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Ninety-four years ago last weekend, the entire KU campus was closed for a month due to an influenza pandemic. Students were forbidden to gather in large groups or leave campus.
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A little warmer.
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This week went by fast.
Wednesday, October 10
CALENDAR
**WHAT:** Artisan Crafts
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Traditions Area, 4th floor
**WHEN:** 2-3 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Create a funky craft every Wednesday in October thanks to SUA and local Lawrence artisans.
WHAT: Tech N9ne
WHERE: The Granada
WHEN: 8 p.m.
ABOUT: The Kansas City rapper is back in Lawrence performing with Machine Gun Kelly and Mayday.
WHAT: An Evening with Sarah Vowell
WHERE: 7:30-10 p.m.
WHOOD: Wooldorf Auditorium, Kansas Union
ABOUT: The New York Times bestselling author and NPR contributor stops by campus to talk about American history.
"This is a real plus for the entire campus," Paulette said.
Thursday, October 11
She said she thought the signs would make campus more accessible for those with disabilities and anyone who wanted to go from Jayhawk Boulevard down to Sunnyside Avenue when the weather is bad.
Allison Kohn
WHAT: History of Jayhawk Fandom
WHERE: Lawrence Public Library
WHEN: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Learn about the history of Jayhawk traditions with help from the University's cheerleaders and archived video and audio footage.
CAMPUS
Paulette said the HawkRoute was added to campus to follow the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The signs are located inside Budig Hall, Malot, Haworth and the Dole Human Development Center. The route includes the elevator inside Anschutz Library.
WHAT: Girls Night Downtown
WHERE: Downtown Lawrence
WHEN: 5.30-9 p.m.
ABOUT: For $10, students can get a 25 percent off discount at stores and restaurants. Proceeds benefit Lawrence Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program.
Project Manager Marion Paulette said the signs were a step toward inclusion on campus.
"The signs don't necessarily dictate what the path is doing, but the fact that there is more awareness of accessibility these days," she said. "We wanted to bring to that the forefront for the people here on campus."
The University has recently added HawkRoute signs which clearly identify the least challenging route on campus for those with disabilities.
Allison Kohn
HawkRoute signs added on campus
Friday, October 12
WHAT: Late Night in the Phog
WHERE: Allen Fieldhouse
WHEN: Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Celebrate the beginning of basketball season with a University tradition.
WHAT: "The 39 Steps"
WHERE: Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall
WEN: 7.30-9.30 p.m.
ABOUT: Check out this adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller performed by theater students.
Saturday, October 13
Martin also said the state has seen an increase in its need for engineers. Expanding the enrollment of the School of Engineering and adding more faculty will help the job market in Kansas.
WHAT: Garba
WHERE: Burge Union, Gridiron Room
WHEN: 7-10 p.m.
ABOUT: Learn a traditional Indian dance at this cultural event hosted by South Asian Student Association.
TRANSPORTATION
"We're looking to hire 12 world-class professors to add to the talent we already have and to act as key drivers in research areas," Martin said. "The campaign relates to our overall stature as a research institution."
WHAT: Science Saturdays
WHERE: Natural History Museum
WHEN: 1-3 p.m.
ABOUT: Commemorate National Fossil day with a fossil casting and a museum tour.
The University hopes to entice established and distinguished professors, Martin said.
University to fill 64 new faculty positions
"The lack of engineers was identified by the state government as an impediment to job growth," he said.
As part of the Bold Aspirations and Changing for Excellence programs, the University has begun its largest hiring campaign in almost a decade. There are 64 new positions now available.
The positions are separated into three categories: 12 Foundation Professor spots, 30 positions in the School of Engineering and 22 other undesignated positions.
Jack Martin, director of strategic communications at the University, said the campaign's emphasis on research is both a state-driven initiative and part of the University's focus on its Association of American Universities membership.
WHAT: Taking Back Sunday
WHERE: The Granada
WHEN: 8 p.m.
ABOUT: The rockers are celebrating the 10th anniversary of "Tell All Your Friends," complete with the original lineup and opening act Bayside.
ASSSOCIATED PRESS
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Sept. 25 in Vandalia, Ohio.
POLITICS
Candidates focus on nine states
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARRISBURG, Pa. — So much for Mitt Romney's plans to compete for Democratic-trending Michigan or Pennsylvania. And what about President Barack Obama's early hopes of fighting it out for Republican-tilting Arizona, Georgia or Texas? Forget them.
The presidential battleground map is as compact as it's been in decades, with just nine states seeing the bulk of candidate visits, campaign ads and get-out-the-vote efforts in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory. That means just a fraction of Americans will determine the outcome of the race for the White House.
"I's difficult if not impossible to pull new states into that kind of competition," said Tad Devine, a democrat who long has helped his party's presidential nominees craft state-by-state strategies to reach the magic number.
A month before Election Day, that means both candidates are concentrating their precious time and money in the handful of states that still seem to be competitive: Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.
Obama succeeded in expanding the map in 2008 by winning the traditionally Republican states of Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia. But it took a Democratic tidal wave to do so, and he was the exception in a nation that's grown increasingly polarized, with demographic shifts heralding Democratic victories in the Northeast and on the West
Coast and Republican dominance in the West and South.
"Politics in the country has become homogenized regionally and culturally," said Steve Schmidt, a veteran of Republican presidential campaigns. So, he added: "You're left with the only states that have the population and demographic mix where it's in question who is going to be on top at the finish line."
TV ad money the best
measure of whether a campaign is competing in a state — shows that 93 percent of the $746 million spent so far, or $697 million — has poured into the nine battleground states. Less than a quarter of the nation's voters live in those states.
The trend is clear. Over the past 20 years, markedly fewer states have been competitive in presidential elections. In 1992, there were 33 decided by fewer than 10 percentage points. In 2008, just 15.
Despite seemingly having the money to compete on a bigger playing field, neither Romney nor Obama is going after some states that long had been perennial swing-voting battlegrounds.
Romney hasn't given any love to New Mexico, which now tilt Democratic because of an influx of Hispanics. And the GOP didn't even consider competing in other traditionally Democratic states where the GOP had spent money in past presidential elections, including Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Maine.
Obama opted against competing in Indiana, a traditionally Republican state that's grown more conservative after Obama's surprise victory there four years ago.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap and KU Office of Public Safety crime reports.
- A 32-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 9:58 p.m. in the 2200 block of Tennessee Street on suspicion on possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $3,000. He was released.
A 20-year-old male University student was arrested Tuesday at 12:27 a.m.
in the 600 block of Missouri Street on suspicion of battery. Bond was not set.
- A 25-year old Lenessa woman was arrested Tuesday at 1:39 a.m. in the 1100 block of Kentucky Street on suspicion of operating under the influence. Bond was set at $500. She was released.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 3:53 a.m. in the 700 block of Walnut Street on suspicion of battery. Bond was not set.
A 29-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Tuesday at 4:04 a.m. in the 700 block of Walnut Street on suspicion of battery. Bond was not set.
CAMPUS
Plans for new School of Business building begin
The School of Business announced Thursday it will begin planning for a new building to replace Summerfield Hail. The Capitol Federal Foundation of Topeka will donate a $20 million to the school to help fund the construction.
According to a University release, Capitol Federal's donation is the largest in history. KU Endowment will partner with other private donors to fund the proposed $60 million project.
The new School of Business building will be located near the Robinson Health and Physical Education Center. According to the news release, Summerfield Hall can no longer ac-
commode the growth of the School of Business. The school hopes that the new building will boost both undergraduate and graduate numbers in the School of Business.
Allison Kohn