Editorial
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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“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<fl
talking metaphysics here. I’m talking
skin and sun. I’m talking alcohoH
College has really screwed with you
head. You’re thinking too much. Yoi
need a beach. Only S150 and you cai
straighten out your life. Do it, Bob.
. straighten out your life.”
“I doubt that sand and beer i:
going to straighten out my lilc . .
Would 1 have to drive?”
“No, Brad’s driving. We re leav
ing Friday at noon.”
“Does he have a tape player?’
“Yeah.”
“I’ll bring the Doritos.”
Nelson Is a junior news editorial major
and a Daily Nebraskan associate news id i to
and editorial columnist.
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reader damns dneuuo s campus Motes comic strip as preaiciauiq
Alter viewing Brian Shellito’s
Campus Notes *rcomic strip” for a
semester-and-a-half, I have come to a
conclusion that I must share with you:
PLEASE STOP NOW’
They are so predictably normal
that I find myself more amused by
staring at a blank wall.
Editor's Note
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If the question should arise, “Do
you think you could do better?” the
answer is hell yes, and so could any
one “on campus.” Here is a sample:
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_by Brian She]
Scott Parish
senior
biology
P.S. Your editorials are equally
mundane.
Editor’s Not®: Check out to
day’s edition of Campus Notes,
.lito and Curt Wagner
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