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Auto accident kills two men By Michelle Starr Staff writer Two men died in a car accident Thursday morning. The 9:56 a.m. accident at Warlick Boulevard and Old Cheney Road involved a Salem Oil Company semi tractor trailer and a Dodge pickup truck, Lincoln Police Ofc. Katherine Finnell said. “I know 400-some people are killed in car accidents each year, but when it hits home it is really diffi cult,” said Chuck Salem, owner of Salem Oil Company. The driver and passenger of the pickup truck, identified as David A. Vice, 36, of York, and Craig A. Harris, 41, of Henderson, were killed in the accident, Capt. A1 Soukup said. The addresses of the victims were taken from their drivers’ licenses and are the best information the police had as of Thursday night, Soukup said. The driver of the semi trailer truck, Frederick Kos, 50, of Lincoln, was transported to BryanLGH West Medical Center and suffered only bumps and bruises from the accident, Salem said. He was treated and released from the hospital. Kos’ minor injuries were the only thankful thing that came out of the bad day, Salem said. Kos was unavailable for com ment. Soukup said the report of the accident has not been completed, and the police did not know who was responsible for the accident as of Thursday night. No citations had been issued. It is also unknown if slick streets caused by weather played a role in the accident or how fast the vehicles were going at the time of impact, he said. Finnell said the pickup was east bound on Old Cheney Road and the truck was southbound on Warlick Boulevard when the two collided in the intersection. Program tackles teacher shortage By Margaret Behm Staff uriter A nationwide shortage of teachers has one oiganization recruiting college graduates of all majors. Teach for America is an organiza tion that gives college graduates the opportunity to teach in under-resourced urban and rural schools across the coun try. The program was developed 10 years ago by Wendy Kopp, a college student at Princeton University, tyho presented the idea in her undeigraduate senior thesis statement. Ten years later, the program contin ues to grow and is a good way for col lege students to get involved in society, said JefFKnievel, campus coordinator. “It’s an opportunity for college stu dents to give back to the community where they came from or a community where they know needs assistance,” said Knievel, a senior sociology major. Teach for America is one of many service programs students apply to in the spring. Other programs include the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and Vista. Not only is it a great way to help but schools, but Teach for America is also an excellent way for graduates to get involved with a job opportunity where they have assistance, John McNally, campus coordinator, said. > “You’re not going in blind because they provide resources where people want you to go in and teach,” said McNally, a senior political science major. “Teach For America will say that it isn’t the greatest neighborhood, but we’re here to help you.” Jeff Hellbusch went through the program from 1995 to 1997 in Baltimore, after graduating with an English degree from Northwestern University in Chicago. He taught mid dle-school English. « “There’s a huge teacher shortage,” said Hellbusch, a third-year medical student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “In Baltimore it’s crazy. You don’t even need to have a high-school diploma to be a substitute teacher. It’s pretty crazy that actually happens, but it does.” f Participants will always have anoth er person from the program in the school they teach in, Knievel said. Hellbusch said he was intimidated by the idea of teaching at an inner-city school, but later he liked the change. “I got to admit, I was a little appre ft#.'* iv f ” I got to admit, I was a little apprehensive -1 even had a few nightmares about JeffHeUbusch former participant hensive -1 even had a few nightmares about it,” he said. “But once f was there, the adjustment was not bad at all.” Hellbusch said being in the program helped him get into medical school. “I know someone on the review committee, and they said they thought the program was impressive,” he said. “So I know for a fact it helped.” . Participants must apply before they are accepted into the program. This year the deadline is Monday. Students can pick up applications at Career Services in Nebraska Union 345 or by visiting the Web site at www. teachjoramenca. org. There are currently 13 areas across the country where students can teach. Applicants rank their top three choices, and the organization will try to place them there. Participants can teach all grades. Students of all majors can apply for the program, and it is recommended they apply during their senior years of college, Knievel said. Students must spend 12 hours in the spring in a public school classroom observing the strategies of teachers. • In the summer, die participants will spend five weeks in Houston. There they will be trained by educators and will teach summer school. Participants are given a temporary teaching certificate. Many school dis tricts require the participants to become fully certified to teach while they work there, McNally said. “Most of die time, they are required to get a teaching certificate while you’re teaching,” he said. “So when you’re done, you have a real certificate. There are some people that stay teachers.” Participants must commit to the program for two years. They receive a salary where they work,with $4,725 per year from the program. Gas line breaks, lulls traffic By Michelle Starr Staff writer Traffic came to a lull midmom ing Thursday as crews repaired a one-day-old gas line downtown. The accident occurred during construction of the Que Place Garage and Gallery Complex, 12th and Q streets. “This is a routine experience during construction,” said.Alan Hersch, Peoples Natural Gas spokesman. Chuck Moreno, underground foreman for ABC Electric Company, 1021 N. 25th St., broke the line while trying to install a junc tion box that controls traffic signals and lights. Hersch said that by law anyone who is going to dig must call to check for power lines - including gas - before they begin. ABC Electric did not do that, he said. “It’s a serious deal... if you hit an electrical line it could cost you your life,” Hersch said. Moreno said he normally would call to check for lines, but while he was at the site, he asked John Schroeder, superintendent of Sampson Construction Company, where the gas line was. Schroeder pointed to one area, and the line was not there. He then pointed to another area. When workers began digging, they hit the gas line and broke it, Moreno said. Hersch said traffic began flow ing shortly after the gas-leakage scare was calmed. The plastic gas line was repaired within a few hours. 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Compiled by staff writer Michelle Starr MoriarBoard collectsfunds to buy books From staff reports The UNL Black Masque chapter of Mortar Board will be in the Nebraska Union today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. collecting money for books for elementary school children. The money will be given to pro grams in the Lincoln area that buy the books, said Christy Jensen, the senior honorary’s president. Jensen said the national Mortar Board service theme this week is “Reading is Leading.” This week is National Mortar Board Week. Also as part of the week, Mortar Board alumni will have lunch at the Wick Alumni Center on Saturday. The group has been around for about 100 years, Jensen said. dailyneb.com Our website will tell you everything you need to know about watching the latest movies from any of our nine theatres. We'll show you what to see, where to see it and how much it’s gonna cost. 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