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QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, FEBUARY 13, 2009
"it's kind of fun to do me impossible."
Walt Disney
FACT OF THE DAY
The British Navy built a ship named Friday the 13th. On its maiden voyage, the vessel left dock on a Friday the 13th, and was never heard from again.
- www.livescience.com
MOSTE-MAILED
1. Montemayor: Somebody is watching them and you
2. Bill may make grocery beer stronger
3. Holmes: Students take part in Honors director search
4. Dodd: That old feeling comes back again
5. Graduate student killed in car collision
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STATE
TOPEKA — State transportation officials say they have plenty of projects ready to go when the federal stimulus plan is approved in Washington.
STATE Projects ready to use federal stimulus money
Officials said yesterday they had some 230 projects on their list but that would be reduced after they found out exactly how much money the state wouldw get for transportation projects. They said the state could get between $317 million and $401 million.
There are about $1.2 billion of proposed projects on the list. The $789 billion economic stimulus legislation is on track for a final vote in Congress.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL
1. Satellite collision has scattered debris in space
MOSCOW — The collision between U.S. and Russian communication satellites this week
— the first such crash — has created speeding clouds of debris that threaten other unmanned spacecraft in nearby orbits. Russian officials and experts said yesterday.
The smashup 500 miles over Siberia on Tuesday involved a derelict Russian spacecraft designed for military communications and a working U.S. Iridium satellite, which serves commercial customers as well as the U.S. Department of Defense.
The collision scattered space debris in orbits 300 to 800 miles above Earth, according to Maj-Gen. Alexander Yakushin, chief of staff for the Russian military's Space Forces.
2. Earthquake triggers tsunami warning Tuesday
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Strong aftershocks continued to follow a
powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia that briefly triggered a tsunami warning yesterday, causing a stampede of residents to higher ground. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 42 people injured, some seriously.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow, 7.2-magnitude quake struck off Sulawesi island's coast at around 1:34 a.m., shaking people from their sleep.
3. Police arrest suspect in connection to wildfires
Police did not release any details about the suspect, but a newspaper report said he was a 39-year-old man who would likely be charged with arson causing death in what police call the Churchill fire.
YEA, Australia — Police arrested a suspect today in connection to one of the deadly wildfires in southern Australia that killed more than 180 people and left about 7,000 homeless.
At least 21 people died in that fire, one of hundreds that swept across Victoria state on Feb.7.
NATIONAL
SATSUMA, Fla. — Investigators were treating the disappearance of a 5-year-old north Florida girl as an abduction and continued searching for the child yesterday.
4. Child's disappearance treated as an abduction
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said investigators assume Haleigh Cummings was abducted because house-to-house searches of the neighborhood Wednesday found no evidence that she wandered away.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It could cost as much as $825 million to clean up a river and a rural neighborhood after a massive spill of coal ash sludge from a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant,
5. Sludge spill will cost millions to clean up
Haleigh was last seen Monday night in her father's mobile home in a heavily wooded area north of Satsuma. The doublewide mobile home with a screened-in front porch was blocked off with police tape yesterday.
the utility's chief executive said Thursday.
It was TVA's first board meeting since 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash sludge broke out of a containment pond Dec. 22. No one was hurt, but 300 acres were covered with up to 9 feet of grayish muck.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said Thursday.
6. Others arrested where Phelps photo was taken
Attorney Joseph McCulloch and Dick Harpootlian told The Associated Press they each represented a client charged with possession of marijuana who was questioned about the party Phelps attended near the University of South Carolina campus in November.
Associated Press
Cuisine Critique Students' view on the food
Rudy's Pizzeria
704 Massachusetts St.
Medium Pocket Za... $6.20
Type of food: Pizza
Overall star rating: 4 out of 5
Location: 704 Massachusetts St.
Signature dish: Pocket Zea (calzone), personal to large size $4-8.95
Tastes like: Nothing before. Has its own taste.
Price range: $5-20
What I ate: Monster slice of cheese pizza, $2.80; Medium Pocket Za, $6.20
always gone to national chains such as Pizza Hut, Papa John's or Domino's. Rudy is inviting when you first walk in, with a decorative fountain in the entryway. Depending on the time of day you go, the pizzeria can jump from quiet and romantic, to a bar and grill environment. The service overall is fantastic. Patrons go to the front of the restaurant to order where they are given a specific playing card. When the order is ready, the waiter or waitress will bring it straight to your table and take the card with them. The pizza had a fresh taste that you cannot get from anywhere else. It tasted like no pizza I had ever had before. For a restaurant with such delicious tasting pizza, the price is very reasonable. From its "monster" slices at $2.80 and its sixteen-inch large pizza at $12.60, to its numerous specials running throughout the week, Rudy's is easily one
Review: When it comes to finding a meal after a concert, for a cheap date night, or even with a gathering of friends, look no further than Rudy's Pizzeria. It has the perfect environment for college students, located in what looks to be a basement. I had never been to a locally owned pizza place before. I had
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Located at 704 Massachusetts St., Rudy's Pizzeria offers excellent pizza in an atmosphere appropriate for most occasions. Reasonable prices make the destination a good deal for college students.
of the best deals in the area for college students.
Campus mourns death of Dean Brill's husband
OBITUARY
Edited by Liz Schubauer
Larry J. Schmitz, husband of Anne Brill, Dean of Journalism and Mass Communications, died early yesterday morning at age 64 from complications of lung disease. He received a lung transplant in 1993, and was the longest living recipient of a lung transplant. Brill and Schmitz
One of Schmitz' joys in life was his Catholic faith. Before marrying Brill, he served as a Franciscan
Schmitz
celebrated their 16th wedding
Capuchin Brother of the Detroit
anniversary on New Year's Eve.
Schmitz believed helping others would improve a person's life, as well as the lives around them. To honor his memory, Brill will offer an award to a journalism student who shares Schmitz' desire to better the world.
Province for 30 years. After moving to Lawrence, Schmitz worked at the Regional Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counseling Services as a social worker.
Schmitz is survived by his wife.
three brothers, one sister and his nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made in his name and sent to KU Endowment for the Schmitz Service Journalism Award. A service will be held 10:30 Saturday morning, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located at 1234 Kentucky St. A reception will follow in the church's basement.
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ON CAMPUS
The "FIGHT FOR FREEDOM: A Century of the NAACP and the Struggle for Racial Equality" conference will begin at 8 a.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The "Emotional Intelligence" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The Center for Science Education Monthly Meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 135 Budig.
The "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig.
The "Freedom to Marry Day" student group event will begin at 11 a.m. in the Lobby in the Kansas Union.
The "Development of Novel Stereoselective Synthetic Methodologies toward Functionalized Cyclopropanes" seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 1001 Malott.
The "Landscapes of Power: Storm King, the Hudson River, and the Emergence of Environmental Law, 1960-1980" seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The "Performance, Parades,
Publics: Queering Northern
Irish Identities" seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The "Eurydice" performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in William Inge Memorial Theater in Murphy Hall.
The Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience" performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall,
The "SUA Feature Films: Role Models" showing will begin at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
ODD NEWS Dud grenade brought to elementary school
EULESS, Texas — Officials cleared out a Dallas-area elementary school briefly yesterday morning after a second-grade student brought a deactivated hand grenade for show and tell.
Euless police Lt. John Williams says the student walked into his classroom with the grenade at Oakwood Terrace Elementary School. The teacher took it, placed it on a desk and notified the principal.
The school was evacuated until police arrived.
Associated Press
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