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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1997)
IBB< Domestic assault A woman was held prisoner and beaten throughout the night by a man she checked into a lo cal hotel with last weekend. Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said the 34-year-old woman reported to police that on Saturday she and David Par son checked into the Budget Host Inn Great Plains at 27th and O streets. The woman said Parson be came upset with her and started hitting her in the face and head. He then would not let her leave, and beat her about the head and face throughout the night. The woman went to St. Elizabeth's Hospital and was treated and released for bumps and bruises to her face, two black eyes and a swollen fore head. Officers booked the 33-year old Parson for false imprison ment and third-degree assault. Parson lists his address at 110 Q St, which is the Lincoln City Mission. YOU SAY YOU CAN RIDE? PROVE IT. Unlicensed riders account for 80% of the fatalities in some states. So get your motorcycle operator license today. And prove that you are a better rider. Nebraska Motorcycle Safety Program 1*800-553-1906 mcE’s ‘Q&TSvi frill PRESENTS: CAJUN WEDNESDAY MARCH 19TH 5-10P.M. JOIN US FOR: •ALLIGATOR ETOUFFEE • MAQUE CHOUX • RED BEANS AND RICE WITH SAUSAGE • STUFFED CRAB SHELLS • CRAWFISH PO BOYS SANDWICH • BOILED CRAWFISH IN THE HAYMARKET DISTRICT 813 Q- STREET_ -■ Panel says tenure ensures quality faculty Some say public misunderstands hiring procedures. By Erin Gibson Senior Reporter Although the tenure system con tains flaws, the tenure system remains important to ensure academic free dom, members of a panel discussion on campus said Tuesday. Members of a panel at the Wick Alumni Center agreed tenure was nec essary to attract good faculty to the university and to protect faculty with unpopular but important ideas. The public misunderstands the purpose of tenure, and mistakenly views it as life time job security, the panel said. Panelists also agreed that faculty currently undergo review to varying degrees, and many may not need a stricter review. They debated what constituted a reasonable review of performance and what level of performance was unac ceptable. Panel member Richard O’Brien, i vice president for health sciences at Creighton University in Omaha, said universities have a responsibility to the students and community that supports them to check the quality of tenured faculty. Faculty members should be re quired to maintain the same extraor dinary level of performance they achieved when they were first granted tenure to keep their status, O’Brien said. “We do apply very high standards to young faculty,” O’Brien said. “Per formance reviews should be strict.” Panelist David Moshman, Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of educational psychology, said the re quirements to obtain tenure are ex treme, and tenured professors might not meet all requirements every year. Tenured professors should not be kicked off staff, he said, because their contributions might change from spe cific tenure requirements in teaching and research publication. Even if the public doubts the qual ity of some tenured professors, tenure should not be viewed as a guarantee of employment regardless of perfor mance. « The public should go after those who give stability rather than those who have it.” Robert Haller UNL English professor “That’s certainly not what it is,” he said. Tenure should be viewed as a re versal of the burden of proof, Moshman said. Non-tenured faculty members must work to prove them selves worthy of tenure. After tenure is granted, the burden of proof shifts to the university to prove they are un worthy. Every faculty member should be reviewed, he said, adding that his de partment had a systematic and rigor ous review system. Robert Haller, UNL English pro fessor, said the public misunderstand ing of tenure was unfortunate. People with little job stability are misguided in seeking to disrupt the job security of others, he said. “The public should go after those who give stability rather than those who have it,” Haller said. Haller said hiring more part-time faculty and less tenured faculty was a “formula for a loss in quality” that tight budgets seem to require. Panelists said universities should work to find an appropriate balance between ensuring academic freedom and quality, while reviewing tenured faculty. They said there would be no easy answer to the tenure debate. . .- ■ They conquered everything but death. Past world rulers like Alexander the Great, Tutankhamen, and Julius Caesar have all had one thing in common: the past. They're stuck in it. It makes more sense to follow a ruler who has conquered death...and a world leader who promises to someday rule the world through peace. Jesus Christ is that ruler. He claimed to be God, was crucified for our sins, and then rose bodily from the grave. And he promised to return to rule over the earth. For a free article on this remarkable person and his relevance, call 1-800-236-9238 or visit http://www.leaderu.com/. This ad was paid for by the following Christian faculty and staff (a loosely knit group of believers from diverse traditions) who encourage you to worship this Easter in the church of your choice. John Anderson Professor Economics Sylvana Airan Manager Housing Contracts / Fin. Serv. Ray Boeche Illustrator U. of Nebraska Press Ron Brown Assistant Coach Nebraska Football Dennis Brink Professor Animal Science Paul Carlson Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Jay Dirksen Cross-Country Coach Athletics James Ellis Microbiologist Agronomy Marty Everding Assistant Coach Nebraska Soccer Marin Gaskell Associate Professor Physics & Astronomy Timothy Gay Professor Physics and Astronomy Bill Grange Associate Professor Theatre Arts & Dance Robert (Bobby) Grisso Professor Bio. 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