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Saturday gets a little warmer with just a few clouds remaining.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
Saturday
What's the weather, Jay?
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The northern winds bring colder air down, along with overcast, barely sunny skies.
Thursday
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40 percent chance of rain as cold front approaches. Wind shifts to the southwest between 15-20 mph.
Wind and rain: your favorite combo.
Friday
Ugh, more clouds.
Wednesday, April 18
WHAT: Earth Day Burger Grill-Off
WHERE: Hawks Nest, Kansas Union
WHEN: 1 p.m.
ABOUT: Are you a grill-master? SUA hosts a day for students to compete with their own burger recipes.
CALENDAR
WHAT: Meeting: Learned Engineer Expansion Project
WHERE: Spahr Engineering Classroom, Eaton Hall
WHEN: 4 p.m.
ABOUT: Engineering students can come weigh in on the M2SEC building going up in the engineering complex.
Thursday, April 19
WHAT: Concert; KU Jazz Singers and
KU Jazz Combo
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center,
downtown
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The KU School of Music hosts
a collaborative night of jazz band and
choir; tickets are free.
WHAT: KU Peace Corps Sendoff
WHERE: Jayahwak Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: A ceremony for the University's Peace Corps applicants, nominees and invites;
students looking to join the Peace Corps can come speak with Peace Corps alumni.
WHAT: University Dance Company Spring
Friday, April 20
Performance
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The University Dance Company hosts its spring performance, featuring choreography by guest choreographer Carl Fink from Black Label Movement.
**WHAT:** Lecture. "Why Presidents Succeed.
What They Do."
Why Presidents Succeed.
Why They Fail.
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: John Andrews and Lee Huebner
gives a lecture on why President Richard
Nixon's presidency ended the way it did.
**WHAT:** Tunes @ Noon
**WHERE:** Outside Plaza, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** Noon
**ABOUT:** SUA hosts a free outdoor concert; this week's performer is Panda Circus.
**WHAT:** Return to the Rain Garden
**WHERE:** Student Ambler Recreation Center
**WHEN:** 1 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The Center for Sustainability hosts an Earth Day event highlighting a volunteer-run community garden.
**WHAT:** "Merrily We Roll Along"
**WHERE:** Crafton Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall
WHEN. 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: University Theatre and KU Opera team up to present the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical; tickets cost $10 for students.
WHAT: SMA Art Cart
WHERE: Spencer Museum of Art
WHEN: 10 a.m.
ABOUT: The Spencer hosts a day for students to come out and create their own Peruvian art.
Saturday, April 21
**WHAT:** Holi, Festival of Colors
**WHERE:** Watkins Memorial Health Center, north field
**WHEN:** 3 p.m.
**ABOUT:** People throw water balloons and handfuls of colored powder in an attempt to cover each other in bright colors to celebrate the Indian festival of Holi.
WHAT: Comic Bowling
**WHAT:** Comic Bowling
**WHERE:** Jaybowl, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 10 p.m.
**ABOUT:** SUA hosts a night of free bowling and dance music; be sure to bring your glowsticks.
license, violating drivers license restrictions and possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $1,050. He was released.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County booking recap
- A 27-year-old Lawrence man was
- A 25-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 10:44 p.m. on the 200 block of West 10th Street on suspicion of battery. Bond was set at $100.
- A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 12:14 a.m. on the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road on suspicion of not having a drivers
- A 37-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 10:45 a.m. on the 100 block of East 11th Street on suspicion of his third instance of driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $10,000 and
arrested Monday at 10:55 a.m. on the 700 block of Iowa Street on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $2,500.
he is being held in Johnson County.
- A 29-year-old Garner man was arrested Monday at 8:18 a.m. on the 900 block of US Highway 59 on suspicion of driving while suspended. Bond was set at $250. He was released.
- A 32-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 1:33 a.m. on the 2400 block of Arkansas Street on suspicion of
operating under the influence, reckless driving, attempting to elude, interfering with the duties of an officer, driving with a suspended, revoked or cancelled driver's license, no insurance and a suspicion or fictitious tag. Bond was set at $1,100. He was released.
— Laura Sather
ELECTION
Romney begins search for a VP candidate
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BOSTON — Don't look for a vice presidential shocker from Mitt Romney. His choice of a running-mate — a search he announced Monday he has begun — will be guided by both his methodical, risk-averse corporate training and the lessons his party learned from Sarah Palin's selection.
Preparedness to serve and loyalty to Romney are likely to trump other credentials as the all-but-sure Republican nominee looks to avoid the blowback John McCain faced four years ago with his surprise choice of the little-known, first-term Alaska governor for the GOP ticket. Questions about Palin's readiness to serve, McCain's decision-making and his advisers' vetting came to define the Arizona senator's flawed campaign.
Mindful of that, Romney will put experience at the top of his list of qualities as he chooses a No. 2, according to senior advisers and GOP operatives familiar with his thinking. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak candidly about a process Romney himself is trying to keep as private as possible as he works to narrow a field that may begin with as many as a dozen prospective candidates.
"The hallmark for Governor Romney's candidacy, and how he would be as president, is that he approaches these decisions in a well-thought-out methodical way," said Steve Duprey, a former McCain adviser and current New Hampshire-based member of the Republican National Committee. "It won't be like the McCain campaign where there was a big surprise and effort to create a game changer."
For all the secrecy surrounding the process, the former Massachusetts governor did give a few hints about his plans Monday, disclosing that he had chosen his former chief of staff and 2008 presidential campaign manager,
Romney was largely tight-lipped beyond the staffing announcement. He said the selection would certainly happen before the Republican National Convention in late August. But he wouldn't provide any more guidance on any internal deadline his team has set. And when asked about potential choices — and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, specifically — Romney hedged, as he has consistently in recent months.
Beth Myers, to lead the vetting and analysis of prospective running mates. Several other members of the tight-knit cadre that has surrounded Romney for years also are likely to be involved.
"Well I think he's one of the terrific leaders in our party, but I think it's way too early to begin narrowing down who the potential vice presidential nominees might be," Romney said in an interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC News outside Fenway Park in Boston. "But we're beginning that process, we'll talk about a lot of folks, and then go through he kind of vetting and review process that you have to go through to make sure whoever you select will pass the evaluation that's required by the American people."
In addition to his running mate being prepared to assume the presidency, Romney has laid out only one other public criterion; that he or she oppose abortion rights. The condition could help reassure social conservatives that Romney is serious about his opposition to abortion — a sore point because he supported abortion rights when he ran for the Senate in 1994.
Several Republicans familiar with Romney's thinking downplay the importance of choosing a running mate from a particular battleground state or demographic.
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