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Wednesday, October 25
lincoln, nebraska vol. 96, no. 30
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aurgiary endangers
ASUN record store
Stereo equipment and record albums valued at more than
$625 reportedly were stolen from the ASUN Record Store in
the Nebraska Union last weekend.
Chris McElroy, store manager, said two stereo speakers, a
turntable, two sets of headphones and an eight-track player
were stolen. About 100 jazz albums also were taken.
The burglary occured between 5 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m.
Sunday, McElroy said. Intruders apparently entered through
the store's back window, he added.
The University Personnel Department is checking to
determine if the Record Store's loss is covered by the
University insurance policy. If the loss is not covered, Student
Activities says the store will be in debt from the incident for
about eight months, according to McElroy.
"The burglary could put us in danger of being out of
business," he said "if the store is not covered by insurance."
v Campus Security is investigating the incident.
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See story on page 2.
This is the first in a series of articles about the
newly proposed bylaws for governing the
University.
by Sara Schwieder
The structure of student government
remains virtually untouched by the Board of
Regents in its final draft of the University
Bylaws released Monday by President D.B.
Varner.
The final draft of the bylaws represents
nearly a year of work by the University
Governance Commission and many hours spent
by the regents discussing and revising the
bylaws. The document outlines the University
power structure, the role of the Board of
Regents and touches nearly every facet of
University life.
About 400 copies of the revised bylaws will
be circulated at the three University campuses
prior to a public hearing on the bylaws to be
held Nov. 9. Final approval by the regents is
scheduled for Nov. 10.
The only major change concerning students
is a clause requiring the "official representative
of the student body "-ASUN-to be designated
by a majority instead of a plurality of the
students voting. A referendum may have to be
held in the March ASUN elections to fulfill that
requirement.
The role of the Council on Student Life
(CSL), a board of student, faculty and
administrators concerned with all non-academic
aspects of student life, is not clearly defined. It
may be in competition with ASUN for the
"official representative" title, but the regents
did not arrive at a final determination of CSL's
relationship to ASUN.
The section on "Responsibilities and Rights
of Students" is a fairly specific statement
protecting the student from infringement.
Apparently in the wake of controversy
about homosexual and feminist speakers during
last year's Time-Out Conference on Human
Sexuality, the bylaws now state that "students
should be allowed to invite and hear any person
of their own choosing (campus speakers) and
that ... the institutional control of campus
facilities should not be used as a device of
censorship."
The bylaws also clearly state that students
'may join any associations they choose that
operate within the law and University
regulations.
A section on "demonstrations" states that
"students are free to express their beliefs and
concerns in a variety of ways," but that they
must remain within "the framework of existing
rules and laws." In case of disruption of
University activities, however, the chancellor
may impose temporary sanctions including
suspension, the document says.
The bylaws specify that student disciplinary
procedures be designed "in consultation with
appropriate student representatives," and that
those rules be enforced through "clearly
defined channels" with certain guarantees to
the student preceeding the disciplinary action.
If the University takes disciplinary action
against a student, bylaws guarantee him the
right:
to be informed in writing of the charges
against him;
to present evidence in his own behalf;
to maintain status as a student and to
attend classes while his case is pending, unless
his presence is an "immediate harm to himself
or others,"
-to a hearing before a board that includes
student membership.
A hearing will be given only in cases involving
expulsion or suspension. The regents changed
that section from the former provision for
hearings "for students who deny charges
brought against them" or "upon request of the
student involved."
Several years ago a student was arrested in
his dormitory room for possession of marijuana
after University police illegally entered his
room. A clause in the revised bylaws protects
students against "unwarranted or unreasonable
entry and search" in University housing.
The student newspaper is to have editorial
freedom so long as it abides by the canons of
ethical journalism, the bylaws state. A
publication board with faculty, students and
professional journalists will supervise it. The
board will have a majority of student members.
An intricate system for student appeals on
grades is outlined in the bylaws.
Each college also must have student
evaluations of its teachers, the bylaws say,
providing that the faculty is protected from
"capricious and uninformed judgments."
The proposed bylaws also would protect the
student against unauthorized release of
confidential information. The student must give
consent for release of his records, "except
under legal compulsion or where the safety of
others is involved." Governmental or
University-approved research and analysis,
however, may be conducted if names are
delected or kept confidential.
Wine
a solid,
faithful
companion
This is the first of a seven-part series on wine written by Fine
Arts staff member Larry Kubert.
by Larry Kubert
"Wine, Women and Song!"
How many times have we heard this phrase repeated in one
of those old French Foreign Legion movies? Probably quite a
few. The expression has been around for a long time.
The combination of those four words usually brings an
immediate reaction. We imagine a person reveling in
"supposedly" the most enjoyable pleasures. Whether that's
true or not, what is true is that wine is one of man's most solid
and faithful companions.
Wine augments man's meals. Without it, eating just would
not be the same. Or like an old French saying, "A meal
without wine is a day without sunshine."
Patience and slowness are the order of the day when eating
a meal accompanied with wine. It has to be, since wine is
meant to be sipped, not chugged, in order to appreciate the
bouquet and taste of one of nature's most desirable products.
Enjoyl Savor itl
Wine can be made from all sorts of substances: grain, fruits,
flower petals, and most commonly from grapes.
The difference between the juice which comes from the
grapes and wine is simply the process of fermentation. In
fermentation the natural grape sugar is acted upon by yeast,
converting it first to alcohol and carbon dioxide, and unless
protected from the air, into vinegar.
After the sugar has fermented and becomes alcohol, the
carbon dioxide is allowed to escape, thus leaving what is called
still wine, the wine which commonly accompanies food.
Of course, to make really good wine is a little more
complex. In addition to fermentation, the kinds of grapes used
and exactly where they were grown are exceedingly important.
No one really knows who first discovered wine, but suffice
it to say, wine was drunk in ancient Persia, Egypt and Greece.
As civilization moved to the West, so also spread wine.
With the historical Dark Ages, so came the dark ages for
wine. The Greek and Roman art of maturing wines in
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