Friday, October 15, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
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iWbre Jftan football
"Nebraskans don't have a whole lot
other than football to get excited about"
(Daily Nebraskan, Oct. 13) is an extremely
unfortunate and dismal statement to make
about this state and the people who live
here.
I know this frame of mind does not
apply to me. I get excited about art
galleries, history museums, ballets, plays
musical concerts, sunrises, sunsets, prairies,
farmland, lakes and trees.
If football were the only excitement
that Nebraska had to offer, I would leave.
I hope that other Nebraskans will realize
that the excitement goes on with or with
out Herbie Husker.
Heidi Kiersten Ore
sophomore, pre-med
SA thanks business
On behalf of myself and the other stu
dent assistants at Selleck Quadrangle, I
would like to thank D & D Distributors for
the social event Tuesday night.
D & D provided free beer and pizza at
Godfather's for all SAs and a guest from
their floor, as well as guests from all the
campus fraternities and sororities.
It was a wonderful opportunity to meet
other people from around campus and, of
course, appreciate the fine products of
both D & D and Godfather's.
Bill Allen
sophomore, journalism
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Letters
Apathy criticized
Now that the furor over the latest
episode of the "scandal" involving for
mer Election Commissioner Jennifer Fager
has abated somewhat, perhaps some
comments regarding UNL student go
vernment - and the role UNL students
play in it - are in order.
It is plain, regardless of who bears
the burden of guilt in this case, that
something improper took place before,
during or after the ASUN elections last
spring. Whether one feels that Fager
erred or that the Student Court under
Joe Nigro mishandled the case involving
her actions, it is agreed that one or more
of our student government officials acted
improperly. This is not surprising. Mem
bers of our student government have
misstepped before, and they will be doing
so long after those presently in power
have moved on.
More instructive is the general attitude
that appears to prevail among students
with regard to this state of affairs. A
few students are justifiably disturbed;
fewer still have gone so far as to publicly
voice their concern or disgust.
But by and large, students seem to
think that such B-grade political intrigue
is scarcely deserving of notice, much less
serious attention and discussion.
We should ask ourselves, however, if
this attitude is justified. It represents
a much more disturbing trend: Apathy
among the majority of an electorate,
misconduct by elected or appointed
officials who think "no one cares," or
"nothing will happen," further disillu
sionment and apathy, etc. It is plain
that this situation exists on this campus.
Anyone who looks on the improper
actions of our student officials as the
escapades of future political hopefuls
playing at politics should dwell on the
fact that "real" public officials are often
guilty of misconduct as well. If we deve
lop the habit of effectively ignoring their
actions because we have "more impor
tant things to worry about," or because
"it won't make any difference" - they
will take advantage of the situation. And
we will have only ourselves to blame
when they do.
Richard H. Betz
senior,
associate justice of 1982-83 Student Court
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