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The NU Board of Regents has been faced with an
inordinate amount of touchy situations of varying
degrees of impact before last Saturday. But the one
now facing them could be the most delicate issue
they have been confronted with.
The black studies program at UNO, its chairman
and the appointment of a new assistant to UNO's
Chancellor all tie into one of the most intricate sets
of circumstances in the entire system.
Several months ago, the black studies chairman,
Milton White, expressed fears that he might not have
his teaching contract renewed at UNO. In the last
month he has issued a number of complaints against
the UNO Dean of Academic Affairs, William Gaines.
Now he is protesting the fact that the person the
regents have appointed assistant to the chancellor
may be eventually considered for the position of
chairman of the black studies program.
White has alleged that Hubert G. Locke, the newly
appointed assistant to the UNO chancellor is "being
used" to oust White from the chairmanship of the
black studies program. White further contends that
the board should be criticized for not consulting the
black community before Locke's appointment.
While input from a variety of sources is valuable
before any faculty member is appointed within the
University, it can be seen that Locke's appointment
and the procedure used in its execution is not
different from that used to appoint any other
University staff member.
It also appears that White is not protesting the
appointment of Locke to the chancellor's assistant
position so much as he is objecting to the possibility
that Locke may obtain the black studies
chairmanshqs at a future date.
It remains to be seen that Locke is being
considered for the black studies chairmanship. Upon
such time that it becomes readily apparent that
Locke is indeed being considered, then it shall be up
to the "black community" as White terms it, to
assure black input into the appointment, just as
anyone else may with any staff change.
The entire matter and its resolution lies in the
hands of the Board of Regents. They have delayed
confirming White's reappointment as assistant
professor pending an investigation into both his
performance as a faculty member and an inquest into
the actual behavior of the UNO Dean of Academic
Affairs William Gaines.
The Board did indeed go ahead and appoint
Hurbert Locke to the position of assistant to the
chancellor of the University's Omaha campus.
University officials and members of the Board of
Regents, in hopes of solving the. dilemma being
experienced by all sides at this point, should insure
that the investigation of Milton White's performance
and William Gaines' actions is executed accurately
and fairly. Next, they should be willing to listen to
specific information presented by any party
concerning personnel involved with the issue, weigh it
by its own documented validity and act accordingly.
- The Regents' final action in this case should have
three objectives. The black studies program should be
saved, the University should in no way be damaged
and persons involved should not experience any
undue hardships, harrassments or personal vendettas.
Of utmost importance here is the integrity of the
entire institution. It must be preserved.
Barry Pflger
GENEVA, SwitzerLnd-GeUiiig up for
the eight o'clock train for Paris. 1 set my
alarm an hour too early, but I get up
anyway. Put on my pants, drag my
backpack and the rest of my stuff into
the hall; don't want to wake the other
tunc or 10 guys in the room.
Go into the bathroom. Change my
underwear. I've worn my trou for two
days, slept in it, so it's loose. I don't like
loose underwear, so I change it.
Brush my teeth, get rid of that swamp
alligator night breath. Made a point last
night to sleep right (by on my right side)
so my hair wouldn't be pointed. It isn't,
but my bead is lopsided, with my haar
being mashed down on the right side. Put
my other clothes on.
Rearrange my stuff so it will be easy
to carry. Leave the Gte Univerataire de
Geneve, where I stayed in a room with six
bunks. Start the hike to the station.
Nice day, not cold. Geneva,
Switzerland, I thought I'd freeze to
death. But no, there are even a few
flowers in bloom.
Walk behind a young man and woman,
who are arm in arm. It seems strange, this
simple act. Why do people have to touch?
But I can say touching has its pleasures. I
keep walking, go by stores, quaint
buildings. Cross the tip of Lake Geneva,
more city, then finally the station. My
neck is definitely stiff -the back pack.
In the Gare de Carnovin (gare -railroad
station) mobs of young kid skiers; a
bunch of creeps, if they want to get on
my train to Paris.
Walk around, have a bunch of Swiss
change to get rid of before I leave, so I
buy some Swiss chocolate, look for some
more substantial food . Find a buffet .
"Cea est un sandwich jam bon?"
"Out" "Je voudrai deux." He says a
number I think is "Deux francs
toixante", so I give him three francs,
which he keeps. Obviously I didn't hear
the number.
Put the sandwiches in my briefcase
Go to the waiting room to write some
postcards. An Indian, (Indian, not
American Indian) is sleeping, waiting for
the train. A station man comes and busts
him for sleeping. An old man starts
coughing.
I finish the postcards telling everyone
the same thing. Ought to have a xerox
machine and send out vacation letters like
some people send out Christmas cards.
Then I get on the train. Sit down, eat a"
ham sandwich and start to write this.
(Editor's note: The first part of the
column was written in Geneva. After the
train ride, Russell finished the last
portion of his column at his destination.)
PARIS-1 got to Geneva in the first
place after a 14-hour train ride from
Bordeaux. Made sure I had water along as
European trains do not have drinkable
water for free. One must buy water or a ;
small bottle of soda pop for 40c. Once in
Geneva, I was directed to the Cite
Universitaire by Diane, a cousin of a
friend of a friend.
Spent most of the next day looking at
shops and museums in Geneva. Also
enjoyed Swiss patisseries (little desserts of
all kinds) immensely. The next several
days this cousin Diane and I went into
the Alps. We visited Zermott, a ski resort
near the Matterhorn. Very beautiful
however the BUAV (British Union of
Auto Vivisectionists) wouldn't like all the
ski people in their fur coats and fur hats
etc. Also visited several small
oerman-Swiss towns, very peaceful.
To compare the Swiss and the French
(please pardon the generalizations) the
iwiss are cleaner, more under-industrious
but boring when compared to the French.
La yet fathomed the
unpred.citable French. God didn't create
the French they have always been here.
IrlJ ?7 ar'in no hurrV and have
Z "C,fd'0'olkw the laws of the universe
by which the rest of us must abide. Good
f LL"11 Stch thc train tomorrow
for Stuttgart, Germany, to visit a German
n1 I know. Ah, the Germans maybe
they will be more predictable.
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THE DAILY NEB RASKAN
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1972
