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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1977)
monday, may 2, 1977 daily -nebraskan pags 5 Students moke great, d arm on The great escape I shall now relate was a daring act that required a certain fearless ness born of an ironic mating of quiet desperation and glittering hope. Escape was essential but dangerous. All knew that some would be killed. All hoped that they bunch of perverts, subverts and general deviants who joined together to carry out the escape, their methodical organization, and preparation would surprise the uniniti ated. But for those who have come to know this group of students as the all powerful MECA, such qualities are to be expected. In and behind bars, they plotted their great escape from the Prison Univer sity of Nebraska, (PUN): pavecl paradise would be spared. No one foresaw that in the end, all would die. The escape was well planned and care fully contemplated. Considering the rag-tag "There is nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as school. To begin with, it is a prison. But it is in some respects more cruel than a prison. In a prison, for instance, you are" not forced to read books written by the wardens and the governor." Such cruel and unusual punish ment continues even today though George Remember her this Mothers Day (May 8th) with something she'll love, A no-hassle fern. It's adorable and easy to care for, which is something you probably weren't. ' Wicker Thicket's healthy no-hassle ferns have 50 stems to a plant and are reasonably priced. Save $6.00 now on our no-hassle ferns. Remember her this TVIothers Day, ttJ 1225 Q St. Glass Menagerie 1 v ; Now brsd in Aixta. lz&rdztlz to evsrpn Tuix)rg Gc!l..cr.!y centuries cf th3 DcrJch brcATrts rt cculd cch;cva its ncb!3 dnrsctcr. And now thst Ti&crg Is brrd hers, it's t?brxl3 to Eniwo Tuborg Go!d.y eppolntrrnt to tha Roysl rn:ch Court. Cfi Nation! Bftiww. Inc.. E!to.. Mi. Bernard Shaw's comment was made years ago. MECA men and women could take no more of it. Thus they gave birth to .Wargasm (a clever euphemism for war games). Armies descend Courageously braving innocent by standers and routinely patrolling police, two armies of students descended upon Pioneers Park and had their first Wargasm. As .they i .arched to Indian Hill, they shouted in cadence the motto of the Wargasm, "There is no such thing as a little garlic." Arthur Baer would have been proud. ' ' ' .... Of course, each army had its own slogan. The Red Army could be heard hollering, "Life is too short to learn Ger man." Off in the distance the Blue Army could be heard howling, "A Master of Art, isn't worth a fart." But these foul-mouthed militants were no disciples of Thomas Love Peacock or Andrew Boorde. Their man was George Bernard Shaw and their inspiration was his famous observation that "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." They could and they did, though it was a heavy price they would pay for their conviction. BEER talks The' Red and the Blue armies agreed upon the rules and weapons of war arrived at during the BEER (it's Better to End Everything Right) Talks held previous to the day of destiny. Weapons of war were cruel, deadly and fair. Both armies would be limited to water balloons and water pistols. Those who suffered a direct hit or one within five feet would be dead for 15 min- iTOOl utes. The carnage that followed these seem ingly simple instructions- cannot be imagin ed by those who did not witness the here tofore unseen savagery with which these two armies attacked each other. More stu dents died that day than have been done in during the past four years, by dormitory food. That gives you some idea as to how vicious the fighting was that fateful day. The climax of the Wargasm was the in famous Battle of the Columns where the entire Red Army was slaughtered. With deadly accuracy the Blue Army mercilessly pelted the attacking raiders in Red with wide-dispersion water balloons. Without re gard for life or limb the Red Army heroic-, ally continued their charge into destruc tion. And then it was over. All participants, dead or alive, retreated to a local bar. MECA movie In the revelry that followed, MECA members laid down their arms and "picked up their spirits. The consensus was that they should MECA movie of the Wargasm. Of course, PUN wouldn't like that. It'd stir up the natives and all that. For myself, the whole event merely proved that PUN could be more than just classes, papers, and tests. That working, and yes, playing with other students brings a depth and breadth to your education not to be found in the stacks of Love Library. . School can be fun, and it ought to be. We all could use more escapes as great as the Wargasm was. It reminds us that PUN is really people and not GP.A.'s, social security numbers or salary figures. 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