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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY JANUARY 19 2007
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A ringside seat at the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman heavyweight title fight on Oct 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, cost $2,492.
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GET READY FOR THE
BY CAITLIN THORNBRUGH
First weekend back in Lawrence and wondering what to do?
With one day of class behind you, and a whole semester ahead, blow off some steam this weekend at these events.
City, Mo. Both bands perform again at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire Street. The show is all ages, and costs $6. Blackpool Lights is an indie rock band, which includes member Jim Suptit, former member of The Get Up Kids. A new album was released in Summer 2006. Chris Tolle from the Belles is opening both shows.
Blackpool Lights and The Life
and Times
Hometown bands create a hometown buzz with two local concerts in one weekend. Blackpool Lights and The Life and Times both from Kansas City, Mo., are playing two shows this weekend. The first is at 9 tonight at The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, in Kansas
The motor sports event begins at 7:30 tonight in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., 1800 Genesee. A second show will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. Ticket prices range from
Monster Jam
$13 to $23.
Lorin Mazel conducting Symphonica Toscanini at the Lied Center
At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the Toscani Foundation will have a performance celebrating the career of Arturo Toscanini. January 2007 will be 50 years since his death. The orchestra will be presenting various works including Respighi's Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome. Tickets for KU students are $20 for orchestra or balcony seats. Tickets can be ordered online at the Lied Center's Web site and by phone at 864-2787.
Arctic motion
A KU maintenance worker shovels the sidewalk in front of Stouffer Place. Facilities operations workers have been scrambling to clear off streets, parking lots and sidewalks since Saturday. Even with the large task, Larry Lawryx, assistant director of facilities operations, said that most paths to campus buildings are expected to be cleared by today.
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What do you think?
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THE PRESIDENT'S NEW IRAO POLICY?
OLIVER MEAD
Chicago graduate student
"It's trying the same thing
that has not been working,
but guess it's his choice."
TAYLOR BLUE
Olathe freshman
MADISON LOUGHLIN Leawood freshman "There is already too much distress in the United States. Unless we see progress soon, it's not worth it"
DAVID CONTI
Senigallia, Italy, doctoral
student
"It's good something is being done. We didn't have enough troops over there to end it before. We need to send enough to finish it or pull out."
"The war in Iraq is a big mistake. They should plan to send an international force to peacekeep, though, since the situation there is not very good."
Dr. Keith Ashman of UMKC will present the lecture "Understanding Galaxy Formation" today at 7:30 p.m. at room 1001 in Malott Hall.
The play "Leaves of Words" by Tim Macy, Topeka graduate student, will be playing tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire Street. Tickets are $6 for students, $8 for seniors, or $10 for the general public at the Lawrence Arts Center Box Office.
Professor Ohyun Kwon of UCLA will present the seminar "Phosphine Catalysis of Alienes in Target-Oriented Synthesis (TOS) and Diversity-Oriented Synthesis (DOS)" today at 3:30 p.m. in room 1001 at Malott Hall.
A pre-performance dinner to The Symphonica Toscanini performance will be held Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the Seymour Gallery in the Lied Center. Tickets to the dinner are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Lied Center box office at 864-2787.
Donald Worster, Hall Professor of American History, will present the Nature & Culture Seminar "The Husbandry of John Muir: Agriculture and Wildness" today at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room at the Hall Center for the Humanities.
A carillon concert "Memorial Concert for President Ford" by Elizabeth Berghow will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at the Campanile.
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