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Shame,
shame
Husker ‘unfaithful’
give UNL bad name
Hands roared in vigorous applause
Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers
conquered the Washington Huskies. Some
of those hands probably belonged to the
same students who booed at last week’s
Central Florida game.
Before they exchange more high-fives,
those hands should be slapped in shame.
Even though the statistics and the ven
erable Coach Tom Osborne were on his
side, several Husker “unfaithful” joined
together in a loud and disrespectful boo
ing of quarterback Scott Frost.
What’s even worse is that this show of
high-school mentality came from Frost’s
fellow students at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
Instead of supporting him, and the
Huskers, the “fans” booed loud enough for
Frost, and the nation, to hear. Those angry
shouts didn’t end at Memorial Stadium.
They went so far as to embarrass each and
every student during Saturday’s game.
During the UW game, announcers with
ABC said the students booing at the UCF
game “certainly weren’t the Husker faith
ful.” One announcer went on to explain how
Frost was being measured up to former QB
Tommie Frazier, who led Nebraska to back
to-back national championships. That’s a lot
of pressure for a college senior.
Frost had to do more to prove himself, he
said,, but before the announcer finished, the
other one interrupted by saying, “Did any
one question the maturity of those booing?”
His co-host replied, “Good point.”
Good point, indeed. The students not
only made fools of themselves in Lincoln,
but across the nation as well.
Fortunately, Frost did not think to take
this out on us on national television. When
asked about the booing during a post-game
interview, he replied that he was just happy
for the team and the team’s win. He refused
to join the media in knocking the students.
He said the team members all support
ed each other and didn’t care what anyone
else was saying.
Granted, Frost, and Osborne, should
expect some criticism after assuming such
high-profile roles. It’s fine to criticize and
critique as long as it’s within the bounds of
reason and good taste. Booing does not fit
the criteria of good taste.
Students cheer and support the team
when the players are already pumped with
winning adrenaline. When the players
need that cheering the most is when the
game isn’t going their way and when
they’re down on the scoreboard.
We’re students. Frost is a student. He
plays in a game called college football.
For those fair-weather fans who think
Frost owes you a perfect season, you owe
him an apology.
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Wake up
Being a resident of Pennsylvania
and having watched your team take
apart the Washington Huskies, I have
only one question to ask, “What are
you guys taking out there?” Every
coach in the country could give parts
of his anatomy to have a QB like
Scott Frost and you guys boo him
when he comes on the field? For the
sake of the other teams in the hunt
for the NC (national championship),
please continue in your present
course of action. Maybe you’ll suc
ceed in convincing this kid he’s no
good. The rest of the country, at least
those of us who were lucky enough
to see Frost play, can only shake our
heads in amazement.
George Gevo
Pennsylvania
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that I have always enjoyed your arti
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usually so bizarre that lack of taste
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I agree with the general idea that /
it is important for universities
ensure that professors have the atym
ty to teach effectively, but a coupfe of
points need to be made about the edi
torial in Thursday’s paper. First, it
was implied that the professor’s abil
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ing on his or her ability.to teach
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remember that communication in a
classroom is a two-way connection.
Many students seem to forget that
some effort is
required on their
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the instructor rather
than sitting passive
ly in class waiting
for their brains to be
filled with knowledge
from the teacher.
Second, the chemistry
department is already taking
steps to improve the quality of
instruction. A course enti
tled “Successful
Strategies in
Teaching
Chemistry” is being
offered beginning this
semester in order to help future
(hopefully) faculty be more effective
teachers. Currently six graduate stu
dents are taking the course, taught by
Paul Kelter, and several members of
the faculty sit in on occasion. The
focus of the class is to train the
teacher to help the students learn a
difficult subject. Teaching AND
learning are active rather than pas
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both professors and students to keep
that in mind.
Bill Clarke
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chemistry
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