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What's going on?
FRIDAY August 20
The Theater Department will be hosting open auditions from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Murphy Hall.
Student Union Activities will be hosting a free screening of "Iron Man 2" at 9 p.m. on Daisy Hill.
SATURDAY
Student Union Activities will be hosting free cosmic bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Jaybowl, on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities will be hosting "Tunes at Noon," a free outdoor concert with hip-hop artist Approach, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Kansas Union.
August 21
The Center for Community Outreach will be hosting its "Saturday Service Project" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kansas Union.
The School of Engineering will be hosting "Frosh Frenzy" from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in front of Learned Hall.
TUESDAY
August 24
SUNDAY
Instructional science is hosting a workshop, "Community of Science," at 1:30 p.m. in Anzibt Library.
August 22
University Governance is holding a SenEx meeting at 3 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room of Strong Hall.
There will be a carillon concert from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.at the Memorial Campanile.
WEDNESDAY
August 25
There will be an Unclassified Senate Executive Council meeting at 12 p.m. in Alcove G of the Kansas Union.
Anschutz Library will be hosting a pizza party at 12:30 p.m. at Anschutz Library.
MONDAY
August 23
Student Union Activities will be hosting a free advanced screening of the film "Easy A" at 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
The School of Music is hosting a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
THURSDAY
August 26
Student Union Activities will be hosting "Tea at Three" from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Tea and cookies are free.
STATE
The Department of Theatre will be hosting "Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire," a free one-woman play by alumna Michelle LaRue, at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
Smoking ban has mixed reception
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Mady Berg takes frequent smoke breaks outside of her job at Montana Mike's, 1015 Iowa.
BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON amcnaughton@kansan.com
Senior Mady Berg from Arlington, Neb., lights up on campus Wednesday afternoon. Berg wasn't aware of the new changes in the smoking law and says she won't change her smoking habits because of them.
Berg, a senior from Arlington, Neb., didn't know that on July 1 Kansas enacted a statewide smoking ban.
"I always smoke out back at work and anywhere on campus," Berg said.
The new bill, House Bill No. 2221 or the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act, states that smoking is prohibited in Kansas in most of the following locations: public places,places of employment, restaurants and bars and within 10 feet of any doorway, open window or air intake where smoking is prohibited.
For Berg, the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act will not affect her smoking habits.
"If I'm not inside, I don't think that my one cigarette is polluting the air," Berg said. "As long as I'm not bothering anybody, they shouldn't worry about my body."
According to a 2007 statewide public opinion poll regarding tobacco and other related issues conducted by The Sunflower Foundation, a state-run organization, 83 percent of Kansas voters believed that secondhand smoke was a health hazard.
Secondhand smoke is responsible for 380 deaths in Kansas each year, according to a YouTube video released by Gov. Mark Parkinson's office.
Parkinson signed the bill on March 3 with the hope of saving lives and establishing preventive health measures, according to
Berg said she would be upset if she received a ticket and she
If a smoker is caught in violation of the ban, appropriate fines will be issued. The first fine can be up to $100, the second fine within a year can be up to $200 and the third and any subsequent fines can be up to $500.
statements.
According to the governor, in addition to its vast health benefits, the smoking ban will have a substantial economic effect by reducing the $927 million spent by the state each year on medical expenses related to tobacco and the estimated $906 million Kansas businesses lose in productivity because of tobacco-related illnesses.
FINES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS, OPERATORS AND SMOKERS:
1st violation within 1 year: not more than $200
2nd violation within 1 year: not more than $200
3rd and additional violations within 1 year: not more than $500 per violation
— 1st violation: not more than $100
Note: Each individual smoking in an establishment where smoking is prohibited is a separate violation for the business.
Source: KSsmokefree.org
would probably try a little harder to change her habits to avoid having to pay for multiple violations.
In the same 2007 study conducted by the Sunflower Foundation, 31 percent of current smokers said they would support a proposal for a smoking ban.
Bob Larrabee, a senior from Lawrence, is completely dissatisfied with the ban.
"I think it's bullshit," Larrabee said. "What am I supposed to do, smoke in my car?"
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Instead, it spurred a diplomatic tug-of-war between Moscow and Washington that led to lengthy delays and prompted a lower court judge to seek input from the Foreign Ministry, saying he was in "a tough position" and feared ties with both countries could be at stake. The Bangkok Criminal Court ultimately rejected the U.S. extradition request in
BANGKOK — The suspected Russian arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" is tired of prison life but optimistic a Thai appeals court will rule in his favor Friday and refuse to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said.
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Bout's high-profile arrest in a 2008 U.S. sting operation in Bangkok ended nearly a quartercentury of cat-and-mouse chases for the elusive Russian. It also raised Washington's hopes for a quick handover of a man who has never been prosecuted despite being the subject of U.N. sanctions, a Belgian money-laundering indictment and a travel ban.
Viktor Bout, a 43-year-old former Soviet air force officer, is reputed to be one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. He has been linked to some of modern history's most notorious conflicts, allegedly supplying weapons that fueled civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa to clients such as former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
August 2009.
State Department spokesman PJ. Crowley said Thursday that the Thai ambassador in Washington was summoned to the State Department this week so that U.S. officials could "emphasize that this is of the highest priority to the United States."
Crowley said the United States has "presented significant evidence to justify" Bout's extradition to the United States. "We have made our case, and we will see what the judgment of the court is," Crowley said.
Experts say Bout — who gained notoriety in the 1990s for running a fleet of aging Soviet-era cargo planes to conflict-ridden hotspots in Africa — has been useful for Russia's intelligence apparatus, and Moscow does not want him going on trial in the United States.
Ahead of Friday's verdict. Bout's lawyer said his client was "feeling very well."
"He's having a very bad toothache. But in general, he's very optimistic," said Lak Nittiwattanawichar. "I've had many clients who were in similar positions and they'd be very nervous, but Viktor can sleep at night."
Bout has repeatedly denied the accusations and claims his air cargo business was legitimate.
"He's very disturbed that people have been misrepresenting him. He is particularly concerned that all of these movies and books paint a bad picture of him," the lawyer added.
Bike accident sends students to hospital
LOCAL
Two KU students were involved in a non-fatal bicycle accident 10:40 a.m. Thursday. Lawrence Police Sgt. Matt Sarna said the two friends had been riding their bicycles down the grass hill near
the intersection of Crestline Drive and Bob Billings Parkway when both riders hit uneven terrain and crashed.
One of the cyclists suffered lacerations to his head and was temporarily unconscious. A LifeStar helicopter was called to the scene because the patient's
condition was assumed to be critical and because of a language barrier, Sarna said. The patient was eventually transported by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The cyclists' names have not yet been released.
Allyson Shaw
ODD NEWS
Church and strip club cannot agree
WARSAW, Ohio — The leader of an Ohio church feuding with a nearby strip club says a meeting failed to bring a truce.
Pastor Bill Dunfee of New Beginnings Ministries says he
Dunfee says he would have accepted nothing less from George than an offer to shut down his business.
and Fox Hole club owner Tommy George found no common ground during their roughly two-hour sit-down at a diner Wednesday night.
The pastor says church members will continue to gather outside the club on weekend nights, as they've done for years.
He says he expects George and women from the club will keep up the Sunday protests they began several weeks ago.
Associated Press