monday, november 10, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 5
s flo 5ie editor
Continued from Page 4
Maybe I've misinterpreted Mr. Essex's
comments somehow. Then again maybe I
didn't. Possibly it is the liberal view that to
be effective and respected around this
world we have to be the No. 1 patsy. That
is what I oppose in the liberal philosophy.
That is why I voted for Ronald Reagan.
It's time we stopped allowing other
nations of the world to step all over us, and
show them we care deeply about what is
ours. I truly believe that is how we can get
other nations to respect us and to have any
chance of them liking us.
Tom Shelton
Freshman, journalism
Errors clarified
I would like to take this opportunity to
correct two major errors in Jhe Nov. 5
Daily Nebraskan. In an article concerning
Willie Watters' complaint against Randy
Essex, Daily Nebraskan editor, in UNL
student court, Patti Gallagher wrote that:
Coe . . . sent a letter to the Daily Nebras
kan in May. The letter alluded to was, in
fact, sent by Mr. Coe to former Daily Ne
braskan editor Harry Allen "Rocky"
Strunk.
In the second instance, Ms. Gallagher
writes that a 1973 Nebraska Supreme
Court decision supports the Daily Nebras
kan 's independence in the area of editorial
policy. This too is wrong. For clarification
I quote from Larson vs. Board of Regents,
189 Neb. 688, the Supreme Court said:
"Where a university newspaper is support
ed by mandatory student fees, or by other
university funds, reasonable supervision is
required by the university authorities, with
a view to promoting and permitting the re
flection of a broad spectrum of university
life and reasonable representation of the
various aspects of student through! and ac
tion." It is hoped that in the future, the Pub
lications Board might exercise this super
vision when editors err against students.
Jeremiah M. Murphy
Junior. Political Science
Keep displays up
"Bv all means, take time to be alone
leam what thy soul doth wear." This
statement, found on a poster at the Ne
braska Student Union, clearly expresses
a thoughtful sentiment. It is ironic that
someone liked the quotation so much that
the poster was stolen last Saturday. Cer
tainly, there is a dichotomy between that
person's ideals and actions.
The poster was placed on the Student
Organization Information Board to let
people discover more about the ideals of
ECKANKAR. Our student group would
like to reach out to people who are trying
to make sense out of some of life's basic.
personal questions, but are not getting sat
isfying answers from traditional sources.
Everyone has more to learn about life
because there is no such thing as a stopping
point. The person that stole the poster is
a symbol to each of us to take some time
to look within and become more aware of
the many lessons that there are to look at.
We intend to continue to display attrac
tive posters with our information about
ECKANKAR because they are a valuable
form of communication. It is our request
that everyone take some time to learn a
little about our group and help us keep our
display for others.
Keith Larsen
Graduate College
'Not in our hands'
To all the people writing the recent
letters concerning abortion, I have one
question: Is abortion murder or isn't it?
This is what the whole question of abor
tion comes down to. If abortion IS murder,
the age of the mother, the marital status of
the mother, the condition of the fetus or
any other "contributing factors" are be
side the point.
There is no logical excuse for murder. If
a child is born retarded by a single, 14-year-old
girl who was raped, would anyone
get by with killing the baby? Of course
not, since it is bom, it has a right to live.
Does the fact that the baby is not born yet
give anyone the right to kill that life? It
shouldn't, nobody knows what that un
born baby will accomplish when alive. If it
is God's will any person not live, let God
take that life-it is not in our hands!
Mary Kansier
Freshman, Accounting
honorary program within Air Force ROTC
and membership is limited only to mem
bers of the AFROTC program. Since the
Air Force and AFROTC are chartered pri
marily for defense-security and not adver
tising, one of the goals of the society is to
enhance the public's opinion and increase
its knowledge of the Air Force.
Structurally, the society is composed of
a National Headquarters, 14 area headauar
ters and the 142 local squadron units. This
year the National Headquarters is located
at UNL. As National Headquarters, my
staff and I are responsible for maintaining
the continuity of the organization this
year.
I was glad to receive exposure in your
publication; my disgruntlement arose be
cuse of the inaccuracies in the article and
the way in which my organization was mis
takenly portrayed. I imagine it is difficult
to accurately describe the purpose and
effectiveness of any group, however, when
a five-minute telephone "interview" is used
as the basis of a writer's research.
Steven D. Vick
National Commander
Purpose defined
After being interviewed last week by
one of the Daily Nebraskan reporters, I
awaited the enusing article concering the
organization I represent, the Arnold Air
Society. When that article appeared (Oct.
31)1 was stunned and angered at its con
tent and structure.
I feel compelled to write not to criticize
the misquotes, the lack of complete sen
tences, or quality of the article, but to
more accurately inform your readers of the
purpose and activities of my organization.
Existing at 142 colleges and universities
throughout the country and composed of
more than 4,100 members, the Arnold Air
Society was chartered to suDDort the Air
Force, Air Force ROTC and the develop
ment of officers. Arnold Air is the only
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