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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
Letter from the Editor
Moving into an apartment for the first time can be liberating. You no longer have to share a single small dorm room with someone else and you don't have to deal with co-ed showers. Moving out of a dorm and into an apartment might seem like a fantastic endeavor, but not all apartments are created equal.
Some apartments are so small the living room and the kitchen are one room. Keep this in mind when purchasing furniture. Don't buy a large dining room table to place in a tiny kitchen. You'll never have space to walk around. If your kitchen has a high breakfast bar, opt for bar stools instead of buying a table at all. This also applies to buying a couch or chair for your living room. Measure the size of your room before buying furniture; that way you don't have a mega couch for a small-scale room. Less is more in this scenario.
Having your own room and bathroom might be positive items to note, but pay attention to the size of your apartment. If you are thinking about moving into a small apartment, or you are currently living in one, be conscious of space.
In smaller apartments storage can be limited. In tiny kitchens there might only be one or two drawers and limited cabinet space. Purchasing extra shelving or bins to keep things neatly out of the way can be helpful. If you have too much stuff and have no place to put it, rent a storage unit to store your stuff during the year. This will keep your stuff safe and out of the way.
Just because your new rental is small doesn't mean it can't look great. Utilize the wall space in the apartment. Searching for wall art like paintings, metal signs and University posters can give your pad a personal feel. Building shelves or a bookcase can get a lot of items out of the way.
No matter how big or small your new place is, make it comfortable for you. Buy items that make it feel like a home instead of just another apartment.
Good luck with settling into your new home.
Kavla Banzet
Rayla Banzet Associate Special Sections Editor
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BOSTON — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
President Barack Obama vowed
that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice"
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons.
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The twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the course.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course in what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack.
Authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried
out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The FBI took charge of the investigation.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Allisdair Conn, chief of emergency services, said: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here ... this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."
"We still don't know who did this or why," Obama said at the White House, adding, "Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this."
Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn't know whether the bombs were hidden in mailboxes or trash can, and that authorities had received "no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen" at the race.
With scant official information to guide them, members of Congress said there was little or no doubt it was an act of terrorism.
"We just don't know whether it's foreign or domestic," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The attack may have been time for maximum carnage: The four-hour mark is typically a crowded time near the finish line because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners completing the race and because of all the relatives and friends clustered around to cheer them on.