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daily O O1 thursday, april 27, 1978 lincoln, nebraska vol. 101 no. 106 Marathon is Olympics for the common man3 By Margaret Stafford Five months ago, David Bradley of Lincoln began running long distances. But Bradley was not an average jogger. By the first week of March, he was run ning two to three hours a night, averaging 85 miles a week. His efforts were rewarded last week when he competed in the Boston Marathon. Bradley, the only person from Lincoln in the marathon, called it "an Olympics for the common man." He said it was a fantas tic experience that made all the long miles worthwhile. "It's just very difficult to express what it is like," Bradley said. "The word 'un believable' keeps coming to mind." Bradley said he decided to run in the marathon after competing in an Omaha marathon. He explained that a runner must beat a time of three hours in a recognized marathon in order to qualify for the Boston Marathon. His time in Omaha was 2.53.39. "You can never assume anything," Bradley said. "I didn't know if I'd ever have the (qualifying) time again, so I had to do it this year." To make the qualifying time, Bradley began running five months ago and started intensive training seven weeks before the event. He ran alone most of the time, but had some help in training. "The Lincoln Track Club helped a lot Bradley said. "A lot of them run mara thons and gave me advice, hints and en couragement." Bradley left for Boston three days be fore the marathon to see the entire event. He explained that the marathon is on a state holiday in Massachusetts. It becomes a social event for the runners. Open houses and bars are available to the runners, he said. Many companies use the event to adver tise their running equipment, so that "it's like going to a convention for running gear," Bradley said. The approximately 4300 runners began the 26-mile run as thousands of people looked on. The runners were forced to run single file the last 13 miles because of the crowd, according to Bradley. Bradley said the crowd helped the runners tremendously. Children had orange slices for the runners and people offered water along the way, he said. But the best part was the crowd's enthu siastic support, he said. "I had a Lincoln Track Club T-shirt on," he said. "All along the way people would see that and start chanting 'Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln.' It made me hold out." Holding out was one of his main con cerns, Bradley said. "At first while you're running, you're trying to soak in everything that happens along the way," he said. "But towards the end, since it's not a competitive thing, you just start worrying about surviving the damn thing." Bradley survived to post a time of 2:39.30 and finish 483rd. At the end of the race each runner receives a bowl of beef stew. He said the meager prize didn't bother him. "The Boston people get a lot of heat for not offering money to attract big-name runners," Bradley said. "But that really adds to it because anyone can come off the street and win it that way." Despite the excitement, Bradley said he won't run in a Boston marathon again. He said people who run in many mara thons take the experience for granted. Bradley said he plans to begin work on his master's thesis in journalism at UNL. He is not registered yet and says the mara thon was the main reason why. KFMQ gives equal time to Maxey By L. Kent Wolgamott State Senator Jo Ann Maxey can receive time on KFMQ radio equal to the time used by Dave Landis on his radio shows, according to Steve Agnew, president of KFMQ Inc. Landis is Maxey's opponent for the 46th Legislative District seat. Federal Communications Commission regulations manadate that equal time be given to the opponent of any candidate who is employed by a broadcast station and whose voice is broadcast on the air. Equal time is given a candidate based on the time used by the broadcaster for a per iod of one week preceeding the date an equal time request is received. Maxey requested equal time in a letter to KFMQ on April 14. "People have called me from as far away as York. Radio and newspaper people have asked me why he is still on the air," Maxey said. "It is prime time. His name is getting out and it's free advertising which he doesn't have to pay for," she said. Agnew said he does not know the exact amount of time available to Maxey. He said the exact time Landis' voice was on the air must be timed and the situation has to be discussed with Maxey. However, a rough estimate of 72 minutes appeared in a letter from Maxey from KFMQ station manager Douglas Ag new. Maxey can use the time provided "any way she likes within the policy of the sta tion," Steve Agnew said. Landis' future at KFMQ is not certain, according to Agnew. "We are not sure yet. We are going to discuss the situation with Jo Ann Maxey and see what her desires are," he said. "Jo Ann and Dave will have more to say about that than anybody," Agnew said. However, Agnew said Landis does not have to leave KFMQ, but "if we keep Dave we have to continue to offer her equal time," he said. Union Board shuts doors; next meeting also to be closed - - - - - liiljf" i'lr i.flni mtC'iummamt'inmim By Georgene Cetak Because of what Nebraska Union Direc tor Al Bennett called sensitive issues the Union Board voted Wednesday night to go into executive session for a portion of the weekly meeting. Bennett requested the executive session. Later, in open session, the board voted almost unanimously to close a May 3 meet ing to discuss a task force proposal and ad ditional bylaw changes, items already on Wednesday's agenda. Board member Clay Statmore was the only member opposed to the closed meeting. "I can't think of any sensitive over riding questions. The public needs to know," Statmore said. The task force proposal includes future planning to assess all Union services. Later, Statmore said the bylaw changes would deal with the future structure of the Union Program Council. "I am not totally convinced we will get enough information out of Al Bennett if we have it closed," board member John Janovy said. Several board members questioned whether, due to the complexity of the is sues, they would be accurately reported. In other business, the board overrode recommendations by the space allocation committee to leave ASUN in their current space in rooms 334 and 335 and voted 6-5 to relocate the gtoup in room 115. Room 115 currently is a study lounge, which will be moved to the present ASUN office space. Statmore called ASUN the voice of the students and said that they should have first floor space in the Union. The board voted to approve requested office space for 28 organizations, effective July 1. Also Bob Richeson, assistant director of food services, presented plans to the board for Harvest Room renovation. The plan already has been approved by the board and construction will begin in the summer. Fifteen thousand dollars has been ap propriated for the project, which will in clude an experimental delicatessen coun ter, designed to test the effectiveness of a proposed future delicatessen. An estimated $7,500 for proposed food service equipment for the experimental deli, which will include scales and a meat slicer, will be takm from the reallocation of already approved bond reserve funds. Richeson 's plans still are being discussed for a meal ticket proposal that could be used by off -campus students wishing to eat in the Union. Richeson said that no definite plans have been made. We questioned whether there was a need for it at city campus," Richeson added. Daily Nebraskan Photo d Schwartzkopf , incumbent regent from the 1st District, fielded questions from stu dents as part of a regents candidates debate in the Nebraska Union Wednesday. On the left: Kirk Erlich, moderator Tom Hollihan; on the right Richard Halvorsen and Leo Hill. Debate's format criticized The format of the regent candidates' de bate Wednesday drew criticism from one of the candidates who felt Ed Schwartzkopf abused the format. Four candidates for the 1st District re gent seat debated for approximately one hour in the Nebraska Union Main Lounge. Schwartzkopf, Leo Hill, Richard Halvor sen and Kirk Erlich apneared before about 50 students in a debase sponsored by the Union Program Council Talks and Topics Committee. Although the candidates addressed the issues of student fees, speakers and faculty salaries, the major controversy in the debate came as a result of the format used. Each candidate was given 10 minutes for opening remarks to be followed by 5 minutes for questions from the audience. The controversy occurred when Leo Hill objected to the amount of time taken by Schwartzkopf to respond to questions. "It was supposed to be for 10 minutes. Schwartzkopf talked for a half hour," HOI said. Hill's remark prompted a member of the audience to state that she appreciated Schwartzkopf answering the questions she had been asked. Most of the questions from the audience dealt with the recent speaker funding and student fees questions, and addressed past board actions. inside thursoc Here's a guru for you: North Ameri can director of Ananda Marga meditation expounds words of wisdom page 6 Get credit for skipping class: UNL students get credit and "real world" experience as Legislative interns page 7 In-da-Board-a-da-Regents, honey: Finally, what everybody has been waiting for, an opera that UNL students can understand and relate to page 12