6A KULTURE THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KAISAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2000 Autumn brings cooler weather and warmer colors to the University of Kansas. From the trees around Potter Lake (bottom right) to those lining the sidewalks along Jayhawk Boulevard (top right), campus has become a comucopia of color. Fall blazes bright Shorter days bring bold colors across campus Photos by Ryan McGeeney BY SARA MCELHANEY The first brochure Justin Leverett ever received from the University of Kansas pictured the campus' fall foliage. "It's such a beautiful campus," the Carbondale, Ill., freshman, said. The University has a beautiful campus year-round, but it's radiant in autumn, which the pines, oaks and elms change color. And autumn is bearing upon the Jayhawks. The air is brisk, the buses will soon be crammed and café lines are lengthening as students crave hot drinks. Most vegetation is withering away silently under flecks of frost, but the trees take a different approach. Campus is the theater for nature's grand finale, its great sending-off of summer, festooned with falling sunny-colored leaves. However, fall is not all hayrides and apple cider for everyone. This time of year brings lots of work for the Facilities Operations department, which provides landscaping, construction, pest control, recycling and other services to campus. Before the ground freezes, crews manage to plant 10,000 to 12,000 tulip bulbs for spring in various campus flower beds, such as those in front of Watson Library and the Chi Oinega fountain. New trees are still being planted to replace those lost in last March's microburst, which damaged 60 percent of campus buildings, uprooted trees and flung tree limbs onto cars in the residence hall parking lots. The most immediate and time-consuming task at the moment, however, is leaf removal. "We generally start at about 6:30 a. m. and try to stay out of the way of classrooms," said Mike Lange, campus landscape manager. Though the workers are seldom noticed, their work definitely is. Fall is commonly believed to showcase the best of campus. Many students view the falling leaves as a sign for upcoming fun, like the holidays and long breaks. Others are simply amazed at the natural beauty of the season. "The whole world is ablaze with the color of fall foliage, like a kaleidoscope," England Porter, Independence junior, said. Kansan correspondent Sara McElhaney can be contacted at editorekansan.com. - Edited by Natalie Johnson Attention KU Faculty & Staff... Major changes are coming to your retirement plan in January - Which plan is best for me? · How can I profit from the new investment options? · Where can I get objective advice and analysis? These and other questions will be answered at our seminar Please RSVP 785-841-4664 Wednesday, Nov. 1st • Alvamar Country Club www.universityretirementadvisors.com McDaniel & McDaniel Financial Services, Inc. Securities offered through Financial Investment Corporation, McDaniel & McDaniel is not affiliated with Financial Network Investment Corporation. McDaniel & McDaniel Financial Services is an investment advisor registered with the SFC. 2500 W 31st St., Suite B, Lawrence, KS 66047, 785-841-4664 NOT REAL CHEESE From Date service@paypal.com Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: Stre: Your account access has been limited ? KB We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information about your business to allow us to provide unintended service. We can contact this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited, we would like to restore your access as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience. Why is Your account success has been limited for the following reason(s): NOT REALLY PAYPAL be seKUre http://www.security.ku.edu 9 I