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Gerald Rudolph, new UNL Dean of Libraries
Women Speak
Divorce law defined
Ellen Sim Dewey, chairwoman of the National
Organization for Women (NOW), spoke to
approximately 45 women early Wednesday
afternoon in the Nebraska Student Union. The
lecture on "No-Fault Divorce" was the third in a
series, WomenSpeak 74, sponsored by the
Student Y. .... .,
Dewey, who is also a professor of political
science at Bellevue College, began by explaining
the two types of no-fault divorce and elaborated on
their consequences from the female point of view.
In mutual no-fault divorce, Dewey said, both
partners want out and can agree on the property
split and custody of the children. But the property
does not have to be divided equally, she added.
If there are no children in a mutual no-fault
situation and the woman has any . income
capabilities, she Is likely not to receive any
alimony, Dewey said.
In unilateral no-fault divorce, a divorce can be
obtained if one person wants out of the marriage
over the protest of the other person, she said.
"What's the difference between shacking up
and getting married anymore if you can walk out
whenever you want?" Dewey asked. "A woman
has given up many of her years. Primarily, her life
is bound in her husband's, even if she works. &h
can t get her share of the economic assets; she is
just stuck."
Dewey suggested that a time limit should be
placed on the unilateral no-fault divorce, such as
up to five years of marriage if no children are
involved. Dewey said there should be no unilateral
no-fault divorce if there are children involved and
that the bill needs to be rewritten.
Nebraska has had no-fault divorce since July 6,
1972, and since that time the divorce rate among
couples married for long periods of time has risen
more than the rate .or couples married for shorter
periods, Dewey said.
Dewey stressed the need for community
property (property that is shared equally by
husband and wife) and also the legal right for the
woman to control half of it. -
She said people have to have a good reason to
(jet a divorce and should also have a good reason
for getting married. Marriage should be entered
as a teamwork enterprise, Dewey said.
She urged the audience to "be a woman and
take the responsibility. Your rights consist of what
others owe you and also what you owe them."
"Until we can bo proud legally and economically
that we're women, wo will be hit with ail this
garbage," Dewey said.
thursday, October 2, 1 974
lincoln, nebraska vol. 98 no. 23
Quick service is goal
ew libraries
By Connie Sue Gaski!!
"One of my goals as Dean of Libraries
here at UNL," said Gerald Rudolph,
who assumed those duties Monday, "is
to show our clientele that we have the
material they need and that we're able
to get it to them quickly."
Rudolph, who during the last eleven
years has been director of libraries at
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University in Blackburg, Va., and
at Kansas State University in Manhat
tan, Kan., replaced Acting Director Alan
C. Breckenridge. Breckenridge became
acting vice chancellor of academic
affairs. -
"Good service will be our motto,"
said Rudolph. He said some changes in
organization of the library system will
have to be made.
"The new Love Library addition
should solve some of our service
problems," Rudolph said. "However,
it's not large enough. Our library
budget is much too small for a university
this si2e. We are dealing with the
legislature for more budget money."
One long range solution for dealing
with the service problem is an auto
mated circulation system, Rudolph said.
Such a system would do away with
lending fines and prevent book checkout
dean hired
if the book was reserved or the borrower
had not returned overdue books. The
system would take two years to install.
This policy would apply to graduate
students and faculty, as well as
undergraduates, Rudolph said. :'.
"I believe all our clientele should be
treated equally as far as penalties in the
library system," he said. "However, if
there is no way to force compliance to
regulations, -establishing them .Is fool
hardy." ..;.; .
Now the faculty doesn't have to
comply with the student regulations. "It
is difficult to fine the faculty or reduce
their wages," Rudolph said.
Rudolph said he would like to
establish a record book which would
indicate whether a book is in the library
and a file listing the location of books .
stored around campus, due to lack of
space in Love Library. ' g : -.
"I'm not familiar with all the .
problems of the library and am open to
complaints concerning it," Rudolph
said. "Y-
"It's true the library system has a
poor, reputation," he said. "I'd like to
change that. In all cases, I will assess
the situation as honestly as possible as
that is my main objective to be honest
with the students and department."
Journalism enrollment up 22
By JohnKalkQwsM ,
The number of students majoring in
journalism has risen 22 per cent in the
past year, according to figures released
by Neale Copple, director of the UNL
School of Journalism.
There are 502 students with journal
ism majors this year, up 91 students
from the 1973-74 total of 411, Copple
said. The 1973-74 total was 16 per cent
above the 355 journalism majors in the
1972-73 academic year.
"This is my eighth year as director of
the School of Journalism and there has
been an increase every year that I've
been here," Copple said. "However,
the most dramatic increase has been in
the fast two or three years."
The number of students taking
journalism courses and the increased
number of journalism credit hours
reflects the growing interest in journal
ism, he said.
This year, 2,295 journalism credit
hours are being taught, an increase of
16 per cent over the previous academic
year, Coppie said.
Last year, 812 students were enrolled
in journalism courses. According to
Copple, 904 students are currently
enrolled in journalism courses.
Classes full
Copple said journalism c, asses are .
limited in size.
"Our problem right now is that we are
full," he said. The School of Journalism
is currently teaching six sections of the
basic news writing course, he added.
"We used to spend four nights a week
grading papers, but now we spend six,"
said Jim Patten, associate professor of
journalism. "There is a lot more
pressure on the faculty. "
According to Copple, the School of
Journalism has been getting some extra
help. In addition to its operating budget,
the school has been given $75,000 by the
programs of excellence. Next year, the
school will receive an additional $25,000
from the programs of excellence, he
said.
Programs of excellence is a program
of providing special funds to depart
ments with potential to aid in their
development.
The funds from the programs of
excellence came after a three-year
examination and a complicated evalua
tion of the school by an outside
committee, said Copple.
In a reallocation of faculty last year,
the School of Journalism was able to add
David Fruend to its advertising staff,
Copple said. "
The school also added Dee Powell and
Josie Weber to the news-editorial staff..'
According to Copple, the School of
Journalism has two goals to hold and
improve the undergraduate program
and to establish a high quality graduate
program for master's degrees.
The decision to establish a journalism
graduate school came two years ago
when State Sen. Terry Carpenter
amended LB 275, providing for the
opening of the school in the fall cf 1975,
See J-School, pg. 10
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