Editorial f— .—' —— | Nebraskan University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cun Wagner, Editor, 472-1766 Amy Hdwards, 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 Students should hear different viewpoints • Little by little, citizens of the United States are losing their personal freedoms. According to The Associated Press, students attending schools in the Silver Valley Unified School District in Yermo, Calif., now will be required to salute the flag every morning. The school board directed district administrators to re move a section of the state education code stating that a salute is not mandatory. “Communism comes from liberalism,” district board President Bob Woltman said, adding that he is “tired of liKAralicin in r»nr ’* It isn’t hard to guess what political party this guy is affiliated with. Woltman seems to have something against liberalism, but gives no grounds for it. Being a liberal does not lead to becoming a communist His comment implies that communism is bad, yet he advocates taking away a basic personal freedom - some thing conservatives say communist countries do. Me also feels that liberalism is not good in schools, yet many “liberal” ideas will create positive social reforms in schools and in society. What better place for liberalism than in schools? Schools are designed for learning all aspects of life, having all ideas presented. School-aged citizens need to hear both liberal and conservative ideas so they can decide where they stand on issues. Woltman and the school board’s decision is wrong in one more way -- the mandatory salute is in direct viola tion of a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the govern ment cannot compel citizens to salute the flag. • A change in the Dead Week Policy is now in the hands of the UNL Faculty Senate. The Association of Students of the University of Ne braska recently submitted a survey of student opinion on how the policy should be changed to better accommodate students. The survey showed that most students favor professors conducting classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of dead week, but not Thursday and Friday. The four-day weekend could be used to catch up on reading or any other work that needed to be completed before finals. This nersonal time for the students could imnrove grades by alleviating the worry of moving to summer housing or finding a summer job. These tasks are an incredible hassle during finals week, and too important to put off until after finals. Some members of the Faculty Senate have said the time would be used to party, which may be true. But many students will use the time wisely, and will celebrate after they’ve aced their finals. •A computer virus that infected computers in the Inter fraternity Council office two weeks ago has left questions concerning the importance of newspaper coverage of such an incident The IFC computers have been cured, but the attitude of one of the computer doctors must be addressed. Rod Krogh, a former member of the IFC Executive Council, eradicated the virus with ASUN Sen. Michael Ho. Krogh told a Daily Nebraskan reporter, “The situation has been solved, and they (students) don’t need to know a damn thing.” v The DN begs to differ. No. 1: The IFC computers store information important to some greek students, therefore it is important that they know what is going on with the computers. No. 2: The IFC office is financed by fees from greek students, therefore they have the right to know for another reason. No. 3: To prevent the virus from infecting other aca . demic computers using the the same system as the IFC computers, users of those other computers must know about the virus. •* Curl Wagner for the Daily Nebraskan 14 it « * IM 4 i«ii i«41 i 4 111i4 411»• 11 < 4 4I * V,«< ») 4 444 1 4 4 4 4) > 4 4;} } f j } ,< ,■ ,< <«; > 1; ,• ‘ {,,,,, ( SE4[U'Tg ^ BO't 'M THE RUBBER BUBBLE. Dally NeVastan Sand and beer may cure it all § The road to truth and happiness may pass through Southeast feoB Hey, dod, now nara are you gonna parly next week? I’m gonna puke so many limes my longue falls off. Have you ever been to Padre? God it’s great. Last year, I puked and puked and puked, and met some neat people. God, it’s great. Lots of well-educated flesh baking in the south Texas sun. Bob, I’m gonna love it. The sun, the girls, the vomit. I’m just gonna love it. Southeast Texas, here I come. I’m all psyched. Where you goin’ for Spring Break, Bob old buddy?” “Southeast. . . Kinda towards Florida.” “Aww hell, Bob, Florida’s great too. I went there two years ago and had a ball. It was great. I puked and puked and puked and met some neat people. God, Florida’s great. You’ll have a great time in Florida.” i i.i gumg iu run:s v_uy, iviinc. Not Florida or Padre or paradise. I’m going to southeast Nebraska. I hate you and your ‘I’m going here and I’m going there crap.’ It’s not where you go that matters, it’s who you’re with. I’m going with nobody to see my parents. It’s not thousands of well educated and oversexed young people. It’s my parents. Maybe I’ll tan on the muddy beaches of the Nemaha. Maybe I’ll see near-naked kneecaps and wrists. Maybe I’ll vomit from the stench of a cattle yard. Oh, I’m gonna party reee e-eeal hard, butthead.” ‘‘I think you’re overreacting a bit, Bob. I’m sure you’ll have a very relaxing break. What could be more relaxing than home sweet home? I envy you and your mundane life. I have some knitting books if you’d like to learn to knit while you’re home.” ‘‘Look, pal, I have better things to spend my money on than a week of non-stop fun. I was thinking about rv i % m 11 • geiimg some eiecirieuy anu waici iui my house. I know I’m frivolous, but I love it when my lights work. Have you ever tried to study to candlelight? It hurts your eyes. Look, I like fun as much as the next guy. I just can’t afford it.” “You’re no poorer than me, Bob. Get a loan . . . sell heroin . . . kill somebody. Seriously, you’ve got your priorities screwed up. College is your last chance to really live. Pretty soon, you’ll be mowing your lawn and kissing your wife and yelling at your kid. You’ll regret ever being young because you tried to be respon sible. Regret is a lot more than spend ing SI 50 on a vacation. Think of it as an investment in your future. Invest ments are responsible. Be respon sible, Bob. Go to Padre.” iviiKe, you vc occn waicnmg too many ’60s movies. Being in debt gives me a headache. Headaches arc irresponsible. I’ve seen your type. ‘Aw, man, you gotta live for today. Live fast, die young.’ Well, you don’t die young. You just sit and think about your debts and your toasted brain until you’re rceecc-e-eal old. You’ve got that damn smoker’s atti tude. Smoke, smoke, smoke cause you ‘don’t feel like quitting.’ Yeah, you’ll wax real eloquent when half your lung is lying in some hospital garbage bin. It’s the same thing as going into debt for a little fun. ‘Live for today. Whoopee. Boy, this is great!’ Mike, you’ve got to be eco nomical with your life. You don’t worn iu u an i y . j&m “Now, Bob, you’re being inJ® tional. I’m not talking about joining® commune. I’m asking you to away for a while. You’re rcalB stressed. You need fun. You dnnB even have to vomit or meet pcoplml Just get aw'ay. For SI50, you couff| blow off steam. You have a lot K steam to blow off, Bob. You jun compared my smoking to Spriil® Break. That’s a really bad analo H I’m worried about you.’’ “OK, Mike, maybe I am lakil® my life and money loo seriously. M just that I have a fear of poverty affl regret. I have this vision ol me simf® in a tattered La/y-boy, sifliH through the documents of my youH saying 'Oh, those were the good oS| days. Boy, I sure had some grcB times then.’ I have a fear of my liH peaking too early, Mike. If I suffH through drudgery and boredom no\l I’ll be fired up about male menopauM later. You’re saving I’ll regret I* having fun. I say I’ll reminisce m® self to death. Not going to Padre ■ part of my master plan, Mike. I’fl avoiding regret.” “You’re pathetic, Bob. I’m n tM)6V