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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
quote of the day
"Probably the saddest thing you'll ever see is a mosquito sucking on a mummy. Forget it, little friend."
—Jack Handy
fact of the day
Source: Syngenta.com
The most dangerous animal on the planet is a mosquito because it carries diseases such as malaria which causes more than 1 million deaths every year.
1. Campus police crack down on cyclists
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If you are among the 3,000 students with undeclared majors on campus,you should attend the 10th Annual Majors Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.today on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
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KANSAS STAFF REPORTER
The original home of the University of Kansas was a 50-square foot, three-story structure that stood where GSP-Corbin Hall is now. The building was dubbed "North College", or "Old North," because it was set on the north slope of Mt. Oread.
The University had a chemical lab and the janitor's room on the first floor, a lecture hall and two studies on the second and an auditorium, a museum and library on
Ferdinand Fuller, one of the first settlers of Lawrence, designed the building. According to KUHistory, com, Fuller also gave Mt. Oread the name it bears today. The name came from the Oread Female Institute, one of the last sites the settlers passed as they left their hometown, Worcester, Mass.
When the University opened its doors in 1866, Old North housed a whopping three professors, 55 students, a hygiene lecturer and a janitor.
the third.
By 1871, the University had more than 250 students enrolled. Old North remained the home of the university until 1972, when University Hall, also known as Old Fraser, was built. Old North was then abandoned, until 1881, when the state of Kansas took over the building.
The University reclaimed Old North in 1889, when it became the home of the law school until 1893.
From 1893 until 1917, it was home to the School of Fine Arts.
Disassembly of Old North began immediately after the School of Fine Arts moved out. What remained was destroyed in 1919. It wasn't just torn down; an army tank blew it apart as a demonstration of the tank's "effectiveness."
Like most of the University's early construction, Old North was not soundly built, and by 1917, the building was falling apart.
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Today, a small memorial sits at the original threshold of Old North in the GSP-Corbin parking lot, along with a piece of a stone windowsill. The memorial is all that remains of the University's first home.
Vision by Coors
Overland Park sophomore Alex Churn rides a tricycle while wearing beer goggles on Wescoe Beach Wednesday afternoon. This activity is part of Gamma DUI Olympics demonstrating Alcohol Awareness, which is sponsored by Sigma Lambda gamma week.
in brief
TECHNOLOGY Dole Center hosts lecture on geographic systems
Jerry Dobson, University of Kansas geography professor and American Geographical Society president, will join KU graduate Brian McClendon, the co-founder of Google Earth, and American Geographical Society vice president Alec Murphy at the Dole Institute of Politics tonight to look at new uses of geographic technology in warfare.
Dobson said a tremendous addition to geopolitics was Google Earth. The program uses satellite and Geographic Information Systems to map out the geography of an area, and was founded by KU graduate Brian McClendon. McClendon is known as "the man who made Lawrence the center of the Earth," because the program automatically zooms in on Lawrence. Dobson said Google Earth had been a very valuable addition to geopolitics because it was a place for geographers to publish their work.
— Sasha Roe
correction
Wednesday's article "Campus police put brakes on bicycle traffic violators" misidentified John Louis. His name is John Louis Martin.
What do you think?
BY ALEX DUFEK
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT O.J. SIMPSON BEING ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY?
WESLEY RENARD Rio de Janiero, Brazil, sophomore
"I haven't watched the news in about two months, but it doesn't surprise me."
RANDI JORDT
Leavenworth juniol
"I think that it's hilarious that someone who had such a screwed up beginning keeps making the same mistakes over and over."
"I actually haven't heard that much about it, but I saw his face on the news again, and it was kind of surprising."
BENJAMIN GRAY Lawrence junior
NIKKI OVERTON
Columbia, Mo., junio
"It's crazy and kind of weird. I don't know if he got away with murder or not, but it's almost as if he thinks he can get away with anything because he did or didn't."
Ebenezer Obadare will present the lecture "The Lagos Ibadan 'Theoretical Class' and the Obasanjo Presidency in Nigeria (1999-2007)" at 3:30 p.m. in the Pine Room at the Kansas Union.
Eric Sandvol will present the geology colloquium series lecture at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
Gary M. Radke, Syracuse University, will present the lecture "The Art and Science of Making and Restoring Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise" at 5:30 p.m. in room 211 in the Spencer Museum of Art.
David Gutze will present the seminar "Britain and a Transatlantic Progressive Movement" at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
Free tea and treats will be served at the Student Union Activities' Tea Time at 3 p.m. in the lobby of the Kansas Union.
Aida Ramos Viera will present the seminar "Participatory Mapping in Three Tenek (Huastec) Indigenous Communities in Mexico" at noon in 318 Bailey Hall.
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Maria Jackson and Cynthia Lynn will present a gallery conversations lecture at 12:15 p.m. at the Spencer Museum of Art.
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SUA will show the film "Oceans 13" at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are $2. Admission is free with your SUA Card
The Fall Tuba-Euphonium-
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Brian McClendon, Alexander Murphy and Jerry Dobson will present the lecture "Global Hot Spots: What Google Earth and Geography tell us about War, Peace, and Politics" at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
The School of Business Career Fair will start at noon in the Kansas Union.
Paul Selden will present the lecture "Poison and Silk: Fossils and Evolution of Spiders and Their Kin" at 5:30 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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WORLD HOT SPOTS
What Google Earth and Geography Tell Us About War, Peace and Politics
7:30 p.m.
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Panelists: Brian McClendon, creator of Google Earth KU Prof. Jerry Dobson, President of the American Geographical Society Prof. Alec Murphy, Vice-President of the American Geographical Society
Dole Institute Programming continues...
Wednesday, September 26 7:30 p.m. at the Institute Observations from Iraq: Implications for the Future Meines Ardenne University
Major Andrew Harvey
Thursday, October 2 7:30 p.m. at the Institute
No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner
Bob Shrum, senior advisor for the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004
Sunday, October 21 7:00 p.m. at the Lied Center
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