ASUN applauds past members, looks to future
ByJiUZeman
Staffwriter
Members of the
Association of Students of the
University of Nebraska
focused on the past, present
and future in their final meet
ing of the semester
Wednesday.
The group approved bills
commending former ASUN
leaders, including President
Andy Schuerman, First Vice
President Rachelle Winkle,
Second Vice President Trisha
Meuret and Speaker of the
Senate Kevin Naujokaitis.
ASUN members also
looked toward the future as
they approved appointments
for several positions, includ
ing campus advisory boards
and committees.
Cecily Rometo was
selected as the Student Impact
Team chairwoman, and
Michael Echtemacht will be
chairman of the Technology
Fees and Advisory committee
Hal Hansen was chosen
by Schafer as the Government
Liaison Committee chairman.
Hansen said he hopes the
committee can encourage
UNL students to become
active in politics and also reg
ister to vote.
Hansen was handed his
first responsibility as chair
man Wednesday, as members
of ASUN voted to pass a bill
requesting members of the
Government Liaison
Committee to lobby in sup
port of the Husker Link Trail.
The project would create a
bike trail connecting City and
East campuses, Schafer said.
Another new leader was
welcomed, as Graduate Sen.
Jeffrey McCune attended his
first meeting as senator.
In other business, mem
bers of the Academic
Committee chose
Engineering and Technology
Sen. Kourtney Mueller as
chairwoman.
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; Tutu speaks for peace
TUTU from page 1
“He is someone that should be
revered for becoming the icon of
reconciliation and forgiveness,”
Tutu said.
Tutu briefly recounted testimo
ny he heard as chairman of the
Truth and Reconciliation
Committee.
As head of the government
committee that investigated crimes
that occurred during the apartheid
era, Tutu said he heard devastating
stories.
One included a woman who,
while imprisoned, was forced to
strip naked so an officer could slam
her breast in a drawer repeatedly.
But Tutu remained uplifting
throughout his speech, praising
F those who helped South Africa find
its way out of apartheid.
But he said that the fight for
peace across the world is not yet
over. He called for Americans to
support a measure that would can
cel the debts of all Third World
countries.
At the conclusion of Tutu’s
speech, Moeser awarded him the
Willa Cather medal, which honors
people who promote the values of
peace, justice and human brother
hood.
Those who left Tutu’s speech
said they were inspired by his mes
sage.
Jeffrey McCune, a graduate stu
dent, said the Tutu combined the
atmospheres of a church and an
intellectual discussion.
“It was a very powerful, very
moving experience,” he said.
“It was very inclusive of all peo
ple.”
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Tutu urges
idealism
to students
By Veronica Daehn
Staff writer
Former South African Archbishop
Desmond Tutu urged students to reach
for the stars Wednesday before he spoke
at this year’s final E.N. Thompson
Forum on World Issues.
In a press conference early
Wednesday afternoon, Tutu said stu
dents are idealists, and they should
strive to be successful.
“I will say to them, ‘Dream,’” Tutu
said. “Dream and be idealistic. Reach
for the stars and know the sky’s the
limit. You can make a difference.”
Tutu, 68, was a key player in the
struggle to end apartheid in South
Africa. In 1984, he received a Nobel
Peace Prize for his efforts.
Apartheid was a racist system of
government that began in South Africa
in 1948.
During apartheid, whites made up
19 percent of the population and had
lull control. Blacks and other “colored”
people had no control or voice in the
government.
The end of apartheid began in 1989,
when newly elected president F.W.
DeKlerk released political prisoners
such as Nelson Mandela.
Remaining apartheid laws were
repealed in 1991, and an interim consti
tution ending white rule ceased in 1993.
Today is the sixth anniversary of
South Africa’s first democratic election,
Tutu told reporters gathered in the
Nebraska Educational
Telecommunications building.
The first elections open to all races
were held in April 1994. Nelson
Mandela was elected president with 60
percent of the vote.
It’s been seven years since the end
of apartheid, and the road to reconcilia
tion has not been easy, Tutu said.
“Healing is a slow process,” he said.
“We can’t keep opening a wound to see
how well it’s healing. Circumstances in
our country indicate healing is happen
ing.”
Tutu said there was a similarity
between apartheid in South Africa and
slavery in the United States.
“This wonderful country filled with
generous people knows it has a prob
lem,” Tutu said. “(The United States)
has not yet come to terms with all of
what racism has meant.”
It countries do not take their pasts
seriously, revenge is likely, he said.
Though the end of apartheid and
what is happening now in South Africa
are positive, Tutu said he has been care
ful not to set South Africa up as a blue
print for troubled countries to follow.
“I’ve found many people have
derived hope from (our struggle),” Tutu
said. “Talking to people in Jerusalem
and Tel Aviv, people seem to say ‘Ahh,
there is hope for us.’”
Tutu has been a visiting professor in
theology at Emory University in
Atlanta for the last two years. His stint
ends today when he will return home to
Cape Town, South Africa.
While in the United States, Tutu
traveled extensively, speaking with
national and international groups.
There is a growing gap between the
rich and the poor in South Africa, Tutu
said. And unless that gap is narrowed,
reconciliation is in danger.
“We want to build a new society
which is more caring, more compas
sionate and more egalitarian,” he said.
“But people who were oppressed yes
terday don’t have a guarantee that they
won’t be tomorrow’s oppressors.
“Those who benefit from apartheid
should be saying ‘We want to make
some sort of reparation.’”
Tutu reiterated his respect for stu
dents.
“They believe the world can be a
better place,” he said. “It’s adults who
are cynical. They claim to be hard
nosed. They might have been idealistic
when they were young. Can they
remember those times?”
