/ NEWS / WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does."
— Joe Garagiota, former St. Louis Cardinals catcher and baseball announcer
FACT OF THE DAY
A car is stolen every 20 seconds in the United States.
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— Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Surviving chaos:
Surviving chaos:
Reliving the devastation in Haiti — Parts 1 and 2
Also, featured photo gallery: Disaster in Haiti
Tomorrow is a big day for Add/Drop. It is the last day to add or change a class on-line and do so without written permission. Check
www.registerar.ku.edu for other Add/Drop deadlines.
ON CAMPUS: TODAY
Student Health Services will host an Employee Wellness Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Amber Student Recreation Center.
The Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., will host "Unwrapping the Past: A solo exhibition by Lynda Andrus" from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
- The Kansas men's basketball team will play against Baylor at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
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."
Jan. 21
THURSDAY
The Kansas African Studies Center will host a Martin Luther King Spring Welcome Back Reception for faculty, staff and students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 10 of Bailey Hall. The reception is free.
Student Union Activities will screen the movie, "Whip it at" 8 p.m. in woodruff Auditorium. Tickets are $2 for KU students and $3 for the general public.
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
Jan.24
Jan. 22
Opera singer Sasha Cooke will perform at the Lied Center at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $18 for adults.
The University will host a Martin Luther King Jr. banquet featuring Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, ll, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased no later than Jan. 21: www.oma.ku.edu.
- Watkins Memorial Health Center will have an H1N1 course from noon to 2 p.m. in the first floor conference room. The clinic is open to all KU students, faculty, staff and retirees.
■ KU Opera presents "The Sorrows of Young Werther" from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission.
MONDAY
SATURDAY
Jan. 25
Three faculty members will present "Food for Thought: The Culture of Food in the United States" from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. Tickets are free.
Jan. 23
Ayu Saraswati will present "Cosmopolitan Whitening: The Effects and Affects of SkinWhitening and Tanning Advertisements in Transnational Media" from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Hall Center for Humanities. Tickets are free.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center is providing an EmPower self defense workshop taught by martial artists from Premier Martial Arts in the Martial Arts room of the Ambler Student Recreation Center from 1 to 3 p.m. To register, call the ETWRC at 785-864-3600 or e-mail amckay@ku.edu or etwrc@ku.edu. The workshop is free.
TUESDAY
Jan. 26
The KU Blood Drive will be from a 4 to 5 p.m. in the big 12 Room of the Kansas Union.
The KU Natural History Museum will have its first Science on Tap discussion, "Kaw Kinetics: Hydroelectric Energy in Lawrence" at 7:30 p.m. at Free State Brewing Co. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sarah Hill-Nelson, owner-operator of Bowersock Mills and Power Co., will present the history of hydroelectric power in Lawrence and address the pros and cons of using the Kansas River for energy. Admission is free.
BY AUTUMN MORNINGSKY
amorningsky@kansan.com
BETTER KNOW A MAJOR: Environmental Studies
Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of General Studies, minor
School: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Required credit hours: A Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies requires 124 total credit hours for graduation, with 45 junior and senior hours, or 40 junior and senior hours for students who entered before Fall 2003. Students are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA to graduate, with a 2.0 GPA in junior and senior Environmental Studies (EVRN) courses. A Bachelor of Science degree differs from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies degree in that it does not require a foreign language or a Non-Western Culture course, has a stronger chemistry and math component, requires fewer Humanities and
Social Science courses and has a different English requirement. Students may graduate with honors by maintaining a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 and a 3.5 GPA in the major, and completing an individual honors project.
Sample of major courses:
"Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies;"
"Environment, Culture, and Society;" "Environmental Policy Analysis;" "Environmental Law;"
"GeoSpatial Analysis;" "Methods of Analyzing Geographical Data;"
"Field Ecology;;" "Capstone Project."
Scholarships: Four categories of awards are given through the Ruben Zadigan Environmental Studies Scholarship in areas of service and leadership, academic merit, undergraduate research and environmental study abroad. Students are encouraged to attend office hours in the Environmental Studies program office in 252 Snow Wednesdays, Fridays, and the second and fourth Thursdays of the month during the spring semester.
Student groups: Center
For Sustainability, Environs, Ecolustice, Alternative Energy Society, KUBioClub, Emerging Green Builders, Student Environmental Advisory Board, Students for Green Chemistry and Engineering
Internships: Students in their junior year with a minimum GPA of 2.5 may apply for internships and receive class credit by enrolling in EVRN 490, an independent study course.
Career possibilities:
Conservation Education Specialist,
Naturalist, Outdoor Education
Specialist, Nature Center Manager,
Recreation Programmer/Manager
Potentialemployers:Developers; environmental consulting firms; scientific foundations; research firms; state, county and federal governmentagencies;private/K-12 schools; youth centers
Edited by Megan Heacock
Source: Chris Brown, director of environmental studies program
On Friday the KU Public Safety Office reported that an officer found a driver to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at a traffic stop at the 1500 block of West 15th Street.
On Sunday a resident of Hashinger Hall reported that their laptop and
CRIME REPORT
television were stolen sometime over winter break. The items were valued at $1,049.
On Monday someone stole a briefcase, iPod, and laptop from the fourth floor lobby of the Kansas Union. The items were valued at $675.
ODD NEWS
Man uses fox urine against protesters
PORTLAND, Maine - A 36-year-old Maine man facing assault charges after allegedly spraying fox urine on protesters and a police officer outside a Portland restaurant. Police said the man was arrested Sunday night after spraying a group outside The Front Room restaurant protesting what they call labor violations. Restaurant owner Harding Lee Smith was the target of a lawsuit claiming he's been violating state and federal wage and hour rules.
Police said the suspect lived in an apartment above the restaurant, but did not work there. Smith told The Portland Daily Sun that Murphy might have been reacting to the protests that had been taking place outside his restaurant. Fox urine is commonly used as a repellant to keep animals away.
Burglar enters house and cooks
EASTON, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania man was charged after he allegedly broke into a home, cut his hair and prepared
fried chicken before being discovered. The man was charged with breaking into the home in Easton, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia.According to court documents, the homeowner returned home Sunday to discover him cooking chicken.
Authorities said the man threw a rock through a window to get inside and appeared to have rummaged through every room in the house. He also showered.
The man faces burglary, criminal trespass and other charges and was being held on $15,000. bail.
Associated Press
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