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NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FACT OF THE DAY
The footprints of the 12 astronauts who walked on the moon are still there. There is no weather on the moon.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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WEDNESDAY
What's going on?
October 27
Student Health Services will host a flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the School of Pharmacy. Shots are $15 and nasal spray vaccines are $20.50.
The Lied Center will host "Spring Awakening"; a Broadway musical, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost between $21 and $48.
THURSDAY October 28
*Student Health Services will host a flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Underground in Wescow Hall. Shots are $15 and nasal spray vaccines are $20.50.
FRIDAY
October 29
Student Union Activities will host "Tea at Three" from 3 to 4 p.m. in the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
SUNDAY
The Hall Center will host a panel discussion, "Roundtable on Philosophy and Race: Robert Goodwin Williams and Tommie Shelly" from 2 to 4 p.m.
October 31
Student Union Activities will host free cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
■ Elizabeth Berghout will perform a Halloween concert in the Campanella from 9 to 9:45 p.m.
MONDAY
SATURDAY October 30
November 1
October 30
The Hispanic-American Leadership Organization will construct a Day of the Dead Altar from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
University Theater will host a sale of its costume pieces from 9 a.m. to noon in the lobby of Murphy Hall.
TUESDAY
November 2
The KU School of Music will host a concert featuring Tod Kersteter and Jacqueline Fassler-Kersteter in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
ARTS
This Broadway rock musical received national acclaim in 2006 when it won eight Tony Awards and a Grammy. The popular adaptation of the 1891 Frank Wedekind play tells the story of three teenagers' self-discovery through puberty and sexual arousal in 19th century Germany
The passionate coming of age story "Spring Awakening" will show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Lied Center.
Risqué rock musical comes to Lied Center
Parental discretion is advised for this production because of its mature content, including brief partial nudity, sexual situations and strong language.
Tim Van Leer, the executive director of the Lied Center, said in an e-mail that Spring Awakening was a powerful musical with a rock 'n' roll score that students were sure to enjoy.
One of the show's original actors, Lea Michele, now stars in Fox's television musical hit "Glee."
"Even though the setting is 19th century Germany, 'Spring Awakening' is a timeless story of self-discovery," Van Leer said.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the Lied Center box office two hours before showtime. Adult tickets are selling for $42-$48 and student tickets are $21-$24.
- Nicolas Roesler
POLITICS
while also engaging them in the election process.
KU collaborates on election site
With the midterm elections less than a week away, some students have been familiarizing themselves with the candidates and issues that will matter most this year. For those who haven't, the staff at the Midwest Democracy Project website wants to help out.
The website features candidate profile pages and a user-friendly section that shows where candidates stand on key issues. MDP aims to connect voters with the latest political news
The project is a collaboration of the University of Kansas, the University of Missouri and The Kansas City Star and launched last July with the support of a $100,000 grant received by the School of Journalism.The grant was used to hire recent graduates from the University for the project, as well as to fund student reporting projects and academic studies.
managing editor at The Kansas City Star and founder of MDP.
"We're hoping to find new online ways to engage voters, so they can be more informed while participating in their communities," said Anne Spenner, assistant
Pam Fine, professor of journalism and advisory board member for the project, helped secure the $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. She said the project would be a precursor for national election coverage in 2012, which will be on a greater scale and attempt to capture the enthusiasm of 2008.
"It's important to give students an opportunity to get real world experience and help the news media in our region produce more and better coverage," Fine said. "This provides an opportunity for both."
In addition to the candidates and issues sections, the project features news and blog stories from around the region and nation, and allows users to engage in lively debates on major issues via comments. There is also a feature that shows candidate voting records.
"If students and journalists can get more enthusiastic about political coverage from projects like this, it will only serve the long-term interests of the public," Fine said.
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