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South Vietnamese political prisoner Nguyen Long coufd
be considered for an honorary degree if a UNL college or
department proposed it, according to Prof. David McGill,
chairman of the Faculty Senate's Honorary Degrees
Committee.
"We have given honorary degrees to scholars from other
countries before," McGill said Wednesday.
"Offhand I can see no reason why he could not be
considered if the case were documented and presented to
the committee."
Long a 65-year-oid lawyer, was imprisoned by the
South Vietnamese government for his vigorous defense of
political prisoners. I
In a speech Feb. 21 at trie Nebraska Union, journalist
Don Luce suggested UNL give Long an honorary degree to
uemu.tfi.-VM concern for South Vietnamese political
prisoners.
McGill said honorary degrees are given for
"contributions of a scholarly nature' sucn as researcn,
teaching excellence or artistic creativity.
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year's achievements
By Charles Johnson
Only one candidate is in the running to succeed Carolyn Gnce
as Residence Hall Assoc (RHA) president. Tim Evensen. who this
year chaired a committee to develop a plan for differentiated
housing at UNL, has filed for RHA president.
Elections for president and vice president will be held
Tuesday. Voting will be in cafeteria lines in each residence hall
complex during lunch and dinner.
Vice presidential candidates are Mona Kujath and Pat
Hofferber.
In an interview Monday, Grice said the basic purpose of RHA
is to serve the student living in residence halls. Its major function
is as a policy making body that tries to strengthen hall
government, she said. .
Among RHA's major accomplishments this year, Once
included: opening communication channels with administrators
and the housing office, strengthening residence hall governments
and bringing in speakers with an academic emphasis.
"I'm proudest of the communication with the
administration," she said. "We ve been able to make ourselves
heard and get more done."
Evensen disagreed. "I don't think it (communication) is
adequate at all," he said.
He said he wants to increase communication to all residents of
each complex as well as the administration, "because with more
communication going out to residents and returning to RHA, it
can do a better job."
Grice said, "The lawsuit is still the most talked about thing
"we've done." She referred to a suit filed, with ASlhM, against the
Board of Regents challenging current . visitation and alcohol
policies in residenca halls.
She also said work was being done on a new insurance
program and a policy on pets in residence halls. RHA also is
working on a hajcibjppKjp tell new students what various halls
are like before they move onto campus.
Grice said she would 'tike residence hall governments have a
stronger role in determining what happens in halls. She favors
both an academic and social program emphasis.
She said a proposed $75 increase in UNL housing rates next
year could decrease the number of students in the halls. The
regents should reach a decision on the rate increase at their
meeting Saturday.
"We know it (the rate increase) couldn't be avoided, but I'd
say the dorms will only start off with about 85 occupancy next
year. They aren't going to lose everybody, but they'll probably
lose everyone they have this year' Grice said.
She added that she hopes the Differentiated Housing Task
Force which proposes a variety of alcohol and visitation policies
and special academic interest areas in the residence halls will be
passed by the Regents.
"If they don't liberalize, they're going to lose quite a few
students," she said.
Evensen, the task force chairman, agrees that differentiated
housing is the key to increased occupancy.
"That's going to be decided Saturday by the regents," he said.
"Increased rates are going to hurt us, and that could be really
compounded on Saturday if nothing happens."
He credited the decrease in occupancy to "money and social
regulations.
'This year, they're going hand in hand in pushing people out ,
of the dorms," he said.
Residents also are dissatisfied with other things, such as
maintenance, according to Evensen.
Evensen, now RHA representative for Schramm Hall, also is
an ASUN senatorial candidate. He said he would like to be a link
between the residence haiis and the ASUN, if he is elected to
both positions. The Differentiated Housing Task Force he chaired
is a subcommittee of the Council on Student Life.
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Wednesday, march 13, 1974
