Wednesday, february 6, 1980
daily nebraskan
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ASUN to hem Chiemo
ikeriminmUon eompMnts
By Rose Fitzpatrick
Problems of discrimination faced at UNL by students
of Mexican descent researched in a paper by. Rumaldo
Lovato will be presented at the ASUN meeting Wednes
day. '
Lovato, a graduate sociology student, said students
have complained of discrimination applying for work
study, in the classroom and in other organizations.
Lovato said he and other Chicano and Chicana students
hope to get greater minority student participation on the
senate.
Leroy Casodos, an undergraduate sociology major, said
they would like to see a change in the ASUN constitution
because the constitution was drawn up together before
minorities came to campus.
One of the main constitutional changes should be in
the voting procedure, Casados said.
Casados said native American and Chicano students
with non-Anglo names won't get elected.
Lovato and Casados are working also on a new organiza
tion, United Chicanos and Chicanas of Aztlan, whose pur
pose is to address issues.
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Prokop said that one of the reasons Larsen may have
for considering other employment is "a certain conflict
between the Arts and Sciences college and the
administration units."
"You can't go against your bosses," he said.
" .
John Parsons, ASUN senator and candidate for the
1980-81 ASUN presidency, said he thought Larsen' inter
view at Wyoming stemmed from UNL budgetary problems
and from the Arts and Sciences faculty petition to abolish
NU Central Administration.
"Larsen. is respected on campus and also is not afraid
to speak his views " Parsons said.
'The implication is there" of a difference with admini
stration, Parsons said, There are some things you can read
into it but people won't come out and say, he added.
Wesselssaid that Larsen is sensitive to the students'
needs in the College of Arts and Sciences, although these
Lovato said that through the organization they want to
bring a better understanding to the majority students of
the Chicano and Chicana students.
Tolerance
"We can live with different religious groups in society
with no threats but with a tolerance of religion. Ethnicity
can be tolerated and lived with as long as everyone under
stands," Lovato said.
Lovato said the purpose of this organization is politi
cal, to bring about understanding and to allow individuals
to develop leadership and to participate in the community
as a whole. '
TJiis organization is not designed to split up other
Mexican-American or Chicano organizations but to allow
students to articulate political ideas, Lovato said.
Isolation
Lovato said the off-center location of the Culture
Center serves as a means of isolating minority students.
He said an office in a location such as the women's
resource would get more recognition, so the majority stu
dents know that it exists.
In his research paper, Lovato contends that assimila
tion is a process of rejection for minority people and im
migrants to the U.S.
"It causes self-hatred and rejection, the feeling of being
inferior when in fact your culture is not inferior," he said.
As individuals of Mexican descent get into the univer
sity system they identify more as Chicano or Chicana than
Mexican-American, Lovato said. This is often the result of
discrimination.
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views may not be popular.
She said this job is difficult because he must deal with
a "year to year programmatic existence." She also said
that it is frustrating for Larsen to tell faculty they may
have to do with less pay or less research.
Wessels said she would be discouraged if Larsen left be
cause "he works diligently and consistently in what' he
feels is the best for the college."
Prokop offered reasons for Strong's and Sample's
reasons for applying at other universities, suggesting that
many administrators may not perceive the job they have
as. what they wanted it to be. He cited Strong as an
example of this and added that he is originally, from
Oregon.
Concerning Sample's interview, Prokop said that
Sample may want to be directly involved in academics.
His current job at the NU systems office is not involved
with academics, he said. - -
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