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"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble."
—William Shakespeare, "Macbeth"
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 31 2007
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Jessie Kettling/ARKAN Allison York, Alton, Ill. senior, looks at murals painted by the finalists from the Jayhawk National mural contest Tuesday afternoon on Wescoca beach. After judging is completed the murals will hang in Strong Hall.
Not quite Monet, but it'll do
HOMECOMING Students can win prizes for Halloween costumes
Students who want an opportunity to dress up for Halloween and also win a prize should stop by the Homecoming Steering Committee booth between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today on Wescoe Beach.
When students arrive at the Halloween costume contest booth, a member of the committee will take their pictures with a Polaroid camera and post the pictures on a bulletin board to be judged. All students are encouraged to vote for their favorite picture, even if they opt not to participate in the costume contest themselves
Homecoming Steering Committee President Bill Walberg also advised students to arrive at the contest early because the number of votes each picture receives would determine who the winners were, not the number of votes compared to how long the picture has been on the bulletin board.
The Halloween Costume Contest is an individual competition. First, second and third place winners will receive a prize, but the Homecoming Steering Committee was not yet sure what that prize would be.
Francesca Chambers
CAMPUS Money station offers prizes on Wescoe Beac
The Jayhawk Nation Money Sta.
Today starting at 10 a.m. students can win prizes and earn some extra cash at the Jayhawk Nation Money Station.
tion is being co-sponsored by the Homecoming Steering Committee and the KU Endowment Student Philanthropy Committee. Prizes will include scholarships, along with T-shirts, gift certificates, KU pint glasses, and cash.
"We anticipate this to be a very popular event because of the giveaways and scholarships that Endowment is donating. That is why we are suggesting a $2 to $3 donation be made upon participation," said Morgan Shirley, Daily Events co-chairwoman. "We really wanted to have an event that could help generate something for the United Wav. It is such a great cause."
Students are encouraged to donate S3 to the event if they take a turn inside the machine. All proceeds will be donated to the Douglas County United Way.
The Jayhawk Nation Money Machine will be on Wescoe Beach today until 2 p.m.
NILES, Mich. — Talk about being in a pickle: A judge gave a 35-year-old man probation in a case that police said involved an assault with pickles.
ODD NEWS
Man beaten with his own pickles by an irate friend
According to police reports, the pickle problems began when Bobby Lee Bolen of Buchanan was hanging out at his then-friend Jody Lee's home in Buchanan on Aug. 20.
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"If this is not the silliest case I've ever seen in this courtroom, it certainly is in the Top 10," Berrien Trial Court Judge Scott Schofield said. "The fact that it's silly doesn't mean that it's not serious."
Lee told Bolen he couldn't afford to feed everyone and not to eat his pickles. Bolen then began yelling and swearing and stormed out, according to the report.
Later, Bolen barged back into the house and got into an argument with Lee. Lee told police Bolen slammed him down on the couch and threw two large pickles at him and said, "Here's your damn pickles."
Bolen also shoved former friend J.W. Romanski III and beat Lee with a telephone when he tried to call 911, according to the report. Two counts involving Bolen's assaults were dismissed as was a charge of cutting or interfering with phone lines.
Defense attorney Robert Lutz said alcohol appeared to be at the root of Bolen's problems.
Bolen's sentence included 54 days in jail with credit for 54 days served and one year of probation.
They don't call them hunting dogs for nothing
DES MOINES, Iowa — A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger, an official said Tuesday.
Bolen went to the refrigerator and helped himself to some pickles. According to the report,
James Harris, 37, of Tama, was hit in the calf Saturday, the opening day of pheasant season, said Alan Foster, a spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"He had surgery and is doing pretty well," he said. "He took between 100-120 pellets in about a
Harris was listed in good condition Tuesday, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said.
4-inch circle to his calf."
"The muzzle velocity is so great that the pellets don't have a chance to spread out," he said.
Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said.
No one else was hurt, and the dog was not injured.
The gun was about 3 feet away from his leg.
Foster said no citations had been issued.
WEXFORD, Pa. — It's the deal of a lifetime.
Couple offers homebuyers a refund upon death
Bob and Ricki Husick of Pittsburgh are offering anyone who buys their home a full refund when they die.
The Husicks have been trying to sell their suburban home for almost a year, but have failed to do so in the current shaky market.
Some area homeowners have lowered prices, offered trips and tried a variety of other gimmicks, but the Husicks came up with their own unique incentive
The couple have no heirs and built the house in 1993. They want $399,900 for the four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath home, which is located about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
Wait, there's more: if the buyer agrees to care for the couple in old age, he could also inherit their retirement home in Arizona.
Under the Husicks' offer, the buyer would get the sale price back when they die.
"Why not go for the works? So if we're worth $2.5 million, you get it all," said Husick, 55.
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According to police reports, someone removed a computer from a supervisor's office in the Kansas Union. The suspect was arrested, and police recovered the computer.
Someone inappropriately used a KU Union credit card to purchase alcohol, according to police reports.
KU Police reported that someone damaged a handle on a concession stand at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. The damage was valued at $500.
"Kansas No. 1 in Sagarin computer poll"
No, not in basketball...
KANSAN.COM
The Languages You Need To Speak
On Halloween Day, 1891, the KU and MU football teams met for the first time. KU won the game 22-8. Considered the second oldest Division I a football rivalry, KU leads the amazingly even series 54-52-8.
correction
The break box in Tuesday's "Mural finalists display work on Wescroe Beach for judging" said that there were 10 finalists in the Jayhawk Nation Mural contest, however only nine finalists were listed. The 10th finalist was the Kappa Delta and Figi coalition.
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