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Valentine's Day celebrations vary from parties with friends to conventions to one-on-one time
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BY MICOLE ARONOWITZ
Fifty of them.
Kelsey Huff and her boyfriend will be spending Valentine's Day with their friends.
Instead of taking the conventional route of dinner and a movie, Huff, Aledo, Texas, junior and her boyfriend, Kenny Hollo-
the tradition of throwing a party on Valentine's Day. This is the third year the bash will take place. Huff said her freshman year they all wore red, and last year, they drank red drinks. She said the get-together was a way for all of her friends to be included in the celebration.
"We can all do something together," Huff said. "My single friends don't have to sit around and watch TV."
Students continue to celebrate Valentine's Day in typical and nontraditional ways.
Huff and Holloway have been together for a year. She said they decided to ignore the romantic side of the day and focus on it being a fun holiday.
"There certainly is pressure for it to be a special day," Huff said. "Maybe there is too much pressure because there is always a
"I treat it like my anniversary. It's a day to celebrate togetherness."
KENDAL LEWIS Lawrence senior
chance of being disappointed. It shouldn't be taken so seriously."
Ryan Campbell, Olathe senior and executive director of Queers and Allies, will be attending the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference. He said his weekend would consist of learning about the progress and issues of the gay community during the last year as well as how to strengthen Queers and Allies at the University of Kansas, Campbell said that although he had always been single on Valentine's Day, the meaning behind the day was much broader than simple romantic relationships.
enjoying the company of friends with a bottle of red wine. This year will be different. MBLGTACC will be hosting a dance for all of the conference participants on Saturday evening. Campbell said he was looking forward to it.
"It is a really good reminder to be thankful for the people in your life," Campbell said.
Kendal Lewis, Lawrence senior, said she and her husband would spend Valentine's
"There will definitely be more shenanigans than in years past," Campbell said.
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In past years, Campbell has spent Valentine's Day
Lawrence is for lovers—of art, music, dancing or whatever the heart may desire this holiday
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That's because art galleries, performers, and local businesses and organizations love it when Valentine's Day falls on a weekend. Those looking for love, a place to take a valentine or just something to do are sure to find their perfect match this year.
A hub for one-of-a-kind Valentine's gifts, the annual Van Go Mobile Arts "Have a Heart" show features artwork by students enrolled in the JAMS program. JAMS, Jobs in the Arts Make Sense, pays at-risk teens to create art. Jewelry, cards and glass plates are among the types of artwork that will be for sale. Most will cost less than $50 and all proceeds will support the artists.
There are also some V-Day events specifically for singles, such as the Mix 93.3 Bitter Ball in the Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo.
"It's a good way to make a social contribution and buy a great gift," Lynne Green, executive director of the show. said.
Movies showing this weekend offer something for singles and couples alike, said Jon Ratzlaff, manager of the Hollywood South Wind 12 Theatres at 3433 Iowa St.
"It's all about a bunch of singles having fun," said Jamie Harris, marketing director. "The singles often get forgotten during this holiday."
See "He's Just Not That Into You" and
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1,170
number of locations that produced chocolate products in 2006
$13.9 billion
total value of shipments for chocolate products in 2006
pounds of candy consumed by Americans in 2007
24.5
20.227
number of florists nationwide in more
28.300
number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2006
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau
"Confessions of a Shopaholic" to celebrate with a romantic comedy. But two not-so-traditional Valentine's Day movies, "The International" and "Friday the 13th," will better suit those looking for a thrill this
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BUDGET
Chancellor testifies on budget cuts to legislators
BY BRIANNE PFANNENSTIEL
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com
Chancellor Robert Hemenway testified before the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Higher Education Wednesday reagarding looming budget cuts and their effect on the University.
The University has already implemented a round of cuts totaling $4.6 million on the Lawrence campus and $3.7 million at the University of Kansas Medical Center, by trimming funds for student jobs, laying off 11 employees, leaving 110 other positions vacant and cutting the learning community program.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' proposed cuts for fiscal year 2010 would remove an additional $10.8 million from the Lawrence campus budget and $11 million from the Med Center, which is more than the yearly budget for the School of Nursing.
"Cuts of the magnitude proposed in the governor's budget ... would undoubtedly harm our ability to maintain the promise of a quality, affordable education to our students," Hemenway said in his testimony.
Hemenway warned that cuts above the 10 percent proposed in the governor's budget would significantly harm students by
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CRIME
Alumnus pleads guilty to explosions
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY agarry@kansan.com
A December business graduate has been convicted of a federal explosives charge for blowing up a mailbox in the 2400 block of 24th Street in November 2007 and faces
no fewer than five years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Michael Vanlerberg, 22,
of Leawood,
pleaded guilty
to one count of
Vanlerberg
destroying, by means of explosive property owned by the United States and admitted to stealing and exploding a 100-pound fiber-
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