“If you have a wanna-be gang
member break into a gun shop and
steal guns and go out with their
wanna-be gang-member friends
and shoot someone, you have a
wanna-be homicide.”
Ken Trump, consultant on youth
crime and gang issues, at a regional
police conference in Lincoln
“This is insane. You are
humiliating people of color.”
Lynda Todd, assistant director of
the UNL Educational Talent Search, to
Assistant English Professor
David Hi hie:
’’This is the first time in the
history of me Tnited States tnat
the niggas of the L.S. are going to
stop a war before it starts.”
Assistant English Professor David
Hibler at one of his press con ferences
’‘I consider (the award) the
frosting on the chocolate fudge
cake. And I love chocolate
fudge cake.”
Sociology ’ Professor Keith Parker,
on winning the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program Volunteer of the
Month award in January
uWe should never forget what
became possible with students
working together on this campus.”
Paul Keher, UNL chemistry
professor on students rallying to
keep Bill McLaughlin, adjunct
chemistiy professor
“I have never set foot on this
campus after hours, since 1995,
without either my husband or my
very large dogs. I don’t feel safe on
campus.”
1 alerie Schwebach, political science
professor who brought allegations of
sexual harassment against the
political science department
*TU be honest with you.
we recruit the dickens out of
those folks."
Joe Coulter, associate provost for the
University' of Iowa, on his university's
reput anon of retaining minority' students
“If you knew me, you would know,
despite majoring in mathematics,
w hat I really want to do is pursue
marine biology. Yes, Todd, I want to
play with dolphins for a living.”
Sara Russell, thenASUNpresiden
tial candidate for the COMMITparty-,
in a letter-to-the-editor reply to colum
nist Todd Munson s bid for president.
She won. He got fined.
fc*I just about saw my whole
presidency go by the wayside.”
ASUN President Curt Ruwe,
on the possibilitr of Athletic Director
Bill Byrne moving the
student football seats
“I don’t want this university to be
known anywhere for easy courses.”
Chancellor James Moeser, at the
State of the Uni versin' address
“The one thing that unites ali the
candidates is the goal of nutting a
Republican in the governor’s
mansion”
Andy A bboud. executive director of
the Nebraska Republican Party
“She was always laughing, and
she always had a smiie on her face.”
Heather Tonniges. speaking about
her friend, freshman Amanda
Churchill, who died in an automobile
accident Jan. 14.
“Let whites be in slavery for 100
years, then come tell me about
reverse discrimination.”
Lt. Col. Paul Adams, a black fighter
pilot for the Tuskegee airmen during
WWII
Matt Miller/DN
TOP LEFT: SOPHOMORE ANDREA
BELL and other members of Gamma
Phi Beta Sorority pose for pictures
on Bid Day, Aug. 26. Fraternities
added a formal rush period this
year.
Matt Miller/DN
TOP CENTER: UNL ASSISTANT ENG
LISH PROFESSOR David Hibler waits
for the media to arrive at his press
conference at Ninth and P streets
on Feb. 26, immediately after he
was suspended from teaching. His
allegedly racist e-mail messages
prompted racial discussions across
campus earlier this semester.
Ryan Soderlin/DN
TOP RIGHT: UNL ANIMAL SCIENCE
MAJOR Jason Swanson helps a cow
deliver a calf late March 28.
Swanson was part of a group of
seven students who worked at the
UNL Cow-Calf Management
Research Center during calving sea
son to help with calf deliveries.
Calving season at the center started
about the end of February and
began to taper off in April.
Matt Miller/DN
BOTTOM LEFT: COUNTRY MUSIC
STAR GARTH BROOKS performed to
five sold-out shows at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center last
September. More than 62,000 tick
ets were sold, breaking a Devaney
Center record.