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k. r Jeff Haller/DN Galen Dodge, director of the Nebraska Human Resources Institute, uses his book “Priceless People” to teach classes on interpersonal relations. Positive motivator UNL professor communicates caring, leadership to students By Heather Heinisch Staff Reporter Galen Dodge looks for the positive in every situation and in every person he meets. An associate profes sor of agricultural edu cation at UNL and the director of the Ne braska Human Re sources Institute, Dodge has spent 37 years researching the qualities of leader ship and passing his findings on to students. His class, Agricultural Education 102, a class on interpersonal skills and commu nication, draws almost 300 students each semester at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Dodge greets everyone he sees with a bright smile and a warm hello. At age 61, his face is etched with years of caring. “Love is something you can’t learn from books — you get it from people,” he said. “You can’t give away what you never had.” Growing up on a farm near Shickley, the ninth of 10 children, Dodge was a shy child. He said his brothers and sisters would often speak for him. His bash fulness continued as an under graduate at Kearney State College where he successfully dodged the speech class requirement. Dodge set a goal for himself to complete a public speaking course. He not only completed this goal, but set another one for himself — to give a national address. Within 18 months, he spoke at a National Federation of the Blind conference in San Francisco. Today, he teaches students how to real ize their own potential and to recognize it in others. “I think motivation comes from within. I think what motivates people is success,” he said. ' As Dodge speaks, he leans toward his audience and looks on steadily with intense, blue eyes. ‘‘1 have a philosophy that people arc not unhappy because expectations arc too high, but performance is loo low. The solution is to help increase performance and productivity to maintain standards of excellence.” When Dodge first started leaching, he said, his performance was low. ‘‘My psychology students went to sleep. I thought ‘There’s got to be a better way.’” _See DODGE on 3 ASUN bill . supporting ROTC passed By Adeana Leftin Senior Reporter The Association of Students of the Uni versity of Nebraska passed a bill Wednes day that supports keeping ROTC on campus. The bill requests that the Academic Senate repeal part of a resolution it passed last spring. The Academic Sen ate bill urged the chancel lor to renegotiate ROTC contracts if the program does not change its discrimination policy based on sexual orientation. As the Department of Defense policy stands, gays, lesbians and bisexuals cannot become commissioned officers. The bill passed with a voteof 16 to 11 and no abstentions. Paul Moore, a senior speech communica tions major, opposed the bill and said it justi fied homophobic and hetcroscxist behavior at UNL. “It makes me physically ill that this senate docs not consider basic civil rights important,” he said. Speaker of the Senate Steve Thomlison, though, said it wasn’t fair to choose one form of discrimination over another. “We ought not to punish those students i trying to earn degrees through service to their \ countryhe mid. * -• ****•»-* ' I The sponsor of the bill, Journalism Sen. Pat See A SUN on 3 Lecturer says Satanism rising By Roger Price Staff Reporter he practice of Satanism in America is in creasing because of a nationwide moral — decline, a Christian researcher said Wednesday night. Jon Rittenhousc, a lecturer on Satanism for Campus Crusade for Christ, told an audience of about 400 in the Nebraska Union that the breakdown of the family and the rise of a Self indulgent culture has led to an increase in satanic practices. “The total erosion and undermining of tradi tional values in America today has set the stage philosophically and morally for the practice of Satanism,” Ritlenhouse said. A spiritual void in peoples’ lives is one factor that influences them to consider Satan ism, he said. This void, he said, can only be filled by accepting God. “Trying to fill our need for spirituality with Satanism,” he said, “is like trying to quench a thirst with salt water— it will never work.” See SATAN on 3 Officials: NCAA changes positive By Jeremy Fitzpatrick Senior Reporter Recommendations aimed at im proving the NCAA’s investi gative procedures arc a step in the right direction, UNL athletic offi cials said Thursday. The recommendations were offered Monday by an National Collegiate Athletic Association special panel chaired by former U.S. Solicitor General Rex Lee. Among the reforms are a provi sion aimed at speeding up the NCAA’s investigative process by allowing university officials and NCAA inves tigators to work closer together, and provisions for open hearings for al leged infractions and the tape-record ing of NCAA investigative interviews. Al Papik, assistant athletic direc tor for administrative services, said the reforms were warranted. “One can see why there was a cause for concern with past proce dures that have been used (by the NCAA),” he said. In the past, Papik said, the NCAA’s enforcement department has tended to presume institutions guilty and require them to prove their innocence. He described the NCAA as having been “the judge and jury all in one” in past athletic investigations. The reforms are therefore encour aging, Papik said. “It appears to me that it certainly is a good first step," he said. One of the committee’s recom mendations is to establish a spirit of cooperation among university offi cials and the NCAA. Papik said lha*. would be difficult because of the past history between the two groups. “But if institutions can be involved in this process,” he said, “then I think we have a good chance of operating in a spirit of cooperation.” Danny Nee, UNL’s head basket ball coach, said he thought the re forms were positive. “It sounds like it is very solid,” he said. Nee said that he thought the re forms would need refinement, he said, but that would come with time. “I think as you make changes you sometimes overreact and underreact,” he said. “Then you have an adjust ment period and you hit the nail on the head.” One of the proposed reforms, open hearings lor alleged inlracuons, woulu have to be handled delicately, Nee said. “I think the public has a right to know,”he said, “but that is like bring ing a television camera into a court room.” He said the hearings could get out of hand like the recent the Supreme Court confirmation of Clarence Tho mas. “Once you’re smeared, you can never gel it off,” he said. Nee said that although nothing should be hidden from the public,, common sense is needed to deter mine what is appropriate for an open hearing. See NCAA on 3 J? Middle east m peace talks start | off with tense standoff. Page Making Music II: n I Alternative style. pjjf| Page 5. j Vitale starts X shouting about Nebraska basket ball. Page 13. 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