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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007
quote of the day
"The definition of a crazy person is someone who does the same thing over and over again, while expecting new results."
Regina Spektor, from her song,
"I cut off my hair."
fact of the day
The Kama Sutra was written in 400 A.D. as a summary of one of the three goals of life of ancient Hindi beliefs.
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Who's Who at KU Ellen Stolle
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
Ellen Stole, a double major in biochemistry and genetics, wants to become a surgeon one day.
Stolle, a Prairie Village junior, already has experience in the medical field as a volunteer at a local health clinic and has also prepared herself for her future career in another way. Thanks to her busy schedule due to her enormous amount of involvement on campus, she is prepared to handle her future career.
"I know that being a surgeon will be demanding of my time, but as busy as I've been here it won't be too hard to adjust," she said. "My diverse
involvement will help me maintain other things outside of my time-consuming career"
Last week Stolle won the Outstanding Woman Student in Leadership Award from the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and with good reason - not only is Stolle a cheerleader and the president of the Student Alumni Association, she also held offices in her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta, and is involved in several other activities ranging from the Board of Class Officers to the Chemistry Club.
Stolle is a member of many honor societies on campus and works with the Office of Admissions and
Scholarships on its Hawk Talk program. She said she never really considered herself a leader until she was nominated by her sorority sisters for the leadership award, which she later won.
"It was a really big honor," she said. "That my peers thought that I was doing the right thing made me realize that I am a leader, and I have an opportunity to influence younger students."
Stolle describes herself as a motivator who tries to get others involved. Getting involved at the University wasn't difficult for Stolle. She was involved in high school at Shawne Mission East and because the University of Kansas "felt like home," she said she wasn't worried about adjusting.
"It was easy to get involved with so many different things," she said.
To budget her time she relies heavily on her planner, which is filled with different things to do every day.
"In my free time, I do what I need to do for school," she said. "I have to stay organized to keep on top of
things."
Though finding time for everything can be challenging, Stolle said that it was important to become involved on campus.
"On a huge campus it is so easy to get lost in your own little world," she said. "Being involved opens your eyes to all kinds of people at KU from all kids of different backgrounds."
A year from now, she will be preparing to graduate from the University and move on to medical school. She wants to be remembered as someone who gave her all in everything that she did and as someone who encouraged others to do the same.
"I want to be remembered as well-rounded and someone who was pretty involved," she said. "I want to be known as someone who put 100 percent into everything that I did, and that I did everything that I could while I was here and I gave other students opportunities."
Edited by Ryan Schneider
Working like a dog
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As a reward, Trooper Chris Waters plays ball with his dog Silas after walking a couple of miles along a creek bed looking for a suspect that ran from the police Tuesday in Fort Smith, Ark.
What do you think?
BY JASON BAKER
WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE NBA PLAYOFFS?
JORDAN GUTH
Plano, Texas, sophomore "Without question the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk, Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse and Josh Howard all the way."
"I think the Heat could win, they do have Dwane Wade."
ALICE HOWEY
Leavenworth junior
JORDAN JOHNSON Fredonia senior
"Maviericks. I think Dirk is the difference maker on that team."
BREA HALL
Kansas City, Kan., senior "Cleveland Cavaliers. I think LeBron has the heart to take his team far."
campus
The public event "Anime Explosion! and It's Cultural Acceptance in the American Mindset" will start at 9 a.m. at the Simons Media Room in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Ken Atkins will present the lecture "The Dynamics of Straddling Two Political Worlds: The Ghana case" at 11:30 a.m. at Alcove G in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Around the World with the Peace Corps" will be held at noon at Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
Jeff Bullington will present the seminar "KUDU — Open Access to Research Findings" at 3:30 p.m. at 525 Blake Hall.
Bill Lacy and Steven Jacques will host the Pizza & Politics seminar "The 2008 Presidential Campaign" at 12:30 p.m. at 108 Green Hall.
The "Stand Up Stand Off" Finals will be held at 7 p.m. at Kansas Union Ballroom.
The KU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at 130 Murphy Hall.
Pioneer Cemetery, which is just south of the Lied Center contains the graves of early Lawrence settlers, some as old as 1855. The Kansas University Endowment Association took over management in the mid- 1960s and began allowing new burials.
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Mineral found in Serbia resembles kryptonite
A mineral recently discovered in Serbia has the same composition as kryptonite — the fictional substance that robots Superman of his powers — the British Museum said Tuesday. While the material is not a perfect match, its chemical breakdown is strikingly similar.
A drill core of the unusual mineral was unearthed in Serbia by the mining group Rio Tinto PLC.
The material is white, powdery and not radioactive — unlike the glowing green crystals usually depicted in the Superman comics. It will be formally named Jadarite when it is described in the European Journal of Mineralogy later this year.
Associated Press
correction
Tuesday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "GSP-Corbin celebrates Traditions Week," should have said Ashleah Smith was a desk manager for GSP.
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