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By Scott Harrah
Senior Editor
and William Rudolph
Suff Reporter
There’s a rumor going around
that Lincoln is a boring town.
We decided to investigate this
allegation. And what did we dis
cover? Well, we’re not going to
make a harsh judgment about the
capital city because, after all, as
freshmen you’re stuck here for at
leasf four years.
You may complain about Lin
coln at first.
“There’s no scene here,”
you’ll say. * ‘I wish I was in Omaha
. . . I’ll bet Omaha’s more excit
ing!”
But look at it this way: Lincoln
is certainly more hip and happen
ing than Hickman, or whatever
small town you’re from.
The following is a survival
guide to the best of Lincoln, full of
suggestions that may make the
long road to graduation less pain
ful.
Best student neighborhood:
You’ll have to live ina residence
hall or fratemity/sorority house
your first year, but eventually off
cainpus life will beckon. Unless
you nave the cash to live way out in
the east Lincoln suburbs, you’ll
move where all the hip University
of Nebraska-Lincoln students
move: the Near-South neighbor
hood. Why? Because it’s minutes
from campus and downtown. And
it’s within walking distance of
Russ’s B&R IGA, the only large
grocery store near downtown. All
your friends will live in this neigh
borhood. All their friends will live
here, too. In fact, you’ll wind up
living in one of the area’s old con
verted duplexes.
Best student clothing store:
You’re a student at UNL now, and
you’re going to have to dress the
part. This is the time to analyze
your personality, aspirations and
beliefs. Are you into peace, love,
social concern and living on a
budget? Lincoln has a wealth of
thrift stores and secondhand cloth
ing shops to outfit thrifty peace
lovers with everything they could
possibly need.
Want to be the coolest, in
vogue thing to come down the
campus runway? Then become
acquainted with the trendier-than
thou Post and Nickel, Lincoln’s
own mecca for the style-con
scious. The stores carry lots of
things to spend Daddy’s credit
caid dollars on -turtlenecks, acid
washed denim, mini-skirts and $70
designer T-shirts.
And for the rest of you, Lincoln
does have two major department
stores, many boutiques and several
sporting goods stores. Whatever
your personal taste, you can find it
in Lincoln -- although the styles
will be at least six months behind
national trends.
Best hair salons: Aching to
look drop-dead chic? Want to have
your hair dyed fuschia and
sculpted into a topiary bush? Or do
you just want a nice style created
by people who know what they’re
doing? Lincoln has two salons that
cater to both avant-garde hair hop
pers and conventionalists: The
Phoenix and the Pink Flamingo.
The two salons aren’t exactly
cheap, but you’ll get what you pay
for: a chic atmosphere, hip stylists,
numerous fashion magazines for
ideas, and they’ll even light your
cigarette, too.
Best music stores: Twisters
and Pickles. Sure, they sound more
like nursery rhymes than places to
buy tapes, LPs and CDs, but you
won’t find a better selection of al
ternative music elsewhere. And if
you’re broke, both places will buy
yo’S used music and give you
pocket cash in return.
Best bookstores: For the best
selection of books, art films, greet
ing cards and kitschy little toys, try
Nebraska Bookstore. For a good
selection of used hardcover books,
check out Blucstem Books. For
used potboilers of the Jackie
Collins vein, visit a used paper
back bookstore like Page One.
Looking for a place to find Proust
and dirty magazines in one loca
tion? Visit Readers Choice in the
Atrium.
Best pizza: No, it’s not
Valentino’s, as you may have
heard. Godfather’s Pizza has a
thicker crust, spicier sauce, loads
of cheese and toppings. Want it
delivered? Try Pizza Shuttle.
Best ethnic food: For its loca
tion, Lincoln offers a universe of
choices, ranging from East Indian
cuisine in sleek settings to Italian
favorites to Szechuan to traditional
American ribs and sauce. For great
East Indian food, try The Indian
Oven. For Chinese, check out the
Imperial Palace. The best Mexican
food north of Texas can be found at
Tico’s - make sure you try the
Ticorito.
Best park: It depends on your
mood. Pioneers Park, a Lincoln
institution, has lakes, animals, a
threatened population of pines and
acres of room for frisbees, picnics
and assorted park activities. And
of course, there’s the Smoke Sig
nal, the monumental Native
American on the hill next to the
Pinewood Bowl, Lincoln’s out
door amphitheater. But Lincoln
also has another hidden secret,
Hazel Abel Park, complete with
romantic lum-of-the century gaze
bos and fountains.
Best cinemas: A movie theater
is only as good as the film it’s
currently showing, but sometimes
a theater’s decor can add charac
ter to the viewing experience. The
two most distinguished theaters
are the State and the Stuart. The
State resembles the small-town
Bijous of the 1950s, and features a
marvelously tacky day-glow mu
ral of the Old West. The Stuart has
the feel of an old opera house.
For the best art films, go to the
Sheldon Film Theatre.
Lincoln’s only drive-in, the
84th and O, doesn’t show any
sleazy B movies that would excite
Joe Bob Briggs, but between
showings of second-run Holly
wood blockbusters one will be
bombarded by 1960s concession
stand promos and cartoons leatur- J g
ing Corny the Dancing Comdog. I
Yearning to slum and wh
ence Lincoln’s seamy soft under
belly? There’s probably no ditty
movie house in Broken Bow, but
Lincoln has Cinema X and the
Embassy. You know what they
show and sell there. We're a taste
ful publication, so we won’t men
tion the hilarious titles of films,
magazines and videos.
Best radio station: This is a
hard one. Both top-40 and album
rock devotees have the two heavy
weight stations, KFRX and
KFMQ, respectively. However,
both these contenders are trampled |
by two underdogs. The Eagle,
KTGL, plays everything KFMQ
plays, plus a better selection of J
things outside the AUK jungie. um
the top40 side, B104 is ten times
less obnoxious than KFRX. whose
hyper-cutesy disc jockeys ana
frantic contests could curdle milk.
But the best bet for the ear is
KZUM. Okay, it’s trendy to like
alternative music. But KZl M ac
tually docs offer an unbelievable
selection of choices, ranging from
folk to reggae to dance music to
Latin American music. And the
disc jockeys are real people with
real names, just like you and me. It
you’re into rap, hip-hop and house,
tune into Taraneh Tanavou s
“Saturday Night Special’’ show
on KZUM every Saturday at 9 p m.
Editor’s note: This article re
flects the opinions of its authors.
Opinions given are not opinions
of the Daily Nebraskan as a
whole.
Yes-there ARE after-dark diversions for freshmen
By Joeth Zucco
Sutf Reporter
A handful of local bars open their
doors, to minors under special
circumstances.
•Mingles, 800 P St., sponsors a
teen night every Sunday. A large
dance floor and plenty of soda await
the under-21 crowd.
•Julio s, a Mexican restaurant and
bar at 132 S. 13 St., features jazz on
Thursday nights. Minors are allowed
in the dining room during perform
ances.
•Chesterfield’s, 245 N. 13 St., oc
casionally sponsors all-age band
shows.
•The Boardwalk, 104 N. 20 St,
lets minors in every night of the
week;
Marun Crowl, Boardwalk man
ager, said there is a Lincoln city ordi
nance which states that minors are
allowed into bars at age 16. The
Boardwalk lets minors in at age 18.
Crowl said minors must sign a
Boardwalk contract which states that
they won’t do drugs or drink alcohol
before coming to, or while at, the bar.
Minors then are issued a minor card
which they must show with their driv
ers license or state identification at
the door. If minors are caught drink
ing, they are banned until they reach
21 years of age.
Crowl said he has only had to kick
two people out since starting the sys
tem. J
The Boardwalk, a dance bar, fea
tures a dance floor, a beer garden |
patio and two full bars. I
•The Run Bar, at 1715 Leaven
worth St., in Omaha, offers all I
hours dancing every Friday and J
urday night from 1:30 to 3:45 a. •
Minors over age 18 are admitted witn
a current drivers license. The cov
charge is $4.00 and entitles patron^
all the free soda or coffee they
drink.