Wednesday, February 9, 1933
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Daily Ncbraskan
Letters
Columnist's humor 'trite and idiotic'
I am writing in reference to Hill Allen's
column (Daily Nebraskan. Feb. 7). The
title of this article was, "Who reads this
column?" My reply to this entertainingly
ironic headline is, "No one, Bill."
Allen has only himself to blame for
such indifference. I cannot help but won
der if he doesn't sit down at night and
think of how abrasive, trite, sarcastic and
idiotic he can be in his next column.
Here are just a few excerpts to wit:
"... That's probably why the Redskins
sucked when we were kids . . . Mom, you
know I only get dates when a girl loses
a bet with her friends . . . Bill, she said,
you looked like a good case for legaliz
ing abortion . . . the UNL Greeks will"
sponsor their own Olympics to raise
money for worldwide sexism and rac
ism . . . livents will include the Husband
Hunt, What Shall I Wear? and the ever
popular Rat Race ..."
He seems dedicated to making smart
remarks about how ugly he is, how cruel
his mother is and how terrible his article
is. Most irritating of all are his dialogue
pot shots at things many people enjoy or
take seriously here at UNL. He must think
that if it is written in a conversational
format it must not be that big of a slam.
To ,ne, Bill, it is.
I know Allen's job as a columnist is to
provide -us with a comical look at today's
sports world. If his past efforts can qualify
as such, then so be it. Newspaper column
ists do tend to be liberal as a whole, but
Allen and the rest of his colleagues at the
DN are light-years to the left of liberal.
Although they hate to admit it. UNL
is a 'conservative campus in a conservative
state and students are fed up with the same
old story lines.
Perhaps in the future these types of
columns can represent more of a consistent
pulse of the UNL student body instead of
a minority of crazed radicals. I'm not
advocating that all columns should take
on a George Will or William F. Buckley
slant, but a sprinkling of such ideology
from a UNL student would certainly be
refreshing.
Carl Sjulin
senior, business
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