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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007
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"As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' — probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on." — Woody Allen
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A large, downed spruce tree may contain more than 100 beetles per square foot of bark. Source: Alaska Department of Natural Resources
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Michael Glen, center, shows children at Eugene Field Elementary School what hot air balloons are made of Monday in Albuquerque, N.M. Glen became the first paraplegic balloon pilot in the world last year, according to The Albuquerque Journal.
CONSTRUCTION Student recreation center expansion set to begin
The first phase of an expansion to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center is expected to begin next Monday.
An expansion to the north end of the recreation center will provide two basketball courts and two synthetic surface courts.
Mary Chappell, director of recreation services, said the synthetic courts allow students to do things inside they can't do now. The synthetic courts allow for students to play indoor hockey or soccer.
The expansion also includes an extension to the indoor track, making it one-fourth mile around. Two additional raquetball courts will
be added, along with an expanded free weight area.
Chappell said the expanded free weight area would take over the current martial arts studio. The new martial arts studio would be added near the new courts.
The recreation center will also feature a Full Swing golf course on the upstairs floor. The virtual golf allows students to choose what course to play.
Chappell said the transition during the expansion would be seamless.
The recreation center will remain open during the construction.
Money to fund the expansion came from the sale of seats in Allen Fieldhouse by the Athletics Department.
Ashlee Kieler
ODD NEWS Elevator vandals caught at scene of crime
And the elevator at the Lilestream Train Station, north of Oslo, appeared to be the vengeful sort, sealing its doors and holding the two for the police.
OSLO, Norway — Two young Norwegian vandals overlooked a small but crucial detail when they started smashing up a train station elevator: They were inside it.
"Vandalism is always sad, but a lot of people do see the humor in this," Ellen Svendsvoll, of the National Rail Administration. said Monday.
The two vandals went into
the elevator, waited for the doors to close, and started to kick them, she said.
They kicked so hard that the doors jammed, and the elevator stopped, sending an alarm to security guards. The guards tried to lower the elevator, which only jammed the doors more, so they called the police and fire department.
The firemen freed the two suspects, while the police waited outside.
"Talk about being caught in the act," said Svendsvoll. "I've never heard of anyone being trapped by the elevator they were vandalizing. I don't know what they were thinking."
Associated Press
What do you think? BY RICHELLE BUSER
MICHAEL COPLIN St. Louis senior "Clothing optional."
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE MOTTO?
LAURYN CRAM
Kansas City sophomore
"Don't regret anything because at some point it made you happy."
ELIZABETH KORTE Wilmington, N.C., junior "I let people think what they want about me and not let it get under my skin."
DAVID SHORES
DAVID SHORES Des Peres, Mo., freshman "You can always retake the class, but you can never retake the party."
campus
Natalie Kampen, Columbia University, will present the seminar "Family in Roman Art: Gender and Relationship" at 3:30 p.m. at the Seminar Room in the Hall Center.
The University Band will per form a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.
corrections
Monday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The cutline with the story, "Injured Washington works for comeback," should have said that senior linebacker Eric Washington had finished his eligibility.
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Of the nearly 300,000 alumni in the KU Alumni Association's database, half live in Kansas. The three states with the next highest percentage are Missouri (9%), California (5%), and Texas (4%). Check out the KUAA Annual Report on their homepage, www.kualumni.org.
odd news
Thieves advertise guilt outside Wal-Mart
Attalla city Judge Kenneth Robertson Jr. ordered the two people to wear the signs for four hours each during two successive Saturdays.
ATTALLA, Ala. — Shoppers entering the Wal-Mart Supercenter got a reminder not to try anything funny: Two shoplifters stood outside with signs reading "I am a thief, I stole from Wal-Mart."
"The only comments we've heard so far have been positive," said store manager Neil Hawkins.
One of the shoplifters, Lisa King Fithian, 46, wore the sign to avoid a 60-day jail sentence.
Fithian said her conviction was based on a misunderstanding: She said she was taking a $7 item to the service desk because it would not scan.
She said people who saw her wearing the sandwich board commented that the punishment was "cruel."
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