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"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver."
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Lots of candy will be consumed on Valentine's Day, but not record amounts. Halloween is the holiday with the biggest candy sales, followed by Easter and Christmas, then Valentines.
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New this year, passports are required for travel to Mexico and Canada. If you're thinking about either country for spring break, keep in mind it can take six weeks to get a new passport and two weeks for a renewal. Check out www.travel.state.gov for more info.
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sored by the February Sisters Association, is part of national V Day Campaign to prevent violent acts against women. Information about this international movement can be found at wwwvday.org. The association is named after The February Sisters of 1972 who were a group of women at the University of Kansas. They locked themselves in a building on campus and would not leave until steps toward equality for women were taken. Among the
steps taken was the creation of a Women's Studies Department, and the employment of a greater number of women within the administration. These demands were met almost immediately and ultimately have led to what you could be doing tonight. V Day is happening in over 100 countries, and has included a production of the Vagina Monologues since its creation in 1998. Casting at the University will consist mostly of students. V Day activities will begin an hour before the show, and proceeds will benefit Lawrence programs dedicated to stopping violence against women. A second show will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5, and can be purchased at the SUA box office or by calling 864 SHOW.
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V Day and the Vagina Monoloques
Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
To all KU women, come affirm your womanhood. To all KU men, you probably appreciate the vagina as much as women do. So, come celebrate women and the vagina by attending The Vagina Monologues, directed by Lavinia Roberts. The Monologues begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union. This event, spon-
Maybe you are a history huff, have an interest in old manuscripts, need to impress someone on a date, want to further your education, or maybe you're just bored. If so, take a trip to Kansas City to see what this archeological find has to offer. The exhibit features some of the oldest existing manuscripts from the Hebrew Bible and various ancient artifacts. From 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Viewing of the Dead Sea Scrolls is taking place at Union Station at Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. Tickets are $20 to $36.
Michael Uvodich, Overland Park freshman, plays hockey on Pitcher Lake on Thursday afternoon. Uvodich played hackey in Peoria, IL., among other places for a year before coming to KU. "If I fall, all you are ready to save me?" Uvodich asked his girlfriend who was watching safely from the sidewalk.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
ODD NEWS Bears fan to legally become Peyton Manning
On thin ice
DECATUR, Ill. — Scott Wiese is a man of his word. But soon his friends will be saying that about Peyton Manning.
Wise, a die-hard Chicago Bears fan, will legally change his name to that of the Indiana Colts quarterback after signing a pledge in front of a crowd at a Decatur bar last Friday night. He vowed to adopt Mannings's name if the Bears lost Sunday's Super Bowl.
So on Tuesday, Wiese went to the Macon County Courts Facility and started the process of changing his name.
"I made the bet, and now I've got to keep it" said the 26-year-old, who lives in Forsyth, just north of Decatur.
The men have little in common. Wiese acknowledges.
The final score was Colts 29. Bears 17.
Wisee will now have to advertise his intention in the local newspaper — the Herald & Review — for several weeks and then have a judge give him the OK to become, legally anyway, Peyton Manning.
Manning the quarterback is 30 years old, stands 6-foot-5 and has a contract with the Colts worth more than $100 million.
Wisees is 5-foot-11 and works at a Staples office-supply store for somewhat less.
While he pledged to take on the new identity, Wiese didn't
"I think I kind of represent all Bears fans," he said. "Not that I'm saying they're all idioms like me, but I represent their passion because I really care about my team, you know?"
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make any promises about how long he would keep it.
BEIJING — No spitting and get in line.
That's the message Beijing city officials are trying to get across 18 months before the Olympics open in China's capital.
No laws in China as '08 Olympics draw near
In a chaotic city of 15 million, jumping ahead in line is common. So is spitting and littering, which officials hope to restrain in an effort to improve the city's image.
"Everyone will be fined for spitting," read the headline in Thursday's Beijing Daily Messenger.
Officials have announced a range of measures including "punishment and reward" programs to improve conduct.
People spitting could be fined up to 50 yuan, equal to about $6.50,the daily income of a Chinese college graduate. It can buy 16 subway tickets on the Beijing system.
One campaign for "civilized behavior" will be kicked off Sunday in the upmarket WangFujing shopping area, located just east of Tiananmen Square. This will be the first "Queuing Day", which will take place on the 11th of each month.
The 11th was picked because the two numbers — 1-1— resemble two people lining up.
"fifty yuan is a fairly hefty warning for spitters," said Zhang Huqiang, director of the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau. "The amount of money is not the most important, the most important is to warn people."
BY BRIAN CLAUSEN
What do you think?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE BUS SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY?
MIRIAM OFSTAIN
MIRIAM OFSTAIN
Sioux Falls, S.D., freshman
"I like it because otherwise I would have to walk to Fraser, but it's kind of slow."
COREY HARRISON Wichita freshman "I don't use it, but the new one that goes from here to Johnson County is nice. I plan on taking that to go to summer classes."
JESSICA ADKINSON
Leavenworth junior
"I don't use it."
COREY HARRISON
JOHN KRAUSE
Overland Park senior
"I think it's nice, but I don't
understand why people who
live in Naisthm don't just
walk. The stop is 50 yards
from campus."
summer classes.
Rich Clarkson will receive the William Allen White National Citation Award at 1:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
Adam Rome, Penn State University, will present the Nature & Culture Seminar "The Peasant in the City: Immigration and Environmental Reform in Progress America" at 1:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room at the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Ambassader Ronen Sen will speak on Indo-U.S. relations at 10:30 a.m. in the Big 12 Room at the Kansas Union.
Prof. Christine D. Keating, of Pennsylvania State University, will present the seminar "Nucleic Acid: Nanowire Bioconjugates for Sensing Applications" at 3:30 p.m. in Malott Hall.
Saturday, the Apollo Night Talent Show will be held at 8 p.m. in woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
on campus
Saturday, the KU Opera will present "The Tales of Hoffmann" at 7:30 p.m. in Robery Baustian Theatre at Murphy Hall. Tickets are $7 for students, $15 for the public.
The conference "Wole Soyinka: The Man, the Playwright, the Novelist, and the Activist" will be held at 5 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Saturday, the Mozart Festival Opera will present "Don Giovanni" at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets are $19 to $23 for students, $38 to $46 for the public.
Saturday, the play "Lilly Plants a Garden" by Jose Cruz Gonzalez will be presented at 10 a.m. in William Inge Memorial Theatre at Murphy Hall.
corrections
Merita Hailli and The Raif Hyseni Orchestra will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets are $12 to $14.50 for students and $24 to $29 for the public.
Thursday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. Sports columnist Jonathan Kealing's name was misspelled.
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