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Quotes o f the
WEEK
“The rights we learn about in history class are
denied in journalism class.”
Sen. Chris Beutler, quoting a student at the hearings for
a bill that would have allowed high school newspapers and
yearbooks more freedom but was defeated last Friday
“I think they should catch the numskull that did
this.”
Cyndie Kohlman, off-sale supervisor at J Ryans, on the
rash of counterfeit bills in Lincoln
“I’m getting pretty old. I didn’t want to go to the
Super Bowl in a wheelchair.”
Titans owner Bud Adams, on the Titans going to the
Super Bowl to play against the Rams
“I am very confident that I am going to give a good
show against Chris Mihm.”
Kimani Ffriend, NU center, before the Huskers ’game
against Texas
“The Supreme Court’s decision certainly takes a lot
of pressure off the governor.”
Sen. Pam Redfield of Omaha, on the U.S. Supreme
Court’s decision not to review a Florida case challenging
the constitutionality of the use of the electric chairfor exe
cution
“We don’t have any evidence that the Pakistani gov
ernment was involved in that hijacking.”
President Clinton on the hijacking of an Indian Airlines
plane last month
“We’ve been friends for 62 years ... He represented
what politics should be.”
Former Gov. Frank Morrison on Monday s death of
Carl Curtis, 94, who served Nebraska in Congress for 40
years
“Lennox Lewis needs Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson does
n’t need Lennox Lewis.”
Jay Larkin, of Showtime, on the struggle between
Lewis, who is under contract for HBO, and Tyson, who is
under contract for Showtime
“Last night was a triumph of authentic conservative
principles. The Republican establishment has met its
match.”
Steve Forbes, who finished second in the Republican
Iowa primary behind George W. Bush
“There was an assistant manager here. It shook her
up pretty bad.”
Charlotte Waters, Pizza Hut area manager, on the two
teens who crashed a Ford Explorer into a Pizza Hut on
Wednesday
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McKewon • Dane Stickney • Kimberly Sweet • Lindsay
Young
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Letters to the
EDITOR
NUtoNOTdo
Mr. Workman, I can definitely
understand how Tony Bock’s (Jan. 25)
column could discourage you and the
others who worked on NUtodo. After
putting extensive time and effort into a
project such as this, it would be very dif
ficult to accept the criticism that Mr.
Bock offers.
His column, however, was not ill
researched. The information that Mr.
Bock based the column upon is the
same information that is readily avail
able to every student at the University.
Do you expect every student who con
templates forming an unfavorable opin
ion about the NUtodo Web site or NU
Directions to contact the NU Directions
office and get a brief history of the orga
nization? I think you are pointing your
finger in the wrong direction. If you
would like students to be informed
about what your organization does, you
must inform them. Students cannot be
expected to seek out that information.
It is because of that lack of informa
tion that I can assure you Tony Bock is
not the only student with the opinion he
shared on Tuesday. Everyone I spoke
with about the column at least partially
echoed the opinions shared.
Luckily, Mr. Workman, there is a
medium through which you have the
opportunity to inform the students
about NUtodo and NU Directions and
also get feedback from them. Tony
Bock, Seth I. Witkowicz and I host “Hot
Lunch,” a call-in talk show on 90.3
KRNU radio that airs from 11 p.m.
Monday to 1 a.m Tuesday. We would
like to invite you or someone from your
office to appear on the show on Jan 31.
Our audience is a diverse representation
of the student body including members
of the Greek community, people who
live in the residence halls and students
who live off campus.
I think it would be an excellent
opportunity for you to find out what stu
dents really want from NU Directions. I
sincerely hope that you accept the invi
tation, Mr. Workman. Our e-mail
address is kmuhotlunch@hotmail.com,
and we look forward to hearing from
you.
Matthew G. Fiorita
junior
advertising and broadcasting
Leftists
I’ve noticed that the pictures of the
columnists this semester in the on-line
version of the Daily Nebraskan all are
illuminated from the left.
From what they tend to write, that
seems appropriate.
Tim Larson
UNL class of’85
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Did she or didn’t she?
Jeremy Patrick’s (Jan. 26) column,
“Columbine myth an example of lazy
news reading,” conveniently blames the
Cassie Bemall story on the media, and
not the incomplete research of the jour
nalists. Hello, Jeremy?
Your column is a rehash of the story
put forth by the online magazine,
“Salon.com” subtitled “Everything You
Know About the Littleton Killings Is
Wrong” (Sept. 23). On the Cassie
Bemall Web site, Wendy Murray Zoba
examines the conflicting Columbine
stories and contradicts Dave Cullen’s
attempts at debunking several “notori
ous events” associated with the
Columbine massacre.
Jeremy, did you happen to read the
Web site, in which Cassie’s mother,
Misty, said she had heard about the
same conflicting stories during her writ
ing of the book about her daughter?
Misty Bemall stated, “at
that point we
stopped work
and re- v ^5
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inter
viewed
several witnesses. We strove to tell our
daughter’s story as honestly as we possi
bly could.” Zoba, an associate editor at
Christianity Today, interviewed stu
dents who were ‘m the library that day
and named her sources. The named wit
nesses stand by their story regarding
Cassie’s conversation with die killer.
Sorry Jeremy, it DID happen!
Cassie DID say “yes.”
Why did we not read about any of
Zoba’s interviews in your column?
Didn’t want to challenge the testi
mony of named witnesses? Don’t blame
the media, when your own research is
seriously incomplete, in order to sup
port your view on life. Your article sup
ports your own conclusion, “the only
thing we can do is be skeptical of what
we read.” Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
For those interested in reading
Zoba’s article, you can find it at
http://www.cassieberqall.oig/did_she_
or_didnt_she.htm
Jeremy, we need to keep praying
and start acting.
David J. O’Doherty
Assistant General Counsel
University of Nebraska
Foundation
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