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By Dawn Baxter and Mary Jo Pitzl
What does it take to get students to vote
in an ASUN election?
a) Desire to see a favorite candidate
win;
b) Student obligation to vote;
c) Concern about an increase in student
fees;
d) Dissatisfaction with the present
ASUN;
e) All of the above.
A Daily Nebraskan straw poll taken at
polling places indicated that e) all of the
above drew students to vote in Wednes
day's ASUN election.
Students were asked about the election
after voting at polls in the Nebraska Union,
Nebraska East Union and Nebraska Hall.
Roger Holschcr, an agricultural econo
mics major from McCook, said he knows
first vice-presidential candidate Mike Stein
and second vice-presidential candidate
Harlan Milder.
"1 want to see them get in. They're
good people," Holscher said.
Julie Messinger of McCook said, "I
voted for Greg Johnson because 1 agreed
with his policies and he testified before the
(Nebraska) Legislature about fees." '
Against slate
The food science major added that she
was against any sort of organized slate and
she said Johnson was not affiliated with
any slate.
Undeclared major Mark Vanicek of '
York said he voted for Eric Carstcnson
because the Interfratcrnity Council repre
sentative in his fraternity recommended
the Greek candidates.
Michael Flynn, a business administra
tion major, from Omaha, said he voted
for Carstcnson because he knows him and
"likes his style."
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Paul Huebner, a history major from
North Platte, said he knew Johnson and
said he thought Johnson "wanted to do
something important with ASUN."
" Many of the students questioned said
they did not know all the candidates they
voted for.
A law student. who wished to remain
anonymous said that although he hardly
knew any of the candidates running, he
voted because he wanted to sec a friend
elected as Law College senator. Besides
that one candidate, he said, he did not
know any of the other candidates he voted
for. ' ' '
Reasons other than personal interest in
a candidate prompted some students to
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' "I feel it's my duty as a student (to
vote), said Mark Kect, an engineering
major from York. "It's kind of advised
from the place I come from," he said,
adding he is a member of Beta Sigma Psi
fraternity.
Recommendations
Reetz said that although he did .not
know any of the candidates he voted for,
he followed recommendations given by
members in his fraternity. He said he trust
ed the opinion of his friends, and was sure
the candidates they recommended would
serve well.
'They'd just as soon you vote for them
(the recommended candidates) or not for
anybody," Reetz said.
Beta Sigma Psi president Steve Cbncr
said those recommendations were, never
made at a chapter meeting of his frater
nity. Lbncr said he received a list of Greek
ASUN candidates Tuesday afternoon
which he posted with the advice that mem-"
bers should be free" to vote for whom
ever they want. He said he did not know
who distributed the list or how he re
ceived it.
Psychology major Kendra Camp said
she voted because she wanted to have
input since senators arc supposed to
represent her.
Government reorganization and con
trol over the Fees Allocation Board were
the major campaigirissucs students cited.
"I'd like to see reform in the Senate,"
architecture major Sherwood Adams of
Ralston said. Adams said he considered
rising fees and student costs in tuition and
r housing as important campaign issues.
A need to put more authority in ASUN
prompted agriculture major Bill Weston
to vote, he said.
"Last year we got some people in there
(ASUN) who didn't care," Weston said.
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The press is very influential in elections. First District
Rep. Charles Thone told a Mass Media and Society class
Tuesday night.
"Most politicians create their own problems with the
press," he said. "A politician gets his image with the
press." " '
Thone said he still is considering running for the U.S.
Senate, Nebraska governor or reelection to the U.S.
House in 1978. Or he may return to practice law in
Lincoln, he told the class. .
He said he has not yet made a decision and is looking
at all the possibilities. It has been reported that several
possible candidates for the offices Thone is considering
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Thone said the press had great influence in the Repub
lican presidential primary last year. Gerald Ford could not
come across to the people well on television, he said.
Ronald Reagan, however, came across well but lost be
cause he was running against an incumbent. .
"He (Reagan) ran a remarkable race, but he dkTnot
have very pood press coverage " Thone said. "When
Reagan would make an error, the press would jump on
it." ' i '.
Thone said a politician must run for office on his image
and the issues, and it is important to be on the right side
of the issues.
Nebraskans Ldward Zorinsky and John Y. McCollistcr
ran good races for the U.S. Senate last year, Thone said.
"But the best thing Zorinsky has for him was his 'open
door" image to government policy."
Tlfonc said he did not feel as frustrated as Zorinsky
said .he felt during his first month of office, and said
Zorinsky needs more patience with the office.
The House image was hurt with the recent congres
sional pay raises, Thone said. The House leadership
pushed through the pay raises without a roll call vote.
Thone said he is against creating public works jobs to
decrease unemployment.
"The answer to the jobs problem is in the private
sector," he said. "Once the public money is spent for the
jobs, you are back where you started from."
Thone also is against President Jimmy Carter's
proposals to change the food stamp program because he
said it is a good program and there are people who need
the food stamps.
"The program is rank with abuse but only because of
the small percentage of people who abase it. The people
with fancy cars and homes and food stamps destroy the
program's credibility and should be kicked out of the
program,"'
Abolishing the Electoral College to provide for direct
election of the president is not a good idea, Thone said.
"If we ever have a direct election, we will never see
another presidential candidate in the Midwest again,"
Thone said. "They will only campaign in the heavily
populated areas where the votes are."
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