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editorial (Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln Amy Edwards, Editor, 472-1766 Bob Nelson, Editorial Page Editor Ryan Sleeves, Managing Editor Enc Pfanner, Associate News Editor Lisa Donovan, Associate News Editor Brandon Loomis, Wire Editor Jana Pedersen, Night News Editor Students want voice Amendment would ensure student-regent vote A legislative resolution to be introduced this week to provide an official student regent vote on the NU Board of Regents soon could give UNL students a voice I in how they are governed. The problem is whether the forum for this student vote will still exist once the vote is obtained. Sen. Scott Moore of Seward will introduce legislation that would give an official vote on the board of regents to one of the three student representatives from the Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The governor would pick which of the three could place official votes. The main thrust of the bill, Moore said, was to ensure that students have voting power. He said that under the present system, the regents can “pat the student regents on the head and try to shut them out.” Moore said the proposal will be assigned to the educa tion or government committee in February and then will be voted on by the Legislature. If the Legislature approves ; the bill and Gov. Kay Orr signs it, Moore said, it will be included on the November ballot to be voted on by the public. But also going to the Education Committee are a bill and resolution calling for a citizen vote on an amendment to restructure higher education, an amendment that, if passed, would eliminate the governmental body on which students would gain an official vote under Moore's resolution. LB 1141 and LR239CA would abolish the current NU Board of Regents and the Nebraska State College Board of Trustees on July 1, 1991. At that time, a new Board of ! Regents for Nebraska Higher Education and board of trus tees for each university and state college would be cre ated. The new board of regents would have control over all post-secondary education in Nebraska. The proposed bill and resolution include no student regent on the new board. II he seven new boards ot trustees each would have one nonvoting student. Moore’s proposal for a student regent vote is certainly a welcome and much-needed boost for students. However, his resolution stands a good chance of becoming worth less the very day it becomes law. .To ensure a student voice, an amendment much like Moore’s proposal must be included in LB 1141 and LR239CA. This bill and resolution must allow for the student member of each board of trustees to be a voting member. With Moore’s resolution and amended versions of LB1141 and LR239CA, UNL students would be ensured of a voice in whatever form of government the people of Nebraska choose. Moore was right on target when he said, “If you don’t have a vote, you don’t seem to count.’’ Students at the University of Nebraska have never seemed to count in how the school is governed. It’s time that the Legislature allowed Nebraskans to cure this problem. *• Bob Nelson for the Daily N-'vaskan ‘Campus Notes’ makes unworthy successor unce again me uany iNCDraskan has become a source of prejudice and inequality. No, this isn’t about ra cism, but it is about the prejudice that has taken control of the comics page. I’m among the minority who liked “Jim’s Journal.” There seemed to be no happy medium for this strip. Ei ther pdiple really loved it or they thought it was just plain stupid. I and many of my friends found Scott Dikkers’ absurd sort of humor refreshing against the dreck that can be found in such capitalist commer cialized strips such as “Garfield,” which has brought Jim Davis more wealth than anyone truly deserves for writing about the pseudo-human fe line who now sells Alpo. I don’t see where every strip has to be based on obvious, boring sight gags and/or humor that is directed at the lowest common denominator, wmcn seems to be the level of Brian Shellito. His strip, “Campus Notes,” hardly seems a worthy successor for a space that was once occupied by “Bloom County.” “Jim’s Journal” was ca pable of filling that void, but the little beef-fed masses of this university, seemingly couldn’t or wouldn’t see that Dikkcrs’ strip was the best thing to come to the pages of the DN since Mike Royko. As long as we are going to destroy the great potential of the comics page, why don’t werep lace “The FarSidc” with “Nancy?” We wouldn’t want the majority to have to TH!NK about their comics. James A. Zank junior Arts and Sciences IT'S ER\CH HONECKER, HE VJWTS TO KNOW VJHAT EXACTLY TUE EVENTS VJERE that lead up TO CEAUSESCUS DEATH SENTENCE. I _ - - V^j W<Wan Kudos presented to UNL groups KRNU, Rec Center applauded for (mostly) outstanding achievement Iwas the regents reporter for the Daily Nebraskan in the days before the Great Admini stration Schism. I’d go to the regents’ monthly Saturday morning meetings and act concerned and interested while 1 drew pictures of human facial fea tures with legs and feet playing roller derby with flower pots. Strange maybe, but the meetings started early and ended late -- and after three hours of parliamentary procedure, I can guarantee you'd draw noses with skates too. My boredom ended only when the chairman an nounced that it was time for Ronald Roskcns to give out the “kudos.” Kudos, if you don’t know, arc little awards given by the regents to uni versity employees who have done something really neat. It was the high point of the regents meeting because Roskcns (as you well know) speaks a wildly passionate and dramatic form of English that nobody understands. Listening to Ron is therapeutic, much like listening to whales. Also, the apparent majesty of the event made a young reporter feel as though he was witnessing an event that his grandchildren would later admire him for having seen. “You really saw Mabel Kravil/ gel kudos for outstanding cleanliness? Oh please, Gramps, tell us more.” Now that you know the historical significance of kudos, I would like to present my own kudos for outstand ing achievements at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The first award goes to KRNU radio and all the lovely people in volved with the station’s new pro gramming format. Before this year, KRNU was a festering sore on the sweaty butt of Lincoln radio. KRNU played Top-40 music, a market already saturated by the sweaty butt of radio, KFRX. At the beginning of this school year, KRNU changed to an “alterna tive” format and .within days, had enticed a substantial listening audi * ence. KRNU has become the jewel of the airwaves, a precious haven from the onslaught of “oldies” and “your favorites.” Students playing music students want to hear. It brings tears to my eyes. One tiny scratch on my kudos. Along with great music, KRNL plays some public service announcements that could be considered a little pa tronizing. In one public service spot, an announcer-type guy (who we’ll just call Mr. Ellcrby) asks Stevie Wonder the painfully obvious question, “Stevie, what were you trying to say in your song ‘Don’t Drive Drunk.”’ It goes something likft this: Mr. Ellcrby: “Stevie, what did you mean when you said ‘Don’t Drive Drunk?’” Stevie: “I meant, don’t drive drunk.” Mr. Ellcrby: “So you’re saying .. . OH MY GOD!! NOW I GET IT!” They need something like this: Mr. Ellcrby: “Stevie, what were you trying to say in your song ‘Don’t Drive Drunk?”’ Stevie: “Well, Lindan, that’s a good question. You sec, I was trying to show my support for Carlos Saul Mcnem’s bold new anti-inflationary policies in Argentina.” Or, how about this one? Mr. Ellcrby: “Why don’t you dnvc drunk, Stevie?” Stevie: “Well, Lindan, that’s a very good question. I guess it’s be cause 1 can’t see the road.” But KRNU doesn’t make these commercials. Nice people with noth ing better to do make these commer cials. It’s not KRNU’s fault. My only other beef with KRNU is that thoy don’t keep Ted Nugent’s classic album “Scream Dream” on file. I called the station in Nugent withdrawal yesterday asking for “Wango Tango.’’The pci son I talked to laughed at me. I question the integ rity of a man who laughs at Ted Nugent. My second kudos goes to every one involved with building and run ning the new student recreation cen ter. The rec center has inspired hun dreds of whcc/ing wimps like myself to discover health and fitness. The rec center has allowed me to build a body similar to the one of sex genius and international rock icon Ted Nugent. Also, I’ve learned to play racquctball and some spoil with a whil lie ball and paddle. One misconception you might have if you’re a wheezing w imp is that the rec center’s wcightroom is lull ol humorless, belligerent 3(X)-pound sociopathic steroid victims with hooves. This is not true. Nobody who lifts weights at the rec center has hooves. Ha, ha. Just joking, big guys. I know everyone has a sense ol humor. I’ve laughed at many jokes you’ve coerced me to laugh at. Lies, lies, lies. Nobody laughs at anybody. Wheezing wimps are en couraged by all to improve them selves. So come, wimps of the world, join our brotherhood and sisterhood ol health. We greet you with open and bulging arms. Let us make a Nebras kan master race of firm and shapely students. Men, come to the wcightroom between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. or between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. A radio tuned to KRNU will be there to inspire you to health. Ladies, come to the wcightroom between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. A caring columnist w ith the body of Ted Nugent will be there to inspire you to health. Oh, and for God’s sake, don’t lor get to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Nelson is a senior news-editorial major, an editorial page columnist and the Daily Ne braskan editorial page editor. 1 lette^norn f , The Daily Nebraskan welcomes ’ brief letters to the editor from all t readers and interested others, t Letters will be selected for publi cation on the basis of clarity, original ; ity, timeliness and space available, r The Daily Nebraskan retains the right s to edit all material submitted. Readers also arc welcome lo sub mit 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. Anonymous submissions will not be considered for publication. Letters should include the author’s name, y ear in sc hool, major and grou p a f fi 1 i - ation, if any. Requests to withhold names will not be granted. 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