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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really."
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
FACT OF THE DAY
The oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and 5 months.
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Kansas softball vs. Texas Tech
See photos from the weekend matchup against Texas Tech The Jayhawks fell to the Red Raiders 4-2 and 4-1 Sunday afternoon.
Kansas tennis vs. Baylor
See photos from Sunday's match against No. 2 Baylor. The Jayhawks were overwhelmed by the Bears and lost 7-0.
Do you have secret desires to be the KU mascot? Tryouts for Big Jay and Baby Jay are next Friday and Saturday. There are some specific height requirements, though. Big Jay has to be between 6-foot and 6-foot-3 and Baby Jay has to be between 4-foot-11 and 5-foot-1.
What's going on today?
- Science on Tap will host a discussion titled, "What the Old Bones Say: Fossils, feathers, and flight." KU paleontologist David Burnham will discuss what scientists have learned about birds and flight, based on the fossil record. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Free State Brewing Company and the discussion begins at 7:30.
- The KU Graduate Student Awards Ceremony will take place in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The ceremony is open to the public.
If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject "Calendar."
WEDNESDAY April28
WEDNESDAY
April 28
■ Planist Daniel Cunha will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 in. Swarath Retreat Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Retreat Series.
■ The KU School of Music will present the Bass Studio Recital from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 118 of Murphy Hall.
April 29
May 1
THURSDAY
SATURDAY
The University Career Center will hold its "Just in Time" Career Fair from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. Employers with open internships and full-time jobs will be present.
- The Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board will host its annual Spring Arts and Culture Festival from 1 to 4 p.m.
- Delta Epsilon lota will host a round robin sand volleyball tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. on the courts outside of Robinson Center.
Registration for teams of eight costs $45. All proceeds will benefit the local Boys and Girls Club.
The KU Bookstore will hold a sidewalk sale outside of the Kansas Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will be held in the fourth floor lobby in the case of inclement weather.
SUNDAY
FRIDAY April 30
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host "Make it Funky" from 2 to 4 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. The event is a multi-dimensional exploration of the origins, evolution and interdisciplinary nature of African-American music and writing.
May 2
■ Elizabeth Berghout, associate professor of war II Memorial Campanile and Carillon.
Student Union Activities will host its Tunes at Noon music performance series at noon in front of the Kansas Union.
Elif Andac, assistant professor of sociology,
will present the lecture, "Understanding the
Dynamics of Assimilation and Diversity in
Nation-Building: A Case from Southeastern
Turkey" at noon in 706 Fraser.
MONDAY
May 3
Composer T Pitterson will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
Organist Michael Bauer will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
CHARITY
5K honors memory of Bob Frederick
The 5K, Dr. Bob run starts at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Burge Union parking lot.
The Department of Health, Sports and Exercise Science has organized a fund-raising run in honor of the late Bob Frederick.
Registration before the event is $25; registration costs $30 the morning of the event.
All proceeds from the event will go toward the Dr. Bob Frederick Scholarship, which helps fund the education of graduate and undergraduate students majoring in sports management.
People can register for and learn more about the run at www.sportkc.org/drbobrun.
Aly Van Dyke
Fighting for a Cure
CORRECTION
Yesterday's Student Senate brief misstated the replacement candidate for Kelly Cosby. It should have identified Amanda Allison, a junior from Prairie Village, as the replacement senator.
Colin Hayes, a freshman from Overland Park, chalks on in front of Wessec for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week. Pi Beta Phi and Delta Upsilon are raising funds all week to donate to the National Ovarian Cancer Alliance. "It's in memory of Pi Phi alum Joy Noyce who passed away from ovarian cancer," Sloane Hartman, philanthropy chair of Pi Beta Phi and sophomore from Osbourne, said. "We're selling tickets to the baconue on May 1 and T-shirts to raise money."
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CRIME REPORT
At approximately 3:45 a.m. Sunday, a patient who was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital to be checked for alcohol poisoning became combative and abusive to hospital staff.The patient was cited for disorderly conduct.
At approximately 2:15 p.m. Sunday, a person made several upsetting comments to others at Watson Library. The person was escorted from the building and cited for disorderly conduct.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday, two people in a heated argument at Hashinger Hall began to exchange blows.The two were cited for battery.
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