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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1970
Lincoln, Nebraska
Vol. 93, No. 82
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legalized abortion and birth
control freedom.
Mothers with children in
strollers led the parade of
women's liberationists who say
that America will not be totally
free until women have the right
to determine the destiny of
their own bodies.
"We want to make a world
where there are no unwanted
children," said Joyce Wike, a
Nebraska Wesleyan University
anthropology teacher.
Mrs. Wike, who addressed
the liberationists on the capitol
steps, charged that existing
abortion laws are "cruel and
discriminatory."
She pointed out that different
churches have different stands
on abortion, but "morality
should be left up to each In
dividual conscience."
Stephen Hilliard, assistant
professor of English, remarked
that the women's liberation
issue is not merely a female
issue. "It's every man's issue,"
Hilliard said.
"I support legalized abortion
also because I am interested in
Zero Population Growth,"
Hilliard commented. He ex
plained that this group main
tains that population growth
should remain stable with the
death rate.
Another marcher, Joyce
Ware, said she attended the
march because she believes in
a woman's right "to decide her
own sexuality. A woman should
be able to enjoy sex through
birth control and abortion if
necessary," she continued.
A group, who called
themselves "four concerned
human beings" stood near the
Capitol with signs opposing
abortion.
James Healey. an English
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instructor, said he believed a
living organism is formed at
conception. "This fetus should
have the unalienable right of
existence," he said, and the
fetus' existence should be more
Faculty Senate drops
A-plus, expands p-f
by CAROL ANDERSON
NabrMkan StiN Writer
The Faculty Senate went into
extra innings Tuesday to okay
proposals dropping the A-plus,
expanding the pass-fail system
and supporting the idea if
not the plan for ending first
semester classes before
Christmas.
The A-plus repeal proposal
was quickly passed. A grade of
A-plus for '0 u t s t a n d i n g
performance will remain on a
student's record but will count
only 4.0 points. The new system
retains the B-plus, C-plus and
D-plus.
The slimly passed pass-fail
proposal extends the number of
p-f hours a student can take
from 12 to 24 and allows all
students to participate, not just
juniors and seniors.. However,
the colleges and departments
get the last say on which courses
can be offered p-f.
One objection to extending
pass-fail was that graduate
schools snub undergraduate
applicants who have many p-f
hours. Since grad schools don't
support the trend toward p-f
grading, the Senate would be
unfair to the students by ex
panding the p-f system, ac
cording to objecting pro
fessors. Graduate schools are most
Interested in grades obtained in
an applicant's major field, and
courses in one's major can't be
taken p-f under the proposal,
argued Robert Knoll, professor
of English. Knoll said he was
"piqued at grad schools dic
tating to undergrads."
"That's the way it is whether
we like it or not," countered
John Davis, dean of engineer,
ing and architecture.
The number of hours a stu
dent takes p-f "should be the
student's responsibility," said
John Link, professor of
English. He added that the
possible number of p-f hours
should be expanded to 12S.
C. Peter Magrath, dean of
faculties, spoke in favor of the
proposal suggesting that the
Eat and hum
The Farm Security Ad
ministration and The Bald
Eagle will headline at the
"unorganized picnic" at
Pioneers Park to demonstrate
the alternative to war.
The picnic, held in the main
picnic area of Pioneers Park,
important than the quality of
its life.
Healey stipulated that he did
not wish to legislate morals.
"Whether it is legal or not, I
simply oppose abortion."
change front 12 to 24 p-f hours
with p-f courses controlled by
the colleges is "quite
limited."
The Senate passed a motion
supporting the idea of ending
first semester classes before
Christmas but didn't approve
the calendar committee's pro
posed way of doing it. The
main objection to the proposal
was that it shortened the
number of teaching days. The
University is the only Big Eight
School without pre-Christmas
finals, Jansen said.
Calendar Co mmittee
Chairman Udo Jansen, pro
fessor of secondary education,
conceded that his plan would
slice a week from the
classroom and examination
period. But he suggested that
the nine-day exam period could
be cut. The calendar com
mittee's proposal also would
have moved up the summer
school schedule reducing the
time between sessions.
After the motion was tabled,
Knoll suggested the committee
consult with the UNO calendar
committee to correlate the
vacation periods.
Knoll also suggested the
committee not consider "the
sacredness of Thanksgiving"
because lost days could be
made up during Thanksgiving
week with only Thanksgiving
Thursday off. The idea "is not
as eccentric as it sounds,"
Knoll continued. He gave the
University of Minnesota as an
example of a school that has
shortened the Thanksgiving
week.
The Senate rejected a com
mittee report on the restruc
turing of the Senate that ad
vocated a change to a
representative body.
Currently the Faculty Senate
includes all teachers above and
including the rank of assistant
professor. The defeated plan
called for election of represen
tatives by the colleges and an
alternative plan Included
representation of all full-time
professional staffs including
KOTC, the University Health
Service and the library.
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at Pioneers
will be Wednesday from about
1-7 p.m., according to Miko
Shonsey, who is helping
organize the event.
"Everybody should come and
bring their friend3, enemies,
games, things and food,"
Shonsey said.
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