EDITOR
Doug Kournr
OPINION
EDITOR
Anthony Nguyen
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Paula Lavigne
Joshua Gillin
Jessica Kennedy
Jeff Randall
Erin Gibson
DN Quotes
OF THE SEMESTER
“This is my Mecca.”
— Chuck Isom, senior advertising major at
UNL, outside the Stuart Theater before the I
first showing of “Star Wars”
“What such people really need to learn
how to do is keep their nose out of other
peoples' crotches.”
— Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha on
opponents against the idea of same-sex
marriages
“I had a gal ask for some rubber bikini
briefs for the men, which we didn't have in
stock.”
— Audrie Sparks, employee at Priscilla’s
on some not-so-hot items for Valentine’s Day
“I thought we played like horseshit.”
— NU Coach Danny Nee, following a
Husker loss to KSU
“What did you charge him with? Mastur
bating? Is that a crime in Lancaster
County?”
— Chambers expressing concern about
LB323, the Sexual Predator Act
“The question of sodomy is a question of
sensation. The only reason people want it is
because they like it.”
— Norman Dority, who testified against
same-sex marriage
“People make mistakes. This by no means
justifies this. I am not trying to justify this.”
— Former A SUN President Eric Marintzer L
on facing DWI charges
“It’s good to be home.”
— UNL professor Harish Gupta, returning
from being trapped in war-tom Albania for
three days after most Americans had left
“Rock ‘n’ roll never sleeps, and it never
dies.”
— Wesley Willis, musician
“We came out today and said, ‘Why are
we here?’”
— Gabe Garcia, NU right fielder, on not
wanting to play another non-Division-I school
late in the season
“Woo, hoo, hoo!”
— Jabba the Hutt
“Don’t throw that ham at me!”
— Lynda Doss, store clerk, attributing the
statement to Paul Riddick, a Norfolk, Va.,
councilman who was convicted and fined for
assaulting her with a one-pound ham
“Don’t ever be afraid to ask for help.
Don’t be embarrassed. Don’t be ashamed.”
— Jared Tomich, former All-America NU
rush end at the “School is Cool” jam
“They look really gross, but it tastes like
a normal hot dog. Shouldn’t they be
brown?”
— 13-year-old Jenny Whitener on the
Fairbury brand hot dogs served at Buck Beltzer
Field
“I wouldn’t say I’m real popular (with
prisoners).”
— Ken Jones, corrections officer at the
Nebraska State Penitentiary
“Hit him! Stab him with your hockey
cleat!”
— Fan at a Lincoln Stars game
“Good time. It’s a good time.”
— Doug Kouma, ’96 - ’97 DN editor
Editorial Policy
Unsigned editorials arc the opinions of the
Spring 1997 Daily Nebraskan. They do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Univer
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln, its employees, its
student body or the University of Nebraska
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LETTERS
Iwo wrongs do make..
Finally with the new safety alerts,
fraternities see how painful stereo
types can be. Maybe this will cause
them to think twice before doing
something like the little Fiji party
that just took place.
Eric Martin
senior
broadcasting
Here’s your 80 cents
Throughout this entire year, your
newspaper has participated in one of
the worst problems in our society
today. That problem is the continual
stereotyping of women as sexual
objects to be played with and
conquered. This has not occurred in
the articles or the attitudes of the
writers themselves — in fact they
should be commended for the
broadening of my view of who
women are.
Unfortunately, the DN does not
seem to have any advertising policy
that holds to the standards of moral
decency and goodness. This can be
seen in the suggestive photographs
used by several tanning salons and
by a laundromat (of all places).
These pictures portray women
simply as objects to sell products
and services. Most unfortunate,
however, was the Wednesday paper’s
half-page ad and coupon for an adult
store. The pictures that the DN
printed pale in comparison to the
grotesque things this store sells.
In a day and age where sexual
violence against women is on the
rise, and where there is a serial
rapist loose in the Midwest, I
r~.-~.:.—
Aaron Steckelberg/DN
question the DN’s judgment to allow
these types of ads to be sold in a
student-supported newspaper.
I recently researched the effects of
pornography for a project I did and
was surprised at the strong correla
tion that appears in studies between
the amount of pornography viewed
and an individual’s attitudes toward
women. As the amount of pornogra
phy viewed increases (even soft
pom), one’s objectification of
women increases and one’s value of
women as individuals decreases.
This objectification of women has
also furthered the huge problem that
this country and this campus has
with eating disorders.
I am transferring next year, and I
am thankful that my money will no
longer support a paper that contin
ues to hypocritically degrade and
stereotype women. I sincerely hope
you seriously examine your ad policy
for the upcoming years and make
the necessary changes so that your
paper can keep its integrity in
other’s eyes. I am sorry to say that
because of a few bad decisions about
advertising, as a paper, you have lost
my respect. I have discontinued to
read the paper for that reason, and I
am encouraging my friends to do the
same.
Women are not objects to be
gawked at, lusted after and mastur
bated on. Until our campus and our
society stands up for the rights of
women and stands against the
stereotypes that these images
portray, women will continue to be
regarded as second class citizens.
Todd Hilkemann
- history
sophomore
The Right Tbuch
I really appreciated your editorial
“Memo to Philly: Charity is a 2-way
Street” (DN, Wednesday).
Your editorial mirrored my
feeling on (Clinton’s) new volunteer
program. As a longtime member of X
the Lincoln community and active
volunteer in several organizations, I
really felt that President Clinton was
again asking those of us who do a
lot to do more.
I felt that the point you made
about President Clinton being out of
touch with the sacrifices that most of
us make on a daily basis, just to get
by, was correct. Thanks for the
editorial.
Mary Swoboda
Lincoln
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