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OF THE WEEK v
“Randy was accepted by our
extended family and the community.
He was always one of our kids.”
Don Reeves, Randy Reeves’adoptive
father
“It’s hard to imagine a case being
granted more due process than this.”
Gov. Mike Johanns on his decision
not to vote to commute Reeves sentence
to life imprisonment
“It’s just a stay of execution, not an
order of clemency. We still have to
work hard to make sure it’s a perma
nent decision.”
Daniel Justice, a member of the
American Indian Cherokee Nation of
Oklahoma, on the Nebraska Supreme
Court’s decision to stay Reeves’execu
tion
“I’ve gained an incredible perspec
tive on my life. If my mom had a
’ chance to voice her opinion, she’d be
for clemency.”
Audrey Lamm, daughter of murder
victim Vicki Lamm, on Reeves ’scheduled
execution
“We are asking the court to make
the Pardons Board obey the law.”
Paula Hutchinson, Reeves’attorney,
*on the suit alleging that the Pardons
Board shut out victims from the hearings
“We had some chances to make
plays in the first half and we didn’t.”
Coach Frank Solich, on Nebraska’s
loss to Arizona in the Holiday Bowl
“With lyronn, we knew we had 18
20 points. There weren’t too many
guys who could stop him. They had to
play his drive and his jump shot. I
don’t think we have truly come back
from the loss of Tyronn. Hopefully
before it’s too late, tte will get it togeth
er, get team chemistry.”
Senior forward Larry Florence on the
NU basketball team
“After 10 years, it’s time to give
someone else an opportunity to imple
ment their plan. I’ve decided to take a
break.”
Marty Schottenheimer, former
Kansas City Chiefs head coach, on his
resignation
“This is a man who truly, as far as
I’m concerned, is the modern-day
Babe Ruth.”
Lakers Vice President Jerry West on
Michael Jordan s retirement
“I’ve tried to be the best basketball
player I could be. I’ve had a great
time.”
Michael Jordan, former Chicago
Bulls player, on his retirement
“The teaip is the most gratifying
thing for me right now. I look around
the room, and I don’t feel like I’m
doing it by myself.”
Brad Vering, the No. 1 ranked
wrestler in the country, on his feelings
about Nebraska
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LETTERS
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Who gives a hoot?
Jessica Flanagain, you are a bigot.
That is “one that is intolerantly devot
ed to his or her prejudices or opin
ions,” (Webster). What happened to
freedom? 'Plenty of books and maga
zines objectify women - let’s burn
’em. When should we stop? Who
cares? Bum ’em all. Now that I think
of it, beauty pageants and the media
objectify women ....so ban all adver
tisements, television shows, movies
and songs that objectify women.
Why do you care if people volun
tarily agree to be apart of these activ
ities in our free country? You identify
the customers as “dirty old men and
fraternity guys.” Thanks for provid
ing everyone with your objective gen
eralization about old men and frat
guys after one visit to Hooters. If we
could only destroy all fra
ternities and castrate
all men over a certaii
age, I guess we woul
have a period of har
mony and global
bliss where
everyone is
equal. I am a
member of a
fraternitv
and I have ^
been to
Hooters
maybe 5
times
throughout
my 22 years off
this earth.
Surprisingly
enough, each time I went, ^
I think I saw some people
that weren’t in fraternities or dirty old
men, so we might have to get rid of
some other “types” of people to com
pletely right our society.
You also attack the employees of
Hooters. You’re right, no one did
force them to take these jobs in our
free country. How unfortunate. It
would be so much better if we could
force them to take other jobs that they
would rather not do. One of my
female friends whom I consider to be
an empowered woman with plenty of
self-respect used to work at Hooters.
She must be the only exception to
your rule. I’m sure all other employ
ees fit the generalization that you so
eagerly apply: they have no respect
for themselves, willingly sell their
bodies for cash to suppress all
women, and only take the job at
Hooters because they don’t have any
natural talent or haven’t learned a
trade.
It’s too bad that we aren’t all asex
ual amoebas so that this wouldn’t be
an issue. [End of sarcasm] Sexuality
is a part of our society for a good rea
son. It drives the reproduction of all
animal and plant life and is absolute
ly necessary. We need to appreciate
our sexuality and accept it as a part of
our lives instead of condemning it
I’m proud to live a country where
I cari view pornography, go to
Hooters, read literature with sexual
content and still believe women are
equal to men.
James Bayer
senior
mathematics and
computer science
Too much hollerin’
I know that more then a few men
in Lincoln are getting pretty excited
as I type this letter. Hell, we all
thought Hooters serves food - and
now Jessica Flanagain informs every
one that when you walk through the
doors of Hooters you enter a “harem”
of fleshy women waiting to take
everyone’s pants off. Damn! Isn’t
America grand?
To be fair to Flanagain, I will
admit that Hooters does use sex to
sell the business - but what industry
in America doesn’t? Open a maga
zine, turn on the TV, walk around
town - sex is everywhere you go. It
sells and well. Why would any indus
try stop using the one tool that works
best?
If you have that big of a problem
with Hooters - then don’t go. That’s
how things change. You stop buying
Hooters’ wings, it’s going to have to
stop selling them eventually. But the
problem is that not enough people are
joining Flanagain’s bandwagon.
Many men and women in Lincoln,
and all over the country, feel that
Hooters is a fine place to eat, and a
nice atmosphere to eat in. Who
wouldn’t want an attractive woman
coming to the table to ask, “Can I get
you anything else today, boys?”
Hooters, The Night Before,
^ (
Shakers, Foxy Lady, and other estab
lishments sell a fantasy to their cus
tomers. They use the very thing that
sells cosmetics, car parts and beer in
magazine ads, and they make it live.
They don’t do anything that society
isn’t asking them to do.
Yes, there are sad stories about
women who have been exploited in
the industry. But these women do not
go into the industry without their eyes
open. With all the editorials written
on the evils of such places, how could
they not know that their bodies will
be on display for the ogling eyes of
“frat guys and dirty old men?”
The reality of the matter is though
that many of these women are sup
porting themselves and children.
They are trying to get through school
and put food on the table. And they
are doing it with a helluva lot more
money in their pockets
then what you or I have.
Flanagain says that
)itative jobs
ailable at
comparable
nav.” There
are not jobs
, available to
the social
pool that
these
women
are in.
Without a
degree, there
really aren’t a
lot of opportu
nities out
there to come
home with hundreds of dollars in
your pocket a night. As for going to a
more expensive restaurant - I’m will
ing to bet that the tips don’t even
compare to what these women make.
I have a friend who laid out a 20-spot
for a waitress at Hooters - in my
entire career as a waitress I never
made $20 off of one customer.
Who honestly has the right to tell'k
anyone that they are in the wrong pro
fession? I happen to think that used
car salesmen are vile and exploit peo
ple, but you don’t see me trying to get
Weird Wally’s banned from Lincoln.
What it all boils down to is that these
women are not selling the actual act
of sex. Therefore, Hooters has the
right To continue hiring the carbon
copy buxom babes that make the
restaurant sell its hotwings like hot
cakes! It’s the owners’ right to oper
ate, the women’s right to make a lot of
m«Qpy in any way they see fit and the
individual’s right to choose whether
or not they are going to eat there.
Jennifer Allen
Lincoln resident