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Mostly sunny. 20 percent chance of rain. SSEwinds at 8mph.
Scattered thunderstorms. 50 percent chance of rain. SE winds at 12mph.
Tuesday
HI: 77
LO: 55
Scattered thunderstorms. 40 percent chance of rain. SE winds at 12mph.
Thursday
Wear your shades today.
Wednesday
HI: 74
L0: 60
Don't rain on my Stop Day eve.
Watch out for storms.
Monday, May 6th
CALENDAR
**WHAT:** Film Screening of Drying For Freedom. Our Future Is Hanging on the Clothesline
**WHERE:** Liberty Hall Cinema, 644 Massachusetts St.
**WHEN:** 7 to 9 p.m.
**ABOUT:** This award-winning documentary tells the story of banned clotheslines in favor of tumble dryers all over the world. Tickets are $2 to $4.
WHAT: KU School of Music Presents
KU Choirs: Bales Chorale & Vocal Collegium Musicum
WHERE: Bales Organ Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall
WEN: 7.30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Enjoy the sweet sounds of
Bales Chorale and Vocal Collegium
Musicum at this free concert.
Tuesday, May 7th
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WHAT: Jewish Studies
End-of-Year Party
WHERE: Blake Hall, 329
WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Take a break from studying to celebrate the end of the semester. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center, 940
New Hampshire St.
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Hear various artists perform
the music of classic 60s band The
Kinks at this free event.
WHAT: The Tuesday Concert: Kinks Collective
Wednesday, May 8th
WHAT: Unclassified Senate - Full Senate Meeting
WHERE: Kansas Union, Malot Room
WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Want to see how student government works? Attend the monthly Unclassified Senate meeting--it's open to the public.
WHAT: Screening of "Nawang Gumbu:
Heart of a Tiger"
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
WHEN: 3 p.m.
ABOUT: This documentary celebrates the life of the Sherpa who became the first man to climb Mt. Everest twice. A discussion with producer Bev Chapman will take place after the screening.
Thursday, May 9th
WHAT: KU School of Music Youth Chorus Concert
WHERE: Murphy Hall, 328
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m.
ABOUT: This choral group, composed of community children, will have its final performance of the school year. Admittance is free.
WHAT: KU Tango Spring Classes
WHERE: Kansas Union
WHEN: 7:45 p.m.
ABOUT: Bring your dancing shoes and an adventurous spirit to this free tango lesson.
MEDITATION FROM PAGE 1
were having that weekend. I was just so sick of myself. I just needed a new start. I thought, 'OK let's try it.' Who knows, I'll learn something."
Berkson noticed an immediate change in her life after she started meditating for twenty minutes daily. Her mind calmed down and she felt stable and in control.
"I learned that I can discipline my mind. You aren't just automatically good at sitting still with your eyes closed for four minutes or twenty minutes," Berkson said. "At first your mind is going to wander like crazy and you are going to feel antsy. I was super antsy at first and ten minutes felt like an eternity. What I noticed
is that after I opened my eyes after mediating for twenty minutes, everything looks sharper and clearer."
Meditation can be frustrating at first because you may not know you are doing it correctly. Sophomore Noah McCoy spent a whole summer studying meditation rigorously. He checked out several books from his local library to learn how to meditate properly.
"I think the big moment where I knew it was something for me. I was in my room in the afternoon; it was kind of cloudy that day and I have a window in my bedroom. I was sitting on my bed; my eyes were closed. Suddenly I just achieved that point where I wasn't thinking," McCoy said. "It was a very strange out-of-body experience. As soon as that happened, the sun broke out behind the clouds and just shone in on my room. I felt this glow. It was really uplifting and amazing."
HEALTH BENEFITS
Meditation is one of the top three alternative health methods in the United Sates. With approximately 20 million Americans practicing, researchers are beginning to discover meditation's impact on health. The most commonly associated benefit is that meditation reduces the level of stress because it allows the mind to focus on what's important in the moment.
Berkson notes that the mind is an instrument with which you study everything. Putting in few minutes each day to take care of that instrument allows your mind be more productive.
Researchers at Northeastern University published a recent study in which they found a correlation between mediation and increased levels of compassion. Participants were placed in rooms with several actors who feigned extreme injuries, such as a broken leg. Fifty percent of the people who went through a meditation course during the trial helped the injured person. In comparison, only 15 percent of the participants that didn't go through a meditation course offered to help. The study concluded that meditation affected the level of compassion by changing the moral standards. Through learning to let go, the participants were able to better focus in a challenging situation.
It may seem like a big commitment to incorporate meditation
as part of a daily routine, but those who have can see the positive impact in their lives.
"I usually meditate as soon as I finish with my classes and before I do anything else.
Sophomore Garrett Holm said he reflects on his day before meditation.
"I use mediation to organize my thoughts," Holm said.
"I live by the rule that if you are too busy to meditate for 30 minutes a day then you probably need a hour," Holm said.
He started to meditate while in high school when he realized he needed to take time out of his day to reflect. Meditation helps motivate him to achieve his goals.
NATIONAL
- Edited by Elise Reuter
Five die, five escape in limousine fire on California bridge
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — A liqueuse taking nine women to a bachelor party erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers, including the bride-to-be, authorities and the mother of one of the survivors said Sunday.
The limo caught fire at around 10 p.m. Saturday on one of the busiest bridges on San Francisco Bay, California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel told The Associated Press.
Five of the women were trapped, but the four other women managed to get out after the vehicle came to a stop on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, the patrol said.
Rosita Guardiano told the San Francisco Chronicle that the woman for whom the bachelorette party was being thrown was to be married next month. Guardiano said her daughter was one of the survivors.
Investigators haven't determined what sparked the fire, but the patrol said the white stretch limo became engulfed in flames after smoke started coming out of the rear of the vehicle.
Aerial video shot after the incident showed about one-third of the back half of the limousine had been scorched by the fire. Its tailights and bumper were gone and it appeared to be resting on its rims, but the remainder of the vehicle didn't appear to be damaged.
A photo taken by a witness and broadcast on KTVU-TV showed flames shooting from the back of the 1999 Lincoln Town Car.
The driver of the limo —
46-year-old Orville Brown of San Jose — was the only person to escape unhurt.
"Four people got out, as far as what was going on inside, I don't know," CHP officer Jeremy Lofstrom said Sunday. CHP investigators Sunday afternoon were still seeking witnesses to the incident.
It wasn't clear how he managed to escape without injury. Investigators Sunday afternoon were still seeking witnesses, the CHP said.
All five women were pronounced dead at the scene. Autopsies were being conducted, San Mateo County Supervising Deputy Coroner Michel Rippa said.
The company that operated the limo was identified as Limo Stop, which offers service through limousines, vans and SUVs.
A telephone message left at the company seeking comment by The Associated Press wasn't immediately returned. Attempts to reach the driver were also unsuccessful.
Guardiano said her daughter — 42-year old Mary Grace Guardiano of Alameda — was being treated for smoke inhalation.
The three other women who escaped the fire, Jasmine Desguia, 34, of San Jose; Nelia Arrellano, 36, of Oakland; and Amalia Loyla, 48, of San Leandro, were taken to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns, the patrol said.
Desguia and Loyola were listed in critical condition, said Joy Alexiou, a spokeswoman for Valley Medical Center. The condition of Arrellano, who was taken to another hospital, was not known.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Matee County firefighters and California Highway Patrol personnel investigate the scene of a limousine fire on the San Matee-Hayward Bridge in Foster City, Calif., on Saturday. Five people died when they were trapped in the limo that caught fire as they were traveling, and four others and the driver were able to escape.
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