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By Laura L. Casey
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Imagine walking beneath the stars
and observing the constellations. Ex
perts help you identify the stars and
best of all, it's free.
Roof Night is a weekly event sche
duled once a week by the UNL astron
omy department. All students are in
vited to climb to the top of Ferguson
Hall and gaze at the stars during these
times. Two teaching assistants are on
duty to help star gazers find constella
tions in the evening sky and operate
the telescopes.
Don Taylor began Roof Night 12
years ago as a supplement to his begin-,
ning astronomy classes. The tradition
has carried on through this semester,
and no end is in sight. Edward Schmidt,
an astronomy professor, said Roof Night
is scheduled during the school year
while beginning astronomy classes are
In session.
Schmidt said mostly beginning
astronomy students attend Roof Night,
but a few other onlookers also show up.
Schmidt said he encourages anyone
who is interested in attending Roof
Night to do so. Crowds average about SO
people, but the number varies with
weather conditions, he said. Students
are free to come and go as they p'ssse.
Schmidt said students stay for an aver
age of 20 to 30 minutes.
Dates for Roof Night are set at the
beginning of each semester, and are
available from the astronomy depart
ment's office in Ferguson Hall. As a
convenience to students, the event is
scheduled for a different night each
week. Regp-dless of the day of the
week, the time is 7 to 10 p.m.
The Spring schedule for Roof Night if
Feb. 14, 20 and 23, March 4, 14, 20 and
April 2, 8, 18, 24 and 30.
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Planned Paymenthood 'worJcs '
Ed liart woke up Saturday morning with an
awful cold but flopped out of his middle-class
bed to go play golf anyway.
Marlene stayed in bed, snoring and saying
"stainless steel oven handles" over and over in
her sleep.
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"Marlene," Ed yelled up the stairs, "We've got
another note from the president."
In a matter of seconds Marlene came tearing
down the stairs, putting on her robe with one
hand and holding onto the State Farm home
owners' policy with the other. She was out the
door scre aming something about Nadine's curling
iron before Ed could stop her.
"Marlene," he said, "what's all this about a
note from the president?"
"Oh," she said lambishly, "I thought you said
there was smoke in the residence."
"What's the letter say, dad," Nadine asked,
trying to get the conversation away from her
curling iron.
"Reagan wants every adult to send $1,000 to
the Lower the Deficit Campai gn. He said this will
make it disappear."
"It'll also make our savings disappear," Mar
lene said, knocking the snow of her shoes.
"But gee, Ed," Chipper said, "1 thought Ron
wasn't going to raise taxes."
"it says here that this isn't a tax. it's strictly
Ed stumbled downstairs and into the living
room where the rest of his average family and the
mailman were assembled. Nadine was practicing
yoga in the corner and chipper and Point Four
watched the Road Runner on TV. Ed joined them,
feeling much like Wile E. Coyote.
"Beep, beep," Point Four, who was 3 years old,
said.
"Beep, beep," Point Four's father said, hand
ing Ed the mail and closing the door behind him
as he left.
"Nice fellow," Ed thought, as he opened the
voluntary, you know like Nancy's China Syndrome
donation."
"But r.ot everybody's going to send him
$1,000," Chipper said.
"I think he knows that," Ed said. "But at least
this way he can say he came up with a plan, and
It would work. This way he puts all the blame on
the American people."
"That cute old codger," Marlene said. "I knew
he would come up with something. I just love
him. I wish I could vote again."
"So do several farmers," Ed quipped.
"Hey look," Chipper said. "On TV for every lite
beer we buy, this company will send a donation
to the Lower the Deficit Campaign."
"And look, another one," he said, "for every
Hustler magazine we buy they will send a dona
tion. Wow, everyone is helping."
"Yeah, even Jerry F&rwell, " Ed quipped.
"But I thought the deficit would just disap
pear, as if by magic," Nadine &M.
"Didn't we all," Ed quipped.
"Wait, there's a newsflash," Chipper said,
hunching close to the TV as Dan Esther pepped
on the screen.
"Wherefore Rood Rummer," Point Four sd i,
getting one of those cuts little kid expressions
cn his chubby face,
"Can you believe that," CMfpsr ssid later,
while the family was luncbhg cn ilsxiburger
Helper and green beans.
"The Lower the Deficit Caiapilga wen't work
because the paper they sent the letters on cost
$550 a sheet."
"And the envelopes cost $450 each," Nadine
said.
"So even if we all did send in $1,000 we're still
just breaking even," Ed said, deciding to skip
golf and drink beer.
"And since now nobody will scad mosey, t&e
deficit will double," Chipper ssid.
"Whit's the reason to liva?" Ed said, turrir.g
phiiisophicsl.
"Well, we've got a strong defense," Marlene
said.
"Fuh," Point Four said.
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Woman prescribes
excerais
ease
I'm writing in response to Jane Esglin's letter
(Daily Nebraskan, Feb. 6.) calling exercise a
disease. I would like to contradict her claims
about exercise.
Eaglin stated that because of exercise, "cheeks
sink in. jibs stick outTCin3 in anas sad hands stick
out really far..." I wonder if you've noticed that
these descriptions fit the millions cf people in
Ethiopia who "are dying cf malnutrition (not
exercise) and they have no strength to exercise!
Exercise benefits all parts cf the body the
heart, lungs, muscles end other organs. It
decresses the amount of fat in the bleed and
body, as well as the chances cf contracting hssrt
Endor txterlsl disease. If exercise is a Cztzzz,
Tra glad I've caught it! There are so many forms
of exercise (as well ss levels cf intensity) that
everyone can enjoy and benefit from.
To explain the current exercise craze, have
ysa ever considered, F.aglin, that people hsvs
bsccme mars concerned and conscious about
thdi health? Ey exercising people show that
csre about their bodies End want to keep
them in the best shape possible. And sure,
maybe they want to shed a few pounds. But how
many people do you know who, after losing those
extra pounds, just stop exercising all together?
Exercise increases muscle mass and decreases
fatty tissue mass. After losing the extra pounds,
, the body becomes stronger as exercise con
tinues. Eventually a specific weight is main
tained and may fluctuate slightly (because of
changes in diet, climate, etc.). If people consist
ently lost weight frith continuous exercise, they
would shrink and disappear into nothing!
Another thing, exercise is not necessarily tor
ture, (unless taken too far). It can be fun. To
explain the strange apparrel that celebrities
wear on TV, have you ever thought that these
outfits help to motMate people to exercise?
When 1 exercise, I put cn a psir cf red tights, a
socks and my running shoes. Sore, I look ilka a
freak, but who's locking? Or4y me, and ifpecpb
did lock, I would ask them to join me! When I
wear this I feel like exercising all dsy. Granted,
not everyone feeb that wy, but whenlssy this, I
know I speak for many.
If you ignore everyihirtg else in this letter,
piesse read this: Don't knock it 'til you try it!
An evening of bold brass awaits those who go -to
"The Mspsty of Brass" concert Mondsy night
The Plymouth Brass, a resident group now in
its eighth season, will perform a wide range cf
music. Their selections will include Elizabethan
dances and baroque, romantic and modem
music. '
Jack Levick, musical director and conductor'
for some of the pieces, said the concert will
consist of mere than brass quartets. Other
selections will be played by quintets, sextets
and septets. Seme works mill fistns brass and
percuj
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The concert will ba at the First Ffensuth
Congregational Church, 20 and D streets. Feb. 1 1
at 8 p.n. Admission is by series psss cr 14.59 for
assidorcititens.
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adults and $3.25 for stu
Levick said a limited number cf setts are left,
so those without scries passes should come
esrly.
