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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
quote of the day
"The journey of a thousand pounds begins with a single burger."
—Chris O'Brien
fact of the day
mcdonalds.com
A McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese, an order of large fries and a medium Coke have a total of 1,290 calories.
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daily KU info
5. Chalmers announces he will enter draft, not hire agent
Do you have secret desires to be the KU mascot? Tryouts for Big Jay and Baby Jay are a week from Saturday. There are some specific height requirements, though. Big Jay has to be between 6 feet and 6 feet three inches. Baby Jay has to be between 4 feet 11 inches and 5 feet 1 inch.
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Watch out for that tree
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Workers for the Utility Tunnel Deferred Maintenance Project mark trees near the intersection of Sunflower Road and Jayhawk Boulevard Wednesday morning. The utility tunnel improvements will repair and replace aging tunnel systems that route steam, electricity and communication cabling to 50 buildings on campus.The project has an estimated cost of $8.8 million.
Jayhawks & friends
Andrew Stanley, Overland Park junior (Sasha Kaun); Devin Burns, Wichita freshman (Rodrick Stewart); Brent Blazek, Overland Park junior (Russell Robinson); Daniel Perez, Durango, Mexico, senior (Darnell Jackson); and Ozzy Bravo de los Rios, Lima, Peru, senior (Jeremy Case) dance during the men's basketball team warm up before the senior night game on March 3 against Texas Tech. The students were members of the camping group "KU Heads for Victory."
ODD NEWS Bulldog contest winner to appear at Drake Relays
DES MOINES — Buddy is a sleeping beauty: Reddish brown, he's usually asleep on his back, snoring loudly with his large tongue rolling out.
He was wide-awake Monday, though, when he was crowned winner of a "Beautiful Bulldoc" contest.
"He doesn't have a good stamina to him...he's been laying around all winter," said George DuBois from Ankency, Iowa, who owns Buddy with his wife, Cindy. "Just in the last 10, 15 days we've done some walking. We've been getting in shape for this."
The DuBois' 3-year-old dog was among 50 bulldogs from mostly Midwestern states that came to compete. The beauty contest honors Drake University's mascot and one of the events leading up to the Drake Relays, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious track and field competitions.
"I'm so excited. I didn't think he had what it took to get it," Cindy said. "His mom is back home and she won't know what to think when he comes home with all this good stuff."
Buddy competed unadorned, unlike many of his rivals. They
dressed up as fairy princesses, rock stars, cheerleaders, bumblebees and even Snow White and Mr.T.
"We felt this best represented her personality," said owner Amanda Price. "She's very fun loving, high-spirited."
Buddy panted heavily as he sat on his throne, getting used to his new crown and cape as photographers snapped his picture. On Saturday, he'll ride in a golf cart at Drake Stadium before about 18,000 spectators.
Bella Star of Elmwood, III., had her nails painted red and wore a Hawaiian lei, pink bikini top and a grass skirt. The skirt slipped off as she strutted down the "dogwalk" before the judges.
BATON ROUGE, La. — A state Senate panel rejected a bill on Tuesday that would make it a crime to wear one's pants too low, even as Cajun-country towns around Louisiana have been banning saggy pants from their streets.
"I don't think he really wants attention all that much ... he wants to be with people," George said. "He's just a rascal."
Sen. Derrick Shepherd's bill would have made it illegal to wear,
Free speech protects short shorts, baggy pants
"When we begin to take the freedom of speech away ... I think we're doing something that's just not right," Dorsey said.
in public, clothing that "intentionally exposes undergarments or intentionally exposes any portion of the pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks or genitals."Violators would have faced a fine of up to $175 and eight days of community service.
Shepherd tried and failed to pass a similar bill in 2004, but the measure died in the face of opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union.
With no objection, the Senate Judiciary panel voted against moving the measure to the floor.
Sen. Yvonne Dorsey said she disliked the look of baggy pants but wanted to defend the public's right to wear their clothes as they wish.
Exceptions included thong swim suits and clothing worn in fashion shows.
and cities have enacted or are considering bans on saagy pants.
Shepherd said the state should take a stand against droopy pants, which he called just one example of widespread indecency in contemporary clothing styles.
"The shorts are getting shorter, the tops are getting smaller, the cleavage is getting larger," Shepherd said. "When are we going to say, 'Enough is enough'?"
The style is believed to have started in prisons, where inmates are issued ill-fitting jumpsuits but no belts to prevent hangings and beatings. The look was popularized in gangster rap videos.
8-foot long alligator invades Florida home
Authorities say a 69-year-old central Florida woman found an 8-foot long alligator prowling in her kitchen late Monday night.
OLDSMAR, Fla. — And some people get jittery about mice in the kitchen.
About a dozen Louisiana towns
Sandra Frosti says the gator must have pushed through the back porch screen door and then went inside through an open sliding glass door at her home in Oldsmar, just north of Tampa. It then apparently strolled through the living room, down a hall and into the kitchen.
A trapper with Animal Capture of Florida removed the alligator, which was cut by a plate that was knocked to the ground during the chaos. But no one inside the house was injured.
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on campus
The lecture "Senior Session" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The lecture "The Impact of Globalization on Female Food Vendors in the Informal Sector in Nigeria" will begin at noon in 706 Fraser.
The seminar "Merienda Brown Bag" will begin at noon in 318 Bailey.
Student Union Activities' Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the Traditions Area of the Kansas Union.
The workshop "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig.
The University/Faculty Senate Meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 203 Green.
The public event "Mind Lecture Series- Visiting Lecture" will begin at 4 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The lecture "Gluseppe Vasi's Panorama of Rome" will begin at 5 p.m. in 211 Spencer.
The lecture "African-American Studies Lecture" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
The concert "Faculty Artist Joyce Castle, messosoprano & Mark Ferrell, piano" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer m.a.m. in the Murphy Hall.
Alpha Delta Pi will sponsor a 5K run at Southwinds Trails on Saturday. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The cost to enter is $15 for KU students and $20 for non-students. Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House.
correction
In Wednesday's Apartment Guide story "Multiple options getting to campus available" there was some inaccurate information printed regarding the KU Parking and Transit System. For next year, Park and Ride permits will cost $90 for the year and parking permits in the yellow lots will cost $200 . Also with KU on Wheels, there will be no bus passes because of the referendum of student fees. Every student will be able to ride the bus with their KUID. All of these changes will go into effect in August.
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