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It's a case of separate but not equal, according to many
Tassels members. . , Tai
. 'They think of us as a ladies auxiliary said I one Tassel.
"We he7p organize, write letters, work in booths, work on
committees. They announce the results.
AnoVher felt Tassels were "looked upon as secretaries. Its
the old situation of the male ego versus the female ego. We do
half the work, but don't always get half the credit.
While not all Tassels feel this way, she said, a sizable-and
vocal-faction are getting more and more annoyed with Corn
Cob actions.
Football tickets are one sore point.
Corn Cobs were allotted 50 tickets to the Colorado game
this year; although there are twice as many Tassels- 100-as
Corn Cobs, they were given only 20 of 45 requested.
Advance Requests
The reason Corn Cobs received their 50 tickets, said Corn
Cob President Jeff Hochster, is that they made their request
10 months in advance. Tassels put in their bid this fall.
Ticket manager Jim Pittenger said both groups were given a
block of tickets from the total student allocation because the
Athletic Dept. wanted a student pep body at the game.
Because of this year's ticket cutback, each group was given
only enough tickets for its active members.
Corn Cobs have 33 or 34 actives, according to Hochster.
"We didn't check out their pledge-active totals,' said
Pittenger. "We took their word for the number they had."
Hochster said that if Tassels were upset at the number of
tickets they received, they could negotiate with the ticket
office on their own, but that there was no connection between
the number of tickets Tassels got and the number received by
Corn Cobs. ' .
Extra Cob Tickets
Corn Cobs also get two tickets-theirs and their student
date's-in the card section for home games. Tassels (and Corn
Cob workers, or pledges,) get one ticket.
There are about 400 seats in the Tassels-Cobs-Kernals
block. About 200 go to Kernals, the spirit organization for
freshmen men and women, according to Pat Krater, Tassels
president. Tassels get about 100, as do Corn Cobs.
The extra 40 or 50 seats allotted to Cobs but not used by
them can be bought by members for their dates.
"That's standard policy," Hochstef said. "Any member of a
fraternity or any other organization can buy a ticket for his
date as long as he has her I D. Tassels haven't done if because
up until a week ago, their constitution didn't allow it." s '
I f so, rTassfeis 4fjarentryidn't krW about it. , frjV $
"We have never been given the option of buy inq. extra
'"'tlcketsatenafd. "We get 100 tfckefsWausS we f. 100
members:"' ' . :.
There is no constitutional rule against a, Tassel member
buying tickets for her date, she said. f
Tassels Not Consulted
Another complaint is that Tassels are not consulted in what
should be joint decisions with Corn Cobs. One example was
the Bob Devaney recognition dinner during Homecoming.
Most Tassels did not know what gift had been given to
Devaney in their name and Corn Cobs' until it was reported in
the Daily Nebraskan.
Hochster said when the gift has not been chosen by the
Wednesday of the week of the dinner, he took it upon himself
,to find one. He then called his executive board and Krater to
tell them of it a microwave oven.
The oven had been selected after consulting Don Bryant,
sports information director, Jim Pittenger, and assistant head
coach Tom Osborne. They recommended the oven.
The original gift idea had been a trip to Europe, but Tassels
hadn't been too excited about that, said Hochster, so the idea
was dropped.
Several Tassels suggested a scholarship in Devaney's name,
but according to Hochster, Bryant indicated that there already
were so many scholarships that another gift might be more
appropriate.
The oven was settled upon and presented to Devaney with
Tassels' full consent, Hochster said.
Because of the lack of time, Krater said, Tassels were not
able to vote on the gift, so she approved it on the condition
that the oven's price and quality be thoroughly checked out.
Since the gift was paid for with ticket money from the
dinner, said Hochster, he didn't really see a basis for
complaint.
"We have no complaints about Tassels," he said. "The
situation is apparently a one-way affair. I think we've had a
very successful year,
. ''S.ome Personality conflicts are unavoidable, but we
definitely don t have any animosity toward them. In many
cases, I ve gone out of my way to help them out. We won't be
deaf if the new executive board comes to talk to us "
Cobs faculty adviser Dick Metcalf agreed. "We consider
ourselves blameless. I don't think there is really any problem,
but If they fee there is one, it isn't our responsibility to try to
find out about it." 1 1
Tassels elected new officers Tuesday. New president Pam
Dickey said she felt there definitely are problems to be worked
out but that the situation isn't as bad as some Tassels seem to
think.
"There is dissatisfaction and there does need to be more
cooperation between the two groups," she said. "We could be
doing a better job for the University if we could oet there
problems talked out right away." there
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