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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007
quote of the day
"A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally."
— Lillian Day
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Bras did not exist until 1913 when Mary Phelps Jacob tied two handkerchiefs together with ribbon. In 1928, Maidenform Introduced modern cup sizes.
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GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY KATHERINE LESLIE AND FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
This weekend Jayhawks of all ages will come to Lawrence for homecoming. The Homecoming Day activities should keep students, alumni and fans busy Saturday. But a day full of activities should not stop students from enjoying their Friday and Saturday nights.
HARRY POTTER SHOWING
What better way to start off a magical homecoming weekend than by watching SUAs presentation of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." The movie will be shown at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in
According to the movie's Web site, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year. With the help of his friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), Harry teaches a secret group of students who call themselves Dumbledore's Army. They learn how to protect themselves from the Dark Arts. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth movie in the Warner Brothers Harry Potter series.
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For all those who loved the classic comic "Peanuts" but always wondered what would happen if good-
CHARLIE BROWN PLAY
old Charlie Brown ever reached puberty, the answer has arrived in the play "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead." Show opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at XS Lighting Sound and Visualization, 1632 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo. In the play, Charlie Brown and the gang have grown up and now face the pains of high school, hormones and other assorted trials, from the death of his beloved beagle to the headache of dealing with Charlie's identity-torn, drama-queen sister Sally. Although the play is open to all ages, it contains explicit language, drug use, violence and other adult content. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.eubankproductions.com, or call (816)224-3004.
R&B SHOW
After a jam-packed Saturday of homecoming activities and the
Nebraska game, listening to a riving soul/R&B performance at Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., might be just the thing to cool down. Kelly Hunt performs at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Arts Center. Hunt, a veteran of more than 1,500 live performances, will be crooning solo to the accompaniment of Nashville's Mitch Reilly, who plays tenor sax, acoustic and electric guitars, flute and the pennywhistle. Hunt has performed at several events, such as Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, the Austin City Limits Music Festival and the South by Southwest festival. He is the 2002 recipient of the Kansas Governor's Award for the Arts, according to lawrenceearscent.com. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are available in advance at the center and by calling (785)843-2787.
Edited by Rachael Gray
Help from the spirits
Men dressed as a Vooode dead spirit called 'Gede' attend celebrations on the Day of the Dead at the National cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday. The Day of the Dead is a Haïtian Vooodo festival where people pay tribute to the dead and call on Vooode spirits for guidance.
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Fans rally support for football team
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BY KATE AUGUST
As the University gears up for homecoming 2007, students are coming together to show off their school spirit.
Today is Crimson and Blue Day on Wescoe Beach. Anyone wearing crimson and blue on campus can stop by for free goodies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year's items include Jayhawk stickers, pompoms, Jayhawk tattoos, hot chocolate and crimson and blue beads.
In addition to winning prizes for showing their school spirit, students can wish the football team good luck by signing the good luck banner. The banner will be featured in the Homecoming Parade the next day.
Morgan Shirley, Overland Park senior and a member of the Homecoming Steering Committee, is confident that the event will pump up students for the homecoming game the following day.
"This event is low-key but intended to keep spirits high prior to the big football game and help increase school spirit," Shirley said.
Matt Galbraith, Leawood sophomore, already has his outfit picked out for Friday's events.
"I am going to wear a crimson T-shirt and a blue hat," he said. "I want to make sure both colors are represented."
"Our traditions and chant are next to none, which makes our school so much more charged with spirit than
However, the colors mean more to him than just a potential outfit.
other universities." Galbraith said.
Participating in her first homecoming, Kirsten Devin, Omaha, Neb., freshman, is enthused for the various activities throughout the week, especially Crimson and Blue Day and the signing of the good luck banner.
"KU spirit goes deeper than the symbol of the Jayhawk," she said. "Crimson and blue run in my blood. Dressing up in my University's colors is an outward sign of my great KU pride."
Tonia Salas, Wichita freshman, agreed with her sentiment.
"I take personal pride in being a student at KU, and I jump at every opportunity I get to show my KU spirit," Salas said. "I am excited to dress in my best crimson and blue apparel on Friday."
Frances Lafferty, Overland Park freshman, will be one of the students at Wescoe on Friday to sign the good luck banner.
"It is good for them [the football players] to know that the students at KU are behind them no matter what happens during Saturday's game," Lafferty said. The encouragement and support of the students is motivation for the football team. Chea Peterman, a redshirt freshman from Little Rock, Ark., can't wait until next year when he gets a chance to play in front of the University fans.
"Playing with a full student section will definitely get me pumped for the game," he said. "KU students have a lot of spirit which makes me want to win."
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
correction
Thad Holcombe, pastor for Ecumenical Christian Ministries, was misidentified in Thursday's homecoming story "Campus chapel is popular place to tie the knot."
David Mucci, director of the Kansas Union, said they caught the employee when Nona Golledge, director of food services, saw that receipts from the credit card contained purchases from improper places.
According to KU Public Safety reports between Oct. 12 and Oct. 28, the employee, a purchasing assistant, used the Union credit card to make $1,080,61 worth of purchases. He used the credit card at Target, Ray's Liquor Warehouse, Wal-Mart and Motel 6. The employee's job was to purchase items necessary for the Union's dining operations.
"I'm not sure what precipitated this development," Mucci said. "It happened in a concentrated period, and the good news is we saw it quickly. We should be able to avoid the charges."
CRIME BRIEF Employee fired after misuse of credit card
Mucci said he was unsure how long the employee had been working for the Union but it had been "a while." The employee typically made purchases with the credit card every week. Mucci said this was the first time a credit card had been improperly used during his eight years at the Union.
To prevent an incident like this from happening again, Mucci said the Kansas Union was reviewing its procedures and would reduce access to its credit cards. He said the Kansas Union would likely start using credit cards that can only be used for one specific vendor.
An employee of the Kansas Union was terminated for making improper purchases on the Union's credit card.
Mark Dent
Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night. Daylight savings time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, blessing us with an extra hour of sleep.
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