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W . ., ;. V- ail page 2 FIRST CHAMBER DANCE CO OF NEW YORK (part of the Performing Dance Foundation) V I 4 Friday, Feb. 23 1:30 Informal Session Union South Crib - PERFORMANCE Kimball Hall 8:00 pm , sy it $1.25 tickets available at Union South Desk Westbrook 123 and at the door Sponsored by Union Performing Fine Arts Committee, Convocations Committee, Women's Physical Education, Orchesis. Geologist predicts future water shortage "The hydrologic cycle is a natural process which doesn't change unless we manipulate it," according to William Wayne, UN L geology professor. The Wednesday night speech in the Nebraska Union was the fourth in an environmental information series sponsored by the ASUN Environmental Task Force and the Union Talks and Topics Committee. Wayne defined the hydrologic cycle as "the circulation system that takes moisture from the ocean to the land and back to the ocean again." "We are complicating the cycle," he said, "if we take water out faster than it is going in." As a local example, Wayne said, Lincoln was built on the . flood overflow zone of Salt Creek. The channels of the creek were enlarged in order to move more water out faster, he said. In Las Vegas, Nev., wells are being dug deeper and deeper to get to the underground water, Wayne said. But, he added, if they go a few hundred feet more, it won't be there any more, and they will probably start importing water from a nearby lake. He predicted that in 60 or 90 years there will be no more water in storage in some places. "There's always been the philosophy that when it's gone, we'll do something else," Wayne said. "But to what extent can we do something else?" He said he believes that the only solution to the problem is to take water out as it goes in. "But once we've enjoyed things such as irrigated farming, we can't easily go back," he said. "We will just have to leave it as a problem for future generations to solve." r doily nebrcislcQfi Edltor-ln-Chief : Tom Lansworth. Managing Editor: Cheryl Westcott. New Editor: Michael (O.J.) Nelson Special Editor: Jim Gray. Sports Editor: Dave Sittler. Photography Chief: Gail Folda. Night News Editor: Ron Clingenpeel. Copyright 1973, The Daily Nebraskan. Material may be reprinted without permission if attributed to the Daily Nebraskan, excepting material covered by another copyright. Second class postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska. Address-: The Daily Nebraskan34 Nebraska Union1 4th. & R StreetsLincoln, Nebr. 68508. Telephone: 4024722588. f iiier&raine Hey man, get this Kennington body shirt . . . it's super tapered to fit "tight as a you - know - what"! And beat that, it's got Mickey and his friends plastered all over it! 16.00 Lord Jeff sweater vest 10.00 Classic 20's knits by Farah 16.00 Get it on The Men's Store 1st floor downtown, mall level Gateway, Miller & Paine. Just Elccoivod Blue Donim Baggies f by Wrangler JV New Bell Bottom Levis Jeans at , vS!&4 Lincoln Army & Western J 130 M 11th . , v , ,TfS! ULTIMATE IfJ CJTmTAianmfmr 1 " i pwi r w n 1 I Th uff Rk, tht r w. JjTcTX I I Aimpir.dth.hit .- , iri rr- I I TT.v.show. ; rjKiiD5 I donald" I i !'""'- ' r 1 I IrSUTHRLANDvf f I I "THE MAN! 1 iTOMtKERHITT jl C0L0 I I ON THEI I J JA COCIlEVElF J 8 V VriFLYiNGrvI 0' ' T -r i in-ii " i -"i't"-Li i r' 'Trn"ny'iTrH!ii.TiiiiiiijiiB.iiiiiiijiiijiijj ilia, j mjammj ui.iuLijiitwuiiiijiiuj 3MB Ca5S1WflU daily nebraskan friday, february 23, 1973