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EDITOR Paula Lavigne OPINION EDITOR Joshua Gillin EDITORIAL BOARD Brad Davis Erin Gibson Shannon Heffelfingei Chad Lorenz Jeff Randall I Our VIEW Mixed success Split-victory will lead to a stronger ASUN Candidates who vowed to work for campus unity during ASUN debates may have to perfect that goal even before they officially take office. The unofficial Association of Students of the University of Nebraska election results showed a split victory late Wednesday. The election was a victory for COMMIT presidential candidate Sara Russell and first vice presidential candi date Kelly Hoffschneider as well as a vic tory for VISION second vice presidential candidate Eddie Brown. If these results stand, they present ASUN candidates-elect with excellent opportunities to be role models for the entire universi ty. They can seize the oppor tunity to bring their ideas together and work on their common goals using individ ual strengths. Though the Daily Nebraskan endorsed the COMMIT party Wednesday, Brown s ability to speak about diversity - in the scope of race and other traits - promises to bring further understanding of communication issues and student differences. His initiative combined with the experi ence of the top candidates of the COMMIT party makes for a very solid slate. It was easy to see that the voters also felt a combination of Russell, Hoffschneider and Brown would be the best for campus leadership. This student statement should be an indication to abolish parties from the ASUN election system. It proves that par tisan politics cannot overcome individual merit. That statement should speak well for Russell, since she emphasized personal relationships as a key to building student trust and involvement. It also means she has a chance to hold on to those students who supported her opposition. The split victory may lead to more debates within the senate, forcing senators to craft and research their proposals know ing they may be scrutinized and chal lenged. This kind of debate and strategy can only mean a stronger ASUN in the end. While the results may seem a win-lose • situation to the parties, die conclusion is a win-win situation for the students in what could be the first challenge overcome in the pursuit of campus unity. 66 (The split victory) proves that partisan politics cannot overcome individual merit.” V- ~ ; CUIlDnai rUlluy Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the Spring 1998 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 fte opinion of its author. The Board of Regents serves 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 fttlcy 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 11 I* Mot (-file ode Wfio Ami 1b U Z&L in DN LETTERS Find a way Today I heard a startling bit of information. This school, which recently stressed its desire to increase academic rigor and increase its national reputation, turned a nation ally honored professor down when he asked for a job. Why? Not because he was in the habit of sending e-mails filled with racist comments. Not because he tried to seduce a student or two. Not because he wasn’t qualified for the job. Why was he turned down? Because die university didn’t have a spare $30,000 to $40,000 to pay him. Since when didn’t this institution have a spare 40 grand? We had enough to give the football coach $200,000. So why can we not give an excellent instructor, who is a bargain for the money, a fraction of that amount? This is not a question of where the money comes from, this is a question of priorities. If this univer sity ever wants to be known as a respectable, challenging and academ ically stimulating institution, it has to take the initiative. We as students cannot discover die secrets of the universe ourselves. We’ll try if we have the right guidance, but we cannot if we just get told to do it. So hoe is a bit of guidance to the univer sity: We as students want Dr. McLaughlin here. You figure out how. Joe Schulz sophomore biology Watch what you say Mr. Munson, contrary to what you may “think,” there are many of us students who KNOW how rich and vivid the cultures of Europe are. Cultures are not to be compared and rated, but rather studied and celebrat ed. Despite the description of being lame, you would be amazed at how much culture has come out of the countries you so eloquently trashed. Music, language, food, dance and his tory are but a few of things that have come to influence modem Western culture. Much of Nebraska is populated by people whose relatives are Czech, Swedish and Austrian. On Sundays, polka programs can still be found on the radio, and many festivals are held. In fact, UNL is one of only 10 univer sities in the United States to teach the Czech language. Many of us are proud of our dif ferent, central European heritage. We know that there is much more to our “lame” cultures than the term “European” implies. Perhaps you should take second look at your her itage before you dismiss it Don Trouba junior broadcasting Komensky Club president With apologies In Tuesday’s edition of the DN, I read in the Law and Order section an article titled “Alleged rapist at large” -—— I MattHaney/DN that caught my attention because it involved one of my friends. I noticed that the article contained some false information pertaining to the events that lead up to the actual crime. In the article it said that “the victim removed her clothes ... The woman wanted to stop and tried to put her clothes back on, but he threw her down and sexually assaulted her.” This article makes my friend seem as though she instigated the attack, and in fact she did not. After talking to the DN staff we learned that the reporter simply assumed that this is what happened rather than reporting only the facts given by the police. This article has added much stress to the already existing stress and it would be much appreciated if something this serious is going to be reported that it states only the facts without the reporter’s assumptions. Good reporters should never assume and should always have concrete evidence to back their information* Rape is a very serious and traumatic experience for anyone to go through, and mis takes like these only make it worse. Sara Fiedler freshman psychology