THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
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Costumes and cowboys for fall
The School of Music will be joining in on the fun this Halloween season with a "Cowboys vs. Aliens" themed concert and costume contest.
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Lied Center and will feature a costumed symphony orchestra performing cowboy classics as well as movie scores from sci-fi and western movies.
The costume contest will precede the concert at 6:30 p.m. at the center's Seymour Gallery. The contest will be open to all members of the community and will feature separate sections for youth, college students and adults.
KPR's news director, J. Schafer, will emcee the event. Judges will include Nancy Longhurst, general manager of the Olivia Collection, and Dena Register, professor of music education and music therapy, as well as Baby Jay.
In addition to the concert and contest, Sigma Alpha lota will be holding an "Instrument Petting Zoo" before the concert, an all-ages event designed to give concert-goers the opportunity to hold and play instruments used in the concert.
Tickets will cost $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.
John Garfield
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
A water main break Monday morning resulted in limited service to Mrs. E's and closed The Studio in Hashinger Hall. A notice posted outside the dining hall announced the change. Although Mrs. E's officially had limited service, it appeared most menu items were served and that drink machines were working.
CAMPUS
Endowment starts photo contest
KU Endowment is calling on local photographers for a contest meant to showcase the University's campuses and programs for ongoing fundraising efforts.
Entrants will be eligible to receive one of several $250 prizes and to have their photographs published as a contribution to the mission of KU Endowment.
Categories include campus beauty, student life, research, service and outreach and learning. KU Endowment will be accepting submissions online in jpeg, tiff and raw formats through Nov. 30 with winners to be announced Dec. 15. Contest participants must be 18 years of age or older and legal residents of the United States.
John Garfield
MEALS FROM 11
freshman from Great Bend, said he was surprised.
"I'm glad they came up with the idea," Sheppard said. "The best part of having the unlimited plan is not having to worry about eating. Some people have to limit how often they go to eat, but I just go whenever, wherever, and as often as I please."
Edited by Ben Chipman
NATIONAL
High school limits bathroom breaks
EVERGREEN PARK, III. — Students at a suburban Chicago high school will have to hold it or risk staying after school.
A policy at Evergreen Park High School allows students to leave class three times per semester to go to the restroom. After that, they have to make up any missed class time after school.
Principal Bill Sanderson tells the
SouthtownStar that the policy is designed to make sure that students don't miss valuable class time. He says it deters them from using restroom visits as an excuse to miss class.
Each teacher gets to decide whether to enforce the policy in their classes.
But some students argue that they don't have time to stop at the restroom otherwise because they only get five minutes between classes.
Associated Press
BOOTH FROM 11
for part of the excitement of the day,
and 1 set to assist and helpoeok?
While Shaw may love the department now, the job took a little getting used to. Bathroom breaks were at first a problem.
"I used to drink a lot of water," Shaw said.
Employees get a break in the morning, one at lunch and one in the afternoon. Any other time and someone must be called to temporarily sub in the booth.
Despite lacking a bathroom, the booth Shaw works in resembles
a small window office featuring a microwave, a mini fridge and air conditioning.
For Shaw, the campus location is also a big perk. She works out at 6 a.m. in Robinson Center before beginning her shift at 7:45 a.m. At lunch she often attends speeches at the Kansas Union. She said her favorite part of the job is watching students mature.
Shaw occasionally trains students to work in the booth and forms relationships with them. At the time of the interview she was training Jacob Vail, a freshman from Osawatomi.
you see people — like jacob, here
— I see them grow and develop,*
"You see people — like Jacob, here
Shaw said. "You see them mature and I feel like I have a part in their upbringing. By being an adult, I can encourage them."
Shaw's own children and grandchildren reside in Kansas City. After both of her parents passed away in the last two years, Shaw considered moving back to Kansas City to be closer to her remaining family but stayed in Lawrence because she loves the town and her job.
"I plan to work here another five or 10 years, or as long as my health holds out," she said.
— Edited by Laura Nightengale
REGION
Arkansas student found murdered
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A college sophomore who was reported missing last week in central Arkansas was found dead in a pond south of Little Rock, police said Monday.
Authorities ruled the death of 20-year-old Patricia Guardado a homicide after her body was discovered Sunday afternoon in a few feet of water south of Sweet Home, Ark. A cause of death was not immediately released.
No suspects have been named. Police wouldn't comment Monday about whether Guardado had been assaulted, whether she might have known her assailant or how long she had been in the pond.
"It's incredible that there isn't a single clue or suspect," he said in Spanish.
The scant information released by released Monday shocked Guardado's uncle, Gerardo Garcia Ramirez
So, while authorities offer rewards for information that leads to an arrest, he asked people — especially in the Hispanic communities of central Arkansas — to come forward with any details about what happened to his niece.
A dive team on Monday searched the waters where her Guardado's body was found near a cemetery less than 10 miles south of Little Rock. Lt. Carl Minden, a spokesman for the Pulaski County sheriff's office, declined to comment on what evidence, if any, had been recovered.
He said Guardado's family still can't believe that they have to bury such a wonderful young woman.
Two men scoping out a place to go fishing spotted Guardado's body in a pond in rural Arkansas.
Associated Press
"Shevas always working and studying," he said. "Shewas a good daughter, a good sister, a good niece."
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