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In the years following Watergate, students came to UNL ripe to confront politics. Today it takes more effort to turn students on to American govern ment, he said. But Gruhl will not give up the fight. Gruhl’s colleague, David Forsythe, a political science professor, said when Gruhl slipped and broke his jaw in spring 1994, he would not give up his courses. He attended lectures with his jaw wired shut, even though a substitute lec turer was hired for his larger class. In his smaller class, Gruhl kept teaching. He spoke into a microphone said. w ‘; Gruhl teaches in a unique, low-key style that does not intimidate students, Forsythe said. Students respond, and they remember Gruhl long after they leave UNL. In the past,“this sldlHft communi cation has won Gruhl a college-wide award for teaching and induction into the UNL Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Gruhl views his awards with mod esty. “There are things I can do better, though,” he said. through clenched teeth, and continued to reach out to students. His devotion to government has also led him to write three textbooks on government, one of which remains a leading textbook nationwide, Forsythe said. As a result, Gruhl is well-known and respected both at UNL and nation wide, Forsythe said. But Gruhl’s greatest impact re mains on the students he interacts with everyday. “He simply communicates very, very well with Nebraska students,” he « He simply communicates very, very well with Nebraska students David Forsythe political science professor Bill would define, prohibit .physical pur Ihment in school PUNISH from page 1 * t - fine and prohibit corporal punishment in public schools, but would allow school employees to use physicalre straint in circumstances such as self -defense, protecting other students or Stopping a disturbance. ; Kiel said teachers had no legal al ternatives right now if they were in a -situation where they needed to‘dse physical force. ' “They’re flying by the seat of their pants,” she said. “Most teachers are afraid to do anything.” Madaline Fennell, a first-grade teacher, testified in support of the bill. “I have never hit a child,” she said. “I don’t think any teacher should.” But sometimes, she said, if a teacher does not use physical force to stop a fight, other students might be hurt. “If there is a fight in the hallway, (teachers) think, ‘If I touch this kid, am I going to get sued?”’ she said. She relayed a story about an out of-control first-grader who was biting, kicking, hitting and swearing at an other teacher, and she had to step in and restrain him. Bob Daily, a Bridgeport teacher for 32 years, also supported the bill. Last year, he kept two students after class and one continued to be disruptive. Daily said he tapped him on the back of the head to get his attention, and the student said, “You hit me.” The student told the principal Daily had hit him, and Daily was suspended without pay and then asked to resign. Although people supported him, he was suspended for 30 days without pay after a public hearing, he said. Daily said he later found out the boy had told other teachers he wanted to get Daily fired, and told another student that he was not hurt by the tap but just wanted to get Daily in trouble. But Virgil Home of Lincoln Pub lic Schools spoke against the bill, say ing, “It puts every teacher and admin istrator in the position of being a law enforcer.” Speaker says world fighting racial battle MAZRUI from page 1 the past works of black leaders.” Mazrui also stressed that racism has spread into discrimination based on religion, ethnicity and ori gin. “It’s not neat black and white racism any more,” Mazrui said. Mazrui bridged the gap between past and present by comparing Shakespeare’s tragic hero Othello and the O.J. Simpson murder trial as an example of progress in human relations. Mazrui said both Simpson and Othello show the sensitivity of the views on interracial relations be cause both involve the interracial relations of a black man and white woman. “Othello is portrayed as a tragic hero, not a tragedy of race,” Mazrui said. “These two tragedies juxta posed together show the golden age of overt racism.” Drunken-driving plea Former Husker Jon Vedral pleaded guilty to drunken-driving charges in Lancaster County Court Monday for an incident that forced him to sit out the 1997 Orange Bowl. Vedral, 22, was picked up on drunken-driving and negligent driving charges Dec. 15 after offic ers watched him run over several curbs and run a stop sign near 17th and J streets. In exchange for the plea, the city attorney’s office agreed to drop the negligent driving charges. Vedral, a Gregory, S.D. native, will be sentenced April 11 when he could face up to 60 days in jail and fines up to $200. He also faces a driver’s-Iicense suspension of up to six months. Sexual assault An 18-year-old woman reported to police she was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning at a party on North 50th Street. The woman said she went to the party on the 2000 block of N. 50th St. and became intoxicated, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. She said she went into a room to lie down, and when she woke up, a man was sexually assaulting her. Thewoman told police the incident occurred between 3 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. Heermann said the woman had a physical description of the man, and police were close to having a suspect Wednesday. Ready for Spring Break? All '96 Bikes on Sale Buy 1, get 1 at 1/2 price* ♦(until they're all gone) 2nd bike must be of equal or lesser value. Not valid with any other offer. Closest bike shop to campus! Open 7 days a week.
