thursday, decembcr 10, 1981
daily nebraskan
page 9
Clemson and Nebraska campuses compared
Football only similarity between W and 'them'
By Ward W. Triplctt III
Nebraska's Orange Bowl opponent, the
top-ranked Clemson Tigers, may be the
llusker's equal on the Held, but once the
players and fans return home, most similar
ities end.
Clemson sits on a 600-acrc campus nest
led among the Blue Ridge Mountains in
South Carolina. NU has over 16,800 acres
of land. The Tiger campus is located in the
city of Clemson, S.C. The city of Clemson
is, in fact, Clemson University itself.
"To be perfectly honest, it's hard to
separate the boundaries of the campus
from the boundaries of the city," said
Clemson News Service Director Dot Wan
die. "There are more students enrolled in
the university than the official population
of Clemson," Wandle said.
Clemson, the city, has a population of
10,000, while Clemson, the university, has
an enrollment of around 12,000. The cur
rent enrollment is a sharp increase from the
7,858 the school showed in 1978.
"In fact, we have the biggest enrollment
right now than we've ever had here," Wan
dle said. "But we plan to keep it right
around this number, which we consider
ideal for us. We've always had a few more
people apply than we've had room for,"
she said.
Clemson is named for Thomas G. Clem
son, who donated money to South Caroli
na in 1892 to advance state education.
The South Carolina government chose
to build on the former plantation of John
C. Calhoun, who was the nation's vice pres
ident from 1825 to 1832.
"The Calhous mansion is still standing,
and is still a good tourist attraction for the
state," Wandle said.
Clemson's stadium holds 53,000 people,
with more than 75 percent of the fans
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Nebraska football Coach Tom Osborne tries to get the team to call a timeout in the
1979 Orange Bowl game. The Huskers lost to Oklahoma 31-24 in that game.
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coming from points beyond Clemson. Wan
dle said Tiger fans come from everywhere
around, including a large following from
Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, both of
which are about 135 miles from Clemson.
More fans come from Columbia, S.C,
where the state university is located.
"We always have a flood of people,"
Wandle said. "Tickets arc usually at a pre
mium." The famous tiger paws that have be
come the Clemson symbol can be found on
all the roads leading to and from the city.
When Clemson received its Orange Bowl
invitation, a paw was painted on the bald
head of Orange Bowl committee member
Lirry Admas. Adams, who is in charge of
Clemson team entertainment, said Clem
son fans are "rabid and faithful."
Kven with the intensity of the fan sup
port, Clemson students have kept prior
ities straight, Wandle said.
"We're on the semester system, so tests
were being held the week we were named
number one," Wandle said.
"You might think that would have set
off a lot of celebrating, but there wasn't
half as much noise and partying as we ex
pected. The campus was relatively quiet,"
she said.
Miami to benefit financially
This year's Orange Bowl
will be the big money-making
event it always has been,
a Miami city official said.
"We normally make an
outstanding $75 million to
SI 00 million off plane, res
taurant and tourist reve
nue," said Carlos Martinez,
the assistant director of Mi
ami's Office of Information.
"That seems to be a pret
ty good figure," Martinez
said.
Miami, a city of 370,000,
has yet to suffer from the
recession, so the Orange
Bowl money simply adds to
an already stable economy,
Martinez said.
"We have the advantage
of being very close to Latin
America, and we have a very
good influx of business
from those countries," Mar
tinez said.
He said Miami has many
attractions, both natural
and man-made, to attract
visitors.
"I see Miami as a beau
tiful area to live in, with an
exciting ethnic composition,
consistently good weather
and good tourist attract
ions for the visitor," Mar
tinez said.
"It's true that we've had
some bad breaks with the
crime, but in spite of it all,
Miami still has its strong
points," he said.
Martinez said Orange
Bowl fans should make their
reservations soon as the
city's hotels and motels usu
ally are filled for the game.
"It's been difficult find
ing space for the past few
weeks," Martinez said.
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Congratulations
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Big 8 Champs
Good Luck in the
Orange Bowl!