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NEWS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved."
Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titans (1959)
Monday, February 1, 2010
FACT OF THE DAY
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"A 2008 study showed that kissing someone as a greeting is healthier than a handshake because you don't know what someone has been touching before they touch you."
- telegraph.co.uk
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What's going on today?
TUESDAY
The second candidate applying for the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will participate in a public forum at 3 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The play "The Drowsy Chaperone" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Tickets are $18 for students and $46 for adults.
Dai Uk Lee will play the piano as part of the KU School of Music's visiting artist series at 7:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The conference "Why Do Humans Migrate," will be held in the commons of Spooner Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free.
The Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity will host the workshop, Dealing with Stress, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room 204 of Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@ksansan.com with the subject "Calendar."
WEDNESDAY
Feb.3
FRIDAY
Feb. 5
Leonard Pitts, Jr., Pulitzer Prize winning national columnist, will receive the 2010 William Allen White citation for excellence in journalism at 1:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
The KU Department of human resources and equal opportunity will host at introduction to positive psychology at 9 a.m. in room 204 of Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
- Summer Study Abroad Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kansas Union on the 4th Floor. Gather information about 2010 summer and 2010-2011 semester and year programs. Speak with past participants, program coordinators and financial aid officers about study abroad. Contact: 785-864-3742; osa@ku.edu
THURSDAY
Kris Ercs will present the Tea & Talk lecture, "Community 2009: Asian Art Worlds" at 3 p.m. in the Reception Room of the Spencer Museum of Art. This event is free.
SATURDAY
Feb.6
The Lawrence Arts Center will host Souper Bowl Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the purchase of a bowl, created by a local artist, participants will receive a serving of soup, a roll, and a drink.
G's Jamaican and Lawrence Regeae will celebrate Bob Marley's birthday with a night of roots reggae, dub, dancehall and ska beginning at 9 p.m. at The Granada. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.
Feb.4
Watkins Memorial Health Center will distribute the H1N1 vaccine at free clinic at 12 p.m.
Former-boxer George Foreman will take part in the Heavyweight Boxing Symposium the Ballroom of the Kansas Union at 7 p.m.
- Hasinger Hall will host the Diversity Dialogue Series, "Don't Label Me" in the Hashinger Theatre at 6 p.m.
SUNDAY
Feb.7
- The KU Office of Diversity and Equity will host the CLAS Acts lecture, "International Trivia: How much do you know?" at 2 p.m. at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St.
Elizabeth Berghoug, associate professor of music, will perform on the 53 bronze bells housed in the World War II Memorial Campanile at 5 p.m. In the event of inclement weather the concert will be canceled.
ODD NEWS
Driver chokes on chili, crashes into building
LOWELL, Mass. — Police say a lumber truck crashed into a Massachusetts home after the driver was knocked unconscious when he choked on chili from Wendy's.
veered off the road and slammed into the foundation of the home.
Lowell police say Eric Gremm reported that he choked on the chili when the truck hit a bump, causing him to pass out. The flatbed truck
Police say he could be cited for eating while driving.
The 59-year-old Tyngsboro resident was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Inflatable gorilla hits lights, catches ablaze
HOUSTON — Fire department officials said an out-of-control inflatable
gorilla was blamed for a rooftop blaze at a Houston shopping center. No injuries were reported in the fire early Thursday.
District Chief Fred Hooker said some type of a "blowup doll" was on the roof, the item deflated and landed on some lights, leading to the fire.
Fire authorities said two stores suffered minor water damage. Part of the rooftop also suffered fire damage.
The remnants of the inflatable gorilla were seen at the site.
Chicken dodges cars, eludes captors in city
GLENDALE, Calif. — A chicken playing chicken? That's what's happening on a busy Glendale street where a black hen has been dodging cars, captors and coyotes for two months. Officials say the bird has been darting into traffic outside Glendale Community College since it was first reported Nov. 20. The chicken has drawn a growing crowd of photographers and journalists as animal control officers
struggle to catch it.
A spokeswoman for the Pasadena Humane Society, which handles animal control in Glendale, said the bird either runs onto the street or flies into a tree when officers approach. Hillary Gatlin said a humane trap has not worked because the chicken doesn't weigh enough to trigger it or she isn't interested in the feed used as bait.
Gatlin said the standoff could continue awhile.
Associated Press
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