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"Quote of the Day"
"When you have confidence,you can have a lot of fun.And when you have fun,you can do amazing things."
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006
- Joe Namath
The 1927 "Murders' Row" Yankees are perhaps the greatest team ever:They won 110 games,Babe Ruth hit 60 homers and they swept the Pirates in the World Series. But in their official team photo, there is a player whom no one can identify.
Source: 20th Century Baseball Encyclopedia
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Fact of the Day
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Here's a list of this weekend's most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
1. Year-ending opera to open Friday
Friday
2. The sincerest form of flattery
3. From the field to downtown:
New farmer's market opens
4. Editorial Board: Chinese,
not Spanish, is language of future
5. Editorial Board: Lawrence not mean to homeless
NEWS
ON THE RECORD
BY LISA TILSON
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENTI
A 20-year-old female KU student reported her pink and white wallet missing between 11 a.m. Wednesday and 11:15 a.m. Thursday.The wallet contained the student's KUID and a Bank of America check card. Anyone with information about the missing wallet is encouraged to call the KU Public Safety Office at 864-5900.
May 1, 1891
May Day used to mark a day to let out the stress and hard work of the semester for many of the male students at the University of Kansas. Students participated in what was called the "Maypole Scrap." This activity was usually between freshmen and sophomore male students and many times ended with injuries. They were fights or attacks, although punching was frowned upon, and many people were hurt.
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The reason for the attacks was disrespect of the maypole. Covered in tar and other concoctions, freshmen would guard the maypole and demanded any passing pedestrians on campus, faculty included, to respect the flagpole by tipping their hat or bowing. Disrespecting their demands would result in a tussle that usually ended with students being covered in tar, turpentine, grease and oil.
The real action began when
may 1 - may 5
KU HISTORY
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the sophomores attacked the freshmen guarding the maypole. Their goal was to take it down. Their tactics were different every year, kuhistory.com says, "In 1892, for example, sophomores hurled snakes, liqueified hydrogen disulfide and firebrands at the maypole defenders."
tradition was barbaric; others thought it was an embarrassing tradition that gave the University a bad reputation. Tactics to bring the pole down each year increased and injuries became more serious. The tradition ended in 1905 when Chancellor Strong had students sign a nonfighting pledge.
Chancellor Snow was a fan of the contests. He called the struggle a "good natured contest." According to kuhistory, com, Chancellor Strong felt the same way. "In 1903, he addressed a post-melee chapel session attended by the bruised and battered combatants from both sides, hailing them for their gentlemanly conduct and their vigorous class spirit."
Tiger Island. The "Maypole Scrap" did not last long after the turn of the century. Many believed that the
May 5, 1900
The University of Kansas Law students and Engineering students have a longtime rivaly. One of their objects of contention in 1900 was an extremely large boulder. Chancellor Snow ended the fight about the object by blowing up the 5,000 pound boulder with dynamite.
Billy Sunday, a controversial
May 4,1916
May 3,1900
evangelist, was invited to speak at the University of Kansas. The announcement of his invitation caused problem right away. Faculty protested his visit, calling him, "the height of vulgarity." Many did not agree with his stand against evolution, he claimed that any believers in evolution would "join Charles Darwin in Hell."
Billy Sunday was a retired baseball player, according to kuhistory.com, "he was the first man to round all four bases in less than 14 seconds." He became a born-again Christian and toured the country.
the country. When he spoke of Kansas, talking about the literacy of the state, prohibition law and amount of newspapers read.
Chancellor Strong said, "I believe in revivals and in Billy Sunday because he believes in the One who speaks with authority, and in this time of world crisis it is well to remember that there is only One who speaks with authority."
Billy Sunday continued to tour the country until his death in 1935.
All that jazz ... and Zydeco
Alex Brandon/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rosie Ledet of Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys performs during the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on Sunday.
ODD NEWS Truckload of Red Bull vanishes in Tennessee
The Associated Press
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy drinks seemingly grew wings
Soccer streakers may face fines in Germany
ROSTOCK, Germany — A court ruled that stadium operators can claim damages from streakers at matches, a decision that could affect the World Cup.
A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Kraft sauces also was stolen in Dyersburg on Monday, authorities said. The trailer was recovered by police in Ohio Monday night, but all the sauce was gone. The Associated Press
A truck driver reported last weekend that his 53-foot trailer containing 2,880 cases of the energy drink was stolen.
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The High Regional Court in Rostock ruled Friday in favor of local second-division club Hansa Rostock, which filed compensation claims against three streakers after being fined $24,800 by the German soccer federation, DFB.
The court ruled the club could seek full compensation for the fine against the trio, who had climbed over the fence and onto the field during an October 2003 match. The Associated Press
Australian crocodile attacks chain saw
SYDNEY, Australia — A 14.5-foot crocodile mauled the chain saw that a worker was using to clear debris left by a tropical storm that lashed northern Australia.
The Associated Press
The croc and worker were uninjured, but the saw's wood-cutting days are over.
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KJHK is the student voice in raidio. Each day, he skips his 16G sports, talk shows and other content made for students,
Retiree disputes porn charges on cable bill
Channel 31 in Lawrence. The student-
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a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Also, check
UKJ online at tkv.ucl.edu.
YONKERS, N.Y. - A 62-year old retired teacher is fighting with a cable company over a hefty bill for porn and gangsta rap programming she says she never ordered.
The charges appeared on Claudia Lee's February Cablevision bill, shortly after she bundled her cable TV, computer and phone services.
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