Friday, April 26, 1996 Page 4
Daily
Nebraskan
Editorial Board
University of Nebraska-Lincoki
J. Christopher Hain.Editor, 472-1766
Doug Kouma.Managing Editor
Doug Peters.Opinion Page Editor
Sarah Scalet.Associate News Editor
Matt Waite.Associate News Editor
Michelle Garner.Wire Editor
Jennifer Mapes.Columnist
“He loved life. He did what he wanted to do. He
had a lot of enthusiasm and he enjoyed every day.
I’m sure he had no regrets.”
— Nebraska coach Tom Osborne, on former Husker quarterback
Brook Berringer, who died last week in a plane crash.
“There’s nobody I coached who had better char
acter than Brook Berringer.”
— Osborne, during a eulogy for Berringer in the players funeral
Monday.
“We anticipated a swamp of calls. Perhaps people
are becoming more realistic about HIV risks. And
we want to emphasize the risks in this situation
really are minuscule.”
—Jim Nolan, Creighton University spokesman, on the university’s
decision to allow an HIV-positive dentistry student to continue seeing
patients.
“I’m just happy to be a part of the New England
Patriots organization. I don’t know if I’ll start right
away, I’m just hoping to find a way where I can
contribute.”
— Fortner Nebraska football player Christian Peter, on being
drafted by the Patriots last weekend.
“They released me. Now I’ll go on from here.
Someone else will get a great player now.”
— Peter, after being cut from the Patriots Wednesday, due to
“unacceptable off-field behavior. ”
“You have to appeal to the prurient interest,
which in English, means you have to turn someone
on. When I take my clothes off in public, there’s no
chance of anyone getting turned on, so I’m safe.”
— Tim Quirk, lead vocalist for Too Much Joy. on his penchant for
disrobing during shows.
“They offer up students as some sort of sacrificial
lambs.”
— Nancy Berg, organizer of the student protest of Playboy
magazine's visit to UNL.
“We got one of the protesters’ fliers. It was kind
of cute.”
— David Mecey. Playboy photographer.
“In space there’s no such thing as upside-down.”
—Jennifer Cantrell. NASA public information associate, during a
visit to UNL.
“I really like him, and he is one of your typical
Nebraska linemen, hard worker, good student and
well-trained.”
— Carl Mauck. Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach, about
Aaron Graham.
“When I mentioned to him that it could take up
to a year, he said, ‘Whatever has to be done, has to
be done.’”
— Dr. Deepak Gangahar, about Tommy Frazier.
“We’ve got three real strong legs.”
— Gary Pepin, UNL track and field coach.
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braskan. Policy is set by the Daily
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Call to action
There’s a long-standing custom
that never ceases to amaze me.
Fortune cookies. I’ve always
wondered who sat around for so
long, so bored they wrote about 190
billion little catch phrases so people
someday would think they could sec
into the future.
It shouldn’t, however, take a
fortune or revelation of great
wisdom for us to realize what’s
going on in the world today. Nita
Washburn (April 25) tells us “This
lack of respect for others ... is the
fundamental root of hatred and
violence in our society.’’
You would think this is a naive
assessment, at the most, of our
society. But is it? If it were, then
why is it still such a big problem?
This is about the simple things
that show us where we have gone
wrong. Is it really smart to have a
day where America should “try” not
to be violent? Does that mean teen
agers in the forbidden zones of our
environment should cut drive-bys
down by half that day? Does it mean
husbands should only use verbal
abuse on their wives for a day
msieau oi niiung tnem;
Having a day like that means
we’ve accepted the problem and that
it won’t be the end of the world if
we are violent for the other 364 days
of the year.
Fortune cookie: “The journey of
a thousand miles begins with a
single step.”
Why pay attention? I’ll tell you
why — if we don’t begin today, the
journey back to a civil society will
be a million miles instead of a
thousand. What are we waiting for?
Guns aren’t getting any less deadly
and smoke isn’t suddenly going to
be the gas of wisdom and youth.
Maybe we should remember this
when we are sleeping in or working
for a 3 l/2-month break from the
environs of higher learning.
Aaron Cooper
freshman
English
Ethics .
I had to do something very
disturbing today. I had to console a
close friend who had just lost
someone who they cared very
deeply about. Death is always a
tragedy, but it is even sadder when
the new hurt the loved ones are
feeling is not from the loss of
someone they cared about, but from
a bad decision made by the editors
of their own campus newspaper.
What I am writing about is journal
istic integrity, the integrity that puts
the lives of the readers before
sensationalism, the integrity that has
been lacking in the past on the part
of the Daily Nebraskan and the
integrity that was lacking this
Wednesday.
The front-page story concerning
the death of Brook Berringer lacked
this tact and feeling. The purpose of
a newspaper is to inform the reader
about the issues that truly affect
them. It was a relief to hear that their
was no alcohol involved in the
tragedy and that there may be
answers to the mystery, but a
description of the physical condition
of the two young men was not only
tactless, it was extremely hurtful to
those who cared about them.
In the future, please remember
that your articles have an effect on
people. Take the responsibility to
address issues with moral fore
thought and make ethical journalis
tic decisions. Let people like Brook
and Tobey’s loved ones remember
what was good about the person,
like their zest for life and their
ability to chase their dreams, not
what physically remains after a
tragedy. If you really want to help
your readers let them know what
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they can do in remembrance and
move the story about the Berringer
memorial up from the 11th page!
Stephanie Brauner
senior
finance
Undercoverage
The front page of each Daily
Nebraskan reads “covering the
University of Nebraskan since
1901." I feel that the Daily Nebras
kan has not lived up to this claim. In
Kimball Hall on Wednesday night,
there was a tribute concert to Vernon
Forbes, professor of music.
Professor Forbes has taught at the
University of Nebraska for the past
35 years and is retiring at the end of
the semester. No mention of this
concert or his retirement has been
made in the Daily Nebraskan. It is
sad that such a long and distin
guished career that has affected so
many lives would go unrecognized
by the school paper. Instead, the
Daily Nebraskan has had articles in
the Arts and Entertainment section
about music reviews, movies, videos
and the World Wrestling Federation.
I like professional wrestling as much
as the next person, but a university
newspaper has a responsibility to
cover events that are important to
students and faculty on campus.
Vernon Forbes has had much more
of an impact on the lives of students
at the University of Nebraska than
the Ultimate Warrior will ever have.
Mark Campoli
junior
fine and performing arts
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