2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 2006
Quote of the Day
"I might as well be gay. And not just because I love rhinestones and Barbara Streisand. But because I'm a sensitive person who is supportive of gay people the same way I'm sensitive to grossly obese people and ugly people."
Richard Simmons
F act of the Day
Winston Churchill was an unapologetic exhibitionist. President Franklin Roosevelt even saw him in the buff when the former prime minister of Great Britain once visited the White House. When Roosevelt arrived in his wheelchair at the door of Churchill's bedroom he was greeted by the naked Englishman with the words, "You see Mr. President, I have nothing to hide."
Source: The London Times
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Here's a list of Wednesday's most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
1. Intramural teams get chance to play in Allen Fieldhouse
2. In-state bragging rights on the line in tonight's game
3. RENT star to speak tonight
4. The life and times of a intramural referee
5. KJHK to hit airwaves soon, Web site offers alternatives until then
Apparently, Apple Computer Inc. is listening.
NATION Software puts cap on maximum iPod volume
NATION
In a world where hearing problems are real, the maker of the predominant iPod music player has created new volume controls.
What do you THINK?
BY PATRICK OLIVERE
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CONFIDENCE
Apple issued a software update Wednesday for its recent iPod models, allowing users to set how loud the volume can go.
Yes. I think we need to take action because I honestly think no one else will. Kyle Mayer - Kansas City, Mo., freshman
Parents can set a maximum volume on their child's iPod and lock it with a code.
Do you think the United States should intervene if Iran continues to pursue its nuclear program?
I don't know, not so much. I think the United States could, but I don't feel like it's their jurisdiction.
Nicole Pottroff - Manhattan freshman
An unidentified man surveys the damage done to a small, twin engine airplane Wednesday at the White-side County Airport in Rock Fells, Ill., after the plane made an emergency landing.
I think they should, but cautiously.
Ralph Garcia - Shawnee junior
Paul Collett/ THE DAILY GAZETTE
Rough landing
The Associated Press
ODD NEWS Friends share more than morning sickness
COOS BAY, Ore. - Best friends since fifth grade, Tasha Riddle and Raquel Mitola are both pregnant.
They're both having twins. They experienced morning sickness and their feet became sore at the same time. They even share the same due date: June 7.
So what else could they have in common?
The four babies — three girls and a boy — have the same parents: Riddle and her husband, John.
After seven years of trying unsuccessfully to have a baby the Riddles accepted Mitola's offer to act as a surrogate mother.
Then, unexpectedly, Riddle got pregnant as well.
"We had expected to have one baby for years, and now we're gonna have four!" John Riddle told the Coos Bay newspaper, The World. "But the real exciting time will come in a couple of months."
Tasha Riddle had undergone numerous in-vitro fertilizations and miscarried 11 times.
After the last miscarriage, their fertility specialist suggested they consider a surrogate parent.
It was their final attempt at parenthood.
Mitola, who has two children of her own, said she is happy to help her friend experience motherhood.
The Associated Press
the Alka-Seltzer antacid tablet has set a record for creating the world's largest buffet.
About 850 hungry customers helped Bayer HealthCare LLC, a subsidiary of the German pharmaceutical and chemical firm Bayer AG, celebrate the 75th anniversary of its heartburn relief product.
In all, 510 dishes were set in front of the crowd Tuesday.
Each one had to be certified distinct by a Guinness World Record adjudicator.
Antacid company's buffet sets record
There was no previous record for the stomach-expanding event, so Guinness set the bar high at 500 dishes to qualify.
pug named Buck has been saved, thanks to a group of dog lovers who bonded through the Internet.
LAS VEGAS - The maker of
After the 2-year-old pug was hit by a car last week and broke three legs, its owners, Colleen and Jim Bighley, were faced with a $3,000 surgery bill that they weren't able to afford.
Colleen Bighley shared her grief on a pug-lovers' Web site and wrote about her plans to give the dog one night at home before putting it to sleep.
The Associated Press
But 14 minutes after Bigley's post, a pug owner in Australia offered to donate money for the surgery.
Others followed, and more than 200 donations totaling about $2,000 came in, from as far away as France and Alaska.
FOREST LAKE, Minn. - A
Dog lovers save pug through Internet
Buck is home recuperating now, and Bighley has a new appreciation for Web ties.
The Associated Press
CORRECTION
■ Tuesday'sThe University Daily Kansan contained an error. A quote from Rep. Dennis Moore in the article "Moore: Humor gets me through" should have said, "I look at every issue and try to make an educated, concerned judgment and not just react."
ON THE RECORD
ON CAMPUS
A KU employee reported two Dell Optiplex computers and a Targus wireless mouse stolen from 502 Summerfield Hall Monday. The computers and mouse were valued at $2,075.
Yajira Padilla, assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese, is giving a lecture as part of the Merienda Brownbag Series at noon today at 318 Bailey Hall.
David Brackett, assistant professor in Art & Design, is giving a lecture on his involvement in The Indigo Project at 12:15 today at the Central Court in the Spencer Museum of Art.
There is a celebration of books published by Humanities faculty in 2005 at 4 p.m. today at the Conference Hall in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
The film "Memoirs of a Geisha" will show at 7 and 9:30 tonight at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Admission is $2 or free with an SUA Activity Card.
Paul Saunders, former State Department senior adviser and current head of the Nixon Center, Washington, D.C., is giving a lecture entitled "Time to Give Up on Russia?" at 7:30 tonight in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
Dan Brock, professor of medical ethics at Harvard University, is giving a lecture entitled "The Ethics of Using Genetics to Make People Better" at 7:30 tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
WORLD Convert flees to Italy, escapes death penalty
ROME — The Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity received asylum in Italy Wednesday, despite requests by Afghan lawmakers that he be barred from fleeing the Muslim country.
The case has attracted attention and led to calls by the U.S. and other governments for the Afghan government to protect the convert.
The Associated Press
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