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Shawn Milrad KU atmospheric science student
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 2011
Tuesday
HI: 50 Clearing, High 50, NW wind
L0:27 10 mph
Now that's chill
HI: 64 Wednesdays
LO: 35 Sunny and warm, high 64,
low 35
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
That's weather to be thankful for.
Thursday
HI: 68
Partly cloudy and warm,
High 68, low 45
LO: 45
Turkey dinner on the deck, anyone?
Friday
HI: 63 Mostly cloudy, 30% chance of showers, high 63
LO: 45
Don't let the rain ruin your Black Friday.
Fourty four years ago yesterday, KU unveiled plans for the construction of Wescoe Hall. It was supposed to be a 25-story sky scriker complete with parking garage
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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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CARACAS. VENEZUELA
A 33-year-old British adventurer preparing for a historic solo crossing of Antarctica was waiting at a base camp for the weather to improve on Sunday in order to begin her long journey on skis.
Felicity Aston said she has been doing more than physical training to ready herself for the expedition.
"I've also been speaking to a sports psychologist about the mental aspect of it because so much of this is about your head's at rather than your muscles and your physical fitness," Aston told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the base camp at Union Glacier
She arms to become the first person to cross Antarctica alone using only muscle power. If she manages to complete the journey in late January as planned, she would also set a record for the longest solo polar expedition by a woman, at about 70 days.
COTONOU. BENIN
Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a pilgrimage to Africa on Sunday where he laid out his spiritual vision for the continent and told tens of thousands during an open air Mass that "true royalty does not consist in a show of power," comments that Africans interpreted as a jab at the continent's corrupt rulers.
The 84-year-old pope, who recently began using a moving platform to get across the long aisle at St. Peter's Basilica, weathered the intense heat inside Benin's unventilated chapels and parishes to deliver the layered message on how Africa can emerge from war and poverty.
The pastoral guide includes advice on everything from treating AIDS, to the respect that should be shown toward indigenous beliefs. It's a deeply studied dissertation that reveals the importance that Africa now plays for the Roman Catholic Church, a region whose congregations are growing more quickly than anywhere else.
MADRID
Spain's opposition conservatives have declared victory in a general election marked by staggering unemployment and Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
In the last legislature the People's Party had 154 seats to 169 for the Socialists of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who was not seeking a third term in office. His party is saddled with a stagnant economy with grim prospects for years to come, and a 21.5 percent iobless rate.
"The political change led by Mariano Rajoy has won tonight in Spain," PP campaign manager Ana Mato said, although she stopped short of declaring outright victory.
Jubilant, cheering supporters waving red-and-yellow Spanish flags and blue-and-white party ones started to gather outside PP headquarters in downtown Madrid as pop music boomed over loudspeakers.
CAIRO
Egyptian soldiers and police set fire to protest tents in Cairo's Tahrir Square and fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a major assault Sunday to drive out thousands demanding that the military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. At least 11 protesters were killed and hundreds were injured.
It was the second day of clashes marking a sharp escalation of tensions on Egypt's streets a week before the first elections since the ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak in February. The military took over the country, promising a swift transition to civilian rule. But the pro-democracy protesters who led the uprising have grown increasingly angry with the ruling generals, and suspect they are trying to cling to power even after an elected parliament is seated and a new president is voted in.
EMPLOYMENT
White House accepting applications for interns
The White House is seeking applicants for its summer 2012 internship program. Students will have a chance to work in one of 16 White House departments and offices, including the Office of the First Lady, the Office of Scheduling and Advance, the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Office of the White House Counsel, the National Economic Council, the Office of Communications, the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Digital Strategy.
Intens will conduct research, attend policy discussions, write memos, take calls and respond to emails, according to a press release from the White House Office of Communications. The program runs from May 29, 2012 until August 10, 2012 and the application is online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships/apply/application. The application deadline is January 22, 2012.
ECONOMY
Government reports on private student loans
Students who have accepted private loans to pay for school have 60 days to tell the government about their experience.
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is collecting comments and data from students for a report to Congress on the private student loan market, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
"The private student loan market is one of the least understood consumer credit markets. It has been operating in the shadows for too long," said Raj Date, special advisor to the secretary of the treasury on the CFBP, in a press release. "Shedding light on this industry will benefit students, lenders and the market as a whole."
Ian Cummings
Students have about 60 days to submit information for the report, which the Department of Education and the CFBP must deliver to
Congress by July 21, according to a White House press release. The CFPB asks for information about repayment terms and student behavior, the impact of private loans on students' choices of career and what information is available to students as they shop for loans. The agency is also requesting information from lenders, universities and the general public.
Students can learn more about the request for information and submit comments at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!home
Instructions are available at:
http://go.usa.gov/IQP
Ian Cummings
CAMPUS
Senior to attend Oxford on Rhodes Scholarship
Kelsey Murrell, a senior from Kearney, Mo., recently won a Rhodes Scholarship, according a University announcement Saturday. Murrell will graduate from the University Honors Program in May 2012, and will receive funding to attend the University of Oxford for at least one year. The scholarships are awarded to 32 students annually.
Murrell is an English literature and creative writing major and will study refuge migration patterns at Oxford, according to a University Relations press release. She received an undergraduate research award for
her studies in immigration narratives and is working on a seniors honors thesis on refugee stories. She is also a playwright and founder of the Contemporary Student Alternative Theatre, an organization of writers and performers on campus. Murrell was one of only 10 students admitted to the Dean's Scholars Program in the fall of 2010 and was one of 20 University sophomores chosen for the University Scholars Program. The University has sent 26 students, including Murrell, to Rhodes Scholarships - more than any other university in Kansas.
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