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THE UNIVERSITY JANRY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21 2009
"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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NATIONAL
1. Sen. Edward Kennedy collapses at luncheon
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, suffered an apparent seizure at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance from the Capitol to a hospital.
One doctor not connected with the senator's care said it was not unusual for patients recovering from brain tumors to suffer seizures.
2. Kansas state senator poses ban as fiscal issue
TOPEKA — Supporters of a statewide smoking ban have come up with a new selling point for legislators: It would save the state money.
Sen. David Wysong, a longtime supporter of a smoking ban, said studies show a ban would save the state millions in Medicaid costs. Wysong, a Republican from Mission, said the state spent $200 million a year on tobacco-related illnesses.
3. School leader resigns amid plagiarism claims
McALLEN, Texas — The president of the University of Texas-Pan American, accused of plagiarism, said she was retiring because of "pressures" that affected her productivity and health.
In October, anonymous allegations, supposedly from UTPA faculty, mailed to the University of Texas System and state media outlets suggested Blandina "Bambi" Cardenas had plagiarized parts of her doctoral dissertation.
INTERNATIONAL
4. Kenyans celebrate Obama's inauguration
5. Shipwreck survivors float to safety in a cooler
NAIROBI, Kenya — From the shantytowns of Kenya's capital to the rural homestead of Barack Obama's relatives, thousands of Kenyans slaughtered goats, hoisted American flags and celebrated all night as a man they see as one of their own was sworn is as president.
In Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum, residents declared Kenya to be America's 51st state.
CANBERRA, Australia — Two men found bobbing in a bathtub-sized cooler off Australia told authorities they spent 25 days adrift after their fishing boat sank, officials said.
Graeme Reberger, director of the cooler company Techni Ice, said the men appeared to have been in one of his company's 800-liter models.
"I'm just surprised that they were able to stay in it without tipping over," Reberg told a television news station.
BAGHDAD — Two bombs struck separate U.S. and Iraqi convoys in Baghdad, killing five civilians and wounding two American soldiers, the U.S. military said.
The attacks were the latest reminder of the violence that still faces Iraqis and Americans even as the military prepares to withdraw during the next three years.
Associated Press
what do you think? BY CLAYTON ASHLEY
Why is the inauguration of Barack Obama significant for you or the country?
Overland Park freshman "As a minority, it feels good to have him become president, and he really inspires me."
SHERRIE PAI
Overland Park freshman
SEAN CAHILL Darrien. III.. freshman
Darrell, m.f. resmihil
"I think he relates very well with the younger generations of our country."
COLBY SMITH Oklahoma City senio
Oklahoma City senior "I think it's pretty much significant since it kinda erases a bunch of the ethnic tensions and the questions we have about ethnicity."
BRYAN LOVE
Kansas City, Mo., sophomore "I feel like now Barack Obama is the voice of the new generation and I feel like it's time for us to step up and watch it and know what it's about."
Jayhawk Shuffle
Kyle Jones, Hutchinson junior
Why do you listen
Why do you listen to these songs,and what does this music say about you?
"My roommate rubs off on me a lot. Plus,
The fist 10 songs on shuffle on his iPod:
1. "That's That Shit" by Snoop Dogg
on me a lot. Plus, I like the whole club and bar scene where rap is really the best music to get down to."
2. "Danny Boy" by Boston Brass
3. "Pardon Me" by Incubus
2. "Danny Boy" by Boston Brass
4. "Over My Head" by The Fray
5. "PBR" by Deadman Flats
6. "Get Money" by Notorious B.I.G.
7. "Medicate" by Breaking Benjamin
8. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic At The Disco
9. "Am I Missing" by Dashboard Confessional
10. "A Mill" by Lil' Wayne
9. "Am I Missing" by Dashboard Confessional
10. "A Milli" by Lil' Wayne
ON CAMPUS
The Blackboard Strategies and Tools workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 6 Budig Hall.
The Introduction to Personal Computing with Windows workshop will begin at 10 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library
Andrew Rogers
The Open Access Informational Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
The Introduction to Personal Computing with Mac OS X workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Budig Media Lab.
The Korean Toys & Games workshop will begin at 3 p.m. in the Central Court and Galleries in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "Meatpacking and Mexicans on the High Plains: From Minority to Majority in Garden City, Kansas" seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The KU Edwards Campus Welcome Week will begin at 4 p.m. in the Regents Center and Regnier Hall on the Edwards Campus.
ODD NEWS City tears down man's renovation project
DETROIT — There are thousands of buildings that should be demolished in Detroit. Eric Roslonski said his house wasn't one of them.
Roslonski filed a lawsuit against the city Monday, more than two years after a house he was restoring suddenly was destroyed.
He said he put more than $30,000 into the property on the east side of Detroit after buying it for $7,000. One day in summer 2006, he couldn't find 13405 Flanders.
Roslonski is suing Detroit for his losses under a federal civil rights law. He fixed another house on the same street and sold it for $85,000.
His lawyer, Jeffrey Dworin,
said the house was taken off a demolition list, then apparently reinstated without Roslonski's knowledge.
"I drove up and down the street three times — where is my house?" Roslonski said.
"I see all these boarded-up and burned-out houses. I'm trying to make the city a better place," he said.
Associated Press
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