dear editor
NU women's lib
Dear editor,
This letter is in response to
the letter by Scott Yahnke in
Monday's Daily Nebraskan.
The questions you raise Mr.
Yahnke pertain not at all to
the issues of Women's
Liberation but rather to your
own understanding of the
social and personal realities
you find around you.
Do you really think Mr.
Yahnke that laws change
people's ways of thinking?
Does the fact that you are
un.ier twenty keep you from
drinking beer? Do laws against
walking on grass convince me
that hot concrete feels better
to my bare feet?
No, Mr. Yahnke, all the laws
in the world will not change
the sexual reality you find
surround you. Nor, I fear, will
all the might and power that
the womens' movement can
muster, now or in the future.
The real struggle, Mr. Yahnke,
must be made in your own
mind and the minds of those
like you. And pious statements
such as i am not a male
chauvinist" show that the
battle is not even joined.
As to your idiotic
suggestion that a sorority
should retaliate by portraying
men as sex objects: why, Mr.
Yahnke, should they stoop tc
your level. What need have they
to proclaim themselves as
uncertain about their identity
and sexuality as you do?
If your letter were meant as
a defense of the fraternity, 1
am sure there must be better
defenses than you suggest. If
not, it doesn't deserve to exist.
The "noise," Mr. Yahnke, was
directed towards you and the
brothers, simply because you
are the enemy. Where else
would you direct it?
John C. Hughes, Jr.
Questions
scholarships
Dear editor,
On March 14, 1971, the
University issued a press release
announcing a bequest given to
the University of Nebraska
foundation, in the amount of
$200,000. The bequest was
specifically designated for use
in scholarship funds for
"worthy and needy" female
students at the University.
Some weeks ago the
Foundation turned down a gift
that was specified for use by
"minority students." There
seems to be a blatant
inconsistency on the part of
the University Foundation.
Apparently the minority
scholarship was turned down
because the Foundation could
not specifiy use of its funds for
one particular group. Why was
this permitted to happen?
A big why also as to the
wheieabouts of the University
Women's Actions Group
concerning the receipt of these
funds. It appears that this is
another "sexist" conspiracy
that they should be aware of.
Sincerely,
Gene Barry
Arthur R. Todd
Shadraque Bushido
Med sophs speak
Dear editor,
Governor Exon's budget in
terms of actual state aid for the
University of Nebraska is
decreased from previous years.
The limitations on the budget
for the Medical Center
(UNMC) appears to be a most
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unwise approach of solving the
health care needs in Nebraska.
There are many reasons why
this budget should not be cut,
but rather funded as requested
by UNMC.
The commitment of UNMC
to the needs of the state arc
reflected by the findings of a
recent survey. For instance,
75 of the C.Ps in Nebraska
cities of less than 10,000
population were trained at
UNMC, and 56 of all
physicians in the state are
Nebraska graduates. At UNMC
today over 90 of the medical
student population are
Nebraska residents.
With the budget request
UNMC could increase the
number of internships and
residency programs available to
graduating doctors. A health
manpower survey showed that
four out of every six medical
school graduates end up
practicing in the state in which
they receive their internship
and residency training. Only
one out of six physicians who
went outside the state to
obtain intern and residency
training returned to Nebraska
to practice. Right now there
are not enough spaces in
Nebraska to accomodate the
graduating medical school
classes for internship and
residency training. Increasing
the number of young doctors
staying in the state to receive
their internship and residency
training will in effect, increase
the number of doctors staying
to practice. The results will not
be immediate. For example,
our class will graduate in two
years, to be followed by at
least three years of graduate
medical education not to
mention the two years in the
armed forces. It will be seven
years before the effect of the
budget on our sophomore class
will be felt in Nebraska. In
other words, the effect of an
adequate budget will be felt
not only today but the
investment would have
long-range returns. How can
Nebraska expect to have
enough doctors if there is an
inadequate number of
postgraduate positions? The
UNMC budget Tequest would
allow more Nebraska students
to stay in Nebraska for
postgraduate training and
subsequently, practice here.
In addition, the
responsiveness of the state
legislature and governor to the
health needs of the people tells
the medical student much
about what to expect when he
begins to practice medicine in
that state. For instance,
continued medical education
programs, medical library
services, consultations and
referral of patients are
necessary items the practicing
G. P. needs from his medical
center. If the state is reluctant
to grant budget requests for
the medical center, doubt
arises in the student's mind as
to what he can expect when be
begins to practice medicine.
Making the practice of good
medicine more difficult by not
providing such services does
not attract young doctors to
stay in the state. We ask, can
Nebraska alleviate its doctor
shortage with such an
approach?
The budget request would
allow UNMC to increase the
size of its student body. In
1964, there were 87 students
in the freshman medical class,
in 1971, there are 130. In a
few years with adequate
support, this could grow
significantly. The total number
of students at the Medical
Center in 1971-1973 is
expected to be more than
double what it was in
1968-1969 (includes medical.
1 yOU SNIVELING- RADICAL, PINKO, COMMl, ANARCHIST.
CAN X BORROW YOUR WlCKS AND POSTERS?'
nursing, graduate, and . allied
health students). The increased
student body requires increases
in the faculty and staff,
resulting ultimately in an
increase of patient care and
health services for the state.
Again, this is a long-range
effect of the budget.
Other effects will be
more immediate and tangible.
They include the introduction
of new programs like a Division
of Rural Health designed to
attack the problems of health
care outside the metropolitan
area, or the Physician's
Assistant Training Program
designed to help meet the
health care shortage of the
state, or a Kidney Dialysis Unit
which would have both
inpatient and at home kidney
machines for Nebraskans
suffering from kidney failure.
There are many other new
approaches to serving
Nebraska's health needs.
Given that the function of
UNMC is to meet the health
needs of the people of
Nebraska, it would appear
unwise for the legislature not
to grant the UNMC budget
request. Only in this way can
UNMC attempt to meet the
health needs of the people now
and in the future. We trust that
you are fully aware of the
effects this budget request will
have on the people of
Nebraska.
Sincerely yours,
Sophomore Medical Students
University of Nebraska
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