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A common theme among those who disagreed with Connerly was that the legacy of racial oppression in the United States remains, pervading insti tutions and beliefs and sustaining barri ers to advancement by minorities. Noting that the minority enrollment at the University ofNebraska-Lincoln is less than 4 percent, students asked Connerly how minorities could advance without help from affirmative action. “The best way to empower people is to say to them, ‘Don’t let the govern ment run your lives,’” Connerly responded. “Take your own life into your own hands. Say, ‘I can achieve, I’m going to achieve.’” Connerly noted that, following Proposition 209’s passage, the number of black students admitted to the law school at the University of California in Berkeley dropped dramatically. But while minority enrollment was down at the Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego and Davis campuses, it was up at the system’s three other campuses. Many of the barriers faced by minorities are shared by disadvantaged whites, he said. Affirmative action supporters can’t have it both ways, Connerly said: If they claim minorities are capable of compet ing academically with other racial groups, then they cannot claim that col lege entrance requirements are preju diced against minorities. He said long-term solutions for advancing minorities’ prospects in soci ety must begin in the family and be sus tained by improving the quality of K-12 education in poor school districts. ■' Tempers flared on occasion. .* When one student claimed her race acted as a barrier to college admission, Connerly replied that it was her test scores, not her race, that were crucial. The student responded by saying that Connerly probably received advan tages in his education and career because of race. Connerly, who attended community college, then graduated from Sacramento (Calif.) State College, replied, “I worked my butt off.” “If I can’t tell you about your cir cumstances, what damn right do you have to tell me about mine?” he said. After the passage of Proposition 209 and other legislation ending affir mative action programs, the era of racial preferences in public policy will soon be over, Connerly concluded. “I believe that in the hearts and minds of the people of America, the idea of giving somebody a preference on the basis of race, sex or ethfilClty is dead,” he said. Eddie Brown, a junior business marketing major and student govern ment second vice president, said Connerly’s speech roused emotions but didn’t settle anything. “I thought he did a good job of pre senting what his views were,” he said, “but he also did a good job of dancing around the opposition to what he believes.” Brown said Connerly failed to address the political and economic bar riers that minorities still face in society. “He doesn’t want to deal with any of the societal preferences that continue to go on,” he said. Ending affirmative action programs, he said, would “elimi nate one small avenue for someone who is disadvantaged to benefit from.” gjgjBgji ; -'—sej Plan to attend the Ag Career Day onThursday, October 1, at the East Campus Union and learn more exciting sales and marketing positions available at Black & Decker. We are also conducting interviews on campus on October 29 & 30. ♦■MK&DBKHj Freshmen retention rate at 80.6 percent RETAIN from page 1 average of the peer institutions’ retention rates from 1993-1996. For example, the University of Missouri-Columbia, one of UNL’s 11 peer institutions, had a rate of 83 percent, and Iowa State University in Ames had a rate of 82 percent. To address retention issues, Moeser announced the forma tion of the Freshman Year Experience Task Force in his August address. The task force will look at the quality of life of first-year students and at how well UNL is mentoring those students, Moeser said. Ted Pardy, task force com mittee chairmair^tftsdQsdcal sciences professdli,said the^afc ulty and studenf committee, which has met once, is looking at a variety of factors that may affect a student’s choice to stay at UNL. A retention survey that was done in 1993 is giving the task force some direction, he said. The data compared the demo graphics of students who stayed with those who left. Information included things such as working hours, gender, ethnic background and whether a major was declared. Pardy said the committee may do another more detailed, up-to-date survey. The 1993 data raised con cerns, he said. If students work, especially offcampu's, it affects the possibility bf their return. Work is connected to whether students are having financial trouble as well, he said.? Also, freshmen who live off campus may be leas likely to ^return, Pardysaid..^ others will help the task force prepare to give an honest appraisal to high school coun selors, parents and students, detailing risk factors for fresh men, Pardy said. People often tell students, “You did well in high school,” Pardy said. “If you work hard, you’ll make it. “But that’s not as helpful.” Efforts that could have played a role in UNL’s recent increase also include the new residence hall learning commu nities and the expansion of the Supplemental Instruction pro gram, Griesen said. Donald Gregory, director of the Division of General Studies, said the residence hall learning communities allow a group of freshmen to live on the same res idence hall floor and take gener al education classes together. Freshmen are more likely to stay if they feel like they are part of a community, Gregory said. Supplemental Instruction involves undergraduates who assist students in understanding a course’s content and in devel oping effective study strategies, he said. Pardy said programs like the learning communities and Supplemental Instruction are only a few of the services provid ed in an effort to keep freshmen at UNL. Moeser said he hoped the task force would look at such services to give students a con nection to UNL. “I strongly suspect that the students who fall out are the ones who never establish any point of meaningful contact with the uni versity,” Moeser said. Moeser said though his goal of 80 percent retention has been met, the university’s retention efforts won’t slow. “We want to keep moving up,” Moeser said. “We’re never satisfied. Anything less than 100 percent retention gives us room to shoot for.” www.unl.edu/DailyNeb/ BOWLERS! Join the Fun Jon a League LEAGUESTARTING DATE & TIME #PLATERS PER TEAM Big 12 Doubles Tuesday, Oct. 13.7:00 p.m. 2 Nite Owls Wednesday, Oct. 14, 8:00 p.m. 4 Pin Pounders Thursday, Oct. 15,6:00 p.m. 4 Thursday Trios Thursday, Oct. 15,8:00 p.m. 3 All leagues bowl 3 games per night. Cost is $5.00 per person per night. Teams and/or individuals must pre-register at the East Union Lanes N’ Games (or call 472-1751). 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