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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I've waffled before, I'l waffle again."
Howard Dean
KANSAN.com Thursday, March 25, 2010
FACT OF THE DAY
Today is International Waffle Day. The holiday originated in Sweden and is called *Auffeldagen*.
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What's going on today?
Pianist Jiehe Hong will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.in the Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
The Turkish film "Pandora'nin Kutusu," translated as Pandora's Box, will play with English subtitles from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 318 of Bailey Hall.
University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre of Murphy Hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public.
FRIDAY March 26
March 26
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The 2009 Russian film "Taras Bulba" will play with English subtitles from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 318 of Bailey Hall.
University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre of Murphy Hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public.
March 27
SATURDAY
University Theatre will present various undergraduate student plays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre of Murphy Hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for general public.
Bowl for free from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Jaybow, the Kansas Union.
SUNDAY March 28
MONDAY
March 29
Rory Stewart, Ryan Family Professor of the Practice of Human Rights at Harvard University, will present the lecture, "Afghanistan: Rhetoric and Reality," from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
TUESDAY
March 30
- Percussionist Miguel Rivera-Ramirez will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
■ Frank Lenk, research services director for Mid-America Regional Council will present "MARC's Adaptive Growth Scenario" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. In Room 155 of Regnier Hall at the KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road. Lenk will discuss job growth in the Kansas City area and what it means for the community.
- Percussionist Colin Watten will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Twelfth Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
- Baritone Ryan King and pianist Laura Gibson will perform from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
Pianist Sehwa An will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
WEDNESDAY March 31
The Latin American film "Sin Nombre" will play from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 4051 of Wescoe Hall as part of the Latin American Studies Film Festival.
Baritone Christopher Bohling will perform from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series.
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ODD NEWS
— Stephen Montemayor
Famous monkey steals grapefruit, avoids capture
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETTERSBURG, Fla. — In the hours after a monkey on the lam fell into a woman's pool and then swiped some fruit from her backyard tree, fans of the wily primate praised it for avoiding capture.
"It's something that you can kind of cheer for," said Amy Ellis, a Pasco County employee who has become a fan of the monkey on Facebook. "Every day there's so much bad news. He's kind of like a little hero."
The rhesus macaque monkey has avoided capture for nearly a year. Authorities don't know where the animal came from, but some believe it could
have gotten separated from a troupe of wild monkeys in an Ocala-aire state park, some 118 miles north of St. Petersburg. Another possibility: the animal could have escaped from an owner who doesn't have a permit and is therefore not registered with authorities.
The monkey was even featured two weeks ago on "The Colbert Report" with host Stephen Colbert poking fun at the creature, who has been shot numerous times with tranquilizers, apparently unfazed.
Wildlife trapper Vernon Yates has tracked the monkey through three counties, and heard reports of it rummaging through trash bins, scaling the wall of
an apartment complex and even hanging out by a pool behind a foreclosed home.
"He is an extremely intelligent monkey," Yates said. "He is very, very streetwise. He knows to check traffic. He knows to look both ways so he doesn't get hit by cars. He knows to stay out of power lines."
Yates said he worried that someone will shoot or kill the monkey. If he catches it, Yates will have the animal tested for disease. If negative, the trapper will try to find the monkey a home, likely a private individual who has a permit to care for exotic wildlife.
State wildlife officials are also serious about catching the evasive primate.
"That animal is so much quicker and more powerful than people perceive," said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Morse said monkeys can harbor communicable diseases, such as hepatitis and herpes, and can become aggressive if cornered.
On Sunday, St. Petersburg resident Renee Barth got a laugh when she spotted the monkey swinging from a tree in her pool enclosure. She managed to get a photo — then watched it fall into her pool.
Barth said the monkey climbed out, then took off with some grapefruit.
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Afghanistan: Rhetoric & Reality
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In 2002, Rory Stewart covered 6,000 miles on foot across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal, and related that journey in his critically acclaimed book, The Places in Between. In this lecture he will share with audiences his intimate knowledge of the region. Stewart is the Ryan Family Professor of the Practice of Human Rights and Director of Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
RORY STEWART March 29, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
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"A Conversation with Rory Stewart"
Monday, March 29, 3 p.m. Hall Center Conference Hall
This series is co-sponsored by Kansas Public Radio. Partial funding for the Humanities Lecture Series is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities 2000 Challenge Grant.
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