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Weather: Cloudy in the morn ing Tuesday, becoming partly sunny by afternoon. Cold with the high in the mid-30s. North wind 1 0 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy and colder Tuesday night with a low in the upper teens. Mostly sunny and colder Wednesday with a high around 30. X Cookie king reveals secrets of success Arts & Entertainment, Page 5 Huskers down Ducks at Devaney 76-60 Sports, Page 6 December 2, 1986 t University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 86 No. 68 I GLSA proposal to UPC attracts controversy By Kari Hulac Staff Reporter The University Program Council City and Executive Board's approval of the Gay Lesbian Student Association proposal to create a Gay Lesbian Programming Committee is bringing attention to GLSA and the role of UPC. Rodney A. Bell II, GLSA president, said although UPC members and other concerned people brought up many ideological, moral and religious questions on homosexuality during the last few weeks, UPC shouldn't address that sort of debate in making a decision. "The issue is whether the committee should be funded or could UPC serve gay and lesbian students in another way," Bell said. "It is not a moral question anymore than blacks were a moral question in the 1960s. Gay and Tesbian students are definitely a minority who need to have their needs met." Bell said a separate programming committee under UPC City is needed because gay and les bian students need an unbiased committee that understands their needs. "The committee would be geared toward , anyone who looks at people as people and to educate and entertain homosexual and hetero sexual people," Bell said. Tim Teebken, senior arts and sciences major, said the moral questions surrounding homosex uality can't be ignored. "When you have a moral decision you have to go to the people," Teebken said. "You have to get the public opinion. I believe there is a slumber ing silent majority who are opposed, and a survey would bring that out." Vicky Jedlicka, GLSA vice president, said a survey wouldn't work because people just wouldn't take the time to fill it out. Bell said a survey wouldn't be right because you would be "stirring up the water." Bell said answers would be distorted and unfair because they would be dealing with a class of uneducated people. "People would be using religion as fact. Reli gion isn't fact or science," Bell said. "Morality isn't fact it's people's opinions." Teebken also said the claim that there is 2,400 homosexual students on campus needs to be s u bstantiated. See GAYLESBIAN on 3 HDiireeto sfaimMed mm 'perfect job9 " Accident leads to Activities and Programs job for Sara Boatman By Kevin Freadhoff Staff Reporter Sara Boatman, director of Campus Activi ties and Programs, became the director, -"totally by accident," she said. Dosintaa said she had be?n teaching cow nmi-ic;;tions tt'Desnc Co?ge when the opportunity to f.Jl the fcsitioa of director of. Campus Activities t UHL arose. Dcnr.e Col- ; IzZi Ui jt'tect its pr.t ts.iz f::r her ' tixh:rvi prdttcn and shs found fcsrsslf out of ' a i ' i i"M A fri.-u.i j-urt d tit ,t c; ; !y f.-r ic director's job at UNL. Boatman said she only intended to take the job until another impor tant teaching position became available. "One month later, I realized I had found the P'TlV-.l job," i-he. said. Boatman received her bachelor's degree x from Nebraska Wcsleyan University in 1&85. ,Shft continued her education at UNL, earning , a master's degree In 1873 and a doctorate in 1S85. Cidman 'had been teaching for nine i-v;i-.:i she breK- the !:rTls:r of Cam :: Aftii!lc:i. V ' . ). i r.'cii. " 1 1.: i'.' f-'r fc-r , . f f'r? n 4 fVa',-- f f Y4fl 1 . - v ''-) fill - . dents." t;.? stui-.ls the CAP of.lce attracts ere "student leader type-? " the Uad cf stu dents wiilirto take risks and flood the oface wih trnlx i'if:!'v ?he sii-L ' See DOATtiAfl on 3 i C i i :iM- - w 1 f t iy -i V,;,-- 1; I L ' If? 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Like gumbo u New Orleans spor i.tlu thai ha lot., uf rice, spiff. ..'tl'M(l beef th'own t'ether in lie bis? )ii li'.is riiy is a LmIi1 bit of -erihing Uirown 'ngether. New Orleans, aKo called 'i'lie International City," started in 1(599 as a French settlement on the banks of the Mississippi River. It was named for the French Duke d'Orleans, regent to the child-king Louis XV. In 1762 it became a Spanish territority. The land reverted back to the French. Then Napoleon Bonaparte sold New Orleans, and all the land around it (up to the Canadian border) to the United States. This deverse past added to the mysticism and magic that blacks from Africa and the Caribbean brought. In addition, the late influx of Germans and Irish, and the arrival of the Cajuns, has given New Orleans a personality all its own. New Orleans has a population of about ")0 C.iiuiis ,iii:l 'resi!es"are the litv's bet kno'.'.ti eili'iv groups, i ajuns'tr-ancei.-rst t'l-'"e;i.-!, . holies Wl'.osi'itle I i;i I! : 1 A . e i" l.'l.U.liail !!'-.iim o .fN -.lS.- i' i... i !;': : i ill i'l'ot es- tant-i ,ualdn'i roiiven the Acttli iis, so t.lie kicked them off the land. Many of these people wandered south and were accepted in New Orleans. Creoles are the decendants of the early settlers. Most of them claim a mixture of Spanish and French heritage. The Creoles and Cajuns developed the cooking distinctive to this area. Creole cooking includes lots of spices and sauces. Cajun cooking, more of a rural cuisine, is peppery-hot. City dwellers cool down the hot cooking with their magic. New Orleans is the city that developed jazz, and is the home of great musicians like Louis Armstrong, Antoine "Fats" Domino and George Lewis. The city also is known as the Voodoo capital of the country. It is said that in the ISOOs a woman named Marie Laveau cast powerful spells, Today, her follow ers believe that it' people mark her tomb with hri k i i.t. th.-.rpr.n"!'. will be answered. I'l " .Mi.t i ; iiiai''. the 11 v Tom LauderDaily Nebraskan 1'rench See NEW ORLEANS on 3