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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2008
quote of the day
"Trickled! Trickled! Trickled!
Rikk-tck-tckl" chuckled Rikki-tkkl!
— "Rikki-Tikki-Tavy," a story about a boy and his mongoose
fact of the day
Mummified mongooses and images of the species have been discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs.
—nationalgeographic.com
most e-mailed
Want to know what people are talking about? Here's a list of Tuesday's five most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
4. NBA Jayhawks prove disappointing for Nystrom
1. Kevin Harlan's early talent opened doors
2. No dirty laundry for Reed siblings
3. Proposal aims to shorten the school year for Kansas universities
5. Fusco: March values the game, not a team
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Spotlight on Organizations
BY JENNIFER TORLINE
KU Cycling Club
jtorline@kansan.com
For members of the KU Cycling Club, a short "meeting" consists of bike riding for 25 miles. A long meeting can ride 60 miles.
The organization is a sports club that participates in both recreational and competitive bike racing.
"We definitely have a strong cycling community in Lawrence," Connor Dennis, Fairway sophomore, said. "We have a large alumni network involved with the team and with the whole community."
Dennis, Cycling Club president, said the 40 members in the club usually scheduled three group rides per week. Members participate in rides based on their availability. The club meets at Strong Hall or at Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St., and members ride for 30 minutes to three hours.
"Right now, the hardest part is being able to train outside because of the weather, and balancing training with school," Gillian Armstrong, Manhattan junior, said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNOR DENNIS
Members of the KU Cycling club get to take part in races at schools such as Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska, as well as the North Central Collegiate Cyclamen Conference.
In addition to recreational rides,
Dennis said 15 members of the club raced competitively. The cycling season determines the type of competition. Mountain bike racing occurs in the fall, cyclo-cross racing in the winter and road racing in the spring.
The Cycling Club has four races in March and April, and will race against schools such as Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska. The members will attend the North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference April 26-27 in Iowa City, Iowa.
"I like hanging out with people post-race," Josh Patterson. Manhattan graduate student, said. "It's an individual sport, but there is a lot of camaraderie after events."
Members who qualify will attend the CollegiateRoadNationalChampionships May 10-11 in Fort Collins, Colo. Dennis said that there were two to three riders in the club that were hoping to make it to nationals this year.
KU cyclists have won multiple awards during competitions. In October, the team won the Collegiate Conference Mountain Bike Championship. Patterson is the Heartland Mountain Bike Series Single Speed champion, and Armstrong, the treasurer of the club, won
"I like mountain bike racing a lot better than road racing because it's more laidback and more interesting," Armstrong said.
the Women's Mountain Bike Conference Championship in Red Wing, Minn.
The cycling club is also involved within the Lawrence community, Dennis said. On May 3, members of the Cycling Club will demonstrate bike safety at a bike rodeo at
Schwegler Elementary School.
"A lot of people are turned away by our competitive side, but were more than that," Dennis said. "We're out there to have fun too."
The organization will meet at 9:15 p.m. tonight at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Anyone interested in joining the cycling club should e-mail scd5416@ku.edu or visit www.kucycling.com.
Getting pampered
Marla Keown/KANSAN
**Salon Hawk Stylist Heather Rankin straightens** coworker Dixie Summers' hair Wednesday morning at Salon Hawk in the Kansas Union. Salon Hawk is a full service salon. "We do hair, nails and makeup," Rankin said. In about two weeks, the salon will also offer tanning beds.
ODD NEWS Sweet tempting chocolate makes us do crazy things
JERUSALEM — Israeli police are on the lookout for a thief with a super-sized chocolate craving.
The robbers broke into a factory in the northern Israeli city of Haifa late Monday and walked away with nearly 100 tons of chocolate spread
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said such a large heist indicated it may have been an inside job.
and police were searching the area of any traces of the sweet stuff.
Moshe Veidberg, one of the company's owners, told the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot it would require five large trucks to transport the stolen chocolate, which he valued at roughly $415,000.
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — A class of third-grade students got a lesson
Five dollars takes school security to a new level
in civil liberties when an envelope containing $5 disappeared from their teacher's desk.
The students at Martin Luther King Elementary in Hopkinsville were asked to remove their shoes and socks during a search. Some were patted down and had their pockets checked.
Some parents were angered by the Feb. 15 searches, which did not turn up the missing money at the western Kentucky school.
tors who had physical contact with the students. The principal, Sarah Newman, declined to comment and phone numbers for the four teachers could not be located Wednesday.
The school's principal gave written reprimands to four instruc-
Christian County Schools spokeswoman Regan Huneycutt said the search violated the school district's policy. School employees can touch students only when the student poses a threat to another student or to themselves.
Associated Press
The workshop "Conducting Faculty Searches" will begin at 9 a.m. in 258 Strong Hall.
*Colloquium: A Conversation with Paul Muldoon* will begin at 10 a.m. in the Hall Center Conference Hall.
The workshop "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig Hall.
Student Union Activities will present Tea Time at 3 p.m. in the Traditions Area in the Kansas Union.
The University/ Faculty Senate Meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 203 Green Hall.
on campus
"Osher Institute: Glory Days of the American Circus" will begin at 2 p.m. at Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Drive.
The Geology Colloquium "Mantle structure, dynamics and melting in the Central American subduction zone" will begin at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
Gallery Conversation will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the commons of Spooner Hall.
"Our Heritage Reclaimed: Living Connections in the Present" will begin at 7 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
"Reagan's Disciple" with Lou and Carl Cannon will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Student Union Activities will present "Get Hypnotized!" at 8:30 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
on the record
A refrigerator, an air conditioner and a snow plow were reported stolen from Regency Place Monday.
Two cars were reported stolen in Lawrence this weekend: a Jeep Cherokee and a Toyota Corolla. Total loss was valued at $23,000.
clarification
Wednesday's article "Graving longer summers" said Student body President Hannah Love would send a proposal to the Board of Regents next month asking it to change its policy on the number of weeks the University has to hold classes each semester. Love said the issue is being researched, and a proposal may be made in the future.
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