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Wednesday
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Wasn't that SPRING break?
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We're getting warmer...
Monday, March 25
WHEN. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
ABOUT. Enjoy the music stylings of hip hop violinist and 2010 "America's Got Talent" quarterfinalist Lindsey Stirling. Tickets are $17 to $19.
CALENDAR
WHAT. Unisey Stirling at the Granada
WHERE. Granada Theater, 1020 Massachusetts St.
WHAT: INSIGHT Art Talk
Tuesday, March 26
WHAT: INSIGHT Art talk
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
WHEN: 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Acclaimed California-based artist Andy Byers will discuss his new film that will be screened in Lawrence later this week.
**WHAT:** "Genius of Women" auditions
**WHERE:** St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center Social Hall
**WHEN:** 6 to 8 p.m.
**ABOUT:** All University students and the Lawrence community are welcome to try out for this annual variety show celebrating the many gifts of women.
WHAT: Empowering and Sustaining Malawi: Africa Windmill Project
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Hear the story of the Africa Windmill Project from John Drake, who helped provide farmers with healthy drinking water to sustain agriculture in Malawi.
Wednesday, March 27
**WHAT:** Sandra Fluke: "Making Our Voices Heard"
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
**WHEN:** 7:30 to 9 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Women's rights activist Sandra Fluke will discuss her experience testifying to a 2012 House panel on providing access to contraception.
WHAT: KU School of Music Visiting
Artist Series: Borrone Music Quartet
WHERE: Swarthout Recital Hall,
Murphy Hall.
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
WHEN: /'r30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Enjoy the sweet sounds of string at this free concert featuring the Bornome String Quartet.
**WHAT:** Veggie Lunch
**WHERE:** Ecumenical Campus Ministries
**WHEN:** 11:30 a.m.
**ABOUT:** Snag a free vegetarian meal at the ECM's weekly veggie lunch. The event is open to everyone but donations are encouraged.
Thursday, March 28
NHAT: Veggie Lunch
WHAT: Tea at Three
ABOUT: Grab your free tea and sweet treats at this weekly SUA event.
ACCIDENT
Girl hikes to help in the dark after crash
WHERE: Kansas Union, Level 4 lobby
WHEN: 3 to 4 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — A 9-year-old girl crawled out of a mangled SUV, climbed out of a canyon and walked about a mile in the middle of the night to find help after surviving a highway crash that killed her father in Southern California, authorities said.
The 2010 Ford Escape was launched about 200 feet down an embankment along a semi-rural stretch of the Sierra Highway in Acton about 1 a.m. Sunday, said California Highway Patrol Officer Cheyenne Quesada. The vehicle
overturned several times.
The girl managed to extricate herself and walk through rugged terrain to a nearby home, but nobody answered the door, the CHP said. Then she hiked up the steep embankment and along the road to a commuter rail station where she flagged down a passing motorist at about 2:30 a.m.
"She walked quite a distance in a very, very threatening environment. It's very black out there, very dark," CHP Sgt. Tom Lackey told KABC-TV. "It's very steep and it's brushy and there's also coyotes in the background."
Responding officers found a man in his 30s had been killed, Quesada said. His name was not released, but officials said he was from Los Angeles.
A helicopter transported the girl to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She was treated for minor injuries, including bumps and bruises and a cut on her face.
Television footage showed crews extricating the severely damaged black SUV from the canyon.
Associated Press
The CHP is investigating whether alcohol played a role in the crash.
MUSIC
University choirs to perform joint concert
The School of Music will be present-
ing a chorale concert entitled "Joy of
Singing" on Tuesday.
The chorale ensembles that will perform are: the University Singers, Chamber Singers, Women's Chorale, Concert Choir and Oread Consort. Additionally, two high school choirs will be performing; the Ottawa High School Chamber Singers and the Lawrence High A appella Choir.
Mariana Farah, the associate choral director at the University, said the School of Music was excited to bring
the talent of the high school choirs to the performance.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets can be purchased through the Lied Center box office, at www.lied.ku.edu or by calling (785) 864-2787. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Additional information can be found by contacting the School of Music at (785) 864-3436.
-Katie McBride
SCHOOLS
Chicago to shut down 54 public schools
"It's not to say (Emanuel) is a bad person, but I'm saying I don't agree with a lot of the decisions he's making," said Yolanda Harris, a parent who protested outside the South Side school Friday with other parents. "He's making big mistakes."
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded Saturday to widespread criticism of his plan to close 54 Chicago public schools, saying he wasn't interested in doing what was politically easy and that the pain of the closings doesn't compare to the anguish of "trapping" kids in failing schools.
"If we don't make these changes, we haven't lived up to our responsibility as adults to the children of the city of Chicago," Emanuel said in his first public statements since Thursday's announcement. "And I did not run for office to shirk my responsibility."
Emanuel was out of town when his schools chief, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, announced the closings. It is the largest number of Chicago public schools to be shuttered in a single year, and officials say it will affect some 30,000 students in the nation's third-largest school district.
The long-awaited announcement angered many parents, teachers, lawmakers and community members, who say it disproportionately affects minority neighborhoods. Opponents also argue the closings will endanger children who may have to cross gang boundaries to get to a new school and will eliminate facilities that are considered anchors in some struggling communities.
Associated Press
Opponents protested outside of several schools Friday, and the Chicago Teachers Union and other organizations are planning a march Wednesday in downtown Chicago.
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Empowering and Sustaining Malawi: Africa Windmill Project with John Drake Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Sustainable agriculture, community development and healthy drinking water are the fundamental needs that Africa Windmill Project provides Malawiian farmers today. Don't miss this inspiring story of AWP's quest to educate and empower a country struggling to thrive. Drake will discuss AWP and what you can do to get involved.
Study Groups with Spring 2013 Fellow Brigadier General Roosevelt Barfield
U. S. Engagement: Poljtical-Military Affairs
Integrating diplomacy and defense and forging international security partnerships, makes political-military affairs a timeless political topic. Spring 2013 Follow. Brigadier General Roosevelt Barfield (Ret.), will explore the definitions, perspectives and stakeholders responsible for political-military strategy. 4:00-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6, 13, 27 & Apr. 3
Main Campus Programs
Pizza & Politics
12:00-1:15 PM, Kansas Union, rooms listed below
FREE PIZZA LUNCH & AMAZING GUEST SPEAKERS...Come grab a slice of life as Pizza & Politics speakers provide casual and candid discussions with students about life, career and special topics. A great networking opportunity! March 27th - Meet the Candidates- KS Union, Centennial Room, 6th Floor Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates for Ad Astra KU and United April 9th-A Race Hard Won-KS Union, Big 12 Room Senator Laura Kelly April 23rd-The Letterman of Lawrence- KS Union, Parlors ABC The Not So Late Shows Mike Anderson
All programs are free and open to the public. The Dole Institute of Politics is located on West Campus, next to the Lied Center
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