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Stadium Continued'from Page A1 “All the concession stands will have screens to accommodate the fans, and we will also have televi sions lined along under the balco nies in the east and west stands,” Selig said. The total costof the video screens and televisions, which were funded entirely through corporate spon — M We wanted to be the first college in the country to offer this kind of a system to our fans. This will be one of the things that will help Memorial Stadium remain a great place. — Byrne NU athletic director -tf _ sorships, came to S3.8 million, Selig said. Nebraska is the first college in the nation to install replay boards in its own stadium. Schools such as Arizona State University and the University of Minnesota in Minnc apolis, who share facilities with an NFL franchise, use video boards. “We wanted to be the first col lege in the country to offer this kind of a system to our fans,” Nebraska athletic director Bill Byrne said. “This will be one of the things that will help Memorial Stadium re main a great place.” Jeff Schmahl, production direc tor of the HuskerVision system, said the screens would be used to show approximately 14 features during each game. “We are going to do things like have the Armour hot dog of the game,” Schmahl said. “For that, we will pick out four crazy-looking fans in the stands and choose one as the fan of the game. We are going to have trivia contests, a puzzle re veal, Huskcr moments in history, halftime highlights, quarter statis tics and the previous week’s play ers of the game.” To aid Schmahl and his stafT, which is partly composed of Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln jour nalism students, the athletic de partment also has added a new sound system to Memorial Stadi um. The $811,000 system is the sec ond-largest off-season renovation to the stadium. A large set of speak ers is in place atop the scoreboard in the north end zone. Additional speakers have been installed throughout the concourse level of the stadium. “One of the things that you have . ..... Gerik Parmele/DN Workers install the first of two screens recently at Memorial Stadium. The HuskerVision video screens, located at the northeast and southeast corners of the stadium, were one of many stadium renovations this summer. heard fans complain about in the past is that they would rather stay home and watch the game on TV,” Schmahl said. “Well now, with the video screens and the sound sys tem, they can come to the game and get the best of both worlds.” Byrne said the improvements would help fans enjoy the game. “Now fans will be able to hear the public address announcer,” he said. “That’s something they haven’t been able to do in the past couple of years. We feel that the improvements will greatly add to the atmosphere of Memorial Stadi um.” Other changes include recon struction of Section 14, which col lapsed in thesummcrofl993.lt has been repaired and made accessible to persons with disabilities. In ad dition, the west stands are being overhauled and waterproofed. WELCOME BACK! Last year the Zoo Bar celebrated 20 years of live music and was voted The Nation s #1 Blues Bar. You'll see the following acts this fall at the Zoo: Yabba, Magic Slim, Charlie Musselwhite, James Harman, Caribe, Candye Kane, Tinsley Ellis, Ida McBeth, Monkey Meet, Matt Murphy, The Tailgators, Coco Montoya, The Forbidden Pigs, Kim Wilson, The Dynatones and many more. SHOP •Many in-store specials •$4 off any U-lock •Next day service on repairs 2706 Randolph Ph. 438-1477 BE A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER American Red Cross No Joke Pitchers For Only a Penny! Every Wednesday, 8pm to lam. First pitcher $4.25 Second one only A PENNY? W.C.'s Downtown 1228 P St. 1 Free food, human bowling will welcome new students By Matthew Waite Senior Reporter Beginning today, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will open its arms to new students during the three-day Big Red Welcome. Students will be welcomed this year with free picnics, human bowling and greetings individualized for different types of students. Pat McBride, director of New Stu dent Enrollment, said Big Red Wel come was a great way for new students to meet other students and to meet the Association of Studentsof the Univer sity of Nebraska senators for their colleges. The welcome also is a good way to have fun, he said. An event called Fun Times, which will be held Friday from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the north side of the Nebraska Union, will offer a variety of activities. “You can put on a Velcro suit and jump up on a wall and be a fly caught on fly paper,” he said. Fun Times, sponsored by the University Program Council, also will feature human bowl ing and a piano like the one Tom Hanks used to play “Chopsticks" in the movie “Big.” Other events arc: • Greetings for commuter, inter national, out-of-state, racial minority, grcck, residence hall, transfer and graduate students. Friday at noon. • The All University Wei come fea turing UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier and ASUN president Andrew Loudon. Friday from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. • Picnic at Broyhill Fountain and Fun Times. Friday at 5 p.m. • Class-schedule tours throughout the weekend. McBride said area businesses would give away food, plastic cups and other items during the All University Wel come. Student groups also will have booths where interested freshman can get information about the groups, he said. “We’re trying to make all students feel welcome with their new setting,” he said. WordPerfect QuattroPro5 SPECIAL LIMITED-TIME OFFER: WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows, Quattro Pro 5.0 for Windows, and Random House Webster’s Electronic Dictionary and Thesaurus, College Edition. H&SSY'"'* ZJhrMtahwsr DOS The ultimate too! for graph ics and presentations! SQQjSf£k£y‘ KPKP The most oowt UK The most powerful DOS application ever! taaMl WPMac J O. electronic dictionary, golf name, and moirf See your loc al campus reseller for more information. H WordPerfect n_ KJnwoll Ar«nl»rrt»i, WtvtfrtMKfiti Nona Me M«M htand w piatfucl hmm «r« n • * Mr ikm cowum* © tM4 Mokm Ik news briefs Spanier to talk about goals Chancellor Graham Spanier will deliver the second annual State of the University Address on Friday. Spanier will talk about long-range plans for the University of Neoraska-Lincoln and discuss goals for the upcoming year. , speech ^will be at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Doors open at 110:30 a.m., and the speech will begin at 11 a.m. A picnic lunch will bo held on the Lied Plaza following the speech. Shuttle service from East Campus to the Lied Center will be provided. Students can board buses at Agricultural Hall at 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Buses returning to East Campus will leave the center at 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. r Voter registration offered Students can register to vote during Big Red Welcome. The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a voter registration booth .T1day from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center. No identification is required to register. Students also can pick up information on the requirements to vote, appl ications for an internship at the county election office and absentee ballot request forms. Students may register at their campus addresses or use their home addresses. - Pools to close for season Seven of the nine city swimming pools will close for the year on a,3/’ accortlm8t0 lhe Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department. Mo- i *■' Antelope, Arnold Heights, Ballard, Belmont, Irvingdalc, Meadow Heights and Woods pools will close. Eden Pool, 4400 Antelope Creek Road, and Uni Pool, 2000 N. 48th w,*l remain open until Aug. 28.