THE UNIVERSITY HAIRY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
NEWS
RELATIONSHIPS
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Day in the conventional manner, with dinner and a movie. She said they didn't focus on gifts but instead focused on spending time together.
"I treat it exactly like my anniversary," Lewis said. "It's a day to celebrate togetherness."
Lewis said because her husband's birthday was five days after Valentine's Day, last year, it posed a problem with the couple spending time together. She was upset when her in-laws decided to spend Valentine's Day weekend with them.
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"This year I was adamant about no company, no chores, no bills, nothing," Lewis said. "Today is just about the two of us enjoying each other and having fun."
The meaning and reasons why people recognize the day vary from person to person.
"I think the romanticism of Hollywood movies over the last 70 years has really driven people to believe that life should be incredibly dramatic and romantic," Campbell said. "People expect that in their lives."
Lewis said Feb. 14 was a day she could be selfish about spending time with her husband.
"Being on the female side of the relationship, I feel like I can say you have an obligation — you have to do this and he can't argue about it. At the same time he does it willingly, so I am not being a complete jerk to him."
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أَنْ يُقَدِّمُ مَا أَحَبُّهُ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ وَإِنَّهُ عَلَى
The number of dating service establishments nationwide as of 2002.
Source: 2002 Economic Census
57% and 60%
The percentages of American women and men, respectively, who are 18 or older and married (includes those who are separated).
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2007
2.2 million
The number of mar-
The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2007 That breaks down to a little more than 6,000 a day.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
126.354
The number of marriages performed in Nevada during 2007. So many couples tie the knot in the Silver State that it ranked fifth nationally in marriages, even though its total population that year among states was 35th. (California ranked first in marriages.)
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
holiday, "I can't remember the last time we opened a horror movie on Valentine's Day," Ratzlaff said. "I'm curious to see how it does."
Still don't know where to spend Valentine's Day? Here's a list of ideas.
EVENTS
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PERFORMANCES "PATIENCE"
"PATIENCE
**What:** A KU Opera performance of an updated version of Gilbert and Sullivan's libretto, set in Lawrence during the 1920s.
**When:** 7:30 p.m. Saturday
**Where:** Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall
**How much:** $7 students, $15 adults
How much: $7 students, $15 adults, $10 seniors
"EURYDICE"
**What:** A new twist on the Greek myth about two lovers, performed by the University Theatre.
**When:** 5 p.m. Saturday
Where: Inge Theatre in Murphy Hall
How much: $10 students, $11 faculty and staff, $12 for public
"THE ICE WOLF"(7.9)
**What:** A play based on an Inuit legend of a girl who is rejected by her tribe because she is different.
**When:** Two performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday
**Where:** Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
**How much:** $6.50 students, $8.50 adults
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART (1)
What: Two climate-change themed exhibitions: "Climate Change at the Poles" and "A Greenland Glacier: The Scale of Climate Change",which features photographs by Terry Evans When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday Where: Spencer Museum of Art How much: Free
EXHIBITS
What: "Crossroads of My Doorstep": A father-son exhibition featuring the works of John Gaunt Sr., an artist and the dean of the School of Architecture, and his son John Gaunt Jr., a professor of painting at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Where: Lawrence Arts Center,
940 New Hampshire St.
How much: Free
VAN GO MOBILE ARTS (3, 5, 6,
8)
**When:** 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
**Where:** Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 New Jersey St.
What: "Have a Heart": The annual Valentine's show where students enrolled in Van Go programs sell their artwork. The programs are designed to help young underserved teens.
How much: Free admission. Art prices vary. All proceeds support the young artists.
BARS AND BANDS
CICADA RHYTHM VALEN-
TINE'S BASH WITH SOMAS
PHERE AND THE FILO GOTIES
What: A night of love-themed rock and dance music.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: Jackpot Music Hall, 943
Massachusetts St.
How much: $7-$10
A SONIC DOUCHE VALEN TINE'S CUDDLE PARTY
What: Live music and a cuddle party, where people are encouraged to bring anything to cuddle with - a boyfriend/girlfriend, blanket or stuffed animal.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
**Where:** The Replay Lounge, 946
Massachusetts St.
How much: $3
LOVE HANGOVER WITH
LOVE HANGOVER WITH CANDLEPANTS AND GLORIA VANDERBILT
What: A dance party featuring music from two local DJs.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire St.
How much: $5
OTHER EVENTS NEAR AND FAR
"SONGS FOR SWEETHEARTS"
What: Dinner at Macell's, silent auction, and musical entertainment from Lawrence Community Theatre.
Where: Maciel's, 1031 New Hampshire St.
When: Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
dinner starts at 7 p.m.
How much: $60 per person (includes meal and entertainment). Reservations are required and can be made by calling 785-843-7469.
THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART (4)
What: "The Photographs of Homer Page": An exhibition featuring Page's work in New York from 1949 to 1950.
**When:** 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
**Where:** The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
How much: Free
When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight
Where: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, Mo.
What: "Second Friday Happy Lonely Hearts Club," hosted by The Museum's Young Friends of Art. The event is an evening of art, cocktails and activities to help singles meet each other.
How much: Admission to the museum is free until 9 p.m. and there will be a cash bar with discounts for museum members.
COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA (10)
When: Hours vary depending on store or restaurant
What: Several stores and restaurants on the plaza are having special Valentine's Day events and offering discounts.
Where: Country Club Plaza, Kansas City. Mo.
To see a list of restaurants and stores, go to www.countryclubplaza.com.
MIX 93.3 BITTER BALL
What: An anti-Valentine's Day party for singles, featuring drink specials, games and other mixers for singles to meet each other.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Tengo Sed Cantina, 1323 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. (in Kansas City's Power and Light District)
How much: Admission is free
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BUDGET
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how to take action
Some students say they would be worried if the University had to begin cutting student jobs.
necessitating more layoffs, which would result in larger class sizes with fewer course offerings.
Zack Camacho, Independence senior, works at the Ambler Student Recreation and Fitness Center and said on-campus jobs provided students an important opportunity to work with an employer that understands its employee's academic responsibility.
Concerned students should consider writing to their state representatives to let them know how these cuts will affect them. Teri Chambers, graduate secretary in the department of economics, and a senator on University Support Staff Senate, said students from western Kansas should be especially vocal.
"With on-campus jobs they'll work with your schedule more, but at the other ones they just want you working." Camacho said.
"Here we go to the University and work at the University, but western Kansas representatives don't necessarily see what the University does for them." Chambers said. "It's those students that need to let their senators know. They may be from Garden or Liberal but they're here getting an education and that lack of services will affect their ability to get a good education."
Teri Chambers, graduate secretary in the department of economics and a senator on University Support Staff Senate, said if these cuts were approved students on the Lawrence campus should expect to see the effects directly. She said she expected a decline in the resources and programs that were previously available to students through support staff and unclassified professional staff.
"Staff is in charge of the little things that seem insignificant," Chambers said. "The most important people are the lowest paid people on campus. There are people out chipping ice off the sidewalks that we don't notice until we fall on our butts."
The budget would be met at the Med Center by eliminating 76 positions, 47 of which are currently occupied. Twenty-nine other positions would switch from full to part time and 300 more would transfer to other sources of funding. In addition, there would be a reduction of $2.3 million in expenditures for new equipment, maintenance and program
Kansas Senators
Pat Roberts
(202) 224-4774
109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
(202) 224-6521
303 Hart Senate Office Build-
ing
Washington DC 20510
Kansas Congressmen
Lynn Jenkins - 2nd District (202) 225 - 6601
130 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Jerry Moran - 1st District
(785) 628-6401
1200 Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 249
Hays, KS 67601-0249
Dennis Moore - 3rd District
(785) 842-9313
901 Kentucky St, #205
Lawrence, KS 66044
Todd Tiahrt
4th District
(202) 225-6216
2441 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
The proposed cuts would jeopardize the expansion of the School of Pharmacy as well as projects associated with the deferred maintenance campaign, Hemenway said.
support.
"KU recognizes the need for budget cuts during these difficult economic times." Hemenway said. "But we must also recognize the need for prudence and balance in those cuts to ensure our state's long-term prosperity is not damaged by cuts needed to close short-term budget gaps."
Jack Martin, deputy director of University Communications, said each department would be responsible for determining where cuts would be made.
the chancellor emphasized the University's commitment to students as well as the importance of higher education in equipping the state with a solid workforce.
"They know their options best so they're the ones best equipped to implement the cuts," Martin said.
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In his testimony to the Senate,
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An emergency director says there have been "multiple fatalities" after a Continental Express plane with 48 people aboard crashed into a suburban Buffalo home and erupted in flames.
Plane with 48 passengers crashes into Buffalo house
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air was operating between Newark and Buffalo.
Clarence emergency control director Dave Bissonet says the crash killed one person on the ground and an unknown number of people on the plane.
WRECK
Authorities say Flight 3407 from Newark, N.J. hit a house in Clarence around 10:10 p.m. yesterday.
Twelve homes near the crash site have been evacuated.
The Salina Journal is reporting that Saline County jurors found 53-year-old Connie Thompson-Dupes guilty of one count of child abuse.
Continental Airlines says the
Associated Press
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five years of supervised release following incarceration. His sentencing has been scheduled for June 1.
Cross said Lawrence Police officers responded to an explosion outside Vanlerberg's apartment in the early hours of Nov. 30, 2007. The explosion of the mailbox also damaged three cars. Officers later found 54 explosive devices, components to make more explosive devices and a videotape of Vanlerberg blowing
glass Jayhawk statute from the Legends Place Apartments, 4101 West 24th Place, said Jim Cross, representative of the U.S. Attorney in Kansas' office. Vanierbergh's plea agreement stipulates that he serve no fewer than five years federal incarceration and no more than 20. He also faces a maximum fine of $250,000 and no more than
up the fiberglass Jayhawk in his residence, Cross said in a press release. Vanlerberg was a KU student at the time.
According to court records, Vanlerberg was arrested on campus in September 2008. His original indictment listed four counts of illegal explosives use.
Vanlerberg is currently under house arrest in Johnson County, Cross said.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
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