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What: Study Abroad Fair
When: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: Information about various study abroad programs.
What: Conversation with Literary Agent Anneli Hoier
When: 12 to 1 p.m.
Where: Nunemaker Center, Brosseau Commons
About: Anneli Hoier is recognized for her translation of German authors. She runs a literary rights agency in Denmark. Food provided, and open to the public.
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What: Scholarships Info Session
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
Where: Nunemaker Center
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What: Making the Delivery: An Evening with Shannon Brown When: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where:Dole Institute of Politics About: Shannon Brown is the senior vice president and Chief HR and Diversity Officer for FedEx Express. He will speak about his career and volunteer experiences.
Friday, Feb. 7
What: William Allen White Day When: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Where: Kansas Union About: Paul Steiger, the CEO president and founder of ProPublica will receive the William Allen White Foundation National Citation.
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What: Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party When: 6 to 10 p.m. Where: Kansas Union About: Door prizes, spirit wear competition, games and refreshments provided.
What: SUA Presents: The Wonderful Land of Oz When: 7 to 11 p.m. Where: Kansas Union About: Experience a walk down the yellow brick road as Dorothy and her famous friends come to life.Themed food, crafts and a screening of "The Wizard of Oz" for the bargain price of 75 cents for students and $3 for the general public.
Alumna feeds, finds homes for campus cats
Besides population growth, another obstacle the cats face are the University's cleaning crews. Sometimes Mitchell will arrive at the food bowls only to find they've been thrown away as trash.
MADDY MIKINSKI news@kansan.com
On a cold Thanksgiving day, University alumna Carol Mitchell was walking across campus when a heavily pregnant cat ran from the bushes and began rubbing against her legs. Mitchell took the cat home with her and eventually the cat, named Mama, gave birth to four kittens. Mitchell realized that there were more cats on the hill and soon it became her mission to care for all of them.
With a combination of the elements, the lack of a food source and the cleaning staff, Mitchell understands that the hill is not a suitable place for cats to live.
"It's not a problem feeding the cats," Mitchell said. She hasn't found any rules against it.
For the past 12 years, the retired teacher has taken it upon herself to care for the numerous cats, young and old, that prowl campus.
"In the winter, I bring them canned food and I heat it up before I bring it here," Mitchell said. "They'll come out when it's warm and stuff themselves."
She leaves dry food yearround. By doing so, Mitchell has slowly earned the cats' trust.
When Mitchell first met the cat she calls Grandma, the calico hissed and spit. Mitchell resorted to pushing the cat food into the bushes with a stick. Over time, though, Grandma became less prickly and now allows Mitchell to approach her.
Grandma may be a little too friendly these days as Mitchell estimates the queen gives birth every four months to about five kittens. Producing 15 new cats per year adds to the population problem, which Mitchell is trying to control. Mitchell has taken four cats to be spayed and is working on neutering the males.
"I've found homes for 15 kittens," she said.
Mitchell also said the Lawrence Humane Society refuses to take the cats.
The campus kitties, though, may not have to go through the shelter to find a home. Mitchell has been amazed by the University's students.
"I'm surprised people are so caring about animals," she said. "It's neat that they are." Last November, Tessa Littlejohn was sitting in Spanish class when she got a Twitter notification. Someone had found a kitten by the stairs at Wescoe and was looking for someone to adopt it. Littlejohn's friends knew she and her roommate Gemma Duling had been looking for a cat, so they tagged her in the tweet.
Though the roommates were looking for an adult cat, they decided to adopt the kitten.
"She was the tiniest little cat I'd ever seen." Littlejohn said. She estimates the kitten was one month old when they rescued her.
Duling's English teacher, from the department that originally found the kitten, offered her extra credit if she named the kitten Bartleby after the Herman Melville story. The roommates also gave the kitten a couple middle names.
Today, Bartleby Rorie Fenway weighs four pounds three more than when she was found,and is a typical kitten.
The first week after rescuing the kitten, Littlejohn and Duling fed her kitten formula from a bottle before slowly transitioning into solid food.
Other students looking for kittens won't have any difficulties finding them. For the brave, Carol Mitchell's campus cats are roaming around looking for new homes. For those looking for a tamer cat, the Lawrence Humane Society has cats up for adoption for $14 in the month of February.
"She has a lot of energy," Littlejohn said. "She's in trouble right now because she jumped onto the TV."
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Grandma, a cat that lives on campus, looks up from her hot meal, delivered to her by Lawrence resident and University alumna Carol Mitchell. Mitchell has been feeding and watering the University's feral cats for 12 years.
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