October 26,1988 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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is supenntenaent of the parking office, and fines for parking
in a handicapped stall are $50.
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Vol. 88 No.~42
Reactions toward movie premiere vary
By David Holloway
Senior Reporter
Students and community mem
bers have mixed reactions
about the controversial Film
“The Last Temptation of Christ,”
which will open Friday at the Stuart
Theater.
Sarge Dubinsky, president of
Dubinsky Bros. Theaters which owns
the Stuart, said the decision to run the
movie has been met with the “ex
pected opposition.” The movie is an
interpretation of the life of Jesus
Christ as told in a 1951 novel by
Nikos Kazantzakis.
Dubinsky said this will be the first
showing of the Film in Nebraska. He
said the Film is currently being shown
in Des Moines, Iowa. Dubinsky said
theater officials there have not en
countered any problems from people
opposing the Film.
Scott Broekcmeier, a sophomore
business major, said he is interested in
seeing the movie because of all the
publicity it has received.
“The opposition to the movie has
built up my curiosity,” Broekemcier
said. “The people who picket the
movies arc only advertising them.”
Broekcmeier said he has studied
the Bible and wants to see for himself
if the movie portrays a misleading
account of Christ.
John Liston, a sophomore finance
major, said his Christian beliefs have
made him want to see the movie.
Liston said it was unfair that a
movie was made to offend Christians
when there are so many people who
are Christians.
“A movie which offended black
people would not be allowed to play,”
Liston said. “It’s unfair that some
thing like this is being allowed to
show when it offends so many
people.”
Father Ken Borowiak, associate
pastor at the Cathedral of the Risen
Christ, said the portraya* of Christ
sinning as a man goes too far into the
realm of sin to make the film believ
able.
Borowiak said the he has not seen
the film, but has seen previews. He
said the portrayal of Christ in the
previews offends him.
Borowiak said the Catholic Con
ference of Bishops condemned the
film more than two months ago be
cause of the offensive theme of the
film. '
Borowiak blamed the media for
public interest in the film.
“It is unfortunate that the media
has given the film undo publicity,”
Borowiak said. “It would have
flopped as a second-rate film the
moment it was released.”
Father Don Hanway, chaplain of
St. Mark’s on the Campus, said he is
undecided about the film.
Hanway said he plans to see the
movie with a group of students and
evaluate it later.
Andy Manhart/Dalty Nebraskan
“I consider it to be a learning expe
rience,” Hanway said. ‘‘I have a feel
ing the movie will have some good
and bad points.”
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Moore tells students to get
involved, push UNL issues
By Pattie Greene
Staff Reporter
University ofNebraska-Lincoln
students can help push UNL
oriented state legislation by
bringing important issues to the atten
tion of state senators, according to
Sen. Scott Moore.
Moore, from Stromsburg, told
about 35 students at the Nebraska
Union Tuesday night to get involved
in the political process by talking to
their state representatives ahd de
scribed issues facing the Nebraska
Legislature this year.
Moore’s speech was sponsored by
the Government Liaison Committee.
Moore, who is Nebraska’s young
est state senator, said it is important
for college students to get involved
with the legislative process, “to
preach the university line.”
He said there are specific issues of
importance to students and that they
“are the ones that have enough gump
tion to get out and say some things and
make some waves.”
Moore said he approved of stu
dents getting involved in lobbying for
faculty salaries last year and the UNL
recreational center issue the previous
year.
“I don’t think that’s wrong at all,”
he said, “as a matter of fact, I think it’s
good.”
Moore said he sometimes is frus
trated when students “don’t get too
excited about” university-related
legislation.
Moore said he has introduced uni
versity-related bills in the last two
years and not a single student has
shown up in support of them. How
ever, he said, 300 students showed to
support legislation about the George
B. Cook Pavilion and Field and 50
showed up to support faculty salaries.
The Cook pavilion and faculty
salaries are important issues, Moore
said, but other issues such as financial
aid also are important to students.
Many legislators are aware of uni
versity problems, but the information
they get comes mostly from the NU
Board of Regents and university lob
byists, Moore said.
If lobbyists are not “singing a
tune” about financial aid most sena
tors will not hear about it, he said.
Moore said he was not suggesting
that students “march on the Legisla
ture,” but they can make their sena
tors aware of issues through a letter or
by visiting them in their offices.
“The best way to get involved is
just to do exactly that - get involved,”
he said. “Go down and get to know
them.”
Addressing financial aid, Moore
said, “I think Nebraska is making a
mistake and I’d like to see us move
ahead on that issue.”
Nebraska ranks in the bottom five
of all 50 states for the total dollars it
contributes toward student aid and is
last in the Big Eight, he said.
Bereuter campaigns at UNL and reflects on 100th Congress
By Victoria Ayotte
Senior Reporter _
U.S. Rep. Doug Bereuter said Tuesday
that trade and agricultural policies are
two “dramatic differences” between
himself and Democratic challenger Corky
Jones.
Although Bereuter said he wouldn’t men*
lion his challenger’s name, he said “most
people don’t really know who he is.”
*rIf you want to find contrast between an
incumbent and a challenger, here is where
you’ll find it,” said Bereuter, who is running for
his sixth term is the House of Representatives.
Bereuter said Jones' agriculture views are a
“radical form of supply government,’’ and that
Jones favors the idea of set-aside land.
“Most say the 1985 Farm Bill is the way we
ought to go,” Bereuter said. Bereuter said he
agrees with that majority.
Trade policies are another difference be
tween himself and Jones, Bereuter said.
“1 will certainly admit we have substantial
problems in our unde deficit,” Bereuter said.
The omnibus trade bill passed by Congress
this year is important to reducing the trade
deficit, he said, because it makes the executive
branch and U.S. Trade Representative Clayton
Yeutter responsible for fighting unfair trade
practices.
“It all boils down to being tough on unfair
trade practices... but not protectionist,” Bereu
ter said.
Jones’ policies are protectionist, he said.
Bereuter also spoke about what he thinks are
the achievements and failings of the 100th
Congress, which adjourned Saturday.
Tne 100th Congress has been the ‘‘most
productive Congress in many years," he said.
Bereuter cited the Drug Reform Act, mili
tary base closing legislation, farm credit legis
lation, welfare reform and the Clean Water Act
as Congressional successes.
“There are a few failures, though,” he said,
i One failure was that the Glean Air Act did
not'pass, n<£ Said. Bereiiter also said Congress
*
should have done something about the savings
and loan insolvency problems.
In the future, Bereuter said he looks for
federal grant and loan prog, ams for post-secon
dary education to continue. He said the pro
grams are “likely to exceed,” the cap of growth
set for them.
Suites and local governments have primary
responsibility for education, Bereuter said, but
the federal government does have a larger role
to play in post-secondary education, he said.
Bereuter also said he supported a bill under
which parents do not have to pay taxes on
interest earned from Investment bonds used to
• finance college educations. The bill passed the
House Saturday.