Students discuss art censorship, fuel, ASUN
Former supporter
urges resignation;
spot can be filled
To everyone who has followed this
incident involving Phil Gosch and
Joe Bowman, things are perfectly clear.
I am just amazed that no one has
come out to say anything about it as
of yet.
The simple fact of the matter is
this. Phil Gosch got caught with his
pants down making the same under
the-table deals that he so vehemently
chastised Deb Fiddclkc for doing.
I admit that I was a Gosch sup
porter during the elections last spring,
but only because I felt that he had a
sincere desire to serve the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln and its students.
However, in light of this current situ
ation, it becomes perfectly cleat that
Gosch was trying to become ASUN
president for purely personal gain. He
has forsaken his honor and dignity in
hopes of name recognition around
campus.
Some have pointed to Gosch’s track
record thus far and claim that it is
sufficient for him to remain in office.
To that I have only one response: I
wonder what kind of impressive leg
islation tricky Dick Nixon could have
brought our country, had he not been
man enough to resign for the good of
all.
as ior me claim that we should not
disrupt the ASUN, I offer this. There
arc many hard-working, sincere, and
above all honest senators in the ASUN.
Andrew Sigerson (DN, Sept. 14)
has stated that, ‘ ‘in my eyes, he (Phil
Gosch) has more than redeemed
himself by his performance.” That’s
great Andy, but it was you and the
other senators who put these resolu
tions into effect by voting on them.
The absence of one who should
not even be there could be filled by
any one of the senators who would be
willing to try to regain the credibility
of the ASUN that was lost through
this whole ordeal. If Gosch still claims
that he wants to help this university,
let him. He can do the most good by
stepping down. Think about it, Phil.
Craig Gunderscn
junior
marketing
People shouldn’t
have to support
offensive services
I am sure all of you have been
wondering how long it would be until
I had another letter printed in the DN.
Well, look no further.
I am going to take exception with
Jana Pedersen’s column (DN, Sept.
13). Before anyone accuses me of
trying to censor art, let’s get one thing
straight. I agree with most of Ped
ersen’s basic points. I am all in favor
of any artist being able to paint, sculpt
or photograph anything they want.
But the major conflict behind this
current “censorship” movement is
not necessarily freedom of expres
sion. The question is whether people
should be forced to support some
thing they find personally offensive.
I don’t think so. As far as I am
concerned, the only people who pay
for an art display are the people who
are going to view it. If I don’t directly
benefit from a service, why should I
have to pay for it?
So Robert Mapplethorpes of the
world, go ahead and produce what
ever kind of art you want. It makes no
difference to me what your sexual
preference, religious beliefs, or po
litical views are. I just don’t want to
pay for it.
I say abolish the National Endow
ment for the Arts. Art of any form
should stand on its own in the free
marketplace, just like any other prod
uct.
Andrew Meyer
junior
pre-med
STAND’S Bowman
says ASUN petty,
pathetic, corrupt
“What I tell you now,now in dark
ness, speak of in the daylight. What I
tell you now in whispers, shout from
the rooftops. ” - Matthew 11
I went to the Daily Nebraskan so
that the newspaper would bring to
light the deal that Phil Gosch made
with me to become the Association of
Students of the University of Nebraska
president. He promised to get rid of
Marlene Bcyke’s position in exchange
for an endorsement. 1 was foolish
enough to believe he would prove
honorable in at least one thing.
The reasons for doing what I did
don’t matter much now, but they
seemed good at the time. But a lot of
things radically changed, from the
start to the end of the election.
First off, you need to understand
how corrupt and petty ASUN is, and
how the executives are the pinnacle
of corruption. Anyone who says dif
ferently either doesn’t know the dif
ference between crap and apple butter,
or he’s lying.
Gosch used Beyke as a bargaining
chip, and with her, he barely won the
election.
Deb Fiddclkc made other prom
ises to win votes, not unlike Gosch’s,
and 1 lied to everyone in my own
party and the campus about why 1 was
really supporting Gosch, threw the
election into disarray and slung more
mud than everyone else combined.
In a calculated way I made the
announcement about Fiddelke’s
“secret deal.” I only made it a public
issue because it was useful to do so,
not because it was “right.” I knew
that STAND wouldn’t support VI
SION, but that the announcement
would cripple the TODAY party, which
would achieve the same effect; a
VISION victory. Machiavelli would
have been proud.
Try not to be surprised. I was bat
tling monsters and as a result became
one. Be sure to understand how pa
thetic and double-dealing student
politics have become.
Of course, I regret my involve
ment in all this. But regret doesn’t
amount to much, does it? It’s very
important that you know what’s re
ally going on, what you’re up against
and how bad things are.
That, is the truth of the ASUN
election. I hope you can better under
stand and see ASUN as it is, rather
than as Gosch or James Griesen, vice
chancellor for student affairs, want
you to see it.
I hope some of you out there can
see things as they would be - and
organize yourselves in such a way as
to effectively and ethically bring those
charges to life at UNL.
Joe Bowman
presidential candidate for STAND
party
senior
anthropology
United front needed
for energy policy,
antiwar protests
In regards to the antiwar-lack of
national energy policy protest on
Wednesday, Sept 5,1990: This event
was not voted upon or sponsored by
Ecology Now membership as the media
portrayed it. Their assumption usurps
power from our membership by de
nying them an avenue for discussion
and possible dissent or approval of
such actions. The JoumaUStar has
since printed a correction as pertain
ing to this matter.
In response to the letter (DN, Sept.
8), I agree with some of her/his points:
the action as a whole was poorly
planned, and the media was not used
properly (i.e. press packets outlining
political statements).
More people could have been in
volved, including Sandy Burnham and
the other passersby who were so quick
to judge (thereby furthering their own
complacency on this issue). There
was also a shortage of general infor
mation as to why we were protesting
the U.S. involvement in the Middle
East.
I also share Ms. Burnham’s con
cern for the lack of preparedness on
the part of the demonstrators; maybe
this would be a good reason to con
vince the regents to free up some
student funding in order for the less
fortunate (non-greek) students on
campus to voice their political view
points.
I would like to inform you that the
purpose of the military and its aca
demic partners (ROTC programs and
the Military Industrial Complex) is to
go to war, it is not an institution of
peace, as was inferred in the letter. As
quoted from the Naval Reserve Offi
cers Training Brochure “Students
accepted for the programs must have
no moral reservation or personal
convictions that would prevent them
from conscientiously bearing arms
(and killing people, often innocent
civilians — a mere observation of their
history) (parenthesis mine) and sup
porting and defending the Constitution
of the United States against all ene
mies foreign and domestic.’’
I hope that being a veteran of the
U.S. Navy will give credit to the fact
that I am criticizing the U.S. military
interventions in the Middle East and
that I have no desire to be labeled as
an enemy domestic and I am aware of
students joining the ROTC programs
for their own advancement, and for
the financial backing that allows them
to attend college, but once you sign
on the dotted line, you damn well
better be prepared to kill or be killed
(not that I like the idea, but that is the
purpose the military has defined for
itself). So the choice of the Military
and Naval Science building for a protest
was a great choice. By the way, the
whole idea wasa good one — it merely
lacked planning.
Once the Pentagon gets its orders
via CIA-Bush, the unleashed execu
tive power will be in the form of
many unnecessary American and Iraqi
lives lost. I am sympathetic to those
in the military, for one I know what it
is like, but I do think that society as a
whole should reassess and get those
soldiers the hell out of there.
This brings me to my last point.
Eleven years ago the presidential
administration decided to send arms
to Yemen Arab Republic (North
Yemen).
The reason? To protect Saudi oil.
There was hustle and bustle, talk of
war and invasion. The real reason?
This country is in urgent need of an
Energy Policy. If we had invested in
alternative energy resources, like then
President Carter proposed on April
18, 1977, we would be solving our
problems by now. According to Popu
lar Science magazine, the U.S. gov
ernment spent $155 million on solar
research in 1981, but only $35.5 mil
lion in 1989.1 wonder if leaders like
Kay Orr and others closer to home are
concerned about our energy future?
OPPD and NPPD board seats are
up for elections soon; maybe if we all
stood united, someone in public of
fice could guide public demands for
alternative energy programs (such as
the wind plant proposed by board
members of OPPD). We might begin
to weaken the grip that the nuclear
power and fossil fuel industries have
on our pockctbooks. Who knows, this
might all be a bunch of unattainable
dreams (as some love to argue), but
justlike thcchild in Dr. Seuss’ movie,
“The Lorax,” I’m going to plant the
seed, take care of it and watch it grow.
J Burger
sophomore
natural resources
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