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Quotes of the
WEEK
“He’s like jam and bread when it comes to people.”
Alumni Association employee Kathleen Buechle, on
Eddie Brown, the president of theAfrikan People s Union,
and his extraordinary people skills.
“What I find missing in the media portrayal of sex
uality are the three Cs - commitments, contraception
and consequences.”
North Carolina journalism professor Jane Brown,
speaking on sexuality to a group in the Nebraska Union.
“My decision to leave is based on my concern of
leaving unfinished business to campaign.”
Lt. Gov. Dave Maurstad, explaining his quick entry
and exit from the Senate race.
“There was no reason to hate these men. They were
patriotic and tried their best to do the right thing.”
Sen. Bob Kerrey at a panel discussion on the Vietnam
War, referring to the people who sparked America’s
involvement in the war.
“Are we getting our money’s worth?”
Impact presidential candidate John Conley, question
ing the use of student fees.
“He was tearful, he was positive, he was Derrick.”
Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson, mourning
the loss of defensive star Derrick Thomas.
“Since the babies can’t grow up and have a life and
contribute to society, this is a way they can.”
Junior Emily Scherzberg, in support of UNMC s fetal
tissue research.
“1 want to show how the film conventions of
Hollywood rely on making the story interesting and
present very muddled images of what lawyers do - in or
out of the courtroom.”
Dean and law professor of the NU College of Law
Nancy Rapoport, on her class that focuses on the portray
al of lawyers in film.
“To the best of my knowledge, there’s never been (a
rail) in there before.”
Brass Rail co-owner Tom Mausbach, on the bar's name.
“1 may be new to the neighborhood, but I’m not
new to your concerns.”
New York Senate hopeful Hillary Clinton, announcing
her candidacy for the Democratic nomination.
“Because they don’t look good in dresses.”
Newly crowned Miss USA Lynnette Cole, when asked
why male beauty pageants aren’t popular.
Editorial Board
Josh Funk (editor) • J.J. Harder • Cliff Hicks • Samuel
McKewon • Dane Stickney • Kimberly Sweet • Lindsay
Young
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Letters to the
EDITOR
Don’t kill the messenger
As I read the letters in Thursday’s
edition, I was disheartened that an
organization that is vocal about pro
tecting the rights of minorities would
speak in a disparaging way about
someone else practicing one of his
inalienable rights.
The staff of this organization sub
mitted a letter chastising the DN for
allowing its cartoonist to present a
view that some people at this institu
tion may share. The goal of the car
toon probably was not meant to be
derogatory to Mr. Brown personally,
although even that is beside the point.
The point is that students and other
citizens who have access to this par
ticular drawing are invited to make a
judgment on the situation without
having to read boring letters such as
this one.
A picture is, as the saying goes,
worth a thousand words. Although
many people may not agree with
some of the things Mr. Obermeyer
presents in his daily offerings, he still
has a right to express his thoughts in
this manner, as does any one else in
this country. This is the point of polit
ical cartooning, a wordless freedom
of expression. If you don’t like it, pre
sent your view.
But please spare us all your
attempts to kill the messenger.
Tim Matas
senior
political science
Brown noser
Your news article of Feb. 8, a front
page feature on Eddie Brown, was an
excellent picture of an outstanding
student leader.
By contrast, your Feb. 9 cartoon,
depicting Eddie Brown as an NU
mascot, along with Herbie Husker
and Lit’ Red, was a new low in taste
lessness. One cannot escape a racist
overtone. You owe him and the entire
university community an apology.
James Moeser
UNL Chancellor
RHA vs. ASUN
1 feel I am being misrepresented
sorely by the government bill that
ASUN passed last week and again
this week regarding fetal tissue
research. I have attempted to keep an
open mind on the issue of fetal tissue
research.
This is difficult, as I am adamant
ly opposed to abortion. While I was
gaining information on the research,
it became increasingly difficult to
make a decision on whether or not I
support this research. I realize that
the research is very important to the
advancement of medicine. Because
of this, I am still unsure as to how I
feel about this research.
Taking this into consideration, I
feel there is a huge population of stu
dents who feel the same way or are
adamantly opposed to the research.
Because of this, it frustrates me to
know my student fees are going to
support opposition to a legislative bill
that would stop research on fetuses
from elective abortions.
ASUN has taken it upon itself to
represent the entire university in this
decision. As is apparent by the
actions of individual students and
student organizations in the past
week, there is absolutely, positively
no way to accurately represent the
students on this issue. Therefore, it
would seem to me that ASUN is not
representing the feelings of all stu
dents so much as the feelings of its
individual senators.
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original bill, it doesn’t mean jack
squat! I don’t have to have ASUN’s
permission or blessing to talk to my
state senators; that is my First
Amendment right.
As a current member of the
Residence Hall Association, I was in
attendance at last week’s RHA senate
meeting when a bill was passed urg
ing ASUN to take a position of neu
trality and inform the students about
the research and ways in which to
contact their state senators.
RHA is taking active steps to do
this so residents may make their own
decisions and actively support the bill
in any way they choose. ASUN has
taken few steps in informing students
or to getting their feelings on the
issue. As far as I am concerned, it
looks like ASUN was looking for
something to do simply because they
have done very little so far this year.
I am a member of student govern
ment and therefore an avid supporter
of student government and involve
ment. I feel that our time would be
better spent actually doing something
on and within our own campus for
our students rather than at the state
Legislature.
Tiffany Quinze
senior
elementary education
Wrong Meeting?
I am writing in response to the
article by Sara Salkeld, “ASUN pass
es fetal tissue bill again, with some
minor changes” that appeared in
Thursday’s edition of the Daily
Nebraskan. I don’t know if Salkeld
was at the correct meeting, or if she
just asked some ASUN senators for
the highlights and thought that was
sufficient. She said the majority of
attendees wert in favor of ASUN
President Andy Schuerman’s bill and
asked the senators not to reconsider
it.
Last week more than 100 students
poured into the meeting to protest the
unrepresentative and offensive bill.
This week 10 or 15 students spoke in
favor of the bill, that is true. But
Salkeld failed to mention the 25 to 30
students who were present and were
in opposition to the bill.
The most disheartening thing
about last night’s meeting was the
failed logic on the part of our ASUN
representatives. Many of them rea
soned that students had not made an
effort to contact them, so they were
going to vote their own opinions.
Well, what about the 100 or more stu
dents at last week’s meetings, and
what about the hundreds and hun
dreds of signatures of students to a
petition in opposition to GLC lobby
ing the Unicameral for them? What,
students who take initiative don’t
count?
Heath Mello, ASUN Empower
candidate, even said he knew his
position was going against the stu
dent groups he represented, but he
was going to vote his way regardless.
Yikes! I hope we as students take that
as a red alert to what kind of ASUN
president he would be.
The fact is that the students who
were opposed to the fetal tissue
research bill were not opposed to aca
demic freedom or research. What
they were opposed to was a body like
ASUN being let loose with student
fees to lobby on behalf of the entire
university.
Well, rest assured that your sena
tors not only ignored the overwhelm
ing number of students who asked
ASUN to remain neutral and let stu
dents voice their own opinions, but
they did so because they thought you
weren’t capable. Hello, communism.
Julie Narans
sophomore
criminal justice