Friday, May 2, 1986
Ex-candidate apologizes
Daily Nebraskan
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Editor's Note: This column is
an apology from Steve Henning,
Party party vice presidential
candidate, for soliciting students
to mark "Native American" on
the ASUN ballot. The IINL stu
dent court required Henning to
submit an apology in the form of
a guest opinion, a letter to the
Native American Student Assoc
iation and give five hours of
service to Multi-Cultural Affairs.
A great inequity took place during
the recent ASUN election, for
which a group of innocent Native
Americans suffered much pain and
embarrassment.
Guest Opinion
This inequity dealt with the demo
graphic question on the ASUN ballot. A
tol al of 1 :38 voters ident ified t hemselves
as Native American, of which only 49
students are officially listed at UNL as
being Native American.
I learned a great deal from this
incident, as innocent as it may seem,
and I deeply regret that this lesson had
to be learned at someone else's ex
pense. Lakota Harden, a Native American
student in her first semester at UNL,
testified at the UNL student court
hearing. The specifics of her testimony
I don't have, but her point was valid.
She expressed a difficulty in actually
coming to campus and going to classes.
She said when she walked down a
street, people saw an Indian first and
rapidly identified her as a minority
student. Also, she said, the stereotype
people have in their minds of Native
Americans is negative and set in stone.
I found Harden a delightful indivi
dual, with much character and person
ality. That she and other minority
students feel that much effort and
"tough skin" are requisites for attend
ance at UNL is not only regrettable, but
deplorable.
Each student at the university should
make an effort to welcome and embrace
these people, regardless of their race.
Stereotyping people of special interest
groups is unfortunate. Students need
to be aware and sensitive to people's
origins, realizing we are all the same.
God created everyone equal, and some
times we forget that.
The first step in the resolution of
racial insensitivity lies with awareness
of the problem. I hope that each of us
can try to accept and appreciate the
unique differences in all individuals. I
believe that this awareness and appre
ciation can add a greater degree of
educational fulfillment.
ASUN can be a very valuable body,
one that can work progressively toward
a better campus, I hope that minority
students can discover the vast array of
opportunities for involvement through
our student government.
And to Harden: I wish you a happy
and exciting four years at NU.
Stephen Henning
senior
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Ironically, Deaver's problems are
compounded by the president's age
and popularity. The more popular
Reagan is, the more people will be
outraged by what they see as Deaver's
exploitation of him.
The law is important and Deaver's
alleged violation of it is worth the time
and attention of the news media. And
maybe Deaver personifies something
about Washington that is worth being
concerned about the role of money.
But Washington is really out to get
Michael K. Deaver for reasons that
make this still a town not that different
than most others in America: The town
is simply disgusted.
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