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A subatomic particle called the muon was discovered in 1936, but no one has yet discovered what the point of it is.
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MONDAY
September 13
The Langston Hughes Center will be hosting its Jesse B. Semple Brownbag Series lecture with DaMaris Hill from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Alcove A of the Kansas Union.
The Hall Center for the Humanities will be hosting "Science, Politics, and Climate Change," a free lecture by Elizabeth Kolbert, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hall Center.
TUESDAY September 14
The Dole Institute of Politics will be hosting "Civility in a Fractured Society with Chairman Jim Leach" a free lecture, at 7:30 p.m. at the Institute.
Student Union Activities will be hosting a comedy show with Aziz Ansari at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets are $15.
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will be hosting a free brownbag lecture on study abroad at noon in room 318 of Bailey Hall.
The Student Involvement and Leadership Center will be hosting an alcohol education event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY
September 17
September 15
Student Union Activities will be hosting "Tunes at Noon," a free concert with DJ Luis from noon to 1 p.m. outside the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities will be hosting free cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Jaybowl on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will be hosing a community forum on homelessness at 12 p.m. at the ECM center, 1204 Oread Ave.
Peer Health Educators will be hosting a smokeout event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Wescock Hall
SATURDAY September 18
The Audio-Reader Network will be hosting "For Your Ears Only!" a fundraiser, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. Entrance is free.
Student Union Activities will be hosting free cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Jaybow on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
THURSDAY
September 16
The School of Business will be holding a career fair from 12 to 5 p.m. in the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities will be hosting "Tea at Three" with free tea and cookies from 3 to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas University.
The Department of Theatre will be sponsoring a reading of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 7 p.m. in Murphy Hall room 209.
SUNDAY September 19
The Audio-Reader Network will be hosting "For Your Ears Only," a fundraiser, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. Entrance is free.
CLUBS
Cultural India Club hosting events for Ganesha
BY KELLY MORGAN
kmorgan@kansan.com
Of the 3.3 million gods recognized in India, this week centers around just one. Ganesha, the Hindi god of success, is celebrated once a year as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. Here in Lawrence, the Cultural India Club will host a series of events for the festival in an attempt to bring a bit of their home to KU students and faculty.
"It's the chance for people to get to know all the authentic Indian culture we do," said Sandeep Raikar, a third-year doctoral student from
Karwar, India. "Once they know what our culture does, they can relate it back to their culture and see the matches between the two."
The festival began Sunday with the consecration of the Ganesh idol at the Park 25 Apartments, 2401 W. 25th St. Participants placed the statue of the elephant god on a specially prepared altar and offered it a bath of milk, water and honey.
The remainder of the week includes daily offerings of puja and
aarti, or brief prayers, to Ganesha and will conclude on Saturday with a traditional night of eating food, wearing authentic Indian clothing and saying prayers.
Hosting a traditional Hindi event in the middle of the United States does not come without difficulty. Members can't always find the natural flowers required for the event and those not involved with the celebration are not always tolerant of the event's commotions.
"It's a lot different here," said Sudarshan Loya, a third-year doctoral student from Aurangabad, India, and president of the club. "Back in India we have a big youth
procession and here we have to be aware of the loud volume because people get disturbed."
Despite these setbacks, members do their best to make do with what they have. Raikar said a store in Overland Park offers most of the traditional foods and decorations at affordable prices. Those items that cannot be found are simply replaced with makeshift ones created by the club's members.
"What we try to do is modify the objects," said Anjali Sandip, cultural chair of the CLC. "We can go to places like Michael's and get stuff and put it together to make what we need for the festival."
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Anshumian Bhtod and Getantanali Aghnihrot, residents of Lawrence, honor Lord Ganesha, Hindu God of Wisdom, during Ganesh Chaturthi on September 17th. The festival was hosted by the KU Cultural Indus Club
Students interested in attending the festival can find more information on the club's website at http://groups.
ku.edu/~kuindia/index.shtml
Edited by Clark Goble
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