Volume 124 Issue 83
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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TEN THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ELDRIDGE HOTEL Who knew? //Kelsea Eckenroth
The Eldridge Hotel is a premier hotel located at 701 Massachusetts St. The hotel has been around for 157 years and plays a big role in the history of Lawrence Manager of the hotel, David Longhurst, provided these 10 interesting facts about the Eldridge Hotel.
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The hotel was originally founded in 1855 by settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid Society to provide housing for people that came to Lawrence.
The hotel was originally named the Free State Hotel after the settlers' intention of Kansas coming into the union as a free state.
In 1856, Sheriff Sam Jones and a group of pro-slavery forces burned down the Free State hotel.
Col. Shalor Eldridge rebuilt the hotel and vowed to rebuild it and add another floor every time it was destroyed.
William Quantrill and his group of confederate raiders destroyed the hotel when they attacked Lawrence in 1863.
Col. Eldridge kept his word and rebuilt the hotel again, but this time he renamed it Hotel Eldridge.
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The growth of the motel business led to the hotel closing and being converted into apartments in the early '70s until 1985 when it was renovated and restored to its original state.
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The hotel is known for the legend of the Eldridge Ghost, who some people think is Colonel Eldridge looking after the well-being of the hotel and its guests.
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The hotel was featured on an episode of the A&E show "My Ghost Story" in 2011.
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Col. Eldridge's chair is stored in the basement of the hotel and is always clean, but everything else around it is covered in cobwebs.
A problem area on defense for the Jayhawks is defending the perimeter, particularly the three-point line. Led by Chris Babb, Chris Allen, Scott Christopherson and Tyrus McGee, Iowa State leads the Big 12 in three-point field goals. White is also capable of knocking down three-pointers. This season, the Jayhawks have struggled with blocking three-point shots. Big 12 opponents have shot 122 three-point shots against the Jayhawks, which is the most in the conference.
The Cyclones are hungry to prove they belong amongst the Big 12's elite as well as in the NCAA Tournament field, so the Jayhawks should be prepared for the challenge.
For a team that has very thin depth and must count on their starters both offensively and defensively, the Jayhawks have little room for error.
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was a second ranked high school quarterback on rivals. com.
Senior quarterback Dayne Crist's career at Notre Dame was underwhelming considering he
By transferring to Kansas, Crist gets a chance to start
over and will
Crist
be reuplied with the coach who recruited him to Notre Dame, Charlie Weis.
"To walk in the door and have a guy who carries himself the way Dayne does is good for everyone on the team." Weis said. "Plus, he's a resource for these guys to know who I am."
Crist was a five-star recruit.
"I feel so much more comfortable doing the things Coach Weis asks me to do," Crist said. "That's why I committed to him the first time at Notre Dame."
according to rivals.com, and committed to Notre Dame and Weis his junior year of high school. Weis would only be around two years with Crist before he was fired in 2009.
After redshirting a year and serving as Jimmy Clausen's backup in 2009, Crist became the starter for the Fighting Irish in 2010. He started nine games and threw for 2033 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions before a ruptured left patella tendon ended his season.
In 2011, Crist won the starting job but was benched after completing seven of 15 pass attempts in the first half of the season opener.
"I don't think you can look at anything that has happened with
At Kansas, Crist is able to play immediately because he still had one year of eligibility when he graduated from Notre Dame.
It is the same NCAA rule that allowed quarterback Russell Wilson to play immediately for Wisconsin last season, where he led them a berth in the Rose Bowl.
Dayne Crist in the past two years," Weis said. "As far as I'm concerned, it's null and void. I knew what I had two years ago when I left there, and I'm fired up to have him now."
Crist's narrowed his decision to Wisconsin and Kansas before choosing Kansas. Weis's relationship with Crist was a factor in his decision.
"When I started thinking about leaving and taking my fifth year elsewhere, he was the first person I called," Crist said. "He was always supportive first and never gave biased answers."
Crist will only be able to play at Kansas for one season, but he hopes his effect can last longer than that. The football program will try to recover from a stretch where it has lost 26 of its last 29 games, including its last 12 conference games.
He really had my best interest in mind at all times."
motivated guy," sophomore quarterback Jake Heaps said. "He's a great worker and a great teammate, so he's going to be huge for this program in moving it forward."
"Kansas fans should be really excited because Dayne Crist is a
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CRIST STATS
Hometown: Canoga Park, Calif.
High School: Notre Dame H.S. (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 lbs
| YEAR | COMP. | ATT. | PCT | YARDS | TD | INT |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2009 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 174 | 294 | 59.2 | 2033 | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 164 | 0 | 1 |
| CAREER | 199 | 330 | 60.3 | 2327 | 16 | 9 |