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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007
quote of the day
"There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled."
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007
fact of the day
You can tell if you are getting the right amount of sleep by how long it takes you to fall asleep after you go to bed. Between 10 and 15 minutes is optimal, and anything under five minutes means you are sleep-deprived.
Source: Australia Broadcasting Corporation
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
1. Kemp shines overseas
2. Student athletes commit to studies
3. National minimum wage could increase
4. Students honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
5. Recreation center staff revamps KU Fit classes
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Jack Connor
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
Standing at a foot-3, Jack Connor is hard to miss on campus. But even if the Overland Park junior was of a different stature, it would be difficult to miss his presence at the University of Kansas.
Coinon, a journalism major, or on three separate advisory boards
at the University — the Chancellor's Advisory Board for Intercollegiate Athletics and advisory boards for both KJKH and Legal Services for Students. He also serves on the executive board for the Jayhawker Towers Tenants Association. His involvement in the latter organization gave Connor the opportunity to serve as the towers' representative to Student Senate, where he is a member of the
Student Rights Committee. Connor is also a member of the Delta Force coalition.
"I look at myself as someone who wants to improve campus and get involved," he said. "I love KU so much that I want to give back by being involved and by giving my talents back through advisory boards and Student Senate."
Connor, a second generation Jayhawk, has been a lifelong KU supporter. He grew up attending KU sporting events and his hometown's close
proximity to Lawrence made attending the University a natural choice. As he prepared to graduate from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo., in 2004, he applied to
other schools but figured that he would end up at the University, his first-choice school. Since arriving on campus, Connor has become involved in a number of student groups and has held a steady job at Watson Library working as a student assistant.
Connor is a campus leader, a layhawk fan and taller than the average American male. But if asked, how would Connor describe himself to others?
"The word 'awesome' comes to mind because it describes me pretty well and how I think of myself," he said. "The second word would be 'humble.'"
Kansan correspondent Rachel Burchfield can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Deadly bird flu returns
- Edited by Ryan Schneider
Apprichart Weerawong/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hens look out their cages as workers catch others into plastic bags during the culling of chickens at a farm in the Suphanburi province in central Thailand on Jan. 24, 2004. The second outbreak of the deadly HSN1 bird flu this year was found in hens in Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Khai when it was confirmed by laboratory tests after the deaths of about 200 chickens were reported last week, a veterinarian of livestock development said.
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50-year-old car ready to be unearthed for contest
TULSA, Okla. — Organizers of a coming out party for a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere could use some help.
The car, buried under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is scheduled to be unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial.
Promoters are looking for people who helped lower the car into its crypt in 1957 to shed some light on what to expect when the car is unearthed. There's speculation the car may have turned into a pile of rust. Or that it's in pristine condition and worth thousands of dollars. Efforts were made to preserve it, but it's unclear if moisture has gotten to the metal and caused rust.
When the car was buried, a contest was announced to award the car and a $100 savings account
to the person who came closest to guessing Tulsa's population in 2007.
Organizers concede that finding that person with the winning guess or his or her heirs may not be easy. Guesses were sealed in a steel container buried with the car.
Associated Press
What do you think? WHAT ARE YOUR ACADEMIC GOALS FOR THIS SEMESTER? BY JASON BAKER
ASHLEY BATTY Shawnee junior "To have better study habits and keep up on my readings."
KELSEY PARKER Overland Park sophomore "To do better than last semester."
WILL CHALFANT
St. Louis Park, Minn,
sophomore
"To do better than my
roommate. Sorry, Kevin."
ORIELLE PAULEY Kansas City, Mo., senior "To study and get a 3.5 GPA and stay focused."
Sarah Smiley will present the lecture "Ujamaa Brown Bag" at 11:30 a.m. at Alcove G in the Kansas Union.
Mary Rodriguez, Lawrence Public Schools, will hold the public university forum "Where Will All the Teachers Come From and Will They Come to Lawrence?" at noon in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Tickets are $3 for students and $5.50 for others.
on campus
Nicolas Shump will present "Thirteen Ways of Looking at an icon: Visions and Re(visions) of La Malinche" at 7:30 p.m. at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union. A reception will follow the lecture.
A cutline in Tuesday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. It should have identified Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson as on the left of the photo.
corrections
An article in Tuesday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article misspelled Marlesa Roney's name.
student of the day
Matthew Rissien
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lawrence
KU-MU game move disappoints commission
Mayor Mike Amyx said at Tuesday night's city commission meeting he planned to send a letter from the city commission to the University of Kansas athletics department expressing the commission's disappointment with the decision to move the Missouri football game to Kansas City, Mo., for the next two years.
Amyx said businesses, workers and athletics fans would all be hurt by the moving of the game.
"I ask the question: What is tradition worth?" Amyx said.
"Well, I found out."
Matt Erickson
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