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'-, I I I { Authentic Chicago Style Deli i Ulorlds Best Free Brink with Sandwich Order) I Live Music fi-30 - 8:30 Tues-Fri ' j * , h I Need A Lawyer? ASUN Student Legal Services offers free legal advice and representation to UNL Students. For an appointment call 472-3350 or stop in at Room 335, Nebraska Union. Site compiles list of notable Nebraskans BY JILL CONNER The founder of CliffsNotes was born 11 miles away from the founder of Hallmark Cards - both in Nebraska. Clifford Hillegas and Joyce Hall are two so-called “quiet heroes” documented with 300 others in a Web site for famous Nebraskans. The site, developed by E. A. Krai and featured on the Nebraska State Education Association Web site, http://www.nsea.org, is a project completed by a retired teacher of 30 years. It started when he assigned students term papers about famous people they selected, Krai said. “It occurred to me there are a lot of other people you don’t hear about, our quiet heroes,” he said. “It would be nice to put together a resource students and adults might use.” For starters, he put 100 peo • pie on a Web site. “I think it is an attempt to create awareness for the pub lic,” Krai said. “A lot of people have been connected with Nebraska throughout history,” Krai said he wants to acquaint people with ZJtcve For All Your Party Needs! Old Mill Reg. or Lt. 30 pk cans wm.9.99 Busch Reg. or Lt. 18 pk cans wm.7.79 Budweiser Reg. or Lt. 12 pk cans wm.6.39 Miller Draft or Lite 24 pk cans wm.12.49 Coors Reg. or Lt. 30 pk cans warm.... 14.99 Bacardi Lt. or Dk. 1.75 L.15.99 Jim Beam 1.75 L.16.99 T Vodka .9.99 Prices good through 11/01/00 RECEIVE 30 lbs OF ICE AND 50 CUPS FREE! 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Nebraskans who can serve as role models. He said those who are not athletes or entertainers are frequently overlooked. Any nationally distin guished person who was bom in Nebraska or who lived in the state for any period of time is a candidate for the list. Those who are pioneers in any field, inventors or those who have received any major awards are included. "Of course we all know about Johnny Carson and Coach (Tom) Osborne,” Krai said. Krai’s list includes Edward Perkins, the inventor of Kool Aid, and Charles Lindberg, who learned to fly in Nebraska. The most recent addition will be Alan Heeger, a Nobel Prize win ner in chemistry, also from Nebraska. Krai said one person he thinks is extraordinary is' Charles H. Percell from North Bend, who was the chief engi neer of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Percell was responsible for the construction of the massive structure. Krai learned of these quiet heroes by scanning indexes and newspapers through the Nebraska State Historical Society, and by people sending him information. One person suggested to Krai by the public was Creighton Hale, a pioneer in the develop ment of youth sports equip merit, such as the double earflap batter’s helmet, catch er’s helmet, chest protector and aluminum baseball bat. Krai also wanted to promote the state of Nebraska. “A lot of people don’t know we have a lot of great people,” he said. Krai thought the Web site might be a helpful tool for stu dents, and approached the NSEA about putting his link on their Web site. “It means you have to study a little history to understand what they have accomplished,” he said. “It’s an educational experience for me as well as for anyone who reads it.” A1 Koontz, an NSEA spokesman, agreed, but also thought teachers could make use of the Web site. “We think it’s a good resource for our teachers to use in their lessons for students,” Koontz said. Although he is retired, Krai spends most of his time looking for new candidates. He updates the list frequent ly and plans to make a reference book of more than 600 refer ences within six years. Upon completion, all refer ences will be donated to the UNL Archives. Krai said he wants to improve the image of Nebraska by writing his reference book. “I think people can be proud of these Nebraskans,” he said. Web site gives prospective student crime rate statistics CRIME from pagel students. Having these facts will help students make good decisions and improve campus safety, he said. This fall, University Police sent students postcards to tell them about the UNL Web site, Cauble said. Howard Clery, the treasurer of Security on Campus Inc., a non-profit group which pro motes campus safety and lob bied for the passage of this bill, said students deserve to know their campus’ safety statistics. The amendment, which mandated the crime reporting, is named after Clery's sister, Jeanne Clery, who was raped and murdered on Lehigh University’s campus in Bethlehem, Pa., he said. Clery said after the murder, his family found out about sev eral violent crimes which had occurred in previous years on the campus. The Clery family sued Lehigh University and used the money it won to set up Security on Campus Inc., he said. Clery said knowing the sta tistics is important for students, but they should not automati cally assume campuses which report very little crime are safe. 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