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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."
John F. Kennedy
FACT OF THE DAY
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
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Thursday is the last day to elect the Credit/No Credit grade option. This option is available to undergraduates only, and not for courses in their declared major.
What's going on today?
■ KU Opera presents "The Rake's Progress" from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Robert Baustian Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets cost $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
■ The Kansas African Studies Center will present the seminar "Gender And HIV/AIDS; Global and Local Perspectives," from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Alderson Autotiorium in the Kansas Union.
WEDNESDAY Feb 24
Paul Hovda, associate professor of philosophy at Reed College, will present the lecture, "The Significance of the Problem of the Many" from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Kansas Union.
The Center of Latin American Studies will screen "Cautiva" at 7 p.m. in Room 4051 of Wescoe Hall.
David Coleman, "The Dating Doctor" will speak at 7 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject "Calendar."
THURSDAY Feb. 25
Feb.25
SATURDAY
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will screen the Turkish Film, "Devrim Arabalari (Cars of the Revolution)," in Turkish with English subtitles at 7 p.m. in Room 318 of Bailey Hall.
The Student Union Activities Recipe Contest will begin at 7 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. Students can come try the recipes of the five finalists.
Feb.27
The 13th Annual Taste of Asia Variety Show will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
University Theatre will show the play, "Arms and the Man," at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre of Murphy Hall.
SUNDAY
Feb.28
University Theatre will show the play, "Arms and the Man," at 2:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre of Murphy Hall.
Soprano Jacquelyn V. Kelly will perform as part of the KU School of Music's Student Recital Series from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
FRIDAY
Feb. 26
Salsa Night will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
"Voices Unheard," an open mic and poetry slam benefit for Haiti, will begin at 7 p.m. in the theater of Hashing Hall.
Student Union Activities will screen "Reservoir Dogs" from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
MONDAY March 1
An international conference will address Why Do Humans Migrate" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in The Commons of Spooner Hall.
- 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 of the Kansas Union.
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BY BRENDAN ALLEN
Last Friday and Saturday, more than 1,000 K-12 students attended the 2010 Engineering Expo held at Learned and Eaton halls. Along with viewing current School of Engineering research and projects, students competed in engineering specific competitions throughout the event. Some of the
competitions included the construction of trebuchets or scale models of cars and skyscrapers.
May," Ketchum said. "Since August we've met twice a week every week."
Megan Ketchum, a sophomore from Ottawa, is one of the three co-chairs who are involved in the preparation and hosting of Expo. Throughout the year, the co-chairs held meetings to work out the event's logistics. The group uses this extensive time to fine-tune all of Expo's details.
"We held our first meeting in
By compartmentalizing the various tasks that go into Expo's creation, the three co-chairs are able to cover much more ground when piecing together the event. Ketchum's duties included leading all of the organizations and competitions at Expo.
As Expo drew closer this semester, Ketchum found herself having to juggle priorities as she rushed to complete preparations.
"My job was to get all of the organizations involved." Ketchum said. "Most of it was controlling all of the groups and making sure everything got done."
"I had to set up certain times for things." Ketchum said. "If I had a break where I got sick of homework, I worked on Expo. I have to give up some things I do to make
sure I have time for this."
Mary Adams, a sophomore from Rolla, Mo., was in charge of registration, and worked in coordination with all the schools that brought students to Expo. Along with Colin Davidson, a junior from Overland Park who organized finances, the trio of co-chairs supported one another to create an Engineering Expo that entertained and educated students from far and wide.
Even when faced with the daunting task of creating an Expo that appealed to such a large mass of students, Ketchum's fellow cochairs were always there to lend a helping hand.
"The whole time we were just working together," Adams said. "We had our own things that we were responsible for, but we helped each other all the time. It was definitely a huge team effort."
CRIME REPORT
At about 2:45 a.m. Thursday, a driver who was stopped at a routine traffic stop was discovered to be driving under the influence and to have marijuana and a smoking pipe in his vehicle at the 1600 block of Naismith Drive . The driver admitted to having six beers earlier in the evening.
Sometimes Thursday afternoon, an unknown person entered an unoccupied victim's vehicle through an open window and stole various items valued at $330. The car was parked in the yellow lot at Sunnyside and Illinois streets.
At approximately 9 p.m. Thursday, a man was issued a Notice to Appear in Municipal Court for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after the smell of marijuana emanated from his room in Ellsworth Hall. He admitted to smoking marijuana and handed over a bag of what is believed to be marijuana.
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