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Eric Sorrentino
University Wire
02-23-2005
(University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Students on Daisy Hill sleep more soundly than ever as fire alarms are on the decline in residence halls at the University of Kansas this semester, so far.

Fire alarms, particularly false fire alarms, annoyed students in residence halls such as McCollum Hall 28 times last year.

So why should students believe this semester will be any different? With almost a third of the semester finished, Daisy Hill is off to a good start.

"I think the residents have just been fed up with the fire alarms," Ashley Pate, Tucson, Ariz., sophomore, said. "I honestly think the weather has a lot to do with it because no ...

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