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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
quote of the day
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge."
Bertrand Russell
fact of the dav
Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.
— www.amusingfacts.com
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A KU student reported stolen golf clubs, a golf bag and stereo equipment, all valued at $2,590, near the 1600 block of Edgehill Road.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a stolen pair of $250 sunglasses at the 1400 block of Ohio Street.
The KU Public Safety Office charged a 20-year-old KU student with DUI at the 1300 block of Sunnyside Avenue early Friday
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with Professor
Keith McMahon
What do you teach? Chinese language and literature.
Where did you go to college? I went to the University of Indiana for my undergraduate, then got my master's at Yale University and got my doctorate at Princeton University.
What inspired you to teach? One thing; my parents were both teachers. I couldn't be anything but the same. It's the best job in the world.
Any favorite moments while teaching? When I am able to explain things very articulately.
Any favorite TV shows? I have two:
"The Sopranos" and "Foyle's War."
What's your ideal weekend? It would be half reading and writing and the other half biking in the beautiful countryside of Lawrence.
What's your favorite coffee shop in Lawrence? Probably La Prima Tazza.
Do you have a favorite sport to watch? Cycling and the Tour de
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France. This summer I went to France and saw two stages of the tour. Favorite vacation spot? At the moment, France.
So would you want to go compete in the Tour de France anytime soon? I can't at this age; you peak at the age of 32 or 33. I was a member of a local cycling team, but I stopped.
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View from the hill
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From left, Philip Ozkiewicz, Lawrence freshman, and Will Malcolm and Jeremy Bustamante, Lawrence seniors, tailgate before Saturday's game against Central Michigan. Ozkiewicz was upset about what the construction had done to the view. "It ruins the whole meaning of the hill," he said. Bustamantaled he still could see its benefits. "It will make the program better though, I bet," he said.
What do you think?
BY VANESSA CUNNINGHAM
RACHEL WEIHE Shawnee junior
"The stereotype is really unfortunate because so many people watch reality TV, and it doesn't represent everyone and their ideas."
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT REALITY TELEVISION AND THE CONNOTATION OF AMERICAN PEOPLE AS GREEDY, MONEY-HUNGRY, AND ENTERTAINMENT-LOVING?
BLAKE SCOTT Wichita freshman
"I don't like reality TV. It makes us look worse. They take situations and ideas and max them to the extreme."
KOWEN MOFFER
Overland park sophomore
"I could write a whole paper on the subject. Shows like 'Flavor of Love' make women look horrible.
Real life is not like reality television at all."
STACY DVORAK
Madison, Wis., senio
"People do reality TV shows for fame and fortune. I'm not a huge fan of them, but I remember when there were a lot of sitcoms. Now there's no sitcoms, just reality shows."
on campus
Dr. Norman Saul will present the lecture "Charles Crane, American Globalist and 'Foremost Russophile'" at noon in 318 Bailey Hall.
Ann Huppert will present the seminar "Perspective, Practical Mathematics and the Professionalization of Architecture in 16th Century Italy" at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Visiting musicians Steve Dunn, trumpet, and John Pennington, percussion, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
odd news
Man wakes up without pants, missing big bucks
WAUKESHA, Wis. — It was embarrassing enough that Mark Stahnke woke up in a neighbor's yard without his pants. Then he remembered they contained a cashier's check for $41,093, meant for his son, and several hundred dollars in cash.
But he got it all back Friday, including the pants, thanks to a man and his dog.
Stahnke said he doesn't know what happened between when he left the bar and when he woke up the next morning, and police were skeptical when he filed a report on Monday.
"We're used to hearing weird stories, but with his intoxication we figured this one would be different, that the amount of money wouldn't be exact," Police Lt. William Graham said.
"How do you get so intoxicated that you lose your pants?"
Stahnke said he had met his son at a bar and doesn't remember much afterward.
"I woke up cold not knowing where the heck I was, and I didn't realize it at first because I still had my shoes and socks on," he said.
"When I got up, I realized, my God, I don't have any pants."
Tim Curzan's dog, Joe, found the pants at an intersection, according to a police report. He found the cashier's check and tried twice, unsuccessfully, to deliver it and the cash to where he thought the owner lived.
On Wednesday, the pants were still at the intersection, so Curzan took them to the police, who contacted Stahnke to claim his belongings.
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