2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 2006
NEWS
"QUote of the Day"
"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of pro-spective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."
- Satirist David Sedaris
Fact of the Day
The original Guinness slogan "Guinness Is Good ForYou" began in the 1920s when it stemmed from market research because people told the company that they felt good after drinking a pint of it. Apparently they weren't lying either. In England, post-operative patients used to be given Guinness, as were blood donors, because of its high iron content. This practice continues in Ireland. In addition, pregnant women and nursing mothers were at one stage advised to drink Guinness — although present day advice negates this.
Source: bbc.co.uk
KANSAN.COM
The Kansan School District
WONDERING WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT?
Here's a list of Monday's most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
1. Photo gallery: Cataloging the damage
2. Campus off-limits to cars and pedestrians
3. Storm wreaks havoc on Lawrence
4. School canceled
ON THE RECORD
5. The roar of the damage, the smell of the storm
AN INTOXICATED RECORD
An intoxicated male KU student was seen jumping in front of vehicles on Naimshim Drive and ran from a police officer at 12:57 a.m. on March 3. The student was caught and charged with interference with duties of a police officer.
STATE
Severe weather week to inform residents
The statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. today. The drill is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
The week-long campaign is focused on increasing awareness about the dangers of severe weather and informing Kansas residents about severe weather safety procedures.
The backup date for the drill is Thursday, March 16.
ODD NEWS Man drives 1,050 miles to find dog that ran away
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Truck driver John Withers says he "cried like a little girl" when his dog ran away.
So the Georgia man didn't hesitate to make the 1,050-mile drive when he heard his beloved pet had been found eight months later.
"I didn't cry, but I was very, very happy," Wethers said of his reunion with Sir Charles Nugget, a 4-year-old chow mix.
Nugget ran away last summer when Withers was making a delivery in Lena. Since then, plenty of people have spotted "a brown dog in a red collar," and many left out food but no one could catch the dog.
Then Withers got a phone call from Judy Fuller, the animal control officer in Little Suamico. She told him local folks were sure Nugget was the dog that had been hanging around town lately but nobody could get close to it.
So Withers made the drive, bringing Moose Edward, his 55-pound lab蚕herd mix.
Withers spotted Nugget on
Thursday lying motionless under a parked truck. The dog wouldn't budge and instead watched Withers and Moose play in the snow for 25 minutes before emerging.
fore finally pulling out of town with a heavy heart.
Except for a few briars and an extra-shaggy coat, Nugget looked the same. Locals had left everything from hot dogs to cooked venison to help the dog keep its weight up.
Withers had Nugget for about a year when he let the dog out for a bathroom break in Lena and the dog ran off. Withers spent seven frantic hours looking for Nugget be-
"I cried like a little girl — literally. I couldn't look at his picture. It made me cry. I couldn't look at his dog food. It made me cry" he said.
Catherine Odson
He contacted Lena Village Hall and left his phone number and a photo of Nugget with Police Chief Eric Anderson. They made sure word was spread to area humane societies. But as time went by, Witthers started to think he and his wife might never see Nugget again.
Jared Gab/KANSAN
The Associated Press
Take that, tree
A shingle from the roof of Bailey Hall is stuck in a tree near the Spencer Museum of Art. Winds reaching 70 to 90 mph caused large amounts of damage across Lawrence and the KU campus on Sunday morning.
ODD NEWS
Woman proves police wrong in seatbelt fine
McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A newlywed who likes to cuddle up to her husband while he's driving can now do so without worrying about getting a ticket for a seatbelt violation.
Faith Miller of Willamina got a warning last summer from Sheriff's Deputy Darren Broome for wearing a lap belt instead of a shoulder harness.
Miller, who prefers to slide into the middle of the car's front seat, acknowledges she disregarded the warning.
"i just went back to sitting next to my husband," she told The McMinnville News-Register. "I have always sat next to him since we were married."
Valentine's Day, the Millers crossed paths with Broome again.
Then, just two days before
This time, she got a citation for $97, the first ticket Miller said she had ever received. She then began looking through Oregon's seat belt laws.
Miller found a provision requiring shoulder harnesses for children, whenever one is available, but no comparable provision for adults.
As far as she could tell, harnesses were recommended, but not required, by the Oregon law.
When Miller told Lt. Paul May at the sheriff's office about her findings, he did some research of his own and verified her findings, voiding the ticket.
State legislator lets air out of woman's car tire
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state lawmaker who says he got blocked in by another car decided to deflate one of the car's other tires.
State Rep. Albert Hall says he now regrets what he did
- he later learned the driver was the wife of Rep. Allen Layson, a fellow Democrat.
Hall, who wiggled his way out, said he did not let the tire all the way down.
"I just wanted her to have to stop and put some air in her tire and trouble her a little, too," he said.
Hall, a House parking committee member, said people have been blocking him in or taking his spot throughout the legislative session.
The Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia — A woman found a small crocodile in her backyard swimming pool, a zoo spokeswoman said Monday, just weeks after another crocodile was found in a nearby pond.
The Associated Press
Australian finds croc in backyard pool
The latest uninvited croc to turn up in northern Sydney was a 21-inch freshwater crocodile, said Australian Reptile Park spokeswoman Mary Rayner.
"She actually caught it," Rayner said. "It was extremely angry and she bound the snout."
It was not clear how the freshwater crocodile got into the swimming pool. The species, which can grow to 10 feet, is not found in the wild anywhere near Sydney.
The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
Martin Bartman, He sinki University professor emeritus, is giving a lecture entitled "World as Concept and Metaphor: Plato, Augustine, Kant and Nietzsche," at 4:30 p.m. today at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
The University Career Center is sponsoring a "Resume Doctor" workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the lobby in the Kansas Union.
Taras Senyuta, Muskie Ph.D Fellow, political science, is giving a lecture entitled "Chernobyl-20th Anniversary" as part of the Brown Bag Discussion Series at 12:30 p.m. today at 318 Bailey Hall.
There is a symposium on Greek vase painting from 1 to 4:30 p.m. today in the Conference Hall in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
John Toohey, Dole Fellow, is hosting a seminar entitled "Politics in an Age of Entertainment & Instant Information" at 4 p.m. today in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Marni Kessler, recipient of the 19th Byron T. Shult Award for Distinguished Teaching, is giving a lecture entitled "To Know a Veil in Manes's Paris" at 5:30 p.m. today in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The film "Pi" will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Hawks Nest at the Kansas Union.
HelenThomas, author of "Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House", is giving a lecture entitled "Covering the White House from Kennedy to Bush" at 7:30 p.m. today at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
A wind ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the Lied Center. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $7 for adults.
The Health Hut will hand out spring break safety kits and information from noon to 3:00 p.m. today on Wesco Beach.
The Association for University Residence Halls will have a coffee break from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in GSP-Corbin Hall.
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KU Jewish Film Series All films are FREE and begin at 7 p.m in Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union
Woody Allen stars in a "mockumentary" about a
man who becomes famous by blending into his surroundings, which happen to be famous as well. Prof. Henry Blal will speak on the topic of the assimilation of Jews into modern culture. Co-sponsored by the Department of Theatre & Film.
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