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Dn , . . Monday, January 14, 1985 Pago 4 Daily Nebraskan ' i u n a better Policy claaBiges to make DKT 6670) Salutations! Welcome to the pages of the Daily Nebraskan, commonly known as "The Rag." The DN is your newspaper, and in response to comments and criticisms made in the past, we've made some changes to improve. One of the most often heard complaints about the DN is the lack of conservative viewpoint on the editorial page. Last semes ter only one student who considered himself a conservative app lied to be a columnist. He was hired. This semester, a wider variety of columnists, including some conservatives besides George Will and Jim Rogers, applied and will appear on the editorial page. An editorial board has been created to set the tone and content of the daily unsigned editorials. Previously, the editor in chief set the policy for the whole paper. Now, the editor, Chris Welsch; the editorial page editor Chris Burbach; the editorial writer Vicki Ruhga; the news editor MichielaThuman; and a DN employee not on the editorial staff, Kelly Mangan, will discuss topics chosen by the editor and the editorial page editor and vote on a policy for each topic. We hope this will bring more balance to the daily editorials, which will always be in column one, running down the left side of the editorial page. Before the semester ended last year, we included a cut-out survey for DN readers to make comments about their opinions of the paper. Out of about 24,000 readers, 20 responded. Most of those requested more campus coverage. The news desk has been reorganized in the hopes that we can generate more campus news. Lauri Hopple will be the DN's first campus editor her task will be to coordinate and generate campus stories. Our efforts to improve can only do so much. Readers, you can affect the way this paper presents the news. The DN is your paper. We welcome your input. If you know of a newsworthy person or event, let us know the newsline number is 472-1763. Chances are we'll run a story about your idea. If you have an announcement of a group meeting or campus happening, we almost always have room for it in our "Shorts" column. And if you disagree with an article or editorial, don't just complain about it write a letter to the editor. We welcome letters pro or con and although we sometimes don't have enough space, we run most of the letters we receive. When we get too many, we run the best and, if necessary, the shortest. If there's a mistake in any article in the paper, please report it to the news desk (472-1763) so we can correct it in our "Setting It Straight" column. The semester ahead is full of happenings and issues affecting the campus community. Among them are the new budget for NU, faculty salaries, tuition increases, ASUN elections, basketball and gymnastics, Walpurgisnacht and mud volleyball. We're here to let you know what's going on. 1 Daily tj Me EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER CIRCULATION MANAGER NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR WIRE EDITOR COPY DESK CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR NIGHT NEWS EDITORS ART DIRECTOR PHOTO CHIEF ASSISTANT PHOTO CHIEF PUBLICATIONS BOARD CHAIRPERSON PROFESSIONAL ADVISER Chris Weltch. 472-1 768 Denial ShsttSI Kathtrlnt Pollcky Tom Byrnt Kelly Mangan Stavt Mtyer Mlchlcla thuman Lauri Hopp!t Judl Nygrtn Vlckl Ruhga Chriatophtr Burbach Ward W. Trlpltil III Stacla Thomas Julia Jordan Hsndrtcks Ad HudSar Gch Y. Huy Lou Anna Zactk Joel Sartore Mark Davis Chris Choata 472-6787 Don Walton, 473-7331 The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board Monday through Friday in the fail and spring semesters and Tuesdays and Fridays in the summer sessions, except during vacations. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and com ments to the Daiiy Nebraskan by phoning 472-1 763 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The public also has access to the Publications Board. For information, call Chris Choate 472-8787. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daly Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union. 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb. 68583-0448. Second class postage paid at Lincoln, NE 68510. ALL MATERIAL COPYF.5GH T 18S5 DAILY KSSRASXAN Misunderstandings about abortion issues continue As Jan. 22. approaches, Americans will once again be reminded that abortion is an issue that simply will not go away. Prolife activities will be planned around that date, the anni versary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decision which legalized abortion. Todd Knobel In spite of the literally unending amount of publicity, mis understandings about the abortion issue continue. One of the greatest mistakes is that abortion is solely a moral decision and therefore, should be dealt with outside of public policy. For those who continue to espouse this belief, I and many others would like to know exactly what is and what is not a moral issue. Is slavery immoral? If not, then slavery must be a moral thing or is simply amoral. If slavery is immoral, then it is a moral issue and according to the previous argument, the issue should never have become a matter of public concern. The truth is that abortion is just as much a human rights issue as it is a moral issue. Since rights of human beings are the essence of law, it only seems logical that this issue be debated as other human rights issues have been dealt with in the past. . Another misunderstanding is that abortions cannot be per formed in the last trimester of pregnancy, except if the life of the mother is endangered. This is not what the Supreme Court decision stated. The decision said that the state could not prohibit third trimester abortions deemed necessary to protect the mother's health from harm and this harm can include "distress." In other words, abortion can occur anytime during pregnancy. Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding is that In order to be in favor of women's equality, one hss to be pro-abortion. Although groups like the National Organization for Women and the Women's Resource Center promote this belief, it is incor rect. I am living proof of this false thinking. In fact, according to a Lincoln Sunday Journal-Star poll, women In Nebraska favor a constitutional amendment further restricting abortions by even a greater margin than men do. This poll also pointed out another astonishing phenomenon. Nebraskans in the 18 to 25 age group favored a constitutional amendment further restricting abortions by an overwhelming 63 percent majority. What has caused this shift in thinking? Perhaps young people believe that 1.5 million abortions a year is simply too many. Perhaps they have come to realize that an unborn child is very much a human life. Or maybe they are just tired of the liberal sect's lack of respect for life in general. Whatever the reason, Jan. 22 gives people the opportunity to rethink and peacefully demonstrate their beliefs about the importance of life the essence of living. I ft Li AfP - t pi : I n, - r...r'''' , - - 6ffiiB8gS I ' J inning one for mom, not the Gipper, would solve the world's problems A 6-year-old boy, his nose bloodied, runs to his mother. He's drive. From a 6-year-old pink-cheeked grappler to a hoary, bearded crying in deep sobs - real gnef. veteran National Football League UnStZe fellas are out "Mommy," he cries as he stretches out his arms toward her. there to w,1n one tor mom not for the Gipper, or the Scarlet and The woman turns her livid double chin away from the boy, then ir7or ??C?) f?r Pff tumstofacehim.Hereyesnas.contempt. Jet Who do football players wave to when the television cameras capture them in a personal moment on the sidelines? Mom. What person connected with Nebraska football received the second most publicity of any Big Red trooper during Mike Rozier's Heis man season? Rozier's mom. He even gave her the trophy. In athletics, the tradition of doing your best to make mom proud survives. It's a tradition we could stand to revive else wuere m business, politics ard Cold War. Workers toiling for mom would surely increase their productivity, politicians doing their mothers proud would work harder and prevaricate les3. And a strong appeal to the Soviets' respect for motherhood would make moot the Question of arms control treaty verification. Why, ffitf yezTl saw KonsUntin Chemenko mcuth a "Hi-mom" on television as he reviewed his troops, HftS"umb!r cne? Not or the United States, but mom, double chin and all 0f Chris i$m ' Burbach "Quit your bawling, boy," she snarls. "You deserved to lose." Her T-shirt says, "I'm a wrestling mother, and proud of it." During her boy's matches, Mrs. X crouches on the edge of the mat on her hands and knees, screeching, squawking and pounding the mat in support of her little champion as he does battle for her. She is Ms damsel in distress. I've seen more than one Mrs. X do a damsel in distress act at my younger brother's wrestling tournaments. She's in the minority, mind you most wrestling mothers, like most mothers, are dear, sweet, kind supportive souls. Mrs. X is a hyperbolic over dramatization cfthe maternal matrix cf every athlete's competitive