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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013
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Thursday
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Wednesday
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Sunny Zero percent chance of rain. Wind SSW at 9 mph.
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Monday, Aug. 26
What: Part Time Job Fair
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, 4th floor
Jobby
About: Need to find work while going to school? The Part-Time Job Fair is your opportunity to network with employers who are hiring part time help. For current part-time job listings, visit our Part-Time Job website.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
What: Open Call Auditions (Play)
When: 7 to 10 p.m.
Where: Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
Murphy Hall
About: Open to all students of every
major! Learn about the University
Theatre and how you can be
involved in the 2013-14 season.
Audition Workshop immediately
following for those interested.
What: Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture Series; Deborah Blum (Lecture)
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons
About: The Poisoner's Guide to Life
Wednesday, Aug. 28
What: Society of Women Engineers
Welcome Back (Student Group Event)
When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Spahr Engineering Classroom,
Eaton Hall
About: The Society of Women Engineers
(SWE) hosts an event to welcome students back to campus and introduce
them to the organization.
What: Hawk Week Art Trek
When: 5 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art About: KU students are invited to seek out objects of wonder and curiosity from within the SMA collection. This interactive scavenger hunt will challenge teams of students to engage with the collection in a personal way while using smart phones to creatively document their discoveries. The activity will be followed by a screening of the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, in the Museum's auditorium. This activity and film screening is a qualifying event in Visual Art or Film & Media Studies for Arts Engagement students.
What: Screening of "Bonnie and Clyde"
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art auditorium About: Outlaw lovers and celebrated folk-heroes Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) rob banks across the Depression-era Southwest, leaving a trail of violence and bloodshed in their wake. Hunted by police, Bonnie and Clyde continue in their reckless pursuit of love, fame, and ill-gotten money until their notoriety backfires, taking them beyond the point of return to a "normal" life. Released in 1967.
Thursday, Aug. 29
What: Lawn Games and Librarians (Hawk Week)
Where: Front lawn of Watson Library About: Join us for bocce, washers, croquet and more on the lawn in front of Watson Library. Grab some freebies and discover all that the KU Libraries have to offer including academic resources, research expertise and great spaces for both solo study and group work.
When: 2 to 4 p.m.
What: University Dance Company Auditions
When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Robinson Center, 242
TRANSPORTATION
Where: Robinson Center, 242
About: The University Dance Company is a pre-professional performance ensemble, accepting members by audition only.
Students rehearse approximately four hours a week per piece for three months prior to the performance. Dancers perform at the Lied Center of Kansas, one of the most prestigious performing arts venues in the country. University Dance Company concerts feature choreography by faculty members and guest artists in modern, ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco, East Indian and other dance forms. Occasionally, outstanding student choreography is featured in the program.
Lawrence puts new bus purchases on hold
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Lawrence city leaders are putting the brakes on plans to purchase new buses in order to give another look at using compressed natural gas to power the public transportation fleet.
The city had planned to buy three diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses, but the lower cost of natural gas is prompting a second look to see if it might be more financially feasible to go with an alternate fuel source.
"This seems like the sort of thing that if we don't at least consider making the switch, we may look back 20 years from now and regret it," said City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported the city conducted a feasibility study four years ago that compared the fuel costs, but it was before natural gas prices dropped and supplies increased. In the last week, the average price for diesel fuel nationally was about $3.90 per gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said. By comparison, compressed natural gas sells for about $2.10 per gasoline-gallon-equivalent — and as low as $1 per gallon in some regions of the country. Increased use of hydraulic fracturing technologies has opened new domestic supplies of natural gas, helping to drive down prices. "I think the numbers probably have changed quite a bit since we last looked at it," said Mayor Mike Dever. Dever said the use of compressed natural gas would be a significant change, though more study is necessary to determine if, among other issues, the savings would be worth it. One of those issues is installation of a quick-fueling compressed natural gas station. Lawrence has access to a slow-fueling system owned by Black Hills Energy at the utility's maintenance shop. It would take several hours to fill a bus tank.
A federal grant will help pay for the city to install a slow-fueling station to be used to test a new compressed natural gas trash truck and a traditional city-owned pickup truck. Dever said a quick-fueling station would cost $2 million to construct.
Dever said choosing a site for a fueling station isn't simple. The city's bus fleet is located in northern Lawrence near the Kansas Turnpike, while trash trucks and other vehicles are based in eastern Lawrence. A station to meet the needs of both operations would require changes in doing business. City leaders also question how long natural gas prices will remain cheaper than traditional oil products. "Is the fracking industry a sustainable one? Because that is really what this is all built on at the moment," Dever said. Residents are driving some of the conversation. Graham Kreicker urged commissioners recently to delay buying new buses until natural gas options were explored. He said natural gas companies are helping communities nationwide install quick-fuel stations in exchange for signing long-term fuel contracts. "There are communities that have gotten over the hurdles you are concerned about," Kreicker told commissioners. "We should be looking toward having a natural gas fleet, and we should encourage the school district to do the same." A report from city staff on the issue is expected to be complet-
A report from city staff on the issue is expected to be completed in the next several weeks.
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CRIME
Wichita man pleads guilty to second-degree murder
The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/17VQ6S5) Caesar K. Louis pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder, aggra-
vated robbery and aggravated burglary in the Aug. 4, 2012,
death of Phem Xiong.
WICHITA, Kan. — A 25-year-old Wichita man has pleaded guilty in the slaying of another man who was held down as his throat was slashed.
Louis, who was scheduled to go on trial Monday on a
Vat Sana Khamvongsa testified in December he was with Louis and a third man, Jerry Thatch, when they went into Xiong's home after a night in Wichita's Old Town. Khamvongsa said Jerry Thatch held Xiong's feet while Louis cut his throat.
first-degree murder charge, will be sentenced Oct. 1.
Thatch's murder trial begins Oct.15; Khamvongsa is to be sentenced on a lesser charge the same day.
Associated Press
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