Volume 124 Issue 79
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Friday, January 20 2012
LOCAL
ENGINEERING A NEW BUILDING
Couples Advice:
Erin Gill and Scott Koelling // ALIZA CHUDNOW
Erin Gill, a junior from Prairie Village, was sitting in an applied behavioral science lecture class her freshman year expecting another ordinary class period. When the class was told to partner up, Erin gazed around the room to find a familiar face in the crowd, but after seeing everyone she knew already had a partner, she tapped the person next to her and with a smile asked if he wanted to work on the assignment together. The two hit it off, realizing they were both art majors and shared a love for the hit Broadway musical, Avenue Q.
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Erin's new partner was Scott Koelling, a junior from Dallas, and they have dated ever since. Two and a half years later, the couple upholds a strong relationship by maintaining balance between their relationship and the different activities they each partake in.
Dating Tip: It's all about trust, balance and giving each other space.
While one of Erin and Scott's favorite things to do together is to go down to Kansas City and explore the Plaza, they are still able to live separate lives and support each other in their individual endeavors. "If we are at a party, we can split up and talk to other people," Scott says. "We don't always have to sit on the couch, glued to each other's side."
Trust is everything in a relationship and throughout their years together, Erin and Scott have learned that it is extremely important not to lose their individuality in one another. "If he wants to stay at home and play X-box all day, I don't get mad, I do my own thing" Erin says. "So if I want to have a girl's night, I can do that without having to worry about him."
This couple proves that with a little balance and a lot of trust, a relationship can start off as ordinary as two strangers meeting in class and transform into something a little more extraordinary.
Catch of the week // RACHEL SCHWARTZ Our weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea.
MAJOR TURN ONS: Somebody who is
confident and charming and upbeat, and somebody who can wink without being cheesy or creepy.
MAJOR TURN OFFS: Mirror pics and people who express all their thoughts and feelings via Facebook and Twitter.
BOOTHS/INTERESTS. Volunteering, shopping, reading, hanging out with friends. Basically my whole life revolves around philanthropic things.
NOTICES FIRST IN A POTENTIAL PARTNER: If they have a good sense of humor and if they smile a lot.
FAVORITE QUOTE: 'Here's to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy
one. A pretty [man] and an honest one. A cold beer and another one'.
cold beer and another one.
WHY I'M A CATCH: I'm pretty laid back. I like to have a good time. I love life. I like to smoke cigars and drink wine.
WHAT'S A MUST-HAVE IN YOUR POTENTIAL PARTNER'S WARDRODE AND WHY? Bowties and sweater vests. It's classy and badass at the same time. What more could you ask for?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL AND WHY?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL AND WHY? Is that even a question!? Of course it would be a puppy. Who doesn't love little furry animals?
LAUREN LOTTINO
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Ill.
YEAR: Junior
INTERESTED IN: Men
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"Most employees park on top of the garage," Cole said. Cole doubted more employees would buy passes.
Matt Cole, an employee at US Bank on Massachusetts Street, estimated that 10 of the 50 bank employees will purchase parking passes.
Purchasing of parking permits varies from business to business.
for parking in city parking garages and long-term city parking lots in downtown Lawrence," the news release said.
winter the numbers for the last month would have been higher, however, I don't think the difference in the numbers is significant."
With the construction of an apartment building at 9th and New Hampshire Streets and the proposed construction of a hotel across the street, parking downtown may soon become more limited.
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Larry Krull.
Sergeant Michael Monroe,
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said the ultimate reason the numbers are close is because weather
"If you're going the proper speed, if you keep it in the
of accidents, Monroe said in an email. "I think during a 'normal'
Anderson said the only time she has trouble parking in the garage is during parades.
"We've purchased permits since the parking garage was built," Debbie Anderson said. Anderson said that when the business first purchased permits both the roof level and third level of the garage were open to permits. The roof level is now open for free parking.
if you keep it in the center of your lane and you don't follow too close, then you always have time and space to react."
to affect her parking
"That made me question whether we were getting our money's worth," she said.
The office of Curtis Anderson Optometrist purchases parking permits for the three employees that work the most often.
LARRY KRULL
Owner of the Midwest Driving School
owner of the Midwest Driving School, believes one reason the numbers are so close is because of effective planning last winter.
Records from the Lawrence Police Department show 796 traffic accidents occurring from November 1, 2011 to January 16, 2012. This number is down 36 accidents when compared to last winter which had 832 traffic accidents occurring from November 1, 2010 to January 16, 2011.
"I would give credit to people being smart enough not to go
doesn't play the largest role in why accidents occur.
The average December temperature in 2011 was 35 degrees for Lawrence, five degrees warmer than it was in 2010, when December's average was 30 degrees, according to weatherdatadepot.com.
"Inattention is the biggest cause of accidents in Lawrence," Monroe said.
winter weather has kept most or the snow and ice away, but one thing not absent this winter is traffic accidents.
Weather didn't play a role in Kendall Clark's October accident, but lack of attention did.
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If you love us, our rearview mirror, you always have someone right behind you," Krull said. "I think getting rear ended is the most common in Lawrence because of that."
"You have to focus on the road," Krull said. "If you're going the proper speed, if you keep it in the center of your lane and you don't follow too close, then you always have time and space to react."
Regardless of the weather, Krull believes paying attention makes the biggest difference, and most accidents or serious injuries can be avoided by doing a few basic things.
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SPORTS 8
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Today's Weather
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