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the way for him to complete a bachelor's and master's degrees at the University before beginning a long career as an astronomer at New Mexico State University.
said. "It's ridiculous. It's amazing."
Byers showed several photographs of the astronomer later in his life, and said he thought Tombaugh invariably appeared happy. The author also said that Tombaugh, studying plates in New Mexico in 1930, had no way of knowing how apparently futile his task was. No one discovered until later that Lowell's calculations were incorrect. There was no tell-tale wobble in Uranus' movements, and the astronomers had no reason to expect to find anything in that section of the sky. The discovery was a pure coincidence.
"It never should have happened," Byers
The International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to the status of a dwarf planet in 2006. But many still consider Pluto a planet because of its historical significance.
Tombaugh died in Las Cruces, N.M., in 1997. But in a sense, Tombaugh may now get closer to Pluto than he ever expected.
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The New Horizons, an unmanneoned spacecraft launched by NASA in 2006, is carrying one ounce of Tombough's ashes on its way to Pluto and beyond. It is currently halfway there and expected to reach the dwarf planet in 2015.
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Tombaugh actually discovered Pluto before studying astronomy at the University of Kansas. He enrolled in 1932 and graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1936 and master's in 1938. He worked at Lowell Observatory during the summers
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Savage addressed this concern during and after the speech.
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"There are some kids out there who waiting it out is their only option. They are in dire circumstances because there's no support. What do we tell those kids?" he asked. "There are certain kids that we have to recognize that there aren't any situations they are in where they can make it better, I don't think the campaign promotes complacency."
During the speech, Savage did express regrets that the first video he and his husband, Terry Miller, posted was too passive, but said that the video wasn't meant to stand alone. Savage added that many other people posted videos about actions they took to improve their lives and change their situations.
The "It Gets Better" campaign is one of the reasons that Student Union Activities brought Savage to Campus.
"During these four years, it's a very stressful environment with a lot of pressures," Kris Velasco, SUA's social issues coordinator, said. "The message that he has really speaks to KU. We have a very accepting culture, but I think that it can go even further."
SUA opted to help take the "It Gets Better" message further by having KU students submit their own "It Gets Better" videos to the project's Website. Velasco said that the video series received positive feedback and even messages from people wanting to transfer to the University because of the accepting environment the videos presented.
Savage also fielded questions after the speech. Reactions from the audience throughout the speech varied from laughter to applause. Savage only received boos one time when he poked fun at the Jayhawk.
"I just saw this chicken out of the corner of my eye," he said. After the boos, he anologized. "I am sorry, a hawk."
According to Velasco, Savage received $18,300 from the University to speak.
Jayhawks participate in Boston Marathon
Queers and Allies will be holding a Brown Bag Lunch from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Multicultural Resource Center called "Does it get better?" Dan Savage Brown Bag Discussion."
BY LAURA NIGHTENGALE
Inightengale@kansan.com
A cool, sunny and breezy morning greeted Sarah Bergkamp, Garden Plain junior, as she headed to Hopkinton, Mass, along with thousands of other athletes to start the Boston Marathon on April 18.
"The weather was really nice. It was a little windy but other than that it was good running weather," Bergkamp said.
The Boston Marathon started in 1897 and is the world's oldest annual race, attracting runners from around the world. Sunday's race started in Hopkinton and ended in downtown
Ladron made the trip with a for
Boston, covering 26.2 miles of roadway and passing through a total of eight cities.
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"Every town was really cool because it had its own personality. They had like the whole town out there cheering the runners on, so it was definitely the best running atmosphere I've ever been in," Diego Ladron, a junior from Shawnee, said.
Ladron posted a finish time of three hours, two minutes, 19 seconds, while Bergkamp completed the race in 3:34:10. Ladron and Bergkamp were able to team up with other Jayhawks to help them through the race.
mer KU cross country teammate Levi Huseman, and Ladron said he also met other alumni competing in the race. Ladron said that spectators seemed to notice the athletes wearing crimson and blue.
"During the race I definitely heard every minute or so, 'Rock Chalk!' or 'Go Jayhawks!' or 'Go Kansas!'" Ladron said.
Now that the competitors have completed the race, both Ladron and
Bergkamp teamed up with current KU law student Lisa McDermott after the pair met at the athlete's village before the race began and worked together for the first half of the race. McDermott completed the course in 3:41:49.
Bergkamp said they will take some time to recover before they begin another training regimen.
Ladron said his next undertaking will be the ING Marathon held in New York City in November before he returns to Boston for the 2012 marathon.
While Bergkamp is unsure when her next marathon will be, she plans to return to competition with half-marathons and encourages others to consider giving the marathon a try.
"I think everyone should at least attempt a marathon at some point in their life." Bergkamp said.
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Sustainability center holds office supply swap
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
Ever wonder how much the University spent on office supplies last year? $920,000. It's a number the Center for Sustainability wants to decrease.
On Tuesday, the center held its first Spring Cleaning and Supply Swap in the Kansas Union for departments to swap office supplies. Jeff Severin, center director, said the swap was intended to help save money and make better use of
office supplies.
The swap came as many departments face a procurement deadline, Severin said. The more supplies these departments could acquire through the swap for free, the fewer they would have to order.
"It's a good time to clean out the supply closet and get rid of what you know you won't be using and restock the things you are going to need," Severin said.
In late March and early April, offices were invited to donate unneeded supplies. On Tuesday, those supplies, from mail envelopes
to ink cartridges, were laid out on several tables for other departments to choose from.
"So far, people who have participated are really glad they've had the opportunity to clean out their supply closets and help some other departments out," Severin said. "I think there's a good sense on campus that we need to be thinking
Caylin Kusmin, an intern at the center who helped oversee the event, said that more than 40 individuals representing offices across the University showed up to take supplies.
about working together more."
The swap is part of the Green Office program conducted by the center. In exchange for adopting certain sustainability practices, like using environmentally-friendly ink, offices are recognized and are allowed to use a "green office" emblem outside their entrances and in communications.
"It gives them an opportunity to share what it is their office is focusing on to reduce their overall impacts," Severin said.
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