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NEWS / TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FACT OF THE DAY
One of the exhibits at the Great Exhibition of 1851 was a vacuum coffin that preserved the body long enough for far-flung friends to attend the funeral.
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TUESDAY
November 16
- The Department of Physics and Astronomy is presenting an Astrophysics Seminar from noon to 1 p.m. in Malott Hall, 2055.
The University Career Center is hosting a Peace Corps informational session from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
WEDNESDAY
November 17
Student Union Activities is presenting a Dance Dance Revolution tournament from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union, Jaybowl level 1.
The Hall Center for Humanities will present "A Conversation with Joseph O'Neill" from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hall Center Conference Hall.
SATURDAY
THURSDAY
November 18
November 20
Instructional Services is hosting a workshop, "Community of Science," at 1 :30 p.m. in Anschutz Library.
University Governance is holding a SenEx meeting at 3 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room of Strong Hall.
There will be a carillon concert from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Campanile.
SUNDAY
November 21
The Department of Chemistry will present the 15th annual Carnival of Chemistry from 1 to 4 p.m. in Malott Hall.
FRIDAY November 19
The Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity will present a professional and technical writing workshop from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Joseph R. Pearson Hall, room 204.
Student Union Activities will present the movie, "inception" from B to 10 p.m. in the Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium, level 5.
MONDAY
November 22
ODD NEWS
The Spencer Museum of Art will present the lecture "Tower of the Sun: Okamoto Taros Colossus for the 1970 Expo in Osaka" at 5:15 p.m. in Room 211 of the museum.
Florida dealership offers AK-47 rifle
in Sanford.
General sales manager Nick Ginetta says that since the promotion was announced on Veterans Day, business has more than doubled at Nations Trucks
SANFORD, Fla. — A central Florida dealership trying to drum up business is offering an unusual perk for potential used-truck buyers: A free AK-47 assault rifle.
no gun shop voucher.
The promotion runs through
the end of November.
Customers would have to pass a background check before using the $400 gun shop voucher.
Man urinates on cop car during stop
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Johnson City police said a man urinated on a police cruiser during a traffic stop for drunk
driving. The Johnson City Press quotes the police report's description of the incident. It said police stopped 23-year-old Darinel Lopez Cruz at about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday after they saw his Chevrolet Blazer weaving in and out of its lane.
Police gave Cruz a field sobriety test and then arrested him. That's when he urinated on the cruiser.
Cruz was charged with DUI and indecent exposure. He was jailed at the Washington County
Detention Center on a $4,000 bond. It was not immediately clear whether he had obtained a lawyer.
Woman tries to cut off man's tattoo
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln police said a woman tried to slice a tattoo of her name off her boyfriend's neck. Capt. Anthony Butler told the Lincoln Journal Star that the 19-year-old woman
and her 30-year-old boyfriend had gotten into a dispute around 6:40 p.m. on Friday. That's when she tried to cut off the tattoo.
Butler said the boyfriend suffered only minor injuries, mostly scratches.
Man dressed as priest robs church
JACKSON, Mich. — A 52-year old Jackson man accused of
donning a priest's robe to steal parishioner donations from a church has been arrested. Sgt. Kevin Hiller told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the man stole an undisclosed amount of money and checks from St. John Catholic Church about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hiller said the man used the robe to gain access to a room where the money was located.
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