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Sunny. Wind at 16 mph.
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Wednesday
HI: 57
LO: 34
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Mostly cloudy. NW winds at 15 mph. 20% chance of rain.
HI: 39
LO: 17
Friday
Thursday
HI: 50
LO: 22
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Mostly cloudy. NW winds at 21 mph. 10% chance of rain.
No umbrella required.
CALENDAR
Tuesday, February 12
Better bundle up.
WHAT: SUA's Mardi Gras Open House
WHERE: Kansas Union, fourth floor
lobbv
WHEN.11 a.m.to 2 p.m.
ABOUT: Enjoy traditional Cajun foods,
make a Mardi Gras mask and read up
on this cultural holiday. The event is
free, open to the public and alcohol-
free.
Wednesday, February 13
WHAT: In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ABOUT: Richard Norton Smith, presidential historian and director of the Dole Institute, will discuss president John Adams in the second installment of this three-part series. "Murica."
WHAT: University Career Fair
WHERE: Kansas Union, fifth 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.
WHAT: Global Pride: LGBT Issues from Around the World
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.
Thursday, February 14
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHAT: tea at Three
WHERE: Kansas Union, fourth floor
lobby
WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m.
ABOUT: Still looking for a Valentine's
Day date? Meet your match over free
day tea and cookies, compliments of SUA.
WHAT: Undergraduate Projects: Black Box
WHERE, William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall
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 for 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
GOVERNMENT
ABOUT: Students compete for different prizes in this recreation of the popular game show. Extra points if you dress as Bob Barker.
Student leaders unite
VIKAAS SHANKER
vshanker@kansan.com
For the first time, Student Senate joined forces with the student governments from other Kansas universities to lobby legislators today in Topeka.
More than 150 students from the University, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University and Emporia State University went in groups of four or five to convince state representatives and senators to oppose bills that would allow concealed carry of weapons in university-owned buildings and prohibit any undocumented students from paying an in-state tuition rate.
"These are important issues," said Zach George, the Senate's government relations director, focusing on Gov. Sam Brownback's proposed cut to higher education funding. "If the higher education is cut by 8 percent,
which is currently in the budget, you might see an increase in state tuition, and that's going to greatly impact students who are wanting to take the effort to educate themselves so they can be in the work force."
"We gave our long spiel, and he understood our position even though he is a big gun-rights supporter."
MACKENZIE OATMAN Senate Executive Secretary
Some students were new to the process, like Senate Executive Secretary MacKenzie Oatman.
Although she found it "a little nerve-wracking," Oatman said that George did a good job of preparing them to meet with the legislators.
Her first meeting was with
Rep. Willie Dove, R-Bonner Springs.
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"He invited us into his office and let us all sit down," Oatman said. "He was very understanding. We gave our long spiel, and he understood our position even though he is a big gun-rights supporter. He agreed that the University should decide it."
By teaming up with other universities, Senate members got to mingle with peers from all over Kansas.
"There definitely was a little bit between K-State and us," Oatman said, referencing the men's basketball game against the Wildcats. "We know them pretty well, their student government. So there was some playful bantering going on between meetings."
STUDENT SENATE
STUDENT SENATE KUnited releases platforms ahead of campaign season
Student Senate election season is getting into gear, and KUnited has released its first four platforms for the 2013 campaign
2013 campaign.
Brandon Woodard, a senior from Topeka, is KUnited's 2013 presidential candidate and Blaime Bengston, a junior from Salina, is KUnited's 2013
vice-presidential candidate.
Woodard
Woodard said that they decided to release these platforms now because they are fairly confident they can achieve them if elected.
CAMPUS SAFETY FOR THE GSP/
CORBIN AREA
KUnited plans to work with campus safety officials to add lighting between the end of Jayhawk Boulevard and the entrances to GSP and Corbin the area
to ensure students a safe walk home at night.
NOTIFICATION OF GRADES POSTED
NITHICATION OF GRADES POSTED KUinited aims to develop a notification system that alerts students when their semester grades are posted. Woodard said this will be an easy fix to students constantly checking grades in the last few weeks of the semester.
HYDRATION STATIONS
Increasing sustainability on campus is a constant process. KUnited plans to add a bottle-filling capability to the water fountains in each building.
CREATE A COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES HONOR CODE
Unlike some of the other schools on campus, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences does not have an across-the-board honor code. KUnited intends to work with the college to install an honor code to be used when students submit exams and academic work.
Woodard and Bengtson will develop the rest of their platforms before election campaigning kicks off.
RELIGION
— Hannah Barling
Latin Americans hope for local pope
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO — From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six centuries, even as many prayed for a new charismatic pontiff who could lead the church into a new era after decades of disaffection and mistrust.
Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Canada, echoed the sentiments of many of the faithful Monday when he said, "It was quite a shock. I was like, 'The pope has resigned?'"
"We received the news with great regret and much surprise," said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, who was discussed as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II when he died in 2005. "This is something completely new for the Catholic Church though it was discussed during the illness of Pope John Paul II. I didn't know Pope Benedict XVI would make this decision, but the last time I talked to him he seemed physically tired."
Alis Ramirez, an ice cream seller headed to church in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, insisted, "He can't quit like that. This can't be."
"I don't care or feel sorry that the Pope resigned because he never entered my heart like John Paul II did," said Rosita Mejia,
But a few didn't consider it bad news at all.
who sells religious icons outside La Merced church in downtown Santiago, Chile. "In fact, it's good that he leaves. He's done his job and it's time for him to rest. In five years outside this church, only one person asked me for a Benedict stamp, while hundreds asked for John Paul's stamp."
Inside, Pedro Prado mopped the shiny wooden floor of La
ROSITA MEJIA Religious Icon Seller
"I don't care or feel sorry that the Pope resigned... He's done his job and it's time for him to rest."
"It's not normal for the pope to resign. I just hope health is the real reason. There were a lot of issues coming out with the pope's butter papers," said Prado, referring to the scandal over a former butler stealing documents from the papal apartment.
Merced, where he has been the sexton for more than 25 years.
the pope's announcement that he will step aside on Feb. 28 brought reawakened calls for a more energetic successor, perhaps from Africa or Latin America — long considered a bulwark against continued losses in church membership in Europe and the United States.
While the church has been battered by growing secularism and sex abuse scandals in the northern hemisphere, the number of believers is growing in Africa, as well as Latin America.
"Europe today is going through a period of cultural tiredness, exhaustion, which is reflected in the way Christianity is lived," said Bishop Antonio Marto, of Fatima in central Portugal. "You don't see that in Africa or Latin America where there is a freshness, an enthusiasm about living the faith."
In Latin America, home to about 40 percent of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, believers hoped the cardinals who select Benedict's successor will pay close attention to candidates from their region.
"I think it's time to name a pope from Latin America," 65-year-old homemaker Josefa Sanchez said at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Tecla, a city on the outskirts of El Salvador's capital of San Salvador.
"BOLD FRESH AND TRANSCENDENT