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"I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
— Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter
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Mark Twain was the first famous writer to turn in a manuscript typed with a typewriter. Bonus fact: Twain was born and died in years in which Halley's Comet made an appearance.
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Who's Who at KU Rebecca Annis Cashier at Mrs. E's
BY JOSH LANDAU
Contributed by Jessica Crabaugh
Rebecca Annis should be the favorite person of students living on Daisy Hill, but most likely, they walk past her without much notice. Annis is a cashier at Mrs. E's cafeteria on Daisy Hill, and without her, students would find it hard to eat.
Annis has been working at the University of Kansas since 2000, when a back injury forced her to move from her original job as a factory worker. She originally worked at GSP-Corbin Hall until she transferred to her current position. Her official position is cashier and office assistant, but Annis has also had duties ranging from vacuuming seating sections to setting up for banquets. Working 10-hour shifts with students would be too much for some, but Annis likes it.
"I get along with almost all the students," Annis said. "My kids have
moved out, so I just like to talk, talk, talk."
Annis has enjoyed her time working with the students and watching them grow up from year to year. Many stop to tell her about their day or how their classes are going.
"Sometimes it's hard; you get close to some students," Annis said.
Working in a college cafeteria has its moments, and Annis's most memorable moment at work happened last semester when a food fight broke out in the cafeteria.
"It took the students 2 minutes to completely destroy sections four, six, seven and eight. There was debris everywhere," Annis said.
"I am a big KU basketball fan," Annis said. "I haven't been able to go to a basketball game yet."
Annis plans to work at the University for many more years, and she has only one thing left to do.
Edited by Brett Bolton
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Technology gives fingers debit-card abilities
ROME, Ga. — The never-ending march of technology now means school children here can pay for their cafeteria sloppy joes with their fingers.
Rome City Schools is switching to a scanning system that lets students use their fingerprints to access their accounts.
The new system speeds lunch lines, said city administrators. It's being phased in to Rome High School, Rome Middle School and all the city's elementary schools. The city hopes to have the system in use next month system-wide.
Some parents are uneasy with having their children's fingerprints scanned, and wonder about how well the information is secured.
Jail could be newest hotspot for fast food
NEW YORK — Ronald McDonald could be going to jail soon in upstate New York.
The Department of Correction is serving up a plan to put a fast-food restaurant in the Rikers Island jail system, giving thousands of workers greater meal options. Currently, the jail guards eat the same food as the inmates.
A department classified ad in a restaurant industry publication says there's a demand for food alternatives. About 9,000 municipal employees a day pass by the spot where the restaurant would be; more than 1,000 people pass through a visitors' center five days a week.
There was no word on whether the guards, who get one free meal a day, would have to pay for the fast food. The inmates' menu wouldn't change.
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Gettin'ready for blastoff ...
NASA workers gather near the external fuel tank of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 28. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to launch Wednesday.
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Kenneth Miller, a professor of biology from Brown University, will present "God, Darwin and Design: Creationism's Second Coming" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
A 19-year-old KU student reported being sexually battered Saturday night near the 1400 block of Ohio. Lawrence police spokeswoman Kim Murphree said two male suspects touched the victim in an inappropriate, unwanted manner and laughed.
A 20-year-old KU student reported being battered by her boyfriend in the 3100 block of Iowa. The incident occurred Aug. 22.
The Public Safety Office will be holding an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday in its new facility located at 1501 Crestline Drive.
A 19-year-old KU student reported the theft of a 1993 Toyota Camry from the 1300 block of Vermont. The theft occurred between Aug. 30 and Aug. 31.
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Two men approached the vehicle and officers spoke to them about the city's ordinance banning weapons near bars. Officers arrested Desmond Clark, Grandview, Mo., for carrying a concealed weapon near a bar and for consuming alcohol in public.
Lawrence Police officers found an AK-47 assault rifle inside a 2005 Dodge Magnum on Sept. 3 just after midnight. The vehicle was parked in the Borders parking lot near the 800 block of New Hampshire.
A 24-year-old KU student reported the theft of a Sony stereo from a car in the 600 block of Michigan Street. The incident occurred between Sept.1 and Sept. 2.
A University employee reported criminal damage to a vehicle in the 100 block of Dover Square.The incident occurred between Sept.3 and Sept.4, and the total damage was estimated at $200.
An 18-year-old KU student reported being battered by her boyfriend in the 2300 block of 26th Street. The incident occurred Aug. 31.
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