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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I've worked with Peter, and the thing about him is that he's the worst liar I've ever seen. He has too much respect for the truth."
— Captain America,
Amazing Spider-Man No. 537
Amazing Fantasy No. 15, the first comic book that features Spider-Man, was voted this year as the best Marvel comic of all time.
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4. Dangers of alcohol felt on campus
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INTERNATIONAL
1. South Korean scientists engineer glowing dogs
The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" — a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" — look like typical beagles by daylight. But they glow红 under ultraviolet light, and the dogs' nails and abdomen, which have thin skins, look red even to the naked eye.
Seoul National University professor Lee Beeong-chun, head of the research team, called them the world's first transgenic dogs carrying fluorescent genes.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean scientists said they had engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases.
2. Three men acquitted of charges for London attack
LONDON — Three men charged in London's 2005 suicide bombings — Britain's deadliest attack since World War II — were acquitted of the most serious
The island nation had dispatched an aircraft to trace the men through the Indian Ocean, resulting eventually in the capture of the suspects.
A jury found Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem, and Mohammed Shakil not guilty of conspiring with four suicide bombers who blew themselves up on three subway cars and a bus on July 7, 2005, killing 52 people. Ali and Shakil were convicted of a lesser charge — conspiring to attend a terror training camp — and will be sentenced Wednesday.
offenses against them Tuesday in the latest terrorism case to frustrate prosecutors.
3. Island nation officers arrest Somalian pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Seychelles took custody of nine pirate suspects Tuesday and accused them of trying to hijack a cruise liner carrying 1,000 tourists.
The Seychelles appears intent on both arresting and offering to try the pirates.
Deputy marshal John T. Ambrose, 42, is the only person in the 39-year history of the ultrasecret Witness Security Program to deliberately violate its security safeguards.
"This is a real tragedy for federal law enforcement and for Deputy Marshal John Ambrose," said Gary S. Shapiro, first assistant U.S. attorney.
CHICAGO A deputy U.S. marshal was convicted Tuesday of violating the secrecy of the federal government's witness protection program by leaking information about a key witness cooperating in a Chicago mob investigation.
NATIONAL 4. U.S. marshal convicted for leaking information
5. U.S. now has 64 cases of swine flu,7 hospitalized
NEW YORK — At least seven people were in U.S. hospitals with swine flu as the number of cases nationwide rose to 64 on Tuesday and a federal health
official warned that deaths were likely.
Most of the nation's confirmed cases were in New York City, where the health commissioner said "many hundreds" of schoolchildren were ill with what was "most likely swine flu." The city announced 44 confirmed cases, all affiliated with a Catholic high school.
FORSYTH, Ga. — The owner of a trailerless semi clung to the back of the truck Tuesday as a suspected carjacker led police on a 50-mile chase down an interstate in Georgia. The semi eventually slowed enough for the owner to jump off near the end of the chase.
6. Semi driver clings to truck during police chase
When the suspected carjacker, Milo Banks, 27, stopped the semi, armed officers surrounded it, breaking through the windows before wrestling him to the ground.
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Jayhawk Shuffle
Bess Drum, Los Angeles freshman
Why do you listen to these songs?
"I like pump-up music that is fun to just sing and dance to"
The first 10 songs on shuffle on his iPod:
1. "Be On You" by Flo Rida featuring Ne-Yo
2. "Gimme Whatcha Got" by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne
3. "What Is It" by Baby Bash
4. "My Drink, My Two Step" by Cassidy
5. "Down" by Chris Brown
6. "Makes Me Wonder" by Marion 5
7. "Prayin' For Daylight" by Rascal Flatts
8. "Put On" by Young Jeezy
9. "Get Silly!" by V.I.C. featuring Soulja Boy
10. "Colorado Sunrise" by 3OH13
JOURNALISM Six KU journalists among UWIRE award winners
— Rachel Schwartz
UWIRE, a syndicated wire service for collegiate publications, recently honored six University of Kansas journalists by naming them members of the UWIRE 100.
The University was the institution with the most honorees, followed by Indiana University with five and Penn State with four.
Francesca Chambers, Paola junior, Courtney Cordon, Leawood senior, Rustin Dodd, Overland
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A panel of professionals, professors and student journalists chose 100 winners out of more than 800 nominees.
Park senior, Matt Erickson, Olathe senior, Megan Hirt, 2008 graduate, and Ryan McGeeney, Lawrence graduate student, accepted the awards.
Kevin Hardy
Joe Wesel, CEO of UWIRE, said Monday in a news release that
"It's kind of nice because it's based on the nomination of your peers," McGeeney said. "It's nice to know you have the support of your peers."
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"Each has made a significant impact on the field already — they are talented, hard workers and gifted storytellers. Each was nominated by their peers and advisers, who recognized their potential to shape the ever-changing media industry in the coming years."Weasel said in the release.
Pem said the part-time positions were perfect for students.
"They like the flexibility that our parks and recreation can offer them,"Pem said."They can continue their education over the summer"
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the 100 chosen were a "remarkable group of journalists."
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Crystal Miles, horticulture manager for the city, said jobs in the parks and recreation department were appealing to students because they were short-term and hands-on. She said they could also provide important life skills.
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"Students earn funds for college and they gain valuable experience working outdoors," Miles said. "They learn about themselves, their own limitations, their own interests."
Miles said students were important to the city because they had supplemented the city's work force for the past 30 years.
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The Alcohol Awareness Event will begin at 11 a.m. on Wescoe Beach.
ON CAMPUS
The "Henry D. Remple: Finding Hope in Troubled Times" university forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The KU Bookstores Sidewalk Sale will begin at 9 a.m. in the East Plaza in the Kansas Union.
The "Photoshop CS4: What's New" workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The "Excel 2007: Introduction to Macros" workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The concert entitled "An Evening of Brahms," featuring several KU faculty members, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
The Graduate Student Award Ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
The Journalism School Spring Awards/Scholarships Ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
MEDIA USA Today hires publisher who attended University
The KU Bookstore's annual sidewalk sale is today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If the weather doesn't cooperate, the sale will be in the lobby on the fourth level of the Kansas Union.
The Environmental Studies Faculty Chat will begin at 4 p.m. in 256 Snow Hall.
Gannett, USA Today's owner,
announced the changes at the
company's shareholder meeting.
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Hunke had been publisher of Gannett Co.'s Detroit Free Press and chief executive of the partnership that oversees that newspaper and The Detroit News and graduated from the University in 1974. Hillkirk had been USA Today's executive editor.
The "Decentralization — Panacea to Halt Degradation?" lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in 317 Lindley Hall.
McLEAN, Va. — USA Today, the nation's largest newspaper, filled two top positions Tuesday by naming David Hunke as publisher and John Hillikirk as editor.
The positions opened in recent months after USA Today publisher Craig Moon announced his retirement and the newspaper's editor, Ken Paulson, left for a nonprofit group that promotes free speech. Hillkirk had been acting editor after Paulson left.
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