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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Face it, Fry. Baseball was as boring as mom and apple pie, so they jazzed it up."
— Leela, "Futurama," on the invention of blremball
FACT OF THE DAY
Hank Aaron XXIV was the worst bernsball player of all time until Turanga Leela gained the title from pitching over 100 innings without getting a single out.
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It was forty years ago that the University crowned its last homecoming queen. Many consider the Ex.C.E.L. Award recipients the new age king and queen of homecoming. The award is bestowed at halftime of the game to students for achievement in academics and campus leadership.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL
1. Zoo, unable to afford zebras. paints donkeys
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza City zookeepers have found a creative way of drawing crowds to their dilapidated zoo — by painting their donkeys. The Marah Land Zoo's only two zebras died of hunger earlier this year when they were neglected during the Israel-Hamas war.
The popular animals were too expensive to replace, so the keepers decided to design a pair of donkeys with black and white patterns instead.
2. Journalist refuses to pay former first lady
MEXICO CITY — An Argentinian journalist says she will not pay damages to Mexico's former first lady, despite a court order in an invasion of privacy case.
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that Olga Wornat must comply with a lower court order
Sahagun sued Wornat in 2005 because she said an article the journalist published that year about the annulment of her first marriage sought to personally damage her.
to pay 500,000 pesos — about $37,000 — to Martha Sahagun, the wife of former President Vicente Fox.
BERLIN — John Demjanjuk's attorney says he plans to ask Germany's high court to block his trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp.
3. Attorney seeks to block trial in Nazi camp case
Attorney Ulrich Busch says the 89-year-old Demjanjuk is in such poor health that a trial would be a violation of his human rights.
Demjanjuk was deported from the U.S. in May to stand trial in Munich on charges of accessory to the murder of 27,900 people
The trial is scheduled to begin November 30.
NATIONAL
4. Ruling inadvertently put grizzlies at risk
BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials say a court ruling that returned Yellowstone grizzly bears to the threatened species list has unexpectedly put the animals at increased risk.
In September, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ruled that about 600 grizzlies remain in danger of extinction.
But in court documents filed Monday, government attorneys said Molloy inadvertently put bears at greater risk. They said the ruling voided restrictions against new road construction, livestock grazing and development.
5. Couple charged for not helping sick toddler
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia couple is facing manslaughter charges for praying over their sick toddler rather than seeking
medical help before he died of pneumonia.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009
Prosecutors say the parents' religious beliefs led them to neglect their son's medical needs. But lawyers for Herbert and Catherine Schaible say the parents didn't realize the boy was dying.
The 2-year-old boy, Kent, died in January, about 10 days after he fell ill.
6. Retirement community resident stabs neighbor
LINWOOD, N.J. — A retirement community resident fatally stabbed an 88-year-old neighbor and seriously injured two others Thursday just hours before he was to appear in court on charges of disturbing the peace, authorities said.
Anthony Milano, a 65-year-old resident of the Village at Linwood, is in custody and will probably face murder and aggravated assault charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Theodore Housel said.
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KANSASCITIES
Manhattan
BY KRISTEN VERMEIRE
kvermeire@kansan.com
★ Manhattan ● Lawrence
City: Manhattan
County: Riley
Nickname: The Little Apple,
Manhappin'
Location: Northeast Kansas
Distance from Lawrence: 85 miles or one hour and 25 minutes
driving time
Population: 50,000
Founded: 1855 as a new territory for Free Staters
and live entertainment. The Beach Museum of Art, located on the K-State campus, provides students and Manhattan residents with the opportunity to view rare exhibits; current exhibits include "Recreating Oz in Comics" and "Robert J. Lang: Insect, Origami." Every summer, Country Stampede, a three-day festival, takes place in
Destinations: Manhattan is home to Kansas State University. Popular destinations include Turtle Creek Lake, a 15,000 acre state park, and Aggieville, a downtown district home to restaurants, bars
Manhattan; acts for June 2010 include Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert.
Interesting Fact: Manhattan was recently listed as one of the "Top Ten Places to Retire Young" by CNN's Money Magazine and also among the "Best Places to Live" in 2008.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WHEN MANHATTAN IS YOUR HOMETOWN?
ALEXA BACKMAN Freshman
"I thought K-State was too small and wanted to go to a bigger school. My family and I have always been huge KU fans and my parents weren't originally from Manhattan. I really like the feel of Lawrence better than Manhattan. It's just so different."
CHRIS MARTIN Senior
"Manhattan is great, but I needed a change. Lawrence has a really relaxed atmosphere and Mass Street always has something going on. You can find any scene you're looking for."
DAVID BOWDEN Senior
"K-State is just a little too close to home. Lawrence seemed to have a lot more going on. I like the atmosphere and political engagement — there's culture here."
Crimson and Blue Spirit Day on Wescoe Beach will begin at 10 a.m.
Tunes @ Noon will be held in the Union Plaza outside the Kansas Union.
The Orquestra de So Paulo concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
ON CAMPUS
The Watson 30th Anniversary Alumni Recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Murphy Hall in Swarthout Recital Hall.
"Macbeth" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
About 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Kansas Union,someone reported the theft of a projector,at a loss of $500.
About 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Art and Design building, someone reported the theft of a wallet, at a loss of $20.
HEALTH Looking back: flu of 1918 shut down camp
Currently, there are 37 suspected cases of H1N1, and there have been 704 suspected cases since August.
Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said the University wasn't anywhere near shutting down campus because of influenza cases.
The flu pandemic of 1918 closed campus for more than a month 91 years ago yesterday. It was so widespread that more than 26,800 cases were reported in Kansas, according to The Great Pandemic Web site.
The "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" showing will begin at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Free Cosmic Bowling will begin at 10 p.m. in Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
— Michelle Sprehe
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About 2 a.m. Wednesday near 15th St. and Naismith Dr. someone was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
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