friday, februery 26, 1976
daily nebraskan
pago 4
The current crisis over size and financing of
university day care centers is a reminder that edu
cation includes a lot more than books and regis
tration forms. , ',.
Twenty-five years ago, students probably would
have laughed at the idea of a day care center
being needed. ...
Yet married students and single parent stu
dents, both of traditional college age and slightly
older, are no longer a rarity on college campuses.
Quality day care is not only a problem on
campuses, but a concern of low income parents
everywhere. In a world where achievement on the
job becomes more and more valued for both
sexes, the need for day care can only increase.
At their limits, UNL child care centers can
serve about 70 children. That number is not ade-
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The problem seems to be a combination of low
priority on the university campus and correspond
ingly low financing measures.
The university should be indebted to the three
churches, St. Marks-on-theampus, First Ply
mouth and Commonplace, that offer space for
the day care centers.
I IN L has not done all that it could. To provide
day care, at minimal expense, to students who
need it, the university immediately should study
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flection of that need, then the university can not
ignore it any longer.
Once a study has been completed, administra
tors should begin to explore how it can reshape
priorities and provide child care as it is warranted.
For many students, this would oe just as in
valuable a service as on-campus concerts, health
center coverage or expanded athletic sites.
. Planning for human services has been neglected
by society for years and finally is being remedied
through the efforts of professional planners. It is
not inconceivable that in the future, the univer
sity might require a similar type of permanent
planning assistance.
Bricks and asphalt planning do not become any
less important. It's just that some students have
to oark their kids as well as their cars.
Vince Boucher
letters to
the edits
I was infuriated over Regent Simmons' remark,
"Students are children and we ought to treat them like
children." (DaiJy Nebraskan, Feb. 16) At 23, 1 do not
consider myself a child, although I am a student. Perhaps
Simmons would like to know why I don't consider myself
a child. The reasons are:
I am of the age .to.be held legally responsible for my
action.
I am of the age to vote and I am a registered voter.
I am of age to drink in any bar.
I am of age to get married without parental consent.
I work part-time to support myself while I attend
classes at UNL.
I've paid federal and state taxes for three years.
I own a car and pay for its upkeep.
Thus, if Simmons thinks that I'm going to pay $1,500
for a dorm room and not have what I want to drink there
or who I want to visit me when I want them to visit me,
he is looking at the world through rose-colored glasses..
An outraged child
... and fight wars
To the Regents:
As Executive Council of the Student Veterans
Organization at UNL, we must comment on your last
meeting if in truth, the reporting we recieved was
accurate.
We would like to express our thanks on behalf of the
approximately 1,600 veterans enrolled at UNL for your
delightful classification of university students (which also
includes the veterans) as children.
It is with heartfelt gratitude to find out that we
veterans who devoted part of our childish lives to such
childish pursuits as the ten year-plus Southeast Asia war
games, in accordance with past national policy, still are
considered immature children.
Our conscience is eased to know that we are not
responsible for our actions in the Far East "exercise," that
all the truly adult, mature decisions are made by such wise
and mature gentlemen as yourselves. We shudder to think
that we student veterans, along with our fellow non
veteran classmates might possibly have the power to make
such an all encompassing decision of such extreme
national, state and moral importance as to whether or not
to take (Gasp!) alcoholic beverages into "our" rooms.
Thank you again for protecting us and our fellow class
mates from ourselves.
SVO Executive Council
Bruce L. Drake, president
What's Schwa rtzkopf's benefit?
- Regent Edward Schwartzkopf keeps asking what the
unique benefits are of having liqour in the dormitories. I'd
like to know what the unique benefit of having Ed
Schwartzkopf as a regent is. Most likely, the answer to
both questions is the same-nothing, really.
As pointed out in last Monday's editorial (Feb. 10) the
regents, except for Kermit Hansen, simply ignore their
own definition of the "Student in the. Academic
Community." The definition, in part, says rules and
regulations should "seek the best possible reconcilliation.
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irregulars
Union vote analysis helps
V SI design grad strategy
By Michael Hilligoss
I joined my contacts at a large table in the Nebraska
Union's Harvest Room. Yossarian, for once, appeared
sober. (I can't help but think that Leonik is a good influ
ence on him. I only hope that coercing Yossarian to wear
a T-shirt proclaiming "Coffee Drinkers Are Better
Lovers!" isn t pushing it too hard.)
Leonik poured a round of coffee refills from his
Thermos.
What's the word?" 1 asked.
"Cream and sugar," mumbled Yossarian, under his
breath.
'The faculty vote," raid Leonik.
I "The vote on collective bargaining?" I asked. "Does
that interest the VSI?"
We've been watching the move toward unionization
for some time," he replied. 'Thought we might pick up
some tips on what not to do when we finally get enough
strength to press for the unionization of graduate teach
ing assistants." : .
"Well," I asked, "did you learn anything?"
"We've just a preliminary analysis" said Leonik, "but
you're welcome to see it. He handed me a freshly typed
'ePTU2 FACULTY UNION VOTE-VSI ANALYSIS
(1) Loss on the unionization vote was not serious. A
faculty with an 0 per cent tenure level already has a
union in almost everything but name. A move toward
imioRistfon would be much more risky for.TAs. We
daa't have tenure to f&3 buck-on if we spesk out against
the "management."
(2) There were large blocks of faculty members who
broke under political pressure from the system's level ad
ministration. The general absence of signatures from the
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (horticul
ture excepted) on the open letter endorsing collective
bargaining in last Friday's Daily Nebraskan was conspicu
ous. Potentially large blocks of resistance because of pres
sure and threats from reactionary deans and department
chairmen must be identified and dealt with well in
advance.
(3) Major numerical support for faculty unionization
was concentrated in a few departments. The English
Dept. alone accounted for over 28 per cent of the signa
tures on the open letter. Ten departments (all but one in
the Arts and Sciences College) accounted for over 70 per
cent of all the signatures. Don't move for unionization of
TAs until a wide base of support has actually been
assembled.
(4) Faculty leadership was spotty. Only five depart
ments had more than 50 per cent signature participation
on the open letter (Political Science 78 per cent, Sociolo
gy 76 per cent, Classics 75 per cent, Horticulture 63 per
cent, and Psychology 55 per cent). Cultivate effective lea
dership within as many departments as possible
(5) Jhe faculty did not bring TAs into the proposed
bargaining plans. Graduate students must look out for
their own interests. The faculty members certainly are not
interested in treating us like colleagues when it comes to
the subject of money.
between personal freedom and necessary order." Noting
that the regents, as a whole, seem to ignore their own
directives, definitions and guidelines at will to suit their
own expectations, whatever they may be, the situation
seems clear that a little "civil disobedience" is in order. .
In a covert type of manner, of course.
... . , Bruce McMorris
Threats to Walden laughable
In response to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity's "Letter
to the Editor" concerning Ray Walden's observations of
"Fiery Monday."
Because we don't wish to incur the wrath of a certain
fraternity's legal council, we will choose our words
carefully, despite a rational discussion with the Kappa
Sigma president.
It is a fact that Walden received several threatening,
obscene, juvenile-almost to the point of being
humorous-telephone calls last Friday in regard to his
letter. But not wishing or being able to afford a libel suit
(F. Lee. Bailey is tied up with Patty Hearst anyway) we
will mention that it is, of course, possible that these calls
came from irate senior citizens from Madonna Home. The
ridiculous,' and hardly believable, threat of legal action
reminds us of grade school days when you regularly heard
threats of "if you do, you'll have to pay the doctor bills."
But then if Walden takes this newest development with
the same seriousness which he afforded the phone calls,
it should make for a good laugh.
Dave Hardy, Mark Young, Dave Waskowiak
Gustaf son's position paradoxical
Mr. Del Gustafsor. in his "Word Unheard" column
(Feb. 18) bemoaned the attempt to bring unionization to
. UNL facutly members. He believes that "learning is
properly a cooperative venture. . .(and that). . . only the
college campus which attains a commonality of interests
can succeed in the pursuit of the common good, Truth.
Does it not seem naradnxical that Mr. Gustafson, I
free-enterprise enthusiast, .came to ieam of 'Truiii,
through a cooperative venture" and a "commonality of
interests?" ......
Does it not seem paradoxical that competition, so dear
to Mr. Gustafson in other spheres, would produce
"discord. . . in a unionized college?"
Does it not seem paradoxical that Mr. Gustafson, who
has ridiculed "commonality of Interests" quite regularly,
should suddenly embrace it at the appearance of Lady
Learning?
Come, come Mr. Gustafson. If free enterprise and
resulting competition is the "truth," which you would
like us to believe, is it capable of division? Perhaps there
are truths, not "Truth," eh, Mr. Gustafson?
Bruce Nelson
ASUN Senate a farce
I see that the ASUN elections are fast approaching
and also that the same old garbage about "student
interests" is being exposed again. . . .
Basically, the ASUN Senate has no power. So W
don't the people concerned come down from their low
aspirations and admit the foolishness and absurdity or
their actions in "play-acting" government. j
Let's all face reality and abolish ASUN Senate and save i
ourselves some fee money, a lot of aggravation,
deflate the arrogant egos of many of our toJJ
student government. ASUN Senate is a farce, let s all
up to it and end the madness of the facade of P.w"'
.... Jackie tni
