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NEWS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once. She drove me to drink; that's the one thing I'm indebted to her for."
— W. C. Fields, in Never Give a Sucker on Even Break
FACT OF THE DAY
Red wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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New helmet law targets motorcycle owners
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A new helmet law proposed in the Kansas Senate could put blame on motorcycle owners rather than riders.
Student recipes wanted
Members of the Student Union Activities and KU Dining Services teamed up this week to put on the first KU student recipe contest.
Spooner Hall will get a facelift starting next month. The building, which is across Jayhawk Blvd, from Dyche Hall, served as KU's library from 1894 to 1924.
What's going on today?
The University Career Fair will be on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union from 2 to 5 p.m.
The play, "KU Confidential," will show from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for public and $14 for senior citizens.
Israeli director Ronit Kertsner will discuss and present his documentary, "Menachem & Fred: a tale of two brothers" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
The Academic Achievement and Access Center will provide the workshop, "Reading and Listening to Remember," from 3 to 4 p.m. in Room 4076 of Wescoe Hall.
THURSDAY
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Feb.11
Student Union Activities will host the Valentines Day Open House, "Love is in the Air" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Traditions Area of the Kansas Union. The open house will feature a Build-A-Bear workshop, palm reading, trivia and snacks.
The Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair will be from noon to 4 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union. Students are advised to research companies and agencies they are interested in, dress professionally and bring multiple copies of their resume.
The Satatini Multicultural Resource Center will host the Tunnel of Oppression, an interactive exhibit into the various types of oppression within society and the campus community, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours start on the hour and last about 30 minutes.
FRIDAY
Feb.12
The Student and Involvement & Leadership Center will offer free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 4th Floor Lobby of the Kansas Union.
SUNDAY Feb.14
SATURDAY
Feb. 13
Valentine's Day
Chinese New Year
MONDAY Feb.15
- SUA will screen the film, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push" by Sapphire, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Tickets are $2 with a KU student ID, $3 for the general public and FREE with Student Saver card.
■ 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.13
KU School of Music will present a visiting artist workshop with trombonist, Ron Barron, at 4:30 in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. The workshop is free.
■ The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host "Black Jeopardy" a trivia game to test students' knowledge of black history topics, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Gridron Room of the Burge Union.
TUESDAY Feb.16
Student Health Services will have a Wellness Fair, "Preparing for a Healthy U," from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lobby Area of the Watson Library.
The Human Resources and Equal Opportunity will offer a time management workshop at 9 a.m. in Room 204 of Joseph R, Pearson Hall.
- Trombonist Ron Barron will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. The workshop is free.
CAMPUS
Exterior of Spooner to receive repairs
Spooner Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the KU campus, is set to undergo a $1.1 million makeover.
The University announced Tuesday that the facade of the 117-year-old building will be cleaned, repaired and water-proofed.
Crews will patch deteriorated stone and replace capstones that are beyond repair, Jill Jess, University spokeswoman, said in a news release.
Spooner Hall served as the first University library and has housed various museums since opening. It was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1974.The interior of the building was renovated in 2007 to house Spooner Commons, a collaborative space for meetings, workshops, exhibits and lectures.
Jess said the project would begin in early March and would be paid for by state repair and rehabilitation funding. The project is expected to be completed by fall, she said.
— Kevin Hardy
First lady works to prevent childhood obesity
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEALTH
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WASHINGTON — Micene Obama on Tuesday unveiled "Let's Move" — her national public awareness campaign against childhood obesity, a problem she says concerns her both as first lady and as a mom.
One in three American children are overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other illnesses. Billions of dollars are spent every year treating obesity-related conditions. And public health experts say today's kids are on track to have shorter lifespans than their parents.
"None of us wants this future for our kids," Mrs. Obama said at the White House. "We have to act, so let's move."
"This isn't like a disease where we're still waiting for the cure to be discovered. We know the cure for this." Mrs. Obama said at the unveiling, which was moved to the State Dining Room as the second blizzard in less than a week
childhood obesity problem in a generation, so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weight.
Her campaign has four parts: helping parents make better food choices, serving healthier food in school vending machines and lunch lines, making healthy food more available and affordable, and encouraging children to exercise more.
The ambitious campaign, which Mrs. Obama hopes will be seen as her legacy, is aimed at solving the
bore down on the city.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Major elements of Mrs. Obama's campaign include:
—Serving healthier food in schools. Congress is due to rewrite the Child Nutrition Act this year, and the administration is asking lawmakers to spend $10 billion over the next decade to give schools more money to make needed changes. More than 31 million children get meals through the federal school lunch program, and many kids eat up to
—The Food and Drug Administration working with food manufacturers and retailers to
First lady Michelle Obama points out some student athletes as she announces a campaign to address the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity. Tuesday, she unveiled the campaign, titled "Let's Move," in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
"This isn't like a disease where we're still waiting for the cure to be discovered."
MICHELLE OBAMA First lady
make food labels more "customerfriendly" The nonalcoholic beverage industry said Tuesday it will start putting calorie information on the front of its products.
half their daily calorie total at school.
— Offering $400 million in tax breaks to encourage grocery stores to move into "food deserts," areas with limited supplies of nutritious food, and spending $5 million more to establish and promote farmers' markets. Both steps would require congressional action.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is encouraging doctors to monitor children's body mass index or BMI, which is a calculation of height and weight used to measure body fat.
—Encouraging children to exercise more; an hour a day is recommended.
—Setting up a website, www. letsmove.gov, with shopping tips, a recipe finder and other resources.
Judith Palfrey, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the problem needs a national solution.
"So having the president and first lady take the lead on this, particularly the first lady, the first mom, is giving us the reinforcement that we've needed." Palfrey told The Associated Press.
including support for military families, volunteerism and the arts and arts education. She planted a garden on the South Lawn, something that helped this self-proclaimed lover of burgers, fries and White House pie to begin talking to youngsters about the importance of eating a balanced diet.
Mrs. Obama has pushed a few causes since becoming first lady,
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