THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 31. 2014
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NATIONAL
7.5 quake on California fault could be disastrous
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A groundskeeper removes the supports to a sign at a park in Buena Park in Fullerton, Calif., on March 29, the morning after rangers discovered it fell off its supports after an earthquake hit Orange County Friday night.
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LA HABRA, Calif. — Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreated "Big One" from the more famous San Andreas Fault.
The Puente Hills thrust fault, which brought Friday night's magnitude-5.1 quake centered in La Habra and well over 100 aftershocks by Sunday, stretches from northern Orange County under downtown Los Angeles into Hollywood — a heavily populated swath of the Los Angeles area.
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake along that fault could prove more catastrophic than one along the San Andreas, which runs along the outskirts of metropolitan Southern California, seismologists said.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that such a quake along the Puente Hills fault could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people and cause up to $250 billion in damage. In contrast, a larger magnitude 8 quake along the San Andreas would cause an estimated
1,800 deaths.
In 1987, the fault caused the Whittier Narrows earthquake. Still considered moderate at magnitude 5.9, that quake killed eight people and did more than $350 million in damage.
Part of the problem with the potential damage is that the fault runs near so many vulnerable older buildings, many made of concrete, in downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. And because the fault, discovered in 1999, is horizontal, heavy reverberations are likely to be felt over a wide area.
The shaking from a 7.5 quake in the center of urban Los Angeles could be so intense it would lift heavy objects in the air.
That would "hit all of downtown," Jones said. "And everywhere from La Habra to Hollywood."
About 150 aftershocks, including one of magnitude-4.1, were felt since Friday night's quake, which forced several dozen people in the Orange County city of Fullerton out of their homes after firefighters discovered foundation problems that made the buildings unsafe.
thing girly. Heather laughed and explained they were joking.
"It was nice to have that smart-assery that I have given back to me." Denise said. "It's comfortable knowing she has some of the same qualities that I do"
ADOPTION FROM PAGE 1
Jon said that he became more confident in placing their son in adoption after meeting Heather and Thad. Adoption was the best route.
"After going through the process of searching for a couple, meeting them, and talking to them, we realized we were making these people happier," Jon Leonard said.
In December 2010, Jon proposed. Now married, Denise and Jon are raising their four sons together.
In their open adoption, Denise and Jon are in contact with Heather, Thad and Wilson Cole. They say that visiting Wilson at the Cole house is like dropping in on a nephew.
"I wholeheartedly believe that that's in his best interest," Heather said.
Heather was also adopted. Since her adoption was closed, her biological parents have never been part of her life. Aside from wanting to know medical history, reaching out to them would feel weird or even a little disloyal.
One of the reasons she keeps a relationship with Denise is so Wilson doesn't feel that awkwardness.
"At some point, he's going to have questions, and I'm not going to be able to answer all of
them," Heather said.
Heather and Denise talk regularly. A few months after Wilson's adoption, Denise met Heather at a coffee shop with a list of worries: Would Wilson one day hate her for not keeping him? Would her other sons hate her for not placing them with families like the Coles? Would Wilson want to keep his biological mother in his life when Heather is his mother?
"She'll be there when he skins his knee," Denise said. "She'll be there when he gets his heart broken. She'll be there when he fails a test. That's what a mom is. I just want to be recognized as the one who gave him all of that; gave him life, gave him a mom."
Heather recognized Denise's strengths. Denise is always giving back to others and fighting for the morally right thing. She's kept a positive attitude despite the struggles in her life and knows the insecurities that can concern birth mothers.
"Why don't you just apply that?" Heather asked.
Heather encouraged Denise to go back to school. After finishing her bachelor's and master's degrees through the School of Social Welfare, Denise plans to coach other birth mothers to see how meaningful placing their child with adoptive parents is. Adoption has given her purpose, "I was necessary," Denise said. "There were so many factors in me choosing this specific couple that it was almost like divine intervention. I was necessary to their life. There's a reason I'm here."
Edited by Tara Bryant
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SCHOLARS FROM PAGE 1
vironmentally sustainable structures and buildings.
"I was in my room when I got the call and I was so happy." Hosid said. "It's a huge financial help. I love nature and I think it's important to preserve it. I'm really interested in responsible and innovative design that facilitates more natural processes taking place."
Jorns, McGuire and Hosid each spoke fondly of their experiences living in the Naismith Hall community and described the unique events that take place there, like a recent fundraiser for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, where residents paid for the privilege of hitting their respective resident advisors in the face with pies.
"Naismith is an extremely close-knit community and it has such an energy about it; people pick up on it even on short tours," Mann said. "It's a happy place to live."
Jake Novicoff couldn't be reached in time for this article's publication.
— Edited by Amber Kasselman
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DEAN FROM PAGE 2
because of the payback that a teacher receives when they get to see that students are benefiting from their class.
"It's a sense of what you have to offer being received and having value and that's not
always an easy thing to measure," Gaunt said. "You know it when you do it well."
Spreckelmeyer says that he also looks forward to Gaunt becoming a full-time faculty member, because he was always more of a colleague than a dean.
"I'm looking forward to him
taking an even more active role in that dimension of the education of students," Spreckelmeyer said. "I think he could have a major impact in not only design, but the other schools as well."
Other than spending more time teaching, Gaunt looks forward to continuing his
projects in drawing and metal work, as well as doing some traveling.
"I have no prospect of boredom whatsoever in stepping down from this position," Gaunt said.
- Edited by Paige Lytle
MARCH MADNESS
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