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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
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"It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune."
— Woody Allen
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Worker injured at Oread Inn construction site
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A construction worker at the Oread Inn construction site, at 12th and Indiana streets, reportedly fell from a pillar near the center of the construction area around 11 a.m. Monday. The crew, with assistance from fire and medical staff, removed the injured worker from the site using a crane. Although his injuries were not life-threatening, a LifeStar helicopter transported the victim from Memorial Stadium to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., for treatment. Ryan Waggoner/ANSI
ODD NEWS
Woman hunting rats
scares bus driver, school
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. Police in North Carolina say a woman hunted rats on her property caused a scare at a neighboring public school.
The Times-News of Hendersonville reported Friday that a bus driver saw the woman and officials thought she was an armed student on school property. They kept students and staff inside the Balfour Education Center for about an hour until police determined she wasn't a threat.
Authorities say the woman wasn't on school property, wasn't doing anything wrong and had a rifle to shoot rats. She wasn't identified. Sheriff Rick Davis says a call to authorities about the woman was properly handled.
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Fashion for Burma
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Models walk the turf runway during a benefit show for Burmese typhoon victims Friday night at Replay Lunge, 847 Massachusetts St. The event, Fashion Monsters, was a collaboration of local designers, stores, downtown salons and artists.
Jayhawks & Friends
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Photos will also be published online at Kansan.com. The Kansan reserves the right to not publish any photos submitted.
ODD NEWS Hot dog-eating champ wins pizza eating contest
The 24-year-old from San Jose, Calif., says he fasted for more than a day to prepare. He folded and squeezed the slices to make them easier to swallow.
He downed 45 slices in 10 minutes Sunday to win the first Famous Famigliia World Pizza Eating Championship in New York's Times Square.
He won a contest in Tennessee last month by wolfing down 93 Krystal hamburgers in 8 minutes.
NEW YORK — Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again — this time proving he's a pizza powerhouse.
The 24-year-old rocketed to competitive-eating celebrity when he won Coney Island's July Fourth hot dog eating contest in 2007. He took the title again this summer by gulping down 59 dogs in 10 minutes.
Mass. House of Reps chooses official book
BOSTON — The question of whether to choose an official book for the state of Massachusetts made for a whale of a debate.
That was a compromise after some lawmakers questioned Rep. Christopher Speranzo's proposal to dub Herman Melville's 1851 classic the "official book," given the state's rich literary history.
The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill naming "Moby-Dick" the state's official "epic novel."
Rep. Cory Atkins said she was "appalled" and contended her district in Concord has "more authors per square mile than any other."
The bill needs to pass the Senate and get the governor's signature.
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on campus
The student group event "The Aftermath of DC v. Heller: Should We Care About Gun Control?" will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Drive Room in the Burge Union.
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room in Strong Hall.
The lecture "Brazilian Cinema and Global Hollywood" will begin at 5 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The seminar "Beards, Clocks and the Angel with the Sundial at Chartres Cathedral" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The lecture "SUA Hunger Banquet" will begin at 6 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
NATIONAL Cancer survivors to speak at bus tour stop
The Fight Back Express bus will stop in Lawrence from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct.16 at the University's Shenk Complex at the corner of Clinton Parkway and Iowa Street.
The six-month nationwide bus tour, sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, urges people to fight cancer with the power of their voices. It is open to the public and will give visitors the chance to share stories with members of Congress through the electronic Picture A Cure program, which is a petition to support access to quality health care for all Americans.
From 10:20 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., local cancer survivors will speak. A bus signing will take place before and after the presentations. The bus will also stop in Wichita and Topeka and will travel until election day, Nov. 4. The bus will travel through 48 states by the end of the tour.
Jesse Trimble
Beginning midnight tomorrow, the University of Kansas' online payment system will be down for upgrades through the end of fall break. You will be unable to do e-commerce functions such as adding Beak 'em Bucks or paying tuition, fees and parking fines.
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