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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2006
quote of the dav
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
— Decca Recording Company, on why they rejected a new band named The Beatles in 1962
fact of the dav
The original 3 Musketeers candy bar, when introduced by Mars Inc. in 1932, contained three pieces of candy in one package: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.
Source:foodreference.com
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Who's Who at KU BY JOSH LANDAU
On any other day, Adam Medaris, Olathe junior, would have stood out on campus. Yesterday, however, was Halloween and he was just one ninja in a long line of costumes that ranged from penguins to Forest Gump.
Medaris is double majoring in environmental studies and biology. He wants to work for the Environmental Protection Agency someday.
"I want to be able to stick it to the big companies." Medaris said.
However, on Halloween, a holi
day he looks forward to every year,
Medaris is a ninja.
"Halloween is tied with Christmas for my favorite holidays," Medaris said. "I can interact with Halloween more than Christmas though."
Adam Medaris
Olathe Junior
Medaris made his costume instead of buying one. He used black clothing, ranging from spray painted sneakers to thermal underwear, to make his outfit. The only part of the costume he bought from a specialty store was the swords.
"If you have all the material to
make a costume you can spend around 15 bucks." Mediar said.
Medaris considered being a pirate for Halloween, but chose being a ninja because he thought ninjas were better.
"The stealth factor and years of training to be a ninja makes them better," Maridis said. "My roommate dressed up as a pirate and we had a battle. I won because I was better equipped."
Edited by Brett Bolton
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Mandy Wiedeman, of Sedalia, Mo., watches other trick-or-treaters in downtown Sedalia on Tuesday, while her son Kau, 2, dressed as a puppy, takes a nap, oblivious to the passing of ghouls and goblins in the town's annual downtown merchants Halloween party.
odd news
Man with fake $100 bill arrested for counterfeit
BATESVILLE, Ark. — Police instantly knew this Bill wasn't authentic.
A man has been arrested for trying to use a $100 bill with no president's portrait and the name of former President Clinton.
The man, who has not been identified, was arrested Friday after trying to use the bill to buy cigarettes at a Batesville gas station.
"The bill was unmistakably fake due to the fact that the ink was running on the bill, the president's face was missing and for the president's name, it had the name Clinton on it." Deputy Nathan Stephens said.
The sheriff's office expects to file
counterfeiting charges against the suspect, authorities said.
"Of all the cases I've worked with phony money, this is the sorriest bill I've ever seen," Lt. Brenda Bittle said.
Girl finds poisonous black widow spider in grape bag
TOPEKA — The thing in the bag of black seedless grapes in Lori Warren's refrigerator was dark and shiny, all right, but it had something grapes don't eight legs.
Her 9-year-old daughter, Elysia Holland-Kyzer, discovered the spider Monday morning when she went looking in the refrigerator for
Making the whole experience worse, the critter had the red, hourglass-shaped mark on its abdomen that helped confirm its identity as a black widow spider.
butter for her toast. She yelled for her mother.
"I'm the spider catcher in the family, and I'm not really afraid of those things." Warren said.
But the closer examination that turned up the black widow's markings did give her a shiver, thinking of her children's close calls.
The two women called two area stores where the grapes could have come from to tell them about their find.
EUGENE, Ore. — Steve Milton keeps springing back and springing back to rubber bands.
Rubber band ball maker plans to enlarge creation
Through concentration and perseverance, he has created a 3,300-pound ball comprised of rubber bands. His creation mea
sures almost 5 feet tall and takes up half his two-car garage.
Though it's not official, the 26-year-old Eugene man believes he has broken the record for the heaviest such ball, eclipsing John Bain's mark of 3.120 pounds.
Milton has posted updates of his ball's growing girth on his MySpace page. He's also uploaded videos of the ball crushing things, such as when he used a forklift to drop the ball on an old van.
Milton started building the ball last November. He bought rubber bands at retail stores and then started purchasing in bulk from the Pennsylvania-based Dykema Rubber Band Company.
Milton, who wants to stretch the ball at least another 1,000 pounds, said the work isn't all that safe.
Associated Press
on the record
Lawrence police arrested a 19-year-old KU student for operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police arrested the student in the parking lot near the Community Mercantile, 901 Iowa St.
A 20-year-old KU student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a Gateway laptop computer and some personal checks. The incident occurred between Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 at the 3400 block of Aldrich street. The total loss is $800.
A University employee reported the theft of a Sansa MP3 player and a golf club set from a vehicle parked on the 900 block of Ohio. The incident occurred between Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 and the total loss is $245.
A University employee reported criminal damage to a Jeep Cherokee parked near the 1200 block of Chadwick Court. The rear passenger-side window was broken, causing $200 in damage.
odd news
Oklahoma becomes last state to legalize tattoos
OKLAHOMA CITY — The law legalizing tattoo in Oklahoma goes into effect Wednesday and some people are already eager to roll up their sleeves.
Tressa Madden, director of consumer protection at the state Department of Health, said her office has been swamped with inquiries about the licensing process. Oklahoma was the last state to legalize tattooing.
"Build the rules, and they will come," said Madden, whose department is in charge of licensing tattoo artists and tattoo establishments. "I try to return phone calls as fast as I can."
George Stratton, owner of Cutting Edge Tattoo in Arkansas City, Kan., said about 30 percent of his customers are Oklahomaans who cross the state border for a legal tattoo.
He knows a portion of that business will slough off, but he predicted that many tattoo artists in Oklahoma won't have the experience or the money to meet state licensing requirements.
He said that if his business goes bad, "I'll move to Oklahoma and still have a jump ahead!"
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