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Sunny.
Pajama jeans won't suffice.
Catch some February rays.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
CALENDAR
WHAT: Workshop: Interviewing
WHERE: Room 122, Summerfield Hall
WHEN: 2 p.m.
ABOUT: Sweaty palms will be things of the past after you get some interviewing tips.
**WHAT:** Lecture: "Feminism and Activism"
**WHERE:** Room 120, Budig Hall
**WHEN:** 5 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Get your free tickets from SUA to see political activist Angela Davis.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
**WHAT:** An Evening with Tim Pawlenty
**WHERE:** Dole Institute of Politics
**WHEN:** 7:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Former Minnesota governor and GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty to talk politics.
WHAT: University Career Fair
WHERE: 5th floor, Kansas Union
WHEN: 2 p.m.
ABOUT: Shine those shoes, straighten those ties and come out to speak with potential employers.
WHAT: Seminar: Financial Aid FAFSA
WHERE: Regents Center computer lab,
Edwards Campus, Overland Park
WHEN: 4 p.m.
ABOUT. The time is upon us; learn how to get the most out of your financial aid application.
WHAT: Women's basketball vs. Texas
WHERE: Allen Fieldhouse
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Come out and watch your Jayhawks stomp on the Longhorns.
Thursday, Feb. 9
WHAT: Engineering and Computing Career Fair
WHERE: 5th floor, Kansas Union
WHEN: Noon
ABOUT: Engineering students can and speak with future employers and learn about internship opportunities.
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHERE: 4th floor lobby, Kansas Union
WHEN: 3 p.m.
ABOUT: Did you know a cup of hot green tea has as much caffeine as a cup of instant coffee?
ABOUT: Rabas, an English professor from Emporia State, reads his jazz-influenced work.
WHAT: Poetry Reading: Kevin Rabas
WHERE: Malott Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
**WHAT:** Workshop: "The Campus Interview"
**WHERE:** Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** Noon
**ABOUT:** Looking to go to grad school? Learn how you can impress faculty during a campus visit and interview.
WHAT: Workshop: "The Campus Interview"
WHAT: William Allen White Day
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas
Union
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The School of Journalism awards CNN's Candy Crowley with the annual William Allen White Foundation's National Citation.
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Join SUA for a night of free bowling and blacklights.
PoliticalFiber.com
Both parties agree on student debt issue
Student debt will exceed $1 trillion this year, a challenge President Obama and Republican party candidates are seeking to confront with dramatically different approaches.
What the two sides seem to agree on is that the issue has become increasingly important to young Americans, the economic recovery and the 2012 election.
loans and educational institutions. The Republicans believe this will reduce higher education costs and increase affordability.
GOP candidates have used the subject to reach out to young voters, a disgruntled demographic essential to the Obama campaign's 2008 success. The GOP approach is to reduce the role of the federal government and increase privatization of debt,
Meanwhile, Obama has introduced a plan to add several billion dollars to the existing federal loan program and keep interest rates low. He has also proposed incentives to encourage colleges and states to increase affordability.
For the full story, check out PoliticalFiber.com.
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SEMINAR
Activist Angela Davis to speak at Budig tonight
Political activist Angela Davis will speak to students about her fight for
gender equality in Budig Hall tonight.
Davis was a big name in gender and racial equality during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and was associated with
Davis
the Black Panther group. Her work as a civil rights activist and a member of the Communist Party earned her a Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1979. Davis has written many books
The department of women, gender and sexuality studies and SUA are co-hosting the seminar as part of the "February Sisters" events, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of a sit-in by University students in the East Asian Studies Building in 1972.
about her work and will host a book signing after her seminar.
Davis's talk starts at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
However, free tickets are no longer available for guaranteed seating. If students were not able to get tickets, they can still see the seminar in Budig 110 where they will be live streaming the seminar.
Proposal to redraw districts advances
Laura Sather
The plan would collapse three current House districts and create three new ones in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Members advanced the bill on a bipartisan, voice vote after barely 10 minutes of meeting.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee took little time Monday in endorsing a proposal to redraw the chamber's 125 districts to reflect changes in the 2010 census.
House Speaker Mike O'Neal, chairman of the redistricting committee, said the decision was quicker than he anticipated, and it's possible the full House could debate
One district each would be lost in southeast, southwest and central Kansas, reflecting the population gains over the past decade in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
O'Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, said there could be some attempts at amending the bill on the floor, but that such effort is more difficult in the full debate than in committee.
the proposal yet this week.
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Later in the day Wednesday, the full Senate will vote on a proposal for redrawing the state's four congressional maps.
"Literally, a piece you change in one district can have a ripple effect all across the state," he said.
Information based on the Douglas County booking recap
- A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on Monday at 5:10 a.m. near mile-marker 198 of I-70 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, driving while suspended, not having proof of liable insurance, being a pedestrian under the influence and failure to appear in an out-of-county court. Bond was set at $1,500.
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A 31-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on Monday at 1:19 a.m. on the 1800 block of west 23rd St. on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, obstruction of legal procedure, driving while suspended and failure to appear in municipal court. Bond was set at $4,250.
POLICE REPORTS
- A 23-year-old female University student was arrested Monday at 12:30 a.m. on the 1000 block of east 24th St. on suspicion of domestic battery. She was released.
- A 23-year-old Topeka man was arrested on Monday at 12:23 a.m. on the 1200 block of US 59 Highway on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and not having proof of liable insurance. Bond was set at $500.
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on Sunday at 11:42 p.m. on the 1400 block of Crestline Dr. on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500.
- A 40-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested on Sunday at 11:15 p.m. on the 700 block of Maple St. on suspicion of criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $100.
- A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 7 p.m. on the 3500 block of west 22nd St. on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500.
- A 25-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on Sunday at 2:06 p.m. on the 1700 block of west 2nd St. on suspicion of failure to appear in district court. Bail was set at $100.
- A 24-year-old Edgerton woman was arrested Sunday at 1:10 p.m. on the 3300 block of Iowa St. on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen
A 23-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 1 p.m. on the 3600 block of east 25th St. on suspicion of failure to appear in court. The man is being in jail for two days.
property, failure to appear in both municipal and district courts, identity theft of less than $100,000 and obstruction of legal procedure. Bail was set at $5,260.
- A 34-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 9 a.m. on the 3600 block of east 25th St. on suspicion of failure to appear in court. The man is being held in court until further notice.
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A 21-year-old male University student was arrested Sunday at 3:46 a.m. on the intersection of Sixth Street and Champion Lane on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $250.
- A 20-year-old female University student was arrested Sunday at 12:51 a.m. on the 3000 block of Atchison Ave. on suspicion of operating under the influence, no insurance, no driver's license in possession, possession of other's driver's license, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of accident involving injury or death and interfering with the duties of an officer. Bond was set at $1,100.
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ELECTION
Dole Institute to host GOP candidate tonight
Former Minnesota governor and Republican Party presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will speak at
the Dole Institute of Politics tonight.
Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute, said he thinks the politician's talk
talk will help the
Pawlenty
audience understand what goes into a presidential primary race.
"Gov. Pawlenty governed a centrist state thoughtfully and successfully as a GOP conservative," Lacy said in a press release. "During his program here at the Dole Institute, I know he will provide a lot of insight into how the GOP nominee for president will run and govern if elected."
Gov. Pawlenty served as a member of Minnesota's state legislature from 1993 to 2003 and as the state's governor from 2003 to 2011. He then announced his run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination in May 2011, but dropped out of the race in August, endorsing Mitt Romney.
The KU College Republicans group is co-sponsoring Pawlenty's visit to the Dole Institute. The event is free and open to the public, and it starts at 7:30 p.m.
— Laura Sather
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