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PHOTOS BY DAMON CESAREZ/For the Daily Titan Workers help pitch a tent measuring 167 feet in diameter for Cirque du Soleil, which returns to Orange County after two years. Loud music warrants a two-day jail stint Cirque du Soleil visits the OC YORK, Pa. (AP) – A mistake in court records led to a two- BY JENNIFER CHURCH Orange County after two years with its flathead truck. Manager Heather Reilly said. night jail stay for a woman being Daily Titan Staff Writer North American tour, “Corteo,” by rais- “We have a little bit of a delay be- “We would’ve liked to be able to put investigated by police for playing [email protected] ing its trademark blue and yellow big cause we have to clean the tent from it on some sort of pallet and just float it music too loud. top, the Grand Chapiteau, Wednesday. the ashes of the fires two weeks ago,” down the coast,” Reilly said. “To move Andrea Conn was jailed Satur- How many people does it take to Sixty-six feet high and 167 feet in di- Le Boeuf said. “Corteo” and its crew 45 miles for all of that – it’s just a lot of day night after an officer looking pitch a tent? In Cirque du Soleil’s case, ameter, the Grand Chapiteau seats about recently finished a stint in Inglewood, work for a short travel.” into the noise complaint discov- between 150 and 200 people said Rick 2,700 people said Jessica Le Boeuf, as- next to the Forum. Cirque du Soleil has been in Califor- ered she was wanted for failing to Lopez, operations director for Cirque sistant to the General Manager. It takes two and a half days to take nia for 20 years, Reilly said. “Corteo” is appear in court in 2003. du Soleil. The Chapiteau, which contains a lot everything down and seven days to put one of six shows touring world-wide. But the warrant should not Cirque du Soleil marked its return to of the show’s lighting, is the size of a the “Corteo” village together, General See CIRCUS Page 3 have been in the county’s system. The warrant was issued after Conn missed a court hearing on failure to pay court costs associ- ated with seeking a protection- from-abuse order, York County Prothonotary Pamela Lee said. Conn was jailed briefly four years ago, but was released after someone else paid the court costs for her. Conn was released Monday. Because we check to make sure every person that “buys a ticket is a student, the airlines are willing to offer us lower prices because they know that students won’t fly unless the price is right. “ – Caroline Pierce, studentuniverse.com representative See Features, page 5 YOUTUBE: Tai Chi Masters’ slo-mo dojo Sumo, karate and mixed martial arts, all fall short compared to the one true martial art of rest and relaxation in this video. In a contest between great Tai Chi Masters, these masters may move slowly but what they lack in speed Immigrant lives out her American dream Grieving they make up in pure force. The Tai Chi masters use traditional Kylie T. 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