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Parents are more concerned (with their children) than teachers.” Carrol Peterson, a panelist and professor of English at Doane Col lege, also agreed that parents should have the right to object to certain materials, but should not just run away from those controversial mate rials. “Our world is not so frightening that we have to duck our heads and run the other way,” Peterson said. A third panelist, David Moshman, said that exposure to new or differing values should not be seen as a threat to parents. Moshman is a University of Ncbraska-Lincoln professor of educational psychology and presi dent of the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union. “We’re afraid that if anyone is exposed to different views, they will reject the values and principles that we have tried to instill in them,’’ Moshman said. “We should let stu dents consider alternatives and, we hope, they will decide that the basic valocs are good.’’ GREENE from Page 1 “I have some Korean vet friends in Arizona who will meet us at the border and escort us across the state,” he said. “I’m sure that is going to happen in other states.” Greene said the California Na lional Guard has agreed to meet the group at the California border. The recreational vehicle that will carry the model of the memorial and provide escort is owned by Canadian Korean veterans, Greene said. Although Greene docs belong to Chosin Few, an organization for Korean veterans, he said he is trying to downplay the bicycle ride’s asso ciation with any particular grewp. “I want it to be open to all Korean vets all over the world,” he said. Greene said he began biking regu larly about five years ago with his wife and since then has “always wanted to go cross-country.” “This serves as a goal, a great purpose,” he said. “I think most people probably think it’s an idiotic thing to do, you know, at my age,” Greene said. “But we — the guys who survived -- owe those who died something.” Greene said he hopes the bike ride will make people more aware of the sacrifices made during the Korean War. % “Most people don’t give a damn,” he said. If You're Only Planning To Marry Her Once ... SHOULDN'T HER RING BE THE BEST IT CAN BE? 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Ludden, a junior animal sci ences major, said the committee wrote the resolution after several senators expressed concern oyer Gibson’s actions. The resolution WAS WI lllvll ai UK/ WUIUIHK^ ing Thursday, he said. The resolution said Gibson, a sophomore political science major, had “failed the trust of his constitu ents.” The resolution said the case should be brought before the RHA’s Judicial Board and that dis ciplinary action should be taken if Gibson was found guilty of the charges against him. According to the resolution, charges against Gibson were that he “has neglected his duties to his constituency and the central asso ciation; has exhibited conduct un becoming a Senator; has suppos edly, purposely, and with malicious intent, divulged to the public, infor mation that the Senate had deemed confidential and private, therefore putting the Senate's goals in jeop ardy.” Because the resolution failed, ' Ludden said, there will be no fur ther discussion regarding Gibson’s alleged actions. Ludden said that because the resolution was brought to the senate in the first place “there are obvi ously concerns by several members of the senate that he (Gibson) is not doing his job correctly, and he may be walking a fine line at this point in some senators’ eyes. ’ ’ Gibson said he thinks discussion with other RHA officers in a closed-session RHA meeting Sun day concerning the resolution solved a communication problem. ‘The right decision was made in failing any action.’ —Gibson "The right decision was made in failing any action,’’ Gibson said. Gibson said he thinks senators did not base their votes on per sonal feelings but on the facts presented. Before the vote, Shawn Carson, permanent proxy to Cather presi dent, made an amendment to the resolution that passed. Carson, a freshman biology major, called for disciplinary ac tion to be taken if Gibson were found guilty by the Judicial Board. The original resolution called for Gibson’s impeachment if he were found guilty. XIAOFEI from Page 1 “I’m the sort of person not easily satisfied with the present position,” she says. ‘‘I began to dream of some thing more. For a person who has a very intense interest in American lit erature, it’s not enough to study .. ■ books. I must go to the very country and study the background and cul ture. I want to sec the real people.” Xiaofci says her fascination with Willa Cathcr’s literature drew her to Nebraska. She had read some of her short stories, and was “fascinated with the Plains life in Nebraska.” “It (coming to Nebraska) was kind of a fantasy,” she says. Her fantasy was realized, but not without some problems. As she was finishing school and making plans to come to America after graduating, the situation at Beijing University had become critical. While she only was involved in one student demonstration last April, some of her friends were “very pro gressive” and had gotten into some trouble for their participation. She also was well known on the campus because many of her poems were published in the campus newspaper. “My friends and I were noticed,” she says. “The government was be coming more strict with students ... . But actually, we hadn’t violated any laws, so very luckily, I came here.” Xiaofci says it is difficult for her to give her opinion on what happened in China, because she is “still in shock” over it. “This matter is very compli cated,” she says. “I can’t explain clearly my views now. It affected me a lot. I will have a clearer view of this when I become more mature ... The effect is not over.” Although she sometimes misses her homeland, she says, she doesn’t think often about reluming. For now, she says, her work as a reading assis tant in the English department and on the Prairie Schooner magazine fasci nates her. “My experiences here are so ex W A citing,” she says. “Every day I learn different things I didn’t know. The experiences here interest me more and excite me more (than going back).” Although she admits that she stud ies “a very long time every day,” Xiaofci says she enjoys “many friends and parties,” like any other 18-ycar-old. Her age has never made it difficult for her to fit in at school or college, she says, even though she always has been many years younger than her classmates. Her closest friends at Beijing University were in their 20s or early 30s, she said. “Somehow, they just didn’t con sider me as a child,” she says. “I would have a birthday party, and they would forget I was only 15 or 16. Even in elementary school, Xia ofei says, she had no problem relating to children her own age. She can make friends anywhere she goes, she says, and doesn’t regret skipping grades in school. “Except when I was reading or writing, I was just like a normal child, playing with other playmates,” she says. “(But) I gained something more the other children didn’t have a chance to know, by reading books. I don’t regret that.” Once she finishes her graduate work at UNL, Xiaofei says, she would like to pursue her Ph.D. She is undecided on a career, she says, but may become a teacher or an editor at a literary magazine. For now, however, she will con tinue to do what she enjoys - satisfy her desire to learn. "I know I can’t read all the books in the world,” she says, “but I hope I can read more and learn more and always do better than before.” Beginning midnight Friday, Nov. 2 1:20 a.m. « Person cited for fail [nS Jo stop at stop sign located at 14 th and R streets. 7:12 a.m. - Windows reported broken in three vehicles parked in Area 3. 14th and New Hampshire streets, $575. 9:48 a.m. - Coat reported stolen from College of Dentistry, $120. 10:18 a.m. - Purse and contents reported stolen from Man ter Hall, $80. 5:19 p.m. -- Hit-and-run, non-in jury accident reported in College of Dentistry Patient Parking Lot, $75. 10:52 p.m. - Wallet and contents reported stolen from Abe! Hall,