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EDITOR Paula Lavigne OPINION EDITOR Jessica Kennedy EDITORIAL BOARD Erin Gibson Joshua Gillin Jeff Randall Julie Sobczyk Ryan Soderlin Our VIEW Omaha overhaul Residence halls will improve UNO’s status This November, the University of Nebraska at Omaha will take its last step to becoming a “real” university. Although former UNO Chancellor Del Weber worked diligently to improve the university’s academic programs and suc ceeded in dropping its “West Dodge High” title, UNO still lacks a staple of all major college environments - residence halls. The university needs these residence halls to further improve its standing in Nebraska, and if the NU Board of Regents approves plans for the residence halls this fall, UNO’s first hall will open by 1999. Without residence halls, UNO’s acade mic programs may have improved, but it keeps the city college environment. It’s a commuter college, where students and fac ulty stop off for school or work during the day, but they cannot call it “home.” When UNO gains residence halls, the iraamonai, io-10 zz-year-oia smaenis, me first-year students, will start to look to UNO as a more appealing four-year uni versity that offers a more complete colle giate experience. Right now, that first-year experience, including an appealing on-campus resi dence hall community, exists only at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. This new opportunity for students should increase UNO’s student enroll ment, as well as its pull for new academic programs and funding to support a greater student population. Will it ever seek the “flagship” title for the NU system, which nearby UNL now proudly carries? To prevent a flagship title match and a host of ill feelings between the UNO and UNL sister institutions, both should clear ly define their missions in educating stu dents. UNL has traditionally served as the state’s major university, catering mainly to the traditional students on campus, while leading in extended education for nontra ditional students statewide. It now strives to be more prestigious and create a rigor ous academic environment. UNO has traditionally served as a cam pus for nontraditional, older students, including Omaha businessmen and busi nesswomen seeking to further their educa tion. UNO now seeks to obtain more part nerships with private businesses, who fund major academic programs in return for educating students to fill industry needs. But both universities have outstanding leadership, and potentially could fulfill one another’s educational roles. Unless both universities redefine their goals vis-a-vis one another, the flagship may one day be divided and sink. EMartal Fancy Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the Fall 1997 Daily Nebraskan. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, its employees, its student body or the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A column is solely the opinion of its author. The Board of Regents serve as publisher of the Daily Nebraskan; policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board. The UNL Publications Board, established by the regents, supervises the production of the paper. According to policy set by the regents, responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its student employees. Letter ftHcy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor and guest columns, but does not guarantee their publication. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject any material submitted. Submitted material becomes 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 affiliation, if any. Submit material to: Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Lincoln, NE. 68588-0448. E-mail: letters@unlinfo.unl.edu. Haney’s VIEW jzThiO . ine 5etihre Ita 3ecm k'le^'Ti'SATIoMP PcSJ ?6l£ WR0^P0W<5^ Avp Ml$TK£ATA1^T 6/ e -X-g-^ - ( DN LETTERS Cheer from afar Bravo to the Daily Nebraskan for Monday’s editorial, “Shame, shame.” I am a graduate of the class of 1970 and now reside in Virginia. There are quite a few of us devoted, no, RABID Husker fans back here. I rarely get the chance to see the Huskers in person, so you can imagine my thrill at being invited to the Colorado-Nebraska showdown last Thanksgiving. The joy of attending that game, however, was diminished consid erably by the loutish behavior of the fans sitting around me in North Stadium. I was not surprised by the booing of the Colorado players, even though that was regrettable. But I was disgusted by the incessant profanity and vicious com ments about our own team. Anyone who boos a Husker does not deserve to sit in Memorial Stadium. Traditionally our fans have been the class of the nation. I fear Nebraskans have become spoiled and jaded by the Comhuskers’ dazzling success of the past four seasons. Ron Bachman, class of ‘70 Washington, D.C. P.O.’d on TP. Is anyone else concerned about the trash strewn all over campus? Does it bother anyone that the first thing people notice when driving down 16th Street is streets and yards covered in toilet paper? Maybe I’m a “bitter old man,” but I’m disgusted with the way certain peo ple refuse to consider others when they “decorate” trees in such as way as to make all students look like pigs. There’s nothing wrong with having a good time, and decorating trees is not bad in and of itself. But clean up your mess afterward! TJ. Taylor graduate student criminal justice Pill clarification I would like to clarify a letter written by Dr. Mary C. Lutz of the student health center and published in the Daily Nebraskan on Monday. While Dr. Lutz correctly identifies the primary mecha nism of action of the birth control pill, she fails to mention the two additional mechanisms of action. The second mode of action of the birth control pill makes cervical mucus thicker than nor mal, thus creating a barrier to sperm penetration. Third, the birth control pill also thins the lining of the uterus, mak ing it a hostile environment for the implantation of a newly conceived baby. It is this last method of action that is most assuredly abortive in nature, and not contraceptive. This mechanism of action is fully documented in all of the pharmacological literature on the birth Physicians’ Desk Reference, the birth control pill package inserts (read them and see), as well as all of my profession al OB/Gyn texts. Mr. Rutledge was cor rect in his initial letter in identifying the birth control pill as causing abortions to take place, and Dr. Lutz is incorrect in asserting that they do not. Paul L. Hayes, M. D. Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists board certified in obstetrics/gynecology Go Byrne! In recent memory, it was a first... The UNL Athletic Department sent a 40-45 person pep band to its first-ever non-conference road game (excluding bowl games) this past weekend. While the Marching Red sends pep bands to all the conference games, they have never (to my knowledge) sent a pep band to an away non-conference matchup. That includes all the Kickoff Classic games, games vs. Penn State in Happy Valley in the early ’80s, the UCLA games in Pasadena, and numerous other marquee matchups over the years. Thanks to Bill Byrne, the folks in the Athletic Department, and the band office for sending the UNL pep band and getting our fans pumped up. It was a lot of fun seeing so many red-clad peo ple having fun at an away game. Rod Krogh South Sioux City Marching Red ’85-’89 Aaron Steckelberg/DN