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wednesday, October 15, 2003
Two University of Kansas workers caulked the windows of Malott Hall Monday afternoon.
MALOTT: Incident could be fluke
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the University of Kansas' department of environmental health and safety responded to the scene, but neither found any hazardous gases or material.
"There is nothing in this room that would be out of what would be expected in a lab. We didn't find any airborne chemicals at all," said Mike Russell, director of the department of environmental health and safety. Russell said he could not explain what caused the incident.
were moving their heads too quickly, they could have lost their balance and felt momentarily ill.
explain what caused the moisture It is possible that a gas could have come up through the sink drain both students were standing by and dissipated before professionals could detect it, he said. But, he said, those types of emissions tend to smell like a sewer No one in the room reported seeing or smelling anything strange.
balance and test reactions. Russell and Sanders agreed the three chemicals — potassium permanganate, iron (II) chloride and phosphoric acid — used in the lab that day could not have caused the reaction.
Russell said it could also just be a bizarre coincidence. He said if the room was warm and people
"It's all very benign chemistry," Russell said. "The biggest thing we would have to worry about is skin contact that could possibly lead to irritation."
to irritation. Lab classes continued in the room throughout the day without incident.
Students who had felt ill said they were better after leaving the room. They said they planned to continue the day as normal and would be at a test scheduled for the class later that evening.
"Maybe I can get some extra credit out of this," Weatherly said.
- Edited by Katie Bean
CHALKING:'Hawks decorate walk
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and were given a score on a scale of one to 10 in each category.
The groups each took different approaches with their drawings. Some, like team Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, incorporated Kansas' 2003 homecoming foe, the Baylor University Bears, into their murals.
"We drew a bear drowning in Potter Lake because we thought it would be pretty funny," said team member Sydney Martens, Leawood sophomore.
Other groups adhered more to the heart of the theme and incorporated a more old-fashioned idea. Team Phi Delta Theta and Chi Omega drew a picture of a Jayhawk cruising in a classic car.
"We figured that many people think of cars when they hear the word classic, so we came up with this idea," said Nick Erker, Wellington senior.
Going along with this theme, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Kappa Delta used the movie Grease for inspiration, drawing a picture of a male and female Jayhawk dancing.
The designers of the winning drawing, from team Phi Kappa Tau and Alpha Gamma Delta, said they thought their sketch won because it best meshed all of these concepts.
The drawing included sketches of all the past Jayhawk mascots on a football field with the scores of Kansas' past homecoming football games underneath it.
"I think we really got the theme in there well and got to the essence of it," said Alissa Hughes, Overland Park junior.
Teams earned points for placing in yesterday's chalking. The team with the most points at the end of the week's events will win a plaque signifying that it is the 2003's homecoming week winners.
Edited by JJ Hensley
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