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MONDAY,APRIL7,2003
News briefs
CAMPUS
New location for MRC approved unanimously
The Multicultural Resource Center will have a new home at the northeast corner of the Kansas Union.
The executive board of the Memorial Corporation, the governing body of the Kansas and Burge Unions, unanimously voted to approve the location Friday morning.
The Kansas University Endowment Association is negotiating with a potential donor for partial funding of the new MRC.
In the passed resolution, the union won't be responsible for incurred costs of the project but will have a say in the planning process.
"It's been amazing with the turnaround," said Jonathan Ng, student body president. "I wasn't expecting it to progress as fast as it has."
Candidates debate today, tackle students' questions
Students will have a free for all with student body presidential and vicepresidential candidates at an informal debate at noon today at Wescoe Beach.
Questions may be asked on any topic. Courtney Wachal, elections commissioner, said she hoped questions would stray from coalition platforms. She has the authority to deem questions inappropriate.
In the event of inclement weather,
the debate will be canceled.
— Cate Batchelder
STATE
11-year-old Pittsburg girl wins bee with a flower
TOPEKA—An 11-year-old Pittsburg girl, Nina Mathew, is this year's All-Kansas Spelling Bee champion.
Nina, who won the contest Saturday in Topeka, is the first Crawford County speller to claim the state title in 20 years.
Nina, a sixth-grader at Pittsburg Middle School, will represent Kansas in the finals of the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in late May.
Erin Keeley, who lives near Manhatan, was the runner-up. Erin, who is home-schooled, is a seventh-grader.
Erin omitted both letters in the second syllable in "rhododendron" in the 16th round Saturday. Nina corrected her spelling and then confidently spelled "lemur" to clinch the title
Erin's father, Boban Mathew, an oncologist at Mount Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, said Nina was born about a year after he and his wife immigrated to the United States from Kerala, India.
Some of the words that Nina spelled Saturday included "paraphernalia," "analgesic" and "salve."
Third place went to Stuart Warkentin,14, of Concordia, who improved on his 32nd-place finish in the state contest last year.
The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalendar.com
Dan Breslauer of the religious studies department will give a lecture on "The Vegetarian Alternative: Biblical Adumbrations, Modern Reverberations" from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the conference room in Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 864-4798.
Peter Meszaros of Pennsylvania State University will give a physics lecture on "Gamma-Ray Bursts and Their Ultra-high Energy Signatures" at 4 p.m. today at
David Mora Marin of the anthropology department will give a lecture on "Identifying the Standard Language of Classic Lowland Mayan Texts" at 3:30 p.m. today at room 206 in Blake Hall. Call 864-2384.
room 3005 in Malott Hall. Call 864-4626.
The Multicultural Resource Center will sponsor "Tunnel of Oppression," an awareness experience for students, faculty and staff about different types of oppression and their effects from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the basement in Hashinger Hall. Call 864-4350.
The KU Tae Kwon Do Club will practice from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.today at room 207 in Robinson. Contact Tim Forthman at 865-3913.
Author Ivan Hall will give a lecture on "Why Do Americans Not Understand Japan?" from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Paul Adams Room in Adams Alumni Center. Call 864-3849.
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Members of the Marching Jayhawks play "I'm a Jayhawk" to a crowd of more than 1,000 fans in front of Wescoe Hall. Students crowd-surfed on Wescoe Beach and sneaked alcohol onto campus. Police closed Jayhawk Boulevard to traffic during and after the game Saturday night.
Lied Center announces shows
The performers for the Lied Center's 2003-2004 series were announced yesterday in honor of the center's 10th anniversary and the University of Kansas 100th anniversary of the Concert Series.
"I'm really excited about the 2003-2004 series," said Tim Van Leer, executive director for the center. "It provides an opportunity to bring back artists that the community has responded positively to in the past, as well as introduce new artists."
The announcements were made during an on-stage reception.
twenty-seven different performances are planned next season including a free outdoor concert in conjunction with the center's birthday party that includes cake and ice cream, a sing-a-long performance of the Wizard of Oz and a special anniversary event featuring Yo-Yo Ma with the Silk Road Ensemble.
Tickets for next season's shows go on sale to the general public on June 23.
Lied Center 2003-2004 calendar
- Lauren Bristow
Alison Brown Quarter Free Outdoor Concert Aug. 22
Family Arts Festival and Birthday Party Ann 22
Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz
Single 4-0
Sept. 20
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Miami City Ballet
Oct. 8
Woven Harmon
Woven Harmon
Oct. 10
Talking Quartet
Takacs Quartet Oct. 22
Oct. 22
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Murray Perahia Oct. 22
Scrap Arts Music Oct 28
Wadaiko Yamato, The Drummers of Japan Nov. 1
Le Bottine Souriante
Othello New
eighth blackbird Nov. 9
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Nov. 14
The Music Man
Nov. 15
Canadian Brass
Feb. 7
Joanne Shenandoah
Feb. 13
CATS
Feb. 17, 18
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Feb. 22
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Feb. 26
Verdi's La Traviata
March 5
Concertante, chamber music octet
March 14
Grease
March 16
Scottish Rant, Bonnie Rideout
Scottish Trio and the City of
Washington Pipe Band
April 2
The Pirates of Penzance
April 8
Diavolo Dance Theater
April 16
Yo-Yo Ma
April 17
Bang on a Can All-Stars
May 1
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