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Scorpion Viii, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue 8 is solely about Joe Gallagher, who was threatened with expulsion for writing an article about his student teaching experience, published in Issue 6. A planned student demonstration in support of Gallagher achieved its goal of forcing administration to reconsider.

Scorpion Ix, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue 9 announced that all articles would be anonymous, because of the situation discussed in Issue 8. Many of the articles address lack of communication between the administration and students. They also mock disintegrating physical infrastructure, outdated rules, and inadequate advising.

Scorpion Vii, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue 7 includes articles on why students demonstrate, on a failed free speech event, and on establishment of a campus ROTC program at a time when many other schools were getting rid of it. It also features an article about the stop of two African students by campus security.

In a new feature, title "Notes from the Spring Offensive", information on student protests across the country is collated.

Scorpion Ii, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

The Scorpion has stung KSC. The interest shown in our first meager effort has been more than enough motivation to continue. But the rude manner in which the Scorpion was treated upon its arrival was shocking. There was nothing the Scorpion that warranted the gross censorship it received. The confiscation of the Scorpion that occurred in the administration building was more than shocking. It was outrageous.

Scorpion I, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

The sole purpose of this Bulletin is to bring to the students the real truths about our institution no matter how radical or conservative they may be. We feel that the school newspaper, although they do their best, is unable to give the students anything but announcements of ball queens, insurance sales, and whatever the administration allows them to say.

We fell the major purpose of a newspaper is to print the truth and the facts. The Antelope has been unable to do this so - SCORPION - will. We know many of the Antelope student staff would very much …

Scorpion Iv, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue IV discusses upcoming student government elections and high book store prices. It also includes poetry and more campus "rumors".

Scorpion Iii, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue 3 focuses on dorm life. Articles include "Something's Rotten in 'Dorm Mark'", "Dorm Court", and "Incongruencies in Girl's Dorm Life. Don Briggs is the subject of a cartoon because he helped destroy issues of The Scorpion.

Scorpion Vi, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Articles include a note by a student teacher, who was disillusioned by his time in Omaha schools, a retort by women suspended for drinking, an examination of the attendance policy, and a call for more student input into decision making.

Scorpion V, The Scorpion Staff

The Scorpion

Issue 5 comments on restrictive dorm policies for women, mocks the PE major, and looks at the theory behind the modern educational system. There are also several articles about the military and war as well as a number of poems on various topics.

Please note: this issue contains brief racist language that some readers might find offensive.