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By Susie Reitz
Breathing clouds of vapor into the chilly
morning air, the Ladies in Red stand at
attention holding their flag poles aloft try'
tag to concentrate on the marching band
music and staying in step. i
The Ladies, the new University of Nebr
aska flag corps, are on the AstroTurf early
every morning practicing their halftime
show.
"Sometimes we practice at 7:15 or 7:30
ajn. before the band comes out at 8," said
Quentin Bennett, graduate assistant in
charge of the flag corps.
Bennett, a first year law student, played
trumpet in the marching band and "fell
into" the assistantship last spring when,
marching band director Robert Fought
started making plans for a flag corps.
Fought took over as director this year, re
placing Jack Snider, UNL director of
bands.
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"I helped with (flag corps) tryouts last
spring and when they were looking for
someone to organize the corps, Dr. Fought
talked to me," Bennett said.
Bennett said he attended a clinic in
Kansas to learn basic flag maneuvers. The
clinic was directed by the Kansas Uni
versity flag corps director.
"I learned the basic turns, flag move
ments, marching techniques," Bennett said.
Weekly halftime shows are planned, by
Fought and flag corp routines are designed
by Bennett.
Five straight home games this year
created some hardships, Bennett said,
trying to work up different routines.
"We didn't have much time between
shows to prepare," he said. "We'd be out
early, Monday morning working on the
show and would have to have it worked up
for the game."
"We've had more time for this program
(Colorado)," Bennett said, "and we're
planning a lighter, comical show this
week."
Practices are probably harder on flag
women than qn the band for the first
couple of days, corps member Kathy
Anderson said, since corps members do not
have any music to follow.
According to flag corps member Nila
Moore, the pre- and post- game shows
don't vary much in formations from week
to week. All corps members march in the
post-game show.
"There's not a lot of difference, until
someone is sick," she said. "The half-time
shows are what vary and different girls are
in each week."
"This being the first year it's mainly
been building," Bennett said. "We try to
give all the girls a chance to march because
we know everyone's learning."
Of the 19 squad members only two are
seniors, Bennett said.
The 16 who march at halftime are
selected from week to week based on
practice attendance, illness and general
ability, Bennett said.
The flag corps has squad leaders to
coordinate actions, Bennett said. Squad
leaders are Noela VanAndel and Suzanne
Millet assistant squad leaders are Reane
Hietbrink and Nancy Lawlor.
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