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Tuesday, May 6
calendar
What: Peace Corps Information table
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Watson Library, Lawn
About: Students can stop by the Peace Corps table any time between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to ask questions and learn about volunteering in the Peace Corps.
What: KU Symphonic Band When: 7:30 p.m. Where: The Lied Center About: A concert from the KU Symphonic Band. Adult and children's tickets are $8, students and seniors are $6.
Wednesday, May 7
What: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Panel When: Noon to 1 p.m. Where: Kansas Union, Centennial Room About: Returned Peace Corps volunteers will talk about their personal experiences in the Peace Corps.
What: Jewish Studies Spring Gathering
When: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Traditions Area
About: An open event for anyone to socialize with students and professors in the Jewish Studies program.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, May 8
When: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: A free vegetarian meal every Thursday at the ECM across from The Oread.
What: Pussy Riot Panel Discussion When: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Kansas Union, Jayhawk Room About: Three University professors will address a number of topics related to the Pussy Riot phenomenon in Putin's Russia.
Friday, May 9
What: Grad Grill
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Adams Alumni Center
About: Celebrate graduation with the KU Alumni Association. There will be free food, music, a photo booth and more.
CAMPUS
What: Nature and Culture Seminar When: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Hall Center, Seminar Room 1
About: A seminar with Josh Nygren of the History department: "The Democratization of Conservation: Soil, Water, and Environment in an Age of Limits, 1970-1985."
Open to faculty, staff and graduate students.
Six students vie for Miss Kansas title
ASHLEY BOOKER news@kansan.com
Six contestants from the University of Kansas are practicing their talents, hitting the gym and staying up with current news, all in the hope of being crowned Miss Kansas on June 7.
A total of 32 women are
competing for this year's crown. The University has more students in the pageant than any other school in the state. In the past 10 years, the University has produced three Miss Kansas winners.
The Miss Kansas Organization did not disclose how much money or prizes the winner of Miss
Kansas will receive this year. They did disclose that $3 million in educational scholarships and $50,000 in cash scholarships will be awarded to Miss Kansas contestants and winners. The winner will also represent Kansas in the Miss America pageant on Sept. 14.
Miss Kansas student spotlight: Annika Wooton
Annika Wooton can sing, but as a Miss Kansas contestant this year, she's decided to highlight another skill: speed painting.
Annika Wooton
When her name is called to perform, Wooton, a sophomore from Overland Park, will walk the stage in Pratt, wearing a black jumpsuit holding a canvas and cups of paint. After the music starts, she'll paint an image in 90 seconds that she said will transform before the audience's eyes.
Age: 20
The idea of speed painting as a talent came after her senior year of high school when her theater manager asked her to create three paintings during a school assembly. Wooton said he thought it would be a fun way to show her artistic talents in front of a crowd.
Hometown: Overland Park
Pageant Background: Competed since she was 14
Platform: More Than What You See
Talent: Speed painting
Interesting Fact: She can create zombie makeup on herself and friends.
Looking back at that performance, she thought if she could paint a street view of New Orleans at night or jazz players on a piano in as little as four minutes, then she could teach herself to create a striking image for pageants in 90 seconds with practice and determination.
She painted the first two paintings in four minutes each, and the last in eight minutes.
"It was the experience in high school that planted the seed in my mind, and from there, I just thought, 'Go big
or go home," Wooton said. "I've always yearned for a way to express my visual talents onstage because that's where my passion lies. Until now, I didn't think there was an adequate way to display my painting and art abilities"
Practicing for the pageant has been time consuming for Wooton. After first priming her canvas in a light peach color and waiting for it to dry, she'll visualize her
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The University's six contestants
Mai-Thy Ta
Age: 22
Hometown: Augusta
Pageant Background: Two years experience
Platform: Embracing Diversity: Making a Stand
 Talent: Voice
Interesting fact: She eats two times as much as a normal person because she's so energetic.
Jennifer Salva
Age: 22, Hometown: Olathe
Pageant background: Has competed in three pageants
Platform: Meaningful Inclusion: Acknowledging Individuals with Special Needs as Assets in Our Community
Talent: Saxophone
Interesting fact: She's studying Arabic through a Kansas African Studies Center fellowship.
Age:23
Amanda Sasek
Hometown: Moberly, Mo.
Pageant Background: Four years experience
Platform: SOS: Survivors Overcoming Suicide — Reaching Out
Talent: Voice
Interesting fact: She drives a minivan because she travels so much.
Shannon Livengood
Hometown: Clay Center
Pageant background: Has competed in one pageant
Platform: Change Your Environment, Change Your Life
Talent: Baton
Interesting fact: She rides stand-up jet skis
Morgan Christensen
Age: 22
Hometown: Medicine Lodge
Pageant background: Has competed in one pageant
Platform: Fostering Futures
 Talent: Dance
 Interesting fact: She never uses spoons.
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