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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
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"On such acts of God are acts of heroes made."
—Amazing Spider-Man #137
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2. Mourners gather for Hawkins' funeral
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4. Introducing Governor Mark Parkinson (What's the matter in Kansas?)
5. Taylor Swift visits University
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Kurdish roadside bomb kills nine Turkish soldiers
ISTANBUL — A roadside bomb killed nine Turkish soldiers in an armored personnel carrier Wednesday in southeastern Turkey, making it the deadliest attack by suspected Kurdish rebels in six months, officials said.
Tens of thousands have died in Turkey's Kurdish conflict. In recent years, the government has taken fitful steps to provide more economic help and cultural rights to Kurds, including lifting a ban on the Kurdish language in 1991.
Officials suggested both attacks were done by rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has been fighting since 1984 for more autonomy for Turkey's Kurds, who makes up a fifth of the country's population of 70 million and live predominantly in the impoverished southeast.
2. Pope Benedict apologizes for forced school in Canada
XVI apologized Wednesday to native Canadians who were physically and sexually abused at church-run boarding schools they were forced to attend, saying he was sorry for their anguish and was praying they would heal.
KINSHASA, Congo — A Boeing 737 crashed southeast of Congo's capital on Wednesday, but there was no immediate word on casualties or whether the plane carried passengers or cargo, a provincial governor said.
From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indian children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools as an effort to assimilate them into Canadian society. The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse was rampant in the schools, with students beaten for speaking their native languages.
Rescue workers headed to the site and saw from afar a large plane "still burning;" the governor said.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict
3. Boeing 737 jet crashes near Congolese capital
NATIONAL
4.EPA accuses Chicago suburb of using bad water
CRESTWOOD, III. — Federal agents have raided city offices in the Chicago suburb of Crestwood, III., which has been accused of knowingly drawing drinking water from a contaminated well for more than two decades.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says 15 agents from the EPA and other agencies entered the Crestwood village hall and public works department Wednesday.
5. Another man sentenced in military murder plot
CAMDEN, N.J. — The fifth man convicted of plotting to kill military personnel at Fort Dix in New Jersey has been sentenced to 33 years in prison.
The Chicago Tribune recently reported that Crestwood officials covered up the presence of chemicals in the water. It said state officials in the 1980s found the well contained chemicals linked to cancer.
Twenty-five-year-old Philadelphia convenience store clerk Serdar Tatar had less involvement in the plot than the four other convicted men. Those four received life sentences in hearings over the last two days.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta attorney at the center of an international health scare two years ago is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, claiming it invaded his privacy.
Andrew Speaker got worldwide attention in 2007 after he flew to Europe knowing he had tuberculosis. He was initially thought to have a drug-resistant form, but later tests found he had a less dangerous strain.
6. Atlanta lawyer in 2007 tuberculosis case sues CDC
He claims that he became the object of public scorn, including death threats, as a result of having his private information released by the CDC. He also says the strain was so bad that he and his new wife broke up.
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CAMPUS
AIESEC to hold fiesta in Kansas Union tonight
in the form of school supplies, art supplies and children's books. All of the donations will go to the Centro Hispano Resource Center, a non-profit organization in Lawrence that teaches English as a second language and Spanish classes for children.
Rudolph Ardon, San Jose, Costa Rica, graduate student, said that from a cultural perspective, Latin America was a very rich region. He said that from an economic standpoint, Latin American countries were closely tied to the U.S. Ardon said students in any field of study should be familiar with Latin American cultures.
"Considering the level of globalization, it would be very useful for anyone to know about the region and its cultures," Ardon said. "And considering the scope of the event, it would be a good starting point."
The Association of International Students in Science, Economics and Commerce (AIESEC) will host a "Latin American Fiesta" tonight to bring more Latin American awareness to the University.
Parsons, Shawnee senior, said AIESEC held events about different regions of the world, focusing on a different region each month. She said there had not been a Latin American event since last year. Parsons said the fiesta would be an opportunity for students to expand their horizons and meet a diverse group of people.
Ardon said the University had very big Latin American community and most of the Latin American students would be at the event.
Marley Parsons, vice president of AIESEC events, said the event would include dancing to regional music, appetizers donated from local restaurants and tables for different Latin American nations where students could learn about
specific regions and cultures of Latin America. The fiesta starts at 8 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Kansas Union.
"It's a way for students to learn something new and have a little fun doing it." Parsons said.
AIESEC will accept donations
"It's a great networking opportunity to meet people," Ardon said. "I plan to have a lot of fun."
—David Ugarte
ENVIRONMENT
Obama seeking reduction of greenhouse gases
BY JOHN HEILPRIN
The Montreal Protocol is widely viewed as one of the most successful environmental treaties because it essentially eliminated the use of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, blamed for damaging the ozone layer over Antarctica.
Associated Press
The expert said the 21-year-old ozone treaty known as the Montreal Protocol created virtually the entire market for HFCs, so including them in the treaty would take care of a problem of its own making.
UNITED NATIONS - The Obama administration, in a major environmental policy shift, is leaning toward asking 195 nations that ratified the U.N. ozone treaty to enact mandatory reductions in hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs according to U.S. information obtained by The Associated Press.
The change — the first U.S. proposed mandatory global cut in greenhouse gases — would transform the ozone treaty into a strong tool for fighting global warming.
CFCs as coolants in everything from refrigerators, air conditioners and fire extinguishers to aerosol sprays, medical devices and semiconductors.
"Now it's going to be a climate treaty, with no ozone-depleting materials, if this goes forward," an EPA technical expert said Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because a final decision is pending.
"We're considering this as an option," Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman Adora Andy said Wednesday, emphasizing that
while a final decision has not been made it was accurate to describe this as the administration's "preferred option."
Because they do not affect the ozone layer, HFCs broadly replaced
Scientists say eliminating use of HFCs would spare the world an amount of greenhouse gases up to about a third of all CO2 emissions about two to four decades from now. Manufacturers in both Europe and the U.S. have begun to replace HFCs with so-called natural refrigerants such as hydrocarbons, ammonia or carbon dioxide.
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ON CAMPUS
The KU Bookstores Sidewalk Sale will begin at 9 a.m. in the East Plaza of the Kansas Union.
The "Dreamweaver CS4: What's New" workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The 2009 Just in Time Career Fair will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
SUA Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the Kansas Union lobby.
The Favorite Poem Open Mic Reading event will begin at 4 p.m. in Watson Library.
The "Assumption 0 Analysis from Genes to Ecosystems" lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
The "Economic and Political Change: What Does It Mean for Older Americans" lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The "Art Talk & Film" lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Kress Gallery in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "New Dance" dance recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Elizabeth Sherbon Dance Theatre in 240 Robinson Center.
The KU Opera presentation of "L'Enfant et les Sortileges" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Robert Baustian Theatre in Murphy Hall.
ON THE RECORD
A 53-year-old KU employee reported a forgery at a loss of $75.48 Wednesday.
Campus police reported two false fire alarms Tuesday, the first at about 3 a.m. in the third floor of McColm Hall, the second at about 5 a.m. in the third floor of Ellsworth Hall.
A Haskell University employee reported a theft of computer equipment belonging to the university at a loss of $650 Tuesday.
Two KU flags were removed from flag poles near Hoglund Ballpark Monday. Campus police reported the flags were worth $250.
The owner of a 2009 Honda reported criminal damage to the car in KU parking lot No. 104 at a loss of $1,100 Monday. Campus police reported that it appeared the damage was caused by someone jumping and walking on the hood of the car.
Campus police reported that someone discharged a fire extinguisher, causing the fire alarm to sound, on the tenth floor of McCollum Hall at about 5:30 a.m. Monday.
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