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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1970)
y Becky Knipe, 1970 Miss University of Nebraska, received her crown at the Union-sponsored Miss University of Nebraska Pageant. Project chair man Cindy Vondrak calls the annual event to se lect the "most lovely and talented" NU coed a ser vice to the state. The girl named Miss University of Nebraska is a representative from NU to the Miss Nebraska pageant. p3 j Union films: foreign, by JUNE LF.VINE Dept. of English Award-wiimirvg foreign films, periodic special features and recent favorite American 'movies comprise the Nebraska Union Film Sociely, one of the largest Union programs. This yeur's Union Foreign Film scries emphasizes some of the most successful films of a group of internationally renowned directors. Fellini's La Strada, Renolr'a The Rules of the Gume, Satyajlt Ray's The Music Room, Rene Clement's Forbidden Games, Antonioni's The Eclipse, and Bunuel's The Exterminating Angel are already film calssics; Trurfaut's Stolen Kisses, Bergman's Shame and Godnrd's Band a Part will surely join thorn. The series also offers the most recent work of two of today's most interesting movie makers: Tocorcma by Pier Pasolo Pasolini, director of The Gospel According to St. Muthcw, and My Night at Maud's, by Eric Rohmer, one of the originators of duenna verite'. A film many Nebraskans PAGE 8 nxm, ?Y- , have boen waiting to see for a long time, The Battle of Algiers, is scheduled for Februrary. This depiction of the Algerian uprising against French domination traces the history of the successful revolt in a documentary style, although the Him is actually a recreation of the events. Throughout the sixties, the Czechoslovakian cinema was one of the most vital in the world, and the foreign film series shows why with Daisies the The Fifth Horseman if Fear. For Us opener, the Foreign Film Committee will screen a non-controversial film which everyone ha3 loved The Two of Us. This film, which kicks off the series September 30, will be shown free of charge to freshmen at 4:00 p.m. All films are shown at the Nebraska Theatre, 1144 "P." Season memberships will be on sale at the theatre the evening of the first film. During the first semester, the foreign film committee will bogin selecting next year's series. The committee will meet Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Local, national, Programs Programs sponsored by the Nebraska Union are planned with more than just fun in mind. Four Union project areas with direct educational services include: the Model United Na tions, speakers, Hyde Park and Rap-In, and the World in Revolution Conference. Current international pro blems are the focus of the Model U.N. Set this year for December 4-5 at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Educa tion, the program is a simulated U.N. General Assembly. Project chairman Dave Hoist emphasized that the success of the conference rests strictly on A look by TOM LONNQUET The Union Program Council (UPC), a creation of the Union Board, is charged with the responsibility of creating and carrying out a broad series of programs to serve the entire University community. The UPC is responsible for budgeting student fee money allocated to ft by the Union Board for the various project areas under its direct charge. Also, it assists in dividual project chairmen with their specific projects. This involves planning, con tracting, advertising and executing an entire program. Each Union program represents a con siderable amount of strictly volunteer time and effort on the part of interested students. Since February, for example, more than 3,000 hours of student volunteer labor went into planning and initiating the Union film series alone. Other Union projects, including the annual World in Revolution Cgnferece, the all-campus calendar of events, the special, American the Nebraska Union. Chris Whclan, foreign films chairman, said the series is not only self-supporting, but makes enough money to support other Union programs as well. A second group of Union film offerings is the special film series. John Holland, special films chairman, said the 10-film series includes films not specifically assigned to any other category, such as documentaries, animations and experimental films. Holland said his committee tentatively plans to sponsor a series of film-making seminars directed by a professional film maker. "The seminars would be an on-going study of how a film is made, including theoretical and technical aspects," he said. The third Union scries is the weekend films, shown Fridays and Saturdays in the Nebraska Union Small Auditorium at 7:00 S.m. and 9:00 p.m. and on undays In the East Campus Union Small Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. The admission price is 75 cents with University iden tification. THE NEBRASKAN international stress social concerns the degree of student participation. "This year we're increasing our efforts to inform students, especially minority groups, foreign students and others with an interest in international affairs, about the conference," he said. Union Talks and Topics committee chairman Robert Russell defined the purpose of his committee as an attempt to "fulfill the need of the University community to be exposed to leading influences in our country today." Special plans of the com mittee include an open debate between Nebraska gubernatorial candidates Norbert Tiemann and J. J. at UPC Union-sponsored concerts, etc.. represent comparable amounts of student time and labor. Being flexibly structured, the UPC and its project areas are able to constantly re evaluate their peojects in terms of current service to students. UPC can modify struc ture and functions whenever necessay to increase student service. The program council is always open to suggestions for new programs as well as available with its services to help any student or student group with their programs. The 10 UPC members are selected in mid-December by an interviewing board composed of members of the Union Board, several members of the retiring program council, and two ASUN representatives. Previous Union experience is not a re quirement to serve on UPC. Program council meetings are open to the general public and are held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. The 19 films in the weekend series include: October 9, 10, 11 The Good the Bad and the Ugly. October 16, 17, 18 - In the Heat of the Night. October 23, 24, 25 - Blow-Up October 30, 31 Halloween Festival November 13, 14, 15 - If . . . November 20, 21, 22 Grand Prix December 11, 12. 13 -Hotel January 8, 9, 10 The Odd Couple January 15. 16, 17 - Bullitt February 12, 13, 14 Bonnie and Clyde February 19, 20. 21 The Sandpebbles February 26, 27, 28 A Man for All Seasons March 12, 13. 14 -To Kill a Mockingbird March 19, 20. 21 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid March 26. 27,28 The Fox April 23. 24. 25 - Othello April 30, May 1, 2 - Cry the Beloved Country May 14, 15, 16 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter May 21, 22. 23 For a Few Dollars More Exon, set for October 21 in the Union Centennial Room. Students have an opportunity to speak out at weekly Hyde Park and Rap-In sessions. Project chairman John Pisar said he plans to schedule local speakers at Rap-In sessions to present views "of interst to the University community." "Exploring a wide range of opinions in an area of relevant social concern" is the goal of the World in Revolution Conference, according to Bob Penn, project chairman. The conference, scheduled for March 22-28, will feature topical classes and seminars as well as noted authorities m the area of concern. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1970