in other words
"All precautions were taken to prevent such an incident, but this is God's will."
— Saudi Haji Minister Iyad Madani on the trampling of at least 244 people during the stoning of the devil at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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news in brief
monday, february 2, 2004
CAMPUS
Student job fair will feature more than 100 employers
The University of Kansas will host two job fairs this week in the Kansas Union.
The Career Fair takes place from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Kansas Union Bathroom, and the Summer Job Fair is from 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. Thursday in the fourth-floor lobby.
Approximately 105 employers will be on hand to meet with students.
Employers from a wide range of businesses and industries from Lawrence as well as out of state will be at the fair.
Students are encouraged to bring several copies of their resumes.
Steve Vockrodt
The Office of Student Financial Aid is awarding federal work-study funds for the spring 2004 semester. Apply online at www.financialaid.ku.edu or from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 50 Strong Hall.
ON CAMPUS
There will be an Engineering Career Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union Ballroom. This is open to all students for a chance to connect with employers for full-time, co-op and internship positions. Professional dress is required. Contact Linda Cropp at 864-3891.
The Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Department of Slavic Literature and Languages and the Department of History are sponsoring a roundtable discussion from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the International Room of the Kansas Union. The topic is The New East-Central Europe in the European Union: Building the Curriculum.
Russian and East European studies is having their weekly Laird Brown Bag from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow in 318 Bailey Hall.
The title of the presentation is Shamanism in Kyrgyz Oral Epics with Aligerim Diykanbaeva, Doctoral Candidate, Izmir University. Bring your lunch and your questions.
KU Relay for Life is having a First Team Captain's Meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union, Fourth floor at the main foyers by the grandfather clock.
Diving for dumplings
Any teams/groups interested in participating in the Relay in May should select a team captain to attend this meeting for more information on the Relay. Contact Emily MacDonald at emacdonna@ku.edu.
Yan Bing Zhang, professor of communication studies, and John Kennedy, professor of political science, shared an energetic conversation in Chinese Friday afternoon at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building where many gathered to make chinese dumplings. Later in the afternoon there was a contest for the best dumplings.
100TH ANNIVERSARY
FROM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ARCHIVES
10 years ago
KU researchers work to make insulin available as a nasal spray. Ken Audus, associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, has taken nasal tissue from sheep to see whether peptides -strings of amino acids that are smaller than proteins-can pass through the barriers of the
tissue cells.
15 years ago
Five minutes into the second half, Missouri erupted to turn a three-point Kansas deficit into the worst defeat in Allen Fieldhouse history.
A pair of Tiger streaks and poor Kansas shooting in the second half
added up to 91-66 Jayhawk loss.
85 years ago
A thief, who is supposed to have worked while members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma were at dinner, stole about $80 from the rooms in the Kappa house recently. He is supposed to have gained entrance by climbing the fire escape.
Question of the Day
KU info exists to answer all your questions about KU and life as a student. Check out KU info a Web site at kunfo.lib.ku.edu. Call it 864-3508 or visit it in person at Anchustz Library.
Does KU ever have snow days?
Classes are rarely cancelled because of bad weather, but if they are, KU Info is contacted immediately. So call us at (785) 864-3506 or you can call (785) 864-SNOW. You can also call us to find out what years have had snow days. For more info, go to:
http://wwwku.edu/~provost/inclement_weather_Nov_27_02_final.htm.
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