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By Kent Warneke .
The quiet campaign has ended. The charges, decrees,
statements of intent and arguments that go hand-in-hand
with the annual ASUN presidential elections have begun.
Wednesday afternoon in the main lounge of the Ne
braska Union more than 200 students heard the issues and
stances pf the candidates vocalized in the first of three
debates between the four ASUN senators.
A panel composed of ASUN President Bud Cuca, Daily
Ncbraskan Editor In Chief Rocky Strunk and Innocents
Society President Bob Moodie asked questions, along with
members of the audience.
LSD party candidate Tim I. Munson fielded numerous
. questions about his proposed methodology of implement-
ing violence, terrorism and war and answered with state-,
ments that surprised and, at times, offended some
audience members. .
Munson said he would be responsible for all of the con-
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"I would be, if you like, Jesus Christ, here at UNL,"
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Elaborating on that answer, Munson said he was an
; atheist and that he was sorry if he offended anyone with
ins naieiiieni. iwunson- saia ne respected people s Christian
beliefs, but he could see similarities in his position and the
one Christ took. .. .
Objectives stressed
STAR party candidate John Parsons and US party can
didate Renee Wessels stressed their parties' proposals and '
objectives. . '
Parsons emphasized the need for students to actively
Dental school dean
accepts Baylor job
By Val Swinton . '
The dean of the NU College of Dentistry, Richard
Bradley, has announced his resignation to take a similar
; position at Baylor University in Texas."
Bradley, 54, probably will leave the university Aug. 1 ,
although he said the actual date has not been officially
decided.
According to Bradley, it was persistent recruiting by
, the Baylor Dentistry College Board of Trustees that "
finally convinced him to take the job.
- - He said he was contacted last fall by the board and was
asked for permission to put his name on the candidate list.
He agreed and was interviewed by the board in January.
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saying he preferred to remain in Nebraska. ' ,
But last week, several members of the board flew to
Nebraska in a private jet to try and convince Bradley to ;
change his mind, and Monday he announced he would
take the job. "
Bradley, who is currently making $58,800 a year, re
fused to comment on how much he'll be making at
Baylor. ,
Twice as large
' Although Baylor University, a private school in Waco,
Texas, has an enrollment about one-third that of NU,
Bradley said Baylor's College of Dentistry is a separate
entity, about twice the size of the NU College of Dentis
try. The Baylor College of Dentistry is in Dallas.
Bradley came to the Nebraska College of Dentistry in,
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is a 1952 graduate of NU, and lived in Omalia and Iowa
before returning to Lincoln.
Bradley's new title will be president and dean of the
, Baylor College of Dentistry, which "puts me in the final
responsible position," he said. Bradley said he would
answer only to the college Board of Trustees.
Answers to Vanselow
Bradley currently is responsible to the NU Medical
Center Chancellor, Neal Vanselow. v
Vanselow said that Jiis administration tried to convince
Bradley to remain in Nebraska.
"We did talk to Dean Bradley.'' he said. "However, v
, Baylor has resources that aren't available at the University
of Nebraska. v
"He's going to be hard to replace, Vanselow added.
According fo Vanselow, a search committee consisting
of faculty members of the dentistry, college, dentistry
students and representatives of the dental alumni group
will be formed. He said it could be several months before
a replacement is found and the group might still be look
ing when school starts next fall.
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campaign in NU Board of Regents elections for candidates
sympathetic to student views.
Parsons was asked if the time spent on campaigning
would make him overlook his duties as ASUN, president.
He was also asked if there would be enough time to select
candidates before the March 14 filing deadline.
"No, it would not affect my capabilities as an ASUN
president because it would not just be me campaigning,"
Parsons said. "I'm planning on working with an effective
ASUN that will work to its capabilities and help me in this
effort." ..
Parsons added that two candidates have been talked to
about filing for regents and will be interviewed by ASUN
before the filing deadline. .
Alliance important
Wessels said she felt an alliance between ASUN
and the Nebraska Legislature is very important.
"I can see real gains from working with the Legislature
which will give us direct student involvement in the bud
getary process," Wessels said.
Strunk asked Wessels and Parsons what steps would be
taken to ensure "responsiveness of ASUN and received
different responses. ,
"There are a number of ways to improve this, such
as making sure that various students are recruited for
student research commissions," Wessels said and added
the elected senators would also help effectively represent
UNL student opinions.
, Parsons said he would initiate programs in FINK
week for residence halls, re-establish the presidential
cabinet and better use the coverage by the Daily
Nebraskan.
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'Some friend'
It was Munson, however, who got the most response
from the audience as he used quotes from the Daily
Nebraskan and rebuttals of other candidates in his state
ments. . .
Munson said he doubted the effectiveness of Parsons'
proposal to campaign for regental elections and charged
that both Parsons and Wessels "spewed forth bland
rhetoric
'If Renee thinks we have a friend in the Legislature,
and then they cut $750,000 from our budgetMhat's some
kind of friend, "Munson said. r : : : - : -
The fourth candidate, Jay Willhoft, appeared to be the
forgotten candidate after opening statements and panel
questions were asked. .
Willhoft stressed the importance of leadership in
ASUN, saying he could provide such leadership and said
students should try and work with tha present system at
UNL.
"No matter how many flaws or imperfections, we
should try and work with what we have and try to make
it that much better," Willhoft said.
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thursday, march 6, 1980
lincoln, nebraska vol. 104, no. 39
Late starter Willhoft faces climb
By Kent Warneke
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of profiles
on ASUN presidential candidates. The profiles appear in
the order candidates' names will appear on the ballot.
Jay Willhoft ii facing an uphill battle. .
A last minute filing of his letter of intent, a late start
for his campaign, and a lack of time to form a political
party have all contributed to the climb Willhoft must
make in his quest for the ASUN presidency.
But Willhoft says all that does not really matter.
' "I'm asking people to vote leadership, to vote the
issues, not to vote for somebody because they recognize
them," Willhoft said. Willhoft is an independent candidate
for president. ,
The junior political science and history major from
Lincoln said UNL students have been given a voice in a
process that has many flaws and shortcomings, but it is
the students' responsibility to decide, how to use that
voice. ' -' ' , ' . '
"We're all pursuing the same basic end, so we have to
build on what we have," Willhoft said. "But nothing can
work unless people participate in this process."
The current Union Board member said he would like to
see 30 percent of UNL students vote in this year's ASUN
elections March 12. '
Student apathy is not so much the problem, as is in
activity of students, he said. The issue is not that stu
dents don't care, but rather that they are frustrated and
don't know how to participate actively, he said.
' Conscious effort
' A conscious effort has to be make to talk to students
as he has, Willhoft said, and to be informed on problems
that are concerning students.
"Nobody, not administrator or other students, is
going to get ill feelings for trying to do a little investigate
ing to inform yourself," Willhoft said. '
Willhoft said he admires current ASUN president, Bud
Cuca, but doesn't agree with everything Cuca and this
year's senate have done. He cited the ASUN legislation con
cerning the Krugerrands as an example.
The first ASUN bill, requesting the return of the coins
to their donor, was right in the respect that it emphasized
moral issues, Willhoft said. The African People's Union
also had a right to express their views, he said.
"I respect-their views, but not at the expense of 2,000
students in the engineering college," Willhoft said. "We .
should look at the issue of the quality of education and
weigh the views of the people that ASUN directly repre
sents." True feelmgs hidden
Issues were twisted around in such a sensitive matter,
and as a result true feeling of students concerning the
coins were hidden for a while, he said. -
Willhoft said he feels the old philosophy of cleaning up
your own backyard before criticizing another's holds
true in this case. .
The decision to get more actively involved in student
government was his own initiative, he said. It was an
attempt to get other students involved.
"I'd like to have my chance to encourage students to
involve themselves in student issues," Willhoft said.jvho
has served on the Arts and Sciences Advisory Board and
the Commission on Educational Quality. ;. ;
There is a silent majority of students on campus that
definitely need to" be, involved, ' Wiliho'ft said. He said he
sees no way to gauge those students' interests, but that
doesn't mean they're not part of the system.
Willhoft said, students need only two things to parti
cipate - a student I.D. and a little initiative.
Li stening needed ;
.. "The only way to encourage people is to listen and to
solicit their opinions, imd they try and determine what is
right with integrity and knowledgeable judgment," Will
hoft said. "And I'm willing to do all of that."
Willhoft said there lias been a lot of antagonism be- '.
tween the ASUN president and the NU Board of Regents,
part of which is inherent with the structural system.
"However, human dignity dictates respect, no matter
what age or level of experience, and I would especially
respect someone with over 40 years of experience over
me," Willhoft said. : "What I'm concerned with is the
amount of antagonism put in by ASUN to the point that
it becomes counter productive."
Willhoft said the key to his campaign is to get more
people to participate, both in the elections and student
government itself.
"No matter who1 wins the election, the person who
does win will then benefit by the increased participation,"
he said. :
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