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Students voice opinions about new scale BY MARGARET BEHM The student government meeting Wednesday night was packed not only with senators, but with students who wanted to voice their opinion. About 20 students showed up to the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska meet ing to voice their opinion on res olution #4, which would have recommended a change to the university’s grading scale. The ASUN Senate rejected the measure Wednesday 14 to nine with one senator abstaining. Joel Schafer, ASUN president, said he was pleased that students showed up to the meeting. “Their opinion was heard,” he said. “I think that was a good thing that came out of this.” All of the students spoke at the open forum at the beginning of the meeting. David Johnson, a junior civil engineering major, said the majority of students who he knows told him they were against the resolution. "A lot of students I talked to didn’t see a need for this,” he said. Mike Butterfield, a senior civil engineering major, said he was in favor of the resolution because it would improve the university’s image. "Making this change is one step we should take to increase our credibility,” he said. Ethan Rowley, a sophomore advertising major, questioned who the senators were trying to stand for. “Is this ASUN or APUN?" he asked. “Are you representing pro fessors or students?” Students don’t want a tougher grading scale, Rowley said. "Maybe I’m not hip or cool, and I’m not in touch with stu dent’s needs, but I can’t see stu dents asking to be graded hard er,” he said. Jake Wobig, a senior political science major, said the current grading scale doesn’t push stu dents to try for a higher grade. “If you really want to improve this university and we have an incentive not to excel, than it’s not going to happen,” he said. Sean Zehtab, a junior biology major, said the new scale would hurt students who are barely hanging on academically. “This isn’t Harvard,” he said. Wobig said the university’s grading scale doesn’t accurately represent students’ efforts. “Maybe I’m not hip or cool, and I’m not in touch with student’s needs, but I can’t see students asking to be graded harder, Ethan Rowley sophomore advertising major "When I turn in my GPA to an employer, he’s going to have to take it with a grain of salt,” he said. 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