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Mary Kay Ash
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A resident of Lawrence Kansas would be breaking the law by carrying bees in his hat.
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Professor Stanley Lombardo Classics Department
BY KELCI SHIPLEY kshipley@kansan.com
New Orleans is like a European city; it has a rich culture. I miss the food, the climate, the architecture, and I miss the people, there's a warmth and sense of community and family there.
You're a native of New Orleans, La., what's drastically different there as compared to Kansas? Do you miss anything about that location?
You're a classics professor, what all does that entail?
I teach one classics course per semester. I teach Greek and Latinthe languages and the courses in translation for graduates and undergraduates. I also teach courses in classics and civilization like Roman Literature and Civilization.
Stanley Lombardo, professor of classics, practices billiards at his Lawrence home Monday. March 10, 2008. Lombardo said he enjoys the mental aspect of the game and competes in national and international billiards tournaments.
It took seven years to do The Iliad and three for The Odyssey, and I'm currently working on Dante's Inferno. I want my translations to take their place in the spectrum of American poetry. I use living language and I want it to be at least as vital as a movie, through cinematic techniques that take place, or the way I shape scenes.
How do you go about translating works such as The Odyssey and the Iliad?
First of all, the quality of the literature that they produced, they're still the classics, they still set the standards. I've worked with epics and translated lyric works, I've also worked with philosophical prose like Plato. They're not only the beginning of our literary and cultural tradition, but the very finest.
What's beneficial about the Greek and Latin languages?
Have you ever traveled to Greece and experienced the culture?
You were appointed director of the KU Honors Program in 2004. What kind of work do you do with that aspect of academics?
How does the Honors Program benefit the University students?
Oh yeah, it's essential. These works were produced in a certain climate, there's a visual landscape and there'a feel to the geography of it that hasn't changed really, and of course there's also the ruins. There's also what contemporary Greeks and Italians have made of their culture. It's interesting to see their point of view.
First of all, I supervise a superb staff. Otherwise, I oversee all of the operations: curriculum, undergraduate research, national scholarship corporations, as well as admissions and completions standards.
It provides the experience of an excellent small liberal arts college within the context of a major
What are some aspects of your religion, Zen Buddhism, that people might not know about?
I began practicing 35 years ago. The main thing is meditation practice. I like Budha's last words 'don't believe anything I said, work it all out for yourself'. It's a personal practice; you can think of meditation as a form of practical mysticism. It's dropped out of a lot of religions that people practice. I plan on teaching an honors course in the Literature of Zen next semester.
You are involved with the Kansas Zen Center. What sort of services does that offer?
It offers regular meditation practice and instruction, anyone can be involved, there's not a prerequisite.
What's one of your favorite things about the University?
I really love the Spencer Museum of Art. I like how Salaryn Reece Hardy, the director, has opened it up. She's showing us that art presents us with great questions.
In 10 years, where do you see yourself?
Retired, playing three-cushion billiards and practicing Zen.
— Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
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Josh Kirk, Olathe senior, returns a shot with spin during an intense game of table tennis. Kirk and his opponent said they have been getting together about three times a week to play. The Student Recreation Fitness Center has two table tennis tables available to students.
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Scott Soames
Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern California
"Interpreting Legal Texts: What Is and What Is Not Special About the Law"
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A photo caption in Monday's "Men's Basketball Wrap-up" misidentified a player. Sophomore guard Brady Morningstar was celebrating from the bench and did not play.
Monday's article "Meet your Student Senator" said Janiece Richard would like to travel to Canada just to say she's been out of the country. Richard has been to Canada five times.
on campus
The Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket and Journal Show will take place all day at University Press of Kansas.
The workshop "Access 2003 Reports" will begin at 9 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The workshop "Stress and Time Management" will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The workshop "Word 2003: Tracking Changes" will begin at 11 a.m. in the Anschutz Library Instruction Center.
The public event "Resume Doctor" will begin in 10 a.m. on the 4th Floor Lobby in the Kansas Union.
The Baseball team will compete against Tabor at 3 p.m. at Hogland Ballpark.
The public event "Women in the Military" will begin at noon in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
The Faculty Executive Committee Meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Chancellors Complex on the second floor in the Regents Room in Strong Hall.
The concert "Faculty Artist Vince Gnojek, saxophone" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The concert 'Bales Chorale' will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK Governor gets caught in prostitution ring
His stocie wife at his side,
Spitzer told reporters at a hasty
called news conference: "I have
acted in a way that violates my
obligations to my family."
NEWYORK — Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the crusading politician who built his career on rooting out corruption, apologized Monday after he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. He did not elaborate on the scandal, which drew calls for his resignation.
"I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself," he said. "I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
Spitzer's involvement in the ring was caught on a federal wiretap as part of an investigation opened in recent months, according to a law enforcement official who spoke To The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing inquiry.
The New York Democrat, identified in legal papers as "Client 9", met last month with at least one woman in a Washington hotel, the law enforcement official said.
The prostitution ring, identified in court papers as the Emperors Club VIP, arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes.
Four people allegedly connected to the high-end ring were arrested last week.
Associated Press
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