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Friday, February 26, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Page 5
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Unbiased views needed
Editor's note: Tlie Daily Nebraskan editorial policy
explains that unsigned editorials represent the. opinion of
the DaHy Nebraskan as an institution. Unsigned editorials
are written by the members of the editorial page staff,
Editor-in-chief Martha Murdock and Editorial assistant Pat
Clark. Daily Nebraskan opinion is determined by the editor-in-chief.
"One week from today, UNL students will go to the
polls and cast their votes for ASUN Senate president and
first vice president. They will be choosing the people who
in the coming year will fight the battles and lead the char
ges for student causes" (Daily Nebraskan, Feb. 24, 1982).
Hopefully this decision will be a responsible one based
on fact. I believe the unidentified author of this idea
hopes so too, but the Daily Nebraskan staff cannot hope
to improve the decision-making process by printing blat
antly opinionated, unsigned editorials espousing one par
ticular candidate.
The "Wedckind deserves presidency" editorial epitomi
zes shoddy journalistic practices. The editorial was printed
without byline or signature, and if the author of the arti
cle was given anywhere in the paper it was not readily visi
ble. How can the editorial staff expect to promote respon
sible decision-making when students cannot judge the val
idity of the information source?
Furthermore, since the Daily Nebraskan is the only
large publication serving UNL, it is the public forum for
political discussion and debate. If the Daily Nebraskan de
sires to truly serve the student body, I suggest that oppos
ing viewpoints also be offered on the editorial page.
The students need good leadership, but leaders should
be chosen by decisions based upon unbiased information.
All editorials should be clearly signed, and if the Daily
Nebraskan desires to print editorials espousing one partic
ular candidate, then other opinions also should be offered.
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Freshman
Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
Child planning defended
This letter is in response to Chris Kocnig's letter (Daily
Nebraskan, Feb. 22) on Matthew Millca's editorial (Daily
Nebraskan, Feb. 19).
In Millca's editorial the pope is blamed for over
population and high infant mortality. In Kocnig's letter,
Planned Parenthood receives all the blame for declining
morals and teen-age pregnancies. Kocnig says the church's
reason to promote natural family planning is to "impose
self control on individuals or for curbing one's emotions."
The Roman Catholic Church believes only in natural con
traception because of its definition of life. The Catholic
Church believes as soon as conception occurs a human
being, with a soul, is born. This is the reason why, and not
because it curbs emotions.
In Koenig's letter it sounds like regardless of marital
status it is all right to have intercourse as long as it is not
to excess. As for Koenig's opinion that the Planned
Parenthood philosophy is an irresponsible "Do it but
don't get caught" ideal, Koenig doesn't seem to be very
knowledgeable about Planned Parenthood. Planned Par
enthood realizes teen-agers will have intercourse, no
matter what society says, so Planned Parenthood is set up
to at least make teen-agers responsible if they decide to
have intercourse. Unwanted pregnancies or abortions are
one of the things Planned Parenthood is working to
eliminate.
I think it takes more maturity and responsibility to go
to Planned Parenthood to get contraception devices
rather than to wonder a couple of months later how the
female got pregnant and what to do with the unborn
child.
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