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Quotes of the WEEK “We’re basically back at square one.” Assistant Attorney General Kirk Brown on Randy Reeves ’ resentencing. “He’s going to leave a huge hole in our lives.” Ann Kramer on losing Tyler Dam, her grandson, in a car accident. “It’s like crack. Once you’re on it, it’s wonderful because you get these giant ratings. But nobody believes it’s going to work forever.” NBC Entertainment President Garth Ancier on the suc cess of ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ’’ “It was as quiet of a New Year’s Eve I’ve seen in a long . time.” Lancaster County Sherriff Terry Wagner on the Y2K no show. “It kind of reminds me of the guy who fell out of a 10 story building, and as he passed the fifth floor he shouted, ‘So far, so good.’” Vice President Al Gore on Bill Bradley’s idea of waiting to save Medicare until it’s bankrupt. “It seemed like every five minutes someone was lying on the ground because they weren’t in good shape.” Nebraska QB Eric Crouch on the Huskers ’physical beat ing ofTennessee, 31-21. “There’s a reason why Nebraska has had great defen sive football teams over the years. Coach McBride is that reason.” NU Head Coach Frank Solich on retiring Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride. “You’re not going to win the White House by making pledges that are broken. We’ve been through that before.” Steve Forbes to George W. Bush, referring to his father’s infamous statement, “Read my lips, no new taxes.” “Bob was many things to many people. The bottom line is that he was a fine gentleman.” Former law partner William Kuester on the late former Gov. Robert Crosby. “I’ve decided that I’m at a point in my life where I’d rather start my day with ‘Good morning, Grandpa’ instead of‘Good morning, Congressman.” Congressman Bill Barrett on choosing not to run for re election as Nebraska s third district representative. “1 showed them what was up tonight, didn’t I?” Iowa State junior Marcus Fizeron hisperj'ormance in a 66 -65 victory over the Huskers. * Editorial Board Josh Funk (editor) • J.J. Harder • Cliff Hicks • Samuel McKewon • Dane Stickney • Kimberly Sweet • Lindsay Young Letter Policy 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 submissions.Submitted material becomes property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned. Anonymous mate rial will not be published.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, 20 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448 ore-mail to: let ters@unl.edu $ j(l ~* Editorial Policy^ |Pt§ Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the spring 2000 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 the opinion of its author. The Board of Regents acts as publisher of the Daily Nebraskan; policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board. The UNL Publications Board, established by the regents, super vises the publication 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. The Daily Nebraskan strives to print fair and accurate cover age; any corrections or clarifications will be printed on page three. Obermeyer’s VIEW DNY2K Disaster I am a fifth-year senior here at UNL, and I having been reading the DN pretty much every day for the last five years. Over those five years the DN has always been a good source of information and a pleasurable read ing experience, sometimes more than others. I have never expected it to be a Pulitzer Prize-caliber publication; in fact it has always kind of remind ed me of my old hometown’s paper - not flashy, but what you wanted to know was always in there. Now, in my first letter ever to this campus paper I must pose the ques tion: “What the hell is going on this semester?” The entire paper is a travesty. The visual appeal is horrid. Did a Y2K bug destroy the layout files from the previous decade? You have the reader jumping back and forth to read an entire article. I am very much aware of how much it costs to print color, but still, what happened to it? There used to be more red to make it look like a prod uct of UNL. Hell, it looks like it could be from Milford for all I know. Please do not take my comments as insults, but as constructive criti cism. And put some Husker pride back into the DN. Tony Durr senior marketing Wanted: Real Toons Hey folks, what’s up with the car toons? “I Need Help” is okay, but “The Norm” sucks really, really bad! * ' Qf&P some REA% toons - like &“The P$r Side,” of reflir yet - how about “The City” by Derf? “Red Meat?” “Troubletown?” Maybe get some good political cartoons like “This Modem World!” If you can’t get any of these or others, then please bring “Planarian Letters to the EDITOR Man” back at least! Conrad Castaneda UNL Computing Services PS. Write