CALENDAR
THURS | SEPT 16TH
THEOLOGY ON TAP
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Henry's on Eighth
5.30-7 p.m., all ages,
free
TRIVIA CLASH
Record Bar,
6:45 p.m., 21+, $5
THE JUNKYARD
JAZZ BAND
American Legion
7 pm, free, all ages
ARIEL'S PINK
ARIELS PINK
HAUNTED GRAFFITI
Jackpot Music Hall
7-11 p.m., $10-$12,
all ages
BE SEEN PRESENTS:
"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN SPIN?"
Granada 9 p.m. 18-40
MAGIC KIDS/CANDY CLAWS
The Replay Lounge
10 p.m., $2, 21+
NEON DANCE PARTY
NEON DANCE PARTY
Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., $1-$5, all ages
FRI | SEPT 17TH
FREE PLAY AT
THE REPLAY
Replay Lounge,
3-6 p.m., free all ages
FREEKY FRIDAYS AT
DUFFY'S WITH DJ BIZ
Duffy's, 8p.m. - 2a.m.
free, 21+
RETRO DANCE PARTY
Wilde's Chateau 24
9 p.m.-2 a.m., $3-$5,
18+
COSMOPOLITICS
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.
12:30 a.m., 21+
SAT | SEPT 18TH
LIVE DUELING PIANOS
Barrel House, 8 p.m.
2 a.m., $2-$3, 21+
OPEN MIC AND JAM9
Cross Town Tavern,
7 p.m., free, 21+
TANGO BOOTCAMP Kansas Union 2 p.m.-6 p.m., free, all ages
DONALD FAGEN/
DONALD FAGEN/
MICHAEL MCDONALD/
BOZ SCAGGS
Starlight Theatre, 7:30
p.m., $40-$126, all
ages
LIVE DUELING PIANOS
Barrel House, 8 p.m.
8 p.m.-2 a.m., $2-$3,
21+
Duffy's, 9 p.m., free,
21+
OPENJAM
KATAUAKU
'em' em Up Jacks,
10 p.m., free
KARAOKE
THE CLUB WITH
THE CUBB WITH DJ PARLE*
Fatso, s. 10 p.m., $3,
21+
SUN | SEPT 19TH
MIDLAKE/ROGUE WAVE Granada, 7 p.m., $15, all ages
**SMACKDOWNI**
The Bottleneck
7:30 p.m. - free - $5,
18+
CHRISTMAS
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
PEACE CORPS
APPLICATION
WORKSHOP
Kansas Union,
7 p.m.-8 p.m. free,
18+
ORIGINAL MUSIC
MON | SEPT 20TH
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
MONDAYS
The Bottleneck
9.p.m., 18+
FUZZ NASTY
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.-2
a.m., 21+
VENUES
THE BOTTLENECK
737 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST
HONKY TONK
SUPPER CLUB
Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
free, 21+
HIT-OR-MISS
TUES | SEPT 21TH
Lawrence Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
CLUB NITE SWING
Kansas Union,
8 p.m.-11 p.m., free,
all ages
KARAOKE KINGDIM!
Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., free, 18+
BLUES TUESDAY WITH
BRYAN NEUBERRY
Gaslight Tavern,
7 p.m., free, 18+
BKE FIELD
Veterans Park,
8 p.m.-10 p.m., free,
all ages
SCARY LARRY KANSAS
RIKE 2010
WED | SEPT 22TH
BOB WALKENHORST
DINNER HOUR SHOW
Record Bar, 7 p.m.
free, all ages
PRIDE NIGHT
LIVE ACTION PUB
TRIVIA SHOW AT
CONROY'S
Conroy's Pub, 7 p.m.
$5, 21+
PRIDE NIGHT
Wilde's Chateau 24,
9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5,
18+
BRENT BERRY'S
ACOUSTIC JAM
Jazzahus, 9 p.m.-1
a.m., $2-$3, 21+
LITTLE TEETH/COLONY
COLLAPSE/KARMA
VISION
Replay Lounge
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
STONEHAVEN/
MELTING POINT OF
BRONZE/ELECTRIC
SLEUTH CITY
Record Bar, 10 p.m.-2
a.m., $7-$9, 18+
JOJO HOSPITAL
A faint and quivering voice from downstairs called my name: "Kelllllcliiiii...?" Again with a bit more urgency and volume: "KeLLLLCCCIII!" I knew this could mean only one thing — there was a mysterious creature in our house, and I was being summoned to kill it.
As I neared the dining room, I saw my frightened roommate, Anne, crouched outside her doorway, where the most hideous thing I have ever seen lurked. This wasn't your average bug — it was a sickening mix of giant spider and cricket, with its hind legs higher than its two-toned black and brown body. Oh, and it jumped. No less than three feet in the air. Armed with a bottle of home defense killer bug spray, the third roommate, Kelly and I began spraying the shit out of the sucker until it died. Little did we know this creature had superpowers, bounding away as we doused it with rounds of bug spray.
Eventually, we coated him with enough toxins
that he froze in standing position. I'm sure his demonic soul lived on. After a quick googling of "mutant spider cricket from hell," we discovered its scientific term — CamelCricket
The killing of the camel cricket(s) — there were more — isjustone ofthe many adventures we've faced. The air conditioning broke for the second time, and last Thursday we mourned the loss of Gus Gus, the mouse we trapped.
But I just laugh at these inconveniences. When else can I put off productivity for an hour to kill a beastly insect in the TV room?
Besides, the pros of our house outweigh the potentially hazardous cons: the Wheel's Wang burger is five minutes away, climbing hills to campus tones on calves, and there are endless amounts of wine-drinking and people-watching to be had on our porch at night.
Whether it's been the less-than-perfect house of horrors or the white-washed prison cell room of McCollum freshman year, each place I've lived has given me a new environment and community to interact with. Be sure to check out Josh's story on page 13 for other types of community living.
The way I see it, there's no better way to spend my last year at KU than in an ancient house on Tennessee Street with so many of my friends. Oh, I guess the girls are cool too.
KELCI SHIPLEY | EDITOR
EDITOR | KELCI SHIPLEY
EDITOR | KELECT SHIPLEY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR | ANNA ARCHIBALD
DESIGNERS | ALEXANDRA AVILA, MORGAN STEPHENS
CONTACT | SARAH HGREGORY, BECCA HARSCH, ELLEN SHFETED
MANUAL | JON HERMES, BRENNA LONG, AMANDA KISTNER
NOTICE | MOLLY MARTIN, JOSH HAFNER, SPENCER ALTMAN
PLAY | AMANDA SORELL, ASHLEY BARFOROUSH,
KATE | LARBREE
HEALTH | MEGAN RUPP, JACQUE WEBER
CONTRIBUTORS | MIKE ANDERSON, BRITTANY NELSON,
SAVANNAH ABBOTT, CHANCE CARMICHAEL,
LANDON MCDONALD, ALEX TRETBAR, ZACK MARSH,
THOMAS C. HARDY, AMANDA GAGE
CREATIVE CONSULTANT | CAROL HOSTEAD
CREATIVE CONSULTANT | CAROL HOLSTEAD
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Just go to 'As an architecture student you' her second option, a 139-seat expansion.
INDEX
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Crossword...4A
Cryptoquips...4A
Opinion...5A
Sports...10A
Sudoku...4A
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Chris Neal/AP Tiffany Lau, a senior from Wichita, jumps over a wall as she trains for the Next Level Games competition this Saturday. Lau is one of a few KJ students competing in the competition that consists of an obstacle course, a strong man portion and a prowler challenge.
Students to compete in 'Strongman' games
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com
Need a tow truck? For Skyler Farley, a junior from Lawrence, pulling a truck with his bare hands isn't a big deal.
That's why he'll be at Watson Park on Saturday, participating in the 2nd Annual Next Level Games, which include the "Strongman Challenge," the "Prowler Challenge" and an obstacle course. The competition will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The "Strongman Challenge" involves pulling a truck, flipping a 450-pound tractor tire end-over-end and a "farmer's walk" of hauling heavy items through a course.
Farley said he participated in an internship at the University of South Florida during the summer, where he worked out with a group of people training for "strong man" events. Now he incorporates it into his regular workouts, and said it helped him with normal weightlifting.
"It's like, 'Oh, I just pushed a truck or I flipped this tire,' Farley
While he said the truck pull didn't require much attention to mechanics or timing — "it's pure effort" — the tire flip does.
"Your time can be completely screwed up if you keep putting your hands in the wrong spot," he said.
With the technical complexity of simply flipping a tractor tire, it isn't surprising that there are "strong man" classes offered locally.
said. "Everything seems easier after that."
Chris Dellasega, a second-year graduate student from Pittsburg, is a strength coach for Next Level Fitness — the company hosting the competition — and has instructed a "strongman" group. He'll be helping run the event Saturday.
He said that it could be difficult to train for a "strongman" event because many weightlifting techniques pinpoint one thing, while tire flips and truck pulls use multiple muscle groups in different ways.
To put it differently, flipping a tire is a three-dimensional effort, compared with bench pressing
"One of the best ways of getting good at flipping a tractor tire is to flip a tractor tire," he said.
something up and down.
Although the "Strongman Challenge" is the most unusual part of the Next Level Games, the two other stages are designed to give the competition some balance.
The "Prowler Challenge" requires competitors to push a weighted sled, similar to what a football team uses for practice, and an obstacle course that focuses on agility.
Dellasega suggests mimicking the event as closely as possible in training.
"We're not just looking for big, bulky people or bodybuilders who aren't functional," said Laura Richards, who co-owns Next Level Fitness with her husband.
She said about 40 people had signed up so far this year, compared with about 50 last year.
A team of three University of Kansas track athletes will also be competing Saturday, despite not
New coach will create stability
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JUDO | 6A
SFE STRONG ON PAGE 3A
The club appointed a coach who is familiar with the club and will help to move them in the right direction.
KU student to appear in court
CRIME | 3A
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Teen accused of rape begins legal process and will learn the date for his first hearing.