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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006
quote of the day
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
— Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
fact of the dav
In Dickson, Tenn. a tarot-card reader was told by city officials that she could not charge a fee for telling fortunes, because she was ripping off consumers. She sued under the First Amendment and won, because "predictions are only fraudulent if the speaker knows of facts that will prevent a prediction from coming true."
Source: James L. Knight Foundation
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Esam Heggy, right, compares an image of a meteorite on his ground-penetrating radar with the actual meteorite while Houston Museum of Natural Science while workers Andy Smith, left, and Chris Flis look on as they dig up the find in a field near Greensburg, Kan. on Oct. 16.
CAMPUS Book-collecting contest enters 50th year
The Snyder Book Collecting Contest, held annually since 1957, will celebrate its 50th aniversary in November.
The contest is open to all students who have an interest
in reading and collecting books. Students can submit their collections to the contest along with a personal essay and bibliography until 5 p.m. Friday.
Angie Rathmel, library associate, said between 15 and 40 students usually entered the contest, which is divided into undergraduate student and graduate student divisions. Applicants
usually submit collections of 25 to 50 books.
"They don't need to be large or expensive," Rathmel said.
Rathmel has seen many different types of entries, including a collection of book jackets. It's important for students to communicate why their collections are important to them in the essay component, Rathmel said.
Prizes are $800 for first prize and $500 for second place this year, in honor of the contest's 50th anniversary.
The event is sponsored by the KU Libraries and Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
More information is available at http://www.lib.klu.edu/snyder.
what do you think?
- Darla Slipke
BY MATT ERICKSON
WILL BRIGGS Champlin, Minn., junior
"I took a test like two weeks ago in one of the big rooms, and it was very hard to concentrate because they were, like, pounding on it. It messed up my train of thought."
HOW DISRUPTIVE HAS THE CONSTRUCTION ON WESCOE HALL BEEN FOR YOU?
JESSICA VAUGHN Overland Park freshman
"I have a couple classes in here in one of the big ones, 3149 or something. The professor can't speak over it. She has to stop talking."
DAVID WALLER Plymouth, Minn., sophomore
"Not too bad, because I just have one class in here."
Kansas City, Kan. junior
DEVON FARRAR
"It hasn't been at all for me."
on campus
There is a Public Service Career Fair today at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
odd news
'W'called into question between school districts
DES MOINES, Iowa — The University of Wisconsin is very protective of its W.
The university has pressured 20 schools to change their logos in the past three years because they looked too much like its red W, which is trademarked, said Cindy Van Mater, the university's director of licensing.
The latest violator: the Waukee school district in suburban Des Moines. The district adopted its purple-and-gold W a decade ago after it was told by state education officials it should not use an image of an American Indian as its school symbol. The district's mascot was the Warriors, but last year students voted to change the mascot to the Spartan Warrior.
Collegiate Licensing Co. which represents the university sent a letter to Waukee Superintendent David Wilkerson on Sept. 20, saying Waukee's W is nearly identical to the university's logo.
Wilkerson said Waukee's W was a combination of logos from Wisconsin and the University of Washington.
"We're not going to intentionally break the law, and if we're in violation, we're going to change it,"Wilkerson said.
Turkey Testicle Festival still able to continue
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.
— Organizers of fourth annual Turkey Testicle Festival can keep their name, despite concerns about the propriety of the word and the island's sensibilities.
The Fort Myers Beach Council voted 4-1 Monday to allow the Surf Club bar to use the Turkey Testicle Festival name after a laugh-out-loud discussion, according to the News-Press.
Councilman Charles Meador said the festival has a three-year history. He added that more than 12 other cities host annual events that include the word testicle.
"Who cares what the name is," Mayor Dennis Boback said. "Money is going for a worthy cause."
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