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i f I UNION ART LENDING LIBRARY Opens 10:30 Saturday, January 25th Numbered tickets wffl be distributed starting at 9:30 am. Check out your print early One print for the semester is free to you with your I.D. Only 1 I.D. per person please frHW Minority Affairs director: AAinoritv orogram demands me1 dM0aibDoc"'?!entary 5 lllil If ' .... t&9hs IP tr rTiHMiiifcrf"i T ? stvm -v ATTICA Produced & Directed by Cinda Firestone 80 minutes 1973 USA ATTICA is a powerful study of the September, 1971 Attica prison rebellion. This documentary is a detailed probe by a young woman director into the rebellion and vicious assault that left 39 dead and hundreds wounded, hostages and inmates alike. The assault which sent a thousand heavily armed troops against virtually unarmed prisoners was the most deadly force used against American citizens since the Wounded Knee Massacre. Rather than using narration, interviews with inmates who participate in the Attica uprising form the base of the movie. Along with the interviews the movie contains the original tolor footage shot in the yard during the 4 days of the rebellion, footage of the McKay commission hearings and film of the actual assault itself. The film is a deeply disturbing study of American character as it was revealed by those officials who participated in the Attica massacre. Attica demonstrates the courage of those inmates who were willing to risk their lives in order to change the conditions under which they were forced to live and the determination of the inmates who survived "To keep Attica alive in the minds and the hearts of the people." THE BALLAD OF CROWFOOT by Willie Dunn Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday-January 21,22 & 23 Screenings at 3, 7 &9 p.m. . admission $1.25 Sheldon Art Gallery, 1 2th & 'R' St I By Susie Reitz "Insuring that an equitable level of equal opportunity and service in the context of the University is made available to ethnic minorities and low-income students" is the purpose of the Minority Affairs office, said Minority Affairs Director Jimmi Smith. But, he added, that is something easier said than done. Minority Affairs has expanded from the Special Services program largely due to student demand for more programs for minorities at UNL. Students, led by members of the Afro-American Collegiate Society in the late '60s, pushed for development of ethnic studies and more services for minorities, including a cultural center, Smith said. Much of the programming is still being developed six years later, he said, but other goals have been reached. Cultural center One of these goals is the cultural center, The center, staffed by graduate students and workstudy students, was opened in 1973. Various minority student groups meet in the center for social activities, cultural presentations and annual events such as Black History Week. American Indian students are presently boycotting the center and other services of the Minority Affairs office, Smith noted, because they claim their minority has not been treated equally by the office. "All the services of the office are still open to them," stated Smith, "and we're working on their demands." The office and the Ethnic Studies Dept. are developing a minor in Indian studies and other specific ethnic studies, he said, A general minor is currently offered in Ethnic Studies. One of the programs designed to reach minority and low-income high school students and explain the opportunities available at UNL is the Minority Educational Planning (MEP) program. For MEP, staff members from Admissions, Financial Aids and Minority Affairs visit high schools throughout the slate in teams. They explain opportunities for financial aid and other programs available for minority and low income students. Students are informed of requirements for admission (a diploma from an accredited Nebraska high school for Nebraska residents) and deadlines for applications. Followups The Minority Affairs office is then in charge of followups on interested students. The followup includes counseling and an orientation program at the beginning of the year for freshmen. Other students are found through counselors and agencies. They are included in counseling and orientation activities. "One of the problems we have interesting minority students in the University is the lack of 'role models'," said Smith, referring to the limited number of minority persons on the faculty and staff. For instance he said, many students are interested in business, but there are no minority persons on the business college staff who can serve as an "example". "Some students get the idea that all they can do is teach, because that is the only thing they have seen people of their ethnic background doing," Smith commented. One department has been "unusually" helpful he noted. The Engineering College, through the American Industry for Minorities program, has contacted minority students interested in engineering and aided them. Minority Affairs is most interested in getting a higher percentage of minority students on campus, Smith explained, adding that the minority student needs to have the feeling that by coming here he is not forced to abandon his background before he will attend. He needs to retain his identity and still be a part of the total university community. Ethnic identity This goal of maintaining ethnic identity is part of the Ethnic Cultural Programming through which Minority Affairs is bringing a variety of cultural experiences to the campus. "We want to improve the social, cultural, and educational experience of the university for a"; students," Smith said. The programming, funded by student fees and the University Foundation, has included speakers and ethnic-oriented presentations. To help the minority student "fit in" academically, the educational Development and Learning Center was established, he said. The center is student-oriented with workstudy staff and a graduate student assistant. Its purpose is to help students get the most from their education. Help with registration and tutoring are available. The main stumbling block for the Minority Affairs office is lack of authority, he commented. Much authority comes through the Student Affairs Dept. v Minority Roundtable One of the office s "channels" is the Minority Roundtable. The roundtable includes: Kenneth Bader, vice chancellor for student affairs; Max D. Larsen, Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences; Robert Egbert, Teachers College dean; Ely Meyerson, dean of student development; Al Seagren, acting asst. vice chancellor for Program Development and Review; Erwin Goldstein, prof, of History and Philosophy of Education; Smith and student representatives of the minority student organizations. The roundtable surveys minority students for opinions and suggestions on problems in student affairs and academics and makes recommendations for improvements. One of their successes has been in mediation between Financial Aids and Housing on behalf of students who are unable to pay a $125 deposit for residence hall room reservation because they have not received financial aid by the time the deposit is required. Monday and 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Drop Add-Nebraska Union 215. 10 a.m.-7 p.rn.-ASUN Book Exchange-Union South Conference Room 3 p.m. Career Action Commission Union Harvest Room A 6:45 p.m.-Student Veterans Association-Union 232. 7 p.m. -Table Tennis Tournament-Union North Conference Room 7 p.m. -Delta Sigma Pi Pledges -Union 216 7 p.m. -Delta Sigma Pi Actives Union 337 KARATE DEMO Tuesday Jan. 21 sf 7:30 pm I in inn Rnllmnm 1 wiifvc avtifi will LEARN ELF DEFENSE Karate classes start Thursdayl -p January 23rd Harper Hall Bsmt. 7.00 pm START NOW AND GET 3 FREE LESSONS Sponsored by The Nebraska TAE-KWON-DO Association J NOW SHOWING Mill' 1 immttr. PLUS "All The Loving Neighbors" no on under 18 EMBASSY 1730 "o" St. Gominq Soon to I HOLLYWOOD &! VINE 9 9 0 0 0 0 , rf 1 ,w page 6 daily nebraskan O900 monday, January 20,197 """"3
