2A
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008
quote of the day
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."
George W. Bush May 1,2003
fact of the day
At least 97 percent of the deaths in Iraq occurred after President George W. Bush announced the end of "major combat" in Iraq. One hundred and forty American service members died before May 1, 2003, out of 4,000.
www.rawstory.com
3. Fusco: Self's quick thinking leads to the Sweet Sixteen
Want to know what people are talking about? Here's a list of Tuesday's five most e-mailed stories from Kansan. com:
most e-mailed
2. Midwesterners can play this sport, too
1. Student reports rape at Lorimar Townhomes
4. Secret seeker describes postcard project
5. Journal wants undergraduate research
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of The Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at the Kansan business office, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045.
et cetera
The University Daily Kansan (ISSN 0746-4967) is published daily during the school year except Saturday, Sunday, fall break, spring break and exams. Weekly during the summer session excluding holidays. Periodical postage is paid in Lawrence, KS 6044. Annual subscriptions by mail are $120 plus tax. Student subscriptions of are paid through the student activity fee. Postmaster: Send address changes to The University Daily Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045
NEWS KUJH For more news, turn to KUJH-
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
KJHJ is the student voice in radio. Each day there is a thematic work, talk shows and other content made for students, by students. Workouts are roll or reqae, sports or special events, KJHJ 90.7 is for you.
War cry
Sunflower Broadband Channel 31 in Lawrence. The student-produced news airs at 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. every Monday through Friday. Also, check KUJH online at tk.uku.edu.
SEAN TOKARZ, Wichita freshman, and Michael Gillespie, Newark, N.J., hang an anti-war sign reading "U.S. Out of Iraq" Tuesday afternoon in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. More than 50 people gathered to protest the war and specifically the funding University research received from the Department of Defense.
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Bryle Oxley, Lawrence, holds signs for the KU Watch protest against the war in Iraq Tuesday afternoon in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. KU Watch encouraged students' awareness about the funding that the University received from the Department of Defense.
Jessie Fetterling/RANSAM
ODD NEWS Traveler discovers unexpected visitor
McLEAN, Va. — A high school coach emptying his luggage after a team trip to South Carolina was bitten by a small rattlesnake that had somehow gotten into his bag, authorities said.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Prosecutors say a video shows a Connecticut correction officer running a 40-yard-dash in women's clothing and high heels — at a time he had claimed he was too injured to work.
Andy Bacas was released Tuesday after an overnight hospital stay.
Bacas, a rowing coach at Yorktown High School in Arlington, told authorities he felt a sharp pain on his hand Monday when
concert tickets last year. Not only did he have to dress in drag but he had to carry an egg on a spoon
he reached into his luggage after returning from the road trip. He then saw the nearly foot-long snake and slammed the suitcase shut.
Fire and rescue workers took the suitcase outside, opened it and blasted the snake, a juvenile canebrake rattler, with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. The chemical froze the animal to death.
Authorities were alerted after someone saw Dalton in a TV news report. Prosecutors say the 41-year-old collected more than $5,000 in workers' compensation after he reported a work-related injury in June.
into the luggage.
Bacas' son, Peter, said the luggage had been left open on a porch during the trip. Barksdale said he had no information that the snake was deliberately put
Dude looks like a lady for concert tickets
Garrett A. Dalton of Nauctafu has been charged with workers compensation fraud. He's accused of taking part in a radio station's contest for Hannah Montana
Court documents do not list an attorney for Dalton, and his phone number is unlisted. And no, he didn't win the contest.
Associated Press
on campus
The KU Geology Colloquium Series will present "The hype about the Greenland Ice Sheet: Is it warranted?" at 11:30 a.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
The University Forum:"Democracy as a Contact Sport" will begin at noon at the EMC Center.
Linda Weintraub will begin a lecture at noon in the commons of Spooner Hall.
The softball team will compete against Missouri State at 3 p.m. at Arrocha Ballpark.
The workshop "Database Design" will begin at 1 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The Osher Institute will present "The Bible, An Unauthorized Biography" at 2 p.m. at Continuing Education.
The workshop "Internships and Experimental Education" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 149 Burge Union.
The Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture "Sustainability in Action" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The baseball team will compete against Chicago State at 3 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.
The concert "Faculty Artist David Fedele, flute" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
KU1info daily KU info
The cost of postage is going up to 42 cents on May 12. It is the third increase in three years. On April 3, 1988, the day before KU won the NCAA basketball championship, postage increased for the first time in three years from 22 cents to 25 cents.
correction
Tuesday's women's basketball story incorrectly stated Kansas' last appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2001. The Jayhawks last NCAA Tournament appearance was in the 1999-2000 season when they lost to Vanderbilt in the first round.
contact us
Tell us your news
Darla Sorlie, Slipke,
Matt Erickson, Dianne
Smith, Sheila Nielsen, Elin
mer at 864-4810 or
editor@kansan.com
Newsroom
Staffer/Fall Hall
111 Kansasville Road,
1435 Jayhawk Ave,
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-4810
THE EMILY TAYLOR & MARILYN STOKSTAD WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP LECTURE