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By Deb Kolc
Sgt. Jack Lancaster ol the Lincoln
Police Department's public relations
division spoke at the Gay Student Group
meeting Thursday, to promote a
cooperative relationship between the
police and gays.
The Lincoln Police Department is very
crime prevention- and community
relations-oriented, Lancaster said.
"There is no policy towards
homosexuals that I'm aware of, but the
attitudes are very liberal. I don't think that
officers intentionally harass gay people."
"Over all the Lincoln Police Department
is a very professional department,"
said James Holloway, president of the
Gay Student Group. "Gays have nothing
to fear from the police. They take the
appropriate action. tJut it gay people are
harassed, they need to know that there are
avenues that they can use to complain
and that there are organizations to back
them up."
If a person is harassed by an officer,
he should report it to the internal
investigations division of the police
department, Lancaster said. The complaint
will be investigated and any necessary
action will be taken.
"The action can range from a personal
action report being filed to the officer
being fired," Lancaster said.
Holloway said he did not believe gays
are subjected to any more harassment
than most people.
Harassment and assaults against gays
are not a major problem, Holloway said,
especially on campus.
But the victims of crimes which do
occur have a responsibility to report it to
make sure the person won't do it again, lie
said.
The main problem is that gays fear
publicity , Holloway said.
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Allocation of tickets should be a board
decision, not an administrative decision,
Janen said. In 1975, the board set a prece
dent by allocating 2.800 tickets to the
medical center.
"We are the only group of students los
ing chances to purchase these football
tickets," Janen said. "Students on our
campus should be treated no differently
than other students or staff and faculty,"
he said.
Although the medical students will lose
their tickets, the medical center staff and
faculty will not.
"Lvidence does not indicate a shortage
of tickets for UNL staff, students and
faculty." he said.
Masseimale said that last fall, 300 full
time UNL faculty who wanted to purchase
tickets could not because of a shortage.
Regent Robert Koefoot of Grand Is
land said he tried to arrange a hearing with
Massengale concerning ticket allocation
prior to the board meeting, but Massengale
did not return his call.
"I was ignored and it makes me damned
mad," Koefoot said. "I think his decision is
wrong and he should give the Medical
Center students back their football
"A person can remain anonymous up
to a point," Lancaster said. "We're very
careful about not releasing names when the
victims do not want it icleased. If a person
has to go to court, however, he can no
loimer remain anonymous."
A vast majority of gays in Lincoln have
one foot out of the closet, but one foot
dragging behind, Holloway said.
"I've openly admitted that I'm gay and
I've had no problems, no haiassment."
Holloway said. "The times I've come out,
I've admitted in the proper context. I
don't walk around broadcasting it, but I
don't hide it.
"It angers me that I have to make such
a big deal about it - 'being gay' to
protect mv civil rights," he said.
"Most people think ol a iaceless
abstraction when they think ol a gay
person, so it's easy to be prejudiced,"
he said.
"I know of very few people who have
tickets." He said, however, that the alloca
tion of tickets is still a UNL administrative
decision.
The medical students applauded as four
medical students and three alumni spoke in
favor of keeping ticket-purchasing
privileges.
Former UNL football captain and first
year medical student Randy Schlcusencr
said college football has been invaded with
a big business atmosphere. Taking tickets
away from a student group is "removing
the student part of the student athlete."
UNL Alumni Association President
Roger Anderson and UNL Faculty Senate
mine out to friends and family and Imd
problems," he said. However, employees
and landlords sometimes do cause
problems, though, he said.
About 20 people attended Thursday's
meeting. The group has a core group of
about 20, Holloway said.
The Gay Students Group, soon to be
called Gay Students Association, was
formed to provide a place for gay people
to meet each other and come out of the
closet, Holloway said.
Lancaster's speech also emphasized
crime prevention.
"The time to think about being a victim
is before the crime, not after," he said.
He suggested having bolt locks on all
doors, keeping all windows and doors
locked, placing identification marks on
all valuable property and lorming
Neighborhood Watch Programs. I le stressed
the importance of reporting all crimes.
of reporting all crimes.
President Larry Walklin supported Massen
gale. The UNL Alumni Association is receiv
ing fewer football tickets, Anderson said.
Walklin said the decision is an admini
strative decision at UNL. He pointed out
that part-time faculty and volunteers at
UNL also have had their ticket privileges
taken away.
Massengale said that he would listen to
the medical students' complaints and look
into the situation further, but that UNL
students, faculty and staff must be served
first.
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