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Editorial {Nebraskan University of Nebraska-Uncoln Curt Wagner, Editor, 472-1766 Amy Edwards, Editorial Page Editor Jane Hilt, Managing Editor Lee Rood, Associate News Editor Diana Johnson, Wire Page Editor Chuck Green, Copy Desk Chief Lisa Donovan, Columnist mivmw! ' » i in WMrui'wwwwwvvwi 1 Hits Impme (||S®tudents have vme^non^^ np here may still be hope, ’ Senate haiapproved a bill giving A the student member of the Arizona Board of Re gents the right to vote on state university issues, according • to the Arizona Daily Wildcat* 2 ,- •■ ** ^i:p3fc bill haiiiet to bp Approved bjlArizonaCSov* Rose • £1 Mofford, fe4| Mofford tact expected tolfen down the fS;:| proposal <1$ Patriot McWhortor, student mgentfor.tbe Atpona Stu~1 i dents Association, said that Mofford fqhnaiiy told ASA%i\ officials that she would ate the bill* v McWhortor said h4lobbied Jbr tl^Hif because amdenf | • regents at the ltoiver$i§|of Arizona:1fciye earned die right 3 • to vote* i'^ { v;:;3:-5':-%'J the 'ftildcat reported thaflhe blll-a sponsor* Rep. John~: Wettaw of Flagstaff, told lawmakers drat student tv^ents 33 ghave bee^S^oextble #d professional in their actions** and should have a say in board action,. 'Ill Nrhaps die Nil Board of Rebuts will take responsible : tty and professionalism Into careful consideration when §: deciding IflMversuy of Nebraska student regents should maintain an unofficial vote* even if there was a low voter j tumotAht the last ASUN election* And perhaps in the future* they will consider the option of e&ffidaltote,fdr student regents. V*u-Z r & t) • ' |W k students m\red ui!| ::. -•' ‘-Xv worth |® to $2,300— I«es ana too tew days allotted for distribution, even though the university hired 14 temporary employees to help speed up the process. But the Minnesota Daily also reported that some stu dents at the university just don't need the financial assis tance. “I picked up my check and gave the money to a friend • of liKwl>Whtg|er business,'' sa^reMA: who asked to remain anonymous. <?I think a lot of people ' I do that'll • :- ^ rp "•: According to the Daily* checks that are not picked up in 30 days are usually cancelled. | ; Ratter than cancelling them, maybe the bursar's office ' could send the checks to the University of Heinaaka- SIP Lincoln Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. They might help alleviate the crunch coming from next I p year's 5-percent tuition hike* : 'P. \- - Amy Edward* ___for the Daily N*brarton Midshipman condemns graffiti i was particularly surprised by the statement, “One shouldn’t make as sumptions about unheard voices...” (Richard Hayden, Daily Nebraskan, April 12). This, Mr. Hayden, is like the pot calling the kettle black. In his letter, Hayden assumed that because he has taken upper-level classes and is from Washington, D.C., he has a broader, more prag matic view of life than John Vela, a sophomore from Omaha. He even goes so far as to question whether Vela has ever been out of this state. Unfortunately for all of us, Mr. Ha yden, it’s you who “didn’t cover all your bases.’’ As one who knows John Vela, I can assure you that he is quite worldly for a sophomore. He is a 26 year-old husband and father who has traveled extensively during his career in the Marine Corps. Among his stops have been Beirut and Grenada. However, neither Vela nor Ha yden are the issue here. The issue is the anti-militao' sentiment which caused an artist to paint “WAR PIGS” on the Militai7 and Naval Science building. 1 don’t know if the artist was an irate international stu dent, unhappy teen-age Black Sab bath/Ozzy Osborne fan or a defunct flower child, and I don’t really care. What I do care about is that the artist and those who share his views are guiding their anger at the wrong insti tution. As anyone who has studied mili tary history should know, the military does not make foreign policy or start wars. The military is simply a tool which is used to carry out the policies of the elected civilian government when a military solution is needed. Therefore, if the artist has a problem with our foreign policy, he should paint “WAR PIGS’’ where U.S. congressmen and the president can see it. In closing I would like to add that I am a midshipman in the Navy ROTC program, and I am trying to do my part to preserve peace. If you too care about peace, don’t paint on our building, we’re all on the same side. Scott Weldon senior • ■ exercise physiology Veal shanks vs. chicken, tuna Warning labels might soon be tattooed to children’s thumbs After the waiter took our orders, the blonde stared across the table at me and coldly said: “Why did you do that?” Do what? ‘ You ordered the veal shank.” That’s right. I love veal shanks. That’s why I ordered it. “But you know it isn’t good for you. It is high in cholesterol.” I nodded and waived to the waiter. He came to the table, and I told him I wanted to change my order. “What will you have?” he asked. I said I wanted the pork shank instead of the veal shank. When he left, she said: “Why did you do that?” Do what? “You know perfectly well what. The pork shank has even higher cho lesterol than the veal shank.” Then you should have left well enough alone when I ordered the veal shank. “That’s not the point. You shouldn’t be eating any of that stuff. Pork shanks, veal shanks, red meats. They arc all bad for you.” I slammed my fist down on the table, causing the silverware and bread basket to bounce. A couple at the next table stared at me. I smiled apologetically and explained that I had killed an ant. But to the blonde 1 said that enough is enough. I am no longer paying any attention to what any experts say about anything 1 cat. From now on, when I want a pork shank, I’ll cat a pork shank, and to hell with the cholesterol. “You should cat fish or chicken. You know that. Ask your doctor. Ask any doctor.” Oh, sure. Ask the doctors. I sus pect that America’s doctors secretly own all the chicken farms and fishing boats, that’s what I suspect. So I ask them what I should cal, and they say fish and chjpken. Then I pick up a magazine or a newspaper and what do I read? There are chemicals in chickens that cause mice to become impotent or get cross-eyed or something like that. And there are things in fish that, if you cat enough of it, will cause your nose to fall off. Even the apple, that most humble and American of all fruits, is sus pected of being dangerous to our health. i--1 Wc have tested this, tested that, analyzed, studied and made life mis erable for millions of mice. And it appears that everything is bad for us. I don’t know if they have tested thumbs yet, but it wouldn't surprise me if newborn children will soon have their thumbs tattooed with the words: “Warning, do not put in mouth. Can cause premature bald ness.” Just the other morning, I was shav ing while having my first cup of cof fee (more than four cups a day in creases the possibility of a heart at tack), when I heard a terrible scream from the kitchen. My heart pounding, I ran down stairs, expecting to do battle with a burglar. The blonde was standing there staring at a plastic bag of grapes. 1 asked her why she had screamed. She said: “These grapes... these grapes are from Chile.” Have you eaten any of them? “No. I bought them yesterday.” Then why are you screaming? “Because I could have eaten them.” I seized the bag, tore it open, and shoved a handful of grapes in my mouth. Then another. I stuffed so many grapes in my face that juice was oozing down my chin. “What are you doing?” she said. I told her what I was doing. Those grapes weren’t going to kill me. What might kill me, though, was hearing loud shrieks of terror even before I had my first cup of coffee in the morning. What will kill me is the stress of looking at every item on a menu and try ing to remember if the latest scien tific studies had shown it is dangerous to mice. To the best of my know ledge, my father never ate one can of tuna packed in water. (I suspect that the doctors own all the tuna packing plants, too.) No, the old man ate pork shanks, pork chops, and slabs ol heel smoth ered in gravy. ! At age 80, he duked it out in a par with two young punks who weren ta day over 65, and he came out w ith a split-decision draw. No tuna cater would have done better. When the waiter brought me my pork shank, I reached lor the sa shaker. . . The blonde said: “You know *hat they say about too much salt. I called the waiter over and torn him to bring another pork shank. Free at last. e 1989 By the Chicago Tribune L-teF-i The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor from all readers and interested others. Letters will be selected for publi cation on the basis of clarity, original ity, timeliness and space available. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit all material submitted. Readers also are welcome to sub mil material as guest opinions. Whether material should run as a let ter or guest opinion, or not to run, is left to the editor’s discretion. Letters and guest opinions sent to the newspaper become the property ol the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned. 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