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thursday, november 21, 1974
lincoln, nebraska vol. 98 no.
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Lippard : Lack of women in art
"With only about one per cent of
women artists employed in teacher
positions, people may wonder why there
aren't very many women in art," Lucy
Lippard told about 100 persons in the
Sheldon Art Gallery auditorium Wed
nesday afternoon. She explained her
views on the elements and aspects of
women in contemporary art.
Lippard, a native of New York City
and a nationally recognized authority on
art. was the guest speaker at a
discussion on women and art sponsored
by the University Women's Action
Group.
Lippard presented a slide show of
various works of art, all done by women.
The examples illustrated her theory of a
central theme of houses, flowers, and
fruits with sexual imagery.
Lippard also pointed out the binding,
stacking and piling syndrome, which
she said has something to do with a
mental state. She also said the extensive
use of thread and fabric is caused by a
woman's natural history of being the
homnmakf-r.
"Not that these images do not occur
in work done by men," Lippard noted,
"it's just that I've seen it occur so many
times in art done by women that I can't
ignore it."
Lippard said the discrimination
among women artists is caused by the
way society has conditioned most people
not to take women seriously.
"Most of the work that is worth
anything has been kept hidden. Women
have been plagued with a sort of closet
mania after . being discouraged time
after time," Lippard said.
"They hear over and over to 'come
back when you have some more work.'
Well it's not that easy to produce more
work when you're trying to be a full time
waitress."
The work is now "coming out of the
closef'however, as more and more
people become aware of the' severe
discrimination against women in art,
Lippard said.
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Renters'
union
proposed
The ASUN Senate Wednesday
night approved three resolutions
concerning landlords and students,
alcohol and off-campus activities
and the aesthetic' environment of
UNL.
Under the first recommendation,
ASUN proposed a renters' union
that would provide information on
available housing, specific remarks
about landlords and give help to
students who are searching for
roommates.
The resolution, which came from
the Senate Executive Committee,
was submitted by Jim Macomber.
Macomber said he is aware that
the UNL Housing Office has similar
help for students, but he is looking
for a specific place where students
could look for housing.
Coordination possible
The resolution was amended to
set up a committee to look into the
possibilities of coordinating the
proposed renters' union with other
housing organizations.
(vlaycomber said possibly the
renters' union could be located in
the Housing Office.
Senator John Dobitz said "not
everybody can go to the student
lawyer" about problems with their
landlords The renters' union, .he
said, would provide a place where
they could find out what a
particular landlord is like.
A recommendation designed to
clarify regulations concerning stu
dents and drinking off-campus was
submitted by Senators Tim Even
sen, Kent Bliss and Roger Prokes.
Handbook change
The recommendation proposed
that 'the University Handbook be
changed to read: "The University
disclaims any liability for any
University social function that
involves the possession or con
sumption of alcoholic beverages,
except for that type of University
social function that may be regi
stered, allowing the consumption
of alcohol in a licensed liquor
establishment operating from a
cash bar."
The resolution came from confu
sion about student assistants and
their off-campus activities, but
applies to all student organi
zations. The third resolution proposed
establishing a committee to study
how decisions are made regarding
the design of buildings on campus.
More character
Senator Steve Eveans said other
Big Eight campuses have more
character than UNL.
He suggested in his resolution
that there be on reviewing board
which would take recommenda
tions on buildings with design and
character in mind.
Senator John Dobitz said that
students should have a voice in the
planning of UNL buildings.
"Architecturally," Dobitz said,
"this campus is somewhat of a
hodge-podge."
In other business, senators were
asked to talk to perspective faculty
members about being nominated
as ASUN adviser.
To qualify, a nominee must be at
least an assistant professor and the
term is for two years or more.
Home Economics: more than just homemaking
By Harry Baumert
So you ;nmk the College of Home
Frxinnmics just turns nut good homemakers.
Well, that's not completely wrong but
it's far from the whole truth.
Based on credit hour production, the
College of Home Economics has grown faster
than any other college on the UNL campus
during the last five years, excluding the
graduate college and the Colleges of
Dentistry, Pharmacy and Law.
Credit hour production is the number of
hours being taught at a given time. For
example, if a three-hour course has 30
students, that course's credit hour produc
tion is 90. The total credit hour production for
the entire college is the sum of all classes in
that college'.
Concern for human worthiness
"There's a rise in concern for the
worthiness of the human being," John
Woodward, chairman of the college's depart
ment of human development and the family,
said in explanation of the increase.
Food and nutrition, textiles, clothing and
design and education and family resources
are the other three departments within the
college.
According to Woodward, his department
deals with aspects of and problems involved
with all areas of human growth from early
childhood to old age.
' Our courses are on a very functional
basis," he continued. "They're academically
based, but if students are studying the young
or the elderly, they go out and work with the
young or the'elderly?'
Increased social awareness
Gwendolyn Newkirk, head of the depart
ment of education and family resources, said
there has been an increase in students
studying consumer problems and personal
and family finance.
"Home economics is concerned with
problems of people. There's an increased
social awareness today," she said.
The dean of the college, Hazel Anthony,
said home economics is attracting more
students not only because of increased social
concern, but today there is a need for
professional homemakers since more women
are seeking careers.
' 'We have to have a way to take care of the
children if women are going to work outside
the home," she said, noting that of the
college's four departments, human develop
ment and the family and textiles, clothing
and design have been growing the fastest.
"Our picture is changing," she said, "and
though the science of the home is the concern
of home economics, we're not just preparing
people for the job of being homemakers. "
Bona fide professions
Anthony said all areas of the college lead to
a bona fide profession, such as diatetics,
child care, clothing design or education.
She said home economics began in the late
19th century because people were concerned
with sanitation. Home economics at UNL was
first a department of the College of
Agriculture, then a school, and in 1970 it
became a separate college, according to
Anthony.
With a new home economics building
completed in the summer of 1974, Anthony
said the college has attracted better faculty
members.
She said a lot of students probably have
"personal" rather than career-oriented
reasons for taking home economics courses,
noting that 30 per cent of the students taking
courses in the college are not home
economics majors.
Steady increase in nonmajors
Hazel Fox, chairman of the Food and
Nutrition Department, said beginning food
courses are popular with nonmajors. She said
there has also been an increase of home
economics majors specializing in food and
nutrition.
"People are interested in nutrition as more
of a social problem," she said. "Here is an
opportunity not only to do something about
it, but also to get a job."
Citing a "steady increase in nonmajors" in
the college, she said placing a city campus
home economics center-in Raymond Hall has
helped attract city campus students fn
beginning courses.
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