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wednesday, november 1, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 5
etters
In reply to the letter appearing in the Oct. 30 issue of
the Daily Nebraskan, Steve Wiley, attempted to condemn
the entire UNL Greek system as being abusive, degrading
and generally carrying a negative image on the Lincoln
campus.
The distasteful situation that he has presented is one
that always occurs when one talks in generalities when
one should be dealing with specifics.
Every fraternity and sorority on campus has it's strong
points (at least I hope so) and likewise their weak points.
It is up to the individual house to improve its own rules
and regulations to where it can be looked upon as a strong
point for the UNL Greek system.
This-letter was not intended to brag up one fraternity,
saying that we are the best and the only true upright frat
ernity on campus, and hopefully it will not encourage
other letters of the same manner. All that I am trying to
say is that the Greek system as a whole is not at fault for
the negative image when it comes to pledge hazing, etc.,
but rather the individual parts of that system. It is up to
these parts to improve the Greek system to where a nega
tive image will no longer cloud over any part of the Greek
system.
Kent Warneke, Farmhouse pledge
Concern over misinformation
I am very concerned about the letter from "The 'R' St.
Watchdog" which appeared on Friday, Oct. 27. My con
cern centers on the complete misinformation in that letter
and with the publication of unidentified opinions which
permit the irresponsible to make almost any kind of state
ments. The university is already audited by CPAs and has been
for several years. Management reviews and. reorganization
are almost a constant process. I assume it will continue to
be in the future.
The two examples of the East Campus entrance and
the sale of part of the Havelock Farm are irresponsible
representations of times for which the Board of Regents
and the State have regulations andpolicies which are strict
ly followed.
In my opinion, it is also irresponsible for a newspaper
to print such a statement with no identification.
Miles Tommeraasen
Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
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viewing numerous commercial ads, it is obvious to me that
$350,000 has bought various media outlets in the form of
biased news stories and unobjective reporting.
We as consumers, must not be taken in by a massive
spending spree supported not by the Nebraskans for Free
dom of Choice, but by such sources as Can Manufacturers
Institute, Washington, D.C. ($28,119.29), Anheuser
Busch, St. Louis, Mo. ($22,650.00) and New York
Pepsico ($19,190.00).
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raise the consumer price of beverages when in fact, a
study of 28 cities revealed that soft drinks in refillable
bottles cost about 5 cents less and beer costs 8 cents less.
In addition, the Federal Trade Commission says that 63
percent of the consumers cost for beer are for the con
tainer, not the contents. Each can costs approximately 10
cents to manufacture. With a throwaway system the
consumer is forced to buy a new container with each pur
chase. On the other hand, returnable bottles cost about 12
cents initially but can be reused 10 to 25 times. If the
bottle bill is passed, the consumer doesn't have to keep
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used ten times costs only 12 cents. A consumer savings of
88 cents.
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non-refundable litter tax. Get the facts before you vote on
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