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Professor links media to distrust BY CHARLIE KAUFFMAN A Harvard-educated political science professor defended the integrity of state legislatures Wednesday, saying the media’s coverage of negative news and the public’s generalization of govern ment officials are to blame for the negative stigma surrounding gov ernment "People think that a govern ment is run for the benefit of a •Peovle few big inter reufjnz ests, and not think that for the benefit govern- of the people,” wxnvi* ic said Alan Rosen-thal, run for political sci the bene- ence professor f“f‘ S«r few big Rosenthal interests, said the public and not £** «![•*"» instances of for the corruption in benefit public office, nfthp and general u‘ . „ ized the entire people. system as cor rupt, and then Alan criticized the Rosenthal performance professor _ Legislature. “Legislators, whatever their performance, are going to be the targets of criticism,” Rosenthal said He said the competition, dis organization, and negative adver tising that characterized repre sentative democracy all added to public distrust, which has increased dramatically in the last 30 years. “The political system can’t win when the demands are so great and the demands are com peting with one another,” Rosenthal said “The legislature is a messy, disorderly, and almost incompre hensible place, and that’s the way it should be in a democracy,” he said Lincoln DeMaris, a freshman political science student who attended the lecture, said Rosenthal’s comments pointed out an injustice committed by the public 1 thought his comments are very optimistic,” DeMaris said. "It’s kind of disappointing that the American public views our gov ernment the way we do.” Mitch McCartney, Nebraska Legislature spokesman, said it was appropriate to hear analysis from and expert of Rosenthal’s caliber. “Dr. Rosenthal obviously speaks about issues that are important to those of us who believe that representative democracy has something to offer,” McCartney said. Rosenthal said representative democracy was in danger of being replaced by a more direct form of democracy, and urged student groups to get involved in civic education on representative democracy. “Before we chuck it, we should know what we're chuck ing,” Rosenthal said. Jury to continue deliberations TRIAL from pagel Bao got into another fight with La and the two men down the street from Bao's trailer, and the men struggled over the gun. After that struggle, Bao grabbed the gun from his wifei, who had come outside, and he went back into his trailer to load the gun. When Bao returned with the gun, La and the other men had returned to La’s car, but it is unclear if they were leaving. Witnesses described Bao walking toward the car and fir ing at least five times. Police found five shell casings around the car. After the shooting, Bao and his family fled Lincoln driving west on Interstate 80, but they stopped in York and turned back. Bao called police from a gas station and told them he had shot a man at his home. He was stopped on the road back to Lincoln. Please recycle your Daily Nebraskan Ford announces Focus recall Carmaker calls in 2000 models for three possible problems BY MARGARET BEHM The Ford Motor Company announced three safety recalls on 2000 Ford Focus vehicles Tuesday. About 351,000 out of the total 382,991 Ford Focus cars produced this year are being recalled, said Mike Vaughn, a spokesman for Ford Motor Co., in Dearborn, Mich. There are three separate recalls of the 200G-Fofd Focus for safety rea sons. Some are being recalled because the rear hub retaining nut that secures the rear-wheel bearings may loosen. This may cause the rear wheel and brake drum assemblies to separate from the vehicle. Ford Focus vehicles are also being recalled to have the cruise control cable inspected and possibly replaced. The defect causes the car to accelerate without pushing on the gas. All of the recalled Ford Focus cars need the A-pillar trim panels replaced to meet the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for head impact protection. The A-pillar trim panels are located between the front windshield and the doors. The current panels could cause head injury to unbuckled passengers in a accident, Vaughn said. Ford Motor Co. voluntarily announced the recall, Vaughn said. “Our goal is to identify those problems and take action quickly,” he said. “And we are taking action quickly.” Brad Rustermier, an employee of Meginnis Ford, 6400 Q. St., said even if he would have known the Ford Focus had defects, he would have sold them anyway. "That’s our job,” said Meginnis, a service adviser. "It’s not a Meginnis problem, it's a Ford problem.” In the aftermath of the major Ford Explorer recall related to Firestone tires, Fords have garnered somewhat of a recall reputation, but most manufacturers have to recall a product at one time or another, Vaughn said. "Recalls are not unique to Ford,” he said. Rustermier agreed that all cars are subject to recalls. "Ninety-nine percent of every kind of car made has "Our goal is to identify those problems and take action quickly Mike Vaughn Ford spokesman some sort of recall,” he said. Ford Focus owners will be notified by mail if their cars are being recalled for one or all of the safety concerns. Those notified should take their car to a Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. There is no cost to have the repairs made. Those who do not receive a mailing on the recall can call the customer service at 1-800 392-3673. Karen Hampton, spokes woman for Ford Motor Co., said the recall won’t be detri mental to the financial status of the company. “We have a warranty reserve,” she said. "This is a pot of money we put off to the side for things that can make our product better. We are pre pared for instances like this.” HUGE SALE! Sale Dates: 10/24-10/28 London $185 from NYC Paris $345 from LAX Groat faros front *« over the U.S, to Amsterdam, Birmingham, Brussels, OuMin,Ousselderf, Rome, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Lisbon, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Shannon, Zurich. Paws *» RT lor raw! and UHtjsct to SvaMidfy tl«s a* Nw-8sli«astJO arc? e*cu»* of adea.'arsJwgBS Ahch range torn$3t'386 TVss must t» ax*ad and rad for tram Get 2*rv28»v Ortoartues trom Nov ? 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