Wednesday, September 10, 1975
pags 2
daily nebraskan
Thesis data erased, student may sue
By Theresa Forsman ,;
A UNL graduate student said she may
file a law suit against the University of Ne
braska in an effort to receive her masters
degree. ,
Ann Nugent said she has compiled oyer
70 credit hours of graduate work in the
Sociology Dept. at UNL during the past
five years.
The student said data for her masters
thesis, which she had stored in a university
data system, was erased accidentally .
No personal record
Nugent, who discovered that the data
was missing last year, kept no personal
record of the lost material. Therefore, she
said, she is unable to write her thesis.
She requested her masters degree be
awarded on the basis of course work and a
comprehensive examination.
The Sociology Dept. does not offer
graduate degrees without a thesis, said :
James Kimberly, chairman of UNL's Soci-
olgy Dept. ' . '
IJLJLyvfL.1
fHtEC
. A native of Switzerland, Nugent must
leave the United States sometime next
month because of immigration laws which
took effect after her American husband's
death last year. She said that even if she
did not have to leave the country, she
would not write another masters thesis.
. "I put many hours of work into gather
ing the material which was lost and have
paid a great deal in tuition charges," she
said. MI don't think I should have to do it
again."
Discriminated against
She also refused to write another thesis
because of the data erasure and because she
said she felt discriminated against as a
woman and a foreigner.
Nugent appealed the Sociology Dept.'s
, refusal to grant her a degree directly to the
NU Board of Regents last Saturday.
She asked the board to override the de
partment's decision. The board resolved
that Nugent should follow normal appeal
procedures on the Lincoln campus before
IZcrmcsrii Gsssera Center
THE BUD IN
BEER IS LIKE
THE ART IN
ARTWORLO.
ALL ART
t DRAFTING
SUPPLIES, PERIOD
1:; . Jl J 1
CsmX " MhHiuiii Omh GOTwwy-Lincoln
I I
OVER 250.000
AUTO PARTS III ST0.GR
and foreign parts
I2ca. - Frt 7:33 - 5:50
1 16210 St. 475-4201 I
ALL ART
ft DRAFTING
SUPPLIES, PERIOD
Si
F"
M
4
i-1
...
PATI&WTLY WA1TIM&
tfJW IN AN9 fOT YoO, oti LAY- AWAY
NOW
a -v- m -- ja vji
fiaAiwf
3
H
1
iriiiiriaiiLii iunnnn
An 1 1 ik 1111
I I II I
nrciwntine her case to the board.
Regent Robert Raun of Minden said the
board is not qualified to make a ruling on
the matter.
"It would wreck the whole academic
procedure of the university," he said.
The board said that since Nugent is
obliged to leave the country soon she
could meet with the Academic Affairs
Committee to discuss the problem.
Legal action
Nugent said she has not decided
whether to do this or to bring legal action
against the university.
By addressing the board, she circum
vented normal appeal procedures available
in the Graduate College.
James Drew, dean of UNL's Graduate
College, said two appeal committees exist
for graduate students. Both the campus
level and systems level committees were
available to Nugent last spring.
I still open I
SPACE IS AUA1LADLE
Ufl-L UNTEQICJ 7-70
Dec. 21 Jan. 11
FLISilT only er FLIEiTSTGYg
$327 pan's & credit offered I
Evelya Jaeobecsi I
264 Dsbraska union 472-24i4j
Editor-trhif : Rebsnxa ErK, Nevn Editor
Ftendy Gordon nd Lori Domo, Managing Editor
Stan Linhorft, Assodat Nawi Editor: Gina Hills'
Layout Editor: Michtla Schmal, Sports Editor:
Larry Stunkal, Third Diffiamion Editor: Vinoi
Boucher, Businus Msnsser: Jarrl Hautsler
Advartiilng Marwr: Mary Ann My art'
production &ttrt8$r: Kitty Policky.
Cscorxl Osss1 Pasts paid at Lincoln, Neb
68501.
Addraa: Tho Daily NsbrMkan, Nabraska
Union 34, 14th and R ttraatt, Lincoln, Nb
68508. Talcphona: (402) 472-2S88.
Tha Daily Nabratkan it published by tha
Publicstions Committee on Monday, Wadnasday,
Thursday and Friday through tha autumn and
spring semester.
Copyright 1S7S, tha Daily Nebraska.
Material may be reprinted without permission if
attributed to the Daily Nebraskan,.' except
matartal cevored by another copyright.
ASUN CALENDAR
- September 10, 1975
I. Executive Report
A. Senate Membership
B. Regents' Meeting
C. Chancellor Search
Committee Appointments
D. Council on Student
life Meeting
E. Faculty Senate Notes
F. Standing Committees-Jackie
Learned
II. Open Forum
A. Nebraska University
Public Interest Research
Group (NUPRIG)
III. Old Business
IV. New Business
A. Appointments
B. Resolution No. 13
Notice of Appointments
C. Resoludon No. 14
University Bookstore Bill
boards -
D. Resolution No. 15
University Budget
E. Resolution No. 16
Chanceflor Search Commit,
tee;.'
V. Announcements
A. Community Relations
Committee Meeting ;
B. Book Exchange
C. Activities Mart.
short stuff
S SALOOf
Ail sstos caeh -No Chocks 27th & Holdraga
Liqht or Dark
RUU and GOKE SALE
r.":.i eocA-coLA
287 gQts.Bfl
WntrMdaGmahCbwMy Lincoln
I
oev vbb 'sa&Qoir
DAILY 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
SELF SERVICE
SANDWICH & SALAD BAR
MAKE IT YOUR WAY - THE WAY YOU LIKE IT
WITHOUT COUPON $10
REFUND . .50
YOUR COST $1.00
COUPON GOOD THROUGH 0-20-78
27 th & IIOLDREGE
M
All students planning a
career in medicine are wel
come to attend a NU Med
meeting today at 7 pjn. in
the Nebraska Union Audi
torium. "Elements of the
medical team will be the
topic of guest speaker, Dr.
Jerry Reed.
Free advanced lifesaving
and water safety instruction
parts 1 and 2 are being of
, iered by the American Red
Cross every Wed. night
beginning tonight at 8 p.m.
at Lincoln Southeast High
School. All interested
welcome.
An organizational meet-
I... fnUkMV !TnivritV
Public Interest Research
Group is planned for Wed
nesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
in the Nebraska Union.
An ASUN Community
Relations Committee meet
int is planned for Sept. 10
at 9 pin. in ihe Nebraska
Union 334.
liven up your place
with new olants.
i
i
1 jVtfl ' ji(.I.i5
i
Between th Firtt
National Bank tni
the National Bank
of Commerce.)
(find got a
student discount)
Visit our new plant dept.
with its large selection of
beautiful green plants in-
cludfeg dxaeens, Swedish
tvy, jade and many suc
culent varieties .
J
