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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1971
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL 95 NQ. 31
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ASUN investigates
by Carol Strasser
ASUN voted Wednesday to
investigate the charge that
some University departments
keep closed files on students,
where an individual student
isn't allowed to inspect his own
file.
A committee of three
students, one faculty member
and one administrator was
directed to investigate the
"legality and rationale for the
maintenance of such files."
Findings and recommendations
are to be reported to the
Council on Student Life by the
end of this semester.
Freebee Bike Co-op
provides repairs
Is your bicycle sick? Got a
bent rim or faulty brakes? One
University of Nebraska
Lincoln student has an
alternative to taking it to a
dealer for "costly and
time-consuming mending."
Roger Kaye said students
should bring their bicycles to
the Freebee Bike Co-op
directly behind the Blue Sky
Book Store at 1017 Q Street.
The co-op was organized by
Kaye arvi L.C. Wilson and
opened the last week in
September.
According to Kaye, the
purpose of the co-op is to show
the customer how to fix his
Spelts tells
by Bart Becker
The chairman of a citizen's
committee which investigated
the incidents and causes of
disruption on the UNL campus
in May, 1970 testified in court
Wednesday that his committee
did not interview any of the
people mentioned in
connection with the
disruptions.
Richard E. Spelts Jr. made
his statements at the opening
Stephen L. Rozman. . .former UNL assistant professor
Judge Warren Urbom.
THE RESOLUTION to
create the committee claims
that ROTC, Teacher Placement
and other University
departments keep closed files
on students.
ASUN Sen. Paula Peter,
co-sponsor of the resolution,
told the Senate that members
of Teachers College are asked
to sign a letter which requires
that the student give up the
right to have libelous material
withdrawn from his file or to
inspect the file.
Adding to the controversy
over the Sigma Alpha Mu
bonfire, ASUN passed a
resolution endorsing stoppage
bicycle himself. No charge is
made for labor, unless the bike
needs a major repair that
involves an unusually long time
to make.
Kaye said most bicycle
repairs are simple to make after
a person has been shown once,
and customers can use the
co-op's tools at no cost.
Voluntary contributions are
accepted, Kaye noted.
The co-op is open from 9
a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday
through Friday and from 9
a.m. until noon on weekends.
It is staffed by UNL students
who donate their time and
talent.
of Rozman investigation procedures
session of Stephen L.
Rozman's suit against the
University of Nebraska Board
of Regents. The trial, without
jury, is before U. S. District
Court Judge Warren K. Urbom.
SPELTS SAID the
seven-man commission did not
interview anyone "as an
official body." He also said the
commission did not interview
Rozman.
When questioned by
Rozman's attorney. Pat
closed student file' charge
of the fire "immediately and in
the future."
ALTHOUGH pollution
from the bonfire is minimal,
Gary Gabelhouse, chairman of
the ASUN Environmental Task
Force, said the resolution is
aimed at an attitude which
doesn't place high priority on
the environment.
The resolution made no
statement about enforcing the
action, although Sen. Mike
Berns suggested several
senators inform the fraternity
of Senate feeling.
IN OTHER ACTION, the
Senate placed its support
behind a proposal by
Congressman John Y.
McCollister that amnesty be
granted to those Americans in
exile for refusing to fight in
Vietnam.
The resolution, introduced
by Sen. Steve Hutchins, states
that "these young Americans
should and must be allowed to
come back to'this country if
our ideals of fairness and
justice are to be upheld."
ASUN requested the
Nebraska Coalition for Peace
and Justice to take "positive
action" to register support
among UNL students for
McCollister's proposal.
SOME NON-STUDENT fee
money will be added to ASUN
funds through an agreement
with Globe Insurance
authorized by the Senate
Wednesday.
Globe Insurance agreed to
pay ASUN $4,000 if the
Senate makes the student
mailing list available to the
Healey, whether the
commission had interviewed
Rozman, Spelts replied: "Not
as a commission. I did not. I
don't even know Mr.
Rozman."
Rozman is asking for
damages up to $100,000 and
reinstatement as an assistant
professor of political science.
The Board of Regents cited
Rozman's actions, particularly
what they said was his refusal
to leave the UNL Military and
of political science, testifies before U.S. District Court
insurance company and allows
the company to enclose an
official ASUN letter with the
company literature to each
student.
Globe offers students a
low-cost life insurance policy
which can be converted to a
permanent policy after
graduation.
ASUN executives have
checked the policy with
administrators responsible for
the University insurance, and
the company is reputable,
ASUN. Pres. Steve Fowler said.
However, the letter from
ASUN won't endorse the
insurance plan but will state
Air pollution officer
says bonfire is last
The University's Sigma
Alpha Mu fraternity is holding
its last 'spirit bonfire',
according to Lincoln's air
pollution control officer.
"It is just not fair to have
this going on when no one is
supposed to have open
burning," Lester Sanger said
Wednesday. He suggested the
fraternity use a propane gas
torch for its "bonfire" in the
future.
For the last four years the
Sammies have needed a special
ceremonial fire permit to
legally put on their bonfire.
They have been sponsoring the
spirit bonfire for the last eight
Naval Science Building during
an occupation of the building
during May, 1970 protests, as
reasons for not rehiring him for
this year.
THE CITIZEN'S
commission, known as the
Spelts Commission,
investigated the disruptions by
reviewing transcripts of
interviews held by Duane L.
Nelson, Lincoln attorney.
Spelts said the transcripts were
not verbatim "in the sense of
that the Senate simply is
making the information
available to students, he said.
Some senators objected to
the practice of ASUN
appearing to endorse anv
product, but Fowler pointed
out that ASUN has endorsed
insurance policies in the past.
Further discussion on a
proposed Senate bill to change
rules and procedures was
tabled until next week for
further discussion.
A resolution was passed in
support of the Nebraska
League of Young Voters
student voter registration drive
Nov. 1 -5.
years.
The special permit has been
necessary since activation of an
ordinance prohibiting open
fires in conjunction with
Lincoln's fight against
pollution.
Sanger's action was in
response to a complaint by
Sandoz Hall residence director
Susan Goldsborough. She said
the atmosphere suffers from
the week-long fire's pollution.
SAM's bonfire chairman,
Dick Lemer, said the fire is a
clean-burning wood one. He
said no cardboard is used, and
no material that would smolder
is used.
court reporting."
He said the commission
attempted to contact anyone
who had been mentioned in
news stories pertaining to the
disruptions. He said letters
were dispatched and
approximately 200 responses
received.
"Did everybody say the
same thing about the events of
May 4, 1970?" Healey asked.
"No."
"THEN HOW DID you
determine who was right and
who was wrong?" Healey
asked.
"We took the consensus
report," Spelts replied. "We
used, to a great extent, reports
of the Military and Naval
Science Building from the
Lincoln and campus police."
When queried as to what
procedure was used to
conclude that Rozman's
actions were inappropriate,
Spelts said, "Our evidence is
that he was among the
leadership group. ..the fact that
he was at all three locations
(the state Selective Service
office, a meeting at the United
Ministries in Higher Education
chapel and the Military and
Naval Science building) singles
him out.
"That he was there and the
role he was playing caused us
to conclude he acted
inappropriately."
"WHAT ROLE?" Healey
asked.
"Leadership."
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