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Last year at this time, there were 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. The record for Lawrence snowfall in one day is eleven inches.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
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HI: 47
L0: 20
Foreaster: Shawn Milrad, KU Atmospheric Science
Friday
What's the weather, Jay?
2000 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, Kan., 66045
Partly cloudy, with a 30% chance of showers or snow showers late.
Clearing and pleasant. East wind 5-10 mph.
Wednesday
PoliticalFiber exists to help students understand political news. High-quality in-depth reporting coupled with a super online interface and the ability to interact make P
HI: 48
L0: 22
A light jacket is all you'll need.
HI: 50
LO: 28
Sunny and pleasant
Thursday
Mother Nature, you're crazy.
Easy, breezy and beautiful.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR
Tuesday, Jan. 24
WHAT: Entertainment or Education: What Values are Driving Collegiate Sports?
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m.
ABOUT: Talk about sports, money and education.
WHAT: Making the most of the University Career Fair WHERE: Burge Union, room 149 WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. ABOUT: Learn how to get a job before you try to get a job.
WHAT: Weekly Swing Night WHERE: Kansas Room, Kansas Union, Lawrence WHEN: 8 p.m. ABOUT: Come on out and cut a rug.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
WHAT: Madden Tournament
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union, Lawrence
WHEN: 6 p.m.
ABOUT: Consider yourself a Super Bowl champ.
WHAT: Super Nerd Night
WHAT: Super Nerd Night WHERE: The Bottleneck, Lawrence WHEN: 9 p.m. ABOUT: Video games, movies and Magic the Gathering; what more could you want?
WHAT: Acoustic Open Mic Night
WHERE: Jazzhaus, Lawrence
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: It could be your big break.
Thursday, Jan. 26
WHAT: Big Lebowski Night
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas
Union, Lawrence
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Dress up like The
Dude and enjoy a non-
alcoholic White Russian.
WHAT: Sticky Clutch with
WHAT: Sticky Clutch with Monk's wine & Spencer Brown Explosion WHERE: Jazzhaus, Lawrence WHEN: 10 p.m. ABOUT: A rock band covering all your favorites.
WHAT: Campaign Finance
Challenges in the Age of the Super PAC WHERE: 104 Green Hall WHEN: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ABOUT: The chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission talks Citizens United and political advertising.
Friday, Jan. 27
WHAT: Final Friday
WHERE: Various downtown venues, Lawrence
WHEN: 5 p.m.
ABOUT: Hit up places like Signs of Life to check out what's new in art
WHAT: Opera: "The Tale of Die Zauberflote"
WHERE: William Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, Lawrence
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: KU School of Music presents an adapted Mozart classic
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union, Lawrence WHEN: 10 p.m. ABOUT: Bringing some glowsticks may not be a bad idea
POLICE REPORTS
Information based off Douglas County booking recap.
- A 19-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 1.08 a.m. on suspicion of aggravated battery. No bond was set.
- An 18-year-old Colorado man was arrested Sunday at 1:21 a.m. on suspicion of operating while under the influence and no driver's license in possession. Bond was set at $600.
- ● A 23-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Sunday at 3:32 a.m. on suspicion of operating while under the influence and failing to report an accident. Bond was set at $700.
- A 21-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Monday at 3:55 a.m. on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500.
CORRECTION
- A 27-year-old Topeka man was arrested Sunday at 9:26 a.m. on suspicion of burglary of a dwelling and theft of property or services less than $1,000. Bond was set at $3,000.
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 1.35 a.m. on suspicion of driving while under the influence, third offence. Bond was set at $1,500.
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 10:47 p.m. on suspicion of driving while under the influence, first offence. Bond was set at $500.
- A 41-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 2:27 a.m. on suspicion of driving while under the influence, second offence, failure to report an accident and failure to stop at injury accident. Bond was set at $1,100.
Rachel Keith's name was incorrectly spelled in Monday's issue.
- A 34-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 11:39 p.m. on suspicion of failure to appear in municipal court. Bond was set at $810.
PoliticalFiber.com
Disagreement on redistricting in Kansas legislature
New congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years, after new census data has been collected. The Kansas legislature is responsible for redrawing the boundaries to account for population growth, and it must be done during the current legislative session.
Changing these boundaries has political implications for the upcoming election as Democrats hope to improve their chances of winning a U.S. House seat, and the Republicans hope to solidify and increase gains made in the 2010 midterm election.
But even with Republican supermajorities in the legislature as well as the support of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, if Republicans and Democrats are unable to reach a compromise on the redistricting boundaries the matter will go to the Kansas Supreme Court, which is largely composed of justices who were appointed under former governor Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat.
This means that even with their solid advantages, the Republican party knows that reaching an amicable agreement with Democrats is not only the easiest route to take from a judicial standpoint, it is also a matter of appealing to the voters of Kansas. If they are seen by voters as being unwilling to work with Democrats, the Republicans know there could be an Election Day penalty that would erode their secure majorities - something Republicans are afraid to see and Democrats are all too happy to allow
Could we see some bipartisan cooperation this year? We'll be crossing our fingers.
PoliticalFiber.com is a political news site associated with the School of Journalism. It launches Feb.1.
Felix Zacharias and Erin Brown for PoliticalFiber.com felix@politicalfiber.com erin@politicalfiber.com
CLAIRE HOWARD/KANSAN
Steven Kass, a senior from Overland Park, browses through posters during the poster sale in the Union on Monday afternoon before settling on a large print of Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa. The event is hosted by SUA each semester in the 4th floor of the KU Student Union.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
POSTER PERUSING
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CHANCELLOR'S STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE is accepting applications for the following graduating senior awards:
The Agnes Wright Strickland Award
The Class of 1913 Award
*The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award
* Leffel award not limited to graduating seniors
Nomination and application forms online at: www.vpss.ku.edu/awards
The Donald K. Alderson Memorial Award
The Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award
The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award
Nominations must be received by Friday, February 3, 2012, at 5 PM Applications must be received by Friday, February 10, 2012, at 5 PM
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