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NEWS / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Most of us who were there didn't like the song, but nobody would say so. I think Cyndi Lauper leaned over to me and said, 'It sounds like a Pepsi commercial! And I didn't disagree.'"
Billy Joel on "We Are the World" (1985) in a 2005 Rolling Stone article
FACT OF THE DAY
Dan Aykroyd was in the chorus for the 1985 version of "We Are the World." He was a singer in the fictional band The Blues Brothers and was invited to represent the movie industry.
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It was 48 years ago today that KU announced plans to tear down Old Fraser Hall. The building had opened in 1872, and as early as 1923 had reports of being very dangerous for its many inhabitants.
What's going on today?
Reza Aslan will present "How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization & the War on Terror" at 7 p.m. in Hansen Hall of the Dole Institute of Politics (International Program)
THURSDAY
■ KU Opera will present the play, "The Rake's Progress," from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Robert Baustian Theatre of Murphy Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
Feb.18
FRIDAY
Student Union Activities is hosting the 2nd International Film Festival at 7 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
The KU School of Music is having a celebration of African-American music at 7:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news.skanan.com with the subject "Calendar."
Feb.19
Engineering Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eaton Hall.
KU Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan at 3 p.m. at Hogland Ballpark.
SUNDAY
Feb.21
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.
SATURDAY
KU School of Music will present the Celebration of Chopin's 200th birthday with pianist Steven Spooner from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Feb. 22
MONDAY
The KU School of Music will present the Trombone Choir from 5 to 6 p.m. in Swarthout Rectal Hall in Murphy Hall. Tickets cost $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
Feb.20
The produceraer and host of "This American Life" Irast Glass, will present a discussion of journalism and storytelling at the Lied Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $36 for Adults and $18 for students.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will offer an Asian Traditional Dance and Modern Dance Practice Tutorial in recognition of Asian American Week from 6 to 9 p.m. in Robinson Center.
Asher Roth will perform at 10 p.m. at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St.
TUESDAY
Feb.23
KU Opera presents "The Rake's Progress" from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Robert Bausaint Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets cost $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.
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.
CORRECTION
Tuesday's article "House music spins wild" missspelled a DJ's name. It should be Sam Krause.
ODD NEWS
Thief steals wallet uses man's identity
DENVER — This Robin Hood is accused of stealing, and not to give to the poor. Authorities said a 34-year-old named Robin Joshua Hood found a wallet and began using the man's name to avoid being caught on a warrant.
Associated Press
CAMPUS
Research funding tops $200 million
KU research received a record $207.1 million in external funding during the 2009 fiscal year, the University announced Tuesday.
Kevin Boatright, director of communications for the office of research and graduate studies, said the funding represented the combined efforts of the research faculty.
"Research isn't just about money," Boatright said. "But it is one way of measuring how successful your faculty of researchers has been."
The total funding represents a $9 million increase from the 2008 fiscal year. About 83 percent of the funding came from the federal government. The rest of the money came from external research grants.
Several KU researchers applied for grants last year, one of which was the largest grant awarded in KU's history. Jeff Aube, professor of medicinal chemistry, and his research team were awarded a total of $30 million in grants alone.
The University will use the external funding for buildings, equipment and training for researchers in various fields such
as human health, energy and education.
The National Science Foundation ranks universities that receive federal funding for their research. The University's rank was 43 in 2008 for public research institutions.
Boatright said he hoped the University's ranking increased in the future as research continued to grow. In the end, he said, it's the researchers who should thanked.
"We owe it all to the resourcefulness of our staff," Boatright said.
— Melinda Robinson
CRIME REPORT
A student reported their car was broken into on Feb. 10 while in the lot outside the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center and items were stolen. Losses are valued at $640.
A student reported Feb. 10 that someone had been using his debit card that he lost in January, though no losses were incurred.
A student reported Feb. 11 that his or her car was broken into while in the parking lot outside the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. He or she also reported the theft of a yellow parking permit. The driver's side door was damaged in the process. The permit was valued at $250 and the damage is estimated at $100.
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