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originality, coherence and interest. All letters must be
accompanied by the writer's true name, but may be
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Dear editor,
In memory of 11 Olympians-innocent men who
perished because of a political madness-the flame of
remembrance, the spark of life, burns in front of
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity.
A 24-hour vigil is being observed by those of us
who say "never again." We feel the sorrow of losing
our Jewish brethren. And each time we see the fire,
we remember that they were unable to complete a
long and promising life. At the same time, each
flicker of light reminds us of the gruesome terrorism
that shadows the world.
The Olympics offer all the nations of the world an
opportunity to compete in peace, a chance to prove
their prowess on the playing field, not the battlefield.
If peaceful co-existence is to be a reality, this
terrorism which stopped the 20th Olympiad, must be
ceased. Such inhumane acts of wanton abandonment
of international law cannot be tolerated. It's time for
the nations of the world to unite against all forms of
terrorism..
Howard Epstein, president
Joseph Mintz, secretary
Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity
Because the following letter was submitted prior
to the announcement of the Daily Nebraskan's letter
policy, it is printed here despite the fact it was
unsigned. In the future, all letters must be signed,
even if a pen name is to be used in the newspaper.
Dear editor,
This year's crop of freshmen is receiving a grand
introduction to one of . the oldest, most popular
traditions at UNI namely "step on the niggers."
In this fall's freshman handbook, published as a
guide to freshmen, there appears an illustration of a
prototype Li'l Black Sambo. This figure supposedly
represents the Afro-American Collegiate Society, the
black student union.
A typical white freshman will look at the
illustration and automatically assume it is the correct
Cornhusker attitude toward black people, especially
since the odds are against he or she having had any
previous contact with blacks.
I imagine, to white liberals (whatever those are),
this whole thing sounds farfetched; but stop to
analyze this thing closer.
The alarming fact about the derogatory illustration
is the booklet is sanctioned by ASUN, supposedly the
supreme body of student government. This action
underlines the problem. For if ASUN proves itself to
be so ignorant and insensitive it can surely be no
better than the student body it was elected by.
ASUN has apologized by letter ... but that isn't
enough, because the booklet was made public. A
public apology is necessary and soon if bloodshed is
to be avoided.
The Nebraska Union has done nothing to improve
its image with blacks this year by putting a trash tray
by the north corner of the North Crib-a space where
black students have been sitting since the new
addition of the Union was built.
If there is doubt that stepping on niggers isn't
popular at dear ol' NU, here's further proof. Every
year UNL recruits a select number of black high
school seniors to become freshmen. Each year a
number of those students are systematically
eliminated from the institution-and this fact is
underlined by the fact that only 15 per cent of the
black freshman class of 1969 are now seniors.
The tradition is upheld by the University's athletic
and intramural departments. Only the nation's
"winningest coach" knows exactly how many black
athletic careers have been cut short on Nebraska's
fields tracks and courts.
The Intramural Department also has the correct
Cornhusker attitude, whose horde of sightless and
unskilled referees are engaged in a running war with
Kappa Alpha Psi, NU's predominately black
fraternity. War has been declared ever since blacks
have constituted a threat to snapping the previous
all-white domination of intramural competition.
However, one thing must be made clear-blacks
have never accepted the grand UNL tradition, just as
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the slave never accepted slavery. The similarity
continues in that the University administration, just
like the southern plantation owners, tells the world
its niggers are happy-always smiling (just like in the
freshman handbook).
But if you white folks knew your Afro-American
History, you'd know that slave revolts were
unpublicized and common.
A concerned black student
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