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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it."
FACT OF THE DAY
The German word for fat is Schmalz.
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Sprinter Keron Toussaint runs in the Men's 600 Meter Run. Toussaint finished in first with a time of 1:21.19, which also ranks him second on the KU all-time chart.
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Nearly 6,000 Kansas fans went to Allen Fieldhouse for ESPN College GameDay. Saturday was the fourth time Allen Fieldhouse hosted College GameDay in the show's seven-year history.
The Kansas African Studies Center will host a lecture titled "Stereotypes and the Social Psychology of Repression" from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union.
MONDAY
January 31
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TUESDAY February 1
WEDNESDAY February 2
There will be an informative talk on careers in the foreign service by David Peterson at 4 p.m. in the English Room of the Kansas Union.
There will be a FacEx meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room at Strong Hall.
There will be a brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. in room 318 of Bailey Hall entitled"The New Germany in Today's World: Strategies, Policies and Great Power Relations"with Manfred Stinnes, a lecturer in International Relations at Humbolt University of Berlin.
THURSDAY
February 3
SATURDAY
February 5
FRIDAY
FRIDAY February 4
- Student Union Activities will be playing the movie "For Colored Girls" as part of its Campus Movies series at 8 p.m. in Wooldruff Auditorium on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. The film is free with a Student Saver Card, $2 with a KUID and $3 without.
Author Michael Byers will discuss his novel "Percival's Planet" which was inspired by the true story of Kansan and noted astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto. Byers discussion will be in the Kansas Union Ballroom from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The Human Resources and Equal Opportunity department will host the "Dealing with Stress" seminar from 10 a.m. to noon in Joseph R. Pearson Hall, room 204. The seminar will examine the effect of stress on daily lives and will offer advice on how to reduce that stress with simple steps.
SUNDAY February 6
The School of Music will host the Student Recital Series, featuring soprano Jennifer White, at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. The event is free.
CRIME
Man threatens mosque
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DETROIT — A 63-year-old Southern California man who was traveling with explosives in his vehicle with the intention of blowing up one of the nation's largest mosques where mourners had gathered for a funeral was arrested in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan authorities said Sunday.
Dearborn police said Roger Stockham was arraigned Wednesday on one count of making a false report or threat of terrorism and one count of possessing explosives with an unlawful intent. Stockham had a large but undisclosed quantity of class-C fireworks including M-80s, which are outlawed in Michigan, Chief Ronald Haddad said.
"I was comfortable with the
fact that he had taken him off the street — he isn't going anywhere," Haddad told The Associated Press Sunday afternoon. "I think the society he wanted to impact is safe."
Haddad said authorities believe Stockham was acting alone but still take him "very seriously." He said Stockham has "a long history of anti-government activities," though he declined to elaborate.
The chief said he called the mosque leader, Imam Hassan al-Qazwini, early Tuesday to let him know of the arrest, and later met with Qazwini and mosque board
Haddad said Stockham was arrested Monday evening without incident in the parking lot of Islamic Center of America, while a large group was gathered inside. He said police received a 911 call from a resident.
members. He said members shared concerns about copycat crimes if the arrest was publicized, and Haddad said he understood.
"We never want to put something out there that gives someone the 'how-to.'" Haddad said.
Qazwini informed worshippers about the incident during his sermon on Friday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations' Michigan chapter issued a news release Saturday night and the police followed Sunday morning.
Stockham remained jailed Sunday. A preliminary examination is scheduled for Friday. Police didn't know whether Stockham had an attorney.
Dearborn, located about 10 miles west of Detroit, is the capital of the Detroit area's Arab-American community, which is one of the largest in the U.S.
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