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Letters criticize Osborne, Green’s column
Student says bills
don’t fight racism
There is no such thing as “reverse”
racism. Racism is discrimination on
the basis of race or ethnic group. An
institution either discriminates on
such a basis or it does not. Racism is
either positive or absent.
Two bills passed recently by the
Association of Students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska are racist for two
reasons. First, the bills demand that
positions in the university be filled
according to a racial quota system.
That means faculty members and
ASUN senators are to be chosen ac
cording to what race they belong to.
Secondly, the bills clearly aim to
favor the members of certain ethnic
groups at Che expense of all other
people. The bill states that ASUN
should set a goal of appointing “at
least” 25 percent of minorities who
apply for all future ASUN positions
— a set of people that constitutes a
little more than 5 percent of
Nebraska’s population.
The senators who passed these
bills certainly should “get down in
side themselves” and devote some
serious thought to what racism is.
They may come to the realization (hat
they are not fighting racism by insti
tutionalizing it.
Rory Larson
graduate
computer science
Column deserves
a ‘O’, student says
I find the attitude in Chuck Green’s
column (Daily Nebraskan, Oct. 17)
archaic. You blame Robin Givens for
all that has gone wrong with her hus
band, heavyweight boxing champion
Mike Tyson.
Tyson has done as much to pro
mote his unstable condition as any
one. Leave it to the press to sensation
alize his assaults on his wife, friends
and furniture, then turn around and
blame his wife.
Is your macho model crumbling,
Chucky? Well, it’s your profession
and attitudes that bring him down.
If his (net worth) was $50 and not
$50 million, Givens would have the
sympathy of the press. She was har
assed, assaulted and sued for divorce.
The amount of money involved is
secondary. It’s the principle that
counts, and that’s the law.
A hypothesis: If Givens really is a
gold-digging “uncaring witch” as
Green says, that doesn’t say much for
the sugar daddies and big-money
personalities she nutters around, does
it?
The press and public probably
don’t have enough truth or informa
tion to make judgments. Green’s col
umn deserves judgment, though: a 0
on a scale of I to 10.
Rachel Pred
senior
English/advertising
Editor’s note: There have been no
confirmed reports of any physical
assaults on Givens by Tyson.
Student questions
DN sources, ethics
I would hate to see the day when
the Daily Nebraskan has as much
credibility as the National Enquirer.
From the article I just read, that day is
soon approaching. How could the DN
print such an obviously biased article
on Robin Givens
and Mike Tyson
(Chuck Green’s
editorial column,
Oct. 17). What
ever happened to
journalistic ethics
and responsibil
ity? Judging by
hiscolumn, Green
has some things to learn.
Robin
the
Victim
I am so sick of the media running
to the aid of “Poor Mike Tyson.” He
may not have graduated from high
school, but the man is no fool. Green
wrote that Givens “ ... is quickly
becoming best-known across Amer
ica as the uncaring witch who took
advantage of the naive millionaire.”
That couldn’t possibly result from
widespread articles such as this, could
it? And since when does a responsible
journalist rely on rumors, such as
printing a source like this: “Rumors
now circulating have her re-kindling
an old flame with off-color comedian
Eddie Murphy . . . newest notch in
Givens’ gold-plated lipstick tube?”
As usual, Givens and millions of
other women in America who divorce
do it only for the money. What differ
ence does it make that she is an actress
on a TV series she got “with no assis
tance” from Tyson and has her own
source of income.
And it’s impos
sible to think that
she loved (or still
loves) Tyson. Of
course, it would
be stupid for her to
divorce “the
world’s greatest
champion” be
Mike
the
Accused
cause of fearing for her own safety?
This reason alone is why so many
women are staying with abusive
mates: “Oh, what will everyone think
if I disgrace him like that?”
Some people may say, “What a
stupid thing to be complaining
about,” or, “This is just a campus
newspaper, who really cares?” The
point of my letter isn’t about Givens
and Tyson, it’s about researching and
objectivity in works presented to the
public. If this was supposed to be a
humor or gossip column, I didn’t find
it entertaining at all.
I would like someone to tell me
when and where it is appropriate to
care about such aspects of an article if
it isn’t now? How are students sup
posed to know if what is going on
around us is true or untrue, accurate or
inaccurate, in future features? Isn’t it
important that we care?
I would suggest that Green check
his resources, his information and
especially his representation of an
article before he sends it to press. A lot
of people rely on the DN for informa
tion about the University of Ne
braska-Lincoln campus. I would hate
to see its reputation marred by sup
posed authorities in the field.
Lisa J. Jones
freshman
English
Editor’s note: Green’s resources
included reports from The Associ
ated Press wires and Sports Illus
trated, one of the most respected
magazines in the world.
Osborne should be
happy with winning
I can't believe what I’m hearing.
What is Nebraska football coach Tom
Osborne’s problem? He is still not
satisfied with the Cornhuskers’ per
formance. What does he want, an
absolutely perfect game? Why won’t
he settle for the win? That is what
really matters, isn’t it?
Chicago Bears’ coach Mike Ditka
used to have the same problem. Now
even he realizes that you can’t always
have perfection. He recently said that
at this point in the season, he just
needs to worry about the performance
of the team, as long as the team con
tinues to win. I think Osborne should
call Ditka for coaching lessons.
I know what is going to happen
now. Even if we defeat Oklahoma by
a score like 63-56, Osborne is going to
say something like, “We really didn’t
deserve to win. Our defense should
not have allowed them to score so
many points.”
For Christ’s sake, Tom, why don’t
you just settle for what’s important?
You want perfection, and when you
don’t get it, you are upset. Why didn’t
you listen to the late Vince Lombardi
when he said “Winning isir’t every
thing, it’s the only thing.”
Andrew Meyer
freshman
pre-med
Student: Abortion
is woman’s choice
I would like to make a few correc
tions in responding to Terry Radke’s
letter (DN,Oct. 17). Although I don’t
have any strong ties to either candi
date, Michael Dukakis certainly has
my support for his pro-choice posi
tion. According to Radke, Dukakis
should be looked down upon for sup
porting the National Abortion Rights
Action League, a group that supports
die rights of women. Does this mean
you are against women’s rights,
Radke?
Maybe instead of a Band-Aid for a
wounded conscience, Dukakis real
izes that abortion is a choice for the
woman to make, not fora sexist soci
ety. Did you know, Radke, that 66
percent of all fetuses abort naturally?
It is wrong to say that legal abor
tion is a tragedy. When abortion was
illegal, more women died from coat
hanger-type abortions than men were
killed in Vietnam. So, with that in „
mind, legal abortion saves the lives of
women and gives a woman freedom
in a dangerously oppressive society.
Sadly, many men and women op
posed to abortion do not realize that
the control of women’s bodies, not the
rights of the unborn fetus, is what the
anti-choice supporters are trying to
accomplish.
Adam Wall
junior
English
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