Millions of University of Xe
braska-Lincoln students pass
through the Nebraska Union
every day. But aside from Burger
King, the Crib and the National
Bank of Commerce, a whole
wonderland of treasures awaits
the intrepid explorer, if one only
knows where to look.
With pickaxes in hand and
pith hats in place, we set off on
our quest for the union nobody
knows.
The home offices of the Daily
Nebraskan themselves sit like a
giant nerve center in the base
ment of the union. Maybe you
don’t know where it is or what it
looks like Let’s put it this way.
It’s a cozy little place nestled in
the southeast corner of the base
ment underneath the Colonial
Room. Maybe you think you can
only reach it from the stairs by
NBC Bank Maybe you’ve tried
to place a personal ad, only to
wind up in the University Book
store. You’re wrong The first
mystery of the union we uncov
ered was the secret passage be
tween the two sides of the base
ment.
Walking through the pas
sageway makes you think you ’re
in the large intestine of some
great beast. The analogy grows
more apt because it’s very dark
and very hex. Even groovier,
there are all sorts of nifty things
tucked away down there, rather
like a giant subterranean rum
mage sale Old toasters, chairs,
utility carts and a whole wire
closet full of vacuums!
The piece de resistance is a
huge barbecue grill over by the
elevator At this we turned to
each other and said, “Aha. Obvi
ously an important find." It was
mindboggling to imagine the
possibility that while we were
up in Burger King waiting in
line, our burgers were actually
being flamebroiled downstairs
and whisked upstairs to our
eager taste buds by the giant
utility elevator. Perhaps this is
where they sent special orders,
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