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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Tuesday
HI: 45
LO: 26
2000 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, Kan. 66045
Not quite tank top weather.
Wednesday
HI: 51
LO: 27
Partly sunny.
Friday
HI: 55
LO: 25
Not cold, not hot: just right.
Continued sunny and pleasant.
Thursday
HI: 54
LO: 30
Sunny and comfortable.
Forecaster: Shawn Milrad, KU Atmospheric Science
Grab your sunglasses.
Is this January?
Monday, Jan. 23
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR
WHAT: Poster Sale
WHERE: Kansas Union,
Lawrence
WHEN: All week, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ABOUT: Deck out your digs
with some posters.
WHAT: University Dance Company Auditions WHERE: Studio 242, Robinson Center, Lawrence WHEN: 7 p.m. ABOUT: Anyone in any major can come and strut their stuff for a spot.
WHAT: Karaoke Idol: Chi-
Tuesday, Jan. 24
WHAT: Karaoke Idol: Chinese New Year Theme WHERE: Jazzhaus, Lawrence WHEN: 10 p.m. ABOUT: Show off your vocal skills while ringing in the new year.
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 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 Monk's wine & Spencer Brown Explosion
WHERE: Jazzhaus, Lawrence
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: A rock band covering all your favorites.
KANSAS
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.
Missionary to speak out after being held hostage
Members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayafy militant group kidnapped Gracia Burnham and her late husband, Martin, in May 2001. The couple had been celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary at a resort in the Philippines.
TOPEKA — A former missionary held hostage for more than a year will speak about the experience next month at Washburn University.
Gracia Burnham was wounded and her husband died in the June 2002 rescue effort that freed her.
The mother of three now lives in the south-central Kansas community of Rose Hill. Since being freed, she has written two books.
Washburn Student Government and the group Christian Challenge are sponsoring the Feb. 2 lecture in the White Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
Information based off Douglas County booking recap.
- A 45-year-old Topeka man was arrested Friday at 5:40 p.m. for theft less than $1,000 and theft greater than $1,000. Bond was set at $2,500.
A 43-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Friday at 3:48 p.m. for driving while intoxicated, greater than third offence. Bond was set at $1,500.
- A 27-year-old Topeka man was arrested Sunday at 9:26 a.m. for burglary of a dwelling and theft of property or services less than $1,000. Bond was set at $3,000.
- A 28-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Saturday at 1:10 p.m. for forgery, theft of property or services greater than $1,000, making false writing and possession of a suspended or fake driver's license. Bond was set at $5,750.
- A 20-year-old Eudora man was arrested Saturday at 2:59 a.m. for operating under the influence, second offence. Bond was set at $1,000.
- A 23-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Sunday at 3:32 a.m. for operating while under the influence and failing to report an accident. Bond was set at $700.
- An 18-year-old Colorado man was arrested Sunday at 1:21 a.m. for operating while under the influence and no driver's license in possession. Bond was set for $600.
- A 19-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Sunday at 1.08 a.m. for aggravated battery. No bond was set.
- A 35-year-old Overland Park man was arrested Saturday at 11:22 p.m. for possession of stolen property and drug paraphernalia and failure to appear in municipal court. Bond was set at $410.
NATIONAL
Elderly woman loses home to government
I ASSOCIATED PRESS
DEFTROIT — The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can't return because the building's unsanitary and unsafe.
Texana Hollis was evicted Sept. 12 and her belongings placed outside after her 65-year-old son failed to pay property taxes linked to a reverse mortgage, The Detroit News reported in a story Sunday. Two days later, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said she could return.
But now, HUD said it won't let Hollis move back in because of the house's condition. She had lived
there about 60 years.
"Here I am, 100 years old, and don't have a home." Hollis said, rounding off her age. "Oh Lord, help me."
Department spokesman Brian Sullivan told The Detroit News that an inspection determined the house "was completely unsuitable for a person to live in."
"We can't allow someone to live in that (atmosphere) now that we are essentially the owners of the property," Sullivan said. "The home isn't safe; it's not sanitary. It's certainly not suitable for anyone to live in, especially not a 101-year-old mother."
HUD doesn't want to pay to fix up the house, but Sullivan said the department's seeking other agen-
ies that might help with the work' and get Hollis back into her home.
"We're not giving up." Sullivan said. "We're talking with anybody and everybody about solutions to this situation, but the condition of the property is a challenge"
After hearing about her longtime friend's eviction, Pollian Cheeks, 68, offered Hollis a room at her home within a mile of Hollis' house. Hollis, who once taught Cheeks in Sunday school at St. Philip's Lutheran Church, agreed to the invitation and has been staying at Cheeks' house in the meantime.
"Polly's just as nice to me as anybody could be. She goes out of her way to help me," Hollis said, holding back tears. "It's just like living at home, but it's not my home."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Oct. 3 photo, Texana Hollis, 101, reacts after discussing her eviction in Detroit. Hollis was evicted from her home in September because her son, Warren, failed to keep up with mortgage payments. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said she could stay in the home as long as she wanted, but she has yet to move back in because the home is not in a livable condition.