NEWS
2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2006
"Quote of the Day"
George Bast, Manchester United soccer legend and chronic drinker and gambler, who died in November
F act of the Day
More than 1,600 of the 2,200 federal judges in the United States asked for governmentpaid home-security systems. Congress set aside $12 million to pay for a program to pay for the systems.
Source: The Associated Press
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The Lahmandi Daily Kanban
2. Clean-up attention shifts to city's parks
1. Reader-submitted photos from Sunday's storm
3. Team, Self remember first- round loss
4. Conductor promotes or inhibits pH
5. CSA debuts in Lawrence
BY JOE SCHREMEM
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
What do you THINK?
I think we can go pretty deep this year. We'll either be ousted in the Sweet Sixteen by Memphis, probably. We could play either Gonzaga or UCLA, too — it's a pretty easy bracket. I say if we can get past Memphis, we'll lose to Duke in the Final Four.
The Kansas Senate voted 30-10 Wednesday to send Gov. Kathleen Sebelius a bill allowing Kansans to carry concealed weapons. Under the bill, qualified Kansans could receive a four-year permit, though carrying a concealed weapon would still be banned in courthouses, churches and libraries.
Congress approves of concealed weapons
STATE
Peter Heier, Colby freshman
The Senate vote was to accept amendments made to the bill in the House after had approved it. The House passed the bill Monday on a 90-33 vote.
I don't really know how bracketology works or even if it's a legitimate science, but I think they'll make it to the Sweet Sixteen this year.
Zach Groendyk,
Derby freshman
How far do you think the Kansas men's basketball team will make it in the NCAA tournament?
I remember going to the Final Four a few years ago, and I hope we get there again. It would be really nice for our team to get that recognition. I don't really know much about the bracket, though.
Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN
Taylor Salle, Kansas City, Mo. freshman
Overriding a veto requires two-thirds majorities in both chambers. The question for supporters Wednesday was whether some lawmakers who voted for the bill would refuse to vote to override a veto.
Practice makes perfect
Tim Patterson, Topeka junior, practices his cello yesterday in the Instrument Storage and Repair room in Murphy Hall. Patterson said he practiced in the storage and repair room because the large cello was difficult to haul up to the practice rooms on the 5th floor of Murphy Hall.
The Associated Press
ODD NEWS
ODD.NEWS Syrup and dry oatmeal is no laughing matter
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A 20-year-old man who awoke after a party to find himself covered in syrup and dry oatmeal is facing a criminal charge after authorities say he turned a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle on the man who pulled the prank.
The Associated Press
Spring breakers are rowdy but courteous
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Tex as — Charlotte Papenbrock's, a "Winter Texan" from Blue Springs, Mo., was dismayed to find her rear windshield busted and glass everywhere.
The mysterious perpetrator, presumed to be on spring break, left $200 worth of 20-dollar bills on the car's back
seat, along with a note reading "Here you go. I'm sorry"
The Associated Press
Papenbrock used the money to repair the windshield.
Detective arrests date for late child support
LEXINGTON, S.C. — A man who thought he was going on a date with a woman he met through an online dating site instead ended up arrested,
A female detective contacted 31-year-old Brian Lee Todd on the site.
accused of missing more than $5,000 in court-ordered child support payments.
The two had planned to meet at a nearby campground.
When Todd arrived, he recognized the woman as a law officer and tried to run. But the woman, along with a fellow officer, caught and arrested him.
The Associated Press
CORRECTION
An article in Monday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Professors speak on Islamic business," should have said Hossein Gerami was the president of Kansas International.
ON THE RECORD
A 20-year-old nonresident had her Kansas license plate and four BF Goodrich tires stolen from her vehicle between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.The vehicle was parked on the fourth level of the Mississippi Street parking garage.
ON CAMPUS
Angela Rojas Rivera master's student in economics, is giving a lecture entitled "Wrong Disease or Wrong Prescription? Economic Reforms and Policy Paradigms: Moving from Blind Alleys" as part of the Miranda Brownbag Series today at noon at 318 Bailey Hall.
- Brett Knappe, department of photography at the Spencer Museum of Art, is giving a lecture on "Photography Between the Wars: A Survey of American And European Photography 1920-1940" at 12:15 p.m. today in the North Balcony Gallery of the Spencer Museum.
The Center for Russian, East European and Eur- russian Studies is sponsoring a lecture on Ukraine as part of its Roundtable Discus sion Series at 3:30 p.m. today at 318 Bailey Hall.
Alassane Fall, instructor of Wolof, is hosting a seminar entitled "How did Senegal Escape Unrest and Political Upheavals Faced by the Remainder of the African Continent?" at 3:30 p.m. today at 109 Bailey Hall.The event is sponsored by the Kansas African Studies Center.
William Wallace, Washington University in St. Louis, is giving a lecture entitled "Michelangelo: Hammer of God" at 5 p.m. today in the Spencer Museum of Art 211.
Chris Johanson is giving a lecture as part of the Visiting Artists Series at 7 p.m. today in the auditorium of the Spencer Museum of Art.
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