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It seems you have to be a lawyer to get into a game,
of basketball on this campus, especially this time of
year.
The established (though unwritten) system dur
ing open recreation hours is to get up a team and
challenge the winner of the game being played.
This system is definitely the best, but it can get
complicated because of the large number of people
using three courts (as is the case in both the Coli
seum and Men's P.E. Building).
Bill Allen
Five guys walk in and one says, "Who's got next
gamer '
"We do."
"Who?"
"Me and these four guys." He points.
9 "OK, weVe got next game."
"No, those guys down there do. You can have it
after them."
Because of intramural basketball, virtually no
courts are available for open recreation Sunday
through Thursday nights and the volleyball team
uses the Coliseum after 3 p.m. weekdays.
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Of course, you could play on an intramural team,
but that means one game, one hour per week.
Whoopee (that's a sarcastic whoopee with no ex
clamation point).
The recreation people certainly are not at fault
here. UNL has the largest intramural program in the
Big Eight and the worst facilities. They do damn well
with what they have.
And getting into a game keeps getting tougher.
"We've got the game after those guys down there."
"You .better go tell them." , .
He trots over.
"We've got the game after you guys."
"No, those guys down there do."
They point to the first people he talked to.
"But they said they have next game."
"No. We do."
If you're a woman, you probably wont play. IVe
seen very few women pbyin basketball during
open rec hours and somehow I get the feeling that
more woraen would play if it were convenient
Whether they feel intimidated to try to secure a
court amid the men or whether theyjuct dont care
to bother, I cant say. It b unfair if they want to play
and dont because of the current setup.
I wrote this because IVe been approached by peo
ple I dont even know twice this week on the subject
of them not being able to play as much as they'd like.
However, there's arent any solutions. You could, I
guess, buy your own basketball court and carry it
around with you, but that can become a hassle.
And you know the administration isn't going to
build any more courts. And dont ask the football
team for help. They still have to pay for the new
athletic training table.
You could learn to meditate and play in your
mind.
Of course, every once in a while you cart twist the
system to your advantage.
The one guy trots back to the first group he talked
to.
"Hey, those guys say they have next game."
"No. We do. They're ."
"They also said your sister swims after troop
ships."
"They did?"
"Yeah. And they said theyVe seen you guys play
before. They said it looked like the Three Stooges in
sneakers walking over marbles."
"Well kill 'em," they say in unison.
"I would, too," the one guy says, "but you'd better
take it outside so you dont get in trouble."
"OK. Hey, thanks." '
"No problem. Hey, listen, while you guys are gone,
do you mind if we have next game?"
"Huh? Uh, no, go ahead."
. "Thanks."
The one guy goes back to his team. "Hey guys,
guess what? We have next game."
See ya on the courts. That is, when they're open.
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