Opinions of students
sent to White House
By Todd Anderson
Assignment Reporter
More than 50 UNL students gath
ered in the Nebraska Union, joining
millions of others around die world to
watch President Clinton’s State of the
Union address Tuesday evening.
About half that number lingered
after the speech and Republican
response to participate in the first Watch
Party sponsored by the Student Impact
Team. The comments from the party
will be soit to the White House.
. Murat Akshalov, a junior interna
tional finance student, said he was
impressed by the president’s speech and
reminded everyone of Clinton’s world
wide audience.
“There are 5 billion people in every
part of the world who are interested.”
Most students who stayed for the
Watch Party were impressed with the
announcement of a balanced budget
and estimated budget surplus in the
future, but they disagreed with the
specifics of Clinton’s proposals.
Amy Rager, first vice president of
the Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska, said she noted
the difference between Clinton’s plan to
channel extra money back into govern
ment through Social Security and the
Republican’s plan to redistribute it to the
American people directly.
However, Kara Slaughter, ASUN
senator for the College of Arts and
Sciences, said she thought redistribu
tion through funding for Social Security
was more egalitarian.
Almost all students were supportive
of reform in the Internal Revenue
Service.
Students were split, however, over
support for a national nuclear missile
defense system.
John Flaherty, a University of
Nebraska-Lincoln senior, spoke in sup
port of such a system* but Slaughter
noted die international implications of
developing the system.
“From an international perspec
tive,” she said, “we need to make sure
we’re not promoting divisiveness in the
world arena.”
Two UNL political science profes
sors commented on the speech from
their homes Tuesday night.
Associate professor Elizabeth
Theiss-Morse said it was important for
Clinton to deliver a positive speech in
light of his recent political personal
problems.
“It was really important for him to
come across as a confident person. He
seemed to try to reach out in some ways
to the American public.”
Valerie Schwebach, assistant pro
fessor of political science, said Clinton’s
mention of the United States’ debts to
the United Nations and his reaffirma
tion of American support for action in
Iraq might induce more comment
abroad than in the past
“(The speech) appealed to a vision
of America’s role in the world shared by
a lot of Americans. It’s an understand
able tactic for the President to follow.”
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The following Is a list of goals ASUN has set, and the progress it has made. .
1.'To create successful programming for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan.
19 as wel as create a Martin Lulher King Jr. Day coordtoaling commission
for 1999.
-ASUN President Cert Ruwe said confiding schedules leapt him from mealing Ms week wih Omar
Valentine, a UNL junior and member of toe African People'S Union, to (fecuss appointments tor tie 1999
coonjtoafeig commission. Ruwe said a meeting wft Valentine, as wel as faculy members, is planned
tor next week.
Rum said he is meeitog Ms week vdhTaJMcDowel, manager of UNLlsPartdngandTransiServioes,
to brainstorm more ideas toi
4. Work toward Irrtemu, i for classes.
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to Mormeion Servioes and woJd voice Is support tor arine regisbaKon tor UNL desses.
5. Lobby for student support for to“Brain dnMrain gain” ML
-John Vnechmam, chairman of toe Gommment Liaison ComrriMe, saudhoigi GLC supports toe
td,vMch Gok Ben Netoon announced cn Monday toey do not went tobfaby tor toebl unS more ftoandal
apedfcs aw announced.
■tos nice to print toe ideas, but 1 bois dorm to where is toe money going to come from,’ Wtechmam
said.
Vfrechmann said as soon as more HormeioniBareaabie GLC wl start wti lobbying elorts such
as talrvig to seneiore and aaendng hearings.
awork toward keeping Ihe Student hnpactTnm and Government LUeon
Commtoee busy throu^urorklng toward campus beaudllcatton projects
-Carrie Pierce, chairwoman cxSfT, said metTibers had toer first meeting of toe semester on Tuesday
and set 14) variouBComrhUaes to focus on tings such m forekatotog and correspondence wlhUNUs
landscape sendees.
-Rm said he met sdhBtoHoegemsyet; Academic Goramlleechakinan.MBweektorfscuaswms
' to make toe award more represento^e. The posstoie idea of eiecfngwoutEiEnir^ educator through
a nominaicn process, instead ofareiwn on toe ASUN sring election belot, wee ebeusaed, Ruwe said.
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Study abroad
event offers
global tales
By Amanda Schindler
Staff Reporter
New places and exciting opportuni
ties were the hot topics Tuesday night at
the biannual Study Abroad
Extravaganza sponsored by
International Affairs.
The Nebraska Union set the stage
for free snacks and free answers to stu
dents’ questions about study abroad
programs and their advantages.
“It was very well organized,” said
freshman marketing major Carol Post,
who gained a new respect for exchange
programs.
‘It takes a lot of guts to jump into an
unknown culture,” she said.
Amidst prize drawings and a panel
of exchange returnees, booths provided
information on many countries, as did
representatives from each program.
Russell Ganim, acting administra
tive director ot the Besangon study
Abroad Program in France, said the
event provided the students accessibili
ty and the program’s promotion
“It’s an efficient way to publicize
the program,” he said. “And it puts stu
dents in contact with those who have
already done die program.”
Christa Joy, director of the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s
Study Abroad program, said the pro
grams are important because they offer
students new perspectives.
“It teaches you to cope with things
different from what you’re used to,” she '
said. “You gain not just knowledge, but
understanding.”
1992 UNL graduate and guest
speaker Jeanine Niyonzima offered fur
ther insight into the prospective advan
tages of a study abroad experience.
Originally from Burundi, Africa,
Niyonzima was an exchange student in
Nebraska H) years ago.
She said her exchange experience
was great and stressed the importance
of studying abroad, especially for inter
national business majors like her.
“If you want to learn a language, get
yourself enrolled,” she said. “Then get
into the crowd - immerse yourself in
(the culture).”
Currently employed as the
International Project Manager for
Velmont Industries in Valley,
Niyonzima has traveled extensively
since her first exchange, visiting coun
tries ranging from Canada to the United
Arab Emirates.
“The great advantage of going
while you are in college is all the sup
port of die school,” she said, “phis the
cost benefit”
She offered strong advice for those
wishing to study abroad.
“You really have to be very open
minded,” she said. “Accept the chal
lenge, and go after opportunities”
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