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V V V V V V- V V - 7 flJRJHdDRJ ' . ITTTT 'liU Hua Ktsaiai-rfair Cutting! u and all Grooming Needs ( Fkone 472-2459 for an appointment" , . . or just walk in . Lower LeveL.Student Union1 r-r.r Distinctive male grooming featuring hairstyles created for the individual. Exclu sive quality grooming aids. Call now. Alpha Lambda Delta Pledges - 1974 Those girls who missed the regular initiation on April 17 are to attend Make-up Initiation i April 23, 5:30 p.m. Nebraska Union Room will be posted. . . . I IT'S TIME TO REFORM CAMPAIGN FINANCING ' f ' John W. Gardner, Chairman -, Common Cause f Former Secretary Si LJ o Health, Education and welfare "Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to take a single dime from anybody?" said Senator Philip Hart of Michi gan. He had in mind the uncomfortable, sometimes de- grading, experiences that poiiticalxajadidWt-when ;, t they go hat-in-hand to potenti ajnorg contributions, .... The costs of political campaigns have gone sky-high. And monied special interests are always glad to meet those cost3 in behalf of the candidate. The inevitable result has been corruption, scandal and public mistrust of the political process. Today In most districts and states, candidates can't run for public office unless they are rich, or unless they are willing to put themselves under obligation to sources of funds. That Isn't the kind of country we started out ' to be. There are honest contributors who give out of con viction, and there are honest politicians who don't repay gifts with political favors. But let's face it: most large political gifts are made with the intent to buy influence, buy votes, buy politicians. The first principle of free self-government is account ability of government to the citizen. Elections are the chief means through which citizens enforce that account ability. But if the winning candidate feels that his first obligation is to his big campaign donors, public account ability is destroyed. Here are some of the necessary ingredients of reform. 1) There must be low ceilings on individual or com mittee gifts. 2) There must be limits on spending although these must not be set too low or they will handicap challengers. 3) There must be full public disclosure of all gifts and expenditures. One of the most powerful forces for clean government ever discovered is the light of day. 4) There must be an independent enforcement com mission with subpoena powers and the power to go to court. It is shocking but true that no federal campaign financing law has ever been seriously enforced by the Justice Department. Many are now beginning to see that there is one further necessary ingredient it we are to have a ft?spunilit end cdmpetitive political system namely, an element of public financing in campaigns. Money for campaigns need not come totally and ex clusively from public funds. The bill recently debated In the Senate permits a role for money from private sources, although it places a ceiling on the size of gifts. It encour ages small private contributions by providing that they will be matched up to $100 each with public funds et the primary level. No candidate in the primaries will receive any federal matched funds unless he or she has demonstrated the ability to raise small private gifts up to a specific thresh hold amount. This will screen out frivolous candidates or candidates with no constituency. There are legitimate questions as to the mechanics of public financing, but these questions can be dealt with. The real question is whether we intend to put behind us once and for ail a system of campaign financing in which money can buy political outcomes. There is much more to do. And the time to do It is now. The American people are tired of being bilked and manip ulated. It's time to give this country back to its people. For additional information, writs Common Cause, 2030 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20038. 7 hit $paca is contributed s People Service by The Van Hsussn Company J 12 extol housing plan virtues at open meeting; none opposed By Susanne S chafer An even dozen students, faculty and staff representative came before the Board of Regents Friday evening to extol the virtues of a differentiated housing proposal. The proposal would establish varied regulations and living conditions in UNL residence halls. Various proponents of the measure, limited to 5-minute speeches, filed before the board, each prepared to support the proposal on a specific basis. No one opposed it at the open hearing, which was attended by about 75 persons. After introductory remarks by UNL Chancellor James Zumberge, student Tim Even sen. Residence Hall Assoc. (RHA) president, pointed out the "academic benefits" available under the differentiated housing program. "We are not asking for a blanket vote of confidence," Evensen said. "There are many items contained within the proposal, and we ask that you consider each on its owr, ruerit." Susan Rehm, Council on Student Life (CSL) representative, asked the regents to accept the report proposal to abolish the open door policy. The policy states that students living in residence halls must keep room doors open when entertaining visitors of the opposite sex. Prof. Terry Klopfenstein, another CSL member, told the board he was "skeptical of the proposal at first." "I was mildly surprised, even pleased, with the attitudes of students involved in working on the proposal," he said. The proposal is flexible, provide, for a rr.cro worthwhile educational experience for the student and protected those who do not want changes in housing policies, he added. Under the proposal, students would be able to choose where they would like to live, with residence hails offering a variety of alcohol and visitation policies and floors geared to various interest areas. Because funds allocated by the regents no longer go to support the residence halls, former ASUN president Ann Henry pointed out that the living units are being paid for by students living in them. "This proposal, then, is a question not for the taxpayers, but for the students," she said. As stated in the proposal, Henry noted that a minor must have the approval of his or her parent to live in a differentiated housing residence hall. "Then, it becomes a matter between the student and his parents," Henry concluded. Occupancy in the halls is decreasing, CSL member Dennis Martin told the regents, while occupancy in fraternity and sorority houses has been increasing in recent years "because the fraternities have changed to meet the needs of the students." Genie Gupta, a Lincoln mother with two children and a part-time student, said "Unattractive student housing" is forcing students to find low income housing in the city, causing a housing shortage for other low income members of the community, she said. Regents vote to support UHC split ,-4' -.".'. t. :" Vs. The Board of Regents Saturday voted to support UNL Chancellor James Zumberge's reorganization plan for the University Health Center (UHC). With only Regents Ed Schwartzkopf of Lincoln and Mrs. Camille Elliot of Scottsbluff dissenting, the regents approved the plan that will divide UHC into a center for students' medical care and a second center, the Nebraska Center for Health Education, primarily for research. The reorganization has caused controversy among UHC staff members. Because of the reorganization, two UHC physicians have resigned and 27 have threatened to do the S3rr,e in a letter to Zumberge. . Some saw the move as an attempt to oust the past UHC Director Samuel Fuenning. He now is to be the director of the health education center for what he is reported to have said, a "transitional phase." Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Essayist 5. Cardinal number 8. Western city 12. Grand parental 15. Electrical unit 14. Minced oath 15. German poet 17. Prima donna 18. A siesta 19. Stages 21. Nails 24. Levantine ketch 25. Cuts off 26. Painter and etcher 30. Broad sash Si. Manacles 32. Indo nesian of Mindanao 33. American story writer 35. A harsh cry 38. Eterni ties 37. Serving item 38. Leaped 41. Marsh 42. Evens the score 43. American poet 48. Being 49. Melody 50. Prussian river 51. Makes lace '52. Sweet potato 53. Office note DOWN 1. Mandate 2. Saluta tion 3. Insane 4. Har monizes 5. Stumble 6. Skin tumor 7. He was saddled, in song 8. Edit 9. Shield 10. Wheel hub 11. Harem rooms 16. Dutch cupboard 20. Cry of a goose 21. To blossom 22. Garment 23. Sacred bull of Egypt 24. Injections 26. Aviator Corrlgan 27. Fat bacon i 28. And others (abbr.) 29. Come dienne Martha 31. 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