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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
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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
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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
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