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NEWS / TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Enjoy life. Think of all the women who passed up dessert on the Titanic."
— Anonymous
FACT OF THE DAY
It took three years for the building of the Titanic to be completed and in the end it cost $7.5 million dollars for the ship to be finished.
www.titanic-facts.com
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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International enrollment at KU reaches all-time high
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The number of international students enrolled at the University of Kansas this year set an all-time record.
Poor economy affects horse owners
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The cost of caring for a horse has risen significantly during the recession.
It was 42 years ago next week that classes were cancelled so that students might see Robert F. Kennedy speak at Allen Fieldhouse. Kennedy opened his presidential campaign with his appearance on campus and was tragically assassinated just weeks later.
What's going on today?
Tammy Kernodle, associate professor of Musicology at Miami University, will present "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit: Constructing Black Women's Conversion Narratives in Jazz" at 7:30 p.m. in Spooner Hall.
The KU School of Music will present tenor Jordan Gouge and soprano Tausha Torrez as part of its Student Recital Series from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
March 10
WEDNESDAY March 10
- Fernando Yaluk, master's student in Latin American Studies, will screen "Innocent Voices" at 7 to 9 p.m. in room 4051 in Wescoe Hall as part of the Latin American Studies Film Festival.
■ The group Shidara will perform Japanese taiko drumming at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center. Tickets are $10 for students and $28 for adults.
March 13
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SATURDAY
THURSDAY March 11
The Spencer Museum of Art and the Lawrence Public Library will screen "A Very Long Engagement" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium.
The School of Music will present the Kansas City Symphony Trumpet Section from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in room 130 in Murphy Hall as part of its Visiting Artist Series. Professor and saxophonist Vince Gnojek will perform at the same time in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall as part of the Faculty Recital Series.
March 14
SUNDAY
FRIDAY March 12
The 2009 Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket and Journal Show is open to the public all day at the University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle.
The KU School of Music continues its Student Recital Series with Jeff Sears, baritone player, at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
MONDAY March 15
ODD NEWS
Fight over parking spot leads to felony
LOVELAND, CO. — A long-running argument over a favorite McDonald's parking spot has resulted in an assault conviction. A Colorado jury on Friday convicted 52-year-old Vernon Brandt of Loveland of felony third-degree assault for a 2008 fight with 85-year-old Richard Albers.
On the day of the assault, Albers walked up to Brandt's truck because Brandt was blocking the spot Albers had been using almost every morning for 16 years.
Albers tapped on Brandt's door, and Brandt then swung open his truck door, knocking Albers to the ground. Brandt then allegedly got out of his car, grabbed Albers and threatened to fight him. Prosecutors said
Sentencing has not been set.
the men had argued over the spot before.
Cell phone history enrages ex-wife
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Las Cruces police said a woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her ex-husband. Police said a 27-year-old woman was charged with three counts of aggravated battery against a household member and one count of battery. She was being held on $15,000 bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center. The woman's ex-husband was taken to a hospital for treatment of his wounds after the Thursday night altercation.
According to police, Shaw and her 29-year-old ex-husband were at her home late Thursday when she became upset after
looking through his cell phone's call history.
Detectives said Shaw pulled out a knife and started swinging at her ex-pouse, striking him at least three times. Authorities said his injuries were not life-threatening.
The victim left the home and got a ride to the Las Cruces Police Department where he was interviewed by officers.
Verdict discarded after judge's error
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years is getting a new trial after the judge failed to do a routine procedure — ask the jury to take an oath.
Timothy Becktel was sentenced in 2008 for assault with intent to murder. But his appellate lawyer successfully
argued that the verdict should be thrown out because the jury didn't swear to return an honest decision based on law and evidence.
The Michigan Court of Appeals said Friday it must erase the verdict to preserve the fairness and integrity of the judicial system.
Assistant prosecutor David King says his office might appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court. He says Becktel's trial attorney never objected to the lack of a jury oath.
Horse head from Civil War relocated
PHILADELPHIA — A museum in Philadelphia will once again showcase the head of Old Baldy, the horse Gen. George Meade rode during many of the Civil War's most
infamous battles.
The warhorse's preserved head was the subject of a battle between two city museums that both claimed ownership.
A deal has been reached that allows the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and the Civil War Museum to share Old Baldy. He could arrive at the Grand Army museum this month.
The Civil War Museum closed in 2008 but plans to reopen in 2015. Other items in its collection have been sent to several area museums.
Old Baldy was considered a Union hero after surviving the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, and soldiering on after being shot in battle many times.
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CRIME REPORT
At about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, a man was found with another person's driver's license at a routine traffic stop in the parking lot next to Stephenson Hall.
Sometime Friday night, a steam tunnel exhaust hood was pulled from a fan and criminally damaged in the parking lot of Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Sometime Saturday morning, a person broke a window on the north side of the K.K. Amira Scholarship Hall.
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