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monday, november 3, 1980
daily nebraskan
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Northeast Radial opponent
says roadway is bad idea
By Jim Fad d is
At any discussion of t lie Northeast
Radial you can expect to find Florence
Bridge.
Bridge, a 45-year-old UNL student, has
long been a strong opponent of the pro
posed roadway. She has voiced her opposi
tion to the NU Board of Regents, the
Lincoln City Council, ASUN and the
Residence Hall Association and is a
member of the Radial Reuse Task Force.
The radial is not needed and the
millions of dollars spent on it would serve
no purpose, she said. Additionally, it
would destroy the Clinton and Malone
neighborhoods and force more than 100
people to be relocated, said Bridge, who is
vice president of the Clinton Neighborhood
Association.
The City Council is considering three
options for the roadway that will connect
downtown Lincoln to northeast Lincoln.
The no-build option suggests not building
the radial at all. The 19th Street option
would build a corridor to northeast
Lincoln through 19th Street. The 22nd
Street option would place the radial
through 22nd Street.
If the radial is built on the 22nd Street
corridor, the west end of the Clinton neigh
borhood would be chopped off. The 19th
Street corridor would save more of the
neighborhood, but would be too costly,
she said.
'The only choice left is not to build
it," Bridge said.
But her opposition to the road also
is motiviated by personal reasons, Bridge
admits. Her house at 2200 Potter St.
would be destroyed no matter what cor
ridor was used.
"I grew up in this house and 1 don't
want to see it destroyed, or have to move"
she said.
Bridge said the radial already has had
an effect in the area by creating a number
of vacant lots.
"It's devastating to look out the win
dow and see empty lots where your neigh
bors used to live," she said.
Bridge disputes claims by the NU Board
of Regents and City Councilman Joe
Hampton that the radial will allow 16th
and 17th streets to be closed by the
university.
Bridge said the city already has plans
to close the streets even if the radial is
not built.
The radial also will not serve to connect
the UNL City and East campuses as some
have claimed, she said.
"The radial dead-ends at 27th Street,
nowhere near the East Campus. The
radial is not going ) help connect the two
campuses or keep some of the programs
at UNL from beii.g moved to Omaha,"
Bridge said.
Gavel Club aim is better speakers
By Ward VV. Triplett
Although it has been around for a long
time, the Gavel Club is not one of the most
widely known organizations on campus.
Currently, 25 members belong to the
speaking club, but President Mark Freese
gladly will accept more.
"We're interested in anyone who is in
terested in helping themselves," Freese
said. "We're open to all visitors, so there is
no obligation for membership if you come
to a meeting."
The Gavel Club is an affiliate of the
Toastmasters Association. Both groups
prepare people to speak in front of audi
ences. Unlike most speech clubs, the Gavel
Club is not designed for experienced
speakers, but for people who are unsure of
their ability to handle themselves in front
of crowds.
"We get some people who are superb
speakers right away," Freese said. "But
most of what we do is help people get over
their nervousness and feel more sure about
themselves. I think while they're talking
in the club, they gradually become able to
feel comfortable speaking in front of any
crowd."
The club meets at 8:30 p.m. each Thurs
day in the East Campus Union.
"We have the joke for the day and the
thought for the day," Freese said. "Then
there is open discussion that allows the in
dividual to talk off the top of his head.
Then we have three different speakers who
come with a prepared topic to talk about."
That way, Freese explained, everyone
should get a chance to speak at each meet
ing. A further advantage is the presence of
evaluators, students and an adviser who
give "constructive criticism" after each
session, Freese said.
Freese has been a member of the Gavel
Club since the spring of 1979, after a
suggestion by professors who thought it
would improve his confidence. He said he
feels greater attendance would help the
group.
New members must pay $3 a semester,
which in part pays for a manual, Freese
said.
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