Daily Nebraskan
Monday, August 30, 1982
Page 8
New Jersey senator: Demos need new ideas
By Pat Higgins
Hastings - The DemocAsftic Party has to come up with
a new agenda of ideas to govern the country rather than
merely run for re-election, Sen. Bill Bradley, D-NJ.,
said Saturday.
In an interview before giving a fund-raising speech for
Sen. Edward Zorinsky, Bradley said that his agenda of
ideas includes his "fair tax" proposal that is now being
considered in Congress.
The "fair tax" plan would retain a progressive income
tax system while closing loopholes for high-income brack
ets and would raise additional revenue.
"The most significant outcome of the Democratic
mini-convention, besides the unity show, was the endorse
ment of the Bradley-Gephardt fair tax plan," Bradley said.
Rep. Richard Gephardt, D.-Mo., is sponsor of the bill in
the House.
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Bradley said the battle in the next few years will be
over the fair tax plan as opposed to the flat tax rate being
proposed by many Republicans.
Interest groups get too many special deals in the tax
code now, Bradley said.
'There is widespread opinion among the public that
the tax system has to be overhauled. Lou Harris called me
the other day and said that a poll he has just taken shows
a 58 percent majority in favor of the 'fair tax' plan,"
Bradley said.
In a cover story a few months ago in Esquire maga
zine, Bradley was called one of the leaders of the neo
liberal wings of the Democratic Party. However, Bradley
said he did not appreciate the term.
"If I were to label myself, I would say that I'm a Dem
ocratic realist," Bradley said.
On a subject of particular concern to students, Bradley
said cuts in student loans and aid to education are short
sighted. Student aid is an investment in human capital,
he said.
"I think the cuts in student aid strike at one of the
best things about this country, upward mobility. Educa
tion has always, been the way that people could improve
themselves. By cutting education aid, a big chunk of the
American dream is being torpedoed," Bradley said.
The recession is caused by the Republican policies
enacted in 1980 and 1981, Bradley said. Unemployment
is at its highest point since the Great Depression and inter
est rates have been at their peak since the end of World
War II, he said.
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Staff Photo by Dave Bentz
David Brooks
Chemistry course
renovator, Brooks,
vying for award
By Kathleen Green
Chemistry 109 students taught by Professor David
Brooks are not dealing with an average instructor.
Brooks was one of six teachers to be recognized as
a 1982 professor of the year finalist at the annual conven
tion held by the Council for Advancement and Support
of Education in Toronto.
CASE will announce the winner, who will receive
$5,000, during National Higher Education Week, Oct. 2
through 9.
"The biggest thing that makes Brooks such an out
standing educator at UNL is the dramatic renovation of
Chemistry 109," said James Carr, assistant chariman of
the chemistry department.
Recently all material for this course was changed by
Brooks, he said. At the start of this semester, a large
amount of material written by Brooks will be presented,
such as films and slides.
"He also oversaw the production of the video and slide
shows, which is a big job in itself," Carr said. Brooks has
done a great deal of study and research to find out how
students learn, he said.
To become a better than average teacher, Brooks said
he believes one should "spend a lot of time with the stu
dents and also organize content."
Brooks began teaching at UNL in 1973. Since then he
has taught Chemistry 109, 1 10, 1 13 and 1 14, and teaches
five sections of 109 in the fall and two sections in the
spring. Each section is open to almost 200 students, and
sometimes more.
Brooks said he tries to reach out to all his students and
make them feel more comfortable by learning all of their
names.
In addition to teaching Chemistry 109, he is the fresh
man chemistry coordinator. He is responsible for labora
tory programs, registration of almost 3,000 freshmen,
supervision of three non-faculty members involved in lab
and lecture, choosing textbooks and running the research
laboratory, Carr said.