Thursday, April 29,1982
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Summer in the City
Volleyball, canoeing, hiking
Recreation Department offers summer services
By Scott Ahlstrand
Students looking for something to do this summer
need look no further than UNL's Recreation Department.
The department, at 1740 Vine St., will offer a wide variety
of trips and services to students this summer.
Coordinator of Outdoor Recreation Mark Ebel said
that students have several choices for summer trips.
"We offer quite a few weekend trips and then we have
two big trips at the end of the summer," Ebel said. "We
generally fill up the trips, because most of them are only
offered for a limited number."
The first trip is a 28-mile bicycle ride to Branched Oak
Lake. The ride costs $5 and includes a barbecue picnic.
The trip is open to any registered summer school student,
and the number of participants is limited.
From June 4 to 6, the rec. department will sponsor a
canoe trip on the Niobrara. It costs $35 and includes
canoeing instruction. The trip is open to only 12 students.
There will be a basic rock climbing and mountaineering
trip June 23 through 27. Two days of the trip will be in
structional and the third day will be spent on a peak
climb. The cost is $95. The excursion is limited to nine
climbers and is open to beginning climbers.
The recreation department will have its second summer
canoe trip July 9 through 1 1 . Twelve students will canoe
the Dismal River in Nebraska. The trip costs $35 and in
cludes some instruction. Previous experience is recom
mended. July 30, nine students will leave on a 10-day rock
climbing, mountaineering trip to South Dakota. The
climbers will do some classic climbing of the mountain
routes and will attempt to climb the Grand Teatons in
Wyoming. The trip will cost $175 and experience is a pre
requisite. The department's best trip, according to Ebel, will be
the 10-day white water rafting expedition. The group will
leave Lincoln Aug. 10 and will travel to Idaho. They will
travel through the largest wilderness area in the continent
al United States. The trip is open to 12 students and
will cost $275.
"The white water rafting trip is really a good bargain,"
Ebel said. "Commercial companies have a similar trip and
they charge over $500."
Monday - Import Wight
fill imports beers $lOO
Tuesday - Ladies Wight
Happy Hour prices on all hard liquor drinks
for ladies from 8-10
Wednesday - Wheel of Fortune
Price on wheel is the price of all bar liquor
drinks for each half hour following spin
From 35 cents to 95 cents
Thursday - Tequila Wight
fflost tequila drinks 75 cents
Live Music
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Daily Happy Hour
4:30 - 6:30 fflonday through Thursday
3:30 - 6:30 Friday
245 North 13th Street
Lincoln. Nebraska
475-S007
Participants are required to have some backpacki
climbing and canoeing or rafting experience.
For those students who don't have the time or the
money to go on a trip, the recreation department has a
schedule of activities that the sports-minded person can
participate in.
A slow-pitch softball and a volleyball league are offered
tliis summer. The department also will organize two tennis
tournaments.
The UNL Coliseum will stay open this summer 4 to 8
p.m. Monday through Friday. Campus pools, racquet
ball courts, weight rooms and tennis courts will have
varied schedules.
In addition to leagues and tournaments, the recreation
department will make athletic equipment available to stu
dents. Items such as softball equipment and volleyballs
can be borrowed or rented. Canoes, backpacks and tents
are available on a first come, first serve basis and rent out
for a nominal charge.
When checking out camping equipment, the student
and a recreation department staff worker go over the
equipment, checking for damage. All damage is noted on a
form. When the equipment is returned it is looked over
again. Any new damage will be assessed and the student
will have to pay a fine.
Ebel said he feels that the department would do more
business if they didn't have an identity problem.
"We get a lot of business, but not as much as we
could," Ebel said. "A lot of people don't know that the
little red building on Vine is the rec department. And, un
fortunately, even more don't know about the services we
offer."
Lean back, close your eyes and take a
sigh. Finals are almost here and gone and
then it will be time to enjoy summer.
Summer in the city can be more than sub
let apartments, high humidity and summer
school. Lincoln and the surrounding area
offer a variety of recreational and cultural
activities during the summer months. Life in
Lincoln does not stop during the summer -it
gets better.
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