:onda visit has
By Mary Jo Pitzl
Actress Jane Fonda's UNL visit next week has raised a
few more eyebrows than just among admiring fans.
UNL administrators have received telephone calls
questioning the purpose of Fonda's appearance, according
to Suzanne Brown, Nebraska Union assistant director for
programs for the Union Program Council (UPC).
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Richard Arm
strong, UNL Chancellor Roy Young arid NU Corporation
Secretary William. Swanson all received requests for
further information on Fonda's visit, according to Brown.
UPC's Talks and Topics committee arranged Fonda's
Tuesday speech, which will center on politics. Fonda
apparently
raised eyebrows
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gained national attention in the late 1960's with her pro
tests to the Vietnam War.
Swanson said that a member of, the NU Board of Re
gents, whom he declined to name, had called him to find
out further details of Fonda's visit. After checking with
Brown, Swanson said he informed the regent that Fonda's
speech is "a student promotion and is financed by student
fees." The regent had no further questions, Swanson
added. . . .... ... . : .
Administrative concern .
Since Armstrong and Young were out of town Thurs
day, the DaUy Nebraskan was unable to discover who had
made the inquiries. But the calls drew enough administra
tive concern that Young requested a memorandum from
Brown listing the cost, financing, rationale and topic of
Fonda's visit.
Brown composed the memo without the input of Talks
and Topics chairman Jay Yost. She was unable to contact
Yost in time to meet the overnight deadline requested by
Young. . . -
In the memo, Brown explained that Fonda was chosen
because of the committee's decision to offer at least two
widely differing political views from well known' people
during the first semester. Conservative William F. Buckley
spoke last month, she noted.
The memo also pointed out that Fonda's visit will
cost UPC less than Buckley's, which cost the committee
$2,750 plus travel and lodging expenses.
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Thursday's balmy temperatures made waiting for the bus a relaxing experience.
"It (the memo) was a request for information because
3uestions are coming to the chancellor and vice chancellor
lat they cannot answer,'' Brown said. "There was never
any suggestion that the administration would stop Fonda
from coming." V . r .
- Similar concern in past
Brown added that administrators have requested
similar information in the past. The Power and Con
spiracy in America Symposium, sponsored by UPC last
fall, also was subject to these information requests, she
said. v, ..; .;.
40nly liberal speakers have raised questions," Brown
noted, adding that UPC tries to bring speakers represent;
ing a variety of issues to campus. .
Administrators have no authority to censor speakers,
according to policy outlined in the Student Handbook.
"Students should be allowed to invite and hear any
person of their own choosing," the handbook states. "The
institutional control of campus facilities should not be
used as a device of censorship."
Yost said he is disturbed that a regent has requested
information about Fonda's appearance,
"We have no accountability at all to the regents," Yost
said. 'I can see their point of wanting to find out what's
going on," he id, bu added that he suspects the requests
go further than simply wanting the facts.
Although he said he has not spoken with any of the
administrators requesting the information, he called the
requests for further information a result of the "conserva
tive backlash of the 60's " r : . : .
r Patrick amazed
UPC President Shari Patrick said she was amazed at the
controversy Fonda's visit seems to have caused. Y
"I just can't believe it," Patrick said. "We brought Bill
Buckley a month ago and if that's not a balance of
opinion, I don't know what is."
Patrick" and Yost both said they, questioned the process
the administrators followed to request the details- of
Fonda's speech,
"Logically, it should have gone right to Talks and
Topics " Patrick said. Since the committee is run by stu
dents and financed by student fees, Patrick said the stu
dents are accountable for the committee's actions.
However, Patrick added that she assumes the admini
strators went to the UPC staff instead of the committee
members because they are more familiar with the perma
nent staff.
;'It does make it seem like the student doesn't know
how to handle it," Patrick added.
" Administration criticized
Yost criticized administrators for "not having a good
enough grasp to know what's going on."
He suggested that the administrators might have gone
through several channels to find the student responsible
for Fonda's visit; instead of relying on UPC staff
members. .
Sara Boatman, UPC program advisor, said she thought
students should be accountable for their committee's
actions,
"If we really believe in what student programming is
about, as I do, I feel very uncomfortable speaking for
students". Boatman said, adding that she would be happy
to give advice. - - ' - i : 7 -
"We're talking about men and women who control
student fees and we strongly feel they are equipped to
explain the process they used to select a speaker."
Fonda's appearance will continue as scheduled, accord
ing to Yost. Her 7:30 pjn, speech will be Tuesday in
the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Admission is $l,but those
with UNL Ws will be admitted free.
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So you think you have the Husker spirit? Well, here's
what the well-dressed Husker fan will be wearing to the
Nebraska-Cornhusker University football game Saturday,
First, start with a basic red and white T-shirt, One
might buy the "Butcher the Buffs" shirt sold by the'
Beta Sigma Psi fraternity for $3.50, It features a grinning
Cornhusker holding the head of a buffalo.
Or you may choose a "Bury the Buffs" T-shirt sold by
the Chi Phi fraternity, also for $3.50. This shirt is white
on a red background and shows a Husker with a spade
next to a buffalo grave.
The Women'i Athletic Dept. sells T-shirts for $3 at
every home game. They sport a map of Nebraska and the
slogan "We're from Nebraska and couldn't be prouder"
in white on a red background.
Next, let's give those busy hands something to do.
A big red balloon, sold by Tassels for 25 cents should
keep them occupied until the first touchdown, then a
50-cent red and white pompom sold by the UNL Dis
tributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) can take
over.
Don't forget to stuff an official University of Neb
raska Athletic Dept. football program and a First Down
roster under each arm. These sell for $1 and 10 cents,
respectively. '
Now, what would a homecoming be without a cor
sage? The Chi Omega sorority has sold large red and
white Homecoming mums for the last 20 years. The mums
are $2 and proceeds go to the AH University Fund drive.
The Corn Cobs spirit organization sell red and white
carnations for 50 cents at every home game.
But don't shut that wallet yet-you're bound to get
hungry during the game so stuck up on popcorn, hotdogs,
and drinks from the stadium concession stands. A "Go
Big Red" backrest can be picked up there too, if they
have not been sold out.
Last of all, park a "Buck the Fuffaloes" sticker on
your bumper, courtesy of the Theta XI fraternity for $1,
and you are ready for the game ,
If you think you have just done your part to support
half of the student organizations on campus, you are
probably right.
Husker football, it seems, is big business not only for
the athletic department but for student groups too'.
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A budget request from the Institute for Agriculture
and Natural Resources (IANR) for $695,000 has created
confusion between the State Budget Office and NU, ac
cording to William Erskine, vice-president of
administration.
The NU Board of Regents allowed -Vh percent
increase In the NU budget this year, making the total
request $113,611375, he saiJ. This figure does not in
clude the Institute money because It is an area of improve
ment, he said.
"We distinguish in our budget those requests for pro
gram continuation," Erskine said. ''Improvement is
program enhancement."
lANR's request includes $362,920 for teaching,
$95,000 for increased operating costs and $36,000 for
a conservation survey, said Jim Knisely, UNL comptroller.
State Bucket director John Jacob son said the institute
request should be included in the total budget amount.
"For heavens sake, a request is a request," he said.
4,When it comes out of our computer, it's all going to be
added together." '
Erskine said the reason for the special request was ex
plained to the State Budget Department.
"We thought that we had followed their instructions
in filling out the forms," he said.
The Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resourcts
request includes increased expenditures because of higher
enrollment, Knisely said.
"This presentation for the special request was discussed
at some length," he said.
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