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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
FRIDAY AUGUST 25 2006
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006
quote of the day
"I fever see him again, I'm going to cut open his head and eat his brain."
— Dennis Hopper's character "Deacon," from the 1995 movie "Waterworld"
fact of the dav
Ever heard that humans need to drink eight glasses of water a day? That is a common myth that has never actually been scientifically proven. Four to five glasses a day is all it takes to maintain a healthy body.
American Journal of Physiology
most e-mailed
Want to know what people are talking about? Here's a list of Wednesday's most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com.
1. Fraternity delinquent on taxes
3. Bar owners risk success in college town
2. Carter: Avoid post-drinking binge
4. Avid K-State fan converts to Jayhawks lover
5. Fans flock to Jayhawks' open practice
et cetera
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GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY KATIE HOBSON
Fiddling in the park
The 26th annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship will be held this weekend just north of 12th and Massachusetts Streets in South Park, near the recreation center. The championship will begin 6:30 p.m. Saturday and will last as long as there is light to play by. Saturday's portion of the two-day
affair will feature a past winner's showcase. Those who have participated in and won the championship before are invited to share their abilities once again while viewers take pleasure in the free ice cream social. Sunday, the event will reconvene at noon and continue through 5:30 p.m. There is no charge to enjoy the musical talents of the bluegrass and folk song players, except of course the loan of your ears.
Lawrence's Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library will be celebrating its fifth birthday 6 p.m. Saturday at the library, 1109 Massachusetts St. Free food and music will be provided in honor of the celebration. Four local bands — Conner, Long Division, Nothing Else and Eyes Like Headlights, along with local singer and songwriter, Joe Carr, will lure passers-by with tunes from rock, punk and hardcore/metal genres. For more information regarding the radical library, call (785) 865-1374 or log on www.lawrences-solidarity.net.
Birthday celebration
Poker parties
Poker players should check out Conroy's Pub at 3115 W. Sixth St. every Thursday and Saturday evening. Games start at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. each night. There's no cost to register and anyone and everyone is invited to take chance. Participants are asked to show up 30 minutes prior to game time if they wish to play. Games are also offered to anyone 21 years or older on Sunday and Wednesday evenings at the same time. All regular Texas Hold'em rules apply. For more details regarding rules and regulations, check out www.thepokerpub.com.
Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN
— Edited by Erin Wiley
Sharing her songs
Jasmine Pasimio, Columbus senior, performed on Wescoe Beach yesterday while Andrew Hauth, Burlington senior, accompanied her on the bass guitar. Pasimio said she started an informal group last year that meets once a week to sing and play music together. She said she taught herself how to play the guitar. She founded the group because she realized that music was something she "wanted to share".
odd news Court considers if cat spat constitutes misdemeanor
JEANNETTE, Pa. — Meow.
A district judge has been asked to decide whether that word is a harmless taunt or grounds for misdemeanor harassment.
Police charged a 14-year-old boy for "meowing" whenever he sees his neighbor, 78-year-old Alexandria Carasia. The boy's family and Carasia do not get along. The boy's mother said the family got rid of their cat after Carasia complained to police that it used her flower garden as a litter box.
District Judge Joseph DeMarchis decided to wait 90 days before ruling.
The boy testified Tuesday that he only meowed at the woman twice.
Marijuana plant found growing in residential area
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A sheriff's deputy patrolling a senior housing development outside Prescott spotted a 5-foot-tall marijuana plant growing between two residents' driveways.
Yavapai County Deputy Justin Dwyer identified the plant and interviewed the residents Wednesday, spokeswoman Susan Quayle said. They told the deputy they thought the plant was "just an attractive weed, and they had been watering it because it looked so nice."
Quayle said it appeared the plant was growing wild and sprouted from a stray seed.
Dwyer told the homeowners he would have to confiscate it and asked them to call deputies
if more were found.
Wife, while parking car, finds husband in driveway
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — A man who fell asleep in his driveway woke up when his wife came home and turned into the driveway to park the car.
Kristine Bolson said she drove into her driveway shortly after midnight Tuesday and heard a cracking sound, a Benton County Sheriff's Office report said.
When she got out of her vehicle, she heard moaning and found her husband, Richard Gonzalez, on the ground near her vehicle. Bolson said she did not initially see her husband in the driveway.
According to the report, Gonzalez said he had been drinking and he must have passed out.
Topless parade promotes porn stars, erotica show
He was taken to a hospital for abrasions and contusions.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand
Two dozen bare-breasted porn stars paraded on motorcycles and military vehicles down the main street of New Zealand's biggest city after beating efforts by Auckland officials to prevent the promotional stunt.
Thousands of people, many of them clicking away with cell phone cameras, lined the street on Wednesday for the parade by male and female porn actors, most semi-clad in black leather, to publicize an erotica show that opens in Auckland later this week.
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on campus
Student Union Activities will show "The Da Vinci Code" at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday in Woodruff Auditorium.
on the record
A 20-year-old KU student reported the loss of a passport valued at $50. The theft or loss occurred between Aug.18 and the evening of Aug.19.
A 21-year-old KU student reported the theft of a safe and a number of blank checks. The total value of the theft is $35. It occurred in the 2100 block of Heatherwood.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of a bike by Hardrock and cable lock from the bike rack at Oliver Hall. The theft occurred Aug. 20, and the stolen items are valued at $510.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of a bike by Giant and cable lock from the bike racks at Ellsworth Hall. The theft occurred between Aug. 18 and Aug. 21, and the total loss is estimated at $355.
Student Senate deadline today
Students interested in running for five open freshman Student Senate spots have until today to apply.
Applications can be picked up in the Student Senate Office, 410 Kansas Union, or downloaded online at www.ku.edu/~senate. Completed applications must be returned to the Student Senate office by 5 p.m.
Students must collect 50 signatures from freshmen classmates and obtain a dean's stamp certifying freshmen status. Applicants can obtain a dean's stamp at 109 Strong Hall
The election will take place Sept. 5 and 6.
—Nate McGinnis
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》 PROFILE
Freshman juggles classes with emergency medical service
BY BEN SMITH
Heart attack, stroke or car accident?
That happened in March, her first night of duty as an Emergency Medical Technician. The next morning, Dusek attended classes at 8 a.m., finishing her senior year of high school.
Now a student at the University of Kansas, the Belleville freshman still treks home to Republic County in north-central Kansas once a month to work a 24-hour EMT shift.
Whatever it was, she was ready. Her nerves tingling with stress and fear, 18-year-old Erin Dusek) jumped into the ambulance at 2 a.m. to rush to the aid of somebody in need.
Certified in March, Dusek has been an active member of the RepublicCounty Emergency Medical Service for six months. She worked 30 to 50 hours a week, serving her small community during the summer, before she came to Lawrence.
"I love it." Dusek said. "It's a good opportunity to help people and see things you wouldn't otherwise see."
Her parents have been EMTs in Republic County since 1986.
"We have seen a lot in those years, but I don't worry at all about her having to work a difficult call," said Rod Dusek, Erin's father and assistant director of the service. "Erin has a very level head, and can think things through and act correctly and safely."
Of the 20 people who work the Republic County EMS, Erin is the youngest, "but she is very good and she's catching on very well," said David Strnad, director of the Republic County EMS.
To become an EMT, Dusek took courses from Butler County Community College in El Dorado. Dusek spent most of her on-duty time helping the elderly in her community.
Dusek is a social welfare major. She said her goal was to help people by working in hospitals. She also advocates the importance of CPR training and wants to get more people interested in the profession.
"It's a very important job that always needs workers," she said.
According to the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services, most EMS agencies require the following: U.S. citizenship with a valid driver's license and a good driving record, a high school diploma or GED and an age of 21, although some agencies will hire 18-year-olds.
Four-hour adult CPR classes are available through the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross for a fee of $30. Full-time students can take classes in infant, child, and adult CPR at Watkins Memorial Health Center for $23.10.
“你帮助 people to have a second chance to live.”
Applicants must also have valid state EMT or Paramedic certification and effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
To find out more about the Kansas EMT certification process, go to www.ksbems.org.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith can be contacted at bsmith@kansan. com.
Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
Erin Dusek, Belleville freshman, is an EMI in Republic County. She drives home once a month to work a 24-hour shift.
Megan True/KANSAN