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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
quote of the day
"A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall."
Vince Lombardi
fact of the day
— funtrivia.com
Vince Lombardi's father worked hard as a butcher, and was incredibly competitive playing games such as Scrabble.
1. KU fans rattled by insults at South Florida game
2. Morning Brew: Is the pass our only option?
3. Szefc joins baseball team as assistant, third-base coach
4. Debate over marijuana tries to clear the air
5. Rolling in the medical money
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David Roediger, professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lectures about racism in America today and the Obama phenomenon on Monday afternoon at Spooner Hall. Roediger was the first speaker in a series called "Difficult Dialogues: Race, Education, and American Politics." With the 2008 primary races and presidential election, important issues concerning race have been raised. A number of renowned speakers on race in America will visit campus this fall to be part of the series.
ODD NEWS Animals'art is a hit,sells at surprising amount
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paintings featuring the brush strokes and paw prints of animals such as snow leopards and sea lions from zoos around the nation sold Tuesday for surprising amounts of money.
Just a few minutes into the auction, a painting by Cha Cha the Lion already had sold for $550 while Pinto the Pig's masterpiece sold for $250.
The sale is part of an online auction at auctionnetwork.com to raise money for zoo conservation efforts. It is sponsored by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
"Art in some level is storytelling and there's an amazing story to tell here about the great care that animals receive and the conservation programs that the sale of this art will support," spokesman Steve Feldman said.
Zookeepers have long used painting as a way to mentally stimulate animals. Animal art work also has been sold for some time, but Feldman said Tuesday marked the first collaborative effort by zoos.
Bidding began at 5 p.m., with a painting by a penguin from
Martin Vince, curator of birds at the South Carolina zoo, said it wasn't hard to get Ricky inspired to paint.
Columbia's Riverbanks Zoo that sold for $180.
Man pedals cross country, gets in shape for bike
race
"What we did basically was put some paint on the floor and aim him toward it with a fish on the other side," Vince said. "I would it would call it a special penguin version of abstract painting."
PITTSFIELD,Vt. — A Vermont man planning to ride in a
508-mile bicycle race in California is taking the long way to the starting line. He's pedaling there.
Joe Desena, 39, says he is leaving Monday on his 3,000-mile trip west, which is expected to take about two weeks. He's planning to be in the field on Oct. 4 for the Furnace Creek 508, which goes from Santa Clarita, Calif., to Twentynine Palms.
Desena, who has participated in dozens of adventure races, triathlons and ultramarathons, says there's no better way to get in shape for the race than to bike across country.
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On the record
On Sept. 16, the Lawrence Police Department reported that:
-On Sept. 14, a KU student reported the theft of a laptop computer valued at $1,100. One student reported $500 in criminal damage to a motorcycle, while another reported $1,000 in criminal damage to a SUV. A third student reported $200 in criminal damage to the rear window of a vehicle. A fourth reported $300 in criminal damage to the windows of a Volkswagen.
On campus
The workshop "Conflict Management" will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP Hall.
The workshop "LUNA: What's New on the KU Digital Images Database" will begin at 9 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The workshop "SoftChalk LessonBuilder" will begin at 10 a.m. in 6 Budig.
The workshop "Introduction to Personal Computing with Windows" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The lecture "University Forum. Local Inmate Re-entry Efforts" will begin at 12 p.m. in the ECM Center.
The public event "Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair" will begin at 12 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.
The workshop "EndNote:
Power Hour" will begin at
12:30 p.m. in the instruction
center in Anschutz Library.
The workshop "SPSS II: Building SPSS Skills" will begin at 2 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The workshop "Research Administration 101: Guide to the Administration of Sponsored Projects at KU" will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Apollo Room in Nichols Hall.
The student group event "Natural History Museum Student Board: Biodiversity Is... (Art Opening)" will begin at 5 p.m. in the Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall.
The seminar "American Seminar - Tanya Golash-Boza" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The lecture "Study Group with Dole Fellow Ray Strother" will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
The seminar "Osher Institute:
The School of Rock: A Short
History of Rock & Roll" will
begin at 7 p.m. in Continuing
Education.
The student group event "Graduate Association of Spanish and Portuguese: Caf Castellano" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Henry's Upstairs.
The social event "SUA Rock Band Competition" will begin at 7 p.m. in Hawks Nest in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Electoral College: Historical, Political, and Constitutional" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
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