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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1984)
- - n mm :7 I If . Otii j 3 P kit I 1 L L ' I I 1 0 n 1 1 1 1 1 !V n ! j ii !r u I U ! n I I ) I u uaUULJUa i n ini n rinn nn nnnnn n if nnoot n On i l. o For some it was a way to relax. For others it offered athletic competition. However you looked at it, the first UNL rodeo offered something for every cowboy and girl involved. "It was kind of like bringing the country into Lincoln," said Mary Olmer, a sophomore who participated in the rodeo's goat tieing event. "It was just a nice break from school" For four hours last Sunday, students and barnyard animals wrestled in the mud of an East campus arena, braving the wind, rain and an occasional mild cow. Most rodeo events were there, although many were tamed down" so that both the novice ztA experienced rod so fan could participate. In the barrel racing contest, for exam ple, students rode stick horses around instead of the real thing. Also cows and steers were rid den instead of the usual Brahma bulls. One event that seemed right down the alley of many students was the "calf dressing contest in which students put under wear cn live calves. Needless to say, the rodeo was something many said they would not soon forget. "People talked about it all night," Olrner said. "Most of these people had never done these thir;3 before. I had never tied a goat before in my life... Next time I want to ride & steer." - rk ft J ' he r M Q tf.i-. t3R3 & fill bO-Jl lA iiViA J ff9 .rf'. iff,. -T-- - r r r f