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r eoicono gmBiiipaewwB1' w raw oSsS the rascals out! "77?e rsf 7eor fo ASUN) sv7 re ff f'jiii.'-Jn'j f.y.;r: ,. tc rerr-ove, Dy 'y, .'( '"'; r' ;.V ;,":.) it) upon t;'u-?c (;.',ccu:;:i! wises " -A SUN "omtitiiiion, Attidt: VII. Section. 2. Friday the Daily Nebraskon rm or ted that eiqht ASUN stntors have rccuTiiiatu'l three or more i j,-i,?xc.usc?d oijscnsos The senators 3 re J -tne Bunteui, Rob Christof ferson. Karl Cochrane, Toed Patterson. Steve Skeneyfeit, Rum Spencer, Laurie v Imm't" an J ; j: jJdv. ASUT-J f'tet Vice Preside:! t Mark Ivjeoer ?..?$ it is up to hi'ti to decide wiiat action will be taken -minst those persons, hut the ASUi'v constitution proves the decision is a r-impie one -remove the eight horn of rice. The constitution leavrs littie room ior r'oiiht that ? emov.il is the er.swer. Although it. says the first vice pi-Hi-ident shali "have the power" to tcmcA" 'du? intent of the phrase "have the powe-" is clear. It means "must." The same phrase is used to describe all the duties demanded of the executives. If Hoener is to uphold the ASUN constitution as he vowed to do when he took the oath of office, he must remove all eight of the senators. But there might be reasons behind his reluctance to do so. Hoeger was elected with the "Get off Your Apathy" slate-to were seven of the eight senators who have not been fulfilling t:mr obligations. It is interesting thei the. same persons who admonished the student body to start caring now seem not to core either. Hoeger also might be afraid of creating political enemies. Some student politicians say he is considering en ASUN presidential bid this spring. Put no matter what the reason, Hoeger must get off his apathy and remove the eight from office. An Ktministiation is judged by its record; one of the categories examined is how well it upheld the constitution. Michael (O.J.) Nelson m 1 tv mmMHSmm f v T:lf rfc- & f,A N Dnl"bi.fed bv 'na?i? 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Ariel ASUN has cst.il.'lh! "ii li.iisofi pr';(jtatn with iivinti anits on nmrju'. to utovitlo for optimum r t L. m.- it init'Jt riir.' wn.iu. V, inturcstccl currently in acddcmlc niMlity, otudent evaluation of ;;f ulty, tin; intwrcdmpus bussing problem, the hbi.tiy situation, UNL Infant and Child G! CniT :,up)oct, the Associated Student Y!r.: ihe K)i l.iiiq piohlc'in, the university's K;lc in ihi. cnvn unnifiit and much mote. Action i' ix iti'j tal'en in the senate's meeting jnd tliiMnh it committees. fA,i A' Doug Johnson rlailv nebraskan Use the system; rebuke a waits you I The past woPk has given us our first opportunity to view ! the reaction of the Board of Regents and the UNL i administiation toward the join Residence Hall 1 a. a ci im ci. u An.-i t hi M-action has been far HbiUtliJllUil-njuri H'vv - from constructive o- encouraging. UNL Chancellor Jams Zi'.m beige, in an address to the ASUN senate Wednesday evening, applauded the lawsuit as an effort by students to work tniough the system to gain redress for their grievances. But at the same time, he cautioned students, "if the lawsuit fails, it will dose the riror for awhile." This suggests that the Regents wouid not consider any liberalization of dormitory policies in the foreseeable iuture, if the court ruled in their favor. A student asked Zumbeige if this should be considered re-venge. J lohn micnoei osheo distant thunde The chancellor was not able to give a satisfactory response. It seemed ho was trying to implant the rejection of future attempts as a foreqone conclusion in the minds of student leadets. This left Zimhmjt: pi aising students for working within the sy.tom a-vl yet add ng them to patiently endure while tiie Regents punish them for working within the system. The chr-mcim also an t ooubt on the legitimacy of student government, and its a;?p;icnt lock of a representative power base, implying (hat some ct the' re-gents may believe "student government is not repicsintat.ve of the student body." Unfortunately, Z umber ge is right again, and this tends to cast doubt on any ASUN off 01 1 to make changes from within the system. Students at thb university have been quite patient. They have it i' d to find avenues of rhiin-jo f om within the system. But it seems that their t'.it:rnatives are being nairowed dtuStical!. if the Board ef Regents refuses to give elected student representatives the consideration their offices demand, they are doing little mora than forcing students to bypass their representatives ar.d co;::,it5er new methods. The abai'donm'-nt of what will not work and the adoption ff methods tlvit may --vnold Zumbergc, consider this revolution : evo'uooo? In what w.:-s f.-illed , n d'aiogue between Regent Ed Schwcirtkop end doini 'esidt.-ms, it Ijecamo painfully evident how ftir ,'ipait tegenf nnd slut 'en f conretns are. The dialogue was transformed into a fcry e'eivno with Gchwartkopf, in effect, ci.allenginc; indents to c'n-mge their .minds. The meeti'.ti l-.v Scewait?Kopf pat tying questions of sel'-deter.Tiio.-uoj 1 anrl rlude.'ii rqhis with comments like, "W!" won id you v..ni to Mud- wiih her in your room?," arid "I jiw;.y: s' -c'i .,,! th' bdro';in 'oor opon." For till tlv o(v.-i-i,iir.r'e'l list(ning that took place there could (:,i"e ! m r.-u..,-i;r lorh set on "play," Bui if thre YVi;r:..i,:.d;.y o-.-hj meetings left cause for i f.oneein, r.o,ic;e,us M:r fted o,ed ;:,t the regents' Student Advisory Bofid rneetioti, The regciti m;de ht'ie el tort to disguise their displeasure over the court ,:r:t;on by .students. When the meeting began, two regents rcfusc-d to discuss any matters relating to the residence halls (including capital construction) because of the -litigation. It does nor seem that the regents share Zumberge's applause for this student effort (o wotk "within the stystem," nor do they seem phased when student leaders do attempt to represent real student concerns. The dangerous motif of tfvs brief history is an extremely low level of consider ;.:ion sAm;n student needs and concerns by the regents. Much of the fault ties with the elected leaders themselves. If they continue tciernte this type of treatment from regents ot arlmiiesiratoi s Picy should Ik; prepared to le ignored and bypassed as a channel for change. if our existing sin. cum o (representation is to become effective, the ieadeo, must dcman( the consideration their offices ciesetve. Anol if this considei ation is not received, they must be preoated !o t.,riond forcefully and decisively, or accept the consequeuces o' their bastardization of student trust. But more central th the milquetoast approach of student government ars tits actions of the regents (the approval of the students' law vei not witbttandinq). which seem to prove the futility of working hrouii channels. The question of self-determination for residence hail visitation and liquor has become nonnr-gotiable - not by studants, but by the regents. Zumhc-ge uh , c,n.ld ;,od potentially prophetic statement when he 'aid. ' it iwHys takes a crisis for us to get our heads on stt aight." 3 The appa""n: rt,tud.". action of the Rnard f Ua,n, P.w.'m; suainht and less aoift;4hl.- i,th seem l;,.j to lowaro that coro l;ei. It is t OO bad it Wll; l,.k'; IS, Aior day, november 7, 1973 f