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Slightly more than half of the outgoing ASUN
Senators were elected on a party ticket; the rest were
independent candidates.
Student political parties are a varying phenomenon
at the University of Nebraska. Some years most every
candidate is a member of some party. Other years the
reverse is true.
No one has ever been able to say that a party is
definitely good, or definitely bad, in student politics.
The reasons why candidates run independently can
only be answered by the candidates themselves.
"It was more convenient for me," commented
Randy Prier, who three times has run for an ASUN
executive office, twice independently. "I didn't have
the time or the resources to coordinate or organize a
party.
But he had a more important reason. He feels that
student political parties tend to cheat students, since
the groupings seldom remain active during the school
year.
"I wanted to be honest with the students," Prier
said.
Two more reasons came from John Humlicek, the
outgoing second vice president who is officially not
associated with a party.
It could be, he suggested, that independent
candidates can't get anyone else to run with them on
executive or senate slates. Or perhaps, he continued,
they just don't want to be associated with a party.
Some people believe that it is "more or less a
sellout" to run with an organized group, he said. It
isn't as essential during the school year as it is during
election time.
During the race for office, there are more people
to campaign for candidates, more people to distribute
literature and pool their money, in a party
organization, he pointed out.
Having worked closely with parties, Humlicek sees
considerable value in them, but he said he understands
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on convenience,
convictions
made to get acquainted with others who may have
run independently.
A lot depends on how well known the person is,
how popular he is, and how good of a campaign he
can organize, according to Prier. It is really a
combination of circumstances that makes a person
run independently.
Regardless of their reasons, 31 candidates are
running without party affiliations for the Student
Senate this year.
College of Agriculture
James Devel, John Miyoshi, Don G. Timm
College of Arts and Sciences
Matt Bosley, Randall Carlson, Steve Christensen,
Jim Eckles, Jim Gray, Lynne Grimes, Jay Hall, Kirk
D. Hemphill, Sandy Lowder, Gary Schafer,- Cindy
Vondrak
how certain candidates can feel limited or constricted
by them. When people belong to parties, they almost
have to orient their candidacy toward a certain
platform and political philosophy.
"Some of the best work in ASUN during the past
year was done by persons who ran independently,"
commented President Steve Tiwald, who a year ago
headed an unusually successful party.
Nevertheless, the outgoing ASUN President
believes that a party offers some very real advantages
for student government.
"It shows that the candidates have gotten together
and talked about the issues and have come up with
plans beforehand," he said.
He added that if the party is elected, it means a
quicker familiarity and faster cooperation among
senators. Yet Tiwald admitted that party affiliations
are often dropped after the ballotting and an effort is
College of Business Administration
James L. Branigan, Steve Gustafson,
Howard, Richard Lerner, Doug Severs
Roger
College of Engineering & Architecture
John T. Brice, Jim Schriner, Bill Schwartzkopf
Graduate and Professional Colleges
Bill Hoppner, Steve Hutchins, Marty Liggett
College of Home Economics
Kristin Eveland, Cindy Follis
Teachers College
Bill Grundman, Steven H. Heldt,
Doris Todd
Donnie Rohr,
The curtain in the voting booth is drawn. The
student's pencil hovers over undergraduate college
advisory board candidates.
He learns the boards exist in the Agriculture,
Home Economics, Teachers and Arts and Sciences
Colleges. There are 45 students running in 23
divisions scattered among the colleges.
But the voter may wonder; what is an advisory
board anyway and what does it do?
The Arts and Sciences Advisory Board's
constitution, for example, promises "the promotion of
student academic responsibility and welfare within
the college."
THE BOARDS' AREAS of concern include
curriculum, faculty-student relations, ASUN relations
and publicizing a board's activities to the University.
The meetings vary from bi-monthly to bi-weekly.
'The advisory boards are a, good mechanism for
djrect contact between students and the
administration in a college," according to C. peter
Magrath, a former Arts and Sciences dean and
currently dean of faculties.
He also called the advisory boards a "reservoir of
talent" and "a training ground" for other
committees.
'These are the people who are likely to be active
on the Teaching Council, the Academic Planning
Committee, World in Revolution and a variety of
proqrams." he said. "They have had the board
experience."
Thftre is one area into which Maqrath thinks the
advisory boards might expand.
He said that he suggested ;o the Union
Board and the Union Program Council t hat they
provide speakers better coordinated to class study.
Here he feels the advisorycouncils might play a useful
role by aiding the Union.
Elvin F. Frolik, dean of the College of Agriculture,
rated his advisory board "very highly," as a liaison
betwen students and facnltv.
"IT'S A TWO-WAY street. Mainly the members
bring student ideas to us," tne administrator said,
"but they also take our ideas to students. v
A former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
echoed the praise for advisory boards, calling them
"efficient and able to get things done."
Robert L. Hough, now a professor of English,
added that the Arts and Sciences board has
'surmounted their advisory capacity" by initiating
and researching projects.
The summer reading program is one idea spawned
by the board. This board is now looking into the
advising process and language requirements.
THE TEACHER Assistant Pilot Program (TAP) is
the major project initiated by the Teachers College
Advisory Board, according to Norman F. Thorpe,
associate dean of the college.
Under TAP a student begins working in the public
chool system during his sophomore year. The
"tudent then continues under the teacher through his
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Advisory board:
a go-between
for students,
administration
student teaching in his senior year.
When the program began three years ago, 10
students in elementary education participated. Today
the advisory board is reviewing a program with about
90 students which has expanded to secondary
education, Thorpe said.
He added, "The board has been a very valuable
adjunct in the college."
THIS WEEK the Home Economics Advisory Board
will seek opinion on the board and what it should do
through a questionnaire, according to board member
Mary Frank.
Frank sees the board's primary function as a
go-between for faculty and students.
She said, "The board works if the representative
finds out what students want and takes it to the
faculty members. It's up to the individual member."
The College of Business Administration also has an
advisory board, but the members are not chosen
during the ASUN election. The board's constitution
states that the filing deadline for their special election
is April 15.
HOME ECONOMICS
Family Economics and Management: Suzanne Geis,
Joan Tinley.
Food and Nutrition: Moya Brugman, Sally Houser,
Lynn Jay, Kathi Stefanie.
Home Economics Education: Linda Ficken, Holly
Jacobsen, Kay Mumm, Ann Paulson, Shari Sadie,
Charlotte Veigel, Mary Lynn Walkington.
Human Development and Family: Sharon McNally,
Cheri Orr, Kay Palmer.
Textiles, Clothing and Design: Linda Debuse,
Suzanne Von Seggren, Cathy Smith, Joan
Wehrbein.
Home Economics and Journalism: Jane Cummins
ARTS & SCIENCES
English: Sandy Lowder.
Languages: Bob Russell.
Natural Sciences and Math: Matt Bosley, Greg Brass
Karl Knight.
Social Science and Philosophy: Rita Becker, Todd
Houff, Susie Stuart.
School of Fine Arts: Leslie Marchello, Pam Whitted.
School of Journalism: Jim Gray, Laura Willers
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Elementary Education: Nancy O'Conner, Bill Lock
Secondary Education: Kay Giles, Terry Kubicek.
Special Education: Karen Hutt.
AGRICULTURE COLLEGE
Agriculture Economics: StAg. Honors,
Ag. Honors, General Ag. and Undeclared: George
Sund Jr., Dave Rasmussen.
Animal Science and Pre Vet: Gary Kubicek.
Crop Science, General Agronomy, Soil Science: Roy
Rogers.
Dairy Products, Dry Products. Food Technology and
Poultry Science: Clyde Ahlschwede, Dean Batie.
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