Students condemn, defend ASUN president
ASUN president
pressed to resign
for campaign deal
On Wednesday, Sept. 13,1 attended
the weekly Association of Students of
the University of Nebraska meeting
and called for the immediate, abso
lute and unconditional resignation of
ASUN President Phil Gosch.
The senators lined up on Gosch’s
side. That was expected. What I did
not expect, however, was the flawed
logic that was used to base their sup
port.
College of Journalism Sen. Alisa
Miller said that because ASUN had
passed twice as much legislation as
last year, this proves Gosch provides
leadership. *
College of Business Administra
tion Sen. Dave Gale said, “We’re not
in the business of debating morals or
wrongs. We’re here to help students.”
The senators almost universally
want to forget Gosch’s “mistake”
and move on.
I wish it were that simple.
I just want each and every senator
to put themselves in Deb Fiddelke’s
shoes. How would each of you feel if
your opponent in the ASUN had
underhandedly acted to take victory
in the election away from you?
Would you then want to forget and
move on?
I question whether you can move
on.
The 1990 version of the U.S.S.
student government was built with a
crack in its hull. As the ship continues
to sail, how much will the hull con
tinue to crack? How much water will
the ship take on? When will the ship
sink?
un, it will eventually sink.
I urge the Daily Nebraskan to
support my call for Gosch’s resigna
tion, and I call for the support of other
students. If you are a student con
cerned with the actions of Gosch, let
him know, call him. Tell Gosch to
resign.
AS UN senators say and preach
what a “wonderful” job Gosch is
doing. And they may be right.
My only question is, what kind of
job would Deb Fiddelkc be doing?
But we’ll never know because
Gosch decided winning at any cost
was acceptable.
Gosch, I urge you once more to do
the right thing — resign immediately.
Harold Houser
senior
teachers college
UNL student body
urged to keep faith
in student leaders
I would like to respond to the re
cent articles and editorials concern
ing the alleged “secret deals” and
improprieties involving President Phil
Gosch, his student-election group
VISION and Joe Bowman and his
STAND party.
The first thing I would like to do is
ask the student body to not lose faith
in the Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska because of
this incident. As a student senator, I
feel safe in saying that most, if not all,
of the current Senate had no idea or
notion about this incident until very
recently. We, as senators, try to make
the best possible decisions for the
students we represent, and after the
election we put aside party lies to
become an effective Senate with open
minds. I beg students to remember
that we will continue to be open and
honest to their ideas, needs and con
cerns.
The second thing I would like to
say is that all three political parties
made mistakes in the last election
that should not go unnoticed; but, we
have to look at some of the good
things they did as well. It is a fact that
last year’s' election saw the highest
voter turnout at this university in years,
and participation by students in the
election process sent a message to the
NU Board of Regents that we are not
as apathetic as they might think. Also,
we had three quality parties with ideas
that have made this university a better
place to live. I have often noticed that
newspapers forget the positives in
order to accentuate the negatives.
I he third thing 1 think we need to
do is evaluate the job that Gosch has
done. It seems to me that in every
case he fights for, he never seems to
forget that he is representing the stu
dent body that elected him. For ex
ample, he spent the entire summer
working with administrators and stu
dents to find scholarships for South
African students so that they can study
our freedoms and principles and go
back home and make a difference. He
also is forcing the Board of Regents
to take a position on South African
divestment so that they are not al
lowed to play politics with this con
troversial issue. He established a
bipartisan committee made up of
teachers, administrators and students
to find a solution to the “fighting
words’ ’ discussions last year. And, he
followed through with his campaign
promise by allowing the Senate to
elect the GLC chairperson. I admit I
am seriously questioning his thinking
last year when he signed that docu
ment, but in my eyes he has more than
redeemed himself by his perform
ance in the last six months.
The last issue I want to address is
the document surrounding the firing
of Marlene Beyke. I think that Joe
Bowman, Russ Johnson and the rest
of the people criticizing Beyke are
way out of line. I certainly feel it is
unfair to make allegations about
someone without first confronting dial
person for their opinion. What kind of
credibility can we give those who
criticize and condemn someone with
out any substantial proof? I have
personally worked with Beyke for
nine months and it is my opinion that
she is a tremendous asset to ASUN
and to the student body. We are lucky
to have her.
In conclusion, I think it is time we
put this entire controversy behind us.
The truth is out, the allegations have
been made and the accused and in
volved have responded. We need unity
on this campus to get things done, and
I think it is time to forgive and forget.
ASUN Sen. Andrew Sigerson
sophomore
general studies
Beyke applauded
for contributions
to student leaders
In response to your front page ar
ticle and ensuing editorial on Sept.
11, 1990, I wish to convey my feel
ings of admiration and respect for
Marlene Beyke, ASUN director of
development.
Throughout my three years of serv
ice to ASUN, I had the distinct oppor
tunity to work closely with Beyke on
many student issues and projects.
Beyke is, by no stretch of the imagi
nation, a power monger. She has always
been impartial in her support and
advocacy of issues and projects, but
determined and inspired in her execu
tion and support of the decisions of
students.
Beyke’s continual support of ASUN
representatives and other student lead
ers has been admirable. Other student
organization advisors should follow
the lead of Beyke in listening to and
respecting the opinions of students.
Although Beyke is a friend to many
student leaders, she has never attempted
to sway their opinions nor supported
any candidates in any way during
elections.
In short, the students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln arc for
tunate to have a person with the expe
rience, integrity and drive of Beyke.
John Bcrgmeyer
law college
Former ASUN senator and second
vice president
STAND members
not going to stand
by former leaders
We, the members of STAND, would
like to clear some misconceptions
about STAND’S role in the recently
disclosed deal between Joe Bowman
and Phil Gosch.
STAND as a party had nothing to
do with the unethical and morally
bereft decision to endorse Phil Gosch
in return for his promise to fire Mar
lene Beyke. As you may recall, the
majority of STAND refuted Bow
man’s endorsement publicly and in
the Daily Nebraskan immediately after
the ill-advised endorsement was made
known.
Most of us only learned of the deal
last Tuesday when the DN revealed
it. It was never discussed in STAND
meetings. We thought STAND stood
against such impropriety and corrup
tion. Evidently Joe Bowman, STAND
presidential candidate, and Mark
Buhrdorf, STAND campaign man
ager, thought not. They betrayed us
and everyone who supported STAND.
Phil Gosch’s role in this deal was
equally improper and casts doubt on
his qualities as student-body leader.
Marlene Bcyke serves as an infor
mation source for senators and ex
ecutives of ASUN. Conspiracy theo
ries about her are utterly irrational,
paranoid and stupid; they are false.
For everyone who supported
STAND for its proclaimed ideals, thank
you. H?d we known Joe and Mark had
putridly improper ends in mind, we
would not have run with STAND.
Lynn Kistcr
junior
women studies/English
Jeremy Felker
junior
political science
Steven Berryman
senior
poitical science/philosophy
Ike Isaacson
graduate student
chemistry/engineering
Nell Eckcrsley
junior
Spanish/sociology
Christopher Potter
senior
arts and sciences
Barbara E. Walker
junior
arts and sciences
Todd Long
senior
business
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