Construction worker injured on the job at the Law buildingA construction worker sustained a concussion shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday when a concrete pumping hose fractured on the second floor of the College of Law building.Alfred Moreno, an employee of Prairie Concrete Construction, was transported to University Medical Center with a cut, concussion and some concrete in his eyes, said Paul Carlisle, the Law College site supervisor.
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Let dead celebrities rest in peaceOpinion byChris Badeaux: We in America, and I dare say the West in general, have a tendency to idolize, and thereby objectify, celebrities; dead celebrities take on a macabre life of their own. If you don't believe me, consider the cult of Elvis that keeps Graceland in business, or the public mourning accorded Kurt Cobain when he gave a handgun-influenced twist to Impressionist interior decoration. |