friday, September 16, 1977
daily nebraskan
Campus police praise concert crowd
It seems the musical standard set at Wednesrlav nioMv,
Fleetwood Mac concert won't be the only act that's hard
to follow. Spokesmen from the UNL Sports Complex
Union Program Council, and Lincoln and Campus Police
all had words of praise for the concert crowd.
Lincoln police sergeant John Briggs, who has patrolled
concert crowds at Pershing Municipal Auditorium for
about seven years, said the crowd was "well-behaved,
causing no serious problems."
Briggs also said that "about $1,000 worth of drugs,
mostly marijuana, were seized at the complex entrances."
He said that no arrests were made in connection with the
confiscations which were used as "mostly a deterrent to
prevent drug usage on state property." Briggs, one of 35
LPD officers at the concert, said although the department
always prepares for an unruly crowd, they are always
pleased when the crowd proves otherwise.
Campus police Captain Robert Edmunds said there
were three arrests made in connection with the concert.
One woman was scheduled to be arraigned in County
Court Thursday morning on an intoxication charge. Two
men from outside the Lincoln area were also arrested for
selling "bootlegged" Fleetwood Mac T-shirts before the
concert on 15th and Court Street and 17th and Court
Street.
Edmunds also mentioned that cigarette smoking inside
the building was a . "continuous problem" for his 20
officers.
Despite problems, Edmunds said his first experience
with a concert on campus was a positive one, commending
the crowd for their orderly conduct.
Jim Ross, UNL Sports Complex asst. athletic direc
tor and complex mgr. said there were a few minor pro
blems to iron-out in preparation for the next Sports
Complex concert. Ross said that his staff had assumed the
crowd would gradually filter into the complex mostly
through the North doors near the free concert-parking
area. However, some long lines resulted when the crowd
of mostly campus students waited until 7:30 p.m. or later
to walk to the complex, entering on the south side.
Ross also mentioned that there was little resistance to
purse and parcel searches as a result of "adequate fore
warning" on KFMQ and on signs near the building
entrance. According to Ross, "We're willing to hold con
certs again if we can be sure the crowd's behavior won't
hurt the building or people."
Gary Gilger of the Union Program Council said it is
possible the UPC will continue offering reserve seating
since this "seems to eliminate the crush of people trying
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