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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
"Talk about happy creatures—did you ever notice a porpoise? Well, there ain't anything in heaven here superior to that happiness."
quote of the day
—Mark Twain
fact of the day
The collective name for a group of porpoise is a Pod.
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BONUS FACT: The sound made by a porpoise is referred to as a click.
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2. Downtrodden Jayhawks leave Lone Star State
3. Jury finds Walton guilty of misdemeanor
4. New evaluations will benefit teachers and students
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Walking on sunshine
Rachel Anne Sevmour/KANSAN
A man walks out of Lippincott Hall into the evening sunlight on Tuesday. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, temperatures will rise into the 40s with mostly sunny weather today.
What do you think?
BY KATIE GUINN
BY KATIE GUINN
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE UNEXPECTED SNOW DAY?
ERIN BROWN Wichita freshman "I thought it was great, I slept in and watched movies all day."
LINDSEY ELMORE Ashland sophomore
"I didn't believe it at first. I got dressed and tried to go to class until I checked the Web site."
SEAN MOORMAN Leawood junior
"It was nice not having class because I wasn't going to go anyway since it was snowing."
"I thought my friends were kidding at first, but then I checked the Web site and went back to sleep until 1."
KATIE GEORGE Lawrence sophomore
reaches deal to end strike
ENTERTAINMENT
Writers' union votes,
reaches deal to end strike
LOS ANGELES — Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work.
The Writers Guild of America said its members voted Tuesday to end their devastating, three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill.
Writers will go back to work Wednesday after voting in Beverly Hills and New York.
"At the end of the day, everybody won. It was a fair deal and one that the companies can live with, and it recognizes the large contribution that writers have made to the industry," said Leslie Moonves, chief executive officer of CBS Corp.
The strike's end would allow many hit series to return this spring for what's left of the current season, aliring anywhere from four to seven new episodes.
"It will be all hands on deck for the writing staff," said Chris Mundy co-executive producer of CBS' drama "Criminal Minds." He hopes to get a couple of scripts in the pipeline right away, with about seven episodes airing by the end
of May.
The combined New York-Beverly Hills count was overwhelmingly in favor of ending the strike: 3,492 voted yes, with only 283 voting to stay off the job.
The union's board approved a deal Sunday giving writers a share of the growing revenue from programs offered on the internet and other new media.
POLITICS
Obama moves past Clinton for first time in race
"Tonight we're on our way," he told cheering supporters in Madison, Wis. "But we know how much further we have to go on," Obama added, celebrating eight straight victories over Clinton, the former first lady now struggling in a race she once commanded.
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama powered past Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for Democratic convention delegates Tuesday, scoring outsized primary victories in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on a night of triumph.
The Associated Press count of delegates showed Obama with 1,186. Clinton had 1,181, falling
behind for the first time since the campaign began. Neither was close to the 2,025 needed to win the nomination.
His victories were by large margins — he was gaining about 75 percent of the vote in the nation's capital and about two-thirds in Virginia.
In all, there were 168 Democratic delegates at stake in primaries in those states and the District of Columbia.
Obama moved past Clinton in the delegate chase on the basis of Tuesday's primaries and newly released results from last Saturday's Washington caucuses. Delegates still to be allocated from his new victories were certain to add to his lead.
McCain adds to delegate total with winning streak
WASHINGTON — Republican front-runner John McCain won all three GOP primaries Tuesday, in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, adding to his insurmountable lead in delegates for the Republican nomination.
"We know where either of their candidates will lead this country, and we dare not let them," he said of the Democrats. "They will paint
a picture of the world in which America's mistakes are a greater threat to our security than the malevolent intentions of an enemy that despises us and our ideals."
McCain's victory in Virginia was a relatively close one, the result of an outpouring of religious conservatives who backed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Four in 10 Republican voters said they were born again or evangelical Christians — twice as many as called themselves members of the religious right in 2000—and nearly 70 percent of them supported Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister.
In a twist, Huckabee was running slightly ahead of McCain among independents, who cast about a fifth of the Republican votes there.
There were 113 delegates at stake in the three GOP races.
The AP count showed McCain with 789 delegates. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who dropped out of the race last week, had 288. Huckabee had 241 and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had 14.
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on campus
The workshop "People Admin Hiring Manager Training" will begin at 8:30 a.m. in 31 Carruth-O'Leary.
The Public Event "Kansas Court of Appeals" will begin at 9 a.m. in room 201, the Snell Courtroom, in Green Hall.
Rumplestilskin, created by Moses Goldberg, will begin at 9:45 a.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
University Support Staff will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The workshop "EndNote: Libraries and Databases" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Budig Media Lab.
The workshop "Graphics:
Foundations" will begin at 11 a.m.
in the Biudg PC Lab.
The Lecture "Ujamaa Brown bag" will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove E of the Kansas Union.
Robert Minor, professor of religious studies, will present "University Forum: Religion as an Addiction" at 12 p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center
OMA & University Career Fair will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
The Patricia J. Graham Talk and Book Signing will begin at 4 p.m. at Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities will present the SUA Halo 3 Tournament at 6:30 p.m. in the Ellsworth Main Lobby.
on the record
Kohl's Department store reported the theft of three sterling silver bracelets Monday. Total value of the loss was estimated at $345.
Lawrence Police arrested two males, ages 18 and 22, Saturday for obstructing the legal process. They were each released on a $1500 bond.
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Thursday, it is also the 20th day
of classes, which is the last day to
add a class to your schedule, and
the last day to drop a class with
a 50 percent refund. Check www.
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