Athletes deserve tears and violins,
but not special Pell Grant bonus
Daily Nebraskan writers, espe
cially those in the sports department,
have often been accused of fanning
the flames of controversy on their
pages.
Well, here we go again.
On Jan. 12, DN editor Mike
Reillcy — who was a DN sports
writer before being appointed “big
cheese” — wrote an editorial criticiz
ing the University of Nebraska
Lincoln’s support of increasing Pell
Grants for athletes at the NCAA
convention in Nashville, Tenn.
The piece of legislation UNL
faculty representative James
O’ Hanlon voted for would set student
athletes’ priorities ahead of those of
other students for Pell Grant money.
Reillcy wrote in his editorial that
athletes should cam their spending
money during the summer months,
like other students, and not have it
handed to them.
Good point, except many athletes
didn ’t agree. One wrote a letter to the
DN a few days later and argued that
Cornhuskcr athletes work just as
hard, if not harder, than other stu
dents at Nebraska. Getting up at 6
a.m. to lift weights while other stu
dents sleep sound and cozy in their
beds, she said, is a real inconven
ience. And, judging from her letter,
“busting her butt” at practice for
three hours a day just to “entertain”
us peon sports fans (who help pay for
her athletic scholarship by support
ing various Nebraska sports) is a real
pukcr, too.
The athlete also included thislittle
gem in her complaint: "If one would
lake the total amount of money ath
letes receive through scholarship
money and divide it by the total hours
athletes actually use up in their day
devoted to their sport . . . athletes
earn less than the minimum wage.”
Is that violin music I hear in the
background?
Oh, but wait. It gets better. In the
following days, a few non-athlete
students wrote in and voiced their
opinions of the “pampering of ath
letes,” as one letter called it.
Another letter included this: “If
one would divide the amount of tui
tion by the total amount of hours
spent on schoolwork, one would dis
cover that most of us pay to go to
school. What a novel concept!”
Just when you thought it couldn’t
get any hotter...
"All through the elementary, jun
ior high and high school years, we
were dedicated to our sport,” said
one of Tuesday’s letters, which was
jointly written by three athletes.
“This meant our free lime was spent
training, and the majority of our
money went to gear, team dues, entry
fees and travel."
The letter brought up an important
point about athletics. It is hard work,
and lots of sacrifices have to be made.
My high school days were spent play
ing football and running track, and I
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Nebraska’s Ann Halsne attempts to block a shot by
Missouri’s Tracy Kelly.
Beck wants consistency
after team’s biggest win
Probable Starters:
Nebraska (14-2,4-0)
Amy Stephens G
Pam Fiene G
Stephanie Bolli C
Maurticc Ivy F
Kim Harris F
Oklahoma (10-6,3-1)
Terry Willis G
Margaret McKeon G
Dale Ivey C
Kelli Epps F
Jo Mosel y F
By Tim Hartmann
Senior Reporter
Nebraska women’s basketball
coach Angela Beck admits the
Comhuskcrs’ 80-64 win against
Kansas Saturday was the team’s
biggest victory of the year, but said
that doesn’t mean the Huskcrs can
get complacent.
“There's always room for im
provement,” Beck said. “We could
improve our rebounding and play
better defense.”
Beck said the Huskcrs attempt
to hold their opponents under 70
points and limit their shooting to
under 40 percent from the field.
She said Nebraska reached that
goal against Kansas, but has not
achieved it consistently this sea
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Beck said holding the Sooners
to less than 70 points will be a
challenge because of the multiple
offensive weapons Oklahoma pos
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Nebraska will face Oklahoma at
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in Norman, Okla.
“They have a new coach, Val
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