THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
TELEVISION
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New CBS dating reality show to cast locally
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Danielle Fuhrman, a senior from Tulsa, Okla., is interviewed about attending a casting mixer for a new CBS dating show '3' which is set to air this summer. The mixer was held at Tellers on 746 Massachusetts and had many different potential candidates attend.
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Casting is underway in Lawrence for a new CBS reality TV show about dating. Several hopeful University students were picked amongst other applicants to go to Teller's Wednesday evening for screenings.
"3" will air this summer and is called a "docu-series" by CBS because it hopes to dispel typical reality TV show stigmas.
"They told us it's not going to be like "The Bacheleor," Danielle Fuhrman said, a senior from Tulsa, Okla. "There's no crazy or extravagant dates, but we will meet 100 or 150 guys and see if we want to date any of them."
The show will cast three single women of various ages who have never met to live in a house together. Within the first couple of weeks the women will meet men of different demographics and will pick men to become more serious with, but casting director Maria Skeels said they aren't expecting anyone to propose.
"We honestly don't even know what the outcome will be," Skeels said. "It could very well be that none of the girls end up with someone."
teacher, so I don't want anything out there that might harm my reputation, and I want to be myself. I definitely don't want to look sleazy
While the women will meet the same men, the idea is not for the women to fight, but to form a support system for one another and help each other find love.
Skelks, a University graduate and founder of Hollywood Hawks, a network for KU students and graduates working in Hollywood, was instrumental in bringing casting to Lawrence.
A similar show aired in Israel called "Shalosh," was a hit in the Middle East.
"One night in bed I just knew we had to come," Skeels said. "I made my case. I said we need to go for XYZ and they agreed."
or catty."
Katie Merserko, a graduate student from Overland Park, was asked to go to Teller's and has tried out for American Idol previously, but thinks it's important to set boundaries.
"This seems down to earth and realistic, but I have limitations," Miserko said. "I am going to be a
Casting is taking place all over the country and requires hopefuls to fill out an online application
on the CBS website, http://www. cbsdatingshow.com/, to begin the auditioning process. Men and women can apply and those
selected will be asked to attend a nearby screening.
The Lawrence screening takes place from Tuesday to Friday and
students have until Thursday to apply.
Edited by Amanda Gage
BRING THE BEAT IN
Tim Clark, a junior from Lawrence, lays down a beat for Occupy KU representative Brian Sultana, a senior from Manhattan, on Wescoe Beach Wednesday afternoon. The warm weather drew many students out to the beach providing a diverse audience for Sultana's politically charged raps.
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STUDENT SENATE
Code of ethics changed to extend privacy rights
Student Senate's Rights Committee passed a bill to the yesterday night with amendments to the Code of Rights and Regulations that officially extends and modernizes students' expression and privacy rights.
Originally, the bill also had an amendment that would have extended the University's power to discipline students for off-campus activities that "has had or may have an adverse affect on the health, safety, or security of any member of the University community."
But committee chair Aaron Harris spoke against the amendment saying it wasn't necessary due to the override of federal law, and that he thought the amendment was an attempt by the University to limit students' rights. The committee voted to strike out the amendment, and pass the rest of the bill.
The committee also rejected a bill that would have eliminated Student Senate seats reserved for Greek organizations and organizations that aren't registered with the Student Involvement & Leadership Center.
The full Senate will vote on the amendments at its regular meeting next Wednesday.
CRIME
Vikaas Shanker
Third-grade girl shot, classmate suspected
The injured third-grade was airlifted to Seattle's Harboview Medical Center, where she underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon so doctors could assess her injuries, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said.
Police said a third-grade boy was being questioned and a firearm was found in a classroom. The boy apparently shot
the girl, though police provided no further details about the incident and said their investigation was just beginning.
The Brementton Schools superintendent's office said the girl was shot in the abdomen.
Bremerton police Lt. Peter Fisher said officers and emergency crews were dispatched to Armin Jahr Elementary school in Bremerton around 1:30 p.m. in response to a call that a student was shot by another student. The school is in a quiet residential neighborhood about 20 miles west of Seattle, across Puget Sound.
The school went into lockdown immediately after the shooting, said Bremerton Schools spokeswoman Patty Glaser. Lockdown procedures call for announcements
to be made over the school's loudspeakers and for teachers to lock their classrooms, she said.
Armin Jahr Elementary has about 400 students, Glaser said. She said the school will reopen Thursday and three counselors will talk to teachers, students and parents.
"Our plans at this time, school will continue as usual." Glaser said.
When asked how a gun was brought into the school, Fisher said police were still investigating the circumstances and couldn't provide details.
Police were working with the school district Wednesday afternoon to reunite parents with their children, Fisher added, and investigators were interviewing witnesses, which included students.
As of mid-afternoon, parents were still arriving to pick up their children from the school. A police officer was checking vehicles as they entered the parking lot.
Many questions remained, including how a child could have obtained a loaded weapon and brought it into a grade school classroom.
In the latest scorecard by the Brady Campaign, a national gun control advocacy group, Washington scored no points in the child safety category because the state does not require trigger locks for guns and lacks laws to prevent child access to firearms.
Associated Press
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