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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007
quote of the day
"A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but can't afford an airforce."
-William Blum
fact of the day
U. S. counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer personally killed 38 people last season on the TV show "24."
-www.harpers.org
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Queers and Allies
BY RACHEL BURTON
to get involved and support gay rights."
Queers and Allies did not become an official KU student organization until 20 years ago, but it has met for 37 years. One of the biggest problems the group had was dealing with rumors that its organization was just a way to hook up.
"People come because they need a support system," Ryan Campbell, president of Queers and Allies, said. "People come because they want
This semester Queers and Allies is hoping to bring in more people who aren't gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender but want to support gay rights and just hang out.
every year in April. During Pride Week, Queers and Allies brings in speakers, hosts panels and participates in a pride parade.
This semester the organization has various activities planned in addition to its weekly meetings including recess days with playground games and casino nights.
Last year on National Freedom to Marry Day, the organization set up a petition table on Wescoe Beach and served a wedding cake. The biggest event of the year for the Queers and Allies is Pride Week, which is held
Queers and Allies meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Kansas Union. The location of the meetings within the Union varies. Meetings
alternate between business meetings, where members discuss upcoming events, and social meetings, where there's usually food and a laid back atmosphere. All members are welcome to come to both.
For more information on Queers and Allies, visit its Web site www.ku.qanda.org or e-mail Ryan Campbell at rthomascampbell@gmail.com.
Box turtle baptism
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Hannh Anderson holds her turtle named Elden to be blessed by Pastor Debra Warwick-Sabino from the Grace Episcopal Church in Vacaville, Calif.
ODD NEWS
ODD NEWS Chicago chef wins World Grits Eating Championship BOSSIER CITY, La. — He'll never wait breakfast again
Pat Bertoletti, a mohawk-sporting chef from Chicago, gulped down 21 pounds of buttery, gooey grips in 10 minutes to win $4,000 in the first World Grits Eating Championship at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
The grits were presented in two-pound trays, each about eight inches by six inches and 1½ inches deep, said Ryan Nerz, a spokesman for Major League Eating.
Bertoleti said the race "tested our stomach capacity like no other."
The buzz going in was that a lot of grits would go down because they were so easy to eat. Nerz said.
There were nine contestants, and the top three ate a combined 60 pounds.
Tim "Eater X" Janus of New York was second, with 20 pounds. Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., who this summer ate a record-breaking 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes to become world hot dog-eating champion, finished third, polishing off 19 pounds.
The top seven eaters split $10,000 in prize money.
Grainy grits — dried, ground corn
YORK, Pa. — It's a good golf game when someone gets a hole-in-one. But what about when two people get aces — in the same game?
got their holes-in-one while in a threesome with Steve Fahs at York County's Grandview Golf Course at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
that is then cooked back into mush or the soupy consistency used for the championship — are a Southern staple. They are often eaten for breakfast with butter or even sugar; sometimes chilled and then fried in slices; and, for more substantial meals, fortified with stronger-tasting foods such as cheese, bacon and shrimp.
Two golfers, in the same game. hit holes-in-one
"I've never witnessed anything like this before," Maslowski said. According to a Golf Digest study, the odds of two players in the same foursome acing the same hole are 17 million to 1.
Bill Maslowski and Carl Workinger
Maslowski got his ace first, using a 5-iron on the 152-yard fourth hole. Fahs hit second, but missed the green. Workinger then used a 6-iron to hit his ball into the cup. The holes-in-one were witnessed by Fahs and Grandview maintenance worker Carl Fry Jr.
on campus
The University of Kansas' second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Week starts today.
Jason Cansier and Rick Abegg, recruiters from CHEVON, will be holding an all day conference in 103 Lindley Hall.
The Interdisciplinary Teaching in International Studies Colloquium seminar will start at noon in 135 Budig Hall.
The Hunger Banquet will start at 6 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union.
There are hundreds if not thousands of KU alumni in every U.S. state. West Virginia has the fewest alumni, with 192. Check the Alumni Association online annual report for a graphic of numbers for every state.
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL DEMOLITION-STYLE Pennsylvania couple gets engaged during derby
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Marriage proposals have been displayed on billboards, announced on scoreboards and even written into newspaper crossword puzzles.
Kevin Weaver's engagement to Karen Slusser got off to a smashing start — he painted his proposal on a car and drove it in a demolition derby.
"Every woman I know says she wants to announce it to the world when she gets engaged. I figured I'd announce it for her and make it well noted," Weaver, Danville, Pa., resident, said.
Slusser, Mifflinville, Pa., resident, knew Weaver was entering the derby.
But this past week, Weaver moved the car to a friend's garage and painted "Karen Slusser will u marry me?" from the hood along the driver's side and up the trunk.
When the car appeared in the derby arena Saturday, Slusser read the message and her family cheered.
"Yes!" she said with a laugh.
Weaver finished third, then met Slusser at the gate to the driver's pit and asked for her answer.
"Yes! " she said with a laugh. And with that, Weaver handed her a real diamond ring.
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