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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
- George Washington
FACT OF THE DAY
The tallest president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches. James Madison was the shortest at 5 feet 4 inches.
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Women's basketball
The Jayhawks wore pink jerseys in support of breast cancer for Saturday's game against Missouri.
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Several hundred KU students attend summer classes at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Many KU Lawrence undergraduate students take advantage of their upper-level undergraduate course offerings.
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MONDAY
February 21
TUESDAY
February 22
The KU School of Music will host a recital featuring Jonathan Gregoire, who plays the organ, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall. Admission is free.
■ Adele's album "21" drops on Feb. 22 and SUA is hosting a listening party. Come to listen and enjoy free pizza courtesy of Sony Music. Students can also enter to win a copy of "21."
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
February 23
February 25
As part of the Campus Movie Series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" will be playing at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are free with a Student Saver Card, S2 with a valid KUID and S3 for general admission.
The Hall Center for Humanities will host a seminar called "Youth and Media" to discuss ethical, philisophical and social implications of information technologies from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Seminar Room in the Hall Center.
SATURDAY February 26
The KU theater for Young People will perform H.G. Well's "The Time Machine" from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
THURSDAY
February 24
SUA is presenting KU's Dancing with the Stars with 10 highly recognizable individuals from the Lawrence community. The event is free and from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
SUNDAY
February 27
The KU Educational Opportunity Programs will host the Second Annual Trivia Event at 2 p.m. in the community building, 115 West 11th St. Tickets cost $5 per person and teams should have four to six people.
KU alumnus named police chief
19-year veteran replaces police chief
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
Tarik Khatib, a nearly 19-year veteran of the Lawrence police department, was named police chief Friday afternoon.
"We will build upon the great department Chief Olin left for us," Khatib said.
Khatib had served as interim police chief since the September departure of Chief Ron Olin, who left to work as the director of security and internal control for KU Athletics.
Neb.; Mark Kessler, a deputy chief from Overland Park; and Clark Morrow, a police captain from Olathe.
Along with Khatib, three other candidates were under consideration for chief: Brian Jackson, a police captain from Lincoln.
from Obama.
City Manager David Corliss,
who led the candidate search,
congratulated Khatib.
"I know he will not let me, the city commission or the community down," Corliss said.
Khatib graduated from the University of Kansas in 1992 and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
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Tarki Khatib gives a speech at Lawrence City Hall, 6 East Sixth St., after being officially named police chief of Lawrence. Khatib is a 19-year veteran of the Lawrence Police Department and has been serving as the city's interim police chief following the retirement of former chief Ron Olin late last year.
ODD NEWS
Lost wallet found after 40 years
NEW YORK — A New York man whose wallet disappeared from his jacket pocket has gotten it back 40 years later.
Rudolph Resta was working for The New York Times as an art director in 1970 when he left his jacket in a closet at the old Times building just off Times Square. When he went to fetch the jacket, the wallet was gone.
Fast-forward to last fall, when a security guard checking a gap by an unused window came across the wallet — apparently stashed there by a thief who'd pulled out the cash.
by a third time he made Resta is now in his 70s. He's enjoying the memories the wallet contained — photos of his sons as children, his glamorous wife and his late father.
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Man arrested for skiing uphill
JACKSON, Wyo. — A 78-year-old retired doctor was handcuffed and hauled away on a toboggan for skiing uphil in Wyoming, but he won't face charges.
face charges.
Roland Fleck of Jackson was arrested the morning of Feb. 5 after refusing ski patrollers' orders to stop. Jackson Hole Resort officials say avalanche danger and the presence of grooming machines made it unsafe.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide says Fleck was jailed on charges of trespass, interference, unsafe skiing and theft of services.
Resort officials say they won't press charges. Sheriff Jim Whalen says he sees no need for prosecution.
Fleck's son, attorney Dan Fleck,
says his father did nothing wrong.
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