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Page 14 Friday, September 5, 1986 Daily Nebraskan Backfire i m ill 1' wr' n Y" 1 Mi MX f-K-V.V-'k .;, I Vr-,v " -i-wa-nr-ft,-...-!,. .jWHsns --vrw-ftNiV i Hi DN wrong on acoustics, seating This letter is in response to two recent stories published by your enter tainment writers, Charles Lieurance's story on Sept. 2 and Marieanne Cas sell's on Sept. 4. Roth articles focused on the recent UB40 concert. One article had a gross assumption, the other was just untrue. I'll comment on Lieurance's article first. He made the assumption in his 7r ,?Tn The University isn't your only op tion. Especially it you're anxious to start working in the world of busi ness. Lincoln School of Commerce will give you the training you need for fields like computer programming, word processing or legal assist ance. And most programs can be completed in just two years. So now that you've given it the old college try it may be time to try something else. Fall quarter at LSC begins Sept. 8. Call 474-5315 now to register. 1821 K Street Lincoln. Nebraska 402-474-5315 Nebraska Wats 800-742-7738 Accredited member A ICS preview of the UB40 concert that Persh ing's acoustic qualities would make the show resemble the Boat and Camper show. When Lieurance made this as sumption before the performance, he not only made an invalid assumption, he called into question the compe tence of UB40's technical crew and the quality of their sound equipment, both of which were excellent. Many acts have come and gone from Pershing that travel across the United States and play facilities of all kyids. The com ment we at PershiEg hear repeatedly is that our building's acoustics are, in fact, very good. A 1982 study by Coffeen, Anderson & Associates, Inc. (acoustics consultants) from Mission, Kan., de termined that the acoustics were quite suitable for a multi-purpose facility the nature of Pershing Auditorium. The second article (DN, Sept. 4) by Marieanne Cassell, discussed the rock' n'roll history of Pershing and its limited seat ing capacity. The sentence in that article which leaves me dumbfounded is, "Pershing never has accommodated rock'n'roll bands in the past because of their limited 6,000 to 7,000-person capac ity." Amazing. Pershing has a rich trad tion of rock'n'roll which dates to the late '60s and early 70s. The house capacity of Pershing is not 6,000 to 7,000, and never has been. General Admission capacity is 8,500 and reserved seating capacity is 7,7p0, depicting on certain technical re quirements. The Daily Nebraskan, in my humble opinion, should investigate more tho roughly before they give historical accounts and should wait for an event to take place before dumping on it. Derek Andersen Events Coordinator, Pershing Auditorium ZIYI . A .!. LI J. juJDLv J Li tl II,, U I. LliiLiLiliiiueUo Here's the deal. You agrw to serve with us two days a month and 15 days a year. 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