. EDITOR DougKouma OPINION EDITOR Anne Hjersman EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Peters Matt Waite Paula Lavigne Mitch Sherman Anthony Nguyen i-;— -~ Editorial Poucy Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the FaD 19% Daily Nebraskan. They do not nec essarily reflect the views of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, its employees, its stu dent body or die University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A column is soley die opinion of its author. The Board of Regents serves as publisher of die Daily Nebraskan; policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Edito rial Board. The UNL Publications Board, es tablished by the regents, supervises the pro ducdon of the newspaper. According to policy set by die regents, responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper ties solely in the hands of its student employees. ——' ... mi .. > . i .I Campaign’96 ENDORSEMENT Vote O’Brien Regent has worked for student interests Every time you call N-Roll, think of Nancy O’Brien. O’Brien, 45, was a major force on the NU Board of Regents in getting the telephone student registration system installed and get ting students out of die long lines for drop and add. The N-Roll issue serves as only one ex ample of O’Brien’s service to the students. of all four NU campuses. She also worked to expand the number of courses transferable among colleges from 250 to 800. O’Brien, who served as regents’ chair woman last year, is running for her second six-year term as 2nd District representative on the NU Board of Regents. O’Brien has been one of the strongest voices on the board, often questioning how certain issues would have an impact on the students and whether they would agree with the regents’ decision. She’s voiced concerns about University of Nebraska-Lincoln students paying exces sive fees. She’s advocated ways to keep tu ition down without cutting programs. She was also in favor of raising UNL’s academic admission standards. Recently, she has supported improve ments to the UNL campus, including expand ing the Nebraska Union and building a 600 stall parking garage near Memorial Stadium. She has also not been afraid to contest NU President Dennis Smith and other regents concerning issues with which she does not agree. Though not advantageous for UNL, she represented the interests of her district by advocating a separate engineering college for the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Even when the board voted 5-3 not to create a sepa rate college, O’Brien worked for improve ments in die joint program. O’Brien, a native of Norfolk, now lives in Waterloo and is a UNL alumna. Her opponent, Andrew Sigerson, a former student regent and UNL alumnus, might also represent the student voice, but O’Brien's successful performance as a regent should not be replaced. Because the board is a nonpartisan body in charge of aU four NU campuses, O’Brien’s experience, intellect and knowledge of the context of past board actions show she. is willing to stay and is not using her role as regent to accelerate to another governmen tal position. The Daily Nebraskan encourages voters in die NU Board of Regents' 2nd District to vote for O’Brien. Her dedication and loyalty to the NU system justify her serving another tom. Letter Policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief let ters to the editor and guest columns, but does not guarantee tbeir publication. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject 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, 1400 R St Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. E-mail: letters@unlinfo.unl.edu. ■