Youth vote may decide many Nebraska races
This article is reprinted by permission of the
Lincoln Journal.
Student power.
Come November, it could decide the election fate
of more than one Nebraska politico.
One study predicts student voters will have a
significant impact on congressional races in
Nebraska's first and second districts.
Locally, state Sen. William Swanson is expected to
face a stiff challenge from University of
Nebraska-Lincoln student Steve Fowler.
And in Douglas County, student voting strength
could decide the second district Board of Regents
race.
Vulnerable-that's the label the liberal Americans
for Democratic Action (ADA) are pinning on
Representatives Charles Thone of Lincoln and John
Y. McCollister of Omaha.
A 1971 study by the ADA suggests re-election
prospects of both congressmen have been dimmed by
the 18-year-old vote amendment.
Their 1970 winning margins are considerably less
than the number of new student voters in their
districts.
Thone leads the closest of two opponents by
38,212 votes in the last general election. Supporters
of his current challenger Darrell Berg note, however,
that incumbent Thone topped the combined tallies of
both Democratic rivals by only 1,972 votes.
The ADA estimates 24,700 college students live in
Thone's district, and its implication is that many of
them will vote against the so-called conservative
congressman.
Post primary registration figures showed only
17,160 newly enfranchised-students and non
students-registered to vote.
McCollister beat the 1970 second district
Democratic nominee by 5,051 votes. The ADA study
shows a college population in his district of 14,000.
In interviews, both Thone and McCollister
discounted the ADA's vulnerability predictions.
"I simply don't think I'll lose the youth vote,"
hone said. He cited re election endorsement in the
spring iy Daily Nebraskan, as one indicator ot
what he called strong support from young people.
(This semester's Daily Nebraskan editor Jim Gray has
not yet endorsed either candidate in that race.)
A spc isman for his opponent. Bera. said he
thinks all candidates will try to attract the youth
vote.
According to Dave Buntain, Berg hopes to reach
them on the issues not solely on the obvious ones,
like the Vietnam War; ,but also on the less
controversial questions' of conservation, population
control andifarm problems.
McCollister said he doubted the validity of the
ADA poll.
"I don't think the ADA can speak for the youth
any more than they 'can speak for the second
Congressional district as a whole," he said.
"I'll be interested in seeing how many of the
vulnerable are still serving in the house after the
election," McCollister said. "I imagine quite a few."
The congressman said he considered the ADA's
prediction methods "archaic"" "
The 1972 presidential raceTs expected to have a
bearing on two local races. It is thought that an
exciting presidential race would increase student
turnout and probably work to the advantage of both
legislative hopeful Steve Fowler and Kermit Hansen, a
candidate for the second district regent seat.
Fowler is past president of the UNL student
government. Hansen is currently on the Board of
Regents. ...
In the May primary, with five candidates running,
Swanson grabbed 33 per cent of the vote. Fowler ran
second with 26 per cent. ; ' ; . , '
Swanson said he wasn't particularly disappointed
with his share of the vote and intends to do more
active campaigning this fall.
All the defeated candidates, however, are
supporting Fowler.
Two of those candidates, Richard H. Larson (13
per cent) and Hubert F. Wisnieski (12 per cent), said
they both think most of their supporters will vote for
Fowler, while the third, R. Stanly Sorenson (16 per
cent), wasn't sure.
Sorenson estimated that about 1,200 students
lived in the district during the past school year and
predicted .George McGovern's presidential candidacy
would insure a large student vote.
In the primary election for the regent seat, former
state Sen. Clifton Batchelder beat Hansen by a 43 per
cent to 38 per cent margin in a three-man race.
Batchelder said the primary results "were too close
for comfort" and plans an active general election
campaign.
John Malone, University of Nebraska at Omaha
student, finished third in the primary with 17 per
cent of the vote. Malone has formally endorsed
Hansen, and Batchelder concedes that a majority of
Malone's followers will back his opponent. Malone
estimates between 3,000 and 4,000 students live in
the second regent district.
Batchelder said his campaign will stress the need
for regents to "represent the people who pay the
bills" and stop yielding to pressure from students,
faculty and administrators on such issues as last year's
Conference on Human Sexuality.
Hansen said he is not discouraged by his number
two showing in the primary and thinks, with the
assistance of Malone backers, he'll beat Batchelder in
November.
The incumbent regent, who was named to the
board in 1970 by former Gov. Norbert Tiemann, said
he plans an active personal campaign stressing the
value of the University to the state. .
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justification for it in the past,
but I'm not sure that this
justification still exists."
Students are assessed $1 for
the first c4y a book is overdue
plus 10 cents for each day it is
overdue thereafter.
Webb said he knows of one
professor who just returned a
UNL library book after
keeping it two years.
According to Johnson, the
library lending code will be
revised by next fall. "We'd be
glad to have input and
suggestions for change from
anyone interested," he said.
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Students interested in
working on the Miss University
of Nebraska pageant should
meet Tuesday in the Nebraska
Union.
The UNL Housing Office
will sponsor a senior lifesaving
course beginning today.
Beginning swimming lessons
might be included. The course
will be held at the Abel-Sandoz
pool Monday and Wednesday
nights.
Beginning Wednesday,
Refund checks will be available
, students whose fall tuition
statements showed an "amount
'. credit."
Persons interested in playing
varsity hockey should contact
Steve Jacots at Abel Hall or
meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
the Union.
The Engineering Executive
Board is sponsoring a lecture
by the Navy "Blue Angels,"
Monday at 7 p.m. in 20 Morrill
Hall.
Teacher
evaluation
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Another complaint is that students don't see the results of
what they do. Freudenburg said the group feels the form
presently used is inadequate. "Some of them ask the wrong
questions for the course. And there is also the honesty factor
involved in filling out the report," he said.
Finally, there is no way to force teachers to comply with
policy. Although, according to Freudenburg, most
departments do cooperate, there are no methods of checking
up on them.
In formulating a new system of evaluation, the group found
a conflict between a method to systematically evaluate
teachers, and at the same time to treat them individually.
"The student," Freudenburg said, "probably looks for
basically the same things in a teacher regardless of what class
he teaches; things like how well informed he is, rapport with
students and how fair he is. But it's not fair to evaluate a chem
lab on exactly the same basis as an economics lecture."
The "two-pronged" approach the group proposes attempts
to reconcile these conflicts. The first half of the proposal is a
single, standardized, computerized form of four or five
questions for all departments about tests, preparation and the
student's opinion of the teacher's ability. The results would be
published every two years.
Each time the publication appeared there would be a
re-evaluation of the questions.
The second part of the proposed system would urge the
individual departments to set up their own evaluation in
addition to the original form, with space for comments.
The group's proposal will be presented to the Faculty
Senate if enough support for it can be found. Also, funds have
to be found to publish the evaluations.
"Possibly there could be joint support between students
and the University, or the support of ASUN," Freudenburg
said. "I feel, however, that it's the University's responsibility
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