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NEWS / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"When it comes to the future there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."
John M. Richardson
FACT OF THE DAY
KANSAN.com Wednesday, February 24, 2010
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace."
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Students attend final lottery of basketball season Students arrived at Allen Fieldhouse at 6 a.m. Tuesday for the final lottery of the season to begin camping for the Kansas State game.
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Snow removal continues on campus Facilities Operations crews are working overtime to remove snow and ice from campus.
As you consider your housing options for next year, keep in mind that returning students get to choose their specific room or apartment type for on-campus housing. Contact the department of Student Housing for details.
What's going on today?
The Center of Latin American Studies will screen "Cautiva" at 7 p.m. in room 4051in Wesco Hall.
David Coleman, "The Dating Doctor," will speak at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Director Curtis Chin will present his film "Vincent Who?" at 7 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
THURSDAY
Feb.25
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The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will screen the Turkish Film "Devir Arabalari (Cares of the Revolution)" in Turkish with English subtitles at 7 p.m. in room 318 in Bailey Hall.
The Student Union Activities Recipe Contest will begin at 7 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
SUNDAY
Feb.28
FRIDAY Feb.26
- Soprano Jacquelyn V. Kelly will perform as part of the School of Music's Student Recital Series from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
University Theatre will show the play "Arms and the Man" at 2:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
SATURDAY Feb.27
Salsa Night will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom in the Kansas Union
Student Union Activities will screen "Reservoir Dogs" from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas University.
MONDAY March 1
Sachi Nakachi, professor of English at Tsuru University, Tsuru Yamanski, Japan, will present "Surviving Hiroshima: A Daughter's Story" from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Kansas room in the Kansas Union.
An international conference will address "Why Do Humans Migrate?" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in The Commons of Spooner Hall.
The 13th Annual Taste of Asia Variety Show will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
University Theatre will show the play "Arms and the Man" at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
TUESDAY March 2
■ Richard Barker, former Senate Historian, will present "The World's Greatest Deliberative Body?" from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. at The Dole Institute of Politics.
NATIONAL
Protests arise over land protection
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ating resentment in some energy-rich states.
SALT LAKE CITY - The possibility that the federal government could designate millions of acres in the West as national monuments and off-limits to development is stoking fears and generating resentment in some.
An internal U.S. Department of the Interior document lists 14 sites in nine states that could be designated as national monuments through the federal Antiquities Act, which gives presidents the
"I keep thinking about what President Clinton did to us ... snuck in here, did the land grab."
Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herber*
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar met with Western governors over the weekend in Washington to assure them that President Barack Obama's administration doesn't intend to repeat Clinton's actions.
GARY WILCOX
Resident of Hurricane, Utah
authority to designate monuments without congressional approval. Three sites in Alaska and Wyoming are listed as worthy of protection but ineligible for monument designation.
The Interior Department insists the document is a product of brainstorming and nothing more.
Many people are still furious about then-President Bill Clinton's designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 1996 after his administration made public assurances that it had no plans to do so. Conservative state lawmakers Tuesday moved forward with legislation that would allow the state to use eminent domain to take federal land that they hope will spark a U.S. Supreme Court battle.
at a protest Tuesday at the Utah Capitol. "The last time they did that in Grand Staircase, they locked out a lot of ranchers, they locked out a whole bunch of clean coal."
I Gov. Gary Herbert said he doesn't have any reason not to trust Salazar, but it's a harder sell among some state residents.
"The issue in the past is that they told us one thing and did the other. They never have taken into account how important the public lands are in the state," said Vaughn Johnson
"I keep thinking about what President Clinton did to us ... came in here, snuck in , did the land grab
The San Rafael Swell is home to tar sands and natural gas that could be used commercially and has geological formations that could be of use to trap carbon dioxide, according to the Utah Geological Survey. It's also home to eight rare plant species as well as other wildlife, including bobcats, eagles and coyotes.
mentions two possible designations in Utah — the San Rafael Swell and Cedar Mesa in the southern part of the state.
"It's sort of a spectacular scenic landscape. It's not surprising that the administration would try to protect it," said Heidi McIntosh, associate director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. "The main conflict, generally speaking in both Cedar Mesa and the San Rafael Swell, is the out-of-control off-road vehicle use."
I can see that happening right now. That's my biggest concern," said Gary Wilcox of Hurricane, in southern Utah.
HEIDI MCINTOSH
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
"It's ... a spectacular scenic landscape. It's not surprising that the administration would try to protect it."
However, many residents here contend it is the federal government that is getting out of control with its limitations on the use of federal lands.
The Interior Department document
Some of the other sites mentioned in the Interior Department document include the Berryeva Snow
Mountains in California, the Northwest Sonoran Desert in Arizona and the San Juan Islands in Washington state.
CRIME REPORT
Saturday afternoon at approximately 1:55 a suspect was found to be near Allen Fieldhouse after he had been served a letter banning him from University premises.The suspect was charged with criminal trespass.
Throughout the night Friday and early Saturday morning, six different cars were criminally damaged in the Oliver Hall parking lot. The damages and losses from the six cars totalled $2,510.
Early Friday at approximately 12:50 a.m., a passenger in a vehicle at a traffic stop at 10th and Mississippi streets was found with a fake driver's license. The passenger was issued a Notice to Appear in Municipal
AWARD
Professor receives honor for research
Donald Huggins, director of the ecotoxicology program at the University, is the recipient of the 2010 University of Kansas Research Achievement Award.
The award, which includes $10,000 in research funds, is given annually to a KU staff researcher who has significant influence in his or her field. The award will help fund the Central Plains Center for BioAssessment, where Huggins serves as director.
Huggins says his students and staff have already made plans for
the money. The plans include new equipment and the upkeep of current facilities. Huggins is also working on applying for grants to further fund his research on water quality and aquatic biology.
Huggins is the fourth recipient of the award, which began in 2010, and said he considered it a reward for doing his job.
"Ireally like my job," Huggins said. "It's so easy to come to work, I just feel so grateful."
Melinda Robinson
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