Volume 124 Issue 140
Monday, April 23, 2012
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CRIME
Students report two violent attacks
The attack occurred at 9:25 p.m. as the victim was walking home. According to the alert, which was issued for battery, the victim was
RACHEL SALYER rsalyer@kansan.com
The alert, issued for sexual battery, said the woman was walking home at 2:10 a.m. along Sunnyside Avenue. She was outside of Haworth Hall when a white man struck her in the face and grabbed her breast.
The KU Public Safety Office issued two KU crime alerts Saturday afternoon after two separate attacks on 19-year-old University female students occurred on campus last week.
According to the alert, she described the suspect as collegeaged, between six feet and six foot three inches tall, thin build with dark eyes and dark hair between one and three inches long. He was wearing a green Ralph Lauren polo short and cargo shorts at the time of the attack. She received minor injuries but was not treated at the hospital. Police did not issue a composite of the suspect.
SATURDAY MORNING ATTACK
MONDAY NIGHT ATTACK
Anyone with information that may help identify a suspect is asked to call the KU Public Safety Office at (785) 864-5900 or KU Crime Stoppers at (785) 864-8888
of Strong Hall on the southwest side of the building, which is near the intersection of Jayhawk Boulevard and Poplar Lane, when a 40- to 50-year-old black man grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.
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after kicking him, and described the man as average height and weight with black hair with graying tips. He wore a brown jacket at the time of the attack.
Maj. Chris Keary, University assistant chief of police, said the department does not believe the attacks are related at this time because of the difference in suspect descriptions.
Edited by Nadia Imafidon
She escaped
Police computer generated mugshot of suspect
The public safety office advises students to walk in groups, stay on well-lit walking paths and use SafeRide and SafeBus. Students are asked to be mindful of their surroundings and report any unusual behavior to the public safety office or local police.
She reported the attack Tuesday morning and was not treated at the hospital, though she had minor injuries.
FINE DINING
Nachos win Guinness World Record
Salty igana employees and volunteers scoop nachos from the 160 cubic square foot container. The nachos set a Guiness World Record at the Kansas Relays on Saturday afternoon.
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Kansas Relay participants and visitors feasted on heaping servings of the world-record breaking 4,689-pound nacho platter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Centerplate, Salty Iguana, KU Athletics and Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (L.I.N.K.) collaborated to prepare the massive amount of nachos, which were 80 feet long, three feet wide and more than 10 inches deep.
total. To make an accurate decision, judges deducted the weight of the packaging and excess remnants, which was 313.6 pounds. The grand total was 4,689 pounds of pure nachos.
"We wanted to do something to match the spirit of the relays, which is breaking records," said Rick Brown, general manager of Centerplate. "We thought it would be great to do something with food and we really wanted to do something that we could involve the community in."
Judges from the Guinness World Records flew in from New York to observe the production and serving process of the nachos. The nachos, excess and packaging weighed 5,002.6 pounds in
L. I.N.K volunteers were at every entrance to the world's largest nacho area in Memorial Stadium. People were able to taste the nachos by donating money or a canned food. The proceeds were donated to L.I.N.K, which provides three-course meals for low-income families four times a week.
Philip Robertson, official adjudicator for the Guinness World Records, said Saturday was the fifth attempt of the record for the largest nacho serving since June 2002. The previous record holder belonged to 99 restaurants in Billerica, Massachusetts Street. The restaurants collaboratively served 3,999 pounds of nachos in October 2011.
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"It was fun to watch a team come together with an extraordinary goal," Robertson said. "It took a lot of coordination to get food delivered, heated and cooked thoroughly, and also for them to lay it all out in the trough and make sure everyone put everything on in the order that was necessary to fulfill our guidelines."
Preparation for the nachos started at 12 a.m. Saturday morning at the Salty Iguana and Memorial Stadium. Approximately 80 volunteers were involved with the entire process.
"Our signature on the nachos was putting on our Iguana dip," said LeAnn Brock, vice president of Salty Iguana. "It took about four of us to make all 230 pounds of dip."
Scott Peck, a sous chef from
Centerplate, said his team produced roughly 1,200 pounds of beef, bean and jalapeno mixture.
"We lost some of the product in a broken cooler this morning and had to remake it on the fly," Peck said. "It was a challenge, but the team came together."
Volunteers acted fast after losing almost 2,000 pounds of product. Philip Tillman, concessions manager for the University, received a call at 3 a.m. Since he
had access to Allen Fieldhouse, he was asked to bring as much beef, beans, and jalapenos as he could to Memorial Stadium. After adding product from the Fieldhouse, they still didn't have enough food. Tillman made trips to Walmart and Checkers to purchase the rest of the refried beans and black beans.
"I don't like to lose." Tillman said. "I was really thinking about what we could do overcome this.
It was a matter of putting our heads and resources together."
Jake Plevnic, a sophomore from Francis Howell Central high school in St. Louis, gave a scale on how excited he was about the nachos.
"On a scale of one to 10, six dump trucks," he said.
Index
- Edited by Nadia Imafidon
CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 4A
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