Missed Connections - Nate

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crazy homeless guy with delusions of grandeur, but he was humored by the people of San Francisco, who even minted currency that they allowed him to use in his favorite hangouts. At one point, Norton proclaimed the official disbanding of the United States Congress, which they proved somewhat resistant to. Why no one knows about him: Look at Hitler, Charles Manson and Ted Bundy:

If you want to be a crazy guy who's remembered by history, you have to be an evil bastard, not some loveable schmuck.

Norton is still venerated in San Francisco; in 2004 the San Francisco Oakland Bay

Bridge was nearly renamed after him (the bridge itself still believes it was renamed). Also, Congress has spent the past few decades slowly but surely implementing his decision on them.

Nat Love, cowboy

Why he's a badass: The chokehold of white supremacy made it hard for many AfricanAmericans to make a living or a name for a century after the abolition of slavery; Love, however, literally started building his reputation as soon as he was free. Love was born a slave in Davidson County, Tenn., and like Frederick Douglass, gave the finger to black anti-literacy laws and was taught to read and write by his father. Significantly unlike Douglass, he later went West and became a gunslinger, earning a cult following and the nickname "Deadwood Dick," which he for some reason encouraged. In his autobiography, Love claimed that he was once captured by a band of Indians, who spared his life because they were impressed by his fighting ability (which, if you think about it, would be a good reason to kill him). Love eventually left the life to become a train porter. Why no one knows about him: Well, it's not just him; to hear mainstream history books tell it, black people didn't exist at all until sometime around Duke Ellington. Also, like most gunslingers of the time, it's very difficult to find out what aspects of Love's life were utter self-promoting fabrications. And be honest: are YOU going to be the one to tell a third grade Social Studies class that there once was a guy named Deadwood Dick?

ROBBED AND JOBBED

Being robbed is inarguably one of the least fun occurrences in life, but preventative measures can be taken to considerably lessen the possibility of getting robbed.

Sophomore Isaac Kim knows the feeling. Kim and a friend were on their way out from a local 7-Eleven with cases of brew in hand and aspirations for an eventful evening. Walking through the streets of Grace and Franklin, they passed a house with an open garage door. A figure inside the garage asked if they could spare a beer, and Kim decided to help him out. Before Kim knew it, four more people entered the garage. Boom. The guy takes his beer and asks if they have any money. As this happened, two other people in the garage reached into their pants as if they were holding weapons. Kim recalls immediately thinking, "Oh my God, something bad could happen to me." After it was then established Kim and his friend had no money to give them, the robbers let them go on their way, brewless. "Each situation is unique, so you never know what a person might do," said Sgt. Leonard F. Boradnax of the Richmond Police Department. In this scenario it is important not to panic. Unless the robber is rocking skinny jeans, you won't know when they're actually carrying a weapon. "Remain calm and cooperate," Boradnax said. According to Boradnax, a robbery can occur at any time of the day. This is true, but students should be more cautious when walking through a dark alley at 3 a.m., and especially when walking alone. Keep in mind that some areas require extra precaution, like Carver, an area located behind Marshall and Clay Streets.