THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
AFRICA
KANO, Nigeria — The assault bore the hallmarks of long-term planning: cars loaded down with heavy explosives and driven by those willing to die, men wearing security uniforms and ready to shoot any official who believed they belonged to the government they despise.
Islamist sect attacks Nigerian capital
"Nigeria has never seen anything like this before," said Elizabeth
The coordinated attack in Nigeria's second largest city by the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram has shown its metamorphosis from a group that sent out lone motorcycle-riding gunmen to one that deployed scores of killers who moved with military precision. Nigeria's ill-equipped police and military have been unable to confront this growing threat to peace in Africa's most populous nation.
Donnelly, an analyst at the London-based think tank Chatham House. "It's something so diffuse, so amorphous. It's very ample and really hard to understand and pin down."
Boko Haram killed at least 185 people during its attack Friday on Kano, a city of more than 9 million that has political and religious importance in Nigeria's Muslim north. Suicide bombers targeted police stations and men wearing police or other uniforms gunned down officials, witnesses said.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police said they discovered 10 vehicles in the city wired with explosives before they detonated. Officers also recovered about 300 explosives packed into aluminum cans, as well as eight drums each containing 770 pounds of explosive each, local police commissioner Ibrahim Idris said.
"You will be the next president," Lopez said at a news conference with Caprires. The two embraced and raised their arms before a cheering crowd. "In me, he will have a great ally," Lopez added.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez bowed out of Venezuela's presidential race on Tuesday, saying he will support front-runner Henrique Capriles Radonski.
SOUTH AMERICA
The announcement gives a significant boost to Capriles, who has a commanding lead in the polls ahead of the Feb. 12 opposition primary, which will choose a single challenger to face President Hugo Chavez in the Oct. 7 presidential election.
Presidential candidate leaves race
Lopez, a former Caracas district mayor, has been trailing in recent
Capriles
polls. He said
Lopez
polls. He said that with his departure, "unity is strengthened" within the opposition.
Caprires, an athletic 39-year-old, has captured support among Venezuelans by presenting himself as a capable manager and pledging to solve problems such as rampant crime, unemployment and 27-percent inflation.
Capiles is currently the governor of Miranda state, which is the country's second-most populous state.
EUROPE
Copyright treaty causes Polish protest
WARSAW, Poland — Hundreds of people waged a street protest in Warsaw on Tuesday to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty, while several popular websites also shut down for an hour over the issue.
Poland's support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has sparked days of protest, including attacks on government sites, by groups who fear it could lead to online censorship.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk insisted Tuesday that his government will not give in to the protesters. He vowed that Poland will sign the international agreement, which is aimed at protecting intellectual property — like music and books — and products including pharmaceuticals and designer items. ACTA enjoys widespread support from
the producers of music, movies and a range of goods enjoying copyright protections.
"There will be no concessions to brutal blackmail," Tusk said at a news conference.
Several popular websites replaced their normal content with a statement about ACTA, including several that are popular with young people and carry a mix of celebrity news, jokes, funny photographs and other entertaining material.
An extremist right-wing group is planning a separate protest Wednesday to oppose ACTA.
However, an influential group representing authors and composers — known by its Polish acronym ZAIKS — has thrown its support behind ACTA. ZAIKS argued that ACTA will not hurt Internet freedom.
ASIA
Inmates riot in protest of prison rules
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — inmates and guards clashed at a Sri Lankan prison Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people before soldiers restored control after five hours, officials said.
Reporters outside heard gun-shots from within the compound in Colombo, and police fired tear gas before order was restored. Prisoners also set fire to the records room.
The inmates were protesting a move to curtail drug smuggling into the prison, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said. He said 24 prisoners and four guards were hurt.
Rohana did not describe the anti-drug measures, but a man who lives near the prison who
gave only his first name, Kumara, said there had been disturbances for several days after authorities banned food brought by relatives for the inmates.
Some prisoners were seen on the roof shouting slogans and holding a banner demanding the removal of the prison chief. Some threw stones at vehicles on a nearby main road, forcing police to close the road.
Dr. Prasad Ariyawansa of Colombo National Hospital said most of the injured prisoners had gunshot wounds. Three officers were hit by stones and another had a broken leg, he said, adding that the injuries were not life threatening.
AN UNDERGROUND COURTYARD
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
Concrete seats constructed between brick columns invite guests to relax and spend leisure time in the tunnel that runs from the Spencer Museum of Art to the Kansas Union. The tunnel runs underneath Mississippi Street, and there are rumors of a tunnel connecting the Kansas Union to Bailey Hall.
STUDENT LIFE
Routines can stop wintry depression
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
Students can improve their health despite experiencing stress from academics, alcohol use, the transition to college and seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or seasonal depression during the winter months.
L. T. Hammons, a senior from Valley Falls, knows the effects of SAD firsthand.
"Half the battle every day is getting out of bed." Hammons said.
Hammons first experienced SAD — characterized by feelings of depression, abnormal sleeping habits and social withdrawal — during late October of his freshman year. According to Medicinenet, 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population is affected by SAD. Women are more likely to be effected by SAD than men, and, on average, its onset begins at age 23.
Although his condition has not been formally diagnosed, Hammons said alcohol use made his seasonal depression worse.
"A lot of people aren't willing to admit it, but alcohol can be depressive," Hammons said. "College is a very enabling environment for alcohol abuse."
In addition to alcohol, Hammons was still trying to adjust to his new environment at the University. He slept in several days a week, missed class and stayed up late to make up the work, which altered his sleeping pattern. At the end of his first semester, Hammons was on academic probation.
"I felt depressed if I wasted an entire day in bed," Hammons said. "I had to completely restructure myself as a student."
Eating regularly and staying physically active are important parts of practicing proper self-care said Linda Keeler, a psychiatrist who works in Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, located in Watkins Health Center. She said she noticed students often don't dress warmly enough during the winter months and said students should dress properly to prevent the cold temperatures from negatively affecting their bodies.
Hammons said a structured, busy schedule gave him a routine that helped create social support, minimize missing classes and practice proper sleeping habits. While he still struggles with SAD every October, he is better equipped to deal with it. By the time classes resume in January, Hambons said he's usually recovered.
Although SAD is more prevalent at northern latitudes, students have a tendency to stay in, resulting in less physical activity and higher consumption of alcohol and unhealthy food.
"I can't emphasize enough that self-care is very important for a new semester," Keeler said. "That includes eating three times a day, especially breakfast, and setting aside eight to nine hours for sleep."
Edited by Corinne Westeman
LOCAL
City to rename part of 11th Street in memory of former coach
"i think this would be a perfect way to honor the man," said city commissioner Mike Malone, who spoke of his personal relationship with Fambrough.
The name change is in memorandum of Don Fambrough, a former head coach of the KU football team who died last September.
Lawrence city commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday night to change the name of the portion of 11th Street between Mississippi and Missouri streets north of Memorial Stadium to Fambrough Drive.
Fambrough was a KU football player in the 1940s and was the head coach of the University's football team twice through the 1970s and 1980s. Fambrough is
best-remembered for encouraging passionate rivalry between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri.
The renaming will not affect addresses, but University Audio-Reader Program director Janet Campbell voiced her concerns about the confusion that renaming could cause for patrons.
"I can tell you that it is very confusing to find our studios as it is, and while respect the intent, I oppose the change," Campbell said.
The commissioners suggested looking into either permanent or temporary signs that will have both 11th Street and Fambrough Drive listed on them.
The University also plans to name an unnamed portion of road that runs along the west side of Memorial Stadium Fambrough Way.
NATIONAL
— Rachel Salyer
Equality a key theme in State of the Union
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WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address packed
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with re-election themes. Restoring a fair shot for all, Obama said, is "the defining issue of our time."
Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans. He pleaded for an active government that ensures economic fairness for everyone, just as his opponents demand that the government back off and let the free market rule.
"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by," Obama said. "Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."
Obama offered steps to help students afford college. He threw in references to accountability, including warning universities they will lose federal aid if they don't stop tuition from soaring.
At the core of Obama's address was the improving but deeply wounded economy — the matter still driving Americans' anxiety and the one likely to determine the next presidency.
"The state of our union is getting stronger," Obama said, calibrating his words as millions remain unemployed. Implicit in his declaration that the American dream is "within our reach" was the recognition that, after three years of an Obama presidency, the country is not there yet.
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