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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4 2006
quote of the day
"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe."
Muhammad Ali
fact of the dav
Left and right shoes were first introduced to America In 1800 by William Young of Philadelphia. Though he is commonly credited with inventing separate shoes for each foot, they likely existed in Europe before this time. BONUS FACT: Women were slower to adopt the new "left" and "right" shoes than men.
Source: footwearhistory.com
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1. Boathouse construction faces obstacles
2. NASCAR driver loves college basketball
3. Insurance dispute marks Boardwalk fire anniversary
4. Friend remembers hit-and-run victim as group'dad'
5. Kansas players struggle through second week of boot camp
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Who's Who at KU
Elon Sharton-Bierig
Industrial Design
student
BY JOSH LANDAU
"Drawing has so much variation," Sharton-Bierig said.
Elon Sharton-Bierig, Deerfield, Ill., junior, has two passions in his life: drawing and Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR.
Along with drawing, Sharton Bierig also plays DDR. He plays the game for fun, but also says that
Sharton-Bierig is an industrial design major, but plans on changing to illustration. He says that drawing is his calling. It is not unusual for Sharton-Bierig to spend entire nights doing nothing but drawing. Even though he has four studio classes, which take about 24 hours a week, Sharton-Bierig usually spends three to six hours just drawing for fun.
Sharton-Bierig said that drawing offers limitless possibilities.
the game was good exercise and improved coordination. Sharton-Bierig enjoyed the game so much that he took the class that was offered last semester, and he now teaches a section of the class.
"At the end of the semester, I asked the teacher if a student could teach the class. I got an e-mail at the beginning of this year saying that I was going to teach," Sharton-Bierig said.
Sharton-Bierig said DDR was a different kind of video game, and it also gave him a challenge, so he could always improve.
The best part of teaching the game that he loves is that he can improve along with the class.
Edited by Brett Bolton
LAWRENCE Lawrence bus system gives free rides Oct. 5
The free bus rides are part of a national public transit initiative known as "Communities in Motion Day"The initiative is an effort to promote the benefits of public transportation.
The Lawrence Public Transit system will offer free rides on the "T", Oct. 5., in an effort to encourage the use of public transportation across the city.
The event is being sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association.
CAMPUS
Cameron Hardrick and Michael Deallie remained in Douglas County jail Tuesday on four counts of aggravated burglary and theft and were expected to be formally charged later that afternoon.
KU makes two arrests for Oliver Hall thefts
The KU Public Safety Office arrested two 19-year-old Wichita men for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of electronics from Oliver Hall last weekend.
Light at the end of the stacks
Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office spokesman, said a key witness led to the arrests.
The witness saw two men who looked suspicious in Oliver early Sunday morning. The witness saw the same two men last night, and Bailey said the witness identified the two men during the Public Safety Office's investigation.
Someone sneaked into several Oliver Hall rooms early Sunday morning and stole several iPods and laptop computers while the room occupants slept. The Public Safety office issued a crime alert Monday afternoon and apprehended the two suspects shortly afterward.
Ryan MrGeeney/KANSAN
Christine Sandburg, Paola junior, finds solitude in the fourth floor stacks of Watson Library Tuesday morning. “It's nicer to have sunlight than to just sit in some room,” said Sandburg.
clarification
- David Linhardt
An article in Tuesday's The University Dally Kansan needs clarification. The article "Graduate students no longer have vote" should have said the provost has reinterpreted the policy that allows graduates students' input on the hiring of faculty.
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on campus
A 21-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a car parked near Mississippi street. The incident occurred between Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, and damage was estimated at $280.
The University Career Center will be host to a workshop, Dynamic Interviewing Skills, today from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 149 at the Burge Union.
The University Career Center will be host to the Volunteer Fair tomorrow from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
odd news
Couple accidentally gives away $2,000 with shirt
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Ruth Ferrell learned a valuable lesson when she donated one of her husband's shirts to Goodwill: Always check the pockets.
Ferrell said she never liked the red-and-black checked flannel shirt, which her husband Walter received as a gift. So she decided to donate it to Goodwill on Sunday along with other clothing.
But she had forgotten that Walter Ferrell had stashed $2,000 — the couple's savings for a trip to Europe — in a pocket in the shirt.
"He said in the beginning that we needed to put it in the bank. But I said, 'Let's just hide it somewhere,' Ruth Ferrell said Monday. "He told me where some time ago, but I hadn't thought more about it."
When her husband asked her about the missing shirt, Ferrell realized that she had given away more than a piece of detested clothing.
The panicked couple called Goodwill on Monday morning and Goodwill worker Marilyn Williams found the cash. Ferrell said the couple gave Williams a $100 reward, which she was reluctant to take.
"I know I'll start checking the pockets now," Ferrell said.
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Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, 785.864.4710 A reception will follow in the Central Court.
MARY ANN CAWS
Distinguished Professor of English, French & Comparative Literature,The Graduate Center, City University of New York
7 PM, OCTOBER 5
"LOOKING ANEW: SURREALISM TODAY"
detail: Andre Masson, Rimbaud, early-mid 1900s.
color lithograpn, screen print, 1971.0088
Caws, who earned her doctorate in French from KU in 1962, is an accomplished scholar in 20th-century avant-garde literature and art.
The lecture is presented in conjunction with Art Into Art Inspired Responses,and is co-sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art and the Hall Center for the Humanities
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