Asian groups celebrate
By Todd Anderson
Assignment Reporter
Sun, moon and stars are more
than just symbols on the Pakistani
and Japanese national flags.
The three celestial bodies,
though seen from different points of
view, are a sample of things we share.
So was the theme of Japan
Pakistan night, kicked off with a
bang by the Pakistani Student
Association and Global Friends of
Japan Saturday night.
Kari Yanai and Azhar Kalim,
maters of ceremony, said each group
complemented the needs of the other
in planning the event, which explains
the joint celebration.
Yanai said PSA, with many years
of experience at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, brought planning
expertise to the event.
Meanwhile GFJ, though only 1
year old, provided support in num
bers, she said.
Before the spectacle began, long
lines of eager taste-testers moved to
receive portions of eastern gastro
nomical delights like chicken mugh
lai and oshi sushi.
The crowd of 300 dined while
soaking in the melodies of a three
piece eastern ensemble composed of
tabla drums, sitar and keyboard.
Students dressed as samurai war
riors re-enacted the battle of Genji
and Heishi, a drama based on a true
story from 12*-century Japan.
The night culminated in a multi
ethnic fashion show, highlighting
traditional and ceremonial dress
from two Asian nations.
The joint production was a tri
umph for both student groups.
Saad Alavi, PSA president, said
the success of the evening proved
PSA is as strong as ever.
Lane Hickenbottom/DN
NATHAN JOHNSON, left, a junior economics and international
business major, and Aki Fumi Fuji!, an exchange student from
Senshu University in Tokyo, play friends in the drama “Rumble in
Roppongi” Saturday night. The play was part of Japan-Pakistan
Night 1998 held in the Nebraska Union Centennial Rallreem.
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None (of the countries) detracts from
the light of the next. We have light
that is bright enough to shine and
large enough for all of us to share.”
Cecil Howell
GFJ promotions coordinator
“Though we haven’t been active'
lately because numbers are low, I
said we would be back with a bang,”
he said. Yanai agreed and said the cel
ebration would help boost awareness
of GFJ, already 100 members strong.
With all participants lined up in
front of the stage, Cecil Howell, GFJ
promotions coordinator, reiterated
the evening’s theme.
Out of all the countries in the
world, he said, “none detracts from
the light of die next
“We have light that is bright
enough to shine and laige enough for
all of us to share.”
Huskers sign books
By Chad Ellsworth
Staff Reporter
Following their four seasons as
the Blackshirts’ battering rams, two
former Huskers-turned-authors on
Saturday took time to promote their
new book.
Grant Wistrom and Jason Peter
both appeared at the Nebraska
Bookstore Saturday afternoon to
autograph copies of their new book,
“Wistrom and Peter: Heart and Soul.”
Husker fans of all ages turned out
to pick up an autographed copy of the
book and to wish the former
Blackshirts the best of luck in the
NFL.
“They’re going to do well in the
NFL,” said Maureen Hooker of
Lincoln. “We’re going to be reading
about them in die future.”
Some Husker fans wanted to
thank the two men for their contribu
tions to the team over the years.
“They contributed a great deal of
intensity and spirit to the team,” said
Garland Bare of Lincoln. “We’re
going to miss diem.”
Peter said they had gotten the idea
from other athletes who had written
books in the past.
“We sat down after die season and
decided to go ahead,” he said.
They kept notes during the season
about different situations and feel
ings they had, Wistrom said.
“We wrote about the litde things
that people may not realize when they
watch a game or read about it,”
Wistrom said. “It’s nothing really
earth-shattering, but it shows the
processes we go through.”
The book, which was co-written
with Associate Director of Athletic
Academic Programs Keith Zimmer,
covers the two’s feelings after the
1996 loss to Texas in the Big 12
Championship and the victory of the
1997 national championship.
Ken Johnson, general manager of
the Nebraska Bookstore, was pleased
to host the former Huskers.
“It really is a privilege to have
these two athletes in our store as they
reflect on the 1997 national champi
onship and move into their pro
careers.”
Kerrey supports gay marriage
UMAHA (Ar) - More than 300
people - including Democratic U.S.
Sen. Bob Kerrey - signed a newspa
per advertisement showing support
for an Omaha church where a minis
ter performed a lesbian unity ceremo
ny.
Members of the First United
Methodist Church took out the ad in
Saturday’s editions of the Omaha
World-Herald. It invites readers to a
community rally next Sunday in cele
bration of diversity.
Those who signed the ad also
included several ministers and rabbis.
,. The ad comes two weeks after
more than 100 Omaha-area churches
condemned same-sex unions in a
World-Herald advertisement.
Organizers of Saturday’s ad said it
was not intended as a response.
“This was planned before we ever
heard about that,” said church mem
ber Deb Kenney, who organized the
latest ad. “We wanted to show we’re
not a one-issue church and to demon
strate that we have lots of programs
and activities.”
The advertisement makes no
mention of the same-sex ceremony
conducted at the church last
September.
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