NEWS / MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."
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Lied Center expanding
Video by Matt Thiessen/KUJH-TV
Monday, April 5, 2010
A large donation from the Kemper Foundation will allow the Lied Center to double the size of its lobby and build an education pavilion.
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Kansas Rowing vs. Kansas State
Photos by Weston White/KANSAN
Photos from Saturday morning's 12-8 victory against Kansas State at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas Softball vs. Texas
Photos from the game against No. 17 Texas Friday at Arrocha Ballpark. The Jayhawks lost 7-0 to the Longhorns in their Big 12 home opener.
Photos by Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
What's going on today?
Into the Streets Week, sponsored by the Center for Community Outreach, begins today. Help plant a garden or create a flower pot with EARTH from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Kansas Union.
TUESDAY
April 6
"Get Off the (H2O) Bottle" is a nationwide tour to raise awareness about the impacts of bottled water. The first 100 guests can exchange single-use bottles for a free reusable stainless steel bottle beginning at 2 p.m. The award-winning film "Tapped" will be shown at 3 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium followed by a Q&A with the director and a producer at 4:15 p.m.
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."
Maj Raymond C. Finch will give a presentation called "Dmitry Volkogonov: Russian Patriot or Traitor?" as part of the Brownbag Lecture Series from 12 - 1 p.m. in room 318 of Bailey Hall.
- Into the Streets Week continues as volunteers help area homeless by serving breakfast at the Jubilee Cafe, a restaurant-style soup kitchen from 5 - 8:30 a.m. For more information contact the Student Involvement and Leadership Office.
WEDNESDAY
April 7
FRIDAY
The School of Law alumni will hold the Dr. Bob Frederick KU Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium. The theme will be "Live a Life That Matters, in honor of Frederick, who died last June. There will be a series of discussions about legal and ethical issues in sports, entertainment and media law from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Hadl Auditorium, Wagnon Student-Athlete Center. The event is free to students and the public.
April 9
A University-Community Forum focusing on the Mexico Solidarity Network will take place beginning at noon at the ECM. It will be hosted by Shona Clarkson and Ben Jeffries and is open to the public.
- The KU Libraries will host the instructional services workshop, "Word 2007: Table of Contents, Figures, and Index Tools" from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Anschutz Library instruction center.
SATURDAY
April 10
THURSDAY
The Self Engineering Leadership Fellows program will offer an all-you-can-eat pancake feed at 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Locke Atrium of Eaton Hall. This annual event will raise funds to support Habitat for Humanity reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
April 8
A reception for the Snyder Book Collecting contest will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third floor (west) of Watson Library. It will feature Nicholas Basbas, noted author who writes and lectures widely on books and various aspects of book culture, and the winners of the Snyder Book Collecting Contest.
SUNDAY
April 11
Bernadette Gray Little will be formally installed as the 17th Chancellor of the University of Kansas at 2 p.m. in the Lied Center. Tickets are required for the event. For more information, visit www.chancellorku/inauguration.
- Jessica Hauletzel, a soprano, will perform as part of the KU School of Music Student Recital Series at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
ODD NEWS
Man slips on dog poop, sues pet store
NORFOLK, Va. — A man who said he fell after stepping in dog feces at a PetSmart store has filed a $1 million negligence lawsuit against the company. Robert Holloway of Poquoson, Va. alleged in his lawsuit in U.S. District Court that he badly injured his back, struck his head and knocked out four teeth when he slipped in January 2009 at a Newport News PetSmart.
In court documents, Phoenix-based PetSmart denied the negligence allegations.
He alleged that PetSmart and its manager should have protected him from the hazardous condition created when they allowed animals to defecate on the floor.
Court date includes showing up drunk
BILLING. Mont. — A 49-year-old Montana man who apparently was intoxicated when he
came to court for his trial on a felony drunken driving charge, has pleaded no contest to his 11th DUI.
Thaylin Shawn Pierce, of Billings, entered the plea Thursday. He's free on bond until his sentencing on June 22.
Pierce was charged in November 2008 after he tried to drive after being kicked out of a casino. His trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday, but the judge suspected Pierce was intoxicated.
A breath test showed Pierce had a blood-alcohol level of 0.093 percent.
Negotiations for a plea agreement began. One of the conditions was that Pierce had to return to court sober the next morning to enter his plea.
Pierce has nine previous drunken driving convictions in Colorado and another one in Wyoming.
Police allege man stole ambulance
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police said a man just out of the hospital for intoxication stole an ambulance and fled from police before they stopped him with spike strips. Police said 52-year-old Paul John Sos was arrested Saturday on suspicion of auto theft, failure to yield to police and felony drunk driving.
Police Sgt. Ray Battrick said Sos had been found drunk and taken to Sharp Hospital in a private ambulance, Batrick said Sos checked himself out Saturday morning then found an unattended fire department ambulance with keys in the ignition.
The ambulance had GPS installed and police quickly found it, but Sos refused to stop, leading a slow pursuit through residential streets before he was stopped with spike strips and arrested.
Police did not know if he had hired an attorney.
Associated Press
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