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^MDS Harris Together, We're Making Lives Better 621 Rose Street, Lincoln www.mdsharris.com/rcrt/recruit.htm Ayacht for the price of a dinghy Now you can get it all without paying for it all. Because the PowerBook® G3 is more affordable than ever (see below). Awesome Pentium-crushing power.* Massive 14.1" screen. Endless adaptability. All of which can help you work faster and more efficiently. Leaving you more time to stop and smell the ocean breeze.Come in and test the waters. PowerBook® G3 prices have been slashed up to $700 with prices starting at $1,799. Available Now. UNL Computer Shop 501N. Stadium Drive, Room 123 (402)472-5787 Game show draws graduate to compete ‘Price is Right’ lets Lincolnite ‘come on down’ By Ashley Anderson Staff writer Dreams of winning cash and prizes, the itch to spin the big wheel and the lure to “come on down” are all more than enough to draw many people to participate in television game shows. For Tami Feit, a recent University ofNebraska-Lincoln graduate, a life long love for “The Price is Right” motivated her to vie for an appear ance on the show. Feit traveled to Los Angeles in February to play the game, and her appearance will air Monday at 10 a.m. “I’ve watched ‘The Price is Right’ since I was little,” Feit said. “It’s always been a goal of mine to appear on the show.” According to her fiance, Alex Williams, Feit’s love of the game pro gressed beyond childhood. “When she was a (UNL) New Student Enrollment leader, she taped the show while she gave tours,” Williams said. “When she came back at night, she watched it fairly reli giously.” The day Feit was to see the show, 728 4 HAY MARKET 475-6483 SPORTS BAR & GRILL FRIDAY F.A.C 6 FREE WINGS with drink purchase 5-7 p.m. 23 oz. domestics $2.00 32oz. domestic $3 00 foo shall, pool, darts, NTN trivia she arrived at the studio at 5:30 a.m., along with other game-show hope fuls. Feit received a stand-by ticket to sit in the audience - part of a lengthy process - but didn’t expect to com pete in the show. Much to her surprise, Feit was one of the first four people that Bob Barker called to die floor to compete. “I have never experienced that much intensity and nervousness as when he called me down,” Feit said. She won her first game and advanced to the Big Wheel round. She needed to beat the 75-cent spin of a previous competitor to advance to the next phase in the game. Feit’s 85-cent spin landed her a place in the Showcase Showdown. Before Feit left for Los Angeles in February, Williams joked that if she won a motor home in the Showdown, they would sell it for cash. Sure enough, Feit’s Showcase package included a motor home. Williams said he couldn’t believe the coincidence. Although Feit didn’t win the Showcase Showdown, she has fond memories of being a contestant on “The Price is Right.” “I always promised myself that I’d never do anything dumb, but I ended up kissing Bob Barker on the cheek,” she said. Besides getting the chance to kiss Barker, Feit won a go-cart and a com puter. According to Williams, Feit never doubted that she would appear on the show. “It was something she always talked about,” Williams said. “She always said, ‘When I get on “The Price is Right,”’ not ‘If I get on.’” ..- = =rn Saint Patty's Day , Pitchers Dance all night, buy one at regular price, get on the stage and the second one is a penny. sing with the Dand. W.C.'S Drink alot of Green Beer. Live Karoke. 1228 "P" St Free JellO Shots to anyone who sings with the band. 477-4006Mention this ad & receive $.50 off your first drink purchase.