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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself."
— Henry David Thoreau
FACT OF THE DAY
Eighty percent of all the almonds in the world are grown in California.
— qi.com
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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A KU employee reported harassment by telephone in Murphy Hall Sept. 2.
A 21-year-old student reported burglary of a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Michigan Street Sept. 1.
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What's going on?
TUESDAY
September 7
University Governance will be holding a University Senate Executive meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room of Strong Hall.
There will be an Edwards Campus Student Advisory Board from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Jayhawk Central, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park.
The School of Music will be hosting a free visiting artist concert with Dean Sommerville on tuba from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
WEDNESDAY September 8
Rosh Hashanah begins.
The Office of Study Abroad will be hosting its fall study abroad fair from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
THURSDAY September 9
SATURDAY
September 11
- Student Union Activities will be hosting its Hawk Zone student tailgate near Memorial Campanile.
There will be a Monarch Watch open house from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Foley Hall.
The Department of Visual Art will be hosting a reception for the closing of "Peace Be With Yo Asses,"a collection by Kansas-City-based artist Dylan Mortimer, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in room 302 of the Art and Design building.
SUNDAY September 12
- The School of Music will be hosting a student recital with Sylvia Stone* Hawkins from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
The Memorial Campanile will be hosting carillon concert by Elizabeth Berghout from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY September 10
The Department of Visual Art will be hosting a reception for the closing of "Peace Be With Yo Asses," a collection by Kansas-City-based artist Dylan Mortimer, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 302 of the Art and Design building.
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
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER - A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of hundreds of others.
Strong winds spread Colorado wildfire, homes evacuated
No injuries were reported. Authorities could not say how many structures burned down, but they said at least some of them were houses.
The fire started in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder, and erratic winds gusting to 45 mph spread the flames both to the west and northeast.
At least four roads in the area were closed, and a billowing, white plume of heavy smoke was visible for miles. County health officials advised residents to stay indoors if the smoky air became irritating.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
About 200 homes scattered in and near the canyon were evacuated earlier in the day. Authorities said residents of seven other subdivisions were ordered to evacuate by Monday night.
The Boulder County Emergency Management Office website said
Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough said the fire moved quickly through difficult country.
"It's very rocky, hilly, mountain-ous terrain," he said.
the county's telephone alert system wasn't working properly and advised residents in the evacuation areas to leave rather than waiting for a call from authorities.
Emergency Management spokesman James Burrus said the area was too big for authorities to go door-to-door, and officials were relying on the media to alert residents.
At least 100 buildings were threatened and one fire vehicle was destroyed. No details on the vehicle
were available, Burrus said.
Late in the day, winds subsided enough that three aerial tankers were able to begin dropping fire retardant shortly before 6 p.m.
The Red Cross set up an overnight evacuation center at the Coors Events Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder.
A shelter for livestock was set up at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont.
Game day economy
A solid parking spot; a bright blue Jayhawks t-shirt; and, of course, plenty of brats, burgers and beer; the tailgating essentials. But each of these pregame pillars comes at a price. The thousands of fans who made their way to Memorial Stadium this weekend — and for every Saturday game — pack a purchasing punch whose impact is felt throughout Lawrence. This week, on As Heard from the Hill, KJHK reporter Connor Donevan explores the economics of football game day.
Tune in at 7 tonight to 90.7 FM for the full story and more news from campus, Lawrence and beyond.
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