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J. Christopher Haiti.:....... Editor, 472-1766
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Doug Peters...Opinion Page Editor
Sarah Scalet.....Associate News Editor
Matt Waite.Associate News Editor
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Jennifer Mapes .....*.Columnist
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Dedication
Huskers’ hard work pays off
Nebraska’s two new national titles were born off the field.
Out of the view of screaming .fans, right here on our campus,
these Comhuskcrs laid the foundation for their success on the prac
tice court, in the weight room.
And it is this side of victory, the scenes we don’t see in highlight
reels, that should be most important to us.
The volleyball team was motivated by last year’s season-ending
loss to Penn State. And the team worked hard throughout the sea
son to be in position to make their dream come true.
The football team, after tasting last year’s success, wanted to do
it again. And the players stuck together through all of this season’s
off-thc-ficld adversity and, perhaps, became a stronger unit because
of it.
With these kind of success stories, the University of Nebraska
Athletic Department might have to add on a new wing to store all
these national championship trophies.
In the last month, two Cornhuskcr teams successfully completed
one of the biggest trophy hunts in school history. The football and
volleyball titles now give the university 14 national championships
in four sports.
But all the adoring fans who hold up their index fingers in sup
port of these teams should take note of more than just the glass
encased trophies. They can learn a valuable lesson for their own
lives from these shining’stars.
Everyone has heard about the dedication of these athletes, but
how many of us have taken such a message to heart?
Both success and happiness in life so often depends on setting
goals and having the discipline to reach those goals. And here, right
before our eyes, we have two tremendous examples of people of
have striven for something in life and achieved it.
We all love heroes. We all need heroes.
But how many of us have tried to be heroic in our own lives?
Bravo, Comhuskcrs.
Your spirit and dedication is not only what it takes to win games.
Not just football or volleyball games, but the game of life, as well.
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Wow!
Congratulations to the Nebraska
football team for an outstanding
season! To completely dismantle a
great team such as Florida in a No. 1
vs. No. 2 contest is an unheard of
achievement. After watching the
game last night, all I can say is
“Wow!”
Being a Notre Dame fan, I hope
ND and Nebraska play for No. 1
next year! That will be a terrific
matchup.
Congratulations, too, for Tom
Osborne, who has put uf> with too
much this season by way of
media intrusion.
Douglas McAbee
South Bend, Ind. f ^4
via e-mail l
Disconnected —
Kudos to Ted Taylor for
his Dee. 11th article
informing all DN readers of
the volatile situation
surrounding dial-up
access to UNL’s computing
facilities. To the rest of the
Student Body: REVOLT!
Recent articles in the
Lincoln-Joumal Star and
Omaha World Herald speak
of UNL’s commitment to
remote educational services - .
and an efficient “Virtual
University”. A current UNL V
regent who happens to be in • -
the National Guard, and is
being “called up” to Bosnia
will be performing his duties
for the University via the Internet and
video conference. What a great idea.
Allow people who are dedicated and
hard working an environment and the
appropriate tools to accomplish their
goals.
UNL’s current dial-up service
consists of some odd number of
modems and the costs of running
these modems are paid under a
“surcharge” on the UNL phone bill.
The current number of modems is
inadequate to handle the amount of
computing traffic, demand is
steadily increasing, and the CRC
says it wants to provide service
wherein no one receives a busy
signal, but there exists a budget
problcm..Fix it!
There is no need to resolve this
problem by involving an outside/
private service provider. Simply
assess an additional computer fee to
students. As I am a firm believer in
intelligent discussion, I won’t bother
with the boring old arguments of “I
don’t use it” or “I can’t believe they
want me to pay them more money.”
Clearly a significant proportion of
the UNL community desires dial-up
access. Why not charge each student
$5 a semester instead of giving
revenue to a private company? Does
anyone else smell bad politics here?
If the CRC can’t form a budget
that addresses the usage patterns
that we, -the UNL community,
exhibit, serious questions arise, for
example, who is working for whom?
We want and need better modem
access. It is the responsibility of
UNL to dedicate and delegate the
resources necessary to assist
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students and researchers attain their
goals, not pass a huge capital pool
over to a private company.
Christopher Niven
graduate student
forestry, fisheries and wildlife
via e-mail
Disappointed
I am disappointed in the recent
decision to turn over the handling of
student e-mail accounts to a com
mercial suppliefrThe free accounts
are a unique access to the free
distribution of the world’s informa
tion, a way of encouraging use of a
simple, efficient, paperless society.
An entire society of casual browsing
of the Internet is possible because of
this free access. Now because some
pcople can’t connect instantly every
single time they try to log on, the
whole system has to be scrapped?
Really, people! It’s FREE! For free
maybe you can compromise a little?
Maybe if you get a busy signal
during rush hour, try again later. All
that is required is a little patience.
I’d rather have to wait a little and
have free Internet access than pay
every month. If I wanted that, then I
would have just signed up on
Internet Nebraska or America
Online or whatever all by myself, I
like being able to e-mail my parents;
every few days,.. It’s so cheap and. v
easy that I don’t have any excuse
not to. If I want glossy graphics and
other frilly extras, I’d gladly pay for
them. But I don’t need any of thaMo,
stay in touch with some simple e
mai 1 and newsgroups. I think the ~
administration should at least
poll BIGRED account users for
some opinions before rushing
off to tear down this virtual
Broyhill Fountain.
Scott Sutton
sophomore
art education
via e-mail
Distressed
In the article “Commercial
provider to handle dial-up” in
Ithe December 11 issue of the
Daily Nebraskan, Vice Chancel
lor Hendrickson is quoted as
stating that “ ... turning over
dial-up access to a commercial
provider would be in line with
some other major universities,
jlT such as Northwestern University
^ ...” I know for a fact that this
statement is not true. The
»** decision to shut down our
current dial-up lines should not
be seen as a trend that all major
universities are following. If our
modem pool is shut down, UNL will
be one of the leaders in this form of
reducing service to students.
Tom Carrell
assistant professor
special education
and communication disorders
via e-mail
Another Satisfied
Customer
Your Daily Nebraskan Online is
fantastic! Asa Husker alumni living
in Virginia, it is very difficult
staying abreast of the Heartland’s
Team, the Huskers!
The “Rag” is just as informative
and insightfiil as ever, and certainly
fills the bill! Keep up the good work.
Randy Bowdish
alumnus, class of 1981
Norfolk, Virginia
via e-mail