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MONDAY, CXTTOBER Poems are made by fools But only God can rend a iVirtY 'tCNiJ:' mJ I Underground press by DAVE BRINK Nebraskan StaffWriter What docs a cultural revolu tionary do when he feels the establishment press isn't prin ting all the news? He gets his friends together and publishes the Informer. The Informer is a mimeographed underground news sheet that is printed on both sides of a single paper. It is published weekly (more or less) on Friday afternoons and handed out near the Nebraska Union, in some classes and at a few sympathetic businesses. The Informer staff members, who prefer to remain anonymous, have felt a need for an underground media since last year they said. Some of them visited Ann Harbor, Mich, and Chicago where they picked up ideas and sugges tions from Youth International Party (YIP) members. - One staff member reported that "things are much better organized in .Chicago than Nebraska". He noted examples such as free food, free clothes Lost sailor hits island Four hundred and seventy dght years ago today an Itinerant Italian named Christopher Columbus reached islands off the eastern coast of the American continents. About 100 years ago Mark Twain wrote in Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar, "It was wonderful to discover America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it." Although people are still wondering if this is true, the continents seem in little dagger of disappearing. Happy Columbus Day. 12, 1970 like me tree. and underground communica tions. Back in Lincoln about 20 people joined together and decided to attempt a similar' organization. Communications was considered the most im portant factor in the "revolu tion" so the Informer was born. They also took steps to form an official YIP chapter but it That's glass, not Glass blowing for fun by MICK MORIARTY Nebraskan Staff Writer Many college students choose curious hobbies. Some make 'V. , .J - ' f - 'i J r ii'friiiiiiiwiiiMiiifciiiw"riiTiranmiiMjri-ni-Tiir,""nir muui'inini ir 1 nnii r lUiiiwiiii'iiiwiimiiiii Don Adams .... working at "curious hobby" LINCOLN, NEBRASKA tail. sprouts hasn't been approved by the national party yet. The Informer's philosophy is similar to YIP's non-viclent cutlural revolution. In the words of one staff member, 'the new culture is, of course, illegal and unsafe; it is illegal to have rock festivals, use drugs and live in communes." He said the old system is based Turn to page 2 grass leather crafts, others work with beads. Don Adams, a junior major ing in English, has the curious I Railroads fetter alone by GARY SEACREST Nebraskan Staff Writer The possibility of further University expansion into the Malone area has been raised by a recent Lincoln railroad transportation study. The study, prepared by St. Louis and Lincoln consultants, recommends abandoning segments of Lincoln railroad tracks in an effort to solve some of Lincoln's most press ing transportation and urban problems. The consultants recommend abandoning segments of the Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks in the center of Lincoln and the City Campus. Railroad management in volved say the relocation sug gestions are feasible if ade quate resources are made available. The consultants noted that NU expansion pro blems are related to the physical constraints imposed by existing railroad lines and adjacent rail-related private business. Current University expansion plans call for extending the Ci ty Campus northward across Lincoln's major railroad cor ridor and eastward to the pro hobby of blowing glass. He considers his hobby creative, as well as lucrative. It is Adams' medium for art. Glass blowing not only in terests and fascinates him, but other students living in Harper Hall find his hobby curiously captivating. "My room is usually open, and there are always people around," Adams said. "I spend about three hours a day work ing with glass." Much of Adams' other time Is Spent being a student assistant on the fifth floor of Harper Hall and selling hfcs works from his room, the Dusiest room on the floor. In fact, the demand for his work is so great that Don doesn't have to solicit or advertise. The only outside Selling that he does is to the Morrill Hall Museum gift shop. Presently, Adams is teaching some of his friends the art of glass blowing. Ho became at tracted to glass blowing at Kimball County high school. Last year he taught a course in the Free University and his plans for the future include teaching his hobby as a recreation course in the M VOL. 94, NO. 16 growth posed Northeast Radial, which will pass east of the present campus. If the railroad tracks are relocated it could greatly affect University expansion plans in the Malone area, located east of the City Campus. The University is actively acquiring land in the Malone area, which has a large black population. University ex pansion in the area has caused conflict between the Malone residents and the University. The proposed railroad relocations, north of the City Campus, will increase the potential conflict for University traffic movements between the existing campus and the pro posed northward expansion. The consultants thus recom mend that an attractive Turn to page 2 Tigers droivu iti soggy astroturf See p. 7 profit University of Nebraska. Look ing ahead a year or so, Don would like to see his course credited in the art depart ment. He isn't thinking of academics at this time of the year, though. Don's glass blow ing emphasis will soon be centered on Christmas. Last year he made over $300 during the jolly season. "The trouble is that during Christmas, it is no longer a hobby. It becomes a real hassle," he said. "It's definitely more fun just playing and creating, rather than cranking out 30 swans an hour like I do during the Christmas season," Don said. Swans and little ornaments are nice, but Don modestly ad mits that he can make just about anything out of glass, within reason. Last year he just made a limited number of things. This year he Is trying anything and everything. With the new demands of students, Don is now blowing pipes. Don has one ultimate amibi tion in glass blowing. He wants to make ships, "huge ships with glass sails." he said. i 1 f i ..'. 1 t-: 1, i & .. ,t . & !'! v: