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QUOTE OF THE DAY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.2009
"I've worked with Peter, and the thing about him is that he's the worst liar I've ever seen. He has too much respect for the truth."
— Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man #537
— Amazing Spider-Man #185
Peter Parker attended what he thought was his college graduation until he got through the entire ceremony only to find out that his advisers did not tell him that he still had one credit of gym to take before he could graduate.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Dog survives suicide bombing on house roof
BAGHDAD — All that was left were the walls and a lucky dog.
The ginger-colored hound, chained to roof railing, was left stranded on top of the remaining walls Tuesday as the rest of the house collapsed and killed the dog's owners and their children in a suicide car bombing, Iraqi police and fire officials said.
The dog was spotted by a neighbor and rescue workers during a wave of coordinated attacks that left at least 125 people dead and more than 500 wounded.
Police and fire officials said it was unclear what would happen to the dog if it went unclaimed.
2. Police recover items stolen from jewelry store
PARIS — Police say they have recovered nearly 800,000 euro ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen last month in a holdup at a Cartier jewelry store in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
The suspect is still at large. In the Nov. 26 attack on the Cartier store, thieves used a sledgehammer to smash through the reinforced glass on the downtown storefront. They then swiped jewelry from display cases.
3. Grenade attack motive still a mvsterv to officials
MEXICO CITY — Near-simultaneous grenade attacks on offices, businesses and gas stations in a northern Mexican state slightly injured three people, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The targets included two gas stations, a restaurant, a bank office and a building housing the state Attorney General's Office. The injuries were all from the restaurant attack; the victims were treated and released, Larrinaga said.
Sonora state prosecutors' spokesman Jose Larrinaga said the attacks occurred in three cities, including the capital, Hermosillo.
There was no immediate information on the attackers' identity or motive.
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3. Amish man arrested for driving buggy while drunk
LANCASTER, Pa. — Police in central Pennsylvania arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy. Police said a 22-year-old man was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night.
An off-duty officer from nearby reported seeing the horse pulling the buggy at a walking pace as it straddled the center line.
Police said a breathalyzer test showed the man's blood-alcohol content was 0.18, more than twice the 0.08 legal limit for drivers.
4. Firefighters try to rescue man trapped in cesspool
EAST HILLS, N.Y. — Emergency responders are trying to rescue a man trapped up to his chest in a cesspool on New York's Long Island.
Firefighters say the walls of the hole in East Hills are unstable
and could collapse. They've requested a vacuum truck used to pump out cesspools. Officials say a nearby elementary school was evacuated when a medical helicopter had to land on the grounds. County fire officials say it's not immediately clear how the man became trapped.
5. Priest doesn't want election to be controversy
election to be controversy
NEW YORK — The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles says she's hurt by any suggestion that her service to the church is divisive.
The Rev. Mary Glasspool told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she's aware that some are upset by her victory, but that she feels her election over the weekend is liberating for the church.
Glasspool is the second openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church and the world Anglican fellowship.The first was New Hampshire Bishop V.Gene Robinson.
ON CAMPUS
Associated Press
The University Support Staff Senate governance will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
"Distracted" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Murphy Hall in William Inge Memorial Theatre.
The University-Community Forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The KU School of Music Violin Studio Recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
ON THE RECORD
About 1 a.m. Sunday near Sixth Street and Monterey way, a KU student reported that someone was disturbing the peace.
About 2:30 a.m. Sunday near Emery and Stratford roads, a KU student reported an attempted aggravated robbery by handgun, with no theft.
About 3:30 am. Sunday near 11th and Ohio streets, a KU student reported an aggra-
vated battery.
About 2 p.m. Sunday near Fourth Street and Eisenhower Lane, someone reported a burglary and the theft of a shotgun, at a loss of $505.
About 6 p.m. Sunday near 10th and New Hampshire streets, a KU student reported a burglar and the theft of some coins, at a loss of $1.
About 5 p.m. Monday near Sixth and Massachusetts streets, a KU student reported a missing person.
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BY BRENDAN ALLEN
Major: International Studies
International Studies
College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies. Offered only as a co-major in conjunction with a bachelor's degree in another academic discipline.
Required Credit Hours:
Required Credit Hours for B.A:
125 Total, 33 Major Hours, 45 junior/
senior hours.
Required Credit Hours for B.G.S.: 124 Total, 33 Major Hours, 45 junior/ senior hours.
For Admission:
- Completion of the CLAS lan guage requirement.
Three out of four basic courses: "Introduction to International Politics," "Introduction to Comparative Politics," "Principles of Human Geography" and "Introductory Economics"
Basic skill development (language or economics based).
- Complete 24 to 28 hours (at least 18 junior/senior hours) in three categories:
- Complete three of four core classes (see above).
For Graduation:
- Regional expertise (at least nine hours focused on a geographical region).
- Substantive specialization (at least nine hours of one of the following specializations):
- Comparative political and social systems
- Conflict and cooperation
Culture, ethnicity, and belief systems
Political economy
- Complete CLAS or (other comajor) requirements.
Sample of Major Courses:
"Women of Africa Today," "African Theatre and Drama," "The Chinese Novel," "Peoples of Japan and Korea," "Love, Sexuality, and Gender in Japanese Literature," "Economic History of Europe," "Language and Society in Latin America," "Russian Foreign Policy."
Resources:
HOW WILL YOUR CO-MAJOR PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE?
International Programs
Global Partners
- Most study abroad opportunities allow credit to be earned for the International Studies co-major Students should determine which programs coincide with their co-major area or involve countries interesting to them.
ABBY SAMUELSON Topeka junior "It will help prepare me for entering the Peace Corps, and I've gotten to learn some really cool languages."
Additional Opportunities
The Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center
Phi Beta Delta — A national honor society that recognizes scholarly achievement in international education.
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ODD NEWS Woman charged with producing moonshine
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Authorities have charged a North Carolina woman with selling moonshine out of her day care center. The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday that North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested a 57-year-old woman last week at Parkview Community Center in Charlotte
The woman told the paper she was set up by a neighbor. She said she was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it.
Agents said children were in the day care center when they sent in an undercover agent to buy two gallons of moonshine.
Workers mistake fake fire hydrant for real one
HOUSTON — Houston city workers mistakenly thought a fake fire hydrant was the real thing, painted it blue and gave it a serial number. But the homeowner realized the mistake and contacted the city. Debbie Vogelsang told KPRC-TV that she was concerned that painting the old hydrant in the city's colors could cause dangerous confusion during a fire.
Her boyfriend, Brian Smith, bought the surplus fire hydrant at a garage sale three years ago, painted it red and plopped it
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But a Houston maintenance worker last week repainted it yellow and blue and added a serial number. Vogelsang the same day e-mailed the city.
Executive Assistant Fire Chief Rick Flanagan said the city will remove the serial number and a reflector wrongly indicating the fire hydrant was the real thing.
A public workers spokesman said the matter is under investigation.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Police said a man tried to roba a New York diner while carrying a paintball mask and carrying a paintball gun. Yonkers police Sgt. Patrick McCormack said the man was subdued by the Broadway Diner by four volunteer members of the city Office of Emergency Management.
McCormack said the OEM members confronted him, subdued him and called police.
McCormack said Tuesday that 31-year-old Carlos Abreu of Manhattan entered the dinner late Monday night and demanded cash. The suspect wore a full face paintball mask and carried what looked like a handgun.
Man tries to use paintball gear to rob restaurant
Abreu was awaiting arraignment Tuesday on a charge of attempted robbery.
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Pioneer Cemetery, which is just east of the Lied Center, contains the graves of early Lawrence settlers, some as old as 1855. Endowment took over management in the mid 1960s and began allowing new burials.
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