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OPINION
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Anthony Nguyen
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DN Quotes
OF THE WEEK
“It feels good. That’s aU I can say right
now.”
— Riley Washington, former NU
wingback, after his acquittal
“A guy out of Gregory, S.D., just isn’t go
ing to have as many people recruit him as
somebody out of Fort Lauderdale.”
— Coach Tom Osborne on the Huskers
lack of recruits from Florida
“Nobody pays me to implement good pub
lic policy. If someone has a financial inter
est in legislation, I expect to get paid.”
—Walter Raddiffe, lobbyist
“We had a chance to come in here and be
tied for the Big 12 lead and we just choked.”
—Nebraska Coach Angela Beck on the
Huskers’ loss to Colorado Wednesday
“This is my Mecca.”
—Chuck Isom, senior advertising major
at UNL, outside the Stuart Theater before the
first showing of “Star Wars”
“I knew it was a good shot when the ball
left my hand, and then when the pins fell,
the entire (dace erupted.”
— Jeremy Sonnenfeld, UNL bowling
team, on bowling three straight perfect games
and setting a new world record
“This document presents an interference
in our academic freedom.”
—Hugh Genoways, professor of muse
ums, objecting to the proposed post-tenure
review
“I’m a gym bum. I love gymnastics.”
—NU Coach Francis Allen
“Another state is considering a pie. I nomi
nate the apple pie.”
—Sen. Roger Wehibein of Plattsmouth,
poking fun at a bill that would name com as
the official state crop
“We need to make sure it is not unusual
for students of color to be part of the deci
sion-making process.”
— James Smith, UNL’s director of
multiculural affairs
“They’re not unbeatable.”
— NU forward Andy Maikowski prior
to the NU-Kansas game
“For many families that’s just the differ*
ence that keeps their heads above water.”
— Peggy Trouba, state director of the
Nebraska Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and Children,
on the necessity of the WIC program
“I still sleep with my guitar. I’m always
practicing with it, and when I wake up in
the morning it’s already there.”
— Matt “Guitar” Muiphy, musician
“We can make American education, like
America itself, the envy of the world.”
— President Bill Clinton, State of the
Union address^
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NGUYEN
Happy Zoo Year
Move over Mercury and Venus, the Ox reigns!
Chuc mung nam moi!
In other words, Happy New Year!
Yes, for those of you who have
long broken your New Year’s
resolutions, this is a chance for
redemption. Haven’t kept the
pounds off? No problem. Toe fungus
still botherin’ ya? No problem. Your
love life involves looking through
foggy windows? No prob.
‘Cuz when the New Year rolls
around — it’s a clean slate! And
even if you’re not Vietnamese or
Chinese — it doesn’t matter —join
in anyway.
uii uie Lunar rtew iear, Viet
namese people—like myself, duh
— celebrate Tet (New Year) with a
number of festivities. Whether it
involves visiting family or friends or
going out and firing off fireworks,
we’ll be beckoning in the Year of the
Ox (or Bull) in wacky, crazy fashion
— OK, at least I do.
We don’t break down the year
into signs of the Zodiac for each
month as western civilization does.
Instead, our system of fate divina
tion involves using one animal for
the whole lunar year — which
generally lasts from late January to
early February of one year to the
next. For those who aren’t in the
know, there is a lot of mystique and
tradition surrounding the Lunar
New Year. Well, not really. But to
ring in the Year of the Ox, I thought
I’d provide everyone with the
wisdom of the ancients. Since the
ancients don’t translate well in the
’90s — I’ll break it down for ya.
If the year you were bom in isn’t
listed — remember to count from
basically one February to the next as
a year—just subtract 12 from those
that are listed and you’ll be set. And
just in case you didn’t know, the
Year of the Ox is generally personi
fied — or rather “animified” — to
reflect the temperament of the year.
So let’s take a trip into the light
fantastic
1968 Monkey: Monkey guys and
gals are known as witty, passionate
— but can be unscrupulous. Pros
pects —you’re cool and down with
the year.
1969 Rooster: Attractive, industri
ous — not to mention braggarts.
Cocks—mo’ money, mo’ money,
mo’ money—as long as you work.
1970 Dog: Faithful, intelligent —
and stubborn. Crawl into a hole and
wait for next year, the Ox isn’t too
generous.
1971 Pig: Sensual, cultured — and
gullible. Work, work, work that’s all
you got.
1972 Rat: Humorous, charming —
but downright greedy. Quit
moochin’ off the labor of others, rat,
this ain’t the year for it.
1973 Ox: Loners and tenacious —
and real sore losers. You da Boss
this year, live it up ‘cuz tiger’s next.
1974 Hger: Being a tiger myself, I
personally know that we’re magnetic
kings of the jungle—and suppos
edly we’re pretty vain (which 1 find
hard to believe). We gotta sit tight
with the money this year, so no
buying die Brooklyn Bridge.
1975 Cat: Ambitious, gifted cat,
sometimes you’re just too thin
skinned. Use your charms to get by
the Ox’s disposition this year.
1976 Dragon: Artistic, daundess
dragon, be wary of passing judg
ment. Nothing fazes you, but the Ox
thinks you’re a fake, so take it easy.
1977 Snake: Man, does anyone
have a good year? Wise, intuitive
snakes slither on back and sit this
one out — the Ox don’t give away
prizes for shallowness.
1978 Horse: Jolly, athletic are
horses, but your hot-headed nature
bolts to the front. Looking for love
in all the wrong places, horse, but
work looks mighty fine.
1979 Goat: Delicate goat, some
times you’re too insecure. Your
year? Da Bomb—and I don’t mean
the phat version. Goats who like to
lie around better watch it or they’ll
get run over like roadkill.
Now that the future has been
foretold, we can all rest easy—so
get your chaps and yoke, grab the ox
by its horns and ride it out baby!
Nguyen is a senior biochemistry
and philosophy major and the
Daily Nebraskan opinion editor.
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