Daily Nebraskan
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Lexers
Friday, February 13, 1987
Reader defends
parking policies
To those sharing the Daily Nebras
kan's view in Wednesday's editorial
"Quips and quotes", you're becoming
adults and it's time to grow up, stop
crying about being persecuted and
start taking care of adult responsibili
ties. Mom and Dad aren't here to nurse
you through your errors.
I refer to the complaints against the
new "no-mercy" towing policy insti
tuted at the parking office. Complaints
of being "victims of the system" are
irresponsible and reveal a crippling
attitudinal block against the use of the
brains one was born with to resolve
difficulties one encounters living in
the real world. Of course, parking
meters are not a perfect creation of
God, but if you are shorted on meter
time and ticketed you can easily file a
complaint at the parking office; the
meter in question will be checked by a
repairman and if found to be malfunc
tioning your ticket will be waived. The
same policy is in use with city parking
meters and works well; I've had to use
it.
Three years ago, I went through the
roof when I found a $15 parking ticket
on my car in Westbrook parking lot.
Sure, I knew I shouldn't park there, but
$15 seemed a bit excessive. "Cruel and
unusual punishment!' I: cried, upon
calling the parking office I found out
that these fines are set by some
bureaucratic board to discourage non
permitted parking in restricted areas. I
gave up the fight, but I was still mad.
However, I never got another ticket.
So, DN, go ahead and holler "mercy,"
but save your precious ink for a mature,
informed opinion.
Patrick S. Murphy
senior
music education
Understand gays,
understand others
I would like to vent some steam
about the rhetorical nonsense that has
been directed toward the gay people on
our campus in recent weeks.
A letter by Gene Wiggins (DN, Feb.
1 1) states that he doesn't want to learn
any more about homosexuals than he
already knows. What exactly does he
know? Is it that all gay people are low
life, second-class citizens and should
be treated as such? Sounds like it to
me.
Unfortunately, many others feel the
same way. Apparently ASUN feels the
same way, too. Good grief, this is a
university, a place where people are
supposed to come together and open
their minds to progressive ways of
thinking and expand themselves as
intelligent, tolerant people.
Education about gay people is the
only way that the general public can see
that they are productive members of
society and are not just stereotypes.
Having a gay sibling has opened my
mind immensely and increased my
understanding of all people as well as
gay people.
Let's all try to open our minds and,
understand that there , is roont for
diversity and change and acceptance of
those who are different from ourselves.
David Anderson
graduate student
architecture
Cutting the budget
by bugging students
NU has been cutting large amounts
of money from its already conservative
budget. The proposed budget cuts for
4986-87 totaled $3.1 million, but don't
worry, the university has come up with
some great money-saving ideas.
For example, Accounting 201 has
been changed to "A" TV, a videotaped
lecture that is supposed to be econom
ical for the business college. Many stu
dents including myself find it imper
sonal and not worth the three credit
hours we must pay for it. But it is a
required course for business students
and therefore it is a great idea.
All students who have been afraid to
study at Love Library can rest at ease.
These cuts have not lowered the qual
ity of library security. To replace the
pop-cops, the guards have gone beyond
their call of duty and are now collect
ing those dangerous cans pop delin
quents smuggle into the library.
Just by these two examples I think
students can see that the university is
working effectively with the budget
cuts. I'm sure they too can think of
some good money-saving ideas the uni
versity can use to help overcome the
budget cuts.
,' . . ; Lynne T. Armfield
y . sophomore
business
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