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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
MONDAY,FEBRUARY 25,2008
quote of the day
"Next year, they're gonna give out Oscars in the parking. It's gonna be drive-thru Oscar lane. Get your Oscar and the McFlurry."
Chris Rock, comedian
fact of the day
— oscars.about.com/
The only Academy Award winner who won but was never officially nominated was Hal Mohr for Best Cinematography for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935). Mohr was the first and only person to win via a write-in vote.
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A service dog named Blondie, dressed in a pirate outfit, is stationed on Hollywood Blvd. Friday across from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles where the 80th Academy Awards was presented Sunda
FUNERAL 19-year-old Nevada girl mourned by family, friends
RENO, Nev. — More than 3,000 mourners gathered Saturday night to remember a 19-year-old college student believed killed by a serial rapist. They said she was a loving, caring woman with many friends and a winning personality.
Brianna Denison's body was found in a Reno field on Feb. 15.
Police said she was abducted Jan. 20 and strangled by a man linked to two earlier attacks on the edge of the University of Nevada, Reno
Her cousin, Spencer Terry, said Denison's spirit would continue to live in the hearts of friends and family.
"Could anybody have asked for a prettier face and a more beautiful soul? I don't think so."Terry said.
Friend Danielle DeTomaso said Denison embraced all kinds of people.
"She knew people from all walks of life," DeTomaso said. "She was the glue that held all of us together."
Denison aunt, Lauren Denison, reminded the crowd at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center that "we still have a job to do: bring Brianna's killer to justice."
The sophomore at Santa Barbara City College in California was visiting her hometown over winter break when she was abducted while she slept on a couch in a friend's home just off the Reno
campus.
Outside the memorial service, several members of a fundamentalist Kansas church faced off against more than 150 counter-demonstrators.
The standoff, which occurred during a fierce snowstorm, ended peacefully when police escorted the three protesters associated with the Westboro Baptist Church away from the convention center, Sgt. Chris Lange said.
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Meet your Student Senator
with Ray Wittlinger, Student Body Vice-President
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Believe it or not, junior/senior CLAS senator Joseph Pinaire actually wasn't elected as a senator, he was appointed as one. "I am a replacement senator for the junior and senior classes in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, I was chosen by a replacement committee and was not elected in the general election," Pinaire said. His duties are to represent his constituency of upper-classmen in the College of Liberal Arts and Science. He got involved with Student Senate to learn what they do for the KU students. "I have come to find that Student Senate has a lot more power at the University than I had once thought," he said.
Pinaire, a Junction City senior majoring in communications studies with a minor in leadership studies, has some impressive background with politics. This past summer, he interned for the U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Pinaire is very concerned
with the environment, especially for campus. One idea he has is for the campus to run on alternative sources of energy. "How sweet would it be to say that our campus is powered by fuel cells or by a wind farm?" Pinaire said.
Another concern of his about the environment is cleanliness and keeping the KU campus clean. "Some people don't realize how beautiful our campus is. Whenever I see a plastic bottle or newspaper on the ground, I find it very discouraging." Pinaire said. "Our groundskeepers work very hard to keep campus beautiful, and it would be nice to see students do their part in this process as well."
Outside of Senate, Pinaire is very involved at the University. He's been involved in Beta Theta Pi fraternity and organizations such as Natural Ties, Global Partners, Meals on Wheels, Leadersshape, Blueprints, Greek Endeavor, Rock Chalk Revue, Up 'till Dawn, Senior Class Advisory Board, Mortar Board and the University Honors Program. Pinaire
said that Natural Ties was his favorite organization.
Pinaire has also studied abroad as well. He's done the Paris Summer Language Institute and the European Studies Summer Institute programs and describes them as incredible experiences. Pinaire has also traveled to Prague, Brussels, The Hague, Acapulco, Vancouver and Hawaii. He said that Paris was his favorite because of the food, the people and the culture.
After graduation, Pinaire plans to go to graduate school for global communication, political communication and global management. "I am excited about the opportunity to pursue a career in politics, non-profit management, or by helping the NBA expand into Europe," Pinaire said when he got his master's degree. Pinaire is a diehard fan of the NBA, and his favorite team is the Dallas Mavericks.
But at the University, Pinaire said his favorite team was the football team. "I followed the team to the Fort Worth Bowl my sophomore year
and followed the team to the Orange Bowl my senior year," he said. "It is nice to see how the team has grown throughout my time here at KU."
Pinaire is a basketball fan also, but he says some of his friends give him a hard time about it.
"Some of my friends have called me a heretic because I grew up a KSU sport fan and came to KU as a KSU fan," he said. "It's safe to say that my friends showed me the error of my ways and transformed me into a KU fan."
On campus
The seminar "New Staff Orientation" begins at 8 a.m. in Joseph R. Pearson Hall, room 204.
The public event "Transfer Day- Registration Required" begins at 9:30 a.m. In the Kansas Union.
The seminar "Osher Institute: From Cheese to CSI: The Role of Biotechnology in Our Lives" begins at 2 p.m. at the Edwards Campus.
The workshop "Lunch & Conversation: How Do We Know They're Learning": Frameworks for Evaluating Student Work" begins at 12 p.m. in 135 Budig Hall.
The seminar "Philosophy & Literature Seminar- Gerald Mikkelson begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Hall Center Seminar Room.
The lecture "KU Department of Design Hallmark Design Symposium Series" begins at 6 p.m. In 3140 Wescoe Hall.
The concert "KC Symphony presents Goldenberg Trio" begins at 7 p.m. at the Edwards Campus.
The workshop "I Always Wanted to Learn How to Draw... " begins at 7 p.m. at Continuing Education 1515 St. Andrews Dr.
The concert "Faculty Artists Kansas Woodwinds begins at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The lecture "Médecins Sans Frontières and Shrinking Humanitarian Space" begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The newly opened Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center is sponsoring a Black History Month brown bag at 11:30 a.m. this Thursday. The speaker will be civil war re-enactor, Joe Zellner. The SMRC's new location is a must-see, just north of the KS Union.
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