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.
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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
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