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BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
The beginning of another semester has residence hall students moving back in, preparing for another five months of school, coping with cold temperatures and dreading the ringing sound that wakes them up in the middle of the night; a fire alarm.
If a fire alarm goes off in a residence hall, everyone must evacuate the building, regardless of the situation that caused the alarm, said Diana Robertson, associate director of Student Housing.
Ryan Delcotto, Topeka freshman, said that false alarms last semester at McColum Hall were more prevalent during the night.
"I remember one time where we had to stay out until 5 a.m." Delcotto said.
He said that he recalled another instance when he fell asleep in his car with the heat on after someone pulled a false fire alarm. He woke up the next morning to find out that his car battery dead. Delcotto said that in one instance McCollum residents evacuated the building three times in one night because of false alarms.
championship Series last year. Rich Barr, fire marshal for the city of Lawrence, said that McCollum had 28 false fire alarms last year.
Jason Ptaszek, Minnetonka, Minn., freshman, said that an individual pulled a false alarm in McColllum for every game that the New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series last year.
Robertson said that the residence halls hold floor meetings to stress the importance of fire alarm safety at the beginning of the year. However, that has not stopped students in the past
FIRE ALARM NUMBERS
Robertson said that getting
There were 101 false fire alarms on campus in 2004
McCollum Hall: 28
Jayhawker Towers: 11
Templin Hall: 11
Templin Hall: 11
Lewis Hall: 7
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Margaret Amini
Scholarship Hall: 7
Oliver Hall: 6
Cashin Hall: 4
Corbin Hall. 4
Doultherton Sch.
Douthart Scholarship Hall: 2
GSP Hall: 2
K. K. Amini Scholarship Hall: 1
Miller Scholarship Hall: 1
Miller Scholarship Hall
Sellards Scholarship
Seniors Scholarship Hall: 1
Stephenson Scholarship Hall: 1
caught pulling a false alarm would result in an instant cancellation of a student's housing contract.
Source: Rich Barr, Lawrence Fire Marshal
Mark Bradford, Fire and Medical Deputy Chief for the city of Lawrence, said that damaging a fire alarm could result in a felony charge that would stay on an individual's permanent record. Bradford said that fines for pulling a false fire alarm range from $50 to $500.
Some residence halls on campus have better false alarm records than others. Neil Spector, Buffalo Grove, Ill., junior, lives in Lewis and said that false alarms are not continuously an issue.
"We never know whether or not it's a false alarm until we arrive." Bradford said. "It desensitizes our crew."
"I think Lewis and Templin are more academically geared and the people know when the right time is to play and when the time is to study," Spector said.
— Edited by Jennifer Voldness
Arm wrestlers battle at The Ranch
By NEIL MULKA
nmulka@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Charles Medecock, Lenexa (left) battles Eric Duerksen, Pittsburgh, Saturday night at The Ranch in the touring World Championship Arm wrestling (WCA) tournaments. Contestants paid $10 to take on other wrestlers in the WCA event, which is widely gaining more popularity and hoping to gain status similar to that of the WWF.
A crowd gathers around two brawny men and a nine-foot-tall steel machine called "The Enforcer." The man grip levers as the beer-swilling crop yells insults and encouragements at the competitors.
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The refs yell "go!" The men pull on their levers — biceps bulging.
Their facial expressions look like someone just poured boiling water on them as they struggle against each other.
This was World Championship Arm wrestling at The Cadillac Ranch. 2515 W. 6th St.
Approximately 15 people participated in the event Saturday night, which is less than the usual turnout, said Trevor Arends, president of the Over The Top Entertainment.
Usually 30-50 people participate during a tournament. Arends said the $10 entry in a college town was probably the biggest factor hampering the participation.
"That's what, like, 10 drinks at this place?" he said.
Arends has had tournament in Topeka and Holten.
Andrews said he decided to
"I would be the Ultimate Warrior," Jason Andrews, December 2004 graduate, said. "Full of reckless abandon."
The WCA is a two-year-old company based in Ames, Iowa that is trying to develop a sport entertainment similar to professional wrestling with characters in costume and persona.
participate on a whim.
WCA is negotiating with ESPN2 and other networks to create a television show, Arends said. According to the WCA Web site, http://www.worldchampionshiparmwrestling.com, the show will be produced by David Franke, who worked on MTV's reality show "Punk'd."
their nails into each other's hands and other methods of cheating.
Arm wrestling, which is traditionally done with the opponents gripping hands, is different in the WCA. "The Enforcer" is designed to keep people from repositioning their elbows, shifting their weight, digging
Tim Terfler, Lawrence resident, said the machine hindered technique. Terfler took second in the tournament also participates in regional arm wrestling tournaments.
"This is about 10 percent of what arm wrestling is all about." Terfler said. "This is just sheer strength."
Talley Houlk, who placed first place in the women's competition, said she didn't like the machine either. It lacked human element, she said.
"You don't have the sweaty palms," Houk said, "It's not the actual force of someone."
Houk said her brother, Lucas Houk, participates in state arm wrestling competitions and didn't come to the WCA tournament because of the machine.
Mike Ritchie, Manhattan resident, said he enjoyed participating despite not liking the machine.
Ritchey, who lost in the first round of play, offered this bit of advice.
"Don't drink before you play."
— Edited by Nikola Rowe
STATE
Motor fatalities more likely on rural roads
MANHATTAN — The bulk of fatal traffic crashes occur on the state's rural roads although most noninjury and nonfatal accidents take place on urban roadways, according to a new
research study. The prevalence of speeding in rural areas, the reduced likelihood of drivers using seat belts and the difficulty rescue workers have in reaching the crashes were listed as possible reasons.
The study, which was written by a Kansas State University civil engineering professor, found that about 75 percent of
fatal traffic crashes occur on the state's rural roads.
Relying on annual observation surveys taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation, the researchers found that although 80 percent of motorists and front-seat passengers traveling on rural interstate routes wear seat belts, only 59 percent buckle up on
the less-traveled county roads.
Researcher Sunundo Dissanayake listed speeding as a concern. She said that driving over the speed limit is one of the major causes in many severe highway crashes. Also possibly contributing to the rural fatalities, rescuers need more time to reach the victims of rural crashes.
- The Associated Press