daily nebraskan
thursday, September 28, 1978 lincoln, nebraska vol. 102 no. 19
Student committees put in limbo after ASUN action
Student representatives on 12 UNL ad
visory committees were recalled by the
ASUN Senate Wednesday night in a bill
unanimously passed with no public dis
cussion. Passage of the bill had immediate
impact as the Nebraska Union Board
meeting Wednesday night was forced to
disband when its student members were
recalled.
The bill was passed because "by ap
pointing students to so many committees,
thry have effectively diluted student im
pact," according to Ken Marienau, ASUN
president.
Marienau said the dilution of power was
caused by the appointment of interested
students to a large number of committees
which met infrequently, leading to dis
interest and disillusionment of all students.
He said the bill which was passed put
the committee system on hold and gives
ASUN time to develop a proposal for an
alternative system of student involvement.
The new system would "centralize
power and make it (student input) worth
while," Marienau said.
The centralization would put the full
weight of ASUN behind any student rec
ommendations, he said, and give students
more impact with the administration.
The proposal was presented to the
senate in closed session. Only a handful of
senators were aware of the proposed before
it was discussed.
Senator Steve Upton, sponsor of the
bill, moved to suspend Senate rules to
immediately consider the bill when the
meeting reopened.
With no senator speaking for or against
the bill, it was adopted unanimously by
roll call vote.
Senator Joe Nigro, speaking after the
bill was approved, said the Senate had
made an important decision in reversing
the loss of student impact.
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Arab, Israeli students review results of Camp David summit
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By Alice Hrnicek
Did the Camp David summit resolve any of the differ
ences between the Arabs and Israelis?
It depends on whose point of view one looks at
and even then the answers are not clear.
President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin composed and
signed two agreements after 13 days of deliberations at
the summit.
In the first document, the leaders worked out the
mechanics which would help settle the final status of the
West Bank and Gaza and promoted limited self-government
for the Palestians living in those areas.
The second document called for an Israeli-Egyptian
peace treaty to be signed within three months, Israeli
withdrawals from the Sinai peninsula within three to nine
months after that, normalization of relationshiDs between
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Israel and Egypt within a year, and the completion of
Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory within three
years.
Interviews with Nabil Dahdah, vice president of the
UNL Organization of Arab Students and Nili Twersky, an
Israeli who holds a bachelor's degree in English literature
and the Bible illustrate some differences on these key
issues.
Dahdah's family originally lived on the East Bank
of the Jordan river but moved to Jordan for politi
cal reasons. Twersky and her family are in the United
States while her husband is conducting research at UNL
on a two-year sabbatical leave.
Dahdah said he thinks Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
sold out Palestinian rights at the summit.
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Speaking of earlier conferences. Dahdah noted that
"at the Al-Rabat Arab Summit Conference in 1974, the
Arab leaders recognized unanimously that the Palestini
an Liberation Organization is the sole representative of all
Palestinians."
Demand independence
Dahdah said in Sadat's early meetings with the United
Nations and American envoys, he demanded an indepen
dent state in the West Bank (including eastern Jerusalem)
and the Gaza Strip.
But now Sadat has been "giving up his previous
demands and commitments," Dahdah said. "He does not
mention the PLO anymore."
By declaring that the inhabitants of the West Bank will
be given a share of autonomy and will have a representa
tive in the elections, Sadat "gave up full Palestinian rights
to only a share in the autonomy," he added.
The situation is further complicated by the fact that
Israel has been expelling all PLO supporters from the
West Bank since 1967, he said.
Twersky said many Israelis fear what will happen
if the government were to drop out of the picture. "The
minute Israel steps out the PLO will step in."
"If the West Bank is not strong enough to resist the
PLO, then this is what we fear will happen," she sad.
Dahdah said that the second agreement at the summit
was "very ambiguous." Sadat called for the removal of
all forces on the West Bank while Begin demanded only
Israeli forces would remain.
"What defines the status of the inhabitants of the West
Bank?" Dahdah questioned.
The part of the West Bank which has created the most
friction between Arabs and Israelis is Jerusalem. Dahdah
argues that the Arabs were the first to settle the city.
However, Begin states that Jewish forefathers built it.
Although Begin has declared the city as his nation's
capital, Jerusalem is "out of the question" for Israel,
Dahdah said.
Religious claims of both sides are strong. Seven
hundred million Arabs and Moslems want their holy city
returned. But the Jews also feel their capital and religious
center are indispensable.
"I wish that we could share and then we could all
prosper together," she said.
Twersky added, though, that she and many other
Israelis are suspicious of any peace arrangements being
made. She has developed a "wait and see" policy because
of disappointments in the past.
She said Israelis have extended this attitude toward
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Tommeraasen may resign
Miles Tommeraasen, UNL vice chancell
or for business and finance, Wednesday
said he has tentatively accepted an offer to
become president of a private college in
Iowa.
Tommeraasen said Morningside College
in Sioux City made him an official offer
last Friday ,which he said he has verbally
accepted, although no contract has been
signed.
inside thursday
"I am a cautious business type,"
Tommeraasen said, "so I always wait to see
the details."
Tommeraasen said he would assume the
position in one or two months after work
ing out the details of his resignation with
UNL Chancellor Roy Young.
No salary has been agreed on,
Tommeraasen said, although he said it
would be more than the $43,500 he is paid
at UNL. He added that the Methodist
college also provides a house and car to its
president.
Tommeraasen was an undergraduate
student at Morningside and later taught
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freshmen open their football Tommeraasen first came to UNL in
season Friday, hoping to win their 1964 as a professor of finance in the
16th straight game at home College of Business. He became vice
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Women asks that charges
against Steels be dropped
A former UNL student who allegedly
was assualted by reserve Nebraska
Football player Anthony Steels said
Wednesday she would like to have the
charges dropped.
Terri Dickey, 2203 Vine St., said
some UNL football players called her
Tuesday evening to ask her why she had
talked to newspapers about the inci
dent. She said she knows quite a few of
the players, and they told her it didn't
sound like her to talk to the press.
The Daly Nebraskan got information
about the alleged assault from police
reports, not from Dickey.
"I'm not saying it didn't happen. I'd
never seen him like that before," Dickey
said. She said she would talk to the city
attorney about having the assault charge
dropped.
The Daily Nebraskan reported Wed
nesday that Steels will be arraigned Oct.
13 in connection with an incident Sept.
18. According to a police report, Dickey
told police Steels forced his way into
her apartment and choked her.
"I would feel better if I knew
(Steels) were see a doctor," Dickey said.
"I don't want to ruin anybody's
future. I really don't think hell do it
again."
Dickey said Husker coach Tom
Osborne told Steels Tuesday he would
be dropped from the squad if he is
found guilty.
"I don't want to have anything to do
with having him kicked off the football
team," she said.
Osborne said "appropriate action"
would be taken if a team member was
found guilty of a crime.
Steels receives a full athletic schol
arship, according to the football office.
Norman Langemach, chief prose
cutor for the Lincoln city attorney's
office would not discuss the Steels case
specifically.
