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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1996)
THURSDAY l<tt(}»M«{{J}»1M«C9)>H«(C]»>M<CCl»M4<(tJ»»ll4«t3}»l<4« WEATHER: Today -A 20 percent . chance of showers, wind 15 to 25 mph. Tonight - Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. :| April 18, 1996 r> ' * Travis Heying/DN Gov. Ben Nelson checks out his “Choose or Lose” button Wednesday afternoon at Broyhill Plaza. Nelson visited the MTV “Choose or Lose” bus, which is touring the country to encourage students to take part in the election process. MTV bus fuels voting drive □y iuuu Miiuersuii Staff Reporter A long, brightly painted bus blaring mu sic and attracting hordes of students doesn’t l happen every day on Broyhill Plaza. But this was the MTV “Choose or Lose” bus, and the point was to be loud. Volunteers from several campus groups were registering students to vote. Many stu dents were there to enjoy the weather, and others just wanted to see the bus. The inside of the bus — with its animal print, plush furniture, a multi-colored, glass chip top table, and “Choose or Lose” logos on the floor — is as loud as the outside, and it’s also the spot where probable GOP presi dential nominee Bob Dole was interviewed by MTV’s Tabitha Sorcn. But the bus was just a way to attract stu dent attention to an important issue. Shannon Jacobs, the advance coordina tor for the “Choose or Lose” tour, said the main objective of the campaign was to get students registered. She said the number of student-age vot ers increased in the 1992 election, reversing a 25-year trend, largely because of the work See BUS on 7 Nelson talks technology on camera By Todd Anderson Staff Reporter Gov. Ben Nelson had a few minutes of MTV fame Wednesday afternoon when he spoke for an MTV camera in front of the “Choose or Lose” bus. After being pinned with a “Choose or Lose” button, Nelson talked about how Ne braska was using technology to make com munication between voters and public of ficials easier. He said the World Wide Web sites set up by the governor’s office and the Legis lature allowed voters and public officials to reach people as quickly and efficiently as possible. “We’re eliminating the consequences of geography,” Nelson said. He aiso spoke about the rising costs of education. Nelson, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he realized the tre 'Were eliminating the consequences of geography. ” BEN NELSON Governor mendous expense of higher education to day, especially when compared to the cost of education when he was a student. “It’s very difficult for students to earn their way through college today,” Nelson said. “A lot of things have changed. We’ve continued to expand the state’s contribu tion to higher education in Nebraska,” he said. “But it’s never enough or as much as you’d like it to be.” Session on ‘partial-birth’ abortions improbable By Ted Taylor . * V Senior Reporter A special legislative session later this year to deal with a controversial abortion procedure performed in the state is unlikely but possible, a spokeswoman for Gov. Ben Nelson said Wednesday. Dara Troutman, Nelson’s press secretary, was speaking in regards to a letter Nelson received from Metro Right to Life in Omaha. The letter urged the governor to call a spe cial session to discuss and ultimately pass leg islation to ban “partial-birth” abortions in Ne braska. The controversy revolves around President Clinton’s veto last week of the Partial Birth Abortion Act passed by Congress. The U.S. House is expected to gather enough votes to override the president’s veto, but the vote is still uncertain in the Senate. The bill, HR1833, would make it illegal to partially deliver a fetus before killing it and then continue with the delivery. Troutman said Nelson supported Metro See ABORTION on 6 Rising gas costs Global politics raise prices at the pumps By Chad Lorenz Senior Reporter A long, cold winter and ongoing negotiations between Iraq and the United Nations continue to boost gasoline prices at Nebraska pumps. “It’s always normal to see an increase this time of year, but not this drastic,” said Larry Kinyon, research analyst for the Nebraska De partment of Energy. The average price of unleaded gasoline in Nebraska has gone up 15 cents per gallon since the beginning of the year, according to an American Automobile Association Nebraska fuel survey. The price has risen 5 cents in the past two weeks. The weekly average price for unleaded gaso line in Nebraska was $ 1.29 per gallon, and $ 1.27 See GAS on 8 Matt Miller/DN Elie Wiesel speaks at the Lied Center for Performing Arts Tuesday. learnfront living history; Wieselsays By Julie Sobczyk Senior Reporter Elie Wiesel survived the horror of the Holocaust during World War II. Now the world-famous author fears that as time passes, people will forget the horror he lived through and the six million Jews that died. “I’m afraid of this event being diluted — trivialized,” he said. “This is happening now.” To keep the memory of the Ho locaust alive, Wiesel said, people should listen to the message of the survivors. “The words 'I was there’ are strong” he said. “We will all die. Wc need to hear the testimony that is left.” Victims, survivors and killers of the Holocaust have left documents behind, Wiesel said, and people should take advantage of those writ ten words. 7" ^ “No event in history has been documented as much as this one,” Wiesel said. “Everyone kept docu ments. The victims left innumerable documents, pictures, poems.” Many movies have been made about the Holocaust, but Wiesel said he didn’t think actors should play victims of such a terrible part of history. “I always hate seeing pictures of naked women lined up for the gas chambers,” he said. “You don’t hire people for victims. It’s just not needed.” - Wiesel, 67, said when he looked back on his life in Nazi concentra tion camps at Auschwitz and Buchcnwald, he didn’t think of ter ror only. Instead, he said, he thought of ways he could help the cause for human rights. “I should do more,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner said. “I would give back all the honors I have re ceived if I could just help one per son for one hour.” Although he is angry about the See WIESEL on8 “I'm afraid of this event being diluted— trivialized... We need to hear the testimony that is left. ” EUE WIESEL Author and Holocaust survivor