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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1973)
CIgosds Up By Steve Arvanetle After Saturday's football game with Kansas, Bill Shcpard and his crew will begin the week-long job of cleaning up the debris 78,000 fans leave behind. The clean up begins immediately after each home game when Boy Scouts make a quick search of the stadiun eating area for valuables. Those items found are turned over to a special lost and found center loi possible identification. Sunday at 7 a.m. 15 to 25 members of Pershing Rifles begin t he six-hour job of cleaning trasli from the seating area. "People leave a little of everything," said Shepard, grounds director for the athletic department. Usually there is enough debris left timing the three-hour period to fill a University gaibage truck. Accoiding to Shepard that is the equivalent of 17 cubic yards of tightly compressed ciackei jack boxes, beverage containers and assoiied other items. "It it rains, a lot of people bring plastic bags and newspapers to sit on," Shepard said. Cold and wet weather tend to limit the amount of garbage somewhat, however, because fans "slay put" and don't purchase as much food, he said. On Mondays, Shepard and an assistant then cover the stadium seats with portable vacuums to pick up smaller pieces of litter. If it rains early in the week, he said his time schedule is seriously hampered. Rain also has the effect of neaily gluing peanut shells and other items to the cement and wooden benches. "When we have a home game every week it just can't rain," the grounds director said. The ')75 schedule will be especially trying, he said, because NU has four consecutive home games. Besides taking care of the seating area. Shepard said it is his responsibility to keep the playing field in proper condition. page 3 The white markings will have to be repainted for the third time this season before Saturday's game. Shepard said it Is not so much the game and practice that wear the lines but rather almost daily band practice on the artificial turf. Last year the field markings were only painted twice. Some of the excessive wear this year has been a result of considerable rain, he said. The four-year old fake grass appears to be wearing well, Shepard said. It is guaranteed for five years, but he said he expects it to last beyond next year before needing replacement. Co-defendant with Daneil Ellsberg, Anthony Russo, THE PENTAGON PAPERS. Tues. October 16, 3:30 pm, Union Centennial Room, Rap Session, 7:30 pm, Solleck Quad Home game trash I'hoto ty Gail I'olda 1 i 4 I iIfl'T fc,.,,,,. 1 o K( .1 ' o YOU'VE ky Ik f Q GOT... O Ml Willi J AM MS COKI Ri i
