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Matt Miller/DN Elie Wiesel speaks to a packed Lied Center for Performing Arts Tuesday. Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, drew the largest crowd ever for the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Wiesel Continued from Page 1 questions and still didn’t have the answers. “I don’t understand today all the questions I had in 1945. My ques tions are good, and they aren’t al ways answered,” Wiesel said. “The more I try to understand, the less I understand.” No one has all the answers, he said, but religious and political fa natics would like to think they do. “People don’t realize when they destroy one group, humanity is de stroyed.” To battle against fanaticism, Wiesel said, people must be willing to stand up for human rights. “Human rights isa separate reli gion. When you stop to help the homeless, you are fighting for their human rights.” Throughout history, Jews have been fighting for their rights, he said. “We have fought for equal rights. We have fought to be different. One right I won’t grant anyone is the right to be indifferent.” Bus Continued from Page 1 bus on college campuses would help that percentage rise by not only edu cating students on various issues, but registering them to vote as well. But even that isn’t always enough, Jacobs said. •v “Getting them interested is the big i-aan thing, not just registered,” she said. “If they arc registered but arc not inter ested, it doesn’t mean they will vote. We could register every young person in the country, but if they don’t show up at the polls — it doesn’t count.” Jacobs said crime, violence, the en vironment and education were the most pressing issues to students they have talked to so far. Members from UNL’s College Re publicans, Young Democrats, MASA and Farmhouse fraternity have volun teered to help out with today’s activi ties. The bus is sponsored by MTV and Rock the Vote — a nonprofit organi zation from California. The bus will be parked next to the Broyhill Fountain from noon to 2 p.m. Gov. Ben Nelson is expected to make an appearance around 1 p.m. Bus users protest cuts proposed by StarTran By Todd Anderson Staff-Reporter Bus users at a public hearing Tues day urged StarTran advisory board officials not to cut handicap and low income bus services. The board is considering cutting the StarTran taxi program and 1 uniting a revenue loss from the low-income discount fare program, said Larry Worth, transit manager for StarTran. The taxi program provides coupons for taxi use to eligible persons with disabilities at a cost of $40,000 to StarTran per year, Worth said. The low-income discount program, which is expected to cost $70,000 this year, provides discounted fares to rid ers from low-income brackets, he said. Under the proposed plan, when rev enue loss reaches $25,000, StarTran no longer will offer the discounted rate. Carlye Long of Community Altcr natives-Nebraska said she represented people who were on fixed incomes and would not be able to afford the regular rates once StarTran reached its cap. Beatty Brasch, executive director for the Lincoln Action Program, said the citizens she represented also would not be able to afford the regular rates. She said the plan was not economi cally feasible because low-income rid ers would simply stop using the bus. This, in turn, would decrease revenues for StarTran. Worth said the program was not required by federal law and that both the Handibus and regular StarTran buses were accessible to people with wheelchairs. Some citizens also were concerned with the deletion of the state fair ser vices and the increase in rates on the Holiday Light Tour and the Big Red Express services. The board also is considering in creasing cash fare and ticket book rates for StarTran bus and Handibus users to further offset the $200,000 reduc tion of federal operating funding re ceived by StarTran in fiscal year 1996 97, Worth said.. The board will accept comments until April 23 and will announce its recommendations to the mayor and City Council April 25 at the regular advisory board meeting. New speed limit carries higher price Gov. Ben Nelson has signed the bill raising Nebraska’s speed limits on in terstate and state highways. The bill, LB901, will raise the limit to 75 mph on interstate highways be ginning June 1. The speed limit on four-lane, divided highways will in crease to 65 mph. Speed limits on I-180 in Lincoln, I 129 in South Sioux City and all interstates within Douglas County will increase only to 60 mph. Speed limits on two-lane highways will increase to 60 mph on Sept. 1. Congress repealed the longtime fed eral limit of 65 mph on interstates last year, giving states the power to set their own limits without the threat of losing federal highway funds. But speed does not come without its price. Under the new law, most fines for driving over the posted limit will increase, with the fine for driving 21 mph or more over the limit dou bling from $100 to $200. The Department of Roads has re minded motorists that fines for speed ing or other traffic violations in con struction zones on Nebraska roads will be doubled beginning June 1. — The Associated Press . ^ SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES Don’t miss this opportunity to earn up to $3,700 this summer! Short-term and long-term studies are available now. All meals and accommodations are provided during your stay. Do not delay—openings are limited. Call 474-PAYS today for more information! 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