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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Ienjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory."
Julia Roberts
FACT OF THE DAY
Audrey Hepburn wore a mushroom hat known as a Tiffany in Italy. She wore it during the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
Weather forecast
nnny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.
ostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind between 10 and 15 mph
— hatshapers.com
MONDAY:
MONDAY NIGHT:
TUESDAY:
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT:
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
WEDNESDAY: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
THURSDAY: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Information from forecasters Jordan Carroll and Aaron White, KU atmospheric science students
What's going on?
MONDAY
May 9
TUESDAY May 10
The Dole Institute of Politics' first summer exhibit traces the history of the movement to abolish slavery from the framing of the Constitution to its abolition during the Civil War.
FRIDAY May 13
WEDNESDAY
May 11
Professor emeritus Ted Johnson will give a Stop Day walking tour of campus beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Natural History Museum. The event is free.
The School of Music will host a French horn recital for Michael Cooper as part of the student recital series. It will be 7:30 p.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
SATURDAY May 14
The English department will host an honors and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
THURSDAY
Mav.12
May.12
The KU Alumni Association will host a Grill from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Adams Alumni Center.
SUNDAY
May 15
The Dole Institute of Politics will host a lecture by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Dole Institute of Politics. The event is free.
NATIONAL
'Slutwalk' protests result from police officer's remark
ASSOCIATED PRESS
cically became the latest to join an international series of protests known as "SlutWalks."
BOSTON — Chanting "We love sluts!" and holding signs like " Jesus loves sluts," approximately 2,000 protesters marched Saturday around the Boston Common as the city off-
The protest movement, sparked by a Toronto police officer's remark that women could avoid being raped by not dressing like "sluts," came to
Boston after advocates saw similar events — largely organized through Facebook and Twitter — pop up in Canada, England and other parts of the U.S.
But by the time the march began Saturday, about 2,000 people
— some dressed in lingerie with the words "slut" written across their stomachs — were in attendance.
"We wanted to do something to show our support," said Siobhan
Connors, 20, a Boston organizer. "We originally planned for a small event and expected about 30 people."
like "sluts" to avoid being raped. He later apologized. The officer who made the comments, Constable Michael Sanguinetti, was disciplined but remained on duty, said Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash.
In January, a Toronto police officer told a group of university students that women should avoid dressing
However, advocates in Toronto held a "SlutWalk" to protest the officer's remarks and to highlight what they saw as problems in blaming sexual assault victims. Since then, SlutWalks, organized mainly
through social media, have been held in Dallas, Asheville, N.C., and Ottawa, Ontario. Organizers say the events also were held to bring attention to "slut-shaming" or shaming women for being sexual, and the treatment of sexual assault victims.
JAYHAWK SUMMER.com
Following Boston, SlutWalk marches are planned in cities including Seattle; New York; Chicago; Philadelphia; Reno, Nev.; and Austin, Texas.
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