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Dear editor:
Your article on Arab investments in America
(Daily Nebraskan, Feb. 20) contained many
interesting and provocative facts. There was,
however, one glaring error which must be
pointed out.
You grouped Iran and the Shah of Iran with
the Arab countries. Iranians are not Arabs. They
are Persian and have a marvelous history and
tradition which dates back over 2,000 years.
Then only ties with the Arabs are religion and oil
production, thus they are willing to sell oil to
Israel.
Earl D. Wilson
Two-way street
Dear editor:
I was shocked at A'Jamal Byndon's article in
the Daily Nebraskan, Feb. 17. I can understand
that he would be upset at his fellow floor
member's question, but to publicly belittle him
and to use his article to let off his frustrations
was going a little bit too far.
I too am a member of the white race, as is his
floor member. That may color my opinion
somewhat, but I believe his article was
completely unfair. Although I' realize that blacks
(and other minorities) have a tough time at this
university, A'Jamal seems to be taking the stand
that "because a few whites are bad, they all are."
I ask him, what would happen to a white,
outnumbered 100 to one, at a black university?
Probably the same things that happen to blacks
here.
Admittedly, a few of my fellow whites are
ignoant rednecks, liberals and bigots. But there
is another side. There are also a few ignorant,
rednecked, liberal bigots that are members of
minorities too, but they aren't publicly degraded
because of their ignorance or beliefs.
I da nnininn lht all llliman SITC
created equal and, as such, should be treated
equally, but if a black person calls me "honky,"
I'm not likely to react favorably. Brotherhood's a
two-way street, A'Jamal.
Dcnice 1 loppmann
Heated in the cold
Dear editor:
We are writing in regards to the Coliseum
seating policy during the home basketball games.
We were told that it is Coliseum policy not to
save seats. When we inquired why Tassels and
Corncobs, Nebraska band and N-Club could save
whole sections of seats, we were told by a
member of Tassels that they pay extra for their
section of seats.
However when we contacted Jim Pitlenger,
Nebraska ticket manager, he said they do not pay
extra money to reserve these sections. They pay
the standard student admission price of three
dollars. We feel this policy is unfair to the fans
who arrive early and have to wait outside in the
cold for a half an hour to purchase their tickets
only to discover that the only scats available are
"10 yard-line seats" or "end zone scats."
We feel that the Coliseum sealing policy for
courtside seats should be "first come, first
served." And if the Tassels wish to sit in these
. seats, they too should come early and stand out
in the cold rather than arriving 30 minutes prior
to game time and getting a "40-yard-line seat."
Kraig Anderson
Colleen Hegarty
James Mulvaney
Name fame
Dear editor:
As a junior in criminal justice, I'm disgusted
with the idea of attending UNL throughout my
college years and having to graduate from UNO.
Anyone in this situation would feel the same.
Why there should be any distinction
between schools in the first place is beyond me.
If the university is a system, there shouldn't be.
The diplomas should be engraved: University of
Nebraska, period. However, if they are going to
separate the schools, where you attend is what
should be engraved.
The situation can be viewed from a different
angle. I've paid fees semester after semester for
the use of UNL facilities, not UNO's. I've
purchased parking permits for use at UNL, not
UNO. And I've purchased football tickets for
watching the UNL team, not UNO's. For all
intents and purposes, I'm a member of the UNL
community and fail to see the reasoning behind
having to graduate from UNO.
One of the reasons for attending UNL is the '
nationally-recognized name. So in response to
Breckenridge's statement, why should the
engineering majors attending UNO complain?
They'll receive the name of UNL upon
graduation.
Although I feel there should be no distinction
between schools, if there is no change I believe
that those of us in criminal justice are entitled to
be graduated from UNL instead of UNO.
Colin Andrews
Nuclear time bombs
Dear editor:
In this period of energy crises, LB439 (nuclear
moratorium bill), which will appear before the
Public Works Committee for hearing the
afternoon of March 6, deserves every citizen's
attention.
At th( nresent time, nuclear power plants
supply less than ten per cent of our electrical
power. Carl J. Hocebar, an cx-AEC safety expert,
has stated, "Unresolved questions about nuclear;
power safety are so grave that the United States
should consider a complete halt to nuclear power
plant construction while we see if these serious
questions can, somehow, be resolved."
Some of these unresolved questions include
the threat of low-level radiation leakage, the risks
associated with long-term storage and disposal of
radioactive wastes and whether the nuclear plants
are the most economically feasible way of
producing energy.
The nuclear industry has little faith in itself as
shown by its failures to accept full
responsibilities for the potential damages that
their plants may cause. Through the
Price-Anderson Act, the nuclear industry has
limited' its liabilities to $560 million while it is
estimated an accident could cause up to $17
billion in damages.
These reasons, among others, are justification
for a moratorium on nuclear power plants until
their safety can be proved. Nuclear power plants
are a potential time bomb. Let us make sure that
nuclear power plants are safe before we increase
cur dependency on them.
John R. Gulick
Nuclear energy
danger discounted
Editor's note: The following is the opinion of Ray Aliens.
In the hope that State Sen. Steve Fowler and Rob Aiken, ASUN
Environmental Task Force chairman, are unsuccessful in their
attempt to thwart nuclear energy in Nebraska, I write this article.
Unfortunately, I cannot speak out against this bill on March 6.
The reason: everything I have learned and experienced (in
spending three years aboard a nuclear-powered submarine) has
been classified in the interests of national security. Speaking of
actual knowledge would set me up for 10 years of room and board
at a federal institution.
What I can say is I have absolutely no fear of nuclear power. It
is simply another method of making steam. In three years of living
and working within 100 feet of a reactor, I received a total dose of
zero measurable radiation. Zero radiation-anyone who works in a
granite structure eight hours a day (i.e. the Empire State Building)
receives at least a measurable dose from the granite. Any
measurable radiation is greater than zero.
Fact: Radium dial watches are not allowed on nuclear
submarines. If one should get such a watch close enough to one of
the sensors, it would shut down the reactor. Background radiation
is less than the watch radioactivity. And I have to assume that
better shielding is possible in a fixed location than a mobile
reactor.
As far as emergency cooling of the core is concerned, I should
hope that particular phase of operation is never needed. The
possibility of its use is conceivable, but only in an emergency. It
assumes failure of all other safety features connected with reactor
operation. Any disaster of enough force to cause the vessel to lose
water and restrict all other automatic shut offs will without a
doubt also eliminate any possibility of emergency cooling. In a.
natural disaster of that magnitude, radiation will be the least of my
worries.
Sometime in the future the western third of California from San
Francisco to Los Angeles will become an island through a massive
earthquake. While living in San Francisco, I never worried about it
and still don't.
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