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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006
quote of the day
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
fact of the dav
You may think that "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" are Mel Brooks best work as a director, but his biggest video sales came from "Spaceballs" and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights." Bonus Fact: Brooks is an avid fan of Russian literature, and often references it in his movies.
Source: IMDB
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GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY KATIE HOBSON
Velaer has been going to haunted houses since sixth grade. She said she loved to get scared. However, she said newcomers must walk in with the right mindset.
Celebrate Halloween this season by facing your fears at a haunted house. Kansas City, Mo., is home to several haunted houses, including The Edge of Hell, The Beast and Main Street Morgue. All three are within walking distance of one another on West 12th and 13th
streets.
Kyla Velaer, Blue Springs, Mo., freshman, a devoted haunted house visitor, recommends The Edge of Hell, not for the "scare factor" but for the unique exit. When people reach the end of the maze on the top floor of the house, they are handed a sheet of wax paper to slide from "heaven" down a spiral slide
"You have to know it's fake and that they can't touch you unless you touch them," Velaer said.
to the devil's lair.
Though Velaer no longer thinks haunted houses are scary, she said she still liked to go with friends to laugh and for something fun to do. She said the best time to go was before Halloween: fewer people were at the houses, which increased the element of surprise.
The Edge of Hell, The Beast and
Main Street Morgue are open for business in September. The remaining dates are Oct. 5 through 8, 12 through 15, 19 through 22 and 25 through 31. The cost for a one-person pass at the Edge of Hell and the Beast is $20. For directions on how to get to any of the three houses, visit their Web sites at www.theedgeofhell.com (The Edge of Hell and the Beast) and www.scared-shirtless.com (Main Street Morgue).
Kansan correspondent Katie Hobson can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
Chalking one up for Homecoming
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
Marlesa Roney, vice provost of student services, judges the mural created by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Roney was one of three judges critiquing the murals, which were evaluated on such criteria as originality, theme and use of color. The murals were created as part of Homecoming Week activities.
odd news
Japanese man recites pi, sets unofficial digit record
TOKYO — A Japanese mental health counselor recited pi to 100,000 decimal places from memory, setting what he claims to be a new world record.
Akira Haraguchi, 60, needed more than 16 hours to recite the number and broke his personal best of 83,431 digits set in 1995, his office said Wednesday. He made the attempt at a public hall in Kisarazu, just east of Tokyo.
Pi is a physical constant defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is usually written out to a maximum of three decimal places, as 3.141, in math textbooks. But the number, which has fascinated scientists for centuries, has no theoretical limit to the number of decimal places it can be written to.
"What I am aiming at is not just memorizing figures, I am thrilled by seeking a story in pi," Haraguchi said.
The Guinness Book of Records lists Hiroyuki Goto, also from Japan, as the official record holder for reciting pi from memory. He recited the ratio out to 42,195 decimal places in 1995.
Guinness never entered Haraguchi's 1995 feat in its record book. The editors of the book could not be immediately reached for comment regarding Haraguchi's latest attempt.
Haraguchi, a psychiatric counselor and business consultant in nearby Mobara city, took a break of about 5 minutes every one to two hours, going to the rest room and eating rice balls during the attempt, said Naoki Fujii, spokesman of Haraguchi's office.
Fujii said all of Haraguchi's activities during the attempt, including breaks, were videotaped and will be sent for verification
by the Guinness Book of Records.
Australian robber escapes with duffle full of snakes
ADELAIDE, Australia — A man held up a woman and two children at gunpoint before fleeing with a dozen snakes worth more than $74,535, police said.
The snakes are valued at $6,708 each, police said.
The man demanded the 12 green tree snakes, which are not venomous, when he approached the door of the woman's home near the South Australian state capital, Adelaide, on Wednesday, state police said Thursday.
He then stuffed the snakes
measuring up to 31 inches long into a duffel bag and bound the woman's ankles and the hands of two boys before fleeing the scene.
Skydiving Elvis fractures pelvis at casino opening
women and children were not identified.
BROWNING, Mont. — There was Elvis the Pelvis. Then there was the Flying Elvis who broke his pelvis during the grand opening of Glacier Peaks Casino.
Police were investigating the alleged theft, but no suspect had been arrested Thursday. The
Paul Moran is a member of The Flying Elvi, a 10-member skydiving team made up of Elvis Presley impersonators hired to parachute into the parking lot at the casino's grand opening Friday.
Members of the troupe said the Las Vegas man apparently misjudged the landing and hit the ground at 50 mph.
"talked to his family and they said he is doing well, but he did break his pelvis," said Gary Green, casino manager.
Associated Press
on the record
An 18-year-old student reported the theft of a Visa debit card from a room in Oliver Hall. The incident occurred Sept. 30, and the suspect is known to the victim.
A 28-year-old student reported the theft of a Visa debit card, a checkbook, and a hunting license from Wescoe Hall. The incident occurred Sept. 29 and the total loss is estimated at $290.
on campus
A University employee reported the theft of two aluminum handcarts from the Burge Union loading dock. The incident occurred between Oct. 3 and Oct. 4.
Latino artist, Joe Rocha, will display and speak about his art work today at the Centennial room in the Kansas Union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rueben Flores will provide political commentary.
odd news
Police tag modern-day 'Robin Hood' as thief
HONOLULU — A boat refinisher wanted for a series of bank robberies dating back to last October said he was driven by "Robin Hood syndrome," or taking from the rich to give to the poor.
A handcuffed Michael Rosario, 40, spoke Wednesday with news crews shortly after arriving at police department headquarters.
"I was going to turn myself in today after I see my face in the paper," Rosario said. "I was just checking in with my bosses first."
The arrest was made at Pacific Diversified Finishes Inc. after his boss tipped police than Rosario was coming in to pick up his last paycheck.
The serial robber was known for donning wigs and dressing up as a woman, an injured soldier and a hospital employee.
When asked how many banks he had robbed Rosario said, "I'm not going to say that."
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