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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
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The sport of jai alai originated from a game played by Incan priests who held cats by their tails and swung at leather balls. The cats would instinctively grab at the ball with their claws, thus enabling players to catch them.
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Of the nearly 300,000 alumni in the KU Alumni Association's database, half live in Kansas. The three states with the next highest percentage are Missouri (9 percent), California (5 percent), and Texas (4 percent).
3. Student fees increase more than $35
4. Kansas player visits Ethiopia
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2. To hell and back
5. NCAA celebrations cost the city thousands
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From left: Alex Cleeter, Plano, Texas freshman, Justin Schuyler, Lawrence freshman, and Zexia Li, Shenzhen, China, freshman, celebrate in Allen Fieldhouse April 7 after Kansas' National Championship win.
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Kimberly Redlin
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Kimberly Redlin is one busy girl. Redlin, Minneapolis junior, is a Freshman/ Sophomore CLAS senator, as well as a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, where she has served as director of scholarship, fundraising and well-aware committees. She also is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
"$18 million dollars is a lot of money for a select group of fellow student to allocate appropriately," she said. "If there was a way to get more students to participate and voice their opinions on issues that Student Senate presents, I think more students would get their wants and needs accounted for."
"I have been able to hear the Provost's and faculty's perspectives on the issues and the responses of the students," she said. "As an out-of-state, full-time student with two jobs and extensive involvement in many groups and organizations, it was hard for me to see any logical reasons for eliminating Stop Day or shortening winter break."
Having never been involved with politics before, Redlin said she's learned a lot since joining Student Senate.
Another Senate idea is to change the advising system. Redlin thought there were issues with the system. "There are many problems that students run into when choosing classes and meeting credit requirements because they are misinformed," she said. "What one advisor will tell you
"I've learned to keep my ears open and examine all perspectives when debating an issue," she said.
will often differ from what you will hear from another"
Redlin works two jobs: at the Energy Balance Lab in Robinson Hall and at Longhorn Steakhouse. She said she enjoys waiting tables. "I get the opportunity to meet and learn how to deal with a variety of different people... some nice, some not so nice," she said. As a student senator, Redlin's job is to contact and write up legislations for student groups, serve on various University boards and committees and work with other student senators at the University to provide students with opportunities that they may not get at other universities.
A recent issue that came up is whether to shorten the school year by getting rid of Stop Day. Redlin said she became involved with the issue after serving on the calendar committee for 2 years.
Redlin said she wanted students to understand where Student Senate money was being spent.
Redlin said this causes students to take unnecessary classes and remain at the University longer than four years.
Redlin is a pre-physical therapy major and plans go to medical school in Minnesota to become a doctor of physical therapy. She hopes to own her own practice someday.
Redlin loves to teach tennis during the summer and considers herself a fierce competitor in the tennis intramural league. But she also loves to go fishing, tubing and waterskiing at her cabin in Minnesota during the summer. Besides being a Kansas basketball fan, Redlin is a big Kansas men's hockey fan as well. "It reminds me of home," she said.
Overall Redlin is pleased with her time at the University so far.
"In a nutshell I've met my best friend, fell in love, worn some ridiculous outfits, witnessed a National Championship, worked my butt off, and enjoyed the perks of being 18 and finally 21," she said.
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It's part of an ongoing effort by the Fed to help ease the credit crunch, which erupted last August, intensified in December and January and took another turn for the worst in March.
WASHINGTON — Battling to relieve stressed credit markets,
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The housing, credit and financial crises have weakened the economy and threaten to push it into recession.
The Fed gives $435 billion to combat credit problems
A 22-year-old KU student, Jake Deckert, has been identified as the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run fatality on Sixth Street on Sunday.
LAWRENCE KU student involved in hit-and-run incident
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No arrests have been made in the case.
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The central bank announced the results of its most recent auction — $75 billion in short-term loans — the 11th such auction since the program started in December.
the Federal Reserve said Tuesday it has provided a total of $435 billion in short-term loans to squeezed banks since December to help them overcome credit problems.
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According to a Lawrence Police Department press release, at about 2 a.m. Sunday witnesses reported that the vehicle of Thomas Crum, a 60-year-old Lawrence resident, had been hit by a silver Jeep at the corner of Sixth Street and Gateway Court. The witnesses said the Jeep then drove away. Crum was life-flighted from the scene of the accident to the University of Kansas Medical Center where he later died.
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According to the release, the Jeep pushed Crum's car into Gateway Automotive, 534 Gateway Drive_, when the two cars collided. The front end of Jeep was substantially damaged when it hit Crum's car, though it was still drivable.
Fellers said the vehicle's identification number was marked on a part that was left behind at the scene of the crime. Through the VIN, police were able to find the vehicle and Deckert.
Travis Crum, Thomas's 28-year-old son and Eudora resident, said his family was not mad at KU students or the student who allegedly hit his father's car.
Fellers said he could not comment on the case further because it was still under investigation and he did not know when it would be completed.
Travis said his father was on the way home from his 60th birthday party when he was hit
"He had a good smile on his face when he left," he said. "I just thank God we had that last night together."
"I'm sure he didn't mean to," Travis said. "We're thoroughly upset with him because there is always that chance you could have saved someone."
Deckert did not immediately return requests for an interview Tuesday.
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The lecture "General Differences" will begin at 8 a.m. at the Edwards Campus.
The KU libraries' book sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Watson Library.
The workshop "Conducting Faculty Searches" will begin at 9 a.m. in 258 Strong.
The University Forum "Planning for fall 2008" will begin at 12 p.m. in the ECM Center.
The University Support Staff Executive Meeting will begin at 11:30 p.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The workshop "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" will begin at 9 a.m. in 6 Budig.
the concert 'Jazz Ensembles I, II, and III" will being at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center.
The Thirty-Fourth Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
corrections
Tuesday's article "Student fees increase more than $35" misidentified Parking and Transit. The Transit Commission requested the fee increase, and next semester's transportation fee will be $64.90.
In Tuesday's article "Flying club seeks to make its flights more affordable," the quote "I'd like to see the club grow in membership and get its own plane so we can even further reduce the cost of flying and help more people become pilots;" should have been attributed to William Blake.
on the record
The KU Public Safety Office reported the graffiti of a wall, door and windows in the Art and Design building near room 217. The crime occurred between 5:30 p.m.on Saturday and 12:20 a.m. on Sunday and the damage was valued at $300.
The KU Public Safety Office reported the criminal damage of a vehicle in lot 90 Monday. The crime occurred between 10:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and the damage was valued at $100.
The KU Public Safety Office reported the theft and burglary of a television from Murphy Hall. The crime occurred between 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday and the loss was valued at $651.
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Bill might change voting date for next primary
Kansas last had a presidential primary in 1992. Legislators since then haven't provided funding for primaries. This year, Democrats and Republicans conducted statewide caucuses for selecting presidential candidates.
TOPEKA — Legislators want to change the presidential primary in 2012 to the first Saturday in February. The change was included in the Voter ID bill sent Tuesday to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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