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LAWRENCE FORECAST
Tyler Wieland and Nathan Wendt KU Atmospheric Science students
HI: 88
L0: 65
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011
Friday Sunny skies with a high of 90 degrees, light south winds between 5-10 mph.
It's coolin' off y'all.
Saturday
HI: 93
Mostly sunny, warming to 92 degrees. Winds out of the southwest at 10-15 mph.
LO: 68
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a high of
88 degrees. A 30% chance of
storms overnight.
HI: 88
L0: 67
Ahh, the weekend.
Don't forget to do your homework.
Monday
HI: 84
Cold. A 20% chance of rain early
momning. High temperatures will be near
84 degrees with light southwinds.
LO: 64
vvoan, you might need a jacket.
Tomorrow is the last day to get a 90% refund on a dropped class. On Saturday, the refund falls to 50%.
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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
The family of a slain University of Idaho graduate student wants to know how the school responded to a complaint she filed this summer against a professor who sometimes referred to himself as "the beast" and, police say, eventually killed her after their romance ended.
But the university so far will not disclose what actions were taken after Katy Benoit, 22, complained earlier this year about Ernesto A. Bustamante, 31, who police say committed suicide in a Moscow hotel room after killing her outside her home late Monday.
BOISE, IDAHO
Benoit was shot multiple times with a .45-caliber handgun. Her family called on the university for disclosure in statement Wednesday.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
A large and powerful Hurricane Irene roared across the Bahamas archipelago on Wednesday, pummeling the country's smaller, less-populated islands while posing less of a threat to the capital, a major tourist destination with 200,000 residents.
There were no immediate reports of major injuries or deaths but property damage appeared likely to be extensive on Acklins and Crooked islands, in the southern part of the chain, said Capt. Stephen Russell, director of the country's National Emergency Management Agency.
Irene's core was forecast to continue moving over the northwestern Bahamas on Thursday before heading north toward the U.S. coast, with its current path possibly bringing it to North Carolina's Outer Banks by Saturday afternoon.
A hurricane watch was issued early Thursday for much of the North Carolina coast. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours. Also, a tropical storm watch was issued for much of South Carolina's coast.
TRIPOLI, LIBYA
A rebel onslaught Thursday on a neighborhood where snipers loyal to Moammar Gadhafi had held up in residential buildings left bullet-riddled bodies in the streets, houses in flames and sewers running red with blood. Gadhafi, on the run with his regime in tatters, still tried to rally his followers to kill the rebels.
The battle for the Abu Salim neighborhood, which rebels appeared to have won by sundown, was part of their struggle to take complete control of Tripoli, four days after they swept into the capital and sparked the collapse of Gadhafi's regime. Even though they have captured the leader's compound and seized most of the city, the rebels know they cannot declare a full victory in the 6-month-old civil war as long as Gadhafi has not been captured or killed.
There was no sign of the leader or his sons, despite rumors that swirled around the battlefield that they may be hiding inside some of the besieged buildings.
PESHAWAR. PAKISTAN
A bomb planted in a child's tricycle exploded outside a shop in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and damaging several stores and hotels, police said.
The attack occurred in the main bazaar in the town of Risalpur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Mohammad Hussain, police chief for surrounding Nowshera district. Shoppers were buying goods for an upcoming Muslim holiday when the bomb went off. At least 23 people were wounded, Hussain said.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban has carried out many bombings throughout the northwest.
CAMPUS
Hawk Week filled with tradition, fun
TIFFANY SCHROEDER
tschroeder@kansan.com
ROCK CHALK BLOCK PARTY
The Rock Chalk Block Party brought thousands of students to the Kansas Union for food, fun, and a little learning.
Three days before classes started, the area outside the union was taken over by an inflatable obstacle course, rock wall, bungee jumps, live music and bumper cars. Inside, students munched on snow cones, free samples from The Market, and made their own Pixy Stix.
As students weaved through the Kansas Union, they also had the chance to do what some students consider to be the most important part of Hawk Week; getting to know new people and becoming involved by joining clubs and organizations.
Emily Poppe, a sophomore from Omaha, Neb., believes that attending the block party is a good way to meet new people and organizations.
For some students the block party was just another event during Hawk Week. But for others, like Poppe, attending Hawk Week her freshman year meant much more.
"I think the block party is one of the greatest events throughout Hawk Week for new students to be able to learn about different organizations they may want to join and ways to get involved on campus," Poppe said.
TRADITIONS NIGHT
"For me, Hawk Week was when I came to the conclusion that I'd definitely chosen the right college," Poppe said.
New students received a history lesson on Kansas traditions at Memorial Stadium during Traditions Night.
During his speech at the event, coach Bill Self referred to the University as "the most tradition rich school around," and students were quick to discover why. Throughout the night, students watched videos and learned about the importance of various Kansas traditions, including the origin of Big Jay, the creation and the hatching of Baby Jay and about the people who created them.
Big Jay and Baby Jay later made appearances on the field of Memorial Stadium and joined the KU Spirit Squad and Kansas Cheering Squad in showing how to do the "I'm a Jayhawk" clap.
While some videos showed the creation of famous Kansas figures, others were used to help students learn how to do physical traditions such as how to do the KU clap and the proper technique used to make newspaper confetti at basketball games.
In addition, students also learned how to wave the wheat, the significance of the walk down the hill, the words to KU's Alma Mater and KU's famous chant:"Rock Chalk — Jay-Hawk — KU".
Students wander around the ice Cream Social held at the Adams Alumni Center.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
In addition to free ice cream, students won prizes by playing games, ran inflatable obstacle courses and explored boots set up along the side of the courtyard. The boots included representatives from organizations such as the Center for Sustainability, Student Endowment Board and KU Info.
The Ice Cream Social at the Adams Alumni Center gave students a way to cool off, play some games and check out some more organizations on campus.
Big Jay and the KU Spirit and Cheer Squads were also present and performed a routine near the end of the event.
TIFFANY SCHROEDER/KANSAN
Big Jay and Baby Jay joined this year's performer Earworm onstage during the concert. While Baby Jay danced, Big Jay briefly tried to be a DJ before joining Baby Jay at the front of the stage.
NIGHT ON THE HILL
Students were not the only ones partying at this year's Night on the Hill concert.
Once off stage the two split up in the crowd of students. Big Jay danced and Baby Jay went crowd surfing.
The crowd of students kept up the party until the concert ended, long after Baby Jay and Big Jay left. Once the music stopped, students tried to lure DJ Earworm back onstage with chants of "one more song," but DJ Earworm refused to go back on stage.
Edited by Mandy Matney