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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If we couldn't laugh,we would all go insane."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Jimmy Buffett
FACT OF THE DAY
Laughter releases endorphins into the body with the same exhilarating effect as doing strenuous exercise.
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September 12, 1866, was the first day of KU classes ever. They were held in Old North College, which was located just south of GSP residence hall. Happy early 143rd birthday, KU!
NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL 1. Taliban in 80 percent of Afghanistan, study finds
KABUL — A London-based think tank says that nearly eight years after the U.S. drove the Taliban from power, the Islamist militia has returned to most of Afghanistan.
The International Council on Security and Development reports that the Taliban have a permanent presence in about 80 percent of the country.
That's up from 72 percent in November 2008 and 54 percent of Afghanistan in November 2007, the group said Thursday.
The group reported a sharp rise in Taliban activity in recent months in the north, a formerly peaceful area.
2. Council calls on Russia to bring killers to justice
MOSCOW — The Council of Europe's commissioner on human rights says Russia must prosecute the killer of a human rights activist in Chechnya.
Thursday that bringing the killers of Natalya Estemirova to justice will help dissipate the atmosphere of impunity that pervades Russia's violent southern fringe.
Estemirova worked for the rights group Memorial, and her reports on alleged rights abuses in Chechyna made her unpopular with the region's leader.
Thomas Hammarberg said
She was abducted in the Chechen capital, Grozny, on July 15 and found dead later that day.
3. Boat accident leaves eight dead, 221 missing
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, remained missing Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea and left at least eight dead. police said.
Some 39 passengers have been rescued so far off the coast of the West African nation, police official Ibrahim Samura said.
At least 221 people remain missing and some of the passengers also were traveling with young children, Samura said.
NATIONAL 4. Drug kingpin pleads guilty to trafficking
TAMPA, Fla. — A Colombian drug kingpin reputed to be one of the largest cocaine traffickers in the world has pleaded guilty to trafficking charges in three federal cases.
The FBI in Tampa says Fabio Enrique Ochoa-Vasco entered the plea Wednesday.
As part of the agreement, Ochoa-Vasco will forfeit more than $15 million in cash, property and assets.
Ochoa-Vasco faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison.
5. Woman sentenced for endangering grandkids
WILMINGTON, Del. — The mother of a Delaware optometrist who fled to Central America in a motor home with his three young daughters has pleaded guilty to endangering the girls' welfare.
Matusiewicz told Superior Court Judge M. Jane Brady on Thursday that she was sorry and she'd like to get on with her life. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay for family counseling and is banned from contact with the girls or their mother.
Sixty-four-year-old Lenore
Matusiewicz' 42-year-old son, David, will be sentenced Dec. 10 after pleading guilty last week to parental kidnapping and bank fraud.
6. Trial for killing of high school coach delayed
MASON CITY, Iowa — A judge has set aside the trial of an Iowa man accused of killing his former high school football coach until the judge can rule on the man's mental competency.
Judge Stephen Carroll did not indicate Thursday how long he would take to rule on the competency of 24-year-old Mark Becker. Becker had been scheduled to go on trial Sept. 15.
Associated Press
KANSASCITIES
Garden City
BY LUCAS RANKER
lranker@kansan.com
City: Garden City
Nickname: Garden
County: Finney
Location: Southwest Kansas
Distance from Lawrence:
352.07 miles or five hours and 39 minutes
- Lawrence
Founded:1878
Population (2000 census):
28,451
Museum and the Buffalo Game Preserve, home to one of the largest herds of bison in the world.
ming pool. "The Big Pool" is larger than a football field and holds 2.2 million gallons of water. Originally hand dug in 1922, the pool features 50-meter Olympic swim lanes and three slides. Garden City is also home to the Lee Richards Zoo, which features over 300 animals, Finney County
Destinations: Garden City is home to the world's largest outdoor municipal concrete swim-
Interesting Fact: University of Georgia head basketball coach Mark Fox and former University of Kansas basketball player Harold "Prince Hal" Patterson are both Garden City natives.
Dr. Kevin Lenahan Your optometrist.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT LIVING IN GARDEN CITY?
785. 838.3200 9th & Iowa
the spectacle eyewear center
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"My friends bought a special-ed bus and painted it black and tinted the windows. We would cruise around town in it."
ETHAN DOLL Freshman
JON URBAN Junior
"It's nice running into people you know. There's a lot of diversity for a small town, and they have really good Mexican food."
RUBIE PETERS Freshman
"It's a city but at the same time it's small. You can walk around and know everyone."
ON THE RECORD
Around 2 a.m. Friday near 12th and Ohio Streets, a University student reported being battered by a personal weapon.
Around 3 a.m. Saturday on Massachusetts Street, a University of Missouri student reported that someone let the air out of a tire on his vehicle.
Around 4 a.m. Saturday near 22nd and Kasold streets, a University student reported being battered.
Around 6 a.m. Saturday at an apartment near 10th and Illinois Streets, a University student reported criminal damage to a decorative candle, at a loss of $10. University basketball player Travis Releford is listed as one of three victims in the report.
Around 5 a.m. Monday, members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity reported that someone had committed arson on their house's concrete fraternity letters, at an unreported loss.
Around 11 p.m. Sunday near 31st and Ousdahl Streets, a University student reported the burglary and theft of two laptop computers and an electronic dictionary, at a total loss of $2,000.
Around 3 p.m. Saturday near 9th and Mississippi Streets, a University student reported that his car had been criminally damaged by someone who put paint on his vehicle, at a loss of $2,000.
Around 4 p.m. Saturday near 9th and Mississippi Streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a total loss of $1,500.
Around 7 p.m. Saturday near 11th and Louisiana Streets, a University student reported being battered by a personal weapon.
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Pastiche
A Friends of the Theatre Fundraiser for the Jack B. Wright Student Ticket Fund Saturday, September 12 Crafton-Preyer Theatre
The University Theatre
Great Place. Great Plays.
2009-10 Season
The Thirteen Clocks Book by Fred Sadoff, Music and Lyrics by Mark Bucci, based on a book by James Thurber September 26 - 27 Inge Theatre
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
October 8 - 13
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams November 14 - 15 & 19 - 22 Crafton-Preyer Theatre
KU Confidential, an original devised piece created by Henry Bial and KU Theatre Students February 4 - 7 & 10 - 13 Inge Theatre
www.kutheatre.com
Distracted by Lisa Loomer December 4 - 9 Inge Theatre
Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw February 26 - 28 & March 4 - 6 Crafton-Preyer Theatre
Anything Goes
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter,
Book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse,
Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
Featuring the
KU Symphony Orchestra
April 23 - 25 & 29 - May 1
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
(785) 864-3982
Undergraduate Student Projects
Bedside by Tosin Morohunfola &
4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane
March 25 - 28, 31 & April 1 - 2
Ionte Theatre
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