monday.
Norman H. Cromwell, chairman of the chemistry
department, was named to the office effective Immediately
Cromwell will coordinate graduate programs on all campuses
of the University.
Cromwell, 58, joined the University faculty in 1939 as
an instructor. Executive Vice-Chancellor Merk Hobson told
the Regents that "Dr. Cromwell's leadership for chemistry
has been outstanding."
He has served as chairman of the chemistry department
since 1964.
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Banning of Tarzan
prompts petition
Almost 300 petition
signatures have been obtained
urging the Nebraska Union to
show the film, "Tarzan and the
Ape Man."
The petition is being
circulated by Scott Allen and
will be presented to A. H. Ben-'
nett, director of the Nebraska
Union.
Allen said he started the
petition because a single group
of people shouldn't be able to
decide what another person can
see or what he can't see .
"Neither a majority or
minority should be able to tell
other people what they can do
or can't do as long as what they
do doesn't infringe upon the
rights of others," Allen said
Tuesday.
"If I were an Indian, would I
have the right to ban cowboy
and Indian films, and if I were
a Russian would I have the
right to ban "Dr. Zhivago"
from the screen?" he asked.
Bob Flaugher. who is
assisting Allen with the peti
tion, said the issue is whether a
student has authority over his
own extra-curricular activities.
He added that the film was
chosen by the student body,
and that it was arbitrarily pre
empted without consulting
anyone.
"This is just another example
of a student's lack of conrrol
over his own individual life,"
he said. "The university should
have the right to protect its
own property and should not
extend it to a student's life or
his affairs."
"We want to know if Bennett
has the right to do what he ciid,
and to show that there ore
more people on campus than
the Afro-American Society,"
Allen said.
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