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Hey, pumpkin
youre good to me
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Spook-tacular
take a look at some of kcs
newest haunted houses
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october 25, 2007
also InsIde | Jayplay wrIter danIel reyes almost wound up In the beef busIness, but Instead got hIs educatIon page 19
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JAYPLAY 10.25.2007 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 10
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JAYPLAYERS
ThebestHalloween
costumesaretheones
conceivedandcreatedin
theleastamountoftime
usingtheleastamount
ofstore-boughtmaterial.
Halloweenrewardshard
workandcreativity,
andthereisnogreater
featthanpullingoffa
phenomenalcostume15
minutesbeforeaparty. Its
thetestoftruegenius.
Lastyear,myboyfriend
andIdressedupas
JackandSallyfrom
The Nightmare Before
Christmas. Ourcostumes
wereahit,butthefact
thatwespenthardlyany
moneyortimeonthem
madethemevenbetter.
Iboughtacheapblonde
wig,acanofredspray
dye,amakeupkit,an
inexpensivedress,and
fabricthatIcutandpinned
tothedress. Hisoutfitcost
himnothingexceptthe
timeittooktodrawwhite
linesonhissuitandtocut
X-raysintostripsforthe
bowtie.
Ifyouarentinto
costumes,checkoutKyle
Graysstoryabouthaunted
housesonpage5fora
differentkindofgood
time,orbatheyourskin
inpumpkinlotionafter
readingJaredDuncans
pro-pumpkinstoryon
page8. HappyHalloween!

DaniHurst, assoc. editor

Onthecover:
Photo Illustration /Anna
FaltermeierandBeckaCremer
wiccAn, not wickEd
notice 06
F ontEntS
no EASy wAy out
speak 19
who you gonnA cALL?
feature 10
thE grEAt pumpkin
health 08
For carving and curbing appetites
How one student decided to beef up his education
A spooky story about Corbins caspers
Samhain celebrations arent just hocus pocus
EDITOR

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ASSOCIATEEDITOR

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DESIGNERS

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GOODFORYOU
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PEOPLE

KNOWEVERYONE
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TheUniversityDailyKansan
111Stauffer-FlintHall
1435JayhawkBlvd.
Lawrence, KS66045
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10
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601 Kasold
(785) 749-7699
Open 9 am - 2 am Daily
18 Tables
(Unlimited Balls)
We rack our balls for You
Hallowen Party Saturday Night!
Pool Tournament Sunday @ 2 pm
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
The Cotillion
11120 W. Kellogg
Wichita
(316) 722-4201
Crossroads KC
417 E. 18th St.
Kansas City, Mo.
Crown Center Square
2450 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 421-2341
The Granada
1020 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 842-1390
The Hurricane
4048 Broadway
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 268-4781
Jackpot Music Hall
943 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
Liberty Hall
642 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-1972
Lyric Theatre
1029 Central (11th & Central)
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 471-0400
Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
VooDoo Lounge at
Harrahs Casino
1 Riverboat Drive
Kansas City, Mo.
Zona Rosa
8640 N. Dixson Avenue
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 587-8180
Healing Through the Arts,
Surviving and Thriving,
a breast cancer awareness
project. Lawrence Arts Center,
all day, all ages, FREE, www.
lawrenceartscenter.com.
Tea Time. Kansas Union, Lobby, 3
p.m., FREE, www.suaevents.com.
Speaker: Omar Tyree. Woodruff
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7 p.m,
www.suaevents.com.
Architecture In Helsinki.
Bottleneck, 7 p.m., $13, www.
myspace.com/aihmusic.
Lifehouse. Blue Note, 7:30 p.m.,
$16, www.lifehousemusic.com.
Brand New/Thrice/
Mewithoutyou. Uptown Theater,
7:30 p.m. $21, www.myspace.
com/brandnew.
Hairspray the Musical. Lied
Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $24.50,
www.lied.ku.edu/07-08/events/
hairspray.shtml.
Atmosphere/Mac Lethal/
Grayskul/Luckyiam. Granada,
8 p.m., $17-$20, www.myspace.
com/maclethal.
Rascal Flatts. Sprint Center, 8
p.m., www.rascalfatts.com.
Critical Bill/Lowkuss/Akierima.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.myspace.
com/criticalbillmusic.
The Gunshy/Mustangs and
Madras/Milwaukee Sky Rocket.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2,
www.thegunshy.com.
Costume Party with Baiowolf/
Volunteers/Stormy Story.
Jackpot, 10 p.m., 18+, $5 with
costume / $7 without, www.
myspace.com/baiowolf.
Sonia and Disappear Fear.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $4, www.
soniadf.com.
Failsafe/Hell Within. PJs Pub,
Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m., 21+,
$3$5, www.myspace.com/
failsafeok.
Charlie Robinson/Forty
Twenty. Longhorn Saloon,
Manhattan, KS, 10 p.m., 21+, $10
$12, www.charlierobison.com.
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Art Exhibit:Delicious.6
Gallery, all day, all ages, FREE.
Billy Joe Shaver. Daveys
Uptown, 7:30 p.m., 21+, $15,
www.billyjoeshaver.com.
Wild West Film Fest: Scare
Factor Edition. Liberty Hall,
8 p.m., all ages, $7, www.
wildwestflmfest.com.
Dashboard Confessional/
Augustana/John Ralston.
Uptown Theater,
8 p.m. $23, www.
dashboardconfessional.com.
Van Halen. Sprint Center, 8 p.m.,
all ages, $49.50$149.50, www.
van-halen.com.
Joshua Redman Trio. Folly
Theater, 8 p.m., $30-$50, www.
emeraldev.net.
BRASA Fall Party. Granada, 8
p.m., all ages, $10.
Howloween Ball feat. Lizzie
West Troubadors . Blue Note,
8 p.m., $10, www.myspace.com/
lizziewestlife.
Ida McBeth. Blue Room,
8:30 p.m., all ages, $10, www.
idamcbeth.com.
Shudder/Action Figure/
Marcato/Naydivz. Hurricane, 9
p.m., www.myspace.com/shudder.
Lovegarden Soundsystem.
Replay Lounge (patio), 10 p.m.,
21+, $2.
Guilty Pleazure. Jazzhaus, 10
p.m., 21+, $4, www.myspace.com/
gpleazure.
Sorrow by Truth/StitchBrick/
Guardians Revenge/Torn
Apart/Fraility of the Flesh/
Killer Strangelet. PJs Pub,
Manhattan, KS, 10 p.m., 21+,
$3$5, www.myspace.com/
sorrowbytruth.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE,
www.suaevents.com.
Film: Return of the Living
Dead. Liberty Hall, midnight, all
ages, $3.50.
What Makes It Great with
Rob Kapilow and The Jupiter
Quartet. The Folly Theater.
Kansas City, Mo., 11 a.m.
Halloween Starter Party with
Justin Turner/The Gloves.
Replay Lounge (patio), 5:30 p.m.,
all ages, $3.
Yonder Mountain String Band.
Granada, 6:30 p.m., all ages, $20,
www.youndermountain.com.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Liberty Hall, 7:30 p.m., all ages,
$10.50, www.fskjubileesingers.
org.
Cornmeal. Mojos, 8:30 p.m.,
$7, www.myspace.com/
cornmealinthekitchen.
Party Monsters II. Voodoo
Lounge, 9 p.m., 21+, $10.
Truckstop Honeymoon.
Bottleneck, 9 p.m., 18+, $9, www.
truckstophoneymoon.com.
Ste. Simone/The Brisbanes/
Bixby Lane. Hurricane, 9 p.m.,
www.myspace.com/stesimone.
Monster Mash with DJs Ian
Frost/Sike Style/Scenebooster
Soundsystem. Replay Lounge
(patio), 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/frostyian.
Iggy Baby/Ben Fuller/Pat
Nice/Queen Bea. Jackpot, 10
p.m., 18+.
Aphasia/By Hook or Crook.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+, $2, www.myspace.com/
byhookorcrookmusic.
Guilty Pleazure. Jazzhaus, 10
p.m., 21+, $4, www.myspace.com/
gpleazure.
Terror Tractor/Decimation/
Unmerciful/Continent of Ash.
PJs Pub, Manhattan, Kan., 10 p.m.,
21+, $3$5, www.terrortractor.
com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE,
www.suaevents.com.
Film: Return of the Living
Dead. Liberty Hall, midnight, all
ages, $3.50.
Lawrence ArtWalk 2007.
Lawrence Arts Center, 12 p.m., all
ages, FREE, www.lawrenceartwalk.
org. Discover local art and artists.
With more than 70 artists at
more than 30 locations, youre
sure to fnd your artistic match.
Story Time. Lawrence Public
Library, 3:30 p.m., FREE, www.
lawrence.lib.ks.us.
Doran Entertainment : Live At
the Gem. Gem Theater, 7 p.m.,
$10.
Karaoke and Smackdown
Trivia. Bottleneck, 8 p.m., $5 per
person.
Yonder Mountain String Band.
Liberty Hall, 9 p.m., all ages,
$20.50, www.youndermountain.
com.
Speaker Speaker/The Akanes.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+, $2, www.myspace.com/
speakerspeaker.
Kansas City Symphony beneft
concert for music education.
Lied Center, 7 p.m., $10, www.
lawrenceschoolsfoundation.org/
events_musicworks.htm.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus/
Hawthorne Heights/Amber
Pacifc/New Years Day. Cotillion,
7:30 p.m., $20-$23, www.
redjumpsuit.com.
Public Event: An Evening
with the Prince of Darkness
Journalist Robert Novak. Dole
Institute of Politics, 7:30 p.m., free,
www.doleinstitute.org.
Jesu/Fog/Torche. Bottleneck, 8
p.m., all ages, $9, www.myspace.
com/offcialjesu.
Dora Dank/LOWKUSS/SAVITAR.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.myspace.
com/doradank.
A Dream Too Late. PJs Pub,
Manhattan, Kan. 10 p.m., 21+,
$3$5, www.myspace.com/
adreamtoolate.
HIM/Bleeding Through/Lovers
In Transit/Beautiful Bodies/
Mercury Mad/The Plastic
Bitches. Uptown Theater, 6 p.m.,
$25.50, www.myspace.com/
merqmad.
Mum. Granada, 7 p.m., all ages,
$12-$14, www.myspace.com/
mumtheband.
Pomeroy. Kathouse Lounge,
Manhattan, Kan., 8 p.m., 21+,
www.pomeroy.com.
Disco Dick & The Mirrorballs.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.discodick.
com.
The Spook Lights/Black
Christmas/Archetype. Jackpot,
10 p.m., 18+, www.myspace.com/
thespooklights.
Last Caress/DJ Punkin-Pie-Eye.
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
Halloween Costume Party
with Guse. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
21+, $3.
THURSDAY
october 25
MONDAY
october 29
october 30
SUNDAY
october 28
SATURDAY
october 27
FRIDAY
october 26
WEDNESDAY
october 31
VENUES
where?
Film: 13 Tzameti. Woodruff
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7:30
p.m., $2, www.frenchitalian.ku.edu.
Dont be afraid to branch out and
sample cinema from different
cultures. And no worries; the movie
is subtitled in English.
Kevin Elliot and The Broken.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.myspace.
com/kevinelliotandthebroken.
The Spanktones Open Jam.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
The Hourly Radio. Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
thehourlyradio.com.
Tyler Gregory and The Blue
Shuffe/Dain Estes. PJs Pub,
Manhattan, KS, 10 p.m., 21+, $3$5,
www.dainestes.com.
TUESDAY
Harry Potter autHor J.K. rowling
reveals tHat albus
DumbleDore, mas-
ter wizarD anD
HeaDmaster of
Hogwarts, is gay.
Strong windS fuel pow-
erful wildfireS acroSS
Southern california,
forcing evacuationS and threat-
ening the homeS of thouSandS.
talk Show hoSt ellen dege-
nereS cancelS two of her
ShowS amid an emotional
controverSy after a dog
adoption agen-
cy takeS back
degenereS dog
after the come-
dienne violated
the adoption
agreement.
An investigAtion shows thAt
DemocrAtic presiDentiAl cAnDi-
DAte hillAry clinton hAs receiveD
hunDreDs of thousAnDs of DollArs
in DonAtions from working clAss
citizens in new yorks chinAtown.
members of hollywooDs film
AnD television writers union vote
to Authorize A strike in pursuit
of better pAy AnD more compensA-
tion for DvD AnD internet viDeo sAles.
While these donations may appear dubious
in nature, it should be noted that Hillary
Clintons dry cleaning budget is more than
double of any of her opponents.
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Rowling also strongly reiterated that Weasley is not gay,
despite all appearances.
a cnn Survey ShowS that phila-
delphia iS home to the leaSt
attractive people in the u.S.,
according to viSitorS and reSidentS.
The City of Brotherly Love apparently gets its
nickname because of the most common and
unfortunate phrase heard by Philly males,I love
you like a brother.
Joey bishop, the lAst remAin-
ing member of the infAmous
rAt pAck thAt incluDeD
frAnk sinAtrA, DeAn mArtin, sAmmy
DAvis, Jr., AnD peter
lAwforD, Dies At the
Age of 89.
Hollywood has-been
Corey Feldman quickly
issued a statement that
despite appearances,
he and most other members of the Brat
Pack are still alive and well and would
like to be considered for a role in any
upcoming movie. Any movie. Please.
lynn cheney, wife of vice
presiDent Dick cheney, sAys
thAt her reseArch shows thAt
the vice presiDent AnD Demo-
crAtic presiDentiAl cAnDiDAte bArAck
obAmA Are DistAnt cousins.
This is the just the latest of several desperate
attempts by Lynn Cheney to prove that her
husband is actually human, the last being a
regrettable incident in which Cheney sliced
open her husbands arm only to see it bleed oil
and childrens tears.
Strong gusts of hot air emanate from Cali-
fornia? House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi
must be giving another speech on how
shes going to end this war just as quickly as
possible.
If this means a delay in the production of Big
Mommas House 3, I am going to be pissed!
Anti-gay rights activists are already using the
incident to push for laws prohibiting future
gay pet adoptions.
Well, at least basketball season is starting
soon.wait, were ranked what?
the ku footbAll teAm
DefeAts colorADo on
the roAD, moving to
7-0 on the seAson AnD
#9 in the bowl chAmpionship
series rAnkings.
think you have a better joke? e-mail me at hawktopics@kansan.com.
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NOV 28: 1 2 PM, Walnut Room
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DEC 6: 9:30 10:30 AM, Walnut Room
DEC 11: 5 6 PM, Walnut Room
DEC 12: 3:30 4:30 PM, Walnut Room
OCT 16: 11AM 12 PM, Alcove C
OCT 18: 12:30 1:30 PM, Alcove C
OCT 22: 9 10 AM, Alcove C
OCT 24: 3:30 4:30 PM, Alcove E
OCT 30: 2:30 3:30 PM, Alcove E
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JAYPLAY
WAnting A HAunting?
halloween
05
By Kyle Gray
A review of the
spooky new kids
on the block
A young couple steps inside
a movie theatre. They hold
hands tightly as they walk
down the aisle toward a horror
film flickering on-screen. What
they dont know is ahead of
them waits every horror film
nemesis theyve ever known.
Theyll be chased by Jigsaw,
Pinhead, Jason, Freddie, and
many more.
This is just one of two new
haunted houses located at the
infamous West Bottoms district
in Kansas City. The Macabre
Cinema brings every horror
flick to life and places you right
in the middle. The Chambers of
Edgar Allen Poe does the same
for the famous authors stories.
Theres no comparing the
two. They use two different
types of scare tactics. If you
take the Chambers of Edgar
Allen Poe first, youre in for a
lighter scare. Even though its a
more realistic scare, its still the
Diet Coke of haunted houses.
When you walk into the first
room, Poe himself is there to
greet you and tell you about
the scares ahead.
Apparently in his afterlife,
Poe got bored and brought to
life his scariest stories. This all
sounds inventive and exciting
but remember, youre basically
walking through an American
literature haunted house.
Without spoiling all the
tales you will encounter, you
should be warned that the first
is quite possibly the creepiest.
After leaving Poes office, you
come to the front door of the
house of Usher and are greeted
by the eerie homeowner. He
tells you that he put his sister
in the wall and hed like you
to leave his house. Theres
something about a shadowy
man in a top hat following you
around a house yelling at you
murderously that creates a
more bone-chilling effect than
any man in a mask could ever
achieve.
From this point on the tales
get a little blurry and the
cheap old parlor tricks of past
haunted houses return. People
pop out from behind doors,
whisper in your ear, and crack
chains against walls. Vague
story references are the only
evidence of Poe in the house.
One of the only other well-told
stories besides the House of
Usher is the Tell Tale Heart.
Also, the company promises
to show you what its like to
suffocate, and delivers on that
promise. It is a nerve-wracking
part of the experience, especially
when you think about how
many people sweat their way
through it before you. Overall,
youll spend 30 to 45 minutes
in the Chambers.
Maniacal Movies
From Poe you can move on
to the Macabre Cinema, where
all the classic horror films come
to life. There, youll meet every
masked villain from horror
films. They obviously poured
money into the sets and put
a lot of work into the look and
feel of the place.
After stepping through the
movie screen at the beginning
of the cinema, you have to
walk down a dim-lit corridor
with jail cells on either side,
one of which is plate glass.
Sound familiar? Youre taking
the same walk Clarice Starling
took in Silence of the Lambs. Its
eerie and so is the actor who
plays him.
The Cinemas fright factor
really depends on which
movies you watched as a kid,
and how much they terrified
you. If you were scared of the
puppet in Saw, Pinhead, the
Candyman, Jason, Freddie, and
so on, chances are youll feel
right at home. This is, of course,
if in your home you pee your
pants and scream frequently.
If these are just characters
to you, chances are you wont
be as scared as your friend
clinging to your shoulder,
but the actors still manage to
spook you. Lets just say that
often in this haunted house,
its not the leader who should
be scared.
Another tip: If youve been
to the Morgue (the haunted
house, not the body locker)
then youll find your way out
of the tricky scary parts much
faster. If not, well, good luck
with the butcher.
Despite the scare factor
in this one, it wasnt very
inventive and there were a lot
of missed chances to really put
fear in the customer. Walking
down a hallway full of doors
in a scene straight out of The
Shining, youd expect a couple
doors to pop open. Or, if youre
walking down a really long,
dim-lit corridor, being followed
by a shadowy figure could put
the sweat in your restless night.
The only thing youll find in
their very long corridor, though,
is a quick slap paint job and
some spooky tinny music. Youll
spend slightly more time in the
Cinema than at the Chambers
45 minutes to an hour.
There is a great backbone
to the two new kids on the
blocktheyre doing it for the
kids. Proceeds from the Macabre
Cinema and the Chambers of
Edgar Allen Poe go to Variety:
The Childrens Charity of Greater
Kansas City.
Just like its double feature
predecessors, The Beast and
The Edge of Hell, you can go to
one or the other for $20 or both
for $33. Its for a good cause,
though, so get out there, scream
like a girl and pee your pants for
the kids.
ALL PHOTOS COUrTESY OF FULL MOOn PrODUCTIOnS, InC
A few Halloweens ago, Kerry
Johnson, a practicing Wiccan and
co-owner of The Village Witch,
311 N 2nd St., was in the middle
of an interview with a journalist
from Channel 6 News. Extra media
attention around Halloween is
something shes accustomed to.
On this day, Johnson was decked
out in a stereotypical witch
costume, with a black pointy hat,
cloak and green face make-up.
The journalist asked her if
it bothered her that so many
people sport similar get-ups as
Halloween costumes, perhaps
making a mockery of her and her
religion. I had to say to her, Uh,
clearly not. This is my Halloween
costume. She thought that was
how I dressed on a normal basis.
Johnson says. Every Halloween, I
dress up, hand out candy, and then
once the trick-or-treating is over,
we celebrate our own way.
This wasnt the frstor last
time Johnson has had to debunk
stereotypes about Wicca,especially
around this time of year. Culturally,
the terms Halloween and
witch are tied closely together
for most in the Judeo-Christian
world. Johnson says, though, the
confusion and the bastardization
of the term witch doesnt really
bother her.
I call myself a witch, yes,
Johnson said. Its just that this
term has been so skewed by
Christianity.
Wicca is a Pagan, earth-based
religion that worships a God
and a Goddess, whose spirits are
found in everything in nature. The
cornerstone of Wicca is the Law
of Three, meaning that any harm
one places on a living creature
will come back to you three times.
A group of practicing Wiccans
is called a coven. It is led by a
high priest and a high priestess,
although it is the female who
holds more authority. Individual
covens tend to be smallthe
traditional number of members is
13and they meet on a regular
basis, much like any other religion.
There are eight high holy days in
Wicca,all of which fall on or around
a key Judeo-Christian religious
holidays. It is worth noting, though,
that Wicca and its traditions date
further back than Christianity,
with the earliest development of
Wiccan gods and ideals beginning
in Europe around 7500 B.C.,
according to www.wicca-chat.com.
For Wiccans, Oct. 31 is called
Samhain (pronounced SAU-WIN),
their highest holy day. On this
day, the veil between the two
worldslife and deathis at its
thinnest. The covena group of
Wiccans with a high priest and
a high priestesslays out what
is called a dumb feast, and invite
their deceased loved ones to
join them and share the meal.
Although the menu is extremely
varied and fexible, staples include
bread, ale, wine and apples. Kacey
Carlson, co-owner of The Village
Witch, lays out dog and cat food
every year, too, to connect with
past pets. Beyond that, a Samhain
celebration can take on many
shapes. Wicca and its celebrations
are much less structured than
other religions,says Susie Kingman,
a high priestess for a coven in
Topeka.
Our religion is about doing
as you will and harming none,
Kingman says. If you ask 10
Wiccans to describe Wicca youll
get 15 different responses.
What all Wiccans have in
common, though, is the feeling
they were born this way. Many
were raised Christian,but never felt
like that belief system ft. Johnson
says what led her to straying from
her Southern Baptist church was
the image of an angry vindictive
Christian God. A divine power
wouldnt behave that way.
Carlson says she made her own
deck of tarot cards at the age of 11,
even though she didnt know the
offcial term for the cards at the
time. She found Wicca in college,
and fnally realized where this
interest in mysticism came from.It
wasnt that I became a Wiccan at
age 19,Carlson says.I have always
been one. I was born this way.
In Lawrence, most Wiccans
arent even sure of how many
covens are active. Carlson knows
of three that practice openly,
but says that many Wiccans in
Lawrence probably practice in
solitude because they arent in
contact with others like them. She
knows more covens exist,but more
often than not, they prefer to stay
secretive. Events like Pagan Pride
Day, which took place for the frst
time in Lawrence on Oct.6,provide
an occasional common gathering
place, but those events are far and
few between.
But next week,organized covens
and individuals alike, whether
theyre underground or not, will
celebrate the biggest Wiccan day
of the year. Along with marking
the day where the veil between life
and death is at its thinnest, the day
also represents the fnal Harvest
and the Celtic New Year.While most
in Lawrence will march around
neighborhoods toting an ever-
growing bag of candy, a certain
few will be dancing to the beat of
a different drum, hidden away in
unknown temples or basements
and summoning their dead loved
ones to feast with them.
A lot of religions and people
are fearful of that part of the circle
[death], Kingman says. Were
not.
Wiccan Words
BOOK OF SHADOWS: Hand-copied book of recipes, rituals and
training techniques that are vital for a witch or a coven.
DRAWING DOWN THE MOON: Ritual that invokes the spirit of
the Goddess into the body of the High Priestess.
ESBAT: A covens weekly or bi-weekly meeting, traditionally
taking place on the full moon or the new moon.
HANDFASTING: Wiccan equivalent of a wedding.
PENTACLE: a metal disc that symbolizes the earh element
among the witchs working tools.
SCRYING: A form of divination that uses methods such as
crystal gazing, incense smoke, or water as opposed to tarot or
other manipulative means.
Source: http://www.msu.edu/~rohdemar/earth/gloss.html
Wiccan, not Wicked
these witches dont ride on broomsticks or conjure potions
By ashley thompson
PHOTO BY JON GOERING
A mannequin displaying items for sale from Village Witch stands in front of the store co-owners and their friends during Pagan Pride Day in Burcham Park.
male Witches?
Yes, they do exist, even here
in Lawrence. Although Wicca
is a more goddess-based
belief system, the male role
is key for fnding harmony.
We must maintain that male-
female balance, says Alfred
Willowhock, a male Wiccan
in Lawrence. But that balance
cant be found in the majority of
local covens. Johnson says shes
begging for more men to join
her coven, Nine Roses. Of the 11
members, only three are male,
she says. This whole stigma
that were a womens religion
got started in the 1970s during
the feminist movement. There
was a rise in Wicca popularity,
and since then, its been seen as
sort of a knee-jerking reaction
to male supremacy.
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meeting, hArtner leArned thAt Bender, in fAct, wAs no hippie.
i dont know why they thought thAt for A long time BecAuse
i hAte hippies, Bender sAys. he drives Around in A Big Buick
Aiming for hippies, hArtner sAys. they Are roommAtes now.
Patrick Griffith
how we met
holy drug dealer?
contributed Photo
Jordan bender (left) and Jon hartner relax.
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For many of us, the word
pumpkin conjures up
images of jack o lanterns and
Thanksgiving pies. However,
the vegetable also provides
numerous health benefts that
can be enjoyed all year long.
Susan Krumm, from the
Kansas State Research and
Extension for Douglas County,
says that pumpkins and their
seeds are high in vitamin A, as
well as protein, fber, zinc, iron,
and mono and polysaturated
fat. These ingredients can lead
to benefts in cardiovascular
health and better skin and
vision. They can also decrease
the risk of arthritis, and prostate
and colon cancer. However,
Krumm warns against going
in for seconds on pumpkin
deserts.
Even in pumpkin pie, were
getting the health benefts,
were just adding ingredients
to it, she says. You dont want
to eat it too often because of
the fat and sugar content.
Krumm recommends choosing
pumpkin recipes low in fat and
sugar.
Krumm says that students
shouldnt just limit themselves
to pumpkin recipes, either.
The pumpkin is a squash,
she says. So any recipe that
calls for a winter squash could
be substituted with pumpkin.
When putting together a
pumpkin dish, Krumm says that
canned pumpkin is fne, but
that pumpkin mix has sugars
and spices added to it.
Students looking for
pumpkin recipes can fnd a
multitude of them in DeeDee
Stovels cookbook Pumpkin, a
Super Food for All 12 Months
of the Year. The book contains
125 concoctions ranging from
traditional pies and breads to
unorthodox pumpkin chili and
pumpkin pizza.
Stovel says that she was
unfamiliar with the food at frst,
but after doing research, it has
become one of her favorites.
I found out some wonderful
things about pumpkin. Its very
nutritious and Im a real fan at
this point.
Stovel says that while
its perfectly fne to used
canned pumpkin, amateur
cooks shouldnt be afraid of
incorporating fresh pumpkin
into their dishes.
I think people are often
scared away by the heavy skin
because they think its a lot
of hard work to get into the
pumpkin, but if you microwave
it frst, you can get to the fesh
pretty easily, she says. I think
you get a fresher favor with the
fresh ones than the cans.
Another interesting aspect
of using fresh pumpkin, says
Stovel, is that they can be
hollowed out and used to cook
or serve a pumpkin soup or
stew.
Stovel says that of all the
recipes she researched for the
book, her favorite has to be
Kadu, a dish from Afghanistan.
Its steamed pumpkin in
lamb sauce, topped with yogurt
and a mint, she says. Its really
delicious and kind of unusual.
If cooking isnt really your
speed, plenty of food and
beverage companies are getting
into the act. IHOP is featuring
pumpkin pancakes on their
menu until the end of the year.
And to wash it down, breweries
such as OFallon are producing
seasonal pumpkin beers which
feature actual bits of pumpkin
in the mix along with cinnamon,
nutmeg, and cloves.
Pumpkin isnt just benefcial
for your insides, though.
Pumpkin extracts are being put
into body lotions and creams. It
may sound strange, but Kenneth
Beer, dermatologist and founder
of www.idealskin.com, says that
its not as outlandish as people
might think.
Pumpkin is high in minerals
and vitamins and can be very
good at adding nutrients to
the skin, Beer says. The skin
needs some of the minerals
and vitamins to replenish, so
providing them topically is a
great way to get that.
Beer says your best bet for
fnding a lotion with actual
pumpkin additives is to go with
the body cream of the crop.
One of the big things to
look for is the manufacturer,
he says. Sometimes you fnd
people who are just dabbling
in skin care, and you dont want
that. You want to get it from
someone with a long pedigree
in skincare,especially botanicals,
such as Aveda or Bath and Body
Works.
Bath and Body Works is
currently offering a line of
seasonal products, including
pumpkin body lotion and
a three-in-one pumpkin
body wash, bubble bath and
shampoo.
Beer advocates pumpkin
extract products and thinks the
outlook for them is bright.
I think this time of year when
everyone is thinking about
pumpkins, skin care products
are becoming more and more
popular, he says. I think that
pumpkins will have a good
future in skin care.
Whether youre looking to
improve your body and skin, or
just want to expand your taste
palette, head to the patches and
pick up a plump pumpkin.
Its the
Pumpkins are a fun and decorative Halloween tradition, but
theyre also a great resource for your body, inside and out.
by Jared Duncan
great pumpkIn,
Larry-town
PHOTO BY SARAH LEOnARD
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A Halloween candy bowl can consist of more than chocolate and candy corn, and whether youre
a practical jokester or you just like to eat weird things, some unusual types of candies defnitely put
the trick in trick or treat. With names like the Fish Lollipop, a tasty sucker that fzzles into a nasty
fsh favor, or Bacon Mints, pork-favored candies with a hint of mint, these delicacies pack some
different favor. But the creative confections still have ingredients similar to those found in a Snickers
bar or a piece of caramel, so dont think youd be ingesting any chemically processed treats. And
unless you get nauseated at the thought of eating disgusting things,
this candy wont make your stomach turn. Leslie Miller, Lenexa senior,
started handing out quirky candies to her trick-or-treating friends
when Jelly Belly began to produce Bertie Botts Every Flavor
Beans, a muggle version of the wizardly treat from the
Harry Potter series. My friends like the candy I give
them because its completely opposite of the generic
stuff, Miller says. They can get their chocolate and
all, but with these candies, they get something gross
and fun.
Chris Horn
alternative halloween candy
that's disgusting
dont be spooked by peanut butter
goodforyou/badforyou
Forget ghouls and goblins, the scariest part of
Halloween can be the nutrition nightmare you
face from all that chocolate, caramel and peanut
butter youre bound to munch on. But the latter
of these treats shouldnt make your health-conscious
side quiver. Peanut
butter is
defnitely something
everyone is scared of,
says Stacy Roberts, registered dietician at Holy Cross
Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. They see 16 grams of
fat and 190 calories in a serving and think its something
they absolutely need to stay away from. But in
fact, Roberts says, the fat in peanut butter is strictly
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatshealthy
fats.These are the good fats we want more of. Theyre
the fats that protect your heart and prevent diabetes,
Roberts says. Like most things, the key to nutritious
peanut butter indulgence is moderation. Roberts
recommends the standard serving of two tablespoons,
and says this amount packs enough protein to keep
you feeling full long after many other foods satiety
fades away. Sadly, packaged peanut butter goodies
like Butterfngers or Reeses Peanut Butter Cups dont
count because theyre highly processed, so most of the
healthful peanut butter fats are sifted out. But even
though Halloween candy consumption still isnt the
best for you, you can get that stuck on the roof of you
mouth sensation from homemade treats and enjoy it
without fear.
Verdictgood for you.
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One person who isnt convinced
is Michael Shermer, publisher of
Skeptic magazine and monthly
columnist for Scientifc American.
Paranormal investigations are
mostly a waste of time, he says.
People never turn up anything
scientifcally.
Shermer says that the
investigations are done for fun
and compares them to reading a
Stephen King ghost novel. And
while he doesnt believe, he can
understand why many people do.
I think it taps into a deeper
psychology of a need for belief in
an afterlife, Shermer says. If you
could prove a ghost or poltergeist,
you could prove that afterlife. In
todays world, youre supposed to
believe in proof instead of faith.
Another person who doesnt
believe in spirits is Raymond
Higgins, professor of psychology
at KU, who has organized a
seminar on the psychology of the
paranormal. People want
to believe in something above
and beyond material aspects, he
says. Believing in the paranormal
implies an immaterial component
to us.
Higgins says that paranormal
investigations are like a search for
ones soul and sees no evidence
that convinces him of paranormal
phenomenon. His seminar is
focused on getting people to look
at what qualifes as evidence.
What you typically see is
eyewitness, this happened to me,
type things, he says. They had
some experience they couldnt
otherwise explain.
Before we continue the security
rounds in Corbin, I ask to take a
walk inside the infamous trash
room where the girl supposedly
committed suicide. My escorts
look at each other for a minute
and then agree that it would be
okay. At frst I thought they might
be hesitating because they were
trying to decide if I was allowed in
the room, but I soon realized it was
because they were afraid of what
was inside.
As I reach for the knob, I look
in the small rectangular window
of the door and see a fgure move
past. Startled, I jump back, and
then move in slowly to fnd that
the lights are off inside and the
fgure is only my refection. I open
the door and feel a moment of
tension walking into the empty,
pitch-black room. Scared of what
might be waiting for me in one of
the four corners, I practically leap
for the light switch. Flipping it on,
I see that the room is completely
empty except for the trash and
recycle bins huddled against the
wall. Adeepcloset onmy left holds
a large sink and a few custodial
supplies. Further along the left
wall are two doors. The frst door is
locked. The second requires some
force, but does open. It doesnt
contain much more than a mop
and some cardboard boxes.
Then, on the top shelf, I see a
blue wooden box with the name
Elizabeth written across the front
in red marker. My mind begins
to race. Was Elizabeth the girl
who had supposedly committed
suicide in this room? I look inside
the box for clues, but it is empty.
Taking another look, I decide that
the box is too fresh-looking to
have beenkept here over the years,
and that surely if it had belonged
to the young woman in question,
someone would have removed it
before converting the room.
I put the box back on the
shelf and head towards the door,
thinkingthat myfrst ghost hunting
experience has been a big bust. As
I walk past the sink closet, though,
something catches my eye. Inside
the closet hangs a dry-erase board
that had been written on in black
marker. The girls, still waiting by
the door, had noticed me stopping
to study something and asked
what I saw. I insist that they come
look at what I had found, because
otherwise they wouldnt believe
me. Still hesitant to enter, they
demanded that I read the message
aloud. So I do.
Stop using my room. This is
where I took my life. Let me be, I
read.
Horrifed, the girls told me
numerous times to shut up and
claimed that I was lying. I tried to
show them the proof, but I think
they would rather believe me than
step foot in the room.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Nkie Forsac, Houston senior
Kind of. Im from Africa, so we
have a lot of traditions and you
hear a lot of ghost stories.
Josh Renken, Olathe junior
No. A belief in ghosts would be
a belief in religion, and Im kind of
agnostic.
Levi Williams, Garnett
sophomore Yes, because Ive
seen a couple of ghosts. We were
staying at a relatives house and
the wife had just died, and I was
sleeping in the living room. In
the middle of the night, a recliner
started rocking and the next
morning they said it was her chair.
The rain is coming down hard,
pounding against the windows
of Corbin Residence Hall. Every
few minutes lightning crashes,
sending a fash of white through
the dim and empty hallways.
Two of the dorms residents are
escorting me. We are making our
way to the fourth foor of the south
wing, which is notorious among
residents for being haunted.
One legend says that the foor
was a Tuberculosis ward long ago,
indicating that many patients
died there. Another legend tells
of a girl who took her own life in
a room on the foor. As a result,
future residents refused to occupy
the room and it was turned into a
trash closet. However, historical
records showno evidence of either
of these claims.
We enter the south lobby on
the fourth foor and take a seat to
talk about the different spirits and
specters who have supposedly
made their way through the dorm.
Almost all the women who live
in Corbin have left for the four-
day fall break weekend, and in the
absence of the laughter of girls
returning home from bars and
parties, there is only the tapping
of the rain and the occasional roar
of thunder. Suddenly, a muffed
scream cuts through the rhythmic
tapping. My escorts and I stare at
each other with mixed expressions
of curiosity and fright. Our
shocked looks quickly fade as one
explains that a resident assistant is
watching a movie in her room, just
feet fromthe lobby.
She continues with stories
of girls who have heard a man
singing at all hours of the night on
the third foor of the north wing at
GSP, which is connected to Corbin,
and resident assistants who have
heard toilet seats slamming in an
empty bathroom.
My mind wanders back to a
conversation I had with Margaret, a
Lawrence resident and paranormal
investigator.
Margaret, who asked that her
full name be withheld for fear of
being harassed, says a gift passed
down through her bloodline
has given her a special ability to
communicate with the deceased.
She and her sister experienced
many paranormal happenings in
the two western Kansas homes
they grew up in. Though many of
the experiences scared them, they
decided to use their gifts to help
not only those who are plagued by
spirits, but the spirits themselves.
Some of us just have a special
talent to hear and care for spirits
who are earthbound, she says.
If I can be a tool to
facilitate sad souls to
light, so be it.
Margaret has conducted
six investigations and fve sances
over the past two years. The
sances often involved trying to
contact abducted children. At
one sance, Margaret and a group
contacted Nicole Brown Simpson;
she said she knew who her killer
was, but felt that the group was
being too nosy to divulge any
names.
The investigations are
conducted by a group including
Margaret, her husband and her
sister. They usually are found by
word of mouth by people who feel
they are living in a bad paranormal
home. The equipment the crew
uses includes a gauss meter, which
picks up anything with an active
electrical current. Margaret says
this is helpful for detecting spirits
because, much like living beings,
they emit a lot of electricity. They
also use a 35-millimeter Canon
digital camera to capture things
they might have missed such as
faces or orbs, which are circular
traces left in photographs.
The camera never lies, she
says. But it also picks up a lot of
dust in the air, so you cant believe
that every little thing is an orb.
Another important piece of
equipment in investigations is a
tape recorder. It canpick upsounds
and voices missed
during recording,
but which are
audible during the
tape playback. This process is
referred to as electronic voice
phenomena, or EVP. Margaret and
her sister played me a tape they
had left recording in the basement
of a house they were investigating.
Upon playing the tape back, they
heard a Native American song and
dance. In the short clip she played
for me, I could hear the sounds of
shuffing feet and various rattles.
Margaret isnt sure why the
spirits stay with us, but has a few
theories. She believes that the
sadness keeps them earthbound,
as well as the guilt producedby the
tears of the living. She alsobelieves
that some spirits might be here as
punishment in the afterlife.
What if they have to watch the
enjoyment of life as their hell?She
says. You can see it, but you cant
have it.
As long as there are people
being plagued by spirits, Margaret
will be helping them. I operate
out of respect and love, she says.
I try to usher the spirits towards
vacating.
Margaret understands why
people might not believe in
spirits, but she also thinks that
nonbelievers could see the light.
Just one brush of your shoulder
or one breath on your back will
Ghost town
the most haunted places in
Lawrence
The Eldridge Hotel Room
506 supposedly contains a portal
to the spirit world. Witnesses have
reported lights fashing on and
off and breath marks on freshly
cleaned mirrors.
Haskell Indian Nations
University There are numerous
buildings on campus that house
ghosts. One is the auditorium in
which spirits can be seen watching
a show and girls can be heard
crying backstage. Hiawatha Hall
is said to have a ghost that opens
and closes doors, even ones that
are propped open. Legend also
has it that a girl hung herself in the
basement of Pocahontas residence
hall and some have seen visions of
the same girl hanging from the
ceiling. Haskell has embraced
these legends by giving a haunted
campus tour on Halloween night.
Lawrence Community Theatre
Props have been reported to
move on their own, and lights are
known for malfunctioning in the
old theatre. Also, many say they
have the feeling they are being
watched (In a theatre? No way!).
Stull Cemetery Said to be the
seventh gate to hell, this spooky
cemetery is so popular it has been
closed off to the public.
KUs Sigma Nu Fraternity
The legend goes that the mistress
of a former governor hung herself
in the frat house and now haunts
residents every year.
Wakarusa Valley Elementary
School A dark fgure roams the
halls of the school in the early
evening and through the night,
according to custodial staff who
say the ghost wears a dark cape
and hat.
Source: www.theshadowlands.net
ALL PHOTOS BY MINdY RICKETTS
Corbin Residence Hall, an all-women dormitory, is rumored to be haunted, possibly by dead Tuberculosis
patients from long ago.
A vacant hallway in two south can leave you wondering if youre really alone.
The far south stairwell is allegedly haunted. Rumors of strange noises
circulate among Corbin residents.
A reporters search
for the paranormal
turns up some
interesting information
and leads to a
haunting experience.
by Jared Duncan
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The four south trash room in Corbin Hall is shrouded in mysterious stories
of a girl who supposedly hung herself in the closet.
By Alaide Vilchis Ibarra
I walked toward the big,
wooden elevator in the lobby
of The Eldridge hotel feeling
uneasyaboutwhattoexpect. I
hadheardallthestories: people
who press the elevator button
forthebasementandaretaken
to the ffth foorthe haunted
foorinstead, cameras that
begin failing for no reason,
pictures where you can see a
man standing in the elevator
even though there was no one
there when the picture was
taken.
But there I was, walking
though the 1920s marble
foor in the lobby of the hotel
towards the infamous elevator.
EventhoughImskepticalabout
ghost stories, I have to admit
my heart was racing a little as I
slowlysteppedintotheelevator
and pressed the white button
that would take me to the ffth
foor.
AtTheEldridge, supernatural
occurrences are talked about
the way people discuss the
weatherelsewhere.
How about you? Have you
met the ghost yet? Nancy
Longhurst, general manager,
asksanotheremployee.
No, not yet. But Ive heard
stories, theemployeeanswers.
The employee walks away
without elaborating. It seems
as if every employee has either
heard stories or has their own
ghoststoryforotherstohear.
Themysterysurroundingthe
hotel stems from its somewhat
violent history. It has been in
Lawrence since 1855, when
the New England Emigrant Aid
Society built it under the name
TheFreeStateHotel.
In1856, thehotelwasburned
to the ground for the frst time
by sheriff Sam Jones, who
raided the city with his pro-
slavery troop. Colonel Shalor
Eldridge rebuilt the hotel but
in 1863, it was partially burned
again. This time William Clarke
Quantrill and his raiders were
responsible. The raid killed 150
menanddestroyedalmostallof
downtown.
Col. Eldridge reconstructed
the hotel once again and
changed the name to The
Eldridge.
The hotel was renovated in
2004, but it still has original
structuresfromthe1923. Helen
Krische, archivist at theWatkins
MuseumofHistory, saysshecan
understandalltheghoststories
that surround The Eldridge if
they used parts of the original
material when they renovated
thehotel.
Longhurst, thehotelsgeneral
manager, saysthatmanypartsof
theoriginalstructurefromthe
chandeliers to the foorwere
keptformtheoriginalstructure.
There is even a section in room
506, whichispartoftheoriginal
structure, that is rumored to be
agatetohell. Thesectionofthe
room is currently covered but
Longhurst says they would not
minduncoveringitagain.
The elevator doors open on
the ffth foor and, for some
reason, I start thinking that
as soon as I step out of the
elevatorsomethingstrangewill
happen. Instead, Im welcomed
totheffthfoorbytheconstant
humming of the ice machine,
a picture hanging on the off-
white walls and a chair right in
frontoftheelevator.
Iwalkupanddownthedimly
lithallwaywithgraycarpetand
look for room 506. Rooms 505
and 506 seem to be far away
andIfeelmoreandmoreuneasy
witheachstep.
I fnally approach the door
toroom506-theroomwitha
gatetohell.
Istandstaringatitwaitingfor
something to happen. Nothing
does, but with every strange
noiseIhear, Igetalittlejumpy.
Itsrumoreditistheghostof
Eldridge that haunts the place.
Ablackandwhitepictureofhim
posing with 5 little girls hangs
in the lobby above a white
chimney. Helooksdistinguished,
dressedinasuitandabearded,
but his deep dark eyes seem to
stare at you no matter where
youmove.
T.K Peterson, the head chef
of the Eldridge, says he has
had more than one encounter
withEldridgesghost. Onetime,
it was 5:30 a.m. and he went
downstairs to the locker room.
As he was heading down the
stairs he heard a door in the
lockerroomopen.
The door is always kept
locked, but when he looked it
waswideopen.
I know it sounds kind of
weird, but it was a very real
moment.
On what he calls not his
proudestmoment, heranback
upstairs and turned on every
lightonhiswayup.
Peterson says he often sees
things that have been moved
out of place when nobody
has been there or thinks he
hears voices. Still, he is never
sure if it is his imagination or a
supernatural-eventhappening.
Yes, sometimesIhearvoices,
butIthinkImighthearvoicesin
myheadallthetimeanyway.
Skepticism seems to
accompany the ghost stories
of the Eldridge. Zach Clancy, a
guest services employee who
works at night, says he has
never seen anything out of the
ordinary happen during his
shift. He says he fnds humor
in the fact that people request
room 506 to see if something
strangewillhappen.
I walked away from room
506 both relieved and a little
disappointed nothing weird
happened.
As I turned the corner to go
into the hallway to get to the
elevator, the humming noise
from the ice machine stopped.
Initsplace, Iheardthenoiseof
shuffingiceofsomeonetaking
icefromthemachine.
I turned the corner to fnd
the machine, hoping, wishing
to fnd a friendly person next
to ice machine who needed ice
at5p.m. Thenoisestoppedfor
a second as soon as I looked at
themachine, thenstartedagain,
thistimenotasloud.
My adventurous nature
ended there and went back
down the elevator and out the
wooden doors a little scared
andalittleskeptical.
I really hope ice machines
make that kind of noise all the
time, even though I have never
witnessed it. Regardless, my
visit to the ffth foor left me a
little curious. Maybe Ill be one
of the people that Clancy fnds
humorousandgetaroomthere
onHalloween.
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floor
frightening
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TheEldridgeHotelindowntownLawrenceisrumoredtobehauntedbytheghostofCol. ShalorEldridge,
itsformerowner. Hisportraithangsinthelobby.
Here lurks the soul of Colonel Shalor Eldridge,
or does it? Either way this place can be scary
Partofroom506intheEldridgeHotelisalledgedlyaportaltohell.
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Back in the day: Ryan came
to KU as a transfer student, but
quickly made friends through
his excursions with the vocal
department, including a choir
tour to Australia. He also
enjoyed spending time with
his newfound friends on Mass.
Street.
What he misses: Besides
the beautiful campus, Ryan
misses all the friends he made
throughout his tenure at KU,
and the small-town feel of
Lawrence.
What he is doing now: He
is attending Arizona State
University working on his
masters degree in opera. He
is also performing in various
shows at the school.
What he is doing for
Halloween: Ryan and his
girlfriend are throwing a
costume party at their place.
Shes going as a bee, wings
and all and Ryan will play the
part of beekeeper.
Nick Finnegan
Each year, students
make the legendary
walk through the
Campanile, down
The Hill and into the
real world.
Were here to check
in on them.
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Ryan C. Keller
Year: 2004
Degree: Vocal
Performance
Hometown: St.
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Its really chill and nice
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Spencer Ragir,
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Listening to: Oasis -
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Nick Petrack,
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When you go in, its like an adventure, says Danny Najera, an Oklahoma City graduate
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Najera, a GTA for a biology department dissection laboratory, guides students and scalpels
through the innards of the universitys cadavers, which are stored on the frst foor of Haworth
Hall. He says the university has fve specimens at any given time, all borrowed from the
University of Kansas Medical Center.
He says the frst thing you have to do is get over the smella bitter, rotting fruit-like odor. The
perfume comes from preservatives, not the body itself.
It makes your nose think bad things, he says.
Najeras students are always surprised by the massive amounts of fat found on
bodies, slim or thick. He says its everywhere; between muscles and skin, organs,
and even between the eye socket and eyeball.
You feel like youre spending an hour and a half digging through fat, he says.
But before you get too far into your journey of anatomic discovery, you have
to dry the body out.
Initially, when you go in, its juicy everywhere.
After drying the body in a process that includes sopping up body liquid
with paper towels, the body assumes the appearance of beef jerky and is
ready for examination. Najera says you fnd all kinds of surprises inside,
including branches of arteries that arent found in textbooks, stomach
staples and livers ranging from the size of golf balls to footballs. Hes
held human brains and seen damaged kidneys covered in blisters.
Some parts are easier to cut through than others.
Even a scalpel has problems going through the tendons, he says.
Its almost like you need a saw.
Najera says hes never had a student vomit or pass out while
dissecting a body, but notes that everyone experiences some
discomfort at frst.
Its a test. No one really knows what their reaction will be like.
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Adam Diskin, Hawk Nights coordinator,
anticipates between 200 and 250 people
will attend the free event.
Come dressed in a costume for activi-
ties like pumpkin carvingthe pumpkin
will be providedand palm and tarot
card readings done by Lawrence psychic
Tina Lee. Also listen to ghost stories in the
haunted forest.
Enjoy apple cider and caramel apples
while awaiting the judging of the three
best costumes and the three best carved
pumpkins. Judges will be SUA committee
members and the audience. The prizes
will be gift certifi-
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Lawrence locations.
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friend, throw on
a costume and
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of haunted fun.
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Similar to quirky singer-songwriters like
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The opening track Now Now features a
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dan in real life
Dan In Real Life is about a
man whose love for a woman
threatens to tear his close-knit
family apart. If this doesnt
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which is just the most recent
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Lucky for director Peter Hedges,
Life has a mostly witty script
and two actors who are capable
of delivering it. Steve Carell and
Dane Cook ultimately keep the
movie from rotting in plot unoriginality. Still, the feared clich label waits precariously in the corner.
Dan (Carell) is a father and a widower who writes a well-liked parental advice column. The
only problem is that his theory doesnt quite translate into practice. Not that hes a completely
incompetent dad, but lets just say that his kids wouldnt present him with a father of the year
trophy. Anxious to fnd love again, Dan meets and falls for Maria (Juliette Binoche), who turns out
to be dating his brother, Mitch (Cook). This drama is boxed into a two-story house over a holiday
weekend with a family that partakes in festivities that put my familys ritual of watching the Detroit
Lions on Thanksgiving to shame. All the makings of a powder keg in place, jealousy/hilarity/
heartbreak ensues.
Aside from Carell and Cook, the flm lacks the colorful family members that made The Family
Stone work so well. Where Dan In Real Life has a leg up on its flmic twin is with the lead acting;
Carells socially awkward shtick is better than anything Dermot Mulroney can do as an actor. Carell
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My parents always stressed to
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From the start, I made school a
challenge; I could not shut up.
I always had something to say,
whether it was pertinent to class
material or not. My mouth was a
machine gun fring words at an
unruly rate. During those years it
was normal for my parents to get
two or three calls a week from
my school saying I had spent the
majority of the day in time-out
because I talked too much.
My middle school years were
a bit better and I got into less
trouble. I thought in high school
I would keep my mouth in check.
Until one day I had no reason
to want to talk in class. Actually,
I had no desire to even be in
class.
Midway through the frst
semester of my freshman year
of high school, the excitement
Id felt since kindergarten
disappeared. I felt like a prisoner
adhering to a strict regimen that
sought to end my creativity. That
year was abysmal; I didnt want to
be there and my grades refected
it. I failed two classes my frst
semester and one in the second
semester. I despised school,
hated my teachers and loathed
the learning environment the
school sought to create. I wanted
to quit. I wanted someting
differentI wanted a job. I didnt
see a point in education. I was
old enough to work and I wanted
to work. I saw education as an
interference with a crucial part
of American economymoney.
If I could dedicate the eight
hours I spent in school to work
I would have money and I could
help my parents immediately
with fnances. I knew my parents
had not completed high school
in El Salvador and yet they were
successful. They owned their
own home and drove two nice
cars. Why couldnt I do it?
When I was 17 my family went
to El Salvador on vacation. This
was my fourth trip, but the frst
I was old enough to remember.
I was able to see with my own
eyes what my parents had
escaped. I remember walking
around the capital city of San
Salvador, seeing kids half my age,
covered in dirt and grime and
wearing clothes that were either
too small or had more holes than
actual fabric. These kids worked
for spare change, old clothes;
whatever anyone was willing to
give them.
When I got back home, I had
a new appreciation
for what my parents
had done for me by
leaving El Salvador. I
rededicated myself
during my last two
years of high school;
I developed an
interest in journalism
and decided to
pursue it in college.
During my
frst two years of
college, I attended Garden City
Community College because my
mom thought I wasnt mature
enough to be on my own yet.
She was right. Here I met one of
the most infuential people of
my life. She helped me realize I
could do more, and
was there when my
ass needed kicking.
Laura York was
the student media
adviser, and after
a semester in
her media class,
she offered me
scholarship for
books and tuition
to write for the
campus magazine,
Breakaway. It was a blessing
that I nearly turned into a
disaster. Laura and I clashed
over my attitude. Eventually,
we had a make-or-break fght.
I was grossly behind in an
online class and had to catch
up on six weeks of work in two
weeks. That morning we had a
breaking news story, and I didnt
volunteer to take it. Laura was
furious. She said any journalist
would jump at this opportunity,
and I hadnt. I stood there in
the middle of the classroom,
stunned and wounded. I wanted
to quit, and I nearly did, but then
reason caught hold of me. Laura
had stated a plain truth. She
expected more from me because
of my experience. I didnt quit. I
returned the next semester, and
a year later I got my associates
degree and applied to the
University of Kansas at the urging
of my parents.
When I received the acceptance
letter, I could not believe it. I was
going to do something with my
life. Something my parents had
dreamt about. Since that trip
to El Salvador Ive done many
things I never imagined I would.
I was the frst in my family to
graduate from high school and
the frst to earn an associates
degree. And now that Im set to
graduate in May, I will be the frst
in my family to earn a bachelors
degree. After that itll be time to
put what Ive learned to use. I
hope to write for a magazine like
National Geographic or ESPN the
Magazine. At one point things
looked bleak for me, but now I
can see what I have strived for.
Ive reached this point in my
lifemotivated mostly by both
the lesson of my parents and
Lauras coaching, which taught
me not to take the easy way
out. I could have taken the easy
way out, stayed in Garden City
and gone to work in the beef
plant, but my parents and Laura
saw something more in me. To
quote Ridley Scotts Kingdom of
Heaven: You are not what you
were born, but what you have it
in yourself to be.
A little push from someone you Admire cAn energize your enthusiAsm And spArk A cAreer
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