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Mostly sunny skies, east winds at 5-10 mph.
Sunday
Friday
HI: 68
LO: 46
Mostly sunny
HI: 66
L0: 52
Saturday
HI: 67
LO: 42
Time to get your tan on.
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A 40 percent chance of showers and storms,otherwise mostly cloudy.
Mostly sunny.
Pink rainboots anyone?
Perfect time to grab eggs.
Thursday, April 5
WHAT: Lecture: "International Law and
Israel"
ISHER
WHERE: Room 104, Green Hall
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Chicago's Israeli Consulate
Deputy Consul General Shahar Arieli speaks to students about responding to terrorism in Israel.
WHAT- SMA Student Night: "Art Here! Art Now!"
WHERE: Spencer Museum of Art
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The Student Advisory Board at
the Spencer Museum of Art hosts a night
for student artists.
**WHAT:** Campus Movie; "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Friday, April 6
WHEN: 8 n.m.
**ABOUT.** Student Union Activities presents director David Fincher's film adaptation from the novel by Steg Larsson.
WHAT: Lecture: "The Elegant Equation"
WHERE: Spencer Museum of Art
WHEN: Noon
ABOUT: SMA intern Lindsey Waugh presents the intersections of art and mathematics in works from the Cryptograph Exhibition honoring Alan Turing.
**WHAT:** Tunes @ Noon
**WHERE:** Kansas Union Plaza
**WHEN:** Noon
**ABOUT:** Student Union Activities hosts
the Brody Buster Band, who will put
on a free, hour-long concert.
WHERE: Malott Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Student public forum for vice prowest candidate
ABOUT. Students can ask questions to the third candidate for the vice provost of student affairs, Tammara Durham.
Saturday, April 7
WHAT: 2012 Kansas City Chinese Film Festival
Festival
WHERE: Glenwood Theatre, 9575 Metcalf,
Overland Park
WHEN: 10 a.m.
ABOUT: Watch the KU Confucius Institute-
hosted movie "Aftershock," a Chinese film about the life of a child orphaned after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
WHAT: Open figure drawing
WHAT: Open figure drawing
WHERE: 405 Art and Design Building
WHEN: 11 a.m.
ABOUT: Hone your drawing skills in this free class hosted by the department of visual art.
WHAT: Gallery Talk. Spencer Museum of Art
WHERE: Spencer Museum of Art
WHEN: 3 o.m.
ABOUT: Take a free, guided tour of the art museum by SMA Director Saralyn Reece Hardy.
**WHAT:** Workshop: "Explore the Peruvian Amazon"
**WHERE:** The Spencer Museum of Art
**WHEN:** 12 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The Spencer presents its Art Cart; students can come create their own Peruvian-style art
Sunday, April 8
TECHNOLOGY
WHAT: Carillon Recital
WHERE: Memorial Campanile WHEN: 5 a.m.
ABOUT: Dr. Elizabeth Berghout performs on the bells of the Campanile; bring a blanket and camp outside to listen
Associated Press
**WHAT:** Speakeasy Sunday
**WHERE:** Jazzhaus
**WHEN:** 10 p.m.
**ABOUT:** A variety show and jam fest at the Jazzhaus; cover costs $3
WHAT: Speakeasy Sunday
Computer problems at DMV delay production
TOPEKA — Any student who was celebrated a birthday Wednesday and needed a new ID wasn't able to get it.
The Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles was still unable to issue new driver licenses or non-driver identification cards because of persistent computer problems.
Agency spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said problems with a computer vendor's server brought down the system at all 111 driver's license offices statewide. As a result, Kansas will be issuing 15-day extension slips for licenses and ID cards set to expire between March 30 and April 6.
The offices, which receive about 13,000 visitors a week, are open Tuesdays through Fridays.
POLICE REPORTS
Information pulled from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap
- A 39-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Wednesday at 2:50 a.m. on the 2800 block of Alabama Street on suspicion of aggravated battery and criminal use of a weapon. She is being held without bond.
- A 26-year-old Topea man was arrested Wednesday at 12:39 a.m. on the 1400 block of Iowa street on suspicion of not having proof of liable insurance and driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $500.
- A 28-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 2 p.m. on the 100 block of East 11th Street on suspicion of felony cultivation or distribution of
- A 23-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 8.48 a.m. on the 2100 block of Ohio Street on suspicion of criminal restraint of another person, domestic battery and criminal property damage valued at $250. He is being held without bond.
a controlled substance, selling and purchasing of controlled substances using a communication facility and not having a tax stamp on a controlled substance. Bond was set at $5,000.
- A 26-year-old Wichita man was arrested Tuesday at 1:10 a.m. on the corner of Trail Road and Kasold Drive on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a non-injury accident and failure to report an accident. Bond was set at $450.
- A 19-year-old Topeka man was arrested Tuesday at 1 a.m. on the 700 block of Massachusetts Street on suspicion of battery and disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $200.
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- A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 1:34 a.m. on the 1700 block of West Seventh Street on suspicion of operating under the influence, failure to report an accident, damage to vehicle or property and driving without insurance. Bond was set at
POLITICS
● A 28-year-old Ottawa man was arrested Tuesday at 2:06 a.m. on the 2200 block of Haskell Avenue on suspicion of not having a valid driver license and operating under the influence. Bond was set at $600.
Romney struggles to find candidates
ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's not that bad of a job, is it? Well, it depends. John Nance Garner, who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president, described the job as "not worth a bucket of warm spit," among other characterizations.
"If offered any position by Gov. Romney, I would say no." South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told The Associated Press a day earlier.
WASHINGTON — Tag. I'm not it.
cense, driving while intoxicated and transporting an open container. Bond was set at $375.
Republicans considered to be up-and-comers are scrambling to declare a lack of interest in becoming Mitt Romney's running mate, taking themselves off the still-forming short list of would-be vice presidents. With Romney poised to win the GOP nomination in June, if not earlier, some of the focus has shifted to his pick for the No. 2 spot on the ticket. But no one is rushing forward and many of the top prospects are trying to shut down the conversation before it begins.
- A 22-year-old Olathe man was arrested Tuesday at 5:29 a.m. near mile marker 13 on Kansas Highway 10 on suspicion of not having a drivers li-
"I've taken myself off the list," former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said recently.
"It's humbling, but I'm not interested," New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said.
$800.
"I'm not going to be the vice president," Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
Part of the dance is trying to appear uninterested in the role of designated attackdog potential
GOP front-runner for 2016 if Romney falls short in November. Part of it is also preserving a personal brand; campaigning for the second slot and coming up short is embarrassing, as Pawlenty remembers from his unsuccessful effort to become Sen. John McCain's running mate in 2008. McCain went with Sarah Palin.
Just look at Palin, the former Alaska governor. She flirted with running this year but ultimately decided against it, given her divisive reputation, lagging poll numbers and sour memories of the 2008 race.
"Don't necessarily play it safe and do just what the GOP establishment expects them to do," she told Fox News Channel, where she is a paid contributor. "It doesn't matter if that person has national level experience or not, they're going to get clobbered by the lame-stream media who does not like the conservative message."
And, potentially, no one wants to play second fiddle on a second-place ticket. If Romney falls short in his bid to make President Barack Obama a one-termer, the fresh faces in the GOP today would be tainted as losers heading into 2016.
That may also be part of the reason why no one is rushing to join Romney's team.
Palin offered some advice to the nominee, whether it ends up being Romney or someone else:
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