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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007
quote of the day
"Human beings will be happier not when they cure cancer, or get to Mars, or eliminate racial prejudice, or flush Lake Erie, but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia."
3. 117-year-old department defends status
fact of the day
Lake Baikal in southeastern Russia is the largest freshwater lake on earth, containing about 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water. It is also the deepest lake on earth at 5,250 feet and the oldest at an estimated age of more than 25 million years.
2. Fraternity brothers remember friend
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1. Letterman Show welcomes KU student
4. Putting off until tomorrow
4. Putting off until tomorrow
5. Study: Textbook prices
outpace inflation
daily KU info
It takes more than a few inches of snow to keep Jayhawks at home. The University of Kansas has canceled classes for weather-related reasons a total of 10 times since 1972. Call 864-SNOW anytime for weather-related closing information.
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Tommy Towle
BY HALI BAKER
Before long, Towle had moved from basic shots to making up his own. He didn't want his skills to go unnoticed, so in the summer of 2005, he recorded a video of his shots. The video inspired Stephen Burtin, Topeka sophomore and Towle's long-time friend, to help Towle tape a second clip.
Burtin and Towle collaborated to create a stunt, and the two filmed the video in December 2006. On a whim, Towle submitted the video to Break.com, a Web site for user-submitted videos.
shooting.
When Topeka sophomore Tommy Towle looks at a pool table, he sees more than a game; he sees an opportunity to work on his talent — trick
He became fascinated with the game and started watching pool on ESPN, where he came up with the idea to try trick shots.
Towle was only about eight years old when he and his older brother, Tony, started playing pool against each other for fun. Eventually, Towle's friends joined the game.
To his amazement, the video won a $2,500 prize, which he split with Burtin.
One of Towel's best experiences was when Jennifer Barretta, one of the world's top female 9-ball players, came to Topela last year.
Towle, who said he is a big fan of Barretta', arrived an hour before she was scheduled to play.
He was able to compete with her, and he even defeated her twice. Towle said he wasn't anywhere near professional level, though, because the two played about 20 games.
Towle said he was not able to play pool as much anymore because he has to focus on his studies.
Kansan correspondent Hail Baker can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
Blowin'in the wind
Al Maqlio/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steve Slaughter uses his snow blower to clear the sidewalk in front of a store Tuesday in Kirksville, Mo. The city received .18 inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.
ODD NEWS
Miami hotel offers themed mini-bar packages
MIAMI — if you thought pillow menus in hotels were over the top how about customized mini-bars?
The Catalina Hotel and Beach Club in Miami's South Beach is offering themed mini-bar packages for $50 and up each. Forget pretzels and tiny bottles of vodka; the hotel is calling this deal "Pimp Your Fridge."
You'll actually get that bottle of vodka in the Rock Star minibar, which also comes with Krispy Kremes and Red Bull. For the morning after, you get Visine, Alka Seltzer, a chilled eye mask and
Gatorade. You get a pack of cigarettes with that, too, but there's no smoking in the hotel, so you'll have to step outside to light up.
The Get It On mini-bar package includes edible body paint, champagne, whipped cream, maraschino cherries, strawberries and scented candles.
clothes Romeo?
Amsterdam judge gives peep shows tax breaks AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Romeo, Romeo, where are your
An Amsterdam judge has ruled that peep shows are a form of theater and club owners are therefore entitled to a hefty tax break.
"Admitting customers to peep shows is equivalent to admitting them to a theater performance," an Amsterdam Appeals Court judge wrote in a ruling last month. "The erotic character of the performance does not diminish that."
Associated Press
The 2007 University Career Fair will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
Tuesday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The player in the photo, with the article "Shaq makes big plays at the buzzer," was misidentified. No. 20 Sade Morris was incorrectly identified as Shaq Mosley.
An article in Tuesday's The University Daily Kansan needs clarification. The outline for "Judge declares mistrial" should have said attorney Ron Evans was on the left and Jason Allen Rose was on the right.
corrections
Dennis Dailey will present the University Forum "Embatted Eros: Sex in the 21st Century" at noon in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building. Tickets will be $3 for students and $5.50 for others.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Oklahomans and their three children who moved to Oregon lost all their possessions when their moving van was stolen, but people in their new home
Michael Lischer and Thompson Nelson will present the first annual KU alumni architecture lecture at 11:30 a.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
ODD NEWS Miami Dolphins player helps replace stolen goods
— led by an NFL quarterback
— are helping the couple
recover from their losses.
Since their story went public, the family has received numerous offers of help. Miami Dolphins quarterback Joey Harrington visited the family Sunday and brought a laptop computer, a printer, a fax machine, a $3,000 gift certificate from Nike and donations of appliances and furniture.
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