Volume 124 Issue 2
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TAKING CHARGE
Lawrence leads Manhattan in
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Dorm room pranks are a residence hall tradition of the ages
Read on to learn about some of the best
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LAURA ERDALL
editor@kansan.com
The dorms. To most college freshman, this living facility is a fantasy land. Pizza delivery in the wee hours of the night, no curfew, and co-ed floors make that first year fun and enjoyable. There's always the original dorm room pranks, but occasionally students
will break through with something so unique that their achievements must be recognized.
Former KU students and alumni discuss the pranks they've pulled that have made for a good laugh, confrontation, and
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
"The Axe bomb is when you tape the top of an Axe bottle so that it's continually spraying and grenade it into someone's room."
complete shock. Paul Eckert, former KU student from Edina, Minn., said his favorite prank to pull was the Axe body spray bomb.
the most was the trashcan prank.
"The Axe bomb is when you tape the top of an axe bottle so that it's continually spraying and grenade it into someone's room," Eckert said.
Andrew Wickel, a graduate from Reading, Pa., said the prank he did.
"It's a classic," Wickel said. "The trashcan prank is where you take one of the garbage cans in your dorm room, fill it half way full of water, lean it against someone's closed door and knock. When they open their door the trashcan falls in and water is spilled everywhere."
PAUL ECKERT former KU student
Ashley Nibley, a junior from St Louis, reminisces about the time
she duct taped her friend's door in GSP a couple years back.
ing that I got arrested," Nicole said. "When she woke up the next morning she read the note and bolted out the door, running straight into the clear duct tape."
"While she was sleeping I duct taped the whole doorway outside of her room with clear duct tape. I slipped a note under her door say-
Other dorm room pranks include prank-it notes, Santa's presents and popcorn chaos.
PRANK-IT NOTES: Take many pads of post-it notes and stick them all over the room.
MORE PRANKS
SANTA'S PRESENTS: This prank is great to do in the winter, especially after Christmas. Take a bunch of wrapping paper and wrap all the furniture in the room. It'll look like Santa Claus made a stop at your dorm room.
— collegehumor.com/pictures/gallery Photos for these three pranks are provided.
POPCORN CHAOS: Pop bags and bags of popcorn and empty them out on the floor of the room so that there's no space to walk without stepping on popcorn.
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bookstore recently began offering price comparisons between its own prices, Amazon.com and Half. com.
"There was one student that said, 'It was the best idea that KU has ever had.' Rourke said.
Rentals cost 61 percent less than new print textbooks and could reduce the yearly amount spent on textbooks, according to Student PIRGs, an organization consisting of college students that looks at the rising cost of college.
Renting textbooks has also become a more popular option among students.
But while students can save money renting or buying online, the bookstore prides itself on being there for students even after they've bought their textbooks.
"We are the non-profit store for the University," Rourke said. "Every profit that we make goes right back into student success such as the Student Union Activities (SUA) and the campus radio station,
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OPINION 5A SUODUK 4A
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Stroda is editor-in-chief of The University Daily Kansan. She is a senior from Salina.
Today's Weather
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HI: 92
LO: 71
least it's not 100
at least it's not 100!