Tuesday, Mrch 12, 1835
Daily Ncbrcskan
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fT he Daily Nebraska! will endorse no ASUN
; parties because ncr.3 cf the pirtics' stands
i v,ere acceptable to the editorial board. In
fact, crJy one cf the five editorial lard members
planned to vote ia Wednesday's election.
The "best cf the worst" 13 the Change Fariy.
We support Change's pin far & KELP LINE to
promote communication between ASUN end
students.
We also support Changes plan to make sura
Information flows frcm the ASUN executives to
administrators rather thin vice-versa.
Change's 2015 proposal, which would elect
20 senators by college and 15 by living unit,
could ease the problem ci Greek d3irir.sr.ee in
ASUN. Change also has the best representation
cf executive candidates. Ths executive candi
dates come frcrri all living units. Ths party also
has the o.!y woman executive candidate.
The major drawback cf Changs is its failure to
take a stand supporting the Nebraska Stele Stu
dent Association, a tabbying group the! works for
state universities. NSSA is important and efiee
tive'od it nuit have the support cf ASUN.
The Target Party runs a close second to
Charge. We applaud Target's proposal for a
Communications Task Force to represent minor
ity students, residence hall students tsA eff-
campus students. Another strong point f.:rTarg?t
b the candidates' willingness to stand behind
their views even if they are wrong.
The main problem with Target, like Change, is
its opposition to the NSSA. It would b dMScult
for Target executives to work with the NSSA
after opposing it.
.;; Another proMso.wlth Target is its
link to current ASUN president Mark Scudder's
Aim Party. We fear the Target Party would be an
extension of Aim -which tends to side with the
university admisistratieiL
ASUN representatives should take students
views to administrators, not try to make admin
istrators" views palatable to students.
Lock Party was the third choice. We rejected
the Lcck Party became its campaign platform
was vague. Party leaders say they weald work for
more student voice, mere student concern and
lesi student apathy. C-t they never revealed a
game plo for doing so.
Campaign 1oIations also were a m?jor con
cern. Leak supporters campaigned door-to-door
in residence halls and also displayed pesters
that were not signed by party executives.
Finally the SCUM Party was rejected because
we think ASUN has a purpose and should be
taken somewhat seriously.
We ctoire SCUM candidates for their
willingness to state ASUN's problems and pres
ent specific solutions stripping ASUN cf
funds and having it serve as a "pseudo govern
ment." But we think student government is
needed at UNL
The ideal ASUN Party, in our opinion, would
support the following items:
O A vote for the ASUN president on the NU
Beard of Regents. The student regent represents
24,000 students, and those students deserve a
vote. If the student regent had a vote, more
students would vote in ASUN elections because
their votes could actually have an effect on uni
versity policy.
Convey students' views to the regents,
rather than making administrators' views accep
table to students. ..
O Change the fermat cf ASUN, so more resi
dence hall and off-campus students are involved.
Support the NSSA because ASUN and
NSSA must work together to promote higher'
eduction in Nebraska.
ASUN is not a joke. UNL students need some
end to represent their views because most are
too apathetic to do it themselves. With the right
candidates and goals, ASUN could do ths job.
Unfortunately, students who want to improve
ASUN will Cnd slim pickings in this year's Held
cf candidates.
SB BBO'SO
he hue and cry about our front-page photo
of Lincoln Sen. Shirley Marsh on March V is
uncalled for.
Several senators sent us a petition (on page 5)
eoaplaining that the photo was unfair because
of Marsh's past support cf the university and that
it presented an incomplete picture of her as a
senator.
Harsh sent a letter that ran March 10 claiming
she was on medication for a "dental emergency,"
but wanted to "tough out" the budget hearing
because it was important.
We applaud Marsh's dedication and her un
yielding support cf the university. But if the
occasion and circumstances were to arise again,
we would ran the photo again.
That a given senator supports or doesn't sup
port the university is not a condition on which
we base cur news coverage. Vt'a will not alter the
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consolidation i!iieaens
rural one-room schooikoiises
T Tith the school consolidation bill coming
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f camera!. I suncose that it is really too
' lte to hope that the clumsy meddlers (truly
known only obliquely by the term "legislators")
supporting the bill would learn the lesson of
simple self-restraint: If it ain't broke, don't Us it.
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of a newsworthy person. . -
To cur readers, the university budget hearing
of the -Appropriations Committee is one cf the
most important events of the year they
deserve a fair and complete picture cf what
happens. Uplertunatdy, & photo' cm capture
only cri3 izs.3 criv stcppcdl iTwtTkt in titu8a
However, we fed the phctcs, one efKU President
asleep, accurately represeated the roles cf those
two people at the fcesrisg. EGsksns spoke, and
acconMng to the photcsraphcr, Joel Sartcre,
Marsh was asleep for most cf the ;3 minutes he
wss at the meeting. Eeporter Erad G!fJ:rd also
said Marsh was asleep. ckdn$ the part cf the
hearing.
In addition, a Daily Ncbrsskan phctographer
had turned in another pheto cf Marsh sleeping
earlier in the session. It pkisred Marsh aaiee?
at her desk in the Unicmeral. We did not run
fihat photo at the time, it was not newsworthy.
When Marsh put herself up for clectlsK, she
became a public person. Her behavior, especially
The lengths to which the bill's supporters go
to ctscure the fact that the primary purpose cf
ths legislation is in fact consolidation is almost
lssghable. The pretense for this year's attempt is
tax equity. However, for something catensitly
quite different from the defeated 1881 school
consolidation bill, this "tai equity" bill shires a
strking similarity to the earlier proposal. In an
almost Orwelli&n fashion, the proposal's backers
seem to think that merely changing the title cf
bad legislation makes that which was unpalat
able a scant number cf years ago, suddenly
appetizing.
Hie bill's backers have clearly done their
homework. They have managed to keep the
debate focused upon the discrepancy in the null
levies between districts with small schools and
those with larger schools. However, were atten
tion to be paid to the reality cf the matter,
namely what each household actually pays cn
the average, in many cases we Had that the tax
burden is significantly lower In- smaller-sized
school areas than in the larger-sir ad school
rci.ci3a
.UltizasteV however, something more
. important than money is at stake in the resolu
tion of the issue. Namely the preservation cf the
urdque culture found in rural Nebraska that is
unquestionably epitomized by the cne-reom
schoolhonse. Although huge brick monoliths
crammed with hundreds, if not thousands, of
students is the preferred method of urban
schooling in this age cf asssmbly-Une education,
it really should not be a . complete surprise to
even the most committed uibanite that reasona
ble people can opt for 5 more personable form of
schooling.
It b almost trite to p -.ir.t out these days that
the economy cf rural Kclraaha b in bad shape.
Everyone knor3 that. What seems rather cur
ious, however, is that r.;.r.yp:cp!3 living in rural
arc?3 seem v.ilUrg to cn-rgi sigrdcant mone-
tary dlseeoncmiss ia c:d;r to stay where they
arel Cnly cne raasoa csn spparsstly erplain this
phenomenon, namely rural life offers a signifi
cant psychic incoms to theso who choose such a
lifestvie. That is. there exists large non-monetary
benefits which outweigh marginal (and some-
s even very slj'ucan.t) monetary losses.
ti
s imcortant non-monetary
benefits to rural life disappssr, then we probably
will v1nes3 a quick demise to the family farm as
a significant way cf life. Yftt it is exactly these
types ofbensSts which the school consolidation
bill destres's. Passae cf the proposal would
simply hasp insult upon injury: It would turn up
the social heat on a gran? cf people already in a
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The Nebraska Les'ature is elected to serve
people, not ths great s eculsr idol of efficiency.
Burs! Nebraaksns expect legislators to protect
their unique and quickly disappearing way of
life. Passing the schoc! ccnsslldation bill would
be i treacherous actka for thsse entrusted with
the stewardship cf Nebraska cultures. To murder
the oi'ie-room .,ahs:"i:;u3 certainly would invite
justified clactcrsl rttributian. The Unicameral
would do wail to 1:: ths lessen taught m a
"At tha tir.! cf Icrt; -:'s v.hsel,
ta cr; 7 a liicf felicity.
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territory for news reporting and
Etcsi. Indeed, it is iisperatie that pubUc cS
cials are under the scrutiny cf the press.
Our decision to ran the photo was made with
these considerations: Marsh was asleep during a
(peat pat cf the h.erir Ancther pheto had
fcssn turned b cf Marsh sleeping eailicr in the
kjirhti.-e sessisn; ar,i r.ar.y cf treh's constit
uents are L"IL stuients ar.i have aris'.t to know
ca cr d j -j3 r 3 i3
present c rdy the p e: : :i a si d 2 cf Marsh's p er! er
raance as a senator. Th's slr;!y net curjeb. We
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State
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senators question
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Our reaction was a mixture cf surprise and
colleague, state Sen. Shirley Marsh cf lino
ta page 01 me March 7 Daily Nebras-
kan. We were surprised that the newspaper at
cur principal state university, with its fine
tttfe.And,yes, oarfedings went beyond sarfs!
we were a little disappointed.
like Guctina cut cf ccriTt. tv. .u.
ke quoting cut cf context, the picture cf
liarsh does not rive the full n!?i t
foratance as a senator. Msrsh is a dedlcted
hard-wcrkina senstcrwho spends len? hcursoa
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