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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006
quote of the day
"The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'"
James Naismith
fact of the day
Source: Brittanica.com
James Naismith is best known as the inventor of basketball and a basketball coach at Kansas, but he is also credited with inventing the protective helmet for football players. Bonus fact: Naismith is the only Jayhawk basketball coach to leave with a losing record.
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BY MATT ERICKSON
"If there's snow, I like it.
There's no point in cold unless it snows."
Nicole Tobin, Lenexa law student
Bri Cowell, Lenexa freshman
"It itks. I have to drive to Lenexa tonight, K-10 is horrible when it comes to winter weather."
"It it sucks. It's painful. That sleet hurt. Plus, I have to walk everywhere."
Jake Mahaney, Overland Park freshman
"I don't like it. I don't like the cold. That sums it up." Will Coquillette, Lenexa junior
"I don't like it. I don't like the snow, I don't like ice, I don't like cold. It makes it hard to get around."
Charlie Foley, Newton junior
ODD NEWS
ODD NEWS Identity theft puts IHOP policy in tough situation
QUINCY, Mass. — John Russo says he has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped.
"You want my license? I'm going for pancakes, I'm not buying the Hope diamond,' and they refused to seat us," Russo said, recounting his experience this week at the Quincy IHOP.
The restaurant now has agreed to reverse the policy of requiring customers to turn over their driver's licenses before they can order — a rule that was enacted to discourage "dine and dash" thefts.
WCVB-TV in Boston reported the Quincy restaurant's policy had been enacted without corporate approval.
IHOP Corp., based in Glendale, Calif., released a statement Monday night to WCVB that said an employee felt the policy could eliminate the problem of people leaving without paying.
"This was done without the knowledge or approval of management. ... We apologize to any guest who was inconvenienced," the statement said.
Russo said a security guard at the restaurant had "at least 40" licenses in hand when he arrived to eat.
"Identity theft is rampant. I wouldn't want to give my license, with my address or Social Security number to anyone that I'm not familiar with," Russo said. "I'm going just for breakfast."
Life-sized turtle mold project helps raise money CHARLESTON, S.C. — First came
cows and palmetto trees — as well as deer, moose, dinosaurs and cod. Now come the turtles
This spring, dozens of decorated turtles will be sunning themselves along Charleston's streets as part of "Turtles on Parade." The loggerheads will be the work of artists using life-size molds of 3-foot-long, 300-pound loggerheads.
It's the latest in the folk art craze that started with "Cows on Parade" in Chicago in the late 1990s. Six years ago, the Palmetto Tree Project featured dozens of colorful statues of palmetto trees scattered around Columbia.
Other cities have seen everything from deer and dinosaurs to caribou and cod and, in Myrtle Beach, there were carousel horses.
The turtle project, which will be on display as part of the Piccolo Spoletto, was the idea of Robin Asbury, who, while working for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, helped create a pride of lions.
He expects as many as 75 turtles to be part of the exhibit with the money raised going to sea turtle rescue and other conservation work at the South Carolina aquarium.
Business sponsors support the project and pick proposals from artists, who get a $1,000 stipend. The statues will remain on display through the summer when they will be auctioned as part of a final fundraiser.
"It's innovative. It's educational
it's whimsical. It's fun. It's great
public art" said Ellen Dressler
Moryl of Piccolo Spoleto.
EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. — A man was taken to a hospital after tan-
Foxface rabbitfish gets tangled up with owner
gling with a venomous fish in his home aquarium, police said.
A one spot foxface rabbitfish bit the 19-year-old aquarist Tuesday night while he was working on his fish tank in East Rockaway, said Nassau County Police Officer Thomas Brussell.
TWO RIVERS, Wis. — A squirrel got a fiery surprise when it apparently got curious about a chimney.
Brussell said East Rockaway firefighters took the young man to a local hospital with a bite to his left index finger around 9:25 p.m., but information on his injuries and condition wasn't available early Wednesday.
The species, known by the scientific name Siganus unimaculatus, has venomous spines on its back, according to fishbase.org, an electronic database maintained by researchers. Also called the blotched foxface rabbitfish, the fish is found in tropical seas off western Australia, the Philippines and other parts of the western Pacific Ocean.
Police would not release the man's name.
Squirrel suffers injury after falling in a chimney
The squirrel fell down a chimney at a Two Rivers home and landed in a fire in a fireplace Monday night, said Two Rivers Assistant Fire Chief Gary Shavlik.
The squirrel escaped the fire and ran around the house, Shavlik said.
Firefighters later caught it and called Wildlife of Wisconsin, an agency that helps wild animals. The squirrel suffered from bloody paws.
The squirrel is alive and there was no fire damage, Shavlik said.
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CAMPUS
Lecture series to feature creationist as final speaker
The Commons, a joint effort of the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Biodiversity Institute, will sponsor the sixth and final lecturer in its Fall 2006 Knowledge: Faith and Reason series at 7:30 tonight at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
Michael Behe, professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University, will discuss the argument for intelligent design in biology.
The Hall Center has brought speakers to present diverse views on roles of reason and faith in the human experience. Behe is a creationist, biochemist and author of the book "Darwin's Black Box."
There will be a public discussion about Behe's lecture 10.a.M Friday at the Conference Hall in the Hall Center, east of the Dole Human Development Center.
Victor Bailey, director of the Hall Center, said he was gratified by the number of people who came to hear previous speakers such as Ken Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, and Richard Dawkins, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.
"I think many of the speakers we've had over the entire semester have obviously been quite critical of intelligent design," Bailey said.
The series will end Dec. 7 with a panel discussion featuring representatives from the Kansas State Board of Education; the Kansas Area United Methodist Church; Richard Lariviere, executive vice chancellor & provost; Derek Schmidt, Kansas Senate Majority Leader and Edward O. Wiley, professor and senior curator ecology and evolutionary biology.
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A University employee reported an aggravated robbery and battery Nov. 27 in the 2100 block of Quall Creek Drive. Someone stole a Sanyo cell phone and several items of clothing.The total loss was $185.
KU Public Safety officers arrested a 22-year-old Leawood man for urinating and defecating in public. The arrest occurred Nov. 28 in the 2100 block of Constant Ave.
A 19-year-old KU student reported being harassed by telephone in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive. The Incident occurred Nov. 12.
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The KU Public Safety Office warned students who live in residence halls to lock their doors. Capt. Schuyler Bailey, Public Safety Office spokesman, issued a crime warning this week after someone slipped into a McColum Hall room while the resident slept and stole a purse. Anyone with a tip is advised to call the KU Crime Stoppers hotline at (785) 864-8888.
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on campus
Peace Corps Volunteer Hilary Hungerford, a KU grad student and returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in a health project in Benin, will present a PowerPoint show, "Turning Hope into Action: Combating HIV/AIDS" at noon on Friday in Alcove E of the KS Memorial Union.
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"Made in China: Observations and Understanding," a photography exhibit showcasing study abroad experience in China, is currently showing until Feb. 4 in the Spencer's North Balcony.
CAMPUS GTA-University talks stall after postponed meeting
The fact-finding hearing in the ongoing contract negotiations between the University of Kansas and its graduate teaching assistants was postponed Wednesday and has yet to be rescheduled.
Katy Martin, lead negotiator for the Graduate Teaching Assistant Coalition, said the GTAs requested the hearing be postponed because of a family situation affecting the group's attorney. Martin said the attorney and the fact-finder had discussed possible dates for rescheduling the hearing.
Lynn Bretz, director of university communications, said rescheduling the hearing would be difficult because of the amount of people who would need to be contacted and agree on a new date.
Both sides had hoped to have the decision made by the end of the calendar year.
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