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Congratulations to all the 2012 graduates! KU Info estimates that it takes about 300 steps to make it from the Campanile to the bottom of the hill. Enjoy every step!
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Friday
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Time to study in the sunshine.
Sunny.
Saturday
Hot and humid.
Thursday, May 3
CALENDAR
WHAT: KU Core University Wide Discussion
WHAT: KU Core University Wide Discussion
WHERE: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
ABOUT: The KU Core transition committee hosts a forum to give students the opportunity to voice their opinions about the changes to the University core curriculum.
WHAT: Distinguished Engineering Service Award Banquet
Friday, May 4
WHERE: Ballroom, Kansas Union
WHEN: 6 o. m.
ABOUT: An event honoring individuals associated with the School of Engineering who have made an impact on engineering or engineering education.
WHAT: KU Opera Gala
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The School of Music presents its annual opera gala; call the Lied Center ticket office for ticket prices and information.
WHAT: KU Opera Gala
WHAT: Stop Day FitFest
WHERE: Front Lawn, Ambler Student
Recreation Center
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Need a break from study-
ing? Come work out with Recreation
Services for free.
WHAT Tensise Awards and Film Awards
Concertas
Saturday, May 5
Spectacular
WHERE. Liberty Hall, downtown
WHEN. 6:30 p.m.
ABOUT. The Department of Film
and Media Studies hosts a night of
recognition and awards, as well as a
farewell for graduating students.
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
**WHERE:** Jaybowl, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 10 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Go to the Union to relax before finals week, bowling is free, so bring your glowsticks.
WHAT: Super Saturday
WHERE: Burge Union
WHEN: 10 a.m.
ABOUT: Sixth- to eighth-graders visit the University to see what their future options will be.
WHAT: Open Figure Drawing
WHAT: Open Figure Drawing
WHERE: Room 405, Art and Design
WHERE: Room 405, Art and Design Building
WHEN: 11 a.m.
ABOUT: The visual art department offers a day of free life drawing to help keep your portfolio up to date.
**WHAT:** Concert with Steven Spooner
**WHERE:** Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy
Hall
WHAT: Concert with Steven Soooner
WHEN: 3 p.m.
ABOUT. The KU School of Music hosts a piano recital with piano professor Steven Spooner.
Sunday, May 6
**WHAT:** Concert. Bassoon Studio Recital
**WHERE:** Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
**WHEN:** 1 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Need a break from studying?
The KU School of Music hosts an
afternoon of woodwind bassoon music;
tickets are free.
WHAT: Concert: Horn Studio Recital
**WHAT:** Concert; Horn Studio Recital
**WHERE:** Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
**WHEN:** 5 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The KU School of Music
presents a night of low brass music;
tickets are free.
WHAT: Speakeasy Sunday
WHERE: Jazzaus, downtown
WHFN: 10 n m
ABOUT. The lazzehaus hosts a late-night open jam session for aspiring performers; the event is 21+ and cover costs $3.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 11:17 p.m. on the 900 block of Massachusetts Street on suspicion of operating under the influence, not having insurance, striking a motionless vehicle and property damage valued at $100. Bond was set at $800. He was released.
- A 51-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 9:24 p.m. on the 1700 block of West 24th Street on suspicion of domestic battery. He was released.
- A 43-year-old Lincoln, Neb. man was arrested Tuesday at 9:10 p.m. on the 200 block of West 10th Street on suspicion of domestic battery. He was released.
- A 31-year-old Lecompton man was arrested Tuesday at 8:57 p.m. on the 1800 block of West 26th Street on suspicion of aggravated battery. No bond was set.
- A 29-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Tuesday at 8:56 p.m. on the 2400 block of West 24th Street on suspicion of domestic battery. She was released.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man turned himself in and was arrested Tuesday at 5:09 p.m. on the 3600 block of East 25th Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and not having liable proof of insurance. Bond was set at $500.
on the 3600 block of East 25th Street on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $2,000.
- A 26-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Tuesday at 10 a.m. on the 100 block of Hanover Place on suspicion of reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $5,000.
- A 41-year-old Bucyrus man was arrested Tuesday at 1:06 a.m. on the 800 block of Lawrence Avenue on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500.
- A 29-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Tuesday at 2:06 a.m. on the 2400 block of West 24th Terrace on suspicion of domestic battery. No bond was set.
- A 55-year-old transient man was arrested Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
- A 52-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 12:44 a.m. on the 800 block of North 1500 Road on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Bond was set at $500.
- ● A 59-year-old Eudora woman was arrested Monday at 9:30 p.m. on the 900 block of Birch Street on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $100.
- A 28-year-old Eudora man was arrested Monday at 5:50 p.m. on the 1400 block of West 23rd Street on suspicion of battery. Bond was set at $100. He was released.
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Obama, Karzai sign pact to end war in Afghanistan
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq. "We can see the light of a new day," he said on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death and in the midst of his own re-election campaign.
He spoke after signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to cover the decade after the planned final withdrawal of U.S. combat troops in 2014. Obama said American forces will be involved in counter-terrorism and training of the Afghan military, "but we will not build permanent bases in this country, nor will we be patrolling its cities and mountains."
"Our goal is to destroy al-Qaida, and we are on a path to do exactly that," Obama said in an unusual speech to America broadcast from an air base halfway around the world.
The president landed in Bagram in darkness, and his helicopter roared to Kabul for the meeting with Karzai, under close guard with only the outlines of the nearby mountains visible. Later, back at the base, he was surrounded by U.S. troops, shaking every hand.
Two armored troop carriers served as a backdrop, rather than the customary Oval Office tableau.
His Republican re-election foe, Mitt Romney, was in New York, where the destruction of the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, set in motion the decisions that led to the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
He ended his lightning visit with the speech delivered straight to the television camera — and the voters he was trying to reach back home.
Romney accused Obama of politicizing the fleeting national unity that came with the death of bin Laden, the 9/11 terror mastermind.
In a statement released by his campaign later, Romney said he was pleased that Obama had returned to Afghanistan, that the troops and the American people deserved to hear from the president what is at stake in the war. "Success in Afghanistan is vital to our nation's security" he said.
It was Obama's fourth trip to Afghanistan, his third as commander in chief. He was less than seven hours on the ground in all. He also visited troops at a hospital at the Bagram base, awarding 10 Purple Hearts.
According to the Pentagon, more than 1,800 American troops have been killed across more than a decade of war in Afghanistan.
Some 88,000 remain stationed
there.
The wars here and in Iraq combined have cost almost $1.3 trillion And recent polls show that up to 60 percent of Americans oppose the continued U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
In his speech to the nation Obama said, "I recognize many Americans are tired of war"
He said that last year, "we removed 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Another 23,000 will leave by the end of the summer. After that, reductions will continue at a steady pace, with more of our troops coming home. And as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the Afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country."
Without mentioning the political campaign back home, Obama claimed that on his watch the fortunes of the terrorists have suffered mightily.
Over the past three years "the tide has turned. We broke the Taliban's momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated al-Qaida's leadership, taking out over 20 of their top 30 leaders" he said.
"And one year ago, from a base here in Afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed Osama bin laden."