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Regents play
cloak and dagger
Two gay couples are scheduled to speak on campus
at next week's ASUN Time-Out Conference, which will
focus on human sexuality. However, there is speculation
that the Board of Regents might prevent the appearance
of these speakers or move them off-campus.
This speculation was reinforced last night as the
board held an emergency closed meeting at the Kellogg
Center. Members of the Board refused to comment to a
group of about 20 students on what was being
discussed. However, The Daily Nebraskan learned that
the Regents did discuss the Time-Out Conference, which
is being sponsored by student fees.
Closed meetings of this type violate the spirit of the
Nebraska law calling for public meetings of governing
boards. It also contradicts the campaign promises of
newly elected Regents.
Any action by the Board to alter the conference
would be tampering with constitutional rights of
freedom of speech and assembly as well the principle of
academic freedom. Such an action could also serve as a
rallying point for radical student action.
The fact that at least some of the Regents have
expressed displeasure with the conference probably
indicates that either they are prejudiced against the gay
life style or that their actions are politically motivated.
Evidence of prejudice or self-serving political motivation
within the Board is most undesirable.
The Regents owe the University community an
answer to why they are questioning the Time-Out
Conference. Before the Regents take action they should
consult ASUN leaders.
Regents objections to the conference again
demonstrate a lack of confidence in the. maturity and
direction of University students.
Even if the Regents decide they can take no action
against the Time-Out Conference, they may consider
action against the use of student fees to fund similiar
conferences in the future. While there may be a need to
study the use of student fees, abolishing student fees to
sponsor speakers would not be in the best educational
interests of students since it would limit the number of
campus speakers.
It would be a tragedy with many repercussions if the
Regents take action against the Time-Out Conference or
student initiated and funded projects in the future.
Gary Seacrest
Barry Pilger
Bill Smitherman
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Showdown at
Big Red Corral
This ticket is subject to
confiscation by the University
of Nebraska Athletic
Department if used by any
other person than the original
purchaser In past years this
notice was hardly worth
reading. Lately things have
Len different.
Last month the Board of
Regents ordered a clamp-down
on "black market" ticket sales.
Once, anyone with an ID and
ticket could gain admittance.
Mow IDs must match tickets,
the holder must be of the same
gender as the name on the
ticket, and within a reasonable
age limit for a "student
After ov.1y three games,
several hundred tickets have
already been confiscated.
The Athletic Department's
arguments for its ticket policy
are as follows: first, that it is a
privilege for students to attend
games, not a right. The
Athletic Department which
extends the privilege has the
right to set the terms by which
a student may purchase a
ticket and has done so.
Tickets are provided for the
student's personal use, not for
him to sell and make a profit
on. Students get their tickets at
a two-thirds discount
compared to prices the public
pays. When a person uses an ID
that is not his, he is falsifying
his identification.
Selling student tickets has
been a popular hobby ever
aince Bob Devaney molded Big
Red into one of the nation's
football powerhouses. It is well
known that 80,000 seats could
easily be filled for every home
game. Every week, students are
besieged with calls from friends
and relatives for tickets. Signs
advertising tickets go up
everywhere.
On the average, student
tickets are sold for between
$10 and $15 a game. Regular
public tickets sell for $6 a
game.
In terms of the supply and
the demand, the scalper's price
is not unusually high. The
people who buy tickets from
students can easily afford it
and certainly get their money's
worth. There are no other
tickets for them elsewhere and
they consider themselves
fortunate to get a student
ticket
Illegal student ticket sales
do not undercut the Athletic
Department or the University
in any way. If anything, by
bringing people into the
stadium who are generally
more affluent than students
and therefore are more willing
to buy more beverages, food,
programs, seat rentals, etc. the
illegal sales actually bring the
Athletic Department more
revenue than normally would
be the case.
It is hard to see why the
Regents, in their plush press
box seats, or anyone else
would begrudge the student for
trying to pick up a little extra
cash on the weekend to help
ease his tight budget which is
strained by a tuition increase.
A loyal Nebraska fan who
buys a ticket (that he couldn't
get any other way) from a
student should not be faced
with the threat of having it
confiscated at the gate.
Everyone would be happy,
students and fans, if the
enforcement of the'
""confiscation clause" is once
more relegated to the position
of "benign neglect"
By the way. does anyone
want to sell two tickets for the
Kansas game?
. THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1971
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