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Doesn'f anybody oui there wanr us?
We're beginning to identify with those con
fused, wide-eyed kids we always pictured when
we heard stories of orphans. Doesn't anybody
want to be our president?
A lot of people have left us this semester, but
we've been assured that there is nothing wrong
with the University of Nebraska-that it is natural
for university administrators to move on to
bigger and better positions. Well, more than one
of those on the search committee's eligibility list
makes less money than what we offer, at a smaller
campus, too.
And it's little consolation that the government
is having the same problem, according to column
ist George F. Will. He says they also have trouble
recruiting able, competent administrators when
they can fare so much better in the open market.
At their meetine tomorrow, the regents will
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discuss the prospects of filling by Jan. 1 our
soon-to-be-vacant president's chair.
Lincoln Regent Ed Schwartzkopf said earlier
this week some "fairly rapid action" would have
to be taken to fill the post by next year. Maybe
we shouldn't rush any of the candidates who
would take the position but can't get here by the
Jan. 1 . Though it's hard to believe anybody
wouldn't be anxious to have the job (whatever
happened to the attractiveness of a challenge? Or
maybe what we need is not a search committee,
but a posse) it would be better to have an interim
president for awhile -than to resort to our second
choice list (there are more prospects in the wings,
arerrt there?) just to have the job filled by a
certain date.
Optimistic attitude shouldn't be called 'psychic'
There are no laws against the Allene Cunning
hams of this world. These self-proclaimed
psychics are usually pretty good at equivocating
enough to stay on this side of any they may be
suspected of violating.
On a local radio station this week and at a
public presentation Wednesday, Cunningham -claimed
to have the psychic powers to tell con
fused souls their future.
If Cunningham, by telling you that you are
going to be successful, makes you successful,
that's great. She's changed your attitude about
yourself and a good attitude goes a long way in
the quest for success. Ministers and psychiatrists
often do the same for people. The difference is
that ministers don't charge for their counseling
and psychiatrists have a licence to prove their
legitimacy.
Cunningham is not a fraud if she helps people
by giving them a positive perspective.
But those who go to her for help (and she
would not say what she charges for a private
psychic session) should realize that if they come
away with a renewed outlook on life, it's the
power of positive Clinking at work, not any
supernatural, psychic power.
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won't fade memory of Watergate
By L. Kent Wclsnott
It has been said that America rid itself of the last
vestiges of Watergate when Jerry Ford was defeated for
the presidency But it has not. Watergate will be with us
for a lot longer than two years. The Republican Party may
not recover from the Nixon years, both before and after
Watergate.
Hunter Thompson said in 1972 that Richard Nixon
sold the parry "down the greasy chute forever". This was
before the scandal broke, before Watergate became a
grownups
game
household word. By running the now infamous Commit
tee to Re-elect the President and avoiding the regular
party channels Nixon allowed the party to drift into the
hands of its conservative wing. This drifting cut the base
of the party and almost gave them the movie actor for
their nominee. As it was Ronald Reagan and the conserva
tives platform that it did not even recognize past Republi
can positions. This challenge also forced Ford to move
further to the right than he would have liked to be and
perhaps cost him fee election.
Watergate is still reflected in the membership of Con
gress. The 1974 elections sent about 20 freshman Demo
crats to the House, all but two survived the test this fall.
The Senate is still overwhelmingly Democratic even
though Ford received almost 50 per cent of the vote. The
Congress has already institutionalized reforms due to the
Jgergate scandaL Most important among them is the
federal funding of presidential campaigns- reaction to
I.'ixon'i purchase of the 1972 election for the small cost
of 0 million dollars. The moniterfcg of funds w2 prevent
farther Watergate and rdsied eventj such as fee scllinj of
esbsssdonhips and iaflaence-peddiag. Farther reforms
pressed by Watergate wiU be forthcoming ca all levels.
Xstsriis bu slso bid its eflect on pocile Rutli-
can presidential candidates for 19S0. Even Howard Baker
of Tennessee, who gained his national reputation on the
Ervin Committee, has become tainted by the scandaL
John Dean talks of Bakers role in bis book, Blind
Ambition. Dean says I remembered how boldly be had
announced that he had not met with the President about
Watergate in spite of the fact mat I myself prepared the
agenda for one meeting and bad been summoned to the
Presidents 03 office in the middle of it ... He was
playing both sides, I knew-, demanding the truth and
then exchanging strategy messages with Colson; voting
with the White House in private and the switching to the
other side in public."
John Connally has already been tainted by the scandal
although, be was aquitted and he' did nothing for his
aspirations by failing to deliver Texas for Ford. The same
holds for Bob Dole-however slim are his chances of
getting the nomination. Due to this effect, Reagan's age
and Fords defeat is going to force the Republican party to
groom new talent for an assault on an incumbent, a
seemingly impossible task given the minority size of the
parry.
Suffered for Nixon
Jerry Ford did suffer for the sins of Watergate both
his own and Nixon's. Attacked during the campaign for
his role in blocking a House investigation of Watergate,
Ford could not sstisfactoraHy answer reporters questions
about it. The general feeling of throw the rascals out"
initiated by the scandal may also have hurt Ford.
Watergate will remain in the public eye for no other
reason than the bocks being written on the subject.
Watergate win not go away because all the people
involved in it have left government It wZl live on in the
form of a changed Republican Party, reform legMatksa ,
and dost importantly in the memory of the American
people and future history books. I hope that fills is
encrh to prevent- another such scandaL Tra not sure it
is.
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Defenso of high G.PA
When I first read Rex Sclint's opinions on the updated
Regents Scholarship program (Nov. 18 Ddfy Nebraskan)
I was a bit surprised. I was surprised at the logic Seline
used in comparison to the logic the Scholarships and
Financial Aids committee used in evaluating the Regents
Scholarship program.
The first flaw in Seline's logic: the committee dropped
the requirement of maintaining a semester average. All
that the scholarship is dependent on is the cumulative
GJA: This allows the students the flexibility to take
tough courses and not fose their scholarship.
Second, the committee did not place the prestige of a
scholarship ahead of a student's education. It did place
the students receiving the best" grades to receive the
"test" scholarship. If there is not a greater number of
Regents Scholarships going to alternates this will be
solving part of the problem of "good" students not re
ceiving scholarships while a poorer1" student, on the
GP.A. scale, receives one.
This change should -not discourage regents scholars
from participating in student organizations. Now that
they all will be honors students a greater percentage will
naturally flow into student organizations. If more regents
alternates are receiving scholarships more of them will be
able to place the time they had previously spent working
at jobs participating in student organizations.
.1 would like to close in agreement with one of Seline's
, statements. It is knowledge, not grades we seek. Unfor
tunately grades are one of the few criteria we have to go
on. , '
Thank you for your concern
Steve Wheeler
CSL ignored needs
Chance2or Roy Young has this student's respect for his
acknowledgement at the Nov. 11 meeting of the Council
on Student life that there was, in truth, a quota system
this year for student football tickets. In this regard, the
chancellor reinforced recent correspondence tome by
regent Robert Prokop that stipulated this same fact, and
that this same quota system had been condoned by the
board of regents because of the scalpers". Young's pro
posal for a review committee to examine this whole issue
is a commendable one.
It scorns ironic that before the duocr? visited the
council meeting, a statement was made by the president
of ASUN," seconded by another . coundl member, that
there was "nothing really wrong with the present ticket
system." This declaration was made after this Visitor to
the meeting read the referred to correspondence by Pro
kop, and was apparently supported by the rest of the
Coundl on Student life, and their director by subse
nuent silsnce. The director of the council requested that
this matter not be presented to the chancellor during his
visit because "other matters" were scheduled fox dis
cussion. As a visitor to all of the regular sessions of the Council
on Student Life meetings held this academic year, I can
report with conviction that the council representatives do
not objectively represent the needs of all UNL studti&L
Certain appendages of the UNL campus, specifically the
Athletic Dept. are held quasi-sacred. Hopefully, the next
group of student government representatives nominated
to these important posts will constitute a more democra
tic composition and will be representative of the total
university student community.
Sincerely
Gerry Egsn
Squawks about Thundsrchickens -
An article concerning the intramural football cham
pionship in the Nov. 17 issue of the Daily Nebrsskan
drew my attention as being a fine example of partisan
reporting. For those who are interested, Abel 5 A played
a much better game than one would be led to believe by
reading the article. Abel 51s offense was in control of the
ba3 for a greater part of the game. Considering the larger
size and different playing techniques (roughing?) of the
Thunderchickens, Abel 5 deserves at least credit for that
much. Furthermore, the quality of the refereeing was
questionable; if it bad given Abel 5 the advantages that it
gave the Thunderchickens, I am sure a great deal of
Squawking" would have been heard from the Thunder
chickens. I ssy this because two possible touchdowns
were lost by Abel 5 due to debatable calls. These 2 tozh-do-A-ns
&oid Lave tied the game, and Abel 5 in;git have
won by scoring extra points.
Understandably, not all of this would appear in a news
rtide; but due to the way the event was reported, I felt
tfcst a few items previously usmnitbned should be
pointed out. The Thunderchickens definitely are a good
team, but please "give credit where credit is due on both
sides.
A Sports Fan