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EDITOR Doug Kouma OPINION EDITOR Anne Hjersman EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Peters Matt Waite Paula Lavigne Mitch Sherman BethNarans • • . ■ ^ " a. _ , “ .. -* : w • ' I U. -■• “I don’t know whatitis^bufitdoes smefih .^jdifierefffTr — Senior accounting major Becky Barrett, on the former Taco Inn building that has been converted into makeshift class rooms “There’s a lot of fast-paced action with a lot of contact, so I think the people of Lin coln are going to enjoy the atmosphere.” — Lincoln Stars Coach Steve Johnson, on hockey “Women wear outfits! Children wear out fits! Men don’t wear outfits!” —Norm, of The Norm, on attire “It hissed the whole time, even after it was free, it just kept sticking its tongue out and hissing.” —Pioneers Park employee Peggy Hunt, describing a goose entangled in fishing wire “Prejudiced as it may seem, somehow it doesn’t comfort me to get on a rusty Tilt a-whirl that’s being run by a tattooed man with no teeth.” —DN columnist Heather Lampe, on the State Fair “He was very jumpy in the pocket.” — Colorado Football Coach Rick Neuheisel, on quarterback Koy Detmer’s per formance during the season opener “Growing up, this was my dream.” — Husker Scott Frost, on being named the starting quarterback “I had no idea where Nebraska was. I had to look it up on a map.” — Nebraska volleyball player Maria - Hedbeck, on her decision to play for the . Huskers ^Wesuck.” —Hedbeck, on playing for the Swedish national volleyball team “He’s got great hands. He’s got some elu siveness and real good quickness.” —New Orleans Offensive Coordinator Cari Smith, describing former Husker Derek Brown - “This changes every time we make a fore cast." — Hurricane specialist Max Mayfield, on Hurricane Fran “University students are at such a good age to learn how to do things for them selves.” —Linda Hermann, the new medical di rector of the University Health Center; on her “proactive” attitude “I think when we start getting satisfied, that’s when we start getting sloppy.” — Husker Sam linebacker Jamel Will iams, on the football team's drive to always improve “Women don’t like cruddy bathrooms.” — New bar owner Shawn Damall, on the clean, comfortable and neat atmosphere he wants to achieve i . Editorial Policy Unsigned editorials sire the opinions of the Fall 1996Daily Nebraskan. They do not nec essarily reflect die views of the University of Nebraska-Ljncoln,(its employees, its stu dent body or the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A column is soley the opinion of its author. The Board of Regents serves as publisher of the Daily Nebraskan; policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Edito rial Board. The UNL Publications Board, es tablished by the regents, supervises the pro duction of the newspaper. According to policy set by the regents, responsibility for the Editorial content of the newspaper Hes solely in the hands ofits student employees. Letter Policy The Daily Ndxaskan welcomes brief let ters to die editor and guest columns, but does not guarantee their publication. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or inject any material submitted. Submit ted material becomes the property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Those who submit letters must identify themselves by name, year in school, major and/or group affilia tion, if any. Submit material to: Daily Ne braskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400R St Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. E-mail: leaers@unlinfo.unl.edu. V .. .•___ m SAM\ , \ ViOWb tlKtTOTMK tw ?or mioiatw? -\m m ORDCR.m MlO\» n VOOiMfll) M % A^,Tisi5aarifl^.. ■-If"-' Didn’t ‘mean’ it DN guest columnist Doug Peters made several references to my days as a DN columnist in his column “Wisdom from a wise guy,” which appeared in the DN’s back-to-school issue. I feel it is necessary to clarify two points made in the column: First of all, I had intended my 1989 back-to-school column to be more of a playfully satirical “call to t arms” than a mean-spirited indict ment of my fellow UNL students, which is how I felt the column was j. characterized in Mr. Peters’ column A I have never doubted that a UNL H student could, in theory, become | successful and contribute to society. I believe, for example, that Mr. Peters has all the tools to become a useful citizen , if he ever decides to graduate. Also, Mr. Peters wrote: “Bob went chi to launch a wildly popular, but unsuccessful, write-in campaign for UNL homecoming king that year.” My write-in campaign for homecoming king that year in fact was a dismal failure. I believe I received only two votes: one from my girlfriend and one from a freshman fan who later began to stalk me. I believe the freshman’s name was Dan Peters, or Duff Peters, or something like that. Irregardless of this incident, I still believe the Daily Nebraskan is the best-priced newspaper in Lincoln. Robert Nelson Ashland Sin tax This letter is in response to Wendy Biss’ column (A taxing issue, Sept. 4) in which she comes out in support of legalized prostitution. While I disagree with some of her reasonings behind the idea, I do agree wholeheartedly with her that * this particular form of employment does serve several useful functions, and that the legalization of it would help society in general. If made legal, prostitution would bring about a decrease in the number i--L KSBSS:__—! of problems faced by women currently in the profession illegally, as well as bring about decreases in unemployment, poverty, sexual assaults, forced prostitution and masturbation (maybe not a societal dilemma, but it would still bring about a decrease in it anyway). And as Biss points out, it would benefit the country financially as well, for the government would tax the hell out of it, and no one would complain. Heck, if they were to use the whore tax exclusively towards paying off the national debt, I can assure you that debt would go away in no time. Prostitution remains illegal for cme main reason—morality. The law states that a woman cannot do with her body as she wishes for financial reward. Yet, abortion remains legal because the courts have found that a woman should have , control over what she wants to do with her body. This conflicting type of thinking is wrong, and unconstitu tional. But nothing will ever be done about it because no politician wants to come out in favor of whores’ rights. I thought that the election of Bill Clinton could possibly bring about a change for the better in this area, but surprisingly it has not.. Brice Sullivan senior advertising Meat moderation This letter is in response to Leonard S. Gerard’s letter. Recently the meat industry has come under attack for a number of reasons. The largest two reasons cited have been a concern over food safety and concerns about a diet that includes meat. A careful study of clinical research that has been conducted should be required reading for anyone who claims that eliminating meat from the diet will solve all health-care problems. There is a complex interaction of all portions of a diet that contribute to increased risk of heart disease, hypotension, diabetes, and obesity. In most cases, the greatest contribution to a person’s likelihood to develop one of these diseases is genetic. If your father suffered from heart disease, then odds are good that you will have heart disease also. If your mother contracted breast cancer, then chances are good that you will also develop breast cancer. The contribu tion of diet to this equation is minimal at best, and is still not well understood. For example, several studies have found exactly opposite results when examining the effects of cooked meat and several types of cancers. The Jan. 5,1994, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute included an editorial from a trio of Japanese researchers who concluded “it is time to shift to a strategy of cancer prevention and accept that human carcinogenesis is largely due to an accumulation of many kinds of carcinogenic factors, each of which itself may have little impact” I believe that this truly sums up the genuine risk of any portion of a person’s diet. No single food will have a large impact on the risk of disease. When the entire diet is taken as a whole, then some implications can be drawn. However, even these implications should be qualified with an “in some cases” statement. Brian Quandt graduate student animal science