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Wednesday, February 13
CALENDAR
**WHAT:** University Career Fair
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, 5th floor
**WHEN:** 2 to 6 p.m.
ABOUT. Start planning your inevitable entrance into the adult working world by meeting with representatives from various graduate schools, professional schools and employers. Learn about internship, volunteer and job opportunities for the summer and beyond.
Thursday, February 14
**WHAT:** Global Pride: LGBT Issues from
Around the World
**WHERE:** Sabatini Multicultural
Resource Center
**WHEN:** 7 to 9 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Listen to a panel discussion
about lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender issues from across the
globe.
**WHAT:** Tea at Three
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, 4th floor lobby
**WHEN:** 3 to 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Still looking for a Valentine's Day date? Meet your match over free tea and cookies, compliment of SUA.
WHAT: Undergraduate Projects. Black
Rox
WHERE: William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall
WHEN: m. 7:20 a.m.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Emerging student directors and actors showcase their skills in this production. Tickets cost $15 for general admission and $10 students
Friday, February 15
**WHAT:** National Half-Price Candy Day
**WHERE:** drug stores and grocery stores across the country
**WHEN:** All day
**ABOUT:** Pick up some discounted chocolates from the Valentine's Day aisle. Or, purchase some newly-wrapped Easter candy. Either way, stock up.
**WHAT:** SUA's Late Night Price is Right
**WHERE:** Kansas Union Ballroom
**WHEN:** 8 p.m. to midnight
**ABOUT:** Come on down! Students compete for different prizes in this recreation of the popular game show.
Extra points if you dress as Bob Barker.
CAMPUS
Saturday, February 16
**WHAT:** ESPN College Gameday covered by State Farm Insurance
**WHERE:** Allen Fieldhouse
**WHEN:** 9 a.m. to noon
**ABOUT:** Join the Jayhawk nation in this nationally televised show before they take on the Texas Longhorns, Added bonus; Show up early enough and you might get on TV.
WHAT: "It Gets Better" multimedia performance
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT. The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, various multimedia elements and other local choirs combine in this performing arts response to the issue of bullying. The Lied Center will also partner with other organizations to promote dialogue in the community regarding the issue. Tickets start at $17.
KU joins nationwide recycling competition
MEGAN LUCAS
mlucas@kansan.com
From Feb. 3 to March 30, students can participate at a recycling bin near them.
The University has another chance to defeat rival Kansas State, this time off the basketball court. Both universities' recycling programs are competing in RecycleMania.
The national competition aims to raise awareness about and help improve campus recycling programs. This is the University's fifth year competing.
There are two divisions in RecycleMania: Benchmark and Competition. According to the RecycleMania website, in order to participate in the Competition Division, schools must keep track of and report recycling statistics for their entire campus. Schools participating in the Benchmark Division are not ranked, but can informally compare themselves to other schools.
"Those universities that want to compare their programs in the initial stages of their programs choose Benchmark, as established programs typically choose to compete," Center for Sustainability staff member Manny Abarta said.
RecycleMania has eight cate ries that schools can compete in.
Game Day Challenge focuses on choosing one basketball game to collect the most recycling at. This will be the University's first time competing in this specific category, along with the Grand Champion Challenge and the
Waste Minimization Challenge.
TheGrand Champion Challenge combines trash and other recyclable materials to determine a recycling rate for the university as a percentage for overall generation of waste.
In the Waste Minimization Challenge, universities compete for the least amount of trash per person. The University is also competing in the Per Capita Challenge, with the goal of recycling the largest amount of paper, cardboard, cans and bottles per person; the Targeted Material category, where competitors see which university recycles the most paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum and food waste; and the Gorilla Prize category, which recognizes schools that recycle the largest gross amount of paper, cardboard, bottles and cans. Typically this category is won by a large university.
"We can beat Kansas State University in this category if we really tried to recycle at least half of what we throw away every day," Abarta said. "We are so close already to their rates that we just need people to recycle at minimum half of the trash they generate everyday (such as) that popbottle after class or that old test or syllabus you have been hanging onto for the last two semesters."
The University will not compete in the Film Collection or Electronics Recycling categories.
There are more than 14,000 recycling bins on campus, along with a trailer at the Park and Ride lot.
"Students must think about what they throw away every day." Abarta said. "It doesn't just disappear after you put it in the trash."
Edited by Madison Schultz
Material Competition last year:
PAPER
KU - ranked 95th with 3.3 pounds per capita
K-State — ranked 69th with 4.95 pounds per capita
Mizzou — ranked 45th with 7.2 pounds per capita
CARDBOARD
KU - ranked 127th with 1.98 pounds
per capita
K-State -- ranked 98th with 3.04
pounds per capita
Mizzou -- ranked 60th with 5.37
pounds per capita
BOTTLES AND CANS
KU - ranked 131st with .20 pounds per capita
per capita
K-State — ranked 98th with .92
pounds per capita
Mizzou — ranked 97th with .94
pounds per capita
FOOD
Center for Sustainability
KU – This is the first year the University is competing
K-State – ranked 99th 1.15 pounds per capita
Mizzou – ranked 103rd with .84 pounds per capita
— Center for Sustainability
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
RecycleMania will be coming to college campuses from Feb. 3 to March 30. Kansas State usually leads other Kansas schools in this competition.
ROCK CHALK RECYCLE
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Rock Chalk Recycle is an on-campus recycling program. Recycle bins are available at various locations around campus to encourage students to make an effort to recycle.
LOCAL
Performance raises awareness for LGBT
This weekend, LGBT voices hope to raise awareness and acceptance for the LGBT community. The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles will perform Saturday night at the Lied Center, presenting a message of love, unity and hope.
Yesterday, the chorus held a discussion between educators and students on campus covering bullying prevention and intervention. Precious Porras, the Assistant Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said the discussion was open to anyone from the KU or Lawrence communities but specifically targeted toward future educators.
"LGBT students suffer at much higher rates of depression and much higher rates of committing suicide than heterosexual students," Porras said. "It's very important that educators are aware of the specific things that are happening when children are being bullied because of their LGBT status."
The discussion and this weekend's performance are opportunities for people to ask how best to support students and be allies for the community while learning more about LGBT issues.
"Only through self-awareness and becoming educated can you become a better ally for the community." Porras said.
Adult tickets to the It Gets Better performance at the Lied Center are
Porras recommends that students hoping to become more involved in LGBT issues, and the community, should visit the LGBT Resource Center, a part of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, as a source of information. Students can also join Queers and Allies, KU's student organization.
$17; student and youth tickets are $7
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday.
Emily Donovan
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