Revelations
It is very comforting to know that I am not the only person to feel this same way, but Tom Shatel wrote another pro-UNO article on sunday. Same old, same old: Belck comes out looking bad, the Regents come out against the city of Omaha, and the students come out cheated. He opens saying that UNO needs a "vision", in which he is correct, but in more ways than one. Our university needs a well-rounded, collective vision that capitalizes upon our superior location and student population.
Being frank, the city of Lincoln has Husker athletics going for it and that is about it! A wise business major at Lincoln knows that they would most certainly have to relocate to be successful with their degree that they worked 4 years on. With this in mind, why does the city of Omaha allow itself to be subjugated to second-place? Good question.
Within the article, Shatel reiterates the schism between those with varied interests of UNO. First, there seems to be those aforementioned
that continue to believe that our university will remain second-fiddle to Lincoln. Many of the Nebraska Regents, Supreme Chancellor Belck, and others in the administration serve the purpose of keeping Lincoln's lap warm. The diorama to the right is as such: the deliciously cute Yorkie named "Jellybeans" is playing the part Belck & Co., while my Grandmother's favorite chair is playing the part of UNL. Get it? Doesn't it just look comfy?!?!?! Second, there seems to be the more intelligent persons in our presence that have a forward thinking view that could drive UNO to the top, fulfilling it's potential of being the top campus in Nebraska.
What can we learn from this? Shatel does something very wise in his article, not calling for the out-and-out resignation of Belck. He mainly calls for the streaming of interests for UNO. In asking for success, the forward thinking persons in our administration must be identified and given the tools to actually succeed. He's correct, but he should have gone further. Our administration should reach out to all UNO graduates that Shatel refers to as the, "generation of UNO grads have grown up into the corporate, business world of Omaha". Not only them, but is it too much to ask that all alumni should be involved in their university? A cynic would say "yes", as they are too busy driving to Lincoln on Saturday for Husker games...
Being frank, the city of Lincoln has Husker athletics going for it and that is about it! A wise business major at Lincoln knows that they would most certainly have to relocate to be successful with their degree that they worked 4 years on. With this in mind, why does the city of Omaha allow itself to be subjugated to second-place? Good question.Within the article, Shatel reiterates the schism between those with varied interests of UNO. First, there seems to be those aforementioned
that continue to believe that our university will remain second-fiddle to Lincoln. Many of the Nebraska Regents, Supreme Chancellor Belck, and others in the administration serve the purpose of keeping Lincoln's lap warm. The diorama to the right is as such: the deliciously cute Yorkie named "Jellybeans" is playing the part Belck & Co., while my Grandmother's favorite chair is playing the part of UNL. Get it? Doesn't it just look comfy?!?!?! Second, there seems to be the more intelligent persons in our presence that have a forward thinking view that could drive UNO to the top, fulfilling it's potential of being the top campus in Nebraska.What can we learn from this? Shatel does something very wise in his article, not calling for the out-and-out resignation of Belck. He mainly calls for the streaming of interests for UNO. In asking for success, the forward thinking persons in our administration must be identified and given the tools to actually succeed. He's correct, but he should have gone further. Our administration should reach out to all UNO graduates that Shatel refers to as the, "generation of UNO grads have grown up into the corporate, business world of Omaha". Not only them, but is it too much to ask that all alumni should be involved in their university? A cynic would say "yes", as they are too busy driving to Lincoln on Saturday for Husker games...
