ASUN calls for reinstatement of prayer
By Andrea Kaser
Staff Reporter
Members of ASUN reasserted a
stance taken by the previous senate
on prayer at
graduation
Wednesday.
In a 19*8 vote,
the senate
passed a bill
calling for the
reinstatement
of invocation at
graduation ceremonies. This time
around, the bill calls fora student to
give a nondenominational prayer
rather than announcing a moment
of silence.
Keith Bcnes, president of the
Association of the Students of the
University of Nebraska, said hav
ing a sludcnt say a prayer that was
not offensive to anyone would re
move the stigma of having state
imposed prayer and be more repre
sentative of students’ wishes.
Bill Snyder, senator for the De
partment of General Studies, said
ASUN should accept the compro
mise on the moment of silence and
urged senators to oppose the bill
because ASUN should remember
to respect minority rights in a ma
iled society.
Catlett, senator for the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences, said
having a sludcnt say the prayer
removed the obstacle that initially
brought about the idea to remove
invocation. That obstacle was a
Supreme Court ruling that said any
thing besides student-sponsored
prayer at high school graduations
was unconstitutional.
In other business, a bill to change
a bylaw in the ASUN constitution
split the senate 13-13. The bylaw
change would have allowed a des
ignated member of each of the six
ASUN recognized minority groups
to act as nonvoting members on
subcommittees of the Human
Rights Committee.
James Collura, senator for the
College of Arts and Sciences and
sponsor of the bill, said the pro
posed change in the bylaw was a
?gesture to the groups, who already
elt alienated from ASUN.
But Brian Kubik, speaker of the
senate who makes committee ap
pointments, said there were other
ways to include minorities than
changing a bylaw. Anyone inter
ested in the subcommittees should
go through the process of appoint
ments, he said.
Because bylaw changes require
two-thirds approval of the senate,
the bill failed. In place of the bill,
the senate passed an emergency
resolution encouraging minorities
to apply for voting positions on
subcommittees.
Senators also passed a bil I thank
ing Hillary Rodham Clinton for
her recent visit, as well as bills
opposing the proposed m inus grad
ing system and student seating at
football games, and they passed a
bill in favor of student input on
teacher evaluations. The senate
changed the UNL Football Migra
tion Game from Colorado to Kan
sas.
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schedules were changed about one
year ago, he said.
“They want to change the work
week,” he said. “They want us to work
any time without overtime.”
A1 Cameron, an 11 -year veteran of
the plant, said he thought all 700
strikers had been fired, which made
him scared and uncertain about his
future.
“Everybody’s scared,” he said. “We
all got house payments and new ba
bies on the way.”
Officers from the Lincoln Police
Department have been on the scene
since the strike began, Lt. Allen
Soukup said. Soukup described the
strike as peaceful, with the exception
of name calling and rock throwing.
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Gay marchers bring back attitude
Protesters’ pride
overcomes fear
By Andrea Kaser
Staff Reporter
The SO UNL students who partici
pated in the gay inarch in Washing
ton, D.C., are back with a new atti
tude, said leaders of the Gay/Lesbian
Student Association.
“It’s incredibly empowering see
ing all those people and having con
trol over an entire city,’’ said Lise
Johnston, co-chairwoman of the Uni
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln GLSA. -
David Bolkovac, co-chairman of
GLSA, said the mass demonstration
last Sunday gave gays and lesbians a
chance to be themselves without feel
ing inhibited.
“If they wanted to hold hands on
the subway or give their partner a kiss
on the street, they could, because
everyone around was queer,”hc said.
An estimated 300,000 people
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If they wanted to hold hands on the subway or
give their partner a kiss on the street, they could,
because everyone around was queer.
—Bolkovac
co-chaiirman of GLSA
marched on the National Mall Sun
day, and about 1.8 million supporters
of the gay movement showed up for
the weekend-long demonstration,
Bolkovac said.
About 200 Nebraskans marched
under the slate banner, he said, and
more Nebraskans marched under dif
ferent banners such as the Parents and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Johnston said the event enabled
some students, who were previously
afraid, to take pride in their sexuality.
They no longer feel they have to
apologize for it, sta said.
Both Johnston and Bolkovac said
America couldn’t get away with dis
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criminating against homosexuals any
more.
“For those of us who arc (discrimi
nated against), we’re not going to take
it,” Johnston said.
“This is something the Capitol can’t
ignore anymore,” Bolkovac said.
Members of GLS A said they were
considering a local march to the State
Capitol to demand that Gov. Ben
Nelson install the AIDS task force he
promised last September.
They also plan to lobby against
LB395, a bill they said would make it
legal for employers to terminate em
ployees based on sexual orientation.
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