TUESDAY, OCT. 30. 2001 NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A Haunted: Staff reports haunting CONTINUED FROM 1A "It just has an eerie feeling in here," Gardner said. "I couldn't pinpoint why, but the fifth floor just feels different. I noticed it even before I knew there was a ghost here." Bellman Travis Gardner said he was a little scared of the fifth floor. Others, including Robyn Blann, assistant housekeeping director, have experienced the fifth floor eeryness much more vividly. "I was pushing my maid cart from one end of the hallway, and I was pulling a vacuum cleaner behind me," Blann said. "I stopped because my car wheel!" got caught on something, and when I turned around for the vacuum cleaner, it was five feet away from me. It appeared to have moved by itself. Blann also described an experience that two housekeepers on the second floor had told her. "They were walking down the hallway and saw two girls come out of the elevator and walk into room 208," Blann said. "When they got to the elevator, they saw the same two girls come out again. The housekeepers were pretty shaken up by the experience. I saw them afterwards, and they seemed frightened." Blann also reported a mysterious, recurring smell of cologne in Although such experiences may be frightening to the housekeeping staff, Bavel said the ghosts made no real attempt to scare anyone. one room. "So, it's not a classic haunting," he said. In Bavel's opinion, the phenomenon is caused by a "temporal flux," which is a disruption in the linear nature of time, an overlapping of the past and future. "It's just a very old building with a lot of history." Bavel said. The Eldgride, originally built in 1856, has burned down twice. Contact Meisner at 864-4810 Not all DJs were as serious about the competition as Proof. DJ Dino Jack Crispy, who asked that his real name not be used, said this was only the third time he had ever DJ-ed. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Battle: Station supports local artists "I like to switch things up and make stuff that sounds good in any way possible," the Teaneck, N.J., junior said. "I like lots of different music." DJ Sku, who also declined to reveal his name, got into spinning records in 1997 after reading a DJ magazine. He saved up his money, bought a turntable, and started mixing and doing raves. He said he got serious about spinning about two years ago. Sku said he kept his mind clear while he spun. "I just feel the music," he said. "I don't think about nothing." ing. The night began with about 10 DJs each spending two minutes playing music during the first round. Over the course of the evening, between acts by local bands, the judges whittled the number of DJs down to two finalists, The Guy Downstairs and DJ Sku. The finalists battled back and forth during the final round. Phil Cauthon, JIKH teaching assistant, said the presence of That Guy Downstairs, the two-time defending champion, made the competition better. "It presents a real tangible challenge," he said. "The other DJs have got something to prove." But DJ SKU upset the defending champion to take the battle. Andrew Giesel, Larned junior, said he went to the battle because he liked a variety of music, including hip hop, rock and electronic. He mentioned That Guy Downstairs as one of the better DJs but said the defending champion had some competition this year. ContactLamborn at 864-4810 Andrew Vaupel contributed to this story. DON'S AUTO CENTER "For all your repair needs" * Import and Domestic Repair & Maintenance * Machine Shop Service * Computer Diagnostics 841-4833 920 E. 11th Street Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire Lawrence • 841.LIVE Tuesday OCTOBER 30 mi6 with Sense of Self. 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