King’s latest falls short
By Andrew Robinson
Staff Reporter
“The Tommyknockers,’'
Putnam Press, $19.95
"Late last night and the
night before,
Tommy knockers,
Tommy knockers,
knocking
at the door...”
The children’s rhyme from which
ihe new' Stephen King novel takes its
name and premise is the first thing
that greets the eye when one opens
the first page and starts the story.
Hauntingly ambiguous, it becomes a,
central metaphor through which the
story unfolds.
“The Tommyknockers” is typical
King fare, which should delight the
billions of “Kingers” in the world. It
works slightly better than King’s
recent forays into the world of fear.
The story is about Bobbi Ander
son, a popular Western author (King
just loves to write about authors),
who stumbles upon a buried secret
Thingy in the woods of her Maine
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14th Walpurgisnacht starts Friday
By Mick Dyer
Staff Reporter_
For the past 1,200 years,
Walpurgisnacht has been
celebrated in Germany on
April 30, in honor of St. Walpurgis,
an English missionary in Germany.
Legend has it that the first
Walpurgisnacht consisted of
witches gathering on Brocken
mountain for a demonic orgy.
The European-Christian heri
tage is full of fascinating bits of lore
like that.
The University of Ncbraska-Lin
coln also has a Walpurgisnacht tra
dition, however mild in compari
son.
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the Nebraska Union, ihc 14th annual
Walpurgisnacht will include a wide
variety of events.
Jill Keiderling, a senior finance
major, is chairing the UPC Walpur
gisnacht committee.
She said Walpurgisnacht has
changed and grown since it began at
UNL in 1974. Originally, it was an
event to showcase the versatility of
the Nebraska Union, with little em
phasis on entertainment.
"It was more cultural when it
started — now it features more
popular events,” she said.
Popular is an accurate word to
describe Walpurgisnacht: 3,500
people attended Walpurgisnacht
last year. Committee members and
union officials expect more this
year.
Campus Life, a national maga
zine aimed at college students,
listed Walpurgisnacht as one of the
top 25 parties on college campuses
during the 1986-87 academic year.
It was one of four parties on the list
that was alcohol-free,
Keiderling said that although
alcohol cannot be consumed at the
event, many people drink before
they come. But the crowd is gener
ally well-behaved, she said.
‘‘We’ve never had any major
problems with drunkenness or vio
lence,” she said.
Keiderling said this year’s
Walpurgisnacht will be a little dif
ferent. There will be more spon
sored booths, such as a 24-hour
marriage booth and a hermit crab
race booth, and fewer games, she
said. This year’s Walpurgisnacht
will also feature more bands, she
said.
A variety of foods will be avail
able throughout the evening. Burger
King and the Union Bakery and
Dairy Store, will all be open as well
as a funnel cake stand.
Admission to events ranges from
free to six tickets. Tickets may be
purchased for 50 cents each at three
locations in the union throughout
the evening. Some of the events will
offer discounts to UNL students
with ID.
Here is a list of events to be
featured at the 1988 Walpurgis
nacht:
Model United Nation Security
Council, Georgian Suite A, 7 p.m.,
free.
Rockin’ Billy and the Rcdhots,
Crib, 7:15 p.m., two tickets.
Ho Ho the Magic Clown, Main
Lounge, 7:15 p.m., free.
Homecoming Talent Show Sing
ers, Harvest Room, 7:30 p.m., free.
“Experience the Magic of the
Dream Weaver” hypnotist/illusion
ist magician, Regency Suite, 7:45
p.m., two tickets.
Scarlet and Cream, Centennial
Room, 8 p.m., four tickets for UNL
students, Five tickets for non-stu
dents.
International Folk Dancers,
Main Lounge, 8 p.m., free.
Brain Hammer, Crib, 8:30 p.m.,
two tickets. !
Society for Creative Anachro
nism, Main Lounge, 8:30 p.m., free.
Mother’s Big Band Jazz. Harvest
Room, 8:45 p.m., three tickets.
Gayle Becwar, comedian/magi
cian, Regency Suite, 9 p.m., two
tickets.
Trash Can Alley Five-Man Vo
cal Experience, Centennial Room,
9:15 p.m., five tickets for UNL stu
dents, six tickets for non-students.
Mike Zadra, juggler. Main
Lounge, 9:15 p.m., free.
Polynesian Dancing, iviam
Lounge, 9:45 p.m., free.
Mark Gross, comedian, Regency
Suite, 10 p.m., one ticket.
Lie Awake, Crib, 10 p.m., four
tickets.
Laurie McClain, folk singer, j
Harvest Room, 10:15 p.m., two
tickets.
Karate Exhibition, Main
Lounge, 10:15 p.m., free.
Vic Henley, professional come
dian, Ballroom, 10:45 p.m., three ,
tickets lor UNL student ,, four tick
ets for non-students.
“Experience the Magic of the
Dream Weaver” magician/illusion
ist hypnotist, Regency Suite, 10;45
p.m., one ticket.
Belly Dancing, Main Lounge,
10:45 p.m., free. I
' The Confidendals, Centennial
Room, 11:45 p.tn., four tickets for
UNL students, five tickets for non
students.