Tuesday, February 7, 1934
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. P3,No. 05
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Changing from a student to a United States
diplomat b an experience seldom found in every day
life at UNL, said the top U.S. delegate to the
Nebraska Model United Nations.
Steve Arkfeld, a junior economics major, said
delegates have to adopt the rules of ambassadors,
not those of students. Delegates work straight
through the four-day conference, which starts Feb.
8, Arkfeld said.
Preparation for the Model U.N. began after Ark
feld and his fellow delegates applied to represent
the United States along with three to four other
groups. Though selection was fairly competitive,
Arkfeld said, his group was awarded the U.S. delega
tion because of strong background and experience.
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former outstanding Model U.N. delegate; Howard
Dickerson, former Model U.N. secretary general; and
Dave Bagby, former outstanding delegation member.
Dan Andrews, a newcomer to the Model U.N., was
recruited not because of past accomplishments, but
so he could gain experience to work on future dele
gations, Arkfeld said.
Since Arkfeld began participating in the Model
U.N. in high school, he has been secretary general for
the 1931 conference and the main delegate from
Pakistan at the Midwest Model U.N. in St. Louis, Mo.
To represent the United States, Arkfeld said his
group must be prepared for the many issues that
may arise at Model U.N. Although most of the dele
gation members have background information about
U.S. policy and behavior in the U.N., Arkfeld said
each member will have put in 15 to 30 hours of
research before the conference begins on Wednes
day. Arkfeld said students who, did not have as
much time to devote to the conference could apply
for a smaller country that would not require as
much preparation. v
Arkfeld said he usually starts his research by
reading newspapers for articles about international
relations. He said publications like the New York
Times have the best coverage of foreign affairs. Love
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Chris Amy, Randall Murphy, Lt Gov. Don McGlnley, Mark Howe and Georgia Panes display the
proclamation for Nebraska Model United Nations week.
Library has U.N. periodicals, Arkfeld said. A meeting
is then scheduled to make committee assignments,
become familiar with other delegates' positions and
discuss strategy and goals for the conference.
After this, most of the preparation is on an indi
vidual basis, Arkfeld said.
The U.S. delegation now is finishing about 20 reso
lutions it will present at the Model U.N. U.S. dele
gates will begin reading other countries' resolutions
when they are submitted, Arkfeld said. The delega
tion also ,has contacted its "allies" to discuss com
mon strategies and form good relations before the
conference, he said.
Arkfeld said awards like outstanding delegation,
best college delegate and best high school delegate
are based on "how accurately and realistically stu
dents represent their country in substance and
style." Traditional factors such as parliamentary
procedure and pursuasiveness also figure in the
awards. If a country is usually quiet at the real U.N.,
it should not be overly aggressive at the Model U.N.,
he said.
To represent the U.S. delegation realistically, Ark
feld said, his delegation will take a defensive posi
tion when dealing with the conflicting interests of
other countries. Arkfeld said because the United
States sees the U.N. as antagonistic in dealing with
relations of some countries, the Model U.N. delega
tion will try to minimize the amount of U.N. inter
vention in negotiations among nations.
Arkfeld said when delegates adopt the viewpoints
of foreign countries, it challenges their views about
their own countries. The Model U.N. lets delegates
see all sides of international issues and makes stu
dents identify and examine views that are not their
own, Arkfeld said.
Series provides opportunity
to discuss women's issues
"Women in Perspective,"
a series sponsored by the
Women's Resource Center,
will present 11 informa
tional sessions on various
subjects beginning today.
' Charlotte Chace, co-organizer
ofthe project, said
the purpose of the series
is to let students hear
women speak on topics
which are relevant to women.
In each session, speak
ers will share information
in an informal group dis
cussion setting, Chace
said.
The topics can be sug
gested and can include
anything in which women
are interested, Chace said.
Chase said this is the
third year the Women's
Resource Center has spon
sored the series. Last year,
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UNL's women's gymnastics team prepares
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offers hints on how to plan that special event
Index
Arts and Entertainment 8
Classified 11
Crossword 12
Editorial 4
Off The Wire 2
Snorts 13
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only eight programs were
presented.
This semester, the 11
sessions will take place
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays in the Women's
Resource Center, 117 Ne
braska Union.
The schedule is:
Feb. 7 - "Palm Read
ings," Pat Pateenne
Feb. 14 "Women's
Guide to Feminist Ther
apy," Gloria Wall.
Feb. 21 "Women and
Aging," Helen Boosalis
Feb. 28 "Financial
PlanningforWomen'Beth
Lee
March 6 "Politics and
Women's Studies," Helen
Moore
March 13 "Doublevi-sloniW'brliTgTrTOUghlnter-racial
Relationships," Judy
Henderson
Mrch20 TiPremcn
strual Syndrome Women's
Health Care
April 3 "Treatment
forAnorexiaBulemia,"Dr.
Shirley Pflug
April 10 "Wholistic
Healing," Carol Bedient
April 17 "Women in
College Sports" (tentative)
April 24 "Porno
graphy"
"I am very excited that
a lot of people will attend
the series and make sug
gestions for future top
ics "Chace said.
Douglas denies wrongdoing
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Attorney General Paul Douglas,
under fire for "questionable actions"
involving the Commonwealth Sav
ings Co., denied any wrongdoing at a
press conference Monday.
Douglas, responding to the (John)"
Miller-(David) Domina investigation
report, released Jan. 20, said, "Frankly,
the Miller-Domina report stinks' Doug
las said the investigators distorted
and misstated the facts.
- "I may have made some mistakes
or errors of judgment in my per
sonal business activities referred to
in the Domina report," he said. "I did
nothing illegal or improper."
Specifically, the attorney general
cited speculation in the commodi
ties market and paying back loans
to Commonwealth at interest rates
of up to 20 as unwise business
practice. But he said he received no
preferential treatment from Com
monwealth because of his friend
ship with Marvin Copple, Common
wealth's former fice president.
"The statement that I had loans
from Commonwealth on which I did
not pay interest is absolutely false,"
Douglas said. "I paid every nickel of
interest at the going rate.
Douglas also said he disagreed
with allegations that he mishandled
the investigation of Commonwealth.
"The attorney general's office is
not staffed to undertake initial investi
gations of complex matters in the
Department of Banking brought to
its attention . . . the attorney general
is a lawyer and not a policeman,"
Douglas' report stated.
Douglas said he would have prose
cuted Commonwealth officials if the
Department of Banking had re
quested it, because he had "prose
cuted friends before." Rather, he said,
the Department of Banking wanted
to delay criminal proceedings until
the department had solved the prob
lems of solvency and liquidity.
Douglas said the former banking
director, Paul Amen, had determined
that criminal prosecution at the
time would defy public interest. Also,
Douglas said, Amen wanted to save
the institution and protect its dep
ositors from loss. Criminal prosecu
tion would have prevented this, he
said.
Douglas supported his own appoint
ment of Ruth Anne Gaiter to the
position of assistant attorney gen
eral to the banking department.
Gaiter was married to Paul Gaiter,
Marvin Copple's attorney. The Dornina
Miller report questioned Gaiter's exper
ience and a possible conflict of inter
est. Gaiter had workedwith the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles as an assist
ant attorney general.
"She had excellent qualifications,"
Douglas said. Furthermore, she
worked on cases other than Com
monwealth, he said.
"At her first meeting on May 10,
1 933, she was provided with a memor
andum outlining some 35 case3 to
which she was requested to devote
. her attention. Commonwealth was
not one of them."
Later, when it became apparent
that the state planned to declare
Commonwealth insolvent and take
it over, Gaiter requested that she be
relieved of further responsibility, cit
ing conflict of interest, Douglas ssid.
It was promptly granted, he said.
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