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‘Quietplaces’ offer refuge
By W. Andrew Robinson
Staff Reporter
In the course of student stress
events, certain measures must be
taken to keep your sanity intact.
Speaking as one of the masochisti
cally damned students who habitu
ally takes loo many credit hours
each semester — twenty glorious
ones this privileged term — I find
that I need, every now and again, a
place to retire or retreat from the
daily hell that is school. I call these
refuges "quictplaccs” and I’ll share a
few if you promise not to make too
much noise or tell my creditors.
1) The Coffee House: This lucky
joint has been lovingly called my
“Second Home” by my roommate.
I laving the only coffee worth drink
ing in the greater downtown area,
the Coffee I louse is perfect for light,
relaxing conversation and the holis
tic healing of harried nerves. If cof
fee isn’t your strong suit, Italian
sodas, numeral water, fascinating
employees and interesting artwork
are all included within the walls on P
St. between 13th and 14th streets.
2) Sheldon Sculpture Gardens:
Ilie perfect place if you’re into pub
lic meditation and great, natural
surroundings, This one is for the
"back-lo-naturc-with-modern-art
thrown-in-for-fun” crowd but is a
great place to catch a few blissful
minutes before that killer account
ing class or the Chemistry 109 lab
you’ve been dreading.
3) The Ixing Night Drive: 'l’his is
good only if you have a car or can
steal/borrow one. However, High
way 2 Is great for frazzled nerves a
about 1 a.m. Coupled with a decent
stereo and Pink Floyd or Mozart
(defending . . .), this option is very
attractive in an emergency.
5) Hazel-Abcl Park: This little
gem isone of the unknown wonders
of Lincoln. Secreted away among
attractively older houses on ... Well,
you’ll have to read the rest of‘Diver
sions’ to learn sage wisdom about
this one.
6) Manter Hall First Floor: This is
a small but wonderful garden-like
rest-stop for all those biology stu
dents. Inside, and therefore climate
controlled for the winter blues,
those of us who begin to hate build
ings with a passion but hate freezing
even more along about February
can enjoy the tinkle of water and the
darting of fish and frogs here, recov
ering Irom the various and sundry
attacks suffered daily.
Mostly, these few offerings are
obvious to the really stressed stu
dent and each of you can easily in
vent your own "quietplace” by sim
ply finding somewhere to be safely
alone and enjoy the empty solitude
of yourown mind—this iseasier for
some than it is for most —and deal
ing with school’s nastier side effects.
Taking the time for “mental mainte
nance” is probably a good idea,
even for those credit-crunch veter
ans out there, and can significantly
lessen the possibility of illness and
bad grades Ik* good to yourself —
ourself, do it for the GPA
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Butch Ire land/Diversions
Wandering provides adventure
By Trevor McArthur
Su/f Reporter
Wandertag is a German word that
literary means ‘ hiking day," or trans
lated into the English, “field trip." When
stress starts beating down like a disas
trous hail, Wandertag is the cure.
Starting close to home, the Univer
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln's city campus
becomes a park in itself. Wide expanses
of green separate the buildings of
higher education, which are the cause
ofrnuch stress. Much of the scenery gets
lost while running from class to class,
and becomes harder to appreciate as
the temperature drops. The short grass
is used as a refuge for various species of
students, loungers and sleepers every
bearable day of the year.
East Campus also provides a park
like atmosphere for squirrels, bunnies,
birds and people.
Some campus buildings offer an
escape from stress as well. In the foyer
of the Manter I (all Life Sciences, a small
pond serving as a home to fish and
surrounded by foliage denies the ce
ment and glass which surrounds and
creates it. T ne Sheldon Art Gallery pro
vides a good atmosphere for wandering
and browsing, as do the other art class
buildings nearby. Richards Hall is, in
addition to the art galleries it contains,
an art statement in itself; every corner
has some personality to it.
For those with more urban interests,
downtown proper offers a small can
yon of alleys to run through and a maze
of stores and malls in which to shop
your cares away. The cl imate and mood
controlled comfort of the consumer
society or the rough brick rears of the
buildings can provide hours of brows
ing, depending on what one is search
ing for.
Lincoln s dedication to its park sys
tem also helps reduce the stress level of
the city. Especially good for wandering
arc the several large parks like Holmes
Park at 70th and Normal with its lake or
Antelope Park beginning on 27th and A
streets and stretching well past South
street.
Also providing sanctuary, though
less isolation, are smaller parks lute
Hazel Able at 18th and P streets or
Foundation Gardens at Hth and N
streets, as well as innumerable street
corner mini-parks.
much of the city has not moved far out
of its suburban, even semi-rural roots.
Several old subdivisions, now well in
side town, have expansive lawns with
out the interruption of sidewalks. In
other sections notice the ancient walks
with ’Reimers-Kaufman artificial stone”
impressed into the cement when it was
long-ago poured, as well as the scat
tered remnants of the town’s original
sandstone curbs. Everywhere the old
trees hang over the roads. The early
evening light stains everything orange
and yellow and in the summer tne
sounds of birds, even cars, will be
drowned out by the somehow peaceful
drone of the giant cicada bugs.
An article on where to wander is a
rather futile thing, for wandering can
not really be organized. Set out in any
direction. Don’t use bread crumbs to
mark your trail back.
And as the Germans say, “Guten
Tag."
F.Hc Gregory/Dally Nebraskan
Fountain at Hazel Abel Park
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Susie Wahl bathing in bubbles
By Chris AlkThciligcn
staff Reporter
Imagine this: Rambo running in the
hot desert, sand and grit tattooing his
muscular body. He bumps into a pack
of revenge-seeking mobsters who are
angry because “Gdligan’s Island" has
been taken off the air. I le mows them
down mercilessly with his Acme “Port
\ Massacre.” Blood splatters every
where Rambo throws his hands in the
air crying out “Calgon! lake me away!"
Yes, the relaxing bath The perfect
cure for those aching muscles, tired
back and sore feet. What better way to
relieve tension than a nice warm bath
with bubbles up to your bazookas.' 1,
myself, look forward to when I get the
time to lake a bath and often bring
along a pair of egg beaters so to have a
jacuzzi Hut a word to the wise, do not
use an electric mixer in the bathtub
Water and electricity together made my
hair the way it is today.
However, I must admit that every
time I take a bath I am a bit wary. Since
I have watched way too many late night
movies 1 never pull thedrain plug while
I’m in the tub in fear of either being
sucked down the tubes or having Jaws
join me. As I sit semi-submerized in the
water I remember all those horrors in
which some unsuspecting bather is
murdered with either Tuppcrware, a
Eitchfork, or barry Manilow played full
last. Or the unsuspecting victim is at
tacked by some sea creature, sexually
deranged lunatic or television evangel
ist.
When taking a bath, one must have
the proper accessories. Ernie, from
"Sesame Street" would never be with
out his rubber ducky. Others have bat
tleships and submarines. As a child l
had a submarine from Captain Crunch
that I played with, but now, as a mature
adult, I often bring my life-size Mel
Gibson blow-up doll in the tub.
This reporter attempted to investi
gatc if other students found taking a
ath to a way in order to relieve stress.
When asked, a rather large, husky look
ing fellow with a fake chest hair toupee
replied, "Real men don’t take baths."
I then asked another slick looking
fellow if he took baths. He replied
something to the effect that he didn’t
usually but if I would take on with him,
he might consider the option.
Giving up on men, I then asked a
female if she took baths as a way of
relieving tension. She replied that she
did indeed like to take baths. She then
confined to me, with a giggle, ”1 even
take them naked sometimes."
Unfortunately, the dorms do not
accommodate bathers very well. Some
students think of ingenious ways to
indulge in a sou I-refreshing bath. I
hea roof one person who sa ved a bunch
of red game cups, filled them with
water and dipped her various body
parts in the glasses all at once. Unfortu
nately she required medical assistance
getting out of a few of the cups.
A fellow figured out the secret to
"Atom Man,” and by saying the magic
words he could reduce mmsclf like tne
super hero and take a dip in his shaving
cup with his toothbrush as a spring
board.
Now that we have the convenience
of taking showers, baths are often ig
nored. So save a bath by taking a bath,
and ask a friend to join you. You'll be
glad you did.
BifeiVl ’ Brent Schott/Diversions
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