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FRIDAY,APRIL 20,2007
"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved."
Kurt Vonnegut, Sirens of Titan
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The Most Serene Republic of San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe and the second smallest, landlocked by Italy, after the Holy See.
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GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY CARLY HALVORSON
Too Sexy for This Earth
Some people recycle to help Planet Earth, while others strut their stuff on the runway. Lada Salon & Spa, 4931 W. 6th St., is holding an Earth Day Fashion Show and Silent Auction at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. The show begins
at 6 p.m. Saturday and is open to all ages. The $10 donation for admission will support the cause to getting cleaner water in Kansas.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris will perform at the Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo. tonight. Sedaris is the author of collections of personal
essays "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "Naked." His big break came from telling stories on National Public Radio about his stint as a Macy's Christmas elf. Now Sedaris, Time Magazine's "Humorist of the Year" in 2001, performs for audiences nationwide. Tickets range from $25 to $34 for this all-ages performance. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Waiting to Inhale
Afroman, whose hits include "Because I Got High," performs tonight at The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. The singer's latest album, "Waiting to Inhale," was released earlier this year. Tickets are $10. The 18-and-over show starts at 8 p.m.
Jazz in the Park
To continue with the Earth Day celebrations, KJHK will present Jazz in the Park. Come relax at South Park at 12th and Massachusetts streets while enjoying performances from local jazz musician Red Lefty and New York-based Top Shelf Tunes! In addition to the jazz performances, guests can also play games and crafts. Jazz in the Park begins at noon Sunday and ends at 6 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to all ages. For more information, check out www.kjhk.org or tune in to Jazz in the Morning, every weekday morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m on KJHK.
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The noblest of all dogs
Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
Viraj Patel, Overland Park freshman, and Akshay Patel, Overland Park sophomore, order hot dogs Thursday afternoon in front of Strong Hall. KU Dining Services was selling two hot dogs or a soda and a hot dog for a dollar.
What do you think?
MATT WEHNER Lawrence senior "To not have to work."
WHAT WOULD YOUR DREAM JOB BE? BY BRIAN CLAUSEN
AMANDA DINO Pratt junior "Clinical, psychologist, and have my own practice so I can be the boss."
JIMMY HAVER
Tulsa, Okla., senior
"I would want something flexible so I can have vacation time, but also a job where I felt like I was accomplishing something."
AMELIA BOOTH
Stratford, Conn., senior
"Teach in South Africa, I lived there for a summer in high school,
and Ijust fell in love with it"
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The Kansas Relays will start at 8 a.m. in Memorial Stadium.
Tunes at Noon will take place at the Union Plaza in front of the Kansas Union.
Lorena Madrigal from South Florida University will present the lecture "Slavery, Indentured Migration, and the Formation of the Caribbean Gene Pool: The Indo-Costa Ricans of Limon" at noon at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
The film "Cabaret Balkan" will be shown at 7 p.m. at 318 Bailey Hall.
Selemon Bekele will present the seminar "Recent Results from BRAHMS" at 2 p.m. at 1089 Malott Hall.
Donna Roper will present the lecture "The Whiteford Site and its Implication for Late Prehistoric Social Organization in Central Kansas" at 4 p.m. at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
Martha Palaez of Florida International University will present the seminar "Infant Social Learning" at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2092 at the Dole Human Development Center.
CAMPUS Salary dispute between GTAs, University settled
Joe Hunt
A pay agreement between the University of Kansas and graduate teaching assistants was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday, ending a two-year dispute that kept GTAs from getting raises. GTAs on the current payroll will receive a raise that averages 11.3 percent.
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