Rave reputation leads
police to inspect dances
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Disappointed but not disconso
late, she returned to her friend in
the camouflage slip dress.
Together, they slowly wove their
way back into the leaping crowd.
Raves are notoriously busted
by police because of the presence
of alcohol and drugs, despite pro
moters attempts to keep them
chemical free. Despite rumors,
many ravers do not use drugs dur
ing the evening, but the persis
tence or some dancers perpetuates
raves’ drug-heavy reputation.
Saturday night was a case in
point. While most people said
they cared only about the music,
they all acknowledged the pres
ence of drugs that evening.
Several inquiries revealed a var
ied price for acid at the show,
somewhere between $4-6 for a
tab, and allegedly as high as $10
while the headlining disc jockey
was commandeering. Ecstasy
was tougher to come by, one
University of Nebraska at Omaha
student said, even though she
admitted she knew who had it.
But the police didn’t.
About 1:30 a.m., five mem
bers of the Saline County Sheriff’s
Department arrived, curious about
the music and beams of light
bursting from behind the usually
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Caspar Sluiter
graduate student
serene Berean Church.
“The cops were pissed because
they think there is beer in here,”
Stanton said. “But there isn’t.”
Sure enough, the officers
retreated after 15 minutes and the
dance continued without missing
a beat.
Raves generally fade out as
early morning lights dim the col
ored light beams and illuminate
the weary faces of exhausted, yet
optimistic dancers. The events
have partly earned such devotion
because of their positive atmos
pheres, fostered by expressive
dancing, shared love for electron
ic music and a shared desire to
spend an entire night in a
Dionysian celebration.
“I like the music, Marilyn
Manson is too evil for me,”
dancer Teri Mathieson said.
“Here you never see fights.”
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By Chris Thomas
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“Starship Troopers” is a
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Based upon the classic novel
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“Troopers” plays much like
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: eplist witb. the Federal Service
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