Friday, October 26, 1984
Daily Nebraskan
Pago 9
Gender gap adds spice to poMiiical process
ByJannNyffeler
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Differences in the way men and
women think about political issues
create a gap that can work to the
advantage of the political process,
according to three Lincoln women
who took part in a panel discus
sion at UNL Thursday afternoon.
Susan Welch, chairwoman of
UNL's political science depart
ment, and Susan Hale and Sue
Ellen Wall, both of the Lincoln
Lancaster Commission on the
Status of Women and lobbyists
for the Nebraska Coalition for
Women, discussed the impact of
the gender gap on the 1984 elec
tion. A gender gap exists because
women are more likely to think of
themselves as Democrats, more
liberal on a wider variety of issues
than men and vote more for Dem
ocratic candidates, Welch said.
There also is a gender gap within
the Republican Party, she said.
Hale disagreed, saying the gen
der gap is based on issues, not on
parties. Neither party has a mono
poly on women, she said.
Wall said while women are "a
more diverse group and are more
willing to vote independently,
women reach those decisions dif
ferently than they used to.
"Some of us will vote for all
women just for the pure joy and
fun of it," Wall said. "I don't con
sider it a totally responsible ac
tion, but I'm going to do it anyway."
Welch said she thinks it's too
early to determine the effect that
Geraldine Ferraro's vice
presidential candidacy will have
on the Democratic Party. The
media have problems with women
on a political ticket, she said.
"If Ferraro had ranted and
raved like Bush did for the first
20 minutes of that debate, they
(the media) would have torn her
up," Welch said.
Wall said, "She has been put
through what no other candidate
in history has had to go through.
It's just another example of the
double standard (imposed on
society by the media)."
Primarily because of Ferraro's
candidacy, Welch said, she an
ticipates an increase in women
voters and women activists work
ing for the Mondale-Ferraro ticket.
Women are far from a homo-
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geneous group, Welch said. She working hard in the past,"
said there is little sex difference said.
in voting patterns, she said. When asked by panel moderator
Linda Krug what the gender gap
"Men are Just as likely .to vote might be like in 1996, the panelist s
for a woman candidate as agreed that getting a woman to
women," Welch said.
Hale recommended that fem
inists running for office should
identify themselves as feminists.
the top will be a long process.
Hale suggested that the key to
closing the gender gap lies in who
wins the 1984 election.
The discussion was second in a
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discussion, "Religion s Impact on
are a feminist," she said. She ad
mitted that some women aren't
well-informed about what the
feminist movement is doing.
Wall said women have been in
politically sensitive positions
throughout history.
The way we got to be the way
we are today is because of women
the 1984 Elections," is scheduled
for 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1.
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Protestors rally to save weed board
By Barry Trevarrow
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Lancaster County voters have
two reasons to vote against elim
inating the citizen-controlled
weed board according to former
board member Roger Welsch.
Welsch spoke Wednesday at a
Save the Weed Board rally at the
County-City Building, 555 S. 10th
St.
A proposal by three country
commissioners to turn over the
functions of the Noxious Weed
Control Authority Board to the
Lancaster County Board will ap
pear on the ballot Nov. 6. The
weed board advises and directs
the county's enforcement of the
state's noxious weed laws.
The board currently is com
posed of community volunteers
interested in controlling the spray
ing of the country's wild weeds
and protecting the environment
against such weeds. Welsch said
these members essentially are "ex
perts" in this area, while county
board members "know nothing
about weeds."
"This is another case of the
responsibility being taken out of
the hands of the people and hand
ed over to nameless people," he
said. "We don't know who will be
handling sprays or who will be
spraying ditches."
Welsch said he also is concerned
with the board's budget. The volun
teers currently are paid about
$15 per month, Welsch said, giv
ing the board a budget of about
$1,300 per year. Welsch said he
thinks administration costs will
be greater if the county board
takes over the weed board's
responsibilities.
The same responsibilities have
to be taken care of," Welsch said,
"except now, instead of $15 a
month volunteers, it will be
handled by $100 a day bureau
crats." County Commissioner Leo
Scherer agreed.
There is no possible way county
government can do this any
cheaper or any better than the
present board " Scherer said.
Scherer said the county board
does not have the expertise or
time to do the job, adding that
"there has been no outcry from
the public to make this change.
"If something is not broke, why
try to fix it?" he said.
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A debate on agriculture land
valuation will be Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. in the Nebraska East Union.
Jack Kay, of the UNL speech
communication department will
serve as moderator, while panel
ists will be Dan Looker, farm
editor of the Lincoln Journal and
farm writer for the Star, and Bert
Evans, of the UNL economics de
partment. Richard Mercer, president of
the Nebraska Livestock Feeders
Association and chairman of Ag
Land Committee, along with state
Sen. James Pappas of Hershey
will speak in favor of the issue.
Charlie Bacon, executive vice
president of the Nebraska Tax
Research Council and state Sen.
Don Wesely of Lincoln will speak
against the issue.
The debate is being sponsored
by UNL's UPC Talks and Topics
Committee and UPC-East Sights
and Sounds Committees.
for voting for absentee and dis
abled voters. People who are sick,
disabled, institutionalized, or
those who will be out of Lan
caster County on Election Day
are eligible to vote.
Call the election office at 461
7311 for more information.
Saturday will be Balloon Day
for UNL's Tassels organization
and the Juvenile Diabetes Foun
dation. The Tassels, a UNL spirit or
ganization, will donate all pro
ceeds from the sale of balloons
before Saturday's football game
to the Juvenile Diabetes Founda
tion. The balloons will be sold for
$1 each.
Cornhusker fans can take ad
vantage of the Big Red Express
lots operated by the Lincoln
Transportation System again Sat
urday for the NU-Kansas State
football game.
Buses can be boarded at either
Holmes Park or Southeast Com
munity College every 15 minutes
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Passengers can ride non-stop to
Lincoln Center and Memorial Stad
ium; 11:30 am. buses will make
the downtown loop, before going
to the stadium. After the game,
fans can ride a bus back to Holmes
Park or SCC from the stadium or
ride the bus leaving 11th and M
streets at 5 p.m. Fare is $1 each
way.
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A fund-raiser dinner for Sen. J.
James Exon will be Saturday at
6:30 p.m. at the top of the NBC
building. The dinner will begin at
7:30 p.m. and costs $50 per person.
Gov. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Ed
Zorinsky are scheduled to attend.
Today is the final date to regis
ter to vote in the 1934 election.
Those wishing to register can do
so at the Gateway Auditorium
from noon to 6 p.m. and at the
Centrum downtown from 1 1 am.
until 2 p.m.
The Lancaster County election
office also will be open today
until 6 p.m.
Nebraska election laws provide
A Fun House for children, spon
sored by the University Child Care
Project, will be today from 6 to 8
p.m. The event costs 11.50 per
person, including children. Prizes
are being donated by area mer
chants. The Fun House, including
games, a maze and "fun stations,"
is being held in the Commonplace
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Building, liiiii N. in 5i. inerun
House is being held as a safe
alternative to trick or treating.
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