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Opinion Friday, November 3, 1993 Page 4 Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln J. Christopher Hain.Editor, 472-1766 Rainbow Rowell.Managing Editor Mark Baldridge.Opinion Page Editor DeDra Janssen.Associate News Editor Doug Kouma.Arts & Entertainment Editor JeffZeleny.Senior Reporter Matt Woody.Senior Reporter James Mehsling.Cartoonist “Take a Husker fan to lunch.”—Woody Paige of the Denver Post, warning Colorado fans to be polite “It’s a triple threat for us: it’s a full moon, it’s a weekend, and it’s Nebraska.” — Boulder police Chief Tom Koby “It’s just like you’re the new group opening for the Roll ing Stones, and they want you to get the hell off the stage. ” — Clippers center Brian Williams on playing in a game with Michael Jordan ■ “Being No. 1 has its pluses and minuses.” — Tom Osborne “I’m worried what Canada will look like when I get back.” — Heidi Jacobs on the Quebec referendum “We roll up our sleeves, and we try again. We won’t wait 15 years this time.” — Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau after the vote “I bring controversy no matter where I go, whether it is the cornfields here or somewhere else.” — Dennis Rod man, Chicago Bulls forward “I stick to the kiddie films. I can handle those.” — Shawnteb Hurtgen, ASUN president, on Haboween movies “I’m yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopu lated planet, raised to an alarming extent by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, poised with my cynical and alien ated peers to take over the world when you’re weak and old.” — Calvin, explaining his Haboween “costume” “Mr. Simpson reserves the right to reject any item for signature. ” — Small print on biers advertising an OJ. Simpson public appearance “1 knew this guy all the way down to the salad dressing he ate. They had a baby during this time, too. I could tell by the diapers.” — Garbage sleuth Allerheinligen on catch ing garbage “crooks” “Every Saturday afternoon at about 5 p.m. Pacific time, I had to send a fax to a contact in China giving Warren (Buffett) and Bill (Gates) a complete rundown of that day’s Nebraska football game.” —jeffRaikes, Microsoft se nior vice president “You think it’s going to sink, you think it’s going to sink, you think it’s going to sink, but it doesn’t.” — Amyjirsa, on the Theatrix production of “Titanic” “Miss Rowell, since the first day that I bothered to read your print, I have been disappointed by the lack of seriousness and thought-provoking ideas.”—Jim Vance, sophomore math education major, in a letter to the editor concerning columnist Rainbow Rowell “Semester after semester Rainbow brings creative strength to an otherwise weak lineup of DN opinion writers. She consistently writes with poignancy, intelli gence and flair. This is true for every topic she addresses, whether it be frivolous or serious.”—Mike Lewis, former DN staff member, on the same Editorial policy Staff editorials represent the official policy of the Fall 1995 Daily Nebras kan. Policy is set by the Daily Nebras kan 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 Beard to supervise the daily production of the paper. Accord ing to policy set by the regents, respon sibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its students. Letter policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor firm 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 mate rial as guest opinions. The editor decides 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 re turned. Anonymous submissions will not be pub lished. Letters should include the author’s name, year in school, major and group affiliation, if any. Re quests to withhold names will not be granted. Submit material to: Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. ftROTHW i \SWHj ^CTTE-R mu ' THE PSHCUlt HOTl\UE...H£M\\TS GONNA U GREAT *— - - _ I I M .1 <4 Athletic supporter In addressing the editorial (Nov. 2) on football ethics, I have three points to make in rebuttal. First, there was what appeared to me to be disdain in the tone of writing when referring to our fifth branch, the now-dubbed UNAD. This disdain was perhaps the feeling of inequality in the allot ment of too much autonomy toward the UNAD. I feel these two aspects of the UNAD arc necessary because athletes have special demands and added responsibilities that arc placed on them. The unique nature of those responsibilities and demands inherently cause this fragmentation. In an attempt to manage this separate system, the athletic administration, like the military government, focuses on its own specific slice of the university pie. Secondly, the current system does not require intervention. The whole of the athletic department has now been labeled with “needing help” like a helpless delinquent child. This is because some highly publicized incidents have arisen. Meanwhile, the rest of the student athlete population has been leading the nation in academic accolades, as well as athletic achievement. The UNAD seems to be holding its own quite well, without the university’s administrative help. Lastly, there was the use of the possessive pronoun “our”, when referring to the athletic department. This bothers me. My fellow athletes and I bust our butts for our own personal reasons, not the appeasement of the student body. Although it can be a motivating factor, it is not my main drive for success. I feel that I do not belong to the student body, or its adminis tration, or should be subjected to their opinion of what they feel I need. Steve Cullen Student Athlete Sophomore Psychology via e-mail Bret Gottschall/DN Moral Guardian I believe use of the Internet and WWW technology stands to change the way individuals and groups exchange information, but it can also be misused. While columns like Aaron McKain’s “Halloween vital to young lives” (Oct. 27) might sound funny, cute, or otherwise interesting to those on a university campus, the audience changes significantly when one starts publishing on the WWW. Judging by Aaron’s article I would guess that he understands something about the English language. But it amazes me that a univer sity student can show no more prowess in the language than to come up with the trash in his article. Make no mistake about it, I understand the basic message hidden under the cave-man style language, and even agree with it — it’s not necessary to take Halloween parties away from grade school kids. My problem with Aaron is more with his style and the choice of words ... “Halloween ... It’s about paying six bucks to walk around a dilapi dated warehouse to be groped in the dark by a lonely old man hoping to cop a feel. It’s about pissing in the bushes of the yuppie son of a bitch who gives you ONE goddamn Jolly Rancher, and then going home to snort a Pixie Stick up your nose. It’s about getting really psyched about a crappy costume, freezing your ass off, digging the staples (out) of your Snickers bar, and vomiting up Slo Pokes.’’ ■» . Yes, 1 was once in college. However, like all of us eventually do, I’ve grown up and no longer use phrases such as Aaron’s. They’re not cool and show a real lack of command of English. Aaron can do better. UNL can do better. I’m sad to think that some people might form an opinion of Nebraska, or UNL, by reading this sort of stuff. I wouldn’t want one grade school age child reading his stuff. With the exponential growth of the Internet and WWW technology, it’s only a matter of time before access to his stuff by grade school age kids outnumbers UNL students! Clean Aaron up or get him off of the WWW. Steve Scheuber Papillion via e-mail Social critic I am one of the many NU football fans who made the trip to Colorado to watch the game. We had to pay $35 to get into the ticket lottery, and if we got tickets we would then pick them up outside the stadium on the day of the game. When my friends and I got to the gate one hour before game time we found a huge line of Husker fans waiting for their tickets. With only two people handing out tickets it took us until five minutes into the game to get inside. I really feel bad for the people who were far behind us in line. I’m really pissed at the UNL ticket office. We had to give money up front just to have a chance at tickets, yet UNL had the right to hold our ticket as long as it wanted. Matt Honke Freshman Architecture Send your brief letters to: Daily Nebraskan, 34 if") +h& Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., • " ' V-/ / / / w_ Lincoln, Neb. 68588, or Fax fSVKniHIB to (402) 472-1761, or email wJ\<letters @ unlinfo.unl.edu.> Letters must be signed and N e br askan ™£toi?hone number ,or