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daily nebraskan
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Enforceable campus alcohol policy is encouraged
Now that the regular football season is over,
ending on a sour note in more ways than Satur
day's final score, UNL officials need to address
what we perceive as a serious problem.
There exists what seems to be a double
standard toward drinking on campus, and the
standard held for students might be a contribut
ing factor in some of the violence that occurred
Thursday night.
It is absolutely shameful that students face dis
ciplinary actions if they drink on campus, but
alumni and others who attend Cornhusker foot
ball games drink openly as they walk across
campus, apparently with no reason to fear en
forcement of policy.
Drinking is illegal on campus. If it's illegal for
students, then faculty, alumni and regents who
violate the policy should face the same punitive
action that students face. But they don't.
University Police Lt. Joe Wehner said fans at
Saturday's game caused fewer problems than
normal, partly because "We had quite a few less
than normal tailgate parties" Ix fore the game.
There is a tendency for the UNL police, obvious
ly, to view tailgate parties on campus as harmless,
but drinking students as dangerous.
Thursday night's setting of bonfires and
destruction of property by UNL students was a
disgusting display.
.But isn't it possible that if authorities didn't
automatically assume that students are respon
sible for disruptions of all sorts that students
would be less likely to let their enthusiasm lead
them toward violent behavior? If students do it.
the police show up. If non-students do it, it's OK.
o
y J SHAME
Granted, alumni are past the days of bonfires.
But it is this attitude toward students that might
lead to the nasty tone of some group disturbances
in recent years.
Really, what caused the ugliness of UNL stu
dents engaging in destructive behavior Thursday
night is not the issue of this editorial.
The point is the double standard that is
obvious on football Saturdays, and the policy
that does not allow students to drink in the
privacy of their dorm rooms or anywhere on
campus.
Cosgrove lauds 'fighting for peace'
Mv friend Cosgrove was silting beside me on the bus.
nMding the daily paper. I Imped t t would be enough,
that he wouldn't strike up a conversation with me. but
after reading page one he turned to me ami said. "You
know . whoever said that nobody ever really w ins in a war
was dead wrong."
"Lousy pun." I responded, hoping to break his chain
of thoimht at the first link.
dark
"No. really. I have been following this thing with Iran
and Iraq for a few weeks now, and I'm telling y ou it's the
best thing thai could have happened lo either nation."
"Is that just your opinion, or do you have experts be
hind you on this?"
Cosgrove folded up his paper as neatly as he could.
"Just listen lo the news reports. I very day Radio
Tehran announces that the Iranians have shot down five
more Iraqi planes, right'.'"
"Right." I said hesitantly .
"And every day the Iraqis announce that they are
about lo take over another town, right?"
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"Well, may be not every day . . ."
"Almost every day . then."
"I concede the point ."
"So both sides are winning the war, and whoever said
that nobody really wins a wai didn't know what he was
talking about."
I tried to reason with him; not always the best idea,
but I didn't know what else to do.
"Cosgrove. I think you're missing the point here. The
person who said that nobody wins a war was trying to ex
plain that the destruction isn't worth the effort, that
there's no good reason lo make war."
"But they were wrong." countered Cosgrove. "This
is a very noble, important war we're talking about here,
and they are fighting for a good cause on both sides."
"Do tell. What are thev fighting for?"
"Peace."
I hoped that the bus would gel to my stop soon.
"Fighting for peace. But if they stopped fighting, there
would already be peace, wouldn't there'.'"
"You don't see The Big Picture." he said. "Sine there
would be a cease-tiie. but both sides would still be hostile,
and both would still have the capacity to wage w r."
"S how dues this change m The Big Picture'.'"
"I iguie it out mathematically. It Iraq has. say . 1 .500
planes in its air lorce. and 1 1 an downs ;; 'av. the
whole air force can be kaput m less than a yeai.
"So'"' I countered cleverly.
"So the Iraqis would have no way to wage an air wai "
"Then they would buy more planes with then oil
money."
"But as long as the war is on. they can't produce as
much oil. so they can't afford more planes."
"So then they would drag Joidan oi someone else into
the war. and pretty soon you've got the whole Middle
East at war."
"Perfect!" said Cosgrove, clapping his hands with do
light. "Pretty soon every airplane in the whole Middle
hast would be shot out of the sky."
"Then they would go to a ground war." I said. I
thought I took him by surprise with that one. "And thev
can't just fire at each other until they run out of soiiders "
"No. but they can fire until they run out of buildings
to fire at. See. you have to take away the motivation for
war to end it forever. Mark my words, when those countr
ies reduce each other to absolute rubble, then we will
finally have peace in the Middle Last."
In the Big Fight, only NU. Missouri and Okla
homa State prohibit possession of alcohol on
campus.
If the present NU policy is not enforceable, it
should be changed. It is obvious that either the
policy cannot be enforced or that enforcement is
selective. Therefore, work should be made toward
change that allows students who are of age to
enjoy their full priviledges of citizenship.
The Residence Mall Association is working to
ward such a policy. We endorse that effort, and
urge UNL officials to cooperate to the fullest.
to the editor
We would like to thank all who helped with the Angel
Flight Arnold Air Society Coffee Day for LTS passengers.
We feci it was a successful program and increased the
awareness of the community sei vices provided by ITS.
By riding buses, tour benefits are achieved. First,
money is saved by those passengers who did not have to
buy gas. Second, our streets are less congested because of
few er cars. Third, our air is cleaner because less cars are on
the streets emitting pollution. Finally, we conserve
energy . a noble goal at this critical time because it limits
our dependence on foreign oil.
A final special thanks goes to all those who helped,
especially McDonald's. Kuhl's Restaurant, and the
Citizens for Fnvironmer.tal Improvement . as well as all
who better Lincoln by using public transportation.
Bruce Kostal
Accounting, Jumoi
Denise Thomte
Fconomies & Manauement. Senioi
4 Just what economy needs'
I feel I must respond to Kathy Chenault's editorial in
the Nov. 17 Daily Nebraskan. in which she asserts that
space exploration is too expensive for our "troubled
economy."
Setting aside my own opinion that increased know
ledge is always worth whatever it costs, may I suggest that
renewed funding lor our space program may be just what
oiu economy needs.
For example Funding the space program would pi
vide employment for a large number of scientists, many of
whom hold non-science type jobs because there are not
enough science ones available. This would then make their
current jobs available for other people who may now be
unemployed, costing the rest of us money rather than
contributing as taxpayers to the cost of our government
(and partly to the space program).
But scientists cannot work alone, any more than
businessmen, doctors or lawyers. They need laboratory
technicians, secretaries and other clerical assistance,
computer programmers and keypunch operators, drafts
men. tool-and-dye makers, etc.. etc.. etc.
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