Opinion
Wednesday, October 5,1994 Page 4
Nebraskan
Editorial Board
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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A step ahead
Computers to help architecture students
Architecture students at the University of Ncbraska-Lincoin arc
fortunate.
The students, who more than likely will be required to purchase
computers by next fall, will be taking a technological step ahead
of their peers at other Midwest universities.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents empowered the
UNL College of Architecture on Friday to decide when and how
to implement the purchase of computers. It is up to the college to
decide who should be required to buy computers — only new
students or students currently in the college.
While the estimated price tag of $3,000 may seem like a
burden, it actually will push UNL students to the forefront of
competing architecture programs.
“It is progressive. It is ahead of the times," said Brian Dusck,
architecture senator for the Association of Students of the Univer
sity of Nebraska. “It seems radical... but it would be better to do it
now and be on the cutting edge than wait and fall behind
Ray Weisenburgcr, associate dean of Kansas State University's
College of Architecture, said computers were critical. Because of
that, KSU will consider computer purchase requirements in the
next two years.
Architecture firms, like any other businesses, look favorably at
students who have experience and working knowledge of the
field. Personal computers will provide that.
It is unfortunate that at a state-funded university, such equip
ment cannot be provided for all students, but these arc tight
budget years, folks. This is a problem plaguing all institutions, not
just UNL.
According to Dusck, a senior architecture major, right now no
more than 25 computers arc available for about 500 students.
When students don't have adequate access to computers, they
begin to have difficulty in their classes. Students then could have
a difficult time finding jobs.
Architecture students aren't alone in purchasing their own
equipment. Many student professionals must take out loans or
make payments on equipment for their careers.
Many photographers, for example, have up to $10,000 invested
in their own equipment, which is crucial to their careers.
One drawback of the proposal is the possibility of purchasing
equipment that is quickly outdated. Brito Mutunayagam, associate
dean of the architecture college, said, “Something you buy today,
six months from now, it's outdated — especially at the level
they’re expecting students to buy.”
Architecture faculty and administrators should do extensive
research on what equipment will be required so students can be
assured the equipment will adapt to technological advancements.
All in all, it appears that architecture students as well as the
college will benefit from the technology requirement.
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Multiculturalism
Thank you, Jamie Karl. You
reminded me why I am the way I
am ... to separate myself from
people like you. When someone
said “read this” and gave me your
Friday column, there was a swastika
penned on your forehead. So, of
course I read it..
You comment on the “good
majority,” those who will retain
America’s traditional values. Do
you mean white Europeans who
came to the Americas, stole from,
lied to and killed the people who
were living here? Then kidnapped
millions of Africans and shipped
them to the New World to do the
labor of the prospering white
colonies? These are wonderful
traditional values, Jamie.
You want the country to be
exactly the way you think — none
of this “multiculturalism.” I believe
that was Adolf Hitler’s policy also.
Face it Jamie, not everybody is a
“naive small-town boy” from
Dorchester. If the world were meant
to be that way, your Christian God
would have created it that way,
don't you think?
As for us so-called “liberated,
independent thinkers,” we were
fortunate not to necessarily believe
everything our parents told us,
without investigating it first. We
study history so that we may learn
from it, so the same atrocities will
not be committed again. Perhaps
you should do the same.
I don’t appreciate the “long
haired sloth” comment either. If 1
was lucky enough to have my own
column in the DN, 1 would not refer
to you as a short-haired preppy
jock. People are different, and that
would be a generalization. Besides,
you might even like your haircut.
Jeff Vincent
junior
broadcasting
Kendra Marshall
Kendra Marshall has a lot of
explaining to do — not only to her
parents and friends but to everyone.
For at least a week, the people
involved in the investigation of her
disappearance were probably
thinking back to the death of
Candice Harms.
Her parents and friends who
stated that Kendra wasn’t the type
of individual to just leave without
telling anyone must have had an
enormous shock. Apparently she
misled the people who care most
about her.
Don't get me wrong; I am glad
that she is OK and that the univer
sity campus doesn’t have to deal
with this type of emotional impact
of another student abduction. To
me, this type of behavior doesn’t
convey responsibility of a college
graduate about to enter law school.
A simple phone call to parents or
a friend could have eliminated the
time and effort expended by local
and state law enforcement officers.
Again, don’t misunderstand my
position. I merely want her to
understand and possibly re-evaluate
any problems or feelings that may
have caused this event.
Doug Alexander
junior
criminal justice
, Bret Gottshali/DN
Legalize drugs
Thank you, Jamie Karl (DN,
Sept. 30, 1994) for your recognition
of UNLN.O.R.M.L/H.E.M.P. Until
four years ago, there was no visible
opposition in Nebraska to all the
drug war nonsense. Prohibition and
gangsters just keep getting worse.
we took the time to organize, in
spite of heavy work and school
schedules, without any outside help.
It wasn’t done to build resumes or
out of a desperate need for atten
tion, but because of all the kind and
gentle people we know of out there
who are desperate to be left alone. I
suspect the homosexual students
you mention may have had the same
motivation.
You, like many rural citizens,
recognize the idiocy of
Washington's war on what grows
wild in the roadside ditches of this
state. We have to get big govern
ment off the backs of our family
farmers. Hemp has been cultivated
for its superior fiber and seed oil for
eight thousand years. If only Bill
Clinton would let Nebraska farmers
grow hemp legally as they once did,
then they'd be putting the petro
chemical, synthetic fiber, fertilizer,
pesticide, cotton and wood pulp
industries out of business, instead of
the other way around.
Join us this Thursday as we
march from Broyhill Fountain to the
Capitol. Together we will put an
end to this evil drug war that is
destroying our nation.
Brian Mary
senior
art
Brother Jim
Last week our campus was .
visited by another “Fire and
Brimstone” preacher, Brother Jim.
Brother Jim sometimes sounded
like he was on the right track; he
claimed that Christ was God and
that Jesus was the only way to
heaven, but somewhere he missed
the point. He was busy shouting and
yelling at all the “sinners” to get the
message across. Jesus did the
opposite.
Whenever Jesus saw “sinners.”
he had compassion on them. He
went to their houses, talked to them
and asked them to repent and join
him. The only people Jesus yelled at
or called names were the religious
pharisees who blocked the real way
to the Father. .
The truth of the Gospel Jesus
proclaimed is not that we are all
sinners and going to hell. The good
news is that Jesus was bom on
earth, lived, died and rose from the
dead. He entered into human history
in order to pay the penalty our sin
required and to restore a right
relationship with God.
Did Jesus actually rise from the
dead? Does Christianity have any
relevance for modem life? He could
have answered these questions for
us instead of yelling at people going
past. Brother Jim reminds me of the
resounding gong of I Corinthians
13, because I didn’t sense any love
in his words. I just hope that he isn’t
a white-washed tomb as well.
Brad Holmes
senior
secondary education