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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 3,2007
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"Tragedy is when I cut my fin ger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."
Mel Brooks
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— imdb.com
Mel Brooks served as a corporal in the US Army in North Africa during World War II, and one of his duties was defusing landmines.
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Left: Lance Tuck, tattoo artist at Big Daddy Cadillac's Tattoos & Piercings on Massachusetts Street, smiles while tattooing Kimi Matsumura, Wichita junior. Tuck has been an artist at Big Daddy Cadillac's since 2002 and a tattoo artist in Lawrence since 1995. He said he often puts customers at ease by telling stories and listening to music.
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BOARDWALK FIRE Victim's mom files suit, claims apartments unsafe
Nancy Bingham filed a lawsuit against Boardwalk Apartments
Tuesday, Bingham's daughter and former KU student, Nicole, died in October 2005 from injuries sustained during a fire at the apartment complex.
residents by not having adequate fire supression systems, fire alarm systems or escape routes.
The defendants in the lawsuit include persons and entities involved in maintenance, management and inspection of Boardwalk Apartments. The lawsuit alleged that Boardwalk Apartments was negligent in keeping safe conditions for
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Suggestive Shakespeare play stopped at school
Mark Dent
MESA, Ariz. — It was supposed to be a two-hour Shakespearean comedy show attended by 700 sixth- through 12th-graders.
But it was not to be.
About 40 minutes into a touring company's performance of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)," a Higley Unified School District official halted the show Monday at a performing arts center.
"We stopped the show because we feel that this was inappropriate," said Tara Kissane, the district's director of visual and performing arts. She declined to give specifics but said "there was inappropriate language and the content was very suggestive."
"I just thought it was over some of our kids' heads and it wasn't appropriate for our kids," Kissane said. She added she thought the show would be fine for college-age students.
The play was produced by a New York-based touring company, Windwood Theatricals. Paul Bartz, the producer, said he was surprised to learn the performance was stopped.
take on the daunting task of performing 37 plays and 154 sonnets in under two hours, illuminating the world of Shakespeare through the use of football, swordplay and hip-hop music." A version ran off-Broadway in 2001-2002.
"it's a matter of interpretation, but they're surely not seeing anything on that stage that they're not seeing on television," Bartz said Tuesday. "You might like it to a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch on Shakespeare."
Thinking about the early parts of the play, Bartz said,"The only thing I can think of that she might have found objectionable is that there is the use of the word penis, twice."He said if Kissane had objections, the cast could have made adjustments, but they weren't given the char-
Bartz said his own middle school-aged children saw a video of the original production in class, and as a parent he had no problem with it.
The group's Web site says it's a "whirlwind roller coaster tribute to the immortal bard. Three actors
Cleveland fights blight tears down repaired house
The house had been painted and repairs had been made to the roof, gutters and foundation. But city officials said they had no idea it was being fixed up because the owner, Wells Fargo Bank of Minnesota, had not filed permits for the renovation.
CLEVELAND — A house that had recently undergone more than $19,000 in repairs was torn down last month as part of a city campaign against urban blight. All that's left is a vacant lot.
"My client bears some blame too," said James Sassaro, the bank's lawyer. "But a little common sense would have gone a long way. Why would they tear down a house after
seeing it was in good condition?"
As part of an effort to end blight Cleveland has adopted an aggressive demolition strategy, said Ed Rybka, the city's building and housing director. Rybka did not immediately return a call Tuesday seeking further detail on the house's demolition.
Wells Fargo had foreclosed on the property, and in August Housing Court Judge Raymond Pianka threatened a $20,000 fine if the bank didn't fix the code violations. The bank hired contractors, and a neighborhood group hoped to buy the house and finish the renovation. Pianka said.
Now, Wells Fargo will probably give the lot to the city. Sassano said
A crew last May knocked down a house even though a councilman asked that it be taken off the wrecking list and a prospective buyer had done some repairs. Rybka said he was not aware of the councilman's request.
Man builds secret room in mall garage for project
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The leader of an artists' cooperative has been sentenced to probation for setting up a secret apartment inside a shopping mall's parking garage as part of a project on mall life.
Michael Townsend, 36, said he and seven other artists built the 750-square-foot apartment beginning in 2003 and lived there for up to three weeks at a time.
The artists built a cinderblock wall and nondescript utility door
to keep the loft hidden from the outside world.
But inside, the apartment was fully furnished, down to a hutch filled with china and a Sony Playstation 2 — although a burglar broke in and stole the Playstation last spring, Townsend said.
There was no running water instead they used the mall bathrooms.
On his Web site, Townsend said he was inspired by a Christmastime ad for the mall which featured a "an enthusiastic female voice talking about how great it would be if you (we) could live at the mail."
He built the dwelling "out of a compassion to understand the mall more and life as a shopper."
Townsend said plans to make the apartment "super-sweet" with laminated wood flooring and other perks fell apart last week after he and a visiting artist from Hong Kong walked into the room and were greeted by three security guards. He pleaded no contest to a trespassing charge.
Providence Place Mall spokesman Dante Bellini Jr. described the living space as little more than "an area with stuff in it."
But Providence Police Maj. Stephen Campbell said he and other detectives were so intrigued they visited the apartment to see for themselves.
"I was surprised at what he was able to accomplish," Campbell said. "But what he did was clearly criminal. The mall is private property."
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The University of Kansas second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Week continues all day.
Huma Khan and Heather Meiers will present the lecture "Arabic Prisms: A Multifaceted View of Language and Culture in Morocco" at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
Karen Mariangi and Amy Blankenbillier will present the public event "Women in Politics-Lobbying" at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Coffee and Culture will start at 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union Lobby.
Saskia Sassen will present the seminar "Deciphering the Global Its Spaces, Scales and Subjects" at 4:30 p.m. in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union.
Visiting artist Krassimina Jordan, piano, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
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Burglar leaves home empty-handed, barefoot YONKERS, N.Y. — He's a shoo-in for Burglar of the Year.
A man who broke into a home but was chased away by a barking dog left his boots behind, police said, and he was arrested when an officer saw him walking hoofless.
John Lyles climbed through the home's window around 4 a.m. Friday and took off his boots, probably so he wouldn't make any noise while sneaking around, police said. But the homeowners' dog started growling and barking at him, they said, and he ran away empty-handed — and barefoot.
Later that morning, an officer spotted Lyles walking without shoes in a nearby apartment building hallway, questioned him and arrested him, police said.
Lyles, 36, was charged with second-degree burglary, a felony.
There was no telephone listing for Lyles at the Mount Vernon home address provided by police. A telephone message left for a John Lyles at a different address in the city was not immediately returned Monday night, and another number was no longer in service.
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We are halfway through KU's breast cancer awareness week. The week concludes with the Jayhawk SK run/walk this Sunday at the Burge Union. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and the run begins at 2 p.m. Check www.slc.ku.edu for more details.
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