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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I threw a pebble in a brook And watched the ripples run away.
THE UNIVERSITY HALLY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 2000
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14.2009
And they never made a sound.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown."
— Simon and Garfunkel,
"Leaves That Are Green"
FACT OF THE DAY
Bright red and purple colors in leaves come from anthocyanin pigments, like in maple leaves, are formed from trapped glucose.
— lookingforadventure.com/fallfacts
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2. School of Education could implement four-year plan
3. Students put hours, effort into floats
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5. Baseball sweeps Oklahoma State in series
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Honduras' opposing factions resume talks
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' opposing factions have resumed talks aimed at ending the crisis prompted by the June ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.
The talks initiated last week produced some signs of progress before breaking off for the weekend.
Zelaya negotiator Rassel Tome says she hopes Tuesday's negotiations will advance on the central point — Zelaya's return to power.
The international community has been pressuring the interim government to reinstate Zelaya before the Nov. 29 presidential election that was scheduled before the coup. Micheletti's government has rejected the plan so far.
Micheletti representative Armando Aguilar says talks could continue for weeks.
2. Cabo San Lucas braces for Storm Patricia's winds
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico Officials closed schools and readied emergency shelters as Tropical Storm Patricia neared Mexico's Las Cabos resorts on Tuesday.
The storm had winds of near 60 mph (95 kph) and slight strengthening was possible,
according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, though it was not expected to reach hurricane force of 74 mph (118 kph).
The storm was located about 120 miles (190 kilometers) south-southeast of the tourist-heavy tip of the Baja peninsula and it was moving toward the north at near 7 mph (1 kph).
In Cabo San Lucas, tourists awoke to cloudy skies and intermittent rain Tuesday as hotel workers began putting away beach furniture and shutting down all open-air activities.
3. Rubber bullets fired to disperse violent protests
JOHANNESBURG — Police say they fired rubber bullets to scatter violent residents protesting their poor living conditions in several eastern South African towns.
Nearly 60 people have been arrested in the protests, some of which began a few weeks ago.
Police spokesman Captain Leonard Hlathi said Tuesday protestors torched a municipal office in the eastern town of Belfast. Two police officers were injured by thrown stones, he said.
Police also fired rubber bullets to quell violence in two nearby towns and a fourth town to the south.
Protests across South Africa have been increasing in their intensity and violence.
NATIONAL 4.17-year-old charged with shooting infant
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with fatally shooting a 4-month-old boy as he was being bottleled in a parked car in Los Angeles.
Prosecutors say Alfonzo Landa is expected to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of murdering Andrew Garcia in the shotgun attack and attempting to kill six other people on Sept. 27. He is also charged with carjacking.
The shooting came after a family party was held to celebrate a baptism at a San Fernando Valley banquet hall.
Police say the baby died of a bullet to the head after Landa had an argument with a gang member standing outside the car and opened fire.
The gang member and a pregnant woman feeding the infant inside the car were injured.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's capital city is cleaning clean about a five-year-old accounting mistake that cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars.
5. Five-year-old accounting error in Vermont reported
After being questioned by the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, Montpelier officials apologized and revealed the extent of the blunder in an extraordinary fullpage newspaper ad.
The overpayment was prompted ed by a clerical error.
A contractor was owed about $85,000 for a water line project. In late 2004, the city sent him a check for $548,110, which he cashed. The city realized the mistake in 2006.
It has since gotten back about $114,000 and earlier this year won a judgment of more than $393,000, which includes interest. But the city, which has an operating budget of about $14 million, has yet to collect any of that and has given up hope of ever getting it.
6. Outdated laws taken off the books in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. — A panel or Michigan lawmakers has voted to scrub archaic crimes like dueling and prizefighting from the state's penal code.
The bills approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee aims to repeal obsolete crimes that no longer are prosecuted.
That includes to engage in a duel with an enemy, to be in a prize fight or to take a woman against her will and force her to marry. Prosecutors feel laws against kidnapping and violence are sufficient without the need for such specific prohibitions.
At a lawmaker's request, the Prosecuting Attorney's Association of Michigan submitted a list of such crimes.
Associated Press
Better know a major Environmental Studies
BY MICHELLE COOMBS
mcoombs@kansan.com
Major: Environmental studies
College or School: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree(s) Offered: Bachelor or Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of General Studies, minor
environmental studies minor.
Required Credit Hours: To graduate with any of the three previously mentioned degrees, students must complete a minimum of 124 credit hours, 45 of which are required to be junior/senior hours. The 124 hours are divided into three different components, which are general education requirements, major courses and electives. The environmental studies minor requires 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be at the 300 level or above. In addition, students must have no more than one course overlap between any major and the
Resources: The Ruben Zadigan Undergraduate Scholarship in Environmental Studies is available to students majoring in environmental studies. The application is available under the scholarships tab on the department's Web site, www2.ku.edu/~kuesp. The Web site also provides students with links to explore other scholarship opportunities. In addition, the department has career and internship resources available on its Web site to assist students in planning their next step after graduation.
Sample of Major Courses:
"Principles of Environmental Studies," "Environmental Law," "Field Ecology," "Environmental Policy Analysis," "Environmental History."
Career Possibilities: A degree in environmental studies prepares students for careers in a variety
of environmental fields,including soil and water conservation, wildlife ecology,and environmental consulting to waste water management. Also, employment opportunities are available through state, local and regional government agencies for positions such as resources specialist.
Additional Opportunities:
Students have the opportunity to complete an internship for up to eight hours of credit in the major.
To complete this, students must be of junior standing, a declared environmental studies major and have an minimum GPA of 2.5 or above. In addition, the student must have completed 12 hours of core or required environmental studies courses. If requirements are met, completing an internship is an excellent opportunity to make career choices and select elective interests before senior year.
Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
JESSICA BROOKS Rich Hill, Mo., junior
"I knew that I wanted to find a major that I would be able to use after school to potentially help people with. Initially, I was thinking political science, but I knew that I wanted to specialize in a certain area, and environmental studies peaked my interest. Also, it's very applicable to almost all major international issues."
ON CAMPUS
The USS Senate meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
The "University-Community Forum: A Brief History of the Vampire in Literature" will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The Faiths of Our Founders seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in Room 150 on the Edwards Campus.
The Resume Doctor at KU Edwards Campus will begin at 4 p.m. in the Regents Center.
The Maximizing Your Study Abroad Experience Personally and Professionally program will begin at 4 p.m. in the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
About 2 a.m. Saturday near 13th and Ohio streets, a University student reported criminal damage to the hood of their vehicle, at a loss of $500.
About 10 p.m. Sunday near 10th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported the theft of a wallet and contents, at a loss of $61.
CORRECTIONS
Monday's article "Volunteer group hopes to rejuvenate local architect's train station" gave the incorrect year of Carey Maynard-Moody's retirement. She retired in 2003 and formed Depot Redux in 2008. The article also stated incorrectly how often Redux volunteers clean the depot. They clean the depot at 3 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month. Also, the front page photo caption stated incorrectly that the depot has been acquired by the city. The city has not yet acquired the depot, but expects to by December.
Tuesday's article "Forum, discussion to address vampire culture" did not include the location of today's forum. The forum will be held at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., from 12-1 p.m.
The vaccine clinic that was canceled yesterday was for the seasonal flu vaccine, not the H1N1 vaccine. Seasonal flu vaccine clinics will be Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28.
Also, vaccines for H1N1 will be offered starting Friday, Oct. 30 in the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center.
DAILY KU INFO
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Enjoy Fall Break, everyone.
Did you know that KU has only had a Fall Break since 2001? Before that year, students had to make it all the way to Thanksgiving for their fall break.
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