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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."
Albert Einstein
FACT OF THE DAY
Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952 but declined it. An element named einsteinium was discovered in 1952 and named in his honor.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
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Holocaust survivor speaks at ECM
Holocaust survivor Eva Edmunds spoke Wednesday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
Students hunt for jobs
School of Education students attend Career Fair. They spoke with potential employers from across the country.
People with O-blood types are universal donors. People with AB+ blood types are universal recipients.The KU Blood Drive is next week in the Kansas Union ballroom and other campus locations.
THURSDAY
Author Alan Glines will speak about his recent memoir "A Kansas Conquers the Cosmos: or, Spaced Out All My Life" at 1 p.m. at the Jayhawk Ink, level two in the Kansas Union.
March 3
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FRIDAY
March 4
International students seeking U.S. employment, whether on or off campus, can attend a workshop on how to write an effective American-style resume. General resume writing advice will be shared, and tips specific to unique international student concerns will be highlighted. The workshop will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room on level five in the Kansas Union.
MONDAY
SATURDAY
March 7
Join the directors of the MBA program for lunch in a casual business atmosphere and get the insider view on the KU MBA program. The event will take place from 12-1 p.m.on the Edwards Campus.
March 5
Orienteer Kansas will be sponsoring an outdoor activity. Read a topographical map to race or hike around the course. Beginners are welcome and instruction will be offered. Groups or individuals are eligible to participate. Event will be held, rain or shine, at Perry Park from 1 to 4 p.m.
TUESDAY
March 8
SUA will be hosting a Student Recipe Contest from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
SUNDAY March 6
The Lunafest International Film Festival is a festival of short films by, about and for women. Sponsored nationally by Luna Bar, the festival travels from October to April each year and donates all proceeds to charity. The festival will run at Liberty Hall, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $8 for students and seniors.
WEDNESDAY March 9
Radio host, columnist and author Garrison Keilor will talk about his experience growing up in the Midwest. He will speak at the Lied Center from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m.
ODD NEWS
Northwestern holds sex demonstration
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
CHICAGO - Northwestern University acknowledged Wednesday that an unusual demonstration was held on campus last week in which students observed a woman being penetrated by a sex toy.
sex toy. The university will pay the man who arranged for the demonstration, which was held in front of about 100 students attending psychology professor J. Michael Bailey's human sexuality class. The demonstration occurred after class and was optional.
and was optimistic.
Bailey occasionally holds lectures, demonstrations and other activities after class, and on Feb. 21, he invited Ken Melvoin-Berg,
a Chicago tour guide, to discuss human sexuality, fetishes and female orgasm.
After an initial discussion at Ryan Auditorium, the class was told that a couple were going to demonstrate the use of a sex toy. "Both Professor Bailey and myself gave them five or six warnings about what was about to happen and it would be graphic." Melvino-Berg told The Chicago Tribune.
The woman undressed and got
on stage with her male partner, who then penetrated the woman with the device.
"It was a fun and educational experience," Melvoin-Berg said. The students, he said, "seemed to be incredibly pleased. We had a number of them that got closer and closer."
Melvoin-Berg said he typically gets paid $300 to $500 for an hour-long lecture, but he declined to say how much Northwestern has agreed to pay him. Spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed that the university has agreed to pay.
There are 567 students registered for Bailey's class, Cubbage said. Bailey did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment, and Cubbage said Bailey told him he would not comment.
Northwestern issued the following statement: "Northwestern University faculty members engage in teaching and research on a wide variety of topics, some of them controversial and at the leading edge of their respective disciplines.
"The university supports the efforts of its faculty to further the advancement of knowledge."
Congressional leaders negotiate a spending plan
NATIONAL
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a stopgap measure to fund the government for two weeks and President Barack Obama called on congressional leaders to negotiate a lasting spending plan that quells the continuing risk of a federal shutdown.
But the prospect for political drama quickly confronted the White House request for talks, as Republican leaders de
through September, a proposal Democrats say is reckless.
With both parties privately doubtful about prospects for an agreement by March 18, when the two-week spending plan expires, the White House stepped in to prevent a succession of temporary measures, which officials worry will create uncertainty in the economy.
"It's time for them to outline for us what's their position to keep the government funded."
clined to immediately agree to attend the first meeting, which could be held as soon as Thursday.
JOHN BOEHNER House Speaker
The White House said that Vice President Joe Biden would lead talks, intended to break an impasse between congressional Democrats and Republicans over the scope of federal budget reductions. Republicans insist on extracting more than $60 billion
"We will look to these negotiations to find the c o m m o n ground that we believe exists," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
Republican leaders would not immediately say whether they would attend, demanding that Democrats first present their own budget offer, rather than simply criticizing the GOP's cuts. Republicans also complained that the White House did not personally extend an invitation.
said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "We've done our work."
"It's time for them to outline for us what's their position to keep the government funded,"
Democrats maintain their opening offer is already on the table - a freeze in spending levels. Coupled with the reductions passed Wednesday, they contend they are halfway to meeting the GOP goal for federal spending reductions.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Senate majority leader, dismissed GOP pressure to present a new Democratic plan as "foolishness."
"That's what negotiations are all about," Reid said.
The nature of the reductions sought by Republicans brought a renewed round of objections. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton again warned against steep foreign aid cuts, which she said would weaken national security.
"There have always been moments of temptation in our country to resist obligations beyond our borders. But each time we have shrunk from global leadership, events have summoned us back to reality," Clinton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
ODD NEWS
Dog found in fridge
YUMA, Ariz. — A runaway dog darted into an Arizona apartment and found a cool place to hide
— the bottom of the refrigerator, a Yuma Fire Department spokesman said.
When they went to the fridge to get some food to try to lure the dog outside, the animal jumped in the appliance and refused to come out.
Firefighters found the small black terrier-type dog crouched on the bottom shelf, snapping at anyone who approached. They used protective gear to pick up the pooch and put it in a carrier
The letter is addressed to Miss R.T.Fletcher, American Red Cross Station Hospital, Camp Roberts, Calif.
Camp Roberts was closed in 1970, so the letter was delivered to the Camp Roberts Historical Museum. Curator Gary McMaster says he hasn't opened the letter for privacy reasons.
Mystery letter arrives 70 years late
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A World War II-era letter addressed to a woman at a Red Cross hospital in California has been delivered nearly 70 years after its postmark in Alabama, but the mystery of the message remains.
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