EDITOR
Paula Lavigne
OPINION
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Jessica Kennedy
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Erin Gibson
Joshua Gillin
Jeff Randall
Julie Sobczyk
Ryan Soderlin
Quotesofthe
WEEK
“We’re not chopped liver.”
- Central Florida Athletic Director
Steve Sloan
“The ultimate reward is to see the
light of understanding in a student’s
eyes.”
- Rollin Hotchkiss, professor of civil
engineering and recipient of the James M.
Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award
“When candidates enter a political
race where money is the common
denominator, it does scare some people
away because you’re no longer looking at
the issues.”
- Gary Randall, 2nd District chairman
of the Nebraska Democratic Party, on the
governor s race
“I don’t know if I’ve ever said this
before in a match, but the fans were the
MVP tonight. I really believe they were
the difference from about the 10th point
(of the fifth game) on. They gave us ener
gy. They were an intimidating presence.
It was incredible. If we hadn’t gotten
that transfusion from the fans, I don’t
know that we would have gotten tip off
the floor.”
- NU volleyball coach Terry Pettit on
the NU-Pacific match last weekend
“It’s like tackling a telephone pole.
He’s not easy to bring down.”
- Nebraska defensive coordinator
Charlie McBride on Central Florida quar
terback Daunte Culpepper
“I’m sick and tired of it. Let’s get it
done. Let’s make it functional.”
- NU President Dennis Smith on the
new Lied Transplant Center at UNMC
“The on I the canfl
didates is tting la *
Republican in the governor’s mansion.”
-AndyAbboud, executive director of
the Nebraska Republican Party
“There was a quality about her that
you recognized immediately. You could
see it in her eyes, and hear it in her
words. She personified love.”
- Gov Bert Nelson on meeting Mother
Teresa
“She gave her life to carry on God’s
word and to help the poor.”
Lincoln Catholic Bishop Fabian
Bruskewitz on Mother Teresa
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“The amonnt of spending here is
high, but it’s spending that’s going to pay
off 100 times over.”
- NU Regent Drew Miller of Papillion
on the university’s plan to spend $2.6 mil
lion on software >
“This institute represents a partner
ship unique in every sense. It must sup
port business and industry.... It must
educate in a state-of-the-art mode and it
must be steeped in excellence from the
day its doors open.”
- Dennis Smith on the new College of
Information Science and Technology
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LETTERS
Oh my!
In response to Steve Cullen’s
column (DN, Tuesday) ...
.. Don’t be saafrarf okthafuture*
^Steve. SurtHt scaies eVery dive
:5*from time td time, but ydu’ll get
fthrough it. Must of us do. And
don’t be so critical of those who
follow the “yellow brick road.”
After all, it’s not paved with gold.
If you recall the story, those tawny
tiles led Dorothy and her pals to
some pretty frightening places like
forests full of lions and tigers and
bears. (Oh, my!) And don’t forget
that the saffron path has its share
of pitfalls, i.e. apple trees with
attitude, poppy fields laced with
Nytol, and wicked witches who are
only too happy to turn your bud
dies into tea pots and mattress
stuffing. But hold on to your ruby
slippers Steve, because here’s the
scariest part of all: Once you final
ly reach your Emerald City, it may
very well not be the place you
thought it was. After all, the jour
ney down those yellow bricks will
change you. Along the way you’ll
find courage and heart, and maybe
even brains.
So, try not to not to worry so
much Steve, and enjoy the journey
because unlike Dorothy, you don’t
really want to end up back in
Kansas. Do you?
Curtis Bright
UNL Alumnus
Band-Aid anyone?
I just wanted to point out an
apparent contradiction in the new
alcohol policy. The Sept. 5 DN
pointed out that the new policy is
directed exclusively at the resi
dence halls. I realize that drinking
by residence hall members is sig
nificant, but it is a well-known fact
that a large proportion of the on
campus drinking occurs in the
greek houses. Such a conclusion
can be drawn simply by asking a
fiewgreejt-4riendrf (off the record of
course) what went on at their most
recent party. It is also a fact that
many of these Greek drinkers live
in the residence halls, which would
seem to lend credit to the new pol
icy. But if the university seriously
wants to reduce on-campus drink
ing, wouldn't it make more sense
to attack the "problem" at its
source? That is, to create a policy
which focuses more exclusively on
the greek houses where the alcohol
is provided and consumed. Yet,
according to Linda Schwartzkopf,
director of Greek Affairs, greek
residents have not even seen the
new alcohol policy; it does not
seem to affect them unless they
decide to go running around the
residence halls in a drunken stu
por. Obviously this policy is a joke
that serves only to harass certain
students without effectively deal
ing with the "problem" of on-cam
pus drinking. Rather than continu
ing with this joke, university offi
cials ought to either rethink the
policy or officially extend to all of
us the wet-campus status, which is
unofficially enjoyed by the greeks.
Brian Sobczyk
Junior
English
Not a mascot
I am writing in response to a
letter written on Aug. 29, by
Anthony H. Kaufman, “Not All
Jerks.” Mr. Kaufman does not see
anything racist or wrong with hav
ing a cartoon-like figure of an
Indian as a logo for a sports team.
I am sorry, Mr. Kaufman, but
we are human beings. We are not
mascots for America’s fun and
games. Using images of American
Indians as mascots is datna|ing to
the self-identity, self-concept and
self-esteem of our people. The
“Indian Mascot” has affected the
perceptions of both American
Indians and non-American
Indians. We are not savages - we
are students, lawyers, educators,
business people and most impor
tantly, human beings.
AMERICAN INDIANS can
and should make the decision
about how we are portrayed. It is
not a matter for non-Indians to
decide. How would others feel if
the names were changed and
became the Pittsburgh Negroes,
Kansas City lews or San Diego
Caucasians?
Shouldn’t we protest the
California Angels and the New
Orleans Saints because they are
offensive to Christians? Clyde
Bellecourte said, “When you go to
one of their games and they are
selling toy crucifixes as souvenirs
and every time the team scores, the
fans wave those crucifixes and a
little mascot dressed like the pope
runs around and sprinkles holy
water on all the drunks, then you
should start protesting ... and us
Indians will be right there beside
you...”
Ethnocentric insensitivity and
disregard for opinions of Indian
people is the continuing saga of
American history. Our sacred
songs, dances, ceremonies and
religions are precious to us as peo
ple. The American Indian students
on campus are faces of an ancient
people, not a mascot.
Vernon Miller
President
University of Nebraska Inter
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