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NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAN.COM
BENEFIT
Undie Run raises money for shelter
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Although they won't completely reenact Will Ferrell's streaking scene in "Old School," students will be able to shed their clothes and run down Jawhawk Boulevard for a good cause.
Hundreds of students are expected to participate in the AXE Undie Run Challenge tonight.
Students can donate the clothing that they strip off in exchange for AXE garb. All donations will be given to the Lawrence Community Shelter along with $5,000 from AXE.
The event will start at 9:30 p.m. at the Kansas Union, and risque runners will jog down Jayhawk Boulevard and back.
Ten schools will be participating in the challenge, and each will tally how much clothing has been donated. The winner will get a statue of an "Undie Run individual," AXE spokesman Thomas Purgatorio said.
To help promote the event, there will be a pre-party at 8 p.m. at The Wheel. 507 W. 14th St., and a postparty at The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., which is open only to those who ran in the challenge.
Purgatorio said the run was a good way to combine a classic college tradition with philanthropy.
"Some schools were doing this beforehand, calling it the 'nearly naked mile', after fires as a way to blow off steam." Purgatorio said. "AXE wanted to capitalize on that and do something for charity."
Beslantic Beshk, a sophomore from Mission Viejo, Calif., said he was planning on making the nearly nude run. He said he had done one of the biggest undie runs in the country at the University of California-Los Angeles.
"It felt like the whole school went out there," Beshk said. "Everyone talks about it and gets really pumped for it."
Beshk also said it was a good way to relax and for the student body to come together.
"It was cool that everyone was chilling together and running around in their underwear," Beshk said. "It
LIST OF EVENTS
Pre-party
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Wheel,
507 W. 14th St.
AXE Undie Run Challenge
WHEN: 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union
Exclusive post-party
WHEN: 11 p.m.
WHERE: The Hawk,
1340 Ohio St.
OTHER COMPETITORS
April 30: Boston College
April 30: Boston College
Tuesday: Arizona State
University
Today: University of Wisconsin sin-Madison
Friday: University of Texas May 11: University of Maryland
May 11: University of Washington
May 12: San Diego State University
May 20: Ohio State University
June 9: University of California-
Santa Barbara
was more school spirit than I've ever seen at UCLA."
Kaitlin Bilowesky, a junior from Overland Park, said she would probably not partake in the festivities.
"I wouldn't feel comfortable striping down to my underwear, but I would find a way if I could to support the cause." Biloveksy said.
The Facebook event page had 1.059 confirmed guest as of Wednesday. For more information on the event, search "KU AXE Undie Run" on Facebook.
Edited by Sarah Bluvas
Mega Millions ticket matches all numbers
LOTTERY
LOS ANGELES - A Mega Millions ticket sold in California could be worth $266 million to the ticket holder. It is also worth a cool million to the owner of the barbecue restaurant where it was sold.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Tuesday's multistate game — 9,21,31,36 and 43 with 8 as the Mega number.
Doyle Johnston in Sacramento A man who answered the phone at the restaurant southeast of Los Angeles said it was too busy and too exciting for anyone to talk on the phone.
The ticket was sold at L & L Hawaiian BBQ in Pico Rivera. Owner Danny He and his family will get $1 million, the cap on lottery bonuses in California, said lottery spokeswoman Cathy
There's a lot of buzz and several stories about reported winners, Johnston said.
"But no one has come into the office to claim it. Until we have someone come in who has that ticket, we do not have an official winner," johnston said.
The winner has a year to turn in the ticket, then 60 days to tell lottery officials how he or she wants the money.
It can be paid in 26 equal payments of $10.2 million or in a
lump sum of about $165 million,
minus federal taxes, Johnston said.
The $266 million jackpot was the eighth-largest in the history of the game, which began in 2002 and is now played in 38 states and the District of Columbia.
It was the second-largest to be hit in California. Five months after California joined the multi-state game in June 2005, a ticket bought by seven people won $315 million.
California had a $134 million winner in March, as well, Johnston said, adding: "We are kind of on a roll."
The last Mega Millions ticket to match all six numbers was sold
in Illinois for the March 12 drawing. It was worth $20 million.
Across the country Tuesday night, 28 tickets had five numbers but didn't have the Mega number. The seven sold in California are worth $179,428 each, while tickets sold in other states will pay $250,000. California law requires payoffs in lottery games to be paid on a pari-mutuel scale.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 175,711,536,lottery officials said.
The next drawing will be Friday and the jackpot will be $12 million.
ODD NEWS
Man steals firefighter's hat
SEMINOLE, Fla. — A man was charged with stealing the helmet of a firefighter who responded to help his friend. The sheriff's office reported that Seminole Fire Rescue firefighters responded to treat an ill person Sunday morning. While rescue workers were inside the home treating the sick person, authorities said a 21-year-old man got into the unlocked cab of the fire truck and took the helmet.
He was charged with grand theft, burglary of an unoccupied vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. He was being held on $7,000 bail.
The firefighter noticed that his helmet, worth about $500, was missing several hours later. Deputies were able to track it back to the man.
Associated Press
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