EDITOR
Paula Lavigne
OPINION
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Joshua Gillin
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Quotes of
THE WEEK
“I knew that he would get attention,
and I knew that people would take it
wrong.”
Justin Kalhoff, junior premedicine
major, about e-mail sent by English pro
fessor David Hibler that some members of
the university community have deemed
racist
“It was a pre-emptive strike.
Reorganizing was better than letting it
(bad behavior) go on and closing it (Phi '
Kappa Psi fraternity) down in the
future.”
Terry Harper, national executive
director of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, on
the fraternity’s decision to ask 16 mem
bers to leave
“It seems very illogical that the
wealthiest country in the world does not
support the arts.”
Ronn Guidi, artistic director for the
Oakland Ballet
“After all, Nebraska football is over,
so we gotta have something to do.”
Lincoln resident Bob Ruffner, on why
he has participated in the annual Avoca
Quackoff for the last 10 years.
“This CURSE will last for every
game, ‘till honors returned, to
Dishonored names.... One final time
ten thousand dead Speak, Save our
honor now at Big Red’s Peak.”
Verse from “Curse of the Dishonored
Veterans,” a poem in response to NU
Regent Robert Allen s letter defending the
naming of Memorial Stadium’s field as
Tom Osborne Field
“You try to convince and show the
kids that it would be an honor to have
them in your program.”
NU football recruiter Nelson Barnes,
on the tricks of courting future Huskers
“It is an honor and a privilege to
play in such a great system.”
Charles Bowling, father of Jon
Bowling, a Lincoln Southeast tight end
who signed to play football with Nebraska
last Wednesday
“I can’t be completely for sure, but if
I had to decide right now, I’d go to
Nebraska.”
Derrick Harmon, a defensive
back/receiver from Memphis, Tenn., con
cerning his recruit status last Tuesday. He
signed with Memphis University the next
day
“For the most part, people stayed
with us. And these are good people who
wanted to be here.”
NU Head Football Coach Frank Solich
“Turnovers just suck. If you give
another word, I’U use it”
NU Head Basketball Coach Danny
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LETTERS
Cows are our friends
First of all, Todd (Munson), cattle
are some of the most harmless ani
mals there are. Second, I just don’t
understand your analogy (“Bovine
brutality,” Tuesday). Comparing
bovine to pit bulls has to be the most
ridiculous thing I have ever heard in
my life! Residential areas are as dif
ferent as night and day from die coun
try setting where you find cattle. You
make it sound as if someone from the
city were out on a road, and they got
out of their car and happened to see a
cow, then they should run or shoot it
dead to make sure it won’t attack
them. Come on, where are you from
anyway?
Some ranchers have it hard
enough as it is. The last thing they
need is people letting cattle out and
running into them to collect a settle
ment. That’s exacdy what will happen
without some protection from the
state. Why can’t people take a little
responsibility, use some common
sense and not make other people pay
for what they lack between their ears?
Justin Harris
junior
agronomy
The crusades continue
As usual, the people bent on
destroying the Christian faith in this
newspaper have got it all wrong.
Mark Buhrdorf, you’ve obviously got
some serious issues to (teal with when
it comes to Christianity (“... and no
one cares,” Wednesday).
When are you people going to
learn the whole basis of Christianity
is love? We believe Jesus Christ, die
son of God, was willing to be cruci
fied in order to take the sins of the
world upon his shoulders and allow
us to receive grace from God. That
sacrifice bridged the gap between
God and humans, his sinful creation.
Jesus was, and always will be, the
way to return to God and his good
ness.
Yes, Jesus was ethnically and reli
giously a Jew, raised in the synagogue
to be an honest, God-fearing Jew. Yet,
when he began his ministry, Jesus
said, “Think not that I have come to
abolish the law and the prophets; I
have come not to abolish them but to
fulfill them .” Yes, he did tell a young
rich man to follow the command
ments to enter heaven, but Jesus also
told die young man that once he was
following the commandments, he
needed to sell all he owned and
become a disciple. The point of this
story is no one can enter heaven
except through Jesus Christ; we just
can’t earn it ourselves, because we
can’t be as perfect as we were intend
ed to be when God created us.
That is the truth about
Christianity, not a sham as some
would have us believe.
Scott A. Johnson
senior
classics
Asian persuasion
I read Simone Liverani’s letter in
the Tuesday edition of the Daily
Nebraskan (“Equal opportunities,
part n”) with much interest. Simone
uucs imsc some perimem pomis, out
I’m afraid I don’t very much agree
with how those same points have
been made.
Asian international students on
the UNL campus are not all rich, cap
italist pigs who rely on sweatshops to
earn their keep. Heck, most of these
students are just barely able to pay
their way through college. The eco
nomic situation in Asia is very seri
ous, Simone. In the last eight months,
the exchange rate for most countries
in Asia have gone downhill in a major
way.
Imagine, if you will, an Asian
international student at UNL. Let’s
say our hypothetical friend paid
(U.S.) $4,000 for tuition and board
for the spring semester of 1997. Now,
let’s imagine again the exchange rate
does not change, but the university
raises its fees in proportion to the
drop in Asian currency. That same
Asian student will be paying (U.S.)
$12,000 for the spring semester of
1998. That is the magnitude of the
economic crisis in Asia.
I must question exactly how
Simone proposes to restructure
International Affairs. The same
“powerful” Asian lobbies Simone has
mentioned will still be around. And
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while we are on this issue, might I
point out the Asian lobbies are “pow
erful” only because they have orga
nized themselves and sought to
actively participate on die UNL cam
pus?
It’s an unfair world, Simone. A
great chorus of voices is louder than a
lone squeak. You’ve identified a
problem you have with International
Affairs. Find a solution and propose
how International Affairs can be
more international in its outlook.
Don’t make it any harder than it is
already for the Asian international
students on campus. A number of
them won’t be here next semester.
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Benny Chung
senior
broadcasting
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State of the Union
As a non-smoking commuter stu
dent, who often uses the City Campus
Union for business and pleasure, I
applaud Daryl Swanson’s proposal to
“stop the sales of tobacco products at
all outlets under Union manage
ment.” (Union stores may disallow
tobacco sales, Tuesday) If it really is
the university’s stance to promote
wellness through its actions, then it
needs to take this brave step forward
and say, “No! We will no longer be
part of this.”
However, while they are ridding
themselves of this “nicotine mon
key,” why not extend the healthy liv
ing attitude to their selection process
when choosing a possible replace
ment restaurant for the Union? Meat
and grease do not exactly rate at the
ton of the health food chart. Whv not
put as much effort into attracting a
business offering pasta, a baked
potato bar, or a salad bar? I would |
vote with my dollar bill!
I challenge the students, staff and
faculty of the UNL community to
stand up and be heard on these issues.
Tony White
environmental studies