lincoln, nebraska vol. 105, no. 76
thursday, december 11, 1980
Speakers offer views on war, military at rally
By Robert Dorfman
"Hell, no, we won't go."
That chant echoed from the north side of the Nebraska
Union Wednesday afternoon when a crowd of about 75
people gathered for a rally against draft registration
sponsored by the Student Resistance Organization.
The rally was an effort to educate young adults about
draft registration, said Teresa Holder, a member of the
campus group. She said she thinks individuals should not
register for a possible military draft.
"Don't give the government your social security
number," she warned. "Registration will lead to draft."
Another member of the campus group, Cynthia
Trainor, said she opposes registration for the draft because
she fears the United States is heading for another military
situation similar to that in Vietnam during the 1960s and
early I1) 70s.
"The only reason why we currently are not in a politi
cal war is that people still remember Vietnam," she said.
L: ric Johnson told the crowd he thinks registration is
ridiculous and unpatriotic.
"Militarism is not the macho fantasy of Teddy Roose
velt and 'carrying a big stick.' "
"The real Americans are those who defend freedom,
not thos who kill in the name of freedom," Johnson said.
Another speaker at the rally, Moira Ferguson, chair
person of women's studies, said, "no one should be
drafted, but by being excluded, women again are kept
under control in a male-dominated society."
Ferguson said all presidents are controlled by corpora
tion leaders, adding that Reagan will march to a "different
drum" when he realizes who actually has the power.
"The common people have the power and they will
rise," she said. "In political matters there is no fence to
sit on. Neutrality only ensures political ties."
A local minister also spoke at the rally, saying
"opposition to the draft is but a sympton of a real dis
ease." "The problem of a draft is that it is a stupid and waste
ful way of destroying people's potential," Larry Dahl said.
Attitudes of those attending the rally varied.
Mike Maroon, a UNL sophomore, said he has register
ed, but now wishes he wouldn't have done so. He said
hearing different opinions about war and the U.S. military
has changed his outlook on the issue.
Another spectator, however, offered a different opin
ion. The student, who did not want his name published,
said if people don't like the way the country is run, then
they can leave.
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Photo by Jon Natvig
Eric Johnson, an ASUN graduate senator, was one
of the students participating in an anti-draft rally in
front of the Broyhill Fountain Wednesday.
1981 is International Year of the Handicapped
By Pat Carraher
The year 1981 has been designated as the International
Year of the Handicapped, according to Brad Munn,
affirmative action director at UNL.
In order to emphasize the importance of the year, a
film will be shown on campus about the handicapped.
"We have a 20 minute, color movie titled 'A Different
Approach.' that won the Academy Award for best docu
mentary in 1979," Munn said.
n The film will be shown Friday, Dec. 12 in the Nebraska
Union at 1 1 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. It also will be shown in
the Fast Union Monday at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.
"The film is actually a comedy, featuring Hollywood
stars. It deals with handicapped employees, not students.
But, we still think it will be of interest because today's
students will be employees in just a few years," Munn
said.
According to Munn, the International Year of the
Handicapped was designated by the United Nations. He
said there will be a numba of vvoild-uido activities deal
ing with the occasion.
"You have to understand that this is not a UNL pro
ject, but something that is going in in a number of coun
tries all over the world," he said.
Munn said that UNL probably will not do anything
special other than showing "A Different Approach."
"1 don't see that we'll be doing anything different this
year than any other year," Munn said. "We'll keep on
doing just as much as possible to accommodate the handi
capped, just as we have in other years."
However, Munn said that there would be a number of
special events going on other places next year.
"I'm sure the city will be doing something for it in
k81," Munn said. "There will be things happening all over
the country and all over the world. They'll probably issue
special stamps commemorating handicapped persons.
They'll no doubt have a week set aside for it sometime
in '81. They should also be having a world-wide sympos
ium on the handicapped sometime next year."
Munn said the United Nations designates each year in
honor of certain kinds of people. He said 1980 was Inter
national Year of the Woman.
Computer energy system
regulates UNL buildings
By Bob Glissman
II the outside temperature some winter
afternoon rose to 60 or 65 degrees, you
probably wouldn't expect the air condition
ing to come on in classrooms across campus.
But you would want the rooms to be cooler,
or at least more comfortable.
The Computerized Fncrgy Management
System operating in 18 buildings at UNL
would solve this problem as it solves others,
said Jim I lines, energy conservation man
ager. I lines said sensors which sample the tem
perature in selected rooms of a building
alert the host computer to any changes in
temperature. The computer, housed in the
Physical Plant basement, then makes adjust
ments that effect the average room temper
ature in the building.
In the first example, the building would
be "pre-cooled," I lines said, using outside
air instead of chill water used in air condit
ioning. Room thermostats still control the
room temperature. Hincs said; the computer
just controls the systems (fans, dampers
and coils) which allow for the temperature
change.
The system, which was installed in 1979,
is supposed to cut energy costs.
"We can only guess how much it saves
since the university didn't meter (changes
in temperature) prior to connecting the
system," Hines said. "People in the industry
say you can save anywhere from 30 to 50
percent in energy costs using this system."
I lines said he hopes to put more buildings
on the monitoring system over the next
three years, and $1.8 million has been
requested from the Nebraska Legislature
to add 60 more buildings on both campuses
to the system.
He said the request has been approved
by the NU Board of Regents which has
slated energy conservation as a top prior
ity in its budget.
In the spirit of "continually developing
new ways of making things more efficient,"
Hines also runs an "Energy Hotline." He said
the number is available so that people can
call when they have an idea to conserve
energy or when they sec energy wasted on
campus. The number, 472-3131, is a phone
number at the Physical Plant, and all calls
are transferred to Hines' office.
Hines said that in the two years the hot
line has existed, calls have ranged from com
plaints of extremely over-lit rooms to heat
escaping from heating tunnels which house
pipes.
"We don't get all that many calls," Hines
said, but he plans to continue offering the
service. "It's not something that costs much
money or takes much time."
Thursday
Another semester already: Fewer students
used pre-registration this semester than
last; but students can still use general
registration Page 8
What's new on the tube: Not much,
according to a columnist, and resolving
the actors' strike may have been a
mistake Page 10
Husky Husk en: UNL gymnasts are favored
in Saturday's Husky Classic
in Houston Page 12