"Whether they feel negatively or positively about religion, people in American culture think about and care about it." Publishers Weekly religion editor Lynn Garrett on the enthusiasm for religious books
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2A the university daily kansan
thursday, april 15, 2004
CAMPUS
KUJH-TV to begin airing new parody show tonight at 10
A new sketch comedy show previews on KUJH-TV at 10 tonight.
Foghat Live is a student-run comedy show that resembles shows like Chappelle's Show and Jackass, said Dan Ryckert, Olathe sophomore and the show's creator.
Skits include a stuffed shark and Joseph Stalin on a playground, parodies of Elimidate and Room Raiders and the heartwarming tale of a murderous road sign. Ryckert said.
"I was pretty worried about content for a while, but I think college students are going to love it," Rvkent said
The crew finished writing the first sketch in January and have been filming since.
The show can be seen every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10 p.m. on KUJH-TV.
Dave Nobles
STATE
Kansas troops put on alert possible deployment to Iraq
Annie Bernethy/Kansan
TOPEKA - Approximately 1,100 Kansas Army National Guard soldiers from five units were alerted yesterday that they may be mobilized for duty in Iraq.
The units have primarily support and transportation duties and represent the largest single alert of Kansas National Guard soldiers since the start of the Iraq war last year. Alert status puts the units on notice that mobilization orders could be forthcoming later this year as part of a third rotation of soldiers into Iraq.
Nine Kansans — none from the Kansas National Guard — have died in Iraq since the start of the war.
- The Associated Press
Shootings put public at risk; police point to gang violence
TOPEKA — Police blame gang violence for five recent shootings over a four-day period, including one during the weekend that killed an 18-year-old man.
"These kinds of acts, regardless of the intended targets, have a high risk to the community," Police Chief Ed Klumpp said Tuesday at a news conference with Mayor James McClinton.
Gang affiliations of two groups appear to have been involved in the five recent shootings, including one Tuesday afternoon in which gunmen fired at a passing car at a busy intersection, S.W. 29th and Gage. No one was hurt, but three vehicles were damaged.
The Associated Press
Crash landing
Laura Heidbreder, Houston senior, tumbled head-first down an inflatable slide outside Stauffer-Flint Hall yesterday afternoon. Student Union Activities sponsored the event and the International Student Union co-sponsored. Jamie Labrier, Billings, Mont., junior and SUA recreation and travel coordinator, said SUA aimed to give students something fun to do between classes.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ARCHIVES
100TH ANNIVERSARY
APRIL 15
Twelve years ago
The fine arts Senate position was decided by a coin flip after both candi dates tied in voting.
Stephen McBurney, Vision candidate, and Renee Rosen. Unless candidate, both tallied 70 votes in the election.
McBurney called tails and won the election, securing the dominance Vision enjoyed in the overall elections.
The results were disputed because of allegations of elections commissioners closing voting booths early.
Twenty-four years ago
The KU women's track coach quit and left to coach at the University of
Texas after complaining that the University did not give her enough of a budget.
Teri Anderson claimed that the $9,200 budget allotted to the team could not cover travel expenses.She also claimed that athletic director Bob Marcum informed non-revenue sports would not fund travel to national meets.
Reports also surfaced that the athletic department overspent its own budget by more than $110,000. Forty-one years ago
A KU student was killed in a car accident over spring break when he was visiting his wife and three children.
Richard Fitzpatrick, 25, collided with another vehicle on a highway near Hardin, Mont., where.
Fitzpatrick was going to move his family to Lawrence that summer. Seventy-eight years ago
Women at KU met at Robinson Gymnasium to set up times for practice for the first women's track team at KU. The team was not affiliated with the NCAA, but served as another campus activity for women in addition to swimming and tennis.
The events were tentatively planned to include the 50 yard, 75 yard, and 100 yard dash, relays. basketball throw and baseball throw, among others.
ON CAMPUS
KUCALENDAR.COM
The School of Fine Arts is sponsoring a Music Colloquium featuring a presentation by Professor Bryan Kip Haaheim at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at 123 Murphy Hall. Free. Contact the Music and Dance Office at 864-3436.
The School of Fine Arts is sponsoring the Men's Glee Club at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Swarthout Recital Hall. Free. Contact the Music and Dance Office at 864-3436.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries is sponsoring Feminists United at 9 p.m. at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Sarah Shay at 843-4933.
The University of Kansas Ballroom Dance Club is sponsoring dance practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Hashinger Dance room. Practice includes ballroom, salsa and swing.
Contact kubdc@ku.edu.
The 77th Annual Kansas Relays are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today through Sunday in Memorial Stadium. Entrance is free with your KUID. Contact Debbie Luman at 864-3486 or at dluman@ku.edu.
The International Student Association is sponsoring the Festival of Nations from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union Ballroom. International students will perform different dances and play instruments that are traditional of their countries. Contact Gaston Araoz at 812-3172.
The International Student Association is sponsoring a World Expo from noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union Ballroom. International students will have the option of setting up a table display and exhibit what their country has to offer. Contact Gaston Araoz at 812-3172.
The International Student Association is sponsoring an International Fashion Show from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Kansas Union Lobby, Contact Gaston Araoz at 812-3172.
Question of the Day
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How many species of birds inhabit Kansas?
According to the Audubon Society's Bird-a-thon, Kansas ranks third in the nation for avian species diversity. Kansas ornithologists, scientists who specialize in birds, have counted at least 225 different species of birds.
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