Poll shows UNL students
satisfied with academics,
think visitation loo strict'
1973-74
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By Vince Boucher
More than two-thirds of all UNL students
are satisfied with the education they are
receiving, according to the Daily Nebraskan
Super Poll.
When asked to evaluate the education they
are receiving at UNL, 8 per cent of those
students surveyed said it was excellent. Sixty
per cent of the respondents termed their
education good.
Expressing some reservations, 26 per cent
termed their education fair, 4 per cent said it
was poor and 1 per cent gave their UNL
academic experience an unacceptable
evaluation.
These figures represent a sizable increase in
the number of persons satisfied with their
education when compared to the figures
obtained in last year's Super Poll.
At that time, 7 per cent rat d UNL
academics as excellent, and 51 per cent rated
UNL good as an academic institution. The
university received a fair rating from 35 per
cent of those surveyed, 4 per cent judged it
poor and 3 per cent were undecided about the
quality of UNL education.
Although individual statistics by class varied
this year, no class expressed a negative majority
of opinion over UNL academics. The highest
rating evident was that of the graduate students
surveyed; 69 per cent graded their education as
good. Sixty-two per cent of the freshman and
58 per cent of the sophomore classes also said
their education was good.
In contrast, 48 per cent of the senior class
said their education was good, 31 per cent said
it was fair, and 15 per cent said their education
was poor, the largest negative rating of any
class.
Students polled also were asked to rate UNL
academically as an institution rather than from
the basis of their own educational experience.
These figures indicated a drop in the positive
opinion of students.
When asked, "How would you rate UNL
academically?," 5 per cnet of all students
surveyed responded excellent, 50 per cent said
good, 38 per cent said fair, 5 per cent said poor
and 2 per cent of those surveyed were
undecided.
UNL professors are the most favorable
aspect of the university according to Super Poll
respondants.
Fifty-one per cent of those polled said
professors were the top UNL asset. Twenty-six
per cent disagreed and said campus social life
was the chief attraction at Nebraska.
The UNL Physical Plant and grounds were
rated the highest attraction for 15 per cent of
those polled. Seven per cent rated
administrators as the chief aspect of the
university.
Apparently students attend UNL for a
variety of reasons, as substantiated by responses
from the Super Poll. Twenty-five per cent said
they were at UNL because it was close to home,
while 19 per cent said UNL was the only
university they could afford.
Students attending UNL because of special
programs offered at the university numbered 14
per cent. Ten per cent of the students who were
surveyed are attending UNL because of
financial scholarships.
In contrast to students' high rating of UNL
academics, only six per cent said their reason
for attending UNL was academic excellence.
One-fourth of the respondents, or 25 per cent,
indicated other reasons.
Students apparently are displeased with the
administration of the university be the Board of
Regents. Seventy-one per cent indicated they
do not believe the Regents are doing a
satisfactory job this year. Twenty-eight per
cent, however, gave the Regents their nod of
approval.
The students surveyed in the Super Poll also
were questioned about university regulations
governing life outside the classroom.
Seventy-eight per cent of those surveyed said
consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages
should be allowed on the UNL campus. Sixteen
per cent disagreed, and 5 per cent were
undecided about liquor on campus.
Students were asked to indicate in which
places they approved alcoholic beverages as
appropriate.
Eighty-three per cent said alcoholic
beverages should be permitted in UNL
residence halls. Seventy-five per cent said
alcohol should be allowed in Greek houses as
well.
Alcohol availability in the Nebraska Union
received the approval of seventy-one per cent of
the respondents.
Forty-eight per cent said they would permit
liquor in Memorial Stadium and the Coliseum,
but only seven per cent said alcohol was
appropriate to be permitted in classroom
buildings.
Fifteen per cent of the total students
surveyed said they did not feel the possession
and consumption of alcohol in UNL living units
on campus was acceptable. Two per cent were
undecided. Of those who said no, the largest
number were off campus residents 59 per cent.
Students surveyed conveyed overwhelming
displeasure over the current visitation policies
enforced in UNL on-campus living units.
Three-fourths of the students surveyed said
visitation policies were too strict. Twenty-two
per cent said the policies were about right,
while three per cent claimed the rules were too
liberal.
Asked about their preferred visitation
regulations, most of the students surveyed said
they would like to see.tW.eeon4r24
hours-a-day visitation. Sixty;three'.per,cen.t said
they would be in favor of that number of
visitation hours.
When asked about their desire to live in a
coed living unit, 66 per cent of the students
said they would live in one. Seventeen per cent
said they would not. Another seventeen per
cent said they would prefer to live in a coed
living unit.
Most of the students surveyed would
continue to support student fee-supported
programs, with a few exceptions, according to
the Super Poll results.
Eighty per cent said they are in favor of
paying $21 a semester for student health
services. The Nebraska Union ($6) and the
recreational facilities ($2) allocations each
received the approval of 65 per cent of the
respondents.
Sixty-eight per cent said they would
continue to favor support for the Daily
Nebraskan at $1.25 a semester.
Forty-nine per cent said the Daily Nebraskan
did a good job of covering the news, while 41
per cent said the UNL campus paper was doing
a passable job. Three per cent said coverage was
very good. Six per cent of the students said the
Daily Nebraskan was doing a poor job, and 1
ppr cent termed Daily Nebraskan news coverage
as unacceptable.
The final student fee allocation which a
majority of students approved was that for
student recreation ($2).
The ASUN Senate, UNL's student
government, took it on the chin, as only 26 per
cent of the students approved of the 80-cent
semesterly allocation to that agency. Asked to
rate the effectiveness of ASUN this year, 62 per
cent said they did not believe ASUN was
performing satisfactorily, while 38 per cent
approve of the 1973 ASUN performance.
Of those who said ASUN was doing a
satisfactory job, the largest majority came from
the freshman class. Sixty per cent of the
freshmen approve ASUN's performance, while
40 per cent do not. Figures for the sophomore
class exactly were reversed.
The majority of juniors and seniors felt
ASUN to be unsatisfactory this year. The junior
class reflected the largest margin of discontent,
73 per cent. Seventy per cent of the graduate
students believed ASUN to be performing
poorly.
Student fee support for the building and
equipment fund ($2.50) received the approval
of only 38 per cent of the students.
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monday, december 10, 1973
daily nebraskan
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