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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Well, what did you expect in an opera? A happy ending?"
— Bugs Bunny
Weather forecast
FRIDAY: A high of 56. Mostly sunny and breezy,10-20 mph winds gusting up to 25.
FRIDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy with a low of 36. The wind will be northeastern at 10-15 mph, gusting to 25.
Call the KU Weather Line anytime:
(785) 864-3300
FACT OF THE DAY
The term "opera" comes from the Latin opus, or "work." The term "soap opera" was first recorded in 1939 as a derogatory term for daytime radio shows that were sponsored by soap manufacturers.
SATURDAY:
— facts.randomhistory.com
40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. High temperature of 57,10-20 mph winds, with gusts up to 20.
SATURDAY NIGHT: 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Overnight low of 48.
SUNDAY:
50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Seasonably warm high of 72.
MONDAY: Stays warm at 75 and the sun will reappear for mostly sunny skies.
Forecasters Adam Smith, Carrett Black and Yuka Honzawa, KU atmospheric science students
What's going on?
FRIDAY
March 18
The department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity is hosting a workshop titled "Everyday Creativity."The event challenges participants to change their perspectives and "reframe problems into opportunities."The free event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union.
SATURDAY
March 19
The baseball team will play Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. in Hoglund Ballpark. General admission is $8.
SUNDAY March 20
TUESDAY March 22
Elizabeth Berghou will perform on the 53 bronze bells housed in the World War II Memorial Campanile from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY
March 21
Spring break. No class.
Spring break. No class.
WEDNESDAY March 23
Spring break. No class.
THURSDAY March 24
Spring break. No class.
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Chancellor Gray-Little met yesterday in Bogotá with Colombian President and KU alumnus Juan Manuel Santos. She presented him with a basketball signed by the entire men's team.
EXTENDED DEADLINES
Visit studyabroad.ku.edu for 2011 Summer & Fall Semester program availability.
LEGISLATION
No cut for Kansas Arts Commission
The Kansas Arts Budget is safe for now, after a 24-13 vote to reject Gov. Sam Browback's move to cut the $575,000 arts budget. A large proportion of which goes to Lawrence groups such as the Lawrence Community Theatre, Lawrence Arts Center and the Lied Center, among others.
The money that goes to the Lied Center is used for educational programs. If the funding was cut, many of the programs would have gone as well.
"We still don't know how much funding we will receive," said Karen Christies, associate director at the Lied Center. "But we're very thankful that the Kansas Arts Commission was taken off the table."
"We have applied for grants and we are still looking for other options," said Anthea Schouffas, director of education at the Lied Center.
Some money will still be allotted for the arts in next year's budget, but there is no guarantee on how much or how long the funding will last.
This vote shows a strong community backing of arts in Kansas.
"We feel the arts are a part of being a human being." Schouffas said."Arts and athletics are the only things that make school bearable for some kids."
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Shauna Blackmon