EDITOR Doug Kouma OPINION EDITOR Anne Hjersman EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Peters Matt^fcite Paula Lavigne Mitch Sherman Beth Narans Cold New stadium policy leaves smokers out It was a good compromise. Was. When the University of Nebraska Ath letic Department decided that Husker fens who smoke shouldn’t be allowed to light up in their Memorial Stadium seats, no more than a muted whimper was heard from any one. Even smokers. The smokers were moved to designated smoking areas in the lower level of the sta dium. They were moved away from the people in the stands, away from those who wanted to breathe only the air of Husker vic tory. That’s the way it was, and except for a few complaints of people lighting up in their seats, the deal woriced. But on Saturday, at the Huskers’ season opener; fans who smoke were greeted with a new policy: No smoking inside the stadium — at all. Smokers must now go outside to light up. The move can be described only as cos metic —perhaps a bow to apolitical climate stacked against tobacco. Fans were not put out by the designated smoking areas. Some smokers complained, but most went to the designated areas to light up Regardless, enforcement was lax, at best Rarely did ushers bother to remind those smoking in the stands of the policy. When the weather is nice, as it was this weekend, going outside to smoke probably isn’t any greater hassle than going to a des ignated area. But come November, when Nebraska plays Colorado, it could be. Nebraska No vembers aren’t warm. Gamedays have a nasty habit of being bitter cold. The thought of going outside for a smoke in a stiff 10-below wind chill will not appeal to most At least not as much as a designated area out of the wind. And if enforcement doesn’t get better, the temptation to light up in the stands will continue to grow, anyway. Sure, smoking is unhealthy. It’s a bad habit And fans in the stands shouldn’t have to breathe secondhand smoke. But the old stadium policy accounted for that. The new one goes too fox: Fans who smoke are still fans, and they shouldn’t be left in the cold. Editorial Policy j ' i. Unsigned editorials dne the opinions of the Fall 19% Daily Nebraskan. They do not nec essarily reflect the views of die University of Nebraska-Lincoln,,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 BoanL The UNL Publications Board, es tablished by the regents, supervises the pn> duction of die newspaper. According to policy set by the regents, responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies ■ solely in the hands afits student employees. Letter Policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief let ters to the editor and guest columns, bat does not guarantee their publication. H»e Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject any material submitted. Submit ted material becomes die property of die Dufy 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 Unkm, 1400RSt Lincoln. Neb. 68588-0448. E-mail: lettetsOunlinfomiLedu. __ Critique didn’t fty To the Seifikars, thank you very much for your guest column defining the criteria that make things beautiM or make things art. Gosh, if it weren’t for your enlightening piece I would still be stumbling in a dark wilder ness —waking up in a cold sweat every night, asking myself: What is beauty? What is art? You said you hadn’t heard ‘Tom Notebook” referred to as beautiful by anyone. Well, now you have. I think it’s beautiful. I love it. Beauty, by the way, is in the eye of the beholder. There’s another sculpture on campus called “Prismatic Flake.” Now, I don’t happen to think it’s particularly beautiful, and I don’t even know if I would call it art. But it is art to someone, so I’m glad it’s here. ‘Tom Notebook doesn’t fly as art?” That’s your opinion. If you had your way maybe you’d rid the campus of everything you don’t categorize as art. If I had my way, I would have rather read something more interest ing on the opinion page than your ridiculous “guest view.” Jean DeShazer publications specialist Publications & Photography Herbie needs help I couldn’t agree more with the DN’s comment about the new mascot. I shuddered when I saw Herbie, wondering what the national TV audience thought about Nebras kans when they saw him. Somebody do something quick! And while Russ Johnson/DN you’re at it, think about the fact that Herbie Husker and Lil’ Red are both male—rather inappropriate for a modem (?) university with equal numbers of male and female sports programs. How about coming up with something neutral? Since we’re stuck with the name Comhuskers, maybe something as simple as a partially husked ear of com with a big smile. You wouldn’t even have to worry about what clothes to put on it —it has its own! • Also, I have held season football tickets for over two decades in the south, north, and now east stadium, and I’m tired of feeling like a second-class fan when it canes to the marching band. I understand why the band favors the west stadium with its press boxes, honored guests and rich patrons, but I see no reason why the band should play exclusively to that side as it did Saturday. We in the other stadiums are supposed to feel honored when one song during the season is played to each of the other three sides. I think we deserve better than that. I suggest either using formations that allow the entire stadium to hear parts of all songs as the band moves around, or at the very least play one song to the non west seats each game. Pam Murray coordinator Center for Grassland Studies and Center for Sustainable Agricultural No ACCIDENT I must agree with the notion that Herbie’s new “look” is part of Bill Byrne’s evil plot to ditch Herbie. A design so ugly could not have been an accident. Anita Jackson agronomy Just stuped You hit the nail right on the head!! My first impression was that if they couldn’t get rid of Herbie, they were going to make him look so stupid that no (me would support him. Why else would they give him big clown feet, and a padded gut and butt? I was one of die many who supported Herbie last year, but this is just stupid. Rick Porter Columbus P.S. Write Back ■^SSJNefcraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 "R" St, Iincoln, NE 68688, or fix to (^^472»1761, or «-maih