UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Tuesday, March 7, 1995 5A Sirens to pipe in tornado season By Robert Allen Kansan staff writer Blaring sirens will interrupt the generally placid atmosphere on campus today as part of a statewide tornado drill. The drill is a part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which Gov. Bill Graves designated as the first week of March. Paula Phillips, emergency preparedness coordinator for Douglas County, said that the week was designed to encourage people to prepare for severe weather, such as thunderstorms and tornadoes. "The most frequent occurrence of tornadoes in Kansas occurs from March through July," she said. The drill will be initiated by the National Weather Service sometime this morning, Phillips said. Counties in western Kansas will be alerted first, and the drill will move east across the state. As the drill is issued, counties activate their sirens. Douglas County has 32 outdoor sirens, Phillips said. Three are located on campus: on top of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, on top of Watson Library and in the Lied Center parking lot on West Campus. Tons o' Tornadoes The sirens normally are sounded during severe thunderstorms or when a tornado has been spotted. Severe thunderstorms usually contain strong winds, hail or dangerous lightning. The following is the number of tomatoes in Kansas during 1991, 116 tomatoes struck Kansas, setting a state record. Brian James / KANSAI Phillips said the sirens also were tested at noon on the first and third Mondays of the months during tornado season, which runs from March through July, and on the first Monday of every other month. To avoid confusion, test sirens are not sounded when the skv is overcast. At any other time a siren is heard, people should immediately take shelter in the most interior area of the lowest level of a building, Phillips said. Do not seek shelter in a mobile home. If you are outside and away from shelter, seek the lowest ground, such as a ditch. "They are fairly rare in terms of numbers of thunderstorms," he said. Only 1 percent of thunderstorms produce tornadoes, said David Braaten, assistant professor of atmospheric science. Still, Kansas averages 47 tornadoes per year and ranks third in the nation in tornado production. "We're located in tornado alley," Braaten said. "It's basically a boundary region between cold, dry air and warm, moist air." But, Braaten said, tornadoes were not completely understood by meteorologists. "It's very difficult to understand the predictive aspects of them based on the small number of occurrences," he said. The warm, moist air form the Gulf of Mexico, combined with the topography of the Midwest, provide excellent conditions for thunderstorms, which spawn tornadoes, he said. There are several myths about tornadoes. First, not all tornadoes strike mobile homes. Tornadoes do not always spin in the same direction, either. "Normally they go counterclockwise," Braaten said. "But maybe 10 percent of the time you get the opposite." Phillips said that many people thought tornadoes didn't occur in cities, but her office had videotapes that dispelled this myth. Some people also believe that Clinton Lake somehow keeps them away from Lawrence, but bodies of water are not obstacles for tornadoes. "We have videotapes of an actual tornado going down the Mississippi River." she said. Don't starve to pay bills, eat well on $2 Many places offer inexpensive meals By Robert Allen Kansan staff writer "You start to feel kind of sorry for yourself," said Amy Hertlein, Topeka sophomore. Tuition. Books. Rent. Utilities. Credit cards. Insurance. Parking passes. Bus passes. With so many bills to pay, starvation may seem like the only way for KU students to save money. But starving isn't necessary. Plenty of places in Lawrence offer a meal for $2 or less without having to cruise down 23rd Street for the usual fast food. Granted, it won't be a meal for a king, but it's better than waffles and cold soup. First, a little ingenuity combined with a trip to the grocery store can make an inexpensive meal. Combine a box of spaghetti with a stick of butter and you've got a poor man's fettuccine, with change left-over for a coke. Hertlein uses another alternative. Hibernate does another alternative. "I go and get beans, a jalapeño, a clove of garlic and a little bit of onion," she said. "You can eat it with a tortilla; you can serve it with rice, or you can mash it up and make refried beans." Ruth Pope, Aurora, III., freshman, gets six packs of Ramen noodles for less than $2. "When worse comes to worst, you can always find something to eat, even if you have to concoct yourself," she said. But students who don't know a measuring cup from a tea cup shouldn't despair. It's possible to order a meal for under $2, before tax, if you know where to go. The following are some of those places. following are some of these plates: Papa Keno's Pizza, 1035 Massachusetts St. $1.78 buys a 14-inch slice of cheese pizza. It's accurately billed as a slice big enough to cover your face. ■ Glass Onion, 624 W. 12th St. A bowl of soup or veggie chicken is $1.95, and these aren't itty bitty finger bowls. The chili is full of food — tomatoes, beans, peppers, mushrooms, carrots, celery and olives. **Duffy's, inside the Ramada Inn,** 2222 W. Sixth St. This place is a bonanza of affordable meals. On Wednesdays, they offer four items, each for $1: a burger and fries, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks or chips and salsa. On Thursdays, they offer a steak and a baked potato for $2. Mulligan's, 1016 Massachusetts St. Wings are 15 cents a piece on Sunday between 6 and 10 p.m. Also, when the weather gets warmer, Mulligan's will open its outdoor deck and sell burgers and hot dogs for $1 on Fridays until 6 p.m. Herbivores, 9 E. Eighth St. Herbivores has a salad bar that costs $3.25 per pound, and a soup bar for $2.75 per pound. But eating a pound of salad is a chore for even the most dedicated vegetarian. Get a half-pound for $1.63, or a large bowl of soup, which also costs about $1.65 Students can also eat on campus for less than 2 bucks Kansas Union. The Pizza Hut inside the Union sells bread sticks and sauce for $1.25. This is great on the go, when lunchtime means the 10 minutes between classes. Wesco Terrace. A small taco salad is only $1.50, and most students order the small size, said Stacy Nummerdor, a cashier at Wesco Terrace. Also, chili and cheese naches are $1.75, and a chili and cheese hot dog is $1.50. tuesdays are special at Molly's! 841-9922 2429 Iowa The Etc. Shop 928 Mass.Downtown Parking in the rear ENTRYDEADLINE: WEDNESDAY.MARCH18 at 5:00 p.m. ENTRY FEE $10.00 PER PERSON THE SWIM MEET WILL BE HELD MARCH 11TH IN THE ROBINSON NATATORIUM. 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