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page 2 Recreation department trip evaluates outdoor areas . -f , Park near Chadron. and the Fort Niobrara Wildlife i ' r T -j; INri w' jources in western Nebraska, under the guidance of two . a . I TV- Ilfa11inv fcculty members, Ur. Agnes Kamwaier ana ui. uu Murphy. ,..... According to Rainwater, the class was divided into ;wo one-week sessions. Park near Chadron, and the Fort Niobrara Wildlife Ref. uge in Valentine. At each of these sites, the class went on a tour and evaluated its resources. At most places, formal presenta tions were given by the state or federal recreation person o one-week sessions. m . .... . i,Qra tup ctrfPnt were also able to ask Questions. The first week was spent m a claroom , o line -luation fonM or each aty campus. This seminar was scheduled to meet trom "f L 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday inrougn rnuajr. najor focus of the classroom activity was on the develop ment and preparation of a means of evaluating recrea tion resources. The evaluation methods they developed were then used the second week to rate recreation area services and facilities from several perspectives, including general de sign, campground design, program information and inter pretive services, and the facility's accessibility for disa bled people. Also included in the classroom activity was an onwua tor) The class also carried a wheelchair at all times while viewing the facilities. This helped the students under stand the problems of a disabled person from a first-hand perspective, Rainwater said. While riding in the wheelchair, the students became? more aware of the attitudes of people toward the disa-f bled, as well as the accessibility problems that disabled people face everyday, she said. j Manv of the students that went on the trio had never camped before, Rainwater said. The week was organized l I. 1 . C l'U..i. 1 i 1 J Also included m tne classroom activity w o w r - - . - - p tion of the areas that the class was to visit, Rainwater on a teamwork basis. Everyone contributed to the work or cooKing, cleaning up, ana oiner enures. The schedule for the second week was full. The class "The week was like living history' Rainwater said. f left on Monday morning. Their first stop was McPherson Besides the planned activities, the students had free National Cemetery in Maxwell, Neb. Next, they moved time to do activities such as hiking, paddle-boating and on to Ash Hollow, west of Ogalalla. The stopping point horseback riding. f Monday was Chadron, where they set camp. The class The week was such a good experience, Rainwater stayed at Chadron in cabins for the entire week and said. There was a pulling together of the group, a real traveled from there to various facilities. Throughout the week, they visited a number of recre ational areas, including Acate Fossil Bed National community feelinp. she said. Next vear. the Recreation Denartmpnt nlans to have n trip to study the commerciai and industrial recreational Monument, Fort Robinson, Toadstool Park, the State facilities m the area, Rainwater said. photo by Bill Graf Agnes Rainwater BY ROCHELLE PERRELLA How would you like to camp out in western Nebraska for five days and receive two hours of college credit for the trip? "y It may sound too good to be true, but there is such a program. Every summer in pre-session, the Recreation Depart ment sponsors a course in recreation study. This year, a p-oup of ten students studied the outdoor recreation re- Summer Nebraskan The Summer Nebraskan is published weekly by the University of Nebraska Lincoln School of Journalism during eight weeks of the summer sessionsThe Summer Nebraskan office is 112 Avery Hall, City Campus. Telephone 472-2209. Editor: Brian McManus Business Manager: Jennifer Ehrlich Account Representative:Kay Herbert Reporter: Lori Merryman Photographer: Bill Graf Advisors: Jack Botts and Don Glover mm m ig w m. m. 33 m 4 Two UNL students jog across Nebraska to help the Muscular Distrophy Assoc. BY LORI MERRYMAN Two years ago, a UNL student, inspired while helping handicapped youth in a class, decided he wanted to use his physical capabilities to raise money for the handi capped. In January he grabbed a partner who liked his idea, and now they are getting ready to run over 450 miles across Nebraska in August. Bruce Umbarger, 22, of Genoa and Van Joy, 21, of Falls City will combine a run for money and a vacation into a 17-day Trans-Nebraska Love Run for the Muscu lar Distrophy Association from Aug. 6 to 22. The Nebraska run is associated with America's Love Run sponsored by Frank Shorter. The two students, both avid runners, will start from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., on the west edge of Nebraska, and al ternate running to Council Bluffs. Umbarger, a double major in physical education and science, had been helping teach handicapped youth bowl for a UNL class when he first thought of the statewide run, he said. "I enjoyed working with the kids so much," he said, "and I felt maybe I could help out more." He originally planned to run across Nebraska alone, but he and Joy decided in January to do the run togeth er. The dream of helping the handicapped youth will be combined with a vacation of camping and fishing. Each plans to average running about 15 miles a day while the other drives a car. Umbarger said they will be running morning and evenings to avoid midday August heat. They also plan to get ahead of schedule in order to take a couple days off somewhere in western Nebraska. This summer Umbarger is working for the University UNIVERSITY PLASMA CENTER 1442 'O' STREET $10.00 PAID PER DONATION (AND YOU CAN DONATE TWICE WEEKLY) A $2.00 BONUS WILL BE PAID TO NEW DONORS ON THEIR FIRST DONATION, with this couoon CALL FOR APPOINTMENT! 475-8645 Open: Mon.-Fri. at 8:30 Sat. 8:30-12:30 of Nebraska Foundation Seed Division. Joy has spent part of the summer in Ft. Riley, Kan. at a National Guard Camp and the rest working in his father's machine shop in Falls City. Both haven't been able to run to gether this summer, but don't anticipate any real prob4 lems. "I'm looking forward to see Nebraska at a slower! t t t i :j il: j j . i 1 i a if, uinuiufi faiu, Auiiieuuug vuu uun i uu wane driv ing 55 mph down the interstate. Both Joy and Umbarger run about 55 to 60 miles a week on their own. Umbarger has been running for eight years, and Joy has been running tor six years. hach student will run about 230 miles total during the 17 days. This is not much more than they normally run, Umbarger said. Even so, when they tell people what they're going to do, most react by telling them they're crazy to attempt such a teat in the heat of August, Joy said. "You've got to be a little crazy to do something like this," Umbarger said. Umbarger said he would like to make the run an an nual event. Since the two started planning in January, the Muscular Distrophy Association did not have enough time for a full-scale promotion, and tried to get them to hold off for a year, Joy said. But not knowing where each other would be in a year, they decided to go ahead this August. Joy, an environmental health major, will have two days to rest before starting classes at UNL Aug. 24. Um barger is not attending school this fall, but plans to move to Omaha or near Genoa. Phidippides Running Center in Lincoln is sponsoring the two runners. Umbarger said donations or pledges can be sent to his home, Route 1, Genoa, 68640 or Joy's home, 2221 Stone, Falls City, 6R355. Mech Ag Club honored The University of Nebraska Mechanized Agriculture Club has been recognized by the Farm and Industrial hquipment Institute as runner-up for the title of most outstanding Mech Ag Club in the United States. Libert C. Dickey, advisor for the student organization in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Agriculture Engineering, said the award is based on activities and achievements at the campus, regional and national levels. The club was presented the award at a recent meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in Orlando, Fla. Craig Zeisler, a 1981 graduate ot the Nebraska Mech Ag program from Naper, served as president of the Na tional Council of Student Mechanization Clubs for 1980- w ' Vat. 1,981"82 ofticers 1 the National Council include Weal bchlautman, NU junior mech ag student from How ells, as second vice president. For the second year in a row, the Nebraska Mech Ag Llub won third place m the micro-mini tractor pull. Bill niS" ag StUdent fTOm Brady' WaS fnrTtf -NebJf club ak received the Man-Mile Award mLt 3 6 f T?t Jiumber of students traveling the most miles to attend the Florida meeting. Bruce Dodson