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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
quote of the day
"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He just keeps on trying other things."
Pablo Picasso
fact of the day
Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans — seven — but each one can be more than 10 inches long. A giraffe's 6-foot neck weighs about 600 pounds.
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Professor Jill Kuhnheim
IN WHAT DEPARTMENT DO YOU TEACH? Spanish and Portuguese
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TEACH AT THE UNIVERSITY? My
department has an excellent reputation, and I knew some faculty here before I came. I came to KU primarily because my partner and I needed jobs at the same institution
and KU seemed to offer the most for both of us. There are always compromises.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM? I love hiking, particularly in the mountains, but when I am around town I like to run, walk the dog and baby, see films, and garden.
WHERE DID YOU ATTEND COLLEGE? Reed College, Portland, Oregon.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT LAWRENCE? I like the people in Lawrence who are generally very friendly. I enjoy running into to people I know downtown.
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOUR STUDENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? There is a lot my students don't know about me I spent nine months in East Africa during college, and I also spent time in Mexico and South America
wide here. I would love to be a jazz singer or a cartoonist, but don't have the skills for these. Sometimes I think of a position that would allow me to use my skills in a more hands-on way — medical translation or working for a non-governmental organization.
IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER CAREER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? I have a whole list of alternative careers, but the difference between fantasy and possibility is
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
FOOD? I love spicy food — Thai
red curries, that kind of thing.
IF YOU COULD LIVE ANY-WHERE ELSE WHERE WOULD YOU LIVE? I love the Pacific Northwest, but right now, any of the states that are less repressive for gay people and gay rights: Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont. There are states where people have voted to embrace diversity and equal rights for all of their residents.
WHAT WAS THE BEST CLASS YOU TOOK IN COLLEGE? Several of my literature classes come out ahead here; probably the one on allegory as we read works from different cultures with some theoretical texts to enlighten our readings.
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Ready for rain
Caitlin Janda, 8, plays with an umbrella during a soccer game between Hutchinson High School and McPherson High School, Tuesday at the Hutchinson High athletic fields in Hutchinson.
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Groom rescues his mother from house fire
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — As his bride-to-be's house went up in flames hours before their wedding, Rocky Nelson got his priorities in order.
Rescue his mother from the blaze. And rescue his tuxedo.
Lisa Nelson laughed while recalling the image of her fiance, standing barefoot in the street in his boxes and clutching the tux like it was his baby.
"He is the bravest man I've ever seen in my life," she said.
Fortunately, she had left her wedding gown at the church.
The couple, who've been together five years, married Saturday at the Church of God of Prophecy in Ridgeway, 12 hours after the fire.
Although some might have considered the blaze a bad omen, the fire "was our sign to go through with it," Nelson said.
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What do you think? BY JENNIFER MOHWINKLE
JESSICA GONZALEZ
Topeka sophomore "I like Budig the most because I like space, and you don't feel trapped in there."
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BUILDING ON CAMPUS? WHY?
JON SHALLBETTER
Plymouth, Min., junior
"Robinson because it's got a pool and basketball courts and I got B's and A's in all of my classes there."
TORI LOGAN
Olathe junior
"I like Spahr Engineering Library because I can get my homework done easily because it's quiet and I know a lot of people there."
ALAN MARTINEZ Lawrence senior
"Stauffer-Flint is my favorite just because of the architecture and the setting."
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Max Paley will present the lecture "The Role of the U.S. Embassy in Immigration from Ecuador to the United States" at 12 p.m. at room 318 in Bailey Hall.
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clarification
An article in Monday's University Daily Kansan needs clarification. The article, "KU agrees to raise GTA salaries," stated that the University would increase its minimum salary for GTAs by $250. If approved by state agencies, $250 will be added to the University's proposed GTA salary.
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The film "Charlotte's Web" will be shown at 8 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are $2 or free with an SUA Card.
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale will present "An Evening with former Vice President Walter Mondale" at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute.
Free tea and treats will be served at Tea Time at 3 p.m. at the Union Lobby in the Kansas Union.
The play "Keely and Du" by Jane Martin will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
The workshop "Better Late then Jobless" will be held at 3 p.m. at Room 149 in Burge Union.
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Jim Butcher author of "The Dresden Files" will hold a book signing at 4 p.m. at Oread Books in Level 2 Kansas Union.
May Scheve and Brad Ketchen will present the seminar "You Be the Governor: Making Decisions in the Fast Lane — Policy vs. Politics" at 4 p.m. in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
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