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It was 82 years ago tomorrow that future KU alum Clyde Tombaugh announced his discovery of Pluto. In 2006 it was determined that Pluto was not a true planet. Sorry Clyde. It's still an important discovery in our book.
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Monday
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
What's the weather, Jay?
Partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain in the afternoon continuing overnight
Forecaster: Ciszy Orzulak and Stacia Guddonman,
KU Atmospheric Science
Partly cloudy, winds are light from the north at 5-10 mph
Saturday
Sunny, partly cloudy overnight
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Not ideal game day weather.
unday
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Sunday
Set fire to the rain.
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A sunny start to the week.
Friday, Feb. 17
WHAT: Lecture: "Special Education in Singapore"
WHERE: Room 247, JRP Hall
WHEN: 12 p.m.
ABOUT: A look at the differences between the education systems in the U.S. and Singapore.
CALENDAR
WHAT: Concert: Graduate Honors
Recital
WHERE: Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: School of Music students
perform in an honors concert.
Saturday, Feb. 18
WHAT: Lecture: "Our Dangerous Universes"
WHERE: Room 2001, Malott Hall
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Washburn University physics and astronomy professor Brian Thomas talks about the wonders of the unknown.
WHAT: Concert: Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Celloist Haimovitz and pianist O'Riley perform your favorites; vote for what you want them to play at www.lied.ku.edu.
**WHAT:** Campus Movie Series: "Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1"
**WHERE:** Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 8 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Watch the movie "Twilight."
Sunday, Feb. 19
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
**WHERE:** Jaybowl, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 10 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Come out and check out some free blacklight bowling with SUA.
INTERNATIONAL FILM AND FOOD Festival
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
WHEN: 1 p.m.
ABOUT: SUA hosts the fourth annual festival and competition, and students can submit films themselves; admission is free for students.
WHAT: Habitat for Humanity MusicFest
WHERE: First Baptist Church,
Lawrence
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Local choirs perform; there's a reception afterward at 6:45 p.m.
WHERE: Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: School of Music faculty per-
form; admission is free.
WHAT: Concert; Faculty Virtuos! Series
WHERE: Swarthout Hall, Hall
WHAT: President's Day
WHERE: Lawrence
WHEN: All day
ABOUT: Lawrence city offices and businesses will be closed; classes will resume
Monday, Feb. 20
WHAT: Comedy and Pizza Night
WHERE: Ballroom, Kansas Union
WHEN: 6 p.m.
ABOUT: Improv group "Baby Wants
Candy" will perform while you enjoy
free pizza with SUA
**WHAT:** "What We Talk About When We Talk About Art in Cities"
ABOUT: Urbanologist Max Grinnell talks about what art means in an urban setting like Lawrence; admission is free
WHERE: Lawrence Public Library
WHEN: 7 p.m.
Donors give Obama's campaign $8 million
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif. — Courting donors in Democratrich California, President Barack Obama devoted all of Thursday to raising millions of dollars for his re-election bid and warning supporters that a long campaign awaits.
Obama was holding four fundraisers in the Los Angeles area and in San Francisco, reeling in campaign cash from reliable Democratic donors at a time when the Republican presidential contest remains unsettled. The president was expected to raise more than $8 million from events that will take him from California on Thursday to the Seattle area on Friday.
In the seaside community of Corona del Mar, the president told more than 100 supporters at a breakfast that his 2008 campaign brought a "sense of possibility" of moving the country in a new direction. "We've begun that process but the journey is not yet complete," Obama said.
Obama said the economy has made progress, hours after the
government reported that applications for unemployment benefits dropped for the fourth time in five weeks to the lowest point since March 2008.
"People are starting to get the sense that the economy is on the rebound," he said.
California has been a mainstay of Democratic party fundraising, and a reliably blue state, and Obama's campaign expected to collect millions from six events in Los Angeles and San Francisco over two days.
Supporters at Obama's first event paid ticket prices starting at $2,500 for a reception under a white tent that overlooked the Pacific Ocean. The president was then traveling to San Francisco to meet with 20 supporters paying $35,800 per person, followed by a dinner for 70 people, each paying the same amount.
The president raised more than $220 million for his campaign and the DNC in 2011 and is trying to use a protracted Republican presidential primary to build a financial buffer to help his cause in the November general election.
Information based on the Douglas County booking recap
- A 52-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Thursday at 1:00 a.m. on the 2500 block of West Sixth Street and charged with failure to appear in municipal court, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $2,100.
- A 36-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man was arrested Wednesday at 8:35 p.m. on the 1000 block of East 23rd Street on suspicion of criminal damage to property. Bond was set at $100.
POLICE REPORTS
● A 38-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday at 4:20 p.m. on the 3600 block of East 25th Street on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, third offense, no proof of liability insurance and transporting an open container. Bond was set at $1,500.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday at 2:44 p.m. on the 700 block of Vermont Street on suspicion of criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $100.
- A 43-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. on the 2800 block of West
Sixth Street and charged with indecent exposure. Bond was set at $100.
● A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday at 5:03 a.m. on the 1500 block of West Ninth Street on suspicion of criminal damage to property less than $1,000. Bond was set at $200.
- A 36-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday at 3:50 a.m. on the 300 block of Maine Street on suspicion of criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $100.
— Rachel Salyer
EDUCATION
PLEASE PLEASE RECYCLE RECYCLE
by Board of Regents
Tuition waiver approved
Starting Fall 2012 students from the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area will now pay the same residence rate Kansas students pay for tuition at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a revised tuition waiver program on Wednesday that cuts tuition rates for Missouri residents in Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray counties. Before Wednesday, the tuition waiver only covered half the difference between the credit hour rate of a resident and non-resident student at the Edwards campus.
The previous waiver, which only covered four Missouri counties, also
required a minimum of six credits for residents. The new waiver eliminates the credit hour requirement and also applies to non-degree seeking students.
"I don't think the effect is going to be huge for here. I think it's going to be moderate," said Bob Clark, vice chancellor of the Edwards campus.
"The big issue for us is expanding it makes more programs available to greater Kansas City employees who are looking to improve their quality of life."
According to Clark, the move was made to increase enrollment and revenue, help strengthen the Kansas City area and be more competitive with University of Missouri.
"We want to make sure that we keep our businesses here," Clark said. "We can use higher education to be the
Clark noted that UMKC has been offering a non-resident rate waiver to Kansas students in the metro area for the last seven years and has more than 1,000 students from Kansas counties of the metro area.
Details given to the Board of Regents for discussion show that University officials expect to enroll 81 more undergraduate students and 20 more graduate students each year with the tuition waiver. Officials expect an incremental net increase in revenue of $17,331 in the first year of the program.
The waiver program does not apply to students at the Lawrence campus.
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