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Over 7,000 students have registered to
vote so far in Nebraska's League of Young
Voters registration drive, and the final
figures aren't in yet, according to temporary
statewide co-chairman Mike (O.J.) Nelson.
Nelson said the 7,617 students registered
so far have signed up as Democrats by a
two-to-one margin over Republicans. He said
the low Republican figures are due to poor
cooperation on the part of Republican
groups around the state.
The Young Republicans, with chapters on
most campuses, have indicated they will
conduct their own registration drive.
Nelson said five more Nebraska campuses
have scheduled voter registration drives later
this month, and the League is working with
the Nebraska Student Government
Association to try to get drives organized on
the remaining seven campuses before a
March 1 target date.
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of 50,000 registered students statewide,
Nelson said the drive is still considered a
bUCCCSS.
He said the low figures may have a
resulted because many students registered
over the summer. "Large numbers of
students in small towns throughout the state
are not confronted with the difficulties that
people in large towns have to go through to
register," Nelson said.
The statewide breakdown so far shows
that on six campuses 3,094 students have
registered as Democrats, 1,386 as
Republicans, and 577 as Independents.
2,560 students have requested absentee
ballots from their home counties.
The figures were compiled on the
following Nebraska campuses: UNL, UNO,
Union College, Nebraska Wesleyan
University, Creighton University and
Bellevue College.
Drop-out rate remains steady
Action. . .Action. . .Action. . .Another Union booth calls
University of Nebraska students to activism.
Action agency sets
recruitment effort
Representatives of the Peace Corps and Vista, now together in
the Action agency, will be on the UNL campus recruiting
volunteers . Nov. 15-17. They will be looking especially for
graduates with degrees in agriculture, city planners, business
majors, and teachers.
Interviews for lawyers and architects, also needed, will be held
Nov. 18-19. AU interviews will be held at the Job Placement
office on City Campus, except for agriculture students who will
be processed at the agriculture placement office on East Campus.
Information about job descriptions and locations will be
available at the placement offices then. The International Club
warns interested students to apply now because it takes six
months to process applications.
The club has set up booths in the Nebraska Union on City
Campus and on in Agricultural Hall, Home Economics and
Animal Science buildings on East Campus to disseminate
information about the programs.
The representatives who will be at the placement offices next
week are themselves veterans of Vista and Peace Corps
assignments.
by Steve Kadel
The dropout rate this
semester on the UNL campus is
no higher than in previous
years, according to Associate
Dean of Student Affairs Lewis
Fowles.
"As of Nov. 1 we had 319
withdrawals, which is about
the normal rate," said Fowles.
"We predicated that in the first
three weeks 160 would drop
out and the actual total turned
out to be 163. We made this
prediction on the basis of
previous years statistics."
There's no single factor that
causes students to drop out,
Fowles said. Personal reasons
were listed by 62 students who
left this semester, employment
by 52, and 51 said financial
reasons caused them to
withdraw.
Other reasons for dropping
out are health (32), moving to
another city or state (43), lack
of interest (10) and enlisting in
the military service (10).
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Fowles said a few students
leave because they get
overloaded with too many
courses, get married, or simply
change their mind.
"Enlisting is not unusual for
the men, especially if they have
a low draft lottery number and
want to make a choice on
which branch of the military to
enter," Fowles said.
There is no noticeable
difference in the dropout rates
between men and women, or
freshmen and seniors,
according to Fowles.
"You never know for sure
the real reason for
withdrawals," he said. "We ask
the student to fill out a form,
but if he doesn't want to list
the reason for leaving we don't
force him."
Fowles said the Student
Affairs Office may recommend
to a student a visit to the
University Counseling Service
before withdrawing, if the
student is still wavering
between staying and leaving. If
the problem is financial, the
student may be referred to the
Financial Aid Office.
"The magnitude of the
problem is seen in the first
three weeks of every semester,
when an average of 50 students
per week leave the University,"
Fowles said "It's almost
impossible in terms of
manpower to counsel all of
these students."
Fowles said that many
students aren't interested in
being counseled about
dropping out.
"If they're still undecided
when they come to us," he
said, "we encourage them to
wait a few days and think it
over. Sometimes a problem
solves itself in a day or so."
One aspect of the UNL
calendar change will affect the
time a student drops out,
Fowles said.
"Before, when the
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1971