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Jane Hirt, Managing Editor
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chuck Green, Copy Desk Chief
Lisa Donovan, Columnist
Raise KSC tuition?
Senators look at consequences of merger
Slate senators had an opportunity Wednesday to lock at yet
another reason why Kearney State College should not be
added to the university system.
Sen. Scott Moore of Stromsburg introduced an amendment
designed to raise tuition at Kearney State equivalent to the tuition at
the University of Nebraska at Omaha by 1990-91.
Although senators did not take Moore’s amendment seriously,
there was some serious discussion ori the topic.
Sen. Doug Kristensen of Mindcn said Kearney’s tuition should
not be raised higher than it is at other state colleges until it becomes
part of the NU system. '»
The chances of Kearney being added to the NU system look
pretty good, but raising the tuition?
Probably noL
Kearney State College charges its students $36.50 per credit hour
for tuition currently. That’s 11.8 percent below Kearney’s peer insti
i unions.
Moore’s amendment likely would have forced Kearney State to
raise its tuition. Moore thinks Kearney’s tuition should be raised to
$47.50 per credit hour by 1990-91, the same rate expected for UNO
; by that time. The amendment cuts state funding by an amount
designed to cause the tuition rate to increase to that of UNO.
Kristensen said the amendment was premature, and Moore dis
i agreed.
“There’s no reason lo wait,” Moore said. “We haven’t waited
for the study.”
Moore’s right. And he should be commended for prompting dis
cussion on the Kearney State issue.
Some senators have moved so quickly to try to add Kearney State
to the NU system that they haven’t considered all the consequences
that would be involved.
If Kearney is added to the NU system, it will need more stale
i money to make the college measure up to university standards in
J research, technology and university salaries.
The University of Nebraska already is hurting for money.
Students’ tuition will increase next year, and faculty salaries still
aren’t equivalent to peer institutions.
Moore’s amendment would have decreased funding to Kearney
State, likely making the institution raise its tuition rate as one way of
making up for the lost revenue.
That would be fair.
By adding Kearney State lo the system, rather than keeping it in a
state college bracket, the state has one more university expense to
keep up with.
— Amy Edwards
for the Daily Nebraskan
awn—m ...
Good News editor responds
It’s funny how intolerance per
vades thought.
As the recently appointed editor of
the UNL Good News, I have taken on
the responsibility of trying to end the
intolerance that has found its way
into our pages.
Granted, in the past, zeal has
clouded thought
Granted, too, we have appeared
intolerant of homosexuals.
Yet when I read Chuck Green’s
editorial column (Daily Nebraskan,
May 1), I saw intolerance in a differ
ent form.
The turns of phrase Green uses
regarding Good News publisher Ncls
Forde, for example: “People like
Forde,’’ “Forde and people like him
have serious problems,’’ and “It’s
sickming,’’ could have come from
the uack issues of the Good News at
its very worsL So it’s ironic that a
column, which calls for greater ac
ceptance of others, would use the
catch-phrases of the intolerant.
But I do not write to return a volley
of mud-slinging. Rather, I write to
clarify the position of the UNL Good
News.
Dammit, Green, if you would’ve
looked on the next page of the news
paper, you would’ve seen a full-page
editorial calling for an end to the
siege of mentality of modem Chris
tian thought. In it, I strenuously dis
courage, using scriptural references,
Christians from shunning and judg
ing those who lead different life
styles. It’s simple Christian thought
in its most naked form.
As for Fordc’s editorial: The man
holds strong religious and moral
convictions that aren’t popular in
1989.
Possibly as hard a life as homo
sexuals lead.
And though I may not agree with
ordc’s position, I can defend him on
the grounds that we must accept the
views of others. By accepting others’
views, perhaps we can end, if I may
borrow Green’s phrase, the “intoler
ance of minorities, or anyone who
happens to be different.’’
Yes, intolerance is a funny thing.
Bruce A. Gregg
IJNL Good News editor
fhe point is: It was a joke
It seems to me that Mr. George
Kerr has spent too much time in the
gym, for it seems he has lost any grip
on the idea of a joke. “Rape of jour
nalism integrity, based on freedom of
the prcss?,rMy Lord, did you really
miss the point of the issue? A JOKE!
Sure, you can ‘ ‘Protest against the
use of vulgar sexual cartoons and
satanic symbolism in the name of
humor,” but what of sarcasm? So
unci' again you have m issed the point.
It’s a joke. Or perhaps it’s censorship
that Mr. Kerr is endorsing.
And, if you “had no idea that wc
have regressed to the point that wc
need to use vulgar and out-right de
plorable journalism in the name of
humor and fun” then you know what
they say to do to people who can’t
take a joke? Don’t you?
Tony Robak
senior
physic s
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America’s future looks bleak
Graduating columnist makes prediction of appalling days ahead
Well, here it is... my last edi
torial column. Instead of
concentrating on any one
single topic, I shall give you my pre
dictions for the next year. After all, I
won’t be here next year to point these
things out when they finally do hap
pen.
The first prediction is an obvious
one which has been pointed out by
many before -- but I’ll include it
anyway. Exxon will end up not pay
ing one cent for the oil spill in Alaska.
Even though it was completely their
fault and no one else could possibly
be blamed they will not claim respon
sibility for it.
As has been pointed out, gasoline
prices have and will continue to in
crease dramatically since the spill.
Why? Because we the consumers arc
paying for the cleanup efforts. In my
opinion, this sucks. There is no rea
son 1 can think of for Exxon not being
put out ot business tor this. It would
be easy -- simply have everyone
boycott all Exxon products. It should
happen, but I know it never will.
My next prediction is almost
equally appalling. Oliver North will
spend very few, if any, days in prison.
Everyone but the most ignorant can
see that North broke the law. Whether
or not he is a hero is irrelevant (I
happen to think he is everything but a
hero), the simple fact is that he is a
criminal.
Despite this, North will not do any
time in prison. This stems from the
simple fact that his lawyer is one of
the best that money can buy. You sec,
in America the rich don’t go to
prison. Argue the fairness of Ameri
can courts all you want, but if you
have money, the chances arc slim that
you will be convicted. And even if
you arc convicted, you won’t get a
very serious charge.
Already North’s lawyer, Brendan
Sullivan, has stretched out tne trial to
almost unimaginable proportions.
Sullivan made repeated attempts to
link the defense of North to the testi
mony of ex-president Reagan, when
he knew good and well that Reagan
would never testify. The lengths that
Sullivan has gone to only could be
done with large quantities of money.
If that money was not available North
would already be in prison - where
he belongs.
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Abortion. This is a very emotional
topic. Everyone has their own opin
ion about it and the two opposing
sides most likely never will resolve
their differences. My prediction on
this topic is that the Supreme Court
will alter the 1973 Roe vs. Wad£*
decision which made abortions legal
for everyone on demand.
The court has recently heard argu
ments in a Missouri case which could
give more power back to the states. I
think that the court, filled as it is with
Reagan appointees, will return that
power, which will lead to many
states, including Nebraska, regulat
ing abortion. In turn, this will con
tinue the incredible subjugation of
women in this “free” society of ours.
It occurred to me the other night
that if it were men who got pregnant,
and had the option for abortion, abor
tion would never have been illegal. In
this traditionally white, upper-class,
male-dominated society, the plight of
the less lortunatc — minorities and
women -- has been placed on the back
Durner. i criaiieiige an lawmakers to
face reality and make the human pro
choice decision.
I realize however that this will not
be the case in every state. Abortion
will be made illegal. Nebraska will in
all probability be one of these states
(look at the current attempt to regu
late abortion for youth). It won’t
solve any of our problems. It will just
create more.
Now I will correct an earlier mis
take I made. I once wrote that Bush
may not make such a bad president
after all. I was wrong. Bush has, at
least so far, been a horrible president.
Instead of hitting the ground running
like he promised, he hit the ground in
a coma and has still not fully recov
ered. His first few months in office
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ing of any note in his first 100 days.
And that already has had a negative
impact for the United States.
Officials from the Federal Repub
lic of German y (West German y) have
told Bush that they arc tired of wait
ing for Bush's newarms-control pro
posal and that they are initiating talks
of their own with the Soviet Union.
As I see it, the one goal of West
Germany is the reunification of the
two Gcrmanys. This is a goal they do
not share with the United States. If
they attempt it, and they will, it could
lead to the possible breaking up of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
which has been the backbone of
Western defense since the end oi
World War II.
Well, there they are. My predi^
tions for the next few years. I had
hoped that a few of them would not
happen, but I guess that’s life. It
doesn’t mean, however, that any ol us
need to accept them.
Heckman is a senior international attain
major and a Daily Nebraskan editorial col
umnist.
Columnist Green slammed for Forde attack I
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to Chuck Green’s editorial column
(Daily Nebraskan, May 1). In it
Green accuses Nels Forde, publisher
of *hc UNL Good News, of being
closed-minded and bigoted. Right
back attcha, Chuckic-boy.
If you had read all of the Good
News with an open mind instead of
jusi ltdnng inrough it to find some
thing to disagree, with, you would
have come across a very open
minded article called “Breaking the
Siege.”
In this article Editor Bruce Gregg
writes, “Homosexuals, by many
Christians, have been damned. But
fnis coni uses sin with the sinner
Sinee wc follow Christ, we must fol
ow HIS example: hale the sin, but i
love the sinner. We can judge sin for <
what it is -- that which separates our
will Irom God’s. But we can never i
judge the sinner.” Would a closed- l
minded and bigoted man allow this to <
be printed in his paper? I
Now it you question whether or !
not homosexuality is sin, then dust i
oil your Bible and read I Corinthians <
o:y-l I. Or maybe Romans 1:24-32. '
Interpret these passages for yourself, I
Chuck. But remember, keep an open I
mind.
Chuck also accuses Fordc of be- <
lieving God wants homosexuals to be s
persecuted and burned at the stake.
, °'A ‘0 his article does Forde say
Inis, .his idea was read into the ai
iclc by Mr. Green himself, a
)flcn used by the closed-minded.
I don’t expect you to change yoitf
nind Chuck. It’s clear from your Iasi
cw comments that you re no
rhristian. You seem to be an ag
ic. At any rate, you are coocc
;aying that some people will I*
>riscd when they find out what
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vill be surprised, for we area1
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