University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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IT WAS a semester that started early and ended early. Despite an enrollment drop and tuition increase, inhibiting campus-wide construction and an austerity budget due to legislative cuts, a record number of over 650 degrees were conferred at mid-year commencement. A coUegiate semester can mean a wide range of things to different groups of students. For a few it's the extra-curricular activities and organizations, for some college hfe is centered around athletics. However, for most UNO students, the collegiate experience is centered around classes by day and w ork by evening — offering little time for involve- ment on campus. Student activism is minimal on campus, to say the least. Thus, saying there was little in the way of campus activities for our pubhcation to cover might be partially valid. Still, we kept telling ourselves there most certainly must be something going on — we'll just have to dig a little deeper to find it. We dug and found interesting things. We didn't overlook them, but in casting a jealous glance into activities at other universities, we found perhaps that our stories do not measure up to the viable activities of the more active, interested students on other campuses. Nevertheless, the purpose of this issue of the Breakaway is to give the student as complete a record as possible of his college semester. Features on pivotal students and faculty members, focuses on a few of the innovative and unique classroom situations, a look at the cultural side of campus hfe, and lastly, a series of in-depth exposes' on campus and community issues and persons affect- ing life at UNO are among the contents of this issue. With a new name for our publication. Break- away (the winning entry submitted by sophomore real estate major Mike Boe), we hope we are offering a new and thorough look at the first semester of the 1971-72 school year. Sincerely, Richard D. Brown Editor-in-Chief Breakaway Magazine

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RICHARD D. BROWN ASSOCIATE EDITOR DANIEL N. McMULLEN ASSISTANT EDITOR CAROL SCHRADER STAFF WRITERS Kathy Adwers C. R. AveriU Ross Barger Debbie Bartell Kathy Belsky Kay Belsky Howard Borden Tim Bowring Craig Carlson Stan Carter Mike Casmon JoMarie Cech Debbie Chadwick Rick Eirenberg Jeff Evangelisti Greg Fox Alan Gendler Jeanine Ciller Gary Gonzalez Bonnie Jackson Ed Jenkins Rosemary Klug Bob Knudson Rhonda Kroeger Janette Lant Mary Ellen Lynch Cheryl Miller Jim Moriarty Colleen Murphy Mike Murphy Jim Nelson Dave Neuroth Roman Noriega Bev Parisot Sue Peterson Alexander Pikelis Danny Powers Pat Rinn Alan Siemering Todd Simon Karen Smith Vince Smith Alison Strain David Suitor Geri Teteak Kathy TewhiU Tom Williams CONTENTS Student SpotUght 29 Faculty Spotlight 53 Qassroom 65 Cultural 81 News-Activities 97 In-Depth News Focus 123 Seniors 171 PHOTO STAFF Tim Bowring Greg Fox Louis GiUotti Gene Gritton Zev Hadash Bob Hartigan Mark Kauffman John Miller Darrel Molle Deimy Sturm Gil Uhler STAFF ARTIST Ric Rine ADVISER Doreen Simpson PICTURE CREDITS Dick Johnson Omaha World-Herald Fred Gerardi John Windier ABOUT THE COVER Over 6,000 fans braved a 52° chill and drizzle to watch the Maverick grid squad drop a 22-17 home- coming decision to North- ern Colorado University. The aerial color photo taken by bootstrappers Jim Gritz and Dick Quig- ley may be one of the last homecoming photos shot. An investigation underway throughout the semester could recommend a phas- ing-out of the intercol- legiate football program. Also shown is a large part of the Western half of the UNO campus and be- yond the Engineering Building parking lot, the area of proposed campus expansion can also be seen.