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Editorial Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board Unlveraity ot Nebraska-Lincoln Amy Hdwards, Editor. 472-1766 Ixc Rood, Editorial Page Editor Jane Hirt, Managing Editor Brandon Loomis, Associate News Editor Brian Svoboda, Columnist Bob Nelson, Columnist Jerry Guenther, Senior Reporter Dissection attacked Viable alternatives help protect beliefs Animal dissection, and students’ rights to refuse dissection, have become prevalent issues in high schools and colleges across the country. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, several students i refuse to dissect animals every year. Some instructors get defensive about dissection. Par ticularly in lower-level classes, dissection has come under fire as a waste of animals for students who are filling a requirement and do not plan to continue in animal re search or medicine. So far, there is no legal precedent that outlines college I students’ rights to refuse to dissect. It’s a difficult call. Hands-on experience shows tangible results, and explains processes that aren’t easily captured by a lecture or chan. But many people feel strongly that no animal’s life should be sacrificed for hands-on experience. IJohn Lynch, protessor of comparative anatomy of vertebrates atdJNL, said he thinks some-dissections in lower-level courses are unnecessary and a waste of money. « Students who do not plan to go oh in sciences some times do not respect the animals they dissect, or the important role they play in science and medicine. For those who refuse to dissect, UNL professors can offer an alternative. Lab instructors decide if the student’s reasons - whether religious, moral or personal - are legitimate, and offer charts or models as an option to dUsoction. - s ' - •*.. Students who plan to take advanced science courses eventually will have to consider dissection as a necessary learning experience. For students who are not sure of their interest in biol ogy, and for those who are taking the courses to fulfill a requirement, dissection isn’t necessary. But no course should be disregarded just because dissection is part of the curriculum. On this campus, at least, there are professors sensitive to student needs and options to ensure that students get the education they desire without sacrificing their personal beliefs. - Amy Uwv<h for the Doily Nebraskan opinion —K^Treaoer I Do a little research first I read with interest the article that appeared on the front page of the Wednesday, Oct. 18th issue of the DN, in which your readers were in formed of a private company, Win dom Hall, that is in the business of identifying private scholarships/fel lowships to help students meet edu cational expenses. Private companies like Windom Hall charge fees for their services that Lan range between $50 and $ 100, and guarantee that the purchaser will receive at least one “potential” source of aid in ex change for th£ fee. Although the article on the 18th focused on graduate student aid, computer search service companies also provide a similar service for undergraduates as well as potential college students. These companies are in their infancy, born of articles and books that have been written within the past few years. Articles that literally suggest that millions of dollars worth of scholarships go un claimed each year because students don’t know how to find or apply for them. While it is true that a few scholar ship dollars go uncommitted each year, it is often monies that have been donated from outside sources whose benefactor(s) have placed so many restrictions on the applicants that it is virtually impossible to find recipi ents. Most financial aid officers would recommend that students do a little personal research before paying computer research services for the same thing. An investment in a few letters of inquiry and a couple of dollars worth of stamps can yield as much or more in scholarships than the price computer search services charge for nothing more than a ‘‘list” that can have as,few as one “poten tial” source. Here are a few lips: 1. If you want to be considered foi more than 1,600 UNL-supported scholarships, don’t pay a computei service. Instead, complete an Upper class Scholarship Application and submit it to the Offce of Scholarships and Financial Aid by Jan. 31, 1990. 2. Read “The Blue Book” anc “The Scholarship Book,” two na tional scholarship directories avail able in the financial aid office or ai Love Library. 3. Get the “SludentGuide,”afrec booklet by the Department of Educa lion in Washington D.C. if you need information on federal or state finan cial aid. 4. Contact the financial aid office for personal assistance. John Beacor director of admissions and the di rector of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid ~The courtroom was +hts I </ay,w/tA +he ser)+**c:/ng of 1 I k_ Jim Hdtffrr and 7*17** Sc^A Artist’s Rendition | Jh 3 *u/>rise dec/S/b^ +he J^e handed douh Ute /najr//m//n sentence I Artist 's Rendition f ■mo T/rr/rr i Rendition *l*Artte^s Rendition Nelson for Homecoming king Bob has a life, a pulse, a GPA and a purpose — unlike Elvis bout every full moon or so, I realize my lifestyle is dis eased and I promise the world a new and better Bob - a soaring, benevolent phoenix from the smol dering ashes of self-interest. Last full moon, I gave someone my last Gobstopper. For one day last summer I didn’t eat meal. Thai same day, I didn’t buy gas from Exxon and I thought about saving a whale or two. But Saint Robert, the majestic firebird of lore, soon, melts away and exposes a sickly cardinal of sorts; my pharisee core naked to hickory smoked barbecue, a 4-ccnt cash dis count or a vivid dream of being crowned Homecoming king. Yca-a-ah ... Homecoming king! 1 can't think about anything else. • Oh, I’d be benevolent if I was king. I’d work 25 hours a day, kiss babies, jump on grenades and change every thing to make our world a better I place. But I’m not a king candidate and I must admit my dreams of being king reek of self-interest. I want to be king so 1 can wear robes and crowns and have people be real nice to me. So in the interest of self-interest, I’m running a write-in campaign for Homecoming king. Please don’t consider my sick yearning for prestige and power completely self-serving. Lots of people, including you, could benefit from my monarchy. Consider this scenario: a warm, Indian Summer Saturday in Memo rial Stadium. It’s halftime and the crowd, bored senseless, waits impa tiently for the Homecoming festivi ties to end. Finally, the announcer opens the envelope and glances per plexed toward the candidates and begins saying stuff like, “Urn, ah ... we have a problem here .. . uh, arc any or you nicknamed dod : Panic and confusion engulf the field. All the king candidates swarm Chancellor Massengale claiming Bob is their maiden name. The chan cellor screams for his advisers. The impatient crowd starts boo ing, and the royalty and officials continue mulling around like head less chickens until Tom Osborne asks them to clear the field. “We have to play football, kids,” Tom would say politely. And thus, an incredibly boring event turned into a thrilling spec tacle. That’s certainly in everyone’s best interest. Now, I wouldn’t expect you to waste your time voting for me just for a few good laughs at a football game. I realize I must pay for the crown like any good king. So, if I win, I promise to pay a nickel to every person who can prove they voted for me. I realize a nickel isn’t a lot, but consider it a refund for student fees allocated to Homecom ing. If you vote for me, your halftime entertainment will be free. If I win, I also will donate a nickel for every vote to Ecology Now — a university group that seems to have proven that “getting involved” doesn’t always mean “getting a res ume.” Now what better way to help fi nance a worthy charity than by shaft ing an arcane and petty ritual like the crowning of Homecoming king and queen/ I also implore you not to be lured by any of the other poorly conceived write-in candidacies for homecom ing king; namely, the feeble cam paign a fellow columnist is running for Elvis. What can be gained from voting for Elvis? Absolutely nothing. Anyway, Elvis is really old news and, if you didn’t know, Elvis is very, very dead. In fact, Elvis is deader than a door AND a nail. He’s deader than Nietzsche and Franco embalmed together. In fact, he’s so dead that George Romero wouldn’t cast him in a movie. Elvis is the single most dead per son on this planet. And no, the stories of his death have not been greatly exaggerated. Let him rest in peace. Don’t vote for him. He’s not even qualified. If you want qualifications Irom your king, check out these specs. I have a GPA, I’m alive and I go to school at this university. Ouija-rcad them slats, Elvis. I’d represent the students of UNL just fine. So in the interest of this university, of charity, of you and of me, I beg you to vote for Bob Nelson. Polls will be open in both unions from 8 a.m. to8 p.m. TODAY. Bring your student ID and don’t worry about your vote not being counted, 1 have very reliable sources in the i homecoming royalty selection proc ess. In the words of a truly great American politician, vole early and vote often. The kingdom of UNL depends on it. Thank you for your support Nelson is a senior news-editorial major and a Daily Nebraskan columnist. letter— me uany ixcorasitan 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 mu 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 of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned. Letters should be typewrit ten. Anonymous submissions will not be considered for publication. Letters should include the author’s name, year in school, major and groupaffili ation, if any. Requests to withhold names will not be granted. Submit material to the Daily Ne braskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. Signed staff editorials represent the official policy of the fall 1988 Daily Nebraskan. Policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board. Its : members are Amy Edwards, editor; Lee Rood, editorial page editor; Jane Hirt, managing editor; Brandon Loomis, associate news editor; Bob Nelson, columnist; Jeff Petersen, col umnist; Bran Svoboda, columnist. Editorials do not necessarily re flect the views of the university, its employees, the students or the N l Board of Regents. The Daily Nebraskan’s publisher: are the regents, who established th< UNL Publications Board to supervis< the daily production of the paper.
