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KU atmospheric students Nathan Wendt and Tyler Weiland
HI: 66
LU: 52
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Friday
Partly cloudy. Southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. 30 percent chance of rain.
H1: 70
L0: 60
Saturday
Most definitely sweater weather.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Great day to stay inside and watch football.
HI: 77
LO: 61
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Sunday
Partially cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Warm, but watch out for those allergies.
HI: 77
LO: 61
Monday Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, MEXICO
A small, flat fiberglass raft was all 10 oil workers had to escape the leveling winds and towering waves of Tropical Storm Nate as it pounded their disabled rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Three workers for Houston-based Geokinetics, Inc., three contractors and four Americans who made up the lifboat crew took to the rough seas in a flat, rectangular raft with an inflated perimeter, some tethered and half-submerged, grabbing onto side handles because all 10 wouldn't fit on board.
Rescue crews found the raft on Sunday still carrying four men. Three more survivors were found bobbing in life jackets less than a mile (a kilometer) away after being separated from the raft the day before.
LUANDA, ANGOLA
An Angolan air force plane crashed as it took off from a central base Wednesday, killing 30 people including three generals, state media reported.
Six people survived the fiery crash in Huambo province, and investigators were still trying to determine the cause. The names of the dead and further details about the incident were not immediately available.
Poverty, war, extreme weather and corruption have long plagued air safety in many African countries. Angola, a southwest African country, has a poor record in air safety, largely due to poor maintenance.
The oil- and diamond-rich country is still recovering from a two-decade civil war that ended in 2002.
BEIJING. CHINA
A Chinese dissident writer who spent five years in jail said Wednesday he was wrongly imprisoned and subjected to ill-treatment "beyond people's imagination."
"I am innocent," said Yang. "It's a political case and I was called a political prisoner in the places where I was detained. All of this is political persecution of me because I promoted democracy."
Arrested in September 2006 and sentenced in November 2007, Yang was released from prison Tuesday.
China's Communist leadership doesn't tolerate any perceived challenge to one-party rule. Critics are often jailed on vague charges of subversion and endangering state security or, sometimes, for alleged economic crimes.
CANBERRA. AUSTRALIA
An Australian senator came under fire Wednesday for using his special immunity from prosecution to name a Roman Catholic priest accused of raping a fellow priest more than 40 years ago.
Xenophon cannot be sued for anything he says in the Senate and the Australian media cannot be held liable for reporting any false accusation that he might make.
Nick Xenophon, an independent senator, had presented the church with an ultimatum: remove the priest from his duties or his name would be made public within 24 hours.
On Tuesday night, Xenophon made good on his threat and told the Senate the priest's identity and said he was being investigated by the church over an alleged rape in the 1960s.
CAMPUS
Group uses graphic images to spread abortion awareness
Justice for All, a group that seeks to raise awareness about abortion, continued its display of graphic images on the lawn of Stauffer-Flint hall Wednesday.
"Being able to talk to students is much easier when they have seen what abortion actually is. It's no longer out of sight, out of mind," said Rebecca Haschke, an intern with Justice for All. "And it actually creates a lot of dialogue on a college campus."
Freedom of speech boards and booths asking for student thoughts were also by Stauffer-Flint and Wescoe to encourage discussion. Though the display might
provoke discussion, Sheila Sadeghi, a senior from Boston, said she wasn't sure it would cause her to change her beliefs about abortion.
"I know how I feel, they know how they feel, I really don't think it is a way to change minds or bring people together," Sadeghi said. "The fact that it's a highly controversial issue, it completely segments this entire campus into people who care, people who are for, people who are against, people who just do not care whatsoever."
The display lasted until 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday.
- Julianna Tidwell
HEALTH
Allergy season will be worse because of high pollen counts
Some new numbers may keep you sneezing and sniffling this fall. According to a study done by the National Academy of Sciences, students should expect worse allergies than usual.
The study said people will be exposed to allergens for a longer period this season. In Lawrence Tuesday, the pollen count went up to 9 on a scale of 0 to 12 with 12 being the highest.
things continue to flower and the pollen continues to release, wind blows it around, the people with seasonal allergies are going to have problems," Volek said. "Keeping your doors and windows shut and your air conditioning on is your best protection."
Melody Volek, a nurse at Watkins Health Center, said students can take some precautions to fight off allergies.
However, campus may see a drop in the pollen count soon. According to Pollen.com, Lawrence's pollen count will drop back down to a medium 7.1 by Friday.
Students can call the new Watkins Nurse Helpline at (785) 864-9583 for 24-hour help.
— Breanna Mccarthy
"Once the warm weather stays and
A hot dog man statue found displaced around Iowa town A Hot Dog Man statue that suddenly appeared in one Iowa town has mystified police.
ODD NEWS
CORRECTIONS
The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reported that a concerned citizen called police last week to report a man in a hot dog costume near a bus stop.
The statue has been spotted elsewhere in the city, but police Capt. Terry LeMaster says no one knows anything about it. It is being stored at the police department until someone claims it.
When officers arrived, they found the man was actually a 6-foot-tall statue.
Associated Press
Wednesday's article "Lone senior veteran vies for team success" misidentified the writer of the article. The article was written by Katherine Gier. The
Kansan regrets this error.
Wednesday's article "Transfer excited for season" included an incorrect photo. The photo should have been of basketball transfer student Kevin Young. The Kansan regrets this error.
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