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T Monday, December 12,1994 Page 4 Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln JeffZeleny.Editor, 472-1766 Jeff Robb. Managing Editor DeDra Janssen...Associate News Editor Matt Woody.{..Opinion Page Editor Rainbow Rowell.Arts & Entertainment Editor James Mehsling..Cartoonist Chris Hain. Senior Reporter 1.1)11 OKI \\ Promises, promises VISION's results need to show soon The VISION party wrote a pretty ambitious platform last semester. Andrew Loudon was full of promises, full of enthusiasm. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska^ president and his victorious party addressed almost everything irritating UNL students, from tuition hikes to bike racks. A SUN has had a semester to start working toward its many ambitious goals. Now it is time for students to start expecting results. Loudon should be applauded for his strides to keep down tuition by preparing to lobby the Legislature. But what about the rest of the platform? What about “improving and repairing buildings for use by ALL students”? What about “working toward better computer facili ties” and “expanding services in the East Campus Union”? The applause comes few and far between ... barely enough to sing “Bingo.” Loudon claims that all but five items in his 20-itcm platform arc in the works or completed. What does “in the works” mean? Docs it mean that ASUN senators are working sincerely to meet their goals? Or does it just mean the issue has been vaguely addressed with no discernible change or improvement? It is too soon to say whether the VISION party will deliver. As the spring semester progresses, students should expect Loudon to show the fruits of AS UN’s labors. If what Loudon says is true, VISION will have made UNL a better place by the time he leaves office. But if he cannot give us this proof and show us results, we will have to conclude that the VISION party bit off more than it could chew. Quotes of thk Week ttI don't think this report is relevant at all. It appears to be one man's opinion.” — NU Regent Rosemary Skrupa of Omaha on an engineering report released by Creighton Professor Robert F. Allen. “I’m not religious about it. God, $95 million — that's incredible.” — David Jones of Lincoln ajier he bought five Powerball tickets on Tuesday, hoping to win the big jackpot. “We will practice and grade them and then have an evaluation to decide who will start.” — NU coach Tom Osborne on deciding between Brook Berringer and Tommie Frazier for Nebraska’s starting quarterback in the Orange Bowl. “These kids, it seems, are taking on too much debt. They’re taking the maximum debt they can get. They’re never going to get out of debt.” — Commissioner John Emery of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education on the debt college students face. | “Had there been any question of this being a caretaker role, I wouldn't have been interested at all.” —John Goebel on his appointment as the dean of CBA. I iti i (mi \i in >i k \ Staff editorials represent the oRicial policy of the Fall 1994 Daily Nebraskan. Policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board. Editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of the university, its employees, the students or the NU Board of Regents. Editorial columns represent the opinion of the author. The regents publish the Daily Nebraskan. They establish the UNL Publications Board to supervise the daily production of the paper. According to policy set by the regents, responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its students. lilt IK I’OI l( N The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor from all readers and interested others. Letters will be selected for publication on the basis of clarity, originality, timeliness and space available. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject all material submitted. Readers also are welcome to submit material as guest opinions. Theeditprdecides whether material should run as a guest opinion. Letters and guest opinions sent to the newspaper become the property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Letters should included the author’s name, year in school, major and group affiliation, if any. Requests to withhold names will not be granted. Submit material to the Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. .1 vIAHt K vVVo fWTOtW Kvr> i &f\ OWE fKT frctf, 0^ ^00 (M WSS \XMWE£. KVfc fcinzeA School prayer I was very disappointed with the Daily Nebraskan editorial on Dec. 7 regarding school prayer. There is a wide spectrum of views on the school prayer issue. On one extreme, prayers would be led and mandated by school officials. On the other extreme, voluntary prayer would be prohibited and punished by school officials. Most people are somewhere in the middle. They feel that making someone pray and mak ing someone stop praying are both wrong. nowever, me uany MeorasKan would have us believe that schoolchil dren are never censored nor punished for voluntarily praying in school. I am sure that the incidents are few, but apparently there are some docu mented cases, according to several commentaries I have read. I would agree that there arc more pressing issues facing Congress than this one. Yet, it should not be an ex cuse for the Daily Nebraskan to ridi cule and scorn those who defend the right to pray. Accusing them of a sub versive plot to mandate prayer smacks of McCarthyism. As a former Daily Nebraskan edi torial board member, I recommend more analysis of issues and less in flammatory rhetoric. Joel Carlson Lincoln St. Louis sports I’m not from St. Louis and I’ve only been there twice, but let’s face it, the Rams need out of Los Ange les. I understand why certain cities have more than one team of the same pro sport. M-O-N-E-Y. However, St. Louis is a capable city that’s greatly suffered with the lack of baseball and hockey that de cided to hibernate early. Hockey is still enjoying a post-Rangers siesta that keeps the Blues from playing. The Cardinals have a superb fan base, i Kl I I I KS I () I UK Kl)l I OK Kai Wilken/DN but when other cities got hit hard, football or eventually basketball was there to bail them out. I know something like this prob ably won't ever happen again, but did we expect this to happen in the first place? Yes, I’m just a neutral observer that feels soiry for St. Louis and the fans of St. Louis’ teams. I’m from Atlanta and, even thought we have two sports going on there, I feel sorry for myself, too. Anyway, to sum up, St. Louis has become an empty shell for the time being, and who knows when pro sports will return there? It’s too big of a city to be without basketball and football and it’s suffering needlessly. Plus, I think Busch Stadium could easily handle the NFL again. (Just rip up that nasty AstroTurf.) Keith Malinak freshman broadcasting Renteria In response to Rick Task’s letter (Dec. 9), I believe criticizing the of ficial policies of law enforcement is the issue in question of late. An out dated (and contrary to practice) policy gave officer Veskma the right to in tcrvene, but don't assume that it was necessary for Veskrna to defend her self from the start. She initiated the ultimately deadly use of force by act ing too aggressively too quickly and showed poor judgment by acting on too little information. She didn't even bother to radio in, from what I un derstand. Contrary to Task’s belief, Fran cisco Renteria was the person defend ing himself. Remember, he was an innocent man in the wrong place at the wrong time and he literally fought for his life. Before making assumptions, let me state that I do not feel it is all right to fight with law enforcement. 1 don’t feel Francisco Renteria understood what was going on due to the com munication barrier, and law enforce ment didn’t give him a chance to understand. He also made a fatally bad choice that night, one that he shouldn’t have had to make! I also know from my experience working in a psych hospital where, regrettably, staff must occasionally physically control a patient, how easy it is to cross the line between appro priate restraint and abuse. I have in the past turned in a staff person for choking a patient during a “crisis management.” She didn't like the patient and it affected her judgment. I submit that this factor, or some other, may have influenced the outcome with Fran cisco Renteria, more so than just his resistance. If I wouldn't have intervened on behalf of the patient at work, not re ported the occurrence properly or lied regarding the incident, I would be guilty of negligent abuse. Everyone has to be accountable for their actions without regard for soci etal position or for the sake of cama raderie. Michael Eisenhauer junior general studies The Daily Nebraskan wants to hear from you.<||| anS sign it (don't forg^^our student ID number' the Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union. 1400 B Lincoln, NE 68588*0448, or stop by the office ltd the Nebraska Union and visit with ur9H| >u want to
