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Saturday
What's the weather, Jay?
Forecaster: James Inman, KU Atmospheric Science
Chance of rain during the day, could change to snow in the overnight hours.
Mostly sunny skies. Starting the day with calm northern winds switching to southern later on
Enjoy warmth while you can.
Thursday
HI: 59
LO: 35
Friday
HI: 50
LO: 34
Eighty percent chance of rain for most of the day.
Don't forget the umbrella.
Sleety and cold.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
CALENDAR
WHAT: Scale Down Challenge
WHERE: Ambler Student Recreation
Fitness Center
WHEN: All day
ABOUT: Enter the competition to lose
weight, and you could win some big
bucks.
**WHAT:** February Sisters 40th Anniversary Commemoration
**WHERE:** Wescoe Hall
**WHEN:** 9 a.m.
**ABOUT:** Students re-enact the "February Sisters" sit-in protest of 1972
Thursday, Feb. 2
**WHAT:** 2012 Study Abroad Fair
**WHERE:** Fourth floor lobby, Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 10:30 a.m.
**ABOUT:** Learn where you can go to broaden your horizons.
**WHAT:** Workshop: "Resumania"
**WHERE:** Koch Commons, Summerfield Hall
WHEN: 11 a.m.
ABOUT: Have a professional look over your resume before you apply for a job
**WHAT:** Panel: "North Korea NOW"
**WHERE:** Parlors A, B and C, Kansas
Union
**WHEN:** 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** A discussion about North
Korea post Kim-Jong II
WHAT: Elvis Lives
Friday, Feb. 3
WHAT: Elvis Lives
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: A tribute to the king of rock
'n' roll.
WHAT: Workshop: "Tips for a Successful Research Presentation"
WHERE: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 12 p.m.
ABOUT: Learn different presentation styles and tips
WHAT: Student Advisory Board Meeting
WHERE:Room 369, Regnier Hall,
Edwards Campus, Overland Park
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Link the Edwards campus to
University administration and let your
voice be heard.
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Free bowling and black lights;
what more could you want?
Saturday, Feb. 4
WHAT: Workshop: Open Figure Drawing
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Free bowling and black lights;
what more could you want?
WHAT: KU Wind Ensemble
WHAT: KU Wind Ensemble
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The School of Music presents
its first spring semester concert.
WHAT: Harlem Globetrotters
**WHAT:** Harlem Globetrotters
**WHERE:** Sprint Center, Kansas City,
Mo
WHEN: 2 p.m.,7 p.m.
ABOUT: Two showings of the Harlem Globetrotters with the 2012 rookie class
PoliticalFiber.com
Fox News picks fight with Muppets movie
Here at PoliticalFiber.com, were excited to announce that our website has officially launched. Check it out for news and conversation about politics in Kansas.
There's an unexpected quarrel going on between puppets and a news station. Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog and Fox News are up in arms with each other. According to TIME.com, Eric Bolling of the Fox Business Network accused "The Muppets" movie of being liberal and anti-business in a December episode of "Follow the Money." (For those who haven't seen the movie, the antagonist of "The Muppets Movie" is an oil-industry mogul.)
But in other news, it's the middle of the week, and we could all use a little pick-me-up. So, here's something humorous happening in the realm of politics this week.
Earlier this week, Kermit and Miss Piggly held a conference
"If we had a problem with oil companies, why would we have spent the entire film driving around in a gas-guzzling Rolls Royce?" Kermit says in the video of the press conference, which has more than 1,000,000 views on YouTube.
Miss Piggy's comments, though, came with a side of "zing." She said the accusations were "almost as laughable as accusing Fox News of being ... news."
in the United Kingdom and they had a few things to say.
That's not the end of it, though. According to The Huffington Post, Bill O'Reilly addressed the press conference on his show Monday night. In his "Reality Check" segment, O'Reilly joked, "Well, we still like the Muppets, but they'd better watch it."
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— Kelly Stroda for PoliticalFiber.com kelly@politicalfiber.com
Gas leak in Manhattan
shuts down Highway 18
MANHATTAN — A gas leak causea a stretch of Kansas Highway 18 to be closed for about an hour in Manhattan
Riley County Police Capt. Kurt Moidrup says the leak Tuesday occurred in an 8-inch line in southwest Manhattan.
It also affected flights out of Manhattan Regional Airport until the situation was resolved.
Details about what caused the leak were not immediately available.
KMAN reports the highway reopened about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Associated Press
Information based on the Douglas County booking recap and KU police reports.
- A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on an out-of-state warrant Tuesday at 5:05 p.m. on the 1700 block of East 1500 Road on suspicion of criminal damage to property less than $1,000, domestic battery and battery. Bond was set at $2,500.
POLICE REPORTS
- A 35-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 9:08 p.m. on the 2300 block of Ridge Court on suspicion of obstructing the legal process, driving without a license, leaving the scene of a non-injury accident, failure to report an accident, no proof of liability insurance and driving with an open container of alcohol. Bond was set at $1,325.
- A breaking and entering was reported Monday at 4:47 p.m. on the
1500 block of Summerfield Hall Drive.
- A 25-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 3:23 p.m. at 2500 block of Crestline Court on suspicion of driving while under the influence first offense, driving without a license, leaving the scene of a noninjury accident and failure to report an accident. Bond was set at $475.
- Three light fixtures and three fluorescent bulbs were reported damaged Monday at 8:42 a.m. at Jayhawker Towers. Total damage is estimated at $105. The case is open.
Vikaas Shanker
LOCAL
New website gives look
into Lawrence activities
In the article "Redistricting could change University's representation" from Tuesday, Jan. 31, the lead sentence said, "For the past 10 years, the University has been split into two Republican districts," saying that both districts 2 and 3 were represented by Republican legislators since 2002. Democratic state legislator Nancy Boyda represented district 2 between 2007 and 2009, while democratic state legislator Dennis Moore represented district 3 from 1999 to 2011. State legislators are still in the re-apportionment process.
- In the events calendar entry from Sunday, Jan. 29, the entry listed Richard Norton Smith as the director of the Dole Institute of Politics. He is a presidential historian and was the Dole Institute's first permanent director. The current director of the Dole Institute is William B. Lacy.
CORRECTIONS
The new website larryvilleku.com is a map that will show residents where the latest events, traffic accidents and shopping bargains are in Lawrence.
Launched at midnight today, the site is an aggregated news and content page that looks at RSS and Twitter feeds, bargain deals and restaurant reviews, and police reports so Lawrence residents can see what's going on in and around their neighborhoods.
Larryvilleku.com either detects a
visitor's location through a geolocation device such as a smart phone or computer, or asks the visitor to input a location. It will then give the visitor news, deets and other services located within a one-to-eight-block radius.
The site was created by the University Daily Kansan Advertising staff in conjunction with the KU School of Journalism through a grant from the Knight Foundation.
Jon Schiltt, adviser to the ad staff,
said the site is unique in "how hyperlocal it is."
"You can see what's going on close to your house," he said. "Or if you're on Mass Street, you can get the latest drink specials."
Residents can also submit their own events or parties to the site.
In addition to events, accidents and bargains, the site uses QR codes, neighborhood and Kansan news, geotagged photos from flickr.com and user input to show the locations of news stories, police citations and block parties.
Vikaas Shanker
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