‘Crosstime Traffic’ lives up to expectations
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“Crosstime Traffic”
Lawrence Watt-Rvans
Del Rey Books
By Sam Kepfield
Staff Reporter
Sometimes you can judge a book
by its cover. Any book that features a
flying saucer with Minnesota license
plates deserves a look.
Lawrence Watl-Evans made a
name for himself in fantasy with the
“Lords of Dus” series and titles such
as “The Cyborg and the Sorcerer” and
“The Wizard and the War Machine”
billed as “science fantasy.”
His first strictly science-fiction
novel, “Nightsidc City,” appeared in
1990.
“Crosstime Traffic” is a collection
of short stories centering on one theme
— parallel universes.
The two lead stories, “Why 1 Left
Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers” and
“A Flying Saucer With Minnesota
Plates” (the source for the cover art),
tell of a diner in the West Virginia
wilderness. It becomes a stopping
point for traffic between parallel
worlds, because it exists in all of
them.
“An Infinity of Karen” is a story of
love and loss with a tragic, twisted
ending.
“Storm Trooper” presents a world
beset with disturbances that drop
pieces of alternate realities into our
world.
“Science Fiction” is a tribute to
Robert Hcinlcin and one of his early
juveni lc novels, “RockclshipGalilco,”
in which two boys in a space colony
build and fly a homemade rocket.
“Monster Kidnaps Girl at Mad
Scientist’s Command” is an amusing
talc that turns on a risque double
entendre.
“Windwagon Smith and the Mar
tians” is a tall talc with one of the Old
West’s legendary characters.
“Crosstime Traffic” showcases
Watl-Evans’ talent with a difficult
format — the short story and the
short-short story (one or two pages).
All arc tantalizing glimpses into what
might have been — or what may be
somewhere else.
It also has one more thing to rec
ommend it. The price is only $3.99 —
and it’s been a few years since a
paperback has cost so little.
Hopefully, the publishing industry
may be waking up to the fact that
S5.00 or even S6.00 for a paperback
may be a bit much, especially for
college students on tight budgets.
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110 Announcements
REGENTS ON CAMPUS
Friday-Nov. 6
11:30a.m.
Wick Alumni Center
Meet your regent over a free lunch
and let your concerns be known.
Sponsored by the Government Liaison Committee
Call 472-2652 if you have any questions.
“Prejudice and Racism
Protest”
The Racial Pluralism Action Team will be sponsoring a
pro-active protest against racism and prejudice on No
vember 4, 1992 at ihe Broyhill Fountain at 2:00 p.m. We
are asking all students to come out and speak their true
feelings and emotions to improve the conditions of UNL
and create a move toward unification of students, faculty
and staff of all cultures.
Attention first and second year students interested in
leadership opportunities, developing critical thinking
skills, and the practices of leadership. Management
198A. Pathways to Leadership, focuses on these skills
and is being offered the 1993 spring semester. The class
will be on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:20 Pick up application
in CBA 237. They are due back by November 20
Attention UNL Ladies:
Little Sisters of the White Rose rush coming soonl
Men of Sigma Nu
Attention: Pi Mu Epsilon, an Honorary Math Society, will
have its first organized meeting Wednesday. November
4, at 4:30pm. Tne meeting will be at Bessey Auditorium,
room 117. Max Larson win speak about careers in math.
A brief meeting will follow the presentation. Members and
non-members are invited.
CRUISE SHIPS NOW HIRING
Earn S2.000wmonth ♦ world travel (Hawaii.
Mexico, the Carribean, etc.) Holiday. Summer
and Career employment available No experi
ence necessary. For employment program call
1 206-634-0468 ext. C5778
Did you know you could go to Oxford. Senshu.
Dijon. Budapest. Monterry, or even Moscow University
and receive UNL Credit???
Come get more INFORMATION about
Study Abroad Opportunities
on: Thursday. November 5th
3:00. 4:00, and 6:00
in the NE Union.
Contact D'vee in CBA Advising (CBA 241 472-2310) for
more information
THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON
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“Well, If I’m lucky, I should be able to get off
this thing In about six more weeks.”
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Stand-up comedian, RENO, examines everything from
national politics to family relationships in RENO ONCE
REMOVED Catch this dynamic and funny commentary
on the world around us Sunday. November 8 at 7 and
10p.m. in the Carson Theater For ticket information
contact the box office at #472-4747. Half price student
tickets are also available at the door.
ARE MINUSES GOING TO BE
ADDED
TO UNL GRADING POLICY?
What will this do to your GPA^
Do graduate colleges consider pluses s minuses’’
Come to the Open Forum Nov. 11 from 12-1 in the Crib to
find out both sides of this proposed grading policy change.
Arts and Sciences
Student Advisory Board
Applications are now available in Oldfather 1223. Office
of Student Involvement and Residence Hall desks. Any
Arts and Sciences majors can ajaply. Due Nov. 13th by
4pm.
FREE FRIDAY FILM
Nov. 6 at St. Mark's, 13th & R: THE WORD (1955). Dir.
Carl Dreyer. Showing at 7 p.m.
INTRAMURAL OLYMPIC
WEIGHTLIFTING
The Intramural Olympic Weightlifting Meet will be held in
the Campus Recreation Center (weight training and con
ditioning room) on Thursday, Nov. 5. Register on site.
Weigh-ins are 5:15-6:15pm. The meet will begin at
6:30pm. A current UNL photo I.D. is required of all
participants.
Lesbian Discussion Group
Meets every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm in the Women's
Center Room 338 in tne Nebraska Union. Free and
confidential. For more information call Judith. The
Women's Center. 472-2598.
Louis Crompton will speak on "Homosexuality in Ancient
Rome". Nov. 4 at 3:30 in Andrews 228.
MASA SWEATER SALE
Alpaca Wool Sweaters Make excellent Christmas gifts!!
Sale will be on the Plaza-City Union, November 2 thru
November 6, 8:00am-5:00pm
RALLY AGAINST
RACISM
Broyhill Fountain
Wed, Nov. 4 at 2pm
sponsored by Racial Pluralism Action Team
SINGLE MOTHERS
Discussion/Support Group
Wednesdays. 12-1:30p.m.
Women's Center NE Union 338. 472-2597 tor info.
UPC International Films
Life On A String
Sunday. November 8
2:30, 4:45, 7:00 & 9:15
At Sheldon Art Gallery
Dr. Fred Luthans speaks on
YOUR JOB FUTURE
Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 pm
Neihardt Blue Room
Emerging Leader Program
Applications now available for first year students who
want to explore their leadership potential. Office for
Student Involvement, 200 NE Union or 300 NE East
Union.
115 Meetings
ATTENTION:
Organizational meeting to dscuss campus need tor re
sponse to Eating Disorders:
Anorexia/Bulimia
Nov. 10, Tues
6p.m. Women s Center
340 Nebraska Union
472-2598
Biology Club
Meeting Thursday at 7:30 in room 118 Manter. The
speaker will be from the Cedar Point office; also bring t
shirt designs.
Block & Bridle
Meeting 11-5-92, 7-7:30pm Initiates; 7.30-8:00pm busi
ness; ff:00pm guest speaker Paul Engler. East Campus
Union.
CBA Advisory Board
TODAY*5:30, Union
Company A-2
Meeting tonight at 1930 hours in office. Will go to East
Campus for bowling & pizza.
Experience the enjoyment of planning lun events and
sharing unique ideas. Everyone welcome to be creative
and Know new people. UPC-Best Of The Rest Committee
meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm in Food Court B of Union.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Lambda Tau National Honor Society will be having a
?uest speaker from the Physician s Lab at our meeting
hursday night at 6:30pm, University Health Center,
Room F (in basement). New students welcome)
Pre PT Club
Bring your questions for Dr. Gary Soderbem. Curriculum
Director of Creighton's new PT Program. Thursday, No
vember 5 at 7:30pm in the University Health Center
Conference Rooqj
SAA
There s NO meeting this Thursday. November 5. but be
ready tojbrmg your smiling faces tothe Wick on November
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UNL Ad Club
"Internship" meeting Wednesday. November 4th. Room
201 Avery Hall, 6:00pm.
UNL Table Tennis Club will be having practices every
Tues.and Sun. 6 8pm. For more in1o. call John 436-9032
or Leah 472-3467
120 Greek Affairs
-Special thanks to S oma N u and SAM tor helping wit h the
second-place lawn display!
Congratulations Gina tor your ASUN and NHRI appoint
ments.
-Congratulations Dawnn for your ASUN appointments
and AERho initiation.
-The A-Phi's
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ACROSS
1 R C title
5 Soda and
volatile
preceders
9 Truman's
hometown
14 Combiner with
photo or phobia
15 Eram, eras,
16 Qabus bin Said,
for one
17 Kind of bar
18 When the money
arrives,
20 Alengon's
department
21 Old-style
factotum
22 -off (start
golfing)
23 When others
won't,
25 Aftershocks
26 Pinnacle
27 Antibodies
29 Brazilian dances
32 Unaffiliated, in a
way
36 Roughly
37 Velvet ending
38 Hall of Fame
receiver
39 Wane
41 Groundskeep
ers' machines
42 Bottom linp, in
the U K
43 Non opposite
44 Cold-weather
footgear
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»7 When the zipper
breaks,
53 -of Aquarius
54 Precincts
55 Pelters for all
seasons
56 When the car lot
has room,
59 Old-time field
hand
50 Storehouse
51 Capt Hook's
henchman
12 Oliver or Rex
53 Pardon
54 Toreros'
rewards
55 Ukr, etc
DOWN
1 Big London
Guildhall statue
2 Oiseau's talon
3 Cum —- salis
4 When Sol
blazes,
5 Farm machines
6 Directional
assist
7 Veranda
8 Adjustable
wrench
9 Tennis shot
10 Doctors' org
11 Devilfish
12 Ten-gallon cask
13 Acclivities
19 Author-journalist
Goodman
24 Chin festoon
25 When drought
persists,
28 Eliminate, gang
style
29 Triste
30 Ribicoff or
Burrows
31 Soft shoe, for
short
32 Marie Curie,
Sklodowska
33 Its PM is
Haughey
34 Eight-time Norris
Trophy winner
35 Symbols for at
no 11
37 An enzyme
40 Set
(ambush)
41 Coiffeurs'
preparations
44 More sallow
45 Type size
46 Indonesian
island
48 A skin layer
49 Bush's buddy
50 Ouargla and
Touggourt
51 -(early
jrman)
52 Luges
57 The Troy, N Y ,
Engineers
58 Still and all