EDITOR
Paula Lavigne
OPINION
EDITOR
Joshua Gillin
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Brad Davis
Erin Gibson
Shannon HefFelfinger
Chad Lorenz
Jeff Randall
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Our
VIEW
Unfair
evacuation
Fraternity treated
with disrespect
In the midst of the holiday season,
most people expect to get surprises in
the mail. But for one group of
University of Nebraska-Lincoln stu
dents, a surprise arrived that eclipsed
even the most daunting cheese log or
the most weighty fruitcake.
Those students were members of
Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and their sur
prise came in the form of a letter telling
them their house was closed, and their
charter was suspended. No reason was
given for these actions.
It was only a couple of days before
Christmas when most of these students
were hit with the realization they would
be spending the rest of their break in
search of new homes for the next
semester.
Many of the fraternity members
thought the letters were, at first, a joke.
They said they couldn’t believe their
house was going to be closed with no
prior warning, or that anyone would
kick them out of their home with only a
few weeks to find new ones. They said
they couldn’t believe this was happen
ing after a semester without breaking
any rules that warranted closing their
house.
But it wasn’t a joke.
Many of the Kappa Sigma members
moved into the residence halls. Others
moved off campus. And some decided
they wouldn’t return to the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Whatever the results were for indi
vidual members, the closing of Kappa
Sigma proved to be more than an incon
venience. And now that everyone sup
posedly has a place to live for the rest of
this school year, the challenge present
ed to the men of Kappa Sigma is over.
But the questions remain. And many
of these students understandably want
them answered.
They want to know why their house
was closed. They want to know why
nobody bothered to tell them the clos
ing was imminent. They want to know if
they’ll ever get their house back.
Whether the closing of Kappa Sigma
was warranted or not is a question sub
ject to debate, but the short notice and
lack of explanation for the closure are,
for the members of that fraternity, inex
cusable.
No matter what violations, techni
calities or financial difficulties forced
the closing of Kappa Sigma, the deci
sion makers at the fraternity’s national
headquarters acted inappropriately.
And after having their home taken
away and their fraternity closed, the
men of Kappa Sigma at least deserve
one thing: an apology.
Haney’s
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LETTERS
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Tt
did m
fans,!
like
Michi
who s
chamj
m e
revolved
around what
they did on
the field.
All
Nebraska’s
players
could do
was trash
Michigan. I
guess the
class of Coach
Osborne doesn’t show
up in his players. But then
again, Osborne left his first V
string in long after the game
was decided, so maybe it shows
what Nebraska is all about.
Yes, NU begged its way to a share,
but when it comes to^
honor and class, A
Michigan wins \ A m'
hands down.
Brian Stierie
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Are you on dope?
Dear die-hard Nebraska fans,
I think it is great that you guys are
HUGE fans and show such pride.
Prick is something that is not seen on
every campus. We are die select, the
few and the privileged. Although you
guys won a SHARE of the national
championship, there are many rea
sons you DO NOT deserve it. Can
you please answer these questions?
f —' " ■
If Coach Osborne was NOT retir
ing, do you HONESTLY think you
would have won the share of the title?
If it’s yes, it is pretty pathetic ... con
sidering Osborne was hyped up as if
the incarna
tion of Michael Jordan.
How does a team that was down
by 30 votes in the coaches poll, in a
game where both teams won convinc
ingly, switch places? Total absurdity.
This has NEVER happened in the
history of college football.
This question bothers me the
most. How does any coach rank
Michigan seventh and ninth? If
Coach Osborne was involved in this,
he needs to see a psychiatrist or is
smoking too much Nebraskan pot.
Not to be vengeful, but that
fact that Manning was injured, there
are many other reasons why
Michigan deserved both titles. We are
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