Editorial Curl Wagner, Editor, 472-1766 Amy Edwards, Editorial Page Editor Jane Hirt, Managing Editor Lee Rood, Associate News Editor Diana Johnson, Wire Page Editor Chuck Green, Copy Desk Chief Lisa Donovan, Columnist Quibbles and bits Helmet rule should apply to none or all • If the Nebraska Legislature is going to requite mo torcyclists to wear helmets, it should enforce the rule on all motorcyclists, not just those under age 19. LB690 has sparked new interest in the mandatory helmet law, which went into effect two months ago. But LB690, instead of requiring all motorcyclists to wear helmets, would require only those under age 19 to wear them. This is hardly fair and definitely not smart. LB690 has been called a compromise bill between en forcing the mandatory helmet law or not enforcing it. But what a silly compromise, enforcing the law on one group of people who apparently don’t have as many motorcycle accidents in Nebraska. Only two of the 19 motorcycle fatalities in the state in 1988 were under age 19, according to state Sen. Dan Lynch of Omaha. •ASUN Sen.Jill Durbin finally has said something that makes sense. The arts and sciences senator spoke in open forum at an ASUN meeting last night about her feelings on the pass ing of Senate Bill 65, which shows ASUN’s support of LB340 in the Nebraska Legislature. LB340 asks for the return of Indian remains and burial goods to the Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma, who were originally from Nebraska. Durbin questioned whether the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska overstepped its bounds when supporting LB340. “Why stop on that?’’ she asked. Why, indeed? Durbin said that some UNL students ride motorcycles, so ASUN should voice its opinion on state legislation concerning the helmet law. She also mentioned students who have children and could use day-care services, saying that ASUN should tell legislators how the student body feels about that issue. She brought up other issues the Legislature is concerned with that would affect students, saying ASUN should speak out on those. Yes, ASUN should address student issues so legislators know what students want Durbin then reiterated that she feels ASUN oversteps its bounds when telling the Legislature how students feel. What? ASUN’s job is to improve the quality of life at UNL. Part of that job, it seems, would be to let Nebraska legislators know how students feel through ASUN’s legis lation. So, by all means, overstep any bounds to accomplish that task. - Cart Wagner for ike Daily Nebraskan Student says people shouldn’t walk on eggs “Americans are ignorant of Is lam” (Daily Nebraskan, March 1) was an important step in educating the “bibleocentric” masses about a major world religion that is largely misunderstood. However, I disagree with the no tion that we should all walk on egg shells when we are expressing our ideas. The guest columnist wrote: “Islam is not a religion in the narrow sense ... It is a way of life.” In a very subtle way, this seems to be claiming that Islam is more impor tant than the belief systems of the other four-fifths of the world. Chris tians protesting “The Last Tempta tion of Christ’ralso claimed that the film was insensitive to their beliefs, but for some reason, I still envision screaming hoards of fundamentalists enjoying a Jimmy “Secular Human ists are Slime” Swaggart telecast - without feeling the slightest pangs of guilt It doesn’t seem that these people are worried about religious intoler ance in general; they are simply send ing a message directly to Martin Scorcese and Salman Rushdie: "My beliefs run deeper than your beliefs! Pblft!" By doing so, they are trampling on my feelings. To get revenge, I could put a price on Charlton Heston’s head for starring in "The Ten Command ments’’ I could demand that Shirley MacClaine’s "Out on a Limb" be removed from the shelves of book stores across the nation. I could demand that the Bible be moved closer to the J.R.R. Tolkien section. I could even try to remove The UNL Good News’ right to publish their anti-humanist propaganda, but 1 won’t. Not because there aren’t any "screaming hoards" of free-thinkers to back me up, but because real reli gious tolerance is taking what they say with a grain of salt Pohl Longsine junior mathematics and computer science I BULL SHOKff]] H.ve you eve' been bored *n* *•**£*£? ?dkm“t taS? £f Too^n/plople servings in * 12 0*. can or y , can. This also means that who go lookingr for a pwtner wnen_r ^ pep8i, yOU are actually getting two Wh?«riea ^ot ^one What do you think Sat would do to their advertising? calories, n°5. ° ® ' , Heavens, Coca-cola would prevail in the cola wars. TrC.Vd'. ^.n of S££il£Noodl. .oup tol. Th. l.b.1 .t.t.. th.t th.” .cl ?“ Jnd th«« fourth. servings »ft.r you .dd . =.n of «t.r. I may be a pig, but I usually eat a whole c»n Even so, when my wife and I have 1"n°^°9®^® and have soup, we always have a hard time coming up with that three fourths person. I have not been able to find a serving size on any beer cans or, for that matter, a si* pack, twelve-pack or case. You don't suppose the answer could be one serving... in each instance. Speaking of serving sizes, I went to one of those ''JUl-You-Can -Eat'' places the other day. I finished my first helping and went up to get another. Unfortunately the owner was standing there with a big man named Hally, who told me that was all I could eat. Issues fill the last few weeks Potpourri of controversies include COLAGE, abortion, Tower These last few weeks have been ripe with controversy here at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. With the Committee Offer ing Lesbian and Gay Events and abortion being the main highlights, and a smattering of other issues thrown in. “The Satanic Verses,” John Tower, Oliver North and George Bush in Asia... the list goes on. The reason for the potpourri of issues is that no one thing has really grabbed my attention. Well, some topics have, but those don’t really deserve an entire column devoted to them. So here they are, the things going on in the world that interest, bother or simply amuse me. Oliver North and his attorney Brendan Sullivan. This would fall into the amuse category. It seems that North will most likely evade any seri ous charges against him. It seems that his attorney Sullivan has succeeded in convincing the judge the docu ments he needs to defend North are those which are classified secret and cannot be introduced into the court room. Whenever the prosecution has tried to introduce material that could prove harmful, Sullivan has cried ‘ ‘we need secret documents to defend ourselves.” The judge has then sent the jury home and tried to figure out what to do. This is not illegal but merely being a good lawyer, I imag ine. Sullivan has found a weak spot in the prosecution and is using it to his best ability. The funny thing is the special prosecutor has had a good idea that this would happen. He has wasted millions of dollars in tax money and has dropped the major charges against North. What this means is Oliver North, even if found guilty, will serve little if any jail time and I imagine any possible fine will be minor. Say what you want about the man, good or bad, but when he does some thing he doesn’t mess around. Whether it be illegal arms sales and the disappearance of $10 million or going to court, he does it big -- not with style, just big. Another unstylish guy is John Tower. As James Senneu wrote in his column Tuesday, Tower exhibits signs of an alcoholic. Whether or not the charges are true doesn’t seem to matter anymore. What has become important is the fight between the U.S. Senate and Bush. Bush has cho sen to go to bat for Tower. If he loses, his credibility and influence in Con gress will be much reduced. He should take a clue from his predecessor Ronald Reagan — cut your losses before they become an issue. The Reagan administration perfected the “spin” technique. Do what the public wants, if they don’t notice, it’s OK. Speaking of Bush, he has recently returned from a trip to Asia. It ap pears that he has taken a very real concern with Asia — especially China. It is good to see that he has. With over a billion people, China cannot be ignored. This success abroad has been shadowed by his lack of any at home. Besides the Tower issue, Bush faces other problems. He has yet to fill most of the middle-level administra tive positions. These are the positions that no one hears about,