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L0: 30
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Sunny with a warm, south wind about 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Thursday
Great day for a KU victory.
HI: 64
L0: 40
HI: 45
LO: 28
Friday
Go chill on Wescoe Beach.
My eyes will do the same.
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Wednesday, February 29
CALENDAR
WHAT: Lecture: "Slimming Down in the 21st Century America's New Defense Strategy"
WHERE: Centennial Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: Noon
ABOUT: Retired army Col. Kevin Benson talks about Pres. Barack Obama's new defense strategy and how it will change the nation.
WHAT: Architecture, Design and Planning Career Fair
WHEN: 2 p.m.
ABOUT: Students in architecture,
architectural engineering, design and
urban planning programs can come
learn about potential employers.
WHERE: Fifth level, Kansas Union
WHEN: 2 n.m.
Thursday, March 1
WHAT: Lecture: "Civil Society and the Phoenix in the Ruins; Disaster, Carnival, Revolution and Public Joy"
WHERE: The Commons, Spooner Hall
ABOUT: Scholar Rebecca Solnit talks about how our society will really look when mankind returns to its original nature.
WHERE: The Commons, Spooner Hall
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
WHAT: Journalism Career Fair
WHERE: Kansas Room, Kansas Union WHEN: 10 a.m. ABOUT: Journalism students can come out and meet potential employers and find internship opportunities.
ABOUT: Five teams from Greek organizations put together original 20-minute musicals and will compete for the title of best show; shows continue on Friday and Saturday.
Friday, March 2
WHAT: Rock Chalk Revue
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7 o.m.
WHAT: Campus Movie: "J. Edgar"
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas
Union
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHEN: 8 p.m.
ABOUT: Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a biopic about the controversial first FBI director; tickets cost $2 for students.
WHAT: Workshop: "Jayhawks on the Job"
JOB
WHERE: Various locations, Kansas City, Mo.
WHEN: 10 a.m.
ABOUT: Business and pre-business students can sign up to check out potential job opportunities in Kansas City beforehand by going to Room 125, Summerfield Hall.
WHAT: "KU Dancing with the Stars"
WHAT: KU Dancing With the Stars WHERE: Ballroom, Kansas Union WHEN: 7 p.m. ABOUT: KU students and staff strut their stuff; tickets are free for students.
WHAT: "Summer and Smoke"
WHERE: Crafton Preyer Theatre,
Murphy Hall
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: University Theatre presents
the Tennessee Williams classic;
tickets cost $10 for students.
Saturday, March 3
WHAT: Dance Admission and Scholarship Audition
WHERE: Studios 240 and 242, Robinson Center
WHEN: 1 p.m.
ABOUT: Auditions for admission and scholarships for dance major students entering the dance department in the fall.
WHAT: Concert: Punch Brothers
ABOUT: The progressive bluegrass quintet performs downtown; tickets cost $20.50 in advance, $22.50 at the door.
WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union WHEN: 10 a.m.
ABOUT: Join SUA for a night of bowling, blacklights and dance music.
STUDENT SENATE
Vote will set budget for next school year
Below is the line-item budget, which allocates funds to student organizations.
The Student Senate is expected to approve its fiscal year 2013 line-item budget at tonight's meeting in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
AIESEC: $910
AIESEC: $910
Alternative Breaks: $3,300
Asian American Student Union:
$2,420
Blueprints Leadership Conference:
$1,500
Commission on the Status of
Women: $2,880
Cultural India Club at KU: $3,900
KU Dance Marathon: $3,980
KU EcoHawks: $2,700
Engineering Student Council:
$3,500
Geography Graduate Student Or-
ganization: $600
Graduate Association of Spanish
and Portuguese: $1,940
KU Hilhel: $2,725
Hispanic American Leadership
Organization: $2,760
Homecoming Steering Committee:
$2,300
$2,500
Jayhawk Motorsports: $16,000
Kiisk Magazine: $11,150
Mock Trial: $7,700
Physics and Engineering Student Organization: $3,090
Queens and Allies: $425
Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board: $2,410
University of Kansas Steel Bridge Team: $2,990
Student Advocates for Financial Education: $1,145
Student Bar Association: $3,700
KU Student Farm: $2,200
Student Senate Advertising Program: $15,000
Swing Society: $2,885
KU Tango Club: $5,425
Hispanic American Law Student Association: $230
Non-Traditional Student Foundation: $230
43 other organizations: $200 each
— Information from the Student Senate FY13 Line-Item Budget passed in the Finance Committee on Feb. 22
on Feb.22
Information based on the Douglas County booking recap
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- A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on the 1300 block of East 27th Terrace on suspicion of domestic battery. He was released.
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on the 600 block of Vermont Street on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500.
- A 52-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on the 400 block of Queens Road on suspicion of operating under the influence, driving with a revoked or cancelled license, not having insurance and transporting an open container. Bond was set at $1,300.
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 7:23 p.m. on the 1700 block of New Hampshire Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and assaulting a law enforcement officer. He was released.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 3:53 p.m. on the 100 block of East 11th Street on suspicion of domestic battery, theft of property valued less than $1,000, and criminal property damage valued less than $1,000. He was released.
- A 61-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 9:50 a.m. on the 900 block of New Hampshire Street on suspicion of failure to appear in
- A 18-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested at Monday at 2:35 a.m. on the 4300 block of Clinton Parkway on suspicion of operating under the influence, transporting an open container and being a minor purchasing, in possession of or consuming alcohol. Bond was set at $700.
— Laura Sather
district court. Bond was set at $500
- A 48-year-old Eudora man was arrested Monday at 9:03 a.m. on the 300 block of Arkansas Street on suspicion of domestic battery. He was released.
ODD NEWS
Woman burns down 3.500-year-old tree
LONGWOOD, Fla. — Authorities say a central Florida woman is in jail, charged with setting a fire that burned one of the world's oldest cypress trees.
Investigators say two witnesses identified 26-year-old Sara Barnes as the person who caused the 118-foot-tall bald cypress tree named "The Senator" to burn and collapse Jan. 16.
The Seminole County parks department says ring samples showed
the tree was roughly 3,500 years old.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Barnes also took photos of the fire with her cellphone. The Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement searched Barnes' Winter Park home Tuesday and confiscated her cellphone and laptop. Authorities also reported finding methamphhetamine, scales and drug paraphernalia. Barnes told investigators she set the fire while trying to use illegal drugs.
Associated Press
NATIONAL
Suspects in kidnapping case plead not guilty
SIDNEY, Mont. — Two men suspected in the abduction and apparent killing of Montana teacher Sherry Arnold have pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated kidnapping.
Fort-seven-year old Lester Van Waters Jr. and 22-year-old Michael Kesh Spell were arraigned Tuesday in state district court in Arnold's hometown of Sidney, near the North Dakota border.
The 43-year-old math teacher disappeared during a morning run on Jan. 7.
Associated Press
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