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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I don't want to wrap myself in the flag, because I'm afraid I'll get burned."
Former Chief Justice Warren Burger
FACT OF THE DAY
The hamburger made its international debut in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
-foodreference.com
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Islamic insurgents launch another attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic insurgents attacked an African Union peacekeeping base Tuesday, sparking a battle that killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen, witnesses and officials said.
A spokesman for the AU force said no peacekeepers died in Tuesday's attack or the subsequent fighting.
"The bodies were beyond recognition," said witness Hassan Mohamoud. "There was blood and flesh everywhere."
2. Release of Lockerbie
The al-Shabab insurgent group is trying to topple Somalia's government and install strict Islamic law. Last week, it launched two suicide car bombs on the main African Union base, killing 21.
LONDON — The U.S. ambassador to London says the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi hasn't
damaged relations between the trans-Atlantic allies.
Families of some of the U.S. victims of the 1988 Pan Am attack have said they were revolted by the bomber's release. The decision to free the former Libyan intelligence agent also was sharply criticized by President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, FBI director Robert Mueller, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
3. U.S. closes offices in South Africa for safety
JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. Embassy and other American offices in South Africa have been ordered closed for at least two days this week because of unspecified security concerns, U.S. and South African officials said.
Neither U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Sharon Hudson-Dean nor Nonkululeko Mbatha, spokeswoman for the South African national police commissioner, would say whether a threat had prompted the closure that began Tuesday.
NATIONAL
4. Convicted killer will act as his own attorney
act as his own attorney
INDIO, Calif. — A judge says a man previously convicted of killing a couple and two children in Idaho can act as his own attorney in a California case charging him with kidnapping, torturing and killing a 10-year-old boy.
The ruling Monday involves Joseph Edward Duncan III, who told a Riverside County judge he wanted to remain silent in court and didn't intend to file any motions or plead guilty.
Duncan is charged with killing Anthony Martinez, who was abducted as he played with his brother near their Beaumont home. The boy's battered, nude body was later found in the desert.
5. Woman claims father was wrongly shot by police
SEATTLE — A woman has filed a claim for $5 million to $15 million over a police shooting in which her father was Tasered, then fatally wounded by officers responding to a report of a
drunken driver.
Police say 51-year-old Niles Leo Meservey was jolted while trying to leave the Chuckwagon Inn in Everett, Wash. They say his Corvette hit a fence and Meservey was then shot to death.
Paul N. Luvera, a lawyer for Meservey's daughter, said the Corvette was boxed in by three police cruisers and moved only after the stun gun was fired.
6. Man causes school lockdown with BB gun
YORK, Pa. — Police say a man using a BB gun to protect his birds from cats led to an elementary school lockdown in Pennsylvania
York schools Superintendent Sharon Miller said Tuesday that a report of a gun-wielding man outside Alexander Goode Elementary School came in at 8 a.m.
Officers surrounded the building with about a dozen vehicles.
York Police Capt. Wes Kahley says the man did not commit a crime, but exercised bad judgment.
Associated Press
Better know a major
spenn@kansan.com
Major: Linguistics
BY STEFANIE PENN
College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Required Credit Hours:
Anyone interested in majoring in linguistics is encouraged to fulfill the college's foreign language requirement by the end of sophomore year. For a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of General Studies, a minimum of 30 major hours is required. Students who plan to major in linguistics should discuss their plans with an undergraduate coordinator. The University also offers a master's and doctorate in linguistics.
Sample of Major Courses:
"Introductory Linguistics,
"Phonetics I," "Phonology I,
"Syntax I," "Second Language
Acquisition," "Psycholinguistics," "North American Indian Languages" and "The Structure of Japanese."
Career Opportunities:
According to the University's undergraduate catalog, a linguistics degree helps prepare students for careers that require expertise in the use of language as a means of communication, e.g., business, communications, health care, language teaching, personnel administration and social service. Many majors pursue graduate studies in education, languages, law, psychology and computer science.
Additional Opportunities: There is a linguistics honor program that allows exceptional students to work closely with faculty members on a research project.
Linquistics
Edited by Tim Burgess
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
JASMINE HOUSE Oneida. Wis.. sophomore
"Language is what unites the world. With language we can unite and express ourselves freely. With language we may eliminate borders while obtaining our identity."
UPCOMING DEADLINES
Deadlines for most 2010 Spring, Spring Break and Winter Break Programs
STUDY ABROAD - OCTOBER 1 DEADLINE
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
KU OFFICE OF STUDY ABROAD
Office of Study Abroad, 100 Lippincott Hall // 705.064.3742 // www.studyabroad.ku.edu // osakaku.edu
ODD NEWS Officers in trouble after playing Wii during raid
LAKELAND, Fla. — It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in Florida.
Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught the officers playing a Nintendo Wii bowling game, with one furiously jumping up and down in celebration. Officials say some of the officers could be disciplined.
Officers with the anti-drug task force had just stormed into the home of the convicted drug dealer, who was already in custody.
The City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that — with few exceptions — allows only one rooster per property. It was spurred by complaints over noise and hygiene and concerns over illegal cockfighting.
LOS ANGELES — The chickens have come home to roost for Los Angeles city dwellers who keep roosters.
Complaints lead to LA ordinance on roosters
Janice Hahn, who authored the bill, says it will give residents of her district some peace and quiet.
Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
The "Excel 2007:Charts & Graphics" workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The Emilio Said lecture will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The Collecting Native American Art university-community forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The "InDesign: Introduction" workshop will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
"The Search for Serenity in Chinese & Japanese Architecture" will begin at 2 p.m. in Continuing Education.
ON THE RECORD
At about 10 a.m. Friday near 6th and Kasold Streets, a University associate professor reported the theft of two laptops, at a total loss of $400.
At about 4:30 a.m. Saturday at McCollum Hall, someone was charged with disorderly conduct for discharging a fire extinguisher unnecessarily inside the hall.
At about 7 a.m. Saturday near 19th and Arkansas streets, a University student reported that they were battered when someone criminally trespassed on their property.
At about 6 a.m. Saturday near 15th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported that someone painted graffiti on their vehicle door, at a loss of $300.
At about 11 a.m. Saturday near 23rd and Inverness streets, a University student reported the theft of their bicycle, at a loss of $100.
At about 2 p.m. Saturday at Jayhawk Towers Apartments, someone was charged with making a false alarm for pulling a fire alarm unnecessarily.
At about 1 p.m. Sunday near 10th and Alabama streets, a University student reported criminal damage to their vehicle windshield, at a loss of $300.
At about 2 a.m. Sunday near 26th and Iowa streets, a University student reported the theft of their wallet, at a total loss of about $30.
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