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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2008
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Face it, Tiger... You just hit the jackpot!"- Mary Jane Watson, Amazing Sprint-Man #42
Mary Jane Watson, Amazing Spider-Man #42
FACT OF THE DAY
Mary Jane Watson first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #25, but her face is obscured. She does not appear unobscured until Amazing Spider-Man #42.
--marvel.com
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2. Rising above
4. A look at KU's changing face of activism
3. Student architects' project wins award
5. Connie Minowa paints her piece on stage during her husband's set
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Prime minister to move location of G-20 summit
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday a G-20 summit planned for an Ontario resort town in June will be moved to Toronto instead.
Harper made the announcement while on an official visit to South Korea, which will host a November G-20 summit in Seoul.
The Canadian G-20 venue was changed from the Huntsville area to Toronto, Canada's largest city, after concerns surfaced that the smaller town and surrounding area could not provide all the resources needed for such a the huge event. The summit is June 26-27.
However, the cottage country town, about 135 miles (220 kilometers) from Toronto, will play host to the smaller G-8 June 25-26.
2. Man facing charges surrenders to authorities
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A man turned himself in after being
charged with threatening federal officials, allegedly making several threatening calls against the chief U.S. prosecutor and a judge in Puerto Rico, the FBI said Monday.
Hector Luis Colon is accused of calling a federal office to say there was a $15,000 contract to kill U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez and calling 911 a day later to report a car bomb targeting Rodriguez.
3. President of Haiti weds in private home ceremony
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti has a new first lady.
President Rene Preval and Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour married in a private ceremony at her house above Port-au-Prince on Sunday morning.
The first lady is Preval's economic adviser. She previously worked for an electrical utility and a road contractor, and is the widow of former central bank chief Leslie Delatour.
Preval, 66 and twice divorced also got married during his first term. He has two adult daughters.
NATIONAL
4. Kmart employees find can filled with $10,380
DES MOINES, Iowa — When employees of a Des Moines Kmart finally opened a red tin can that had been sitting on the customer service counter for four days, they got a $10,000 surprise. The can contained $10,380 in assorted bills. Employees called police after opening the can Friday.
Police said the money was counted by a manager, placed in envelopes according to denomination and then turned over to officers. No note was found.
5. Former mayor denies threats against prosecutor
DETROIT — Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick denied in court Monday that he made threats to a prosecutor during a jailhouse telephone call to his wife while he was serving time following a text-messaging sex scandal that led to his resignation.
Two 15-minute conversations were played Monday afternoon in Wayne County Circuit Court during Kilpatrick's hearing about
restitution payments.
"When we get the loot, we're going to take her all the way out," Kilpatrick told his wife, Carilita.
Kilpatrick admitted the "her" was Kym Worthy, head of the prosecutor's office and a former judge.
6. Third suspect accused of stealing from dead man
PHILADELPHIA — A third suspect has been accused of stealing a watch from a man who died while waiting for care at a Philadelphia emergency room.
Police announced Monday that 21-year-old Jannira Walker of Philadelphia has been charged with criminal conspiracy, robbery and other offences.
Police have already charged two men in the crime against 63-year-old Joaquin Rivera, a respected musician and school counselor.
Rivera sought treatment for chest pain at Aria Health's Frankford Campus Nov. 28.
Associated Press
Joel Mlaki
BY SABRINA LIEDTKE
sliedtke@kansan.com
Coming to the University from out of state can prove challenging for some students. Coming to the University from a different country, however, adds even more challenges to the transition process.
Joel Mlaki, a 21-year-old freshman from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, came to the University to experience a different style of education and living. He said adjusting to life in the U.S. had been more challenging than he originally anticipated.
Mlaki's first language is Swahili, and he said he often found it difficult to have fluid conversations with native English speakers.
what I'm saying. When I talk they have to ask me, "What? Excuse me? It gets very annoying."
"It's the way I talk," Maki said. "Most people need me to repeat everything. Very few people get
Another thing Mlaki said he had to get used to was the popularity of sports among students. Mlaki said most people in Tanzania focused much more on studying than on playing sports.
"People see their studies as their means of leaving," Miaki said. "When they study, then they graduate and get a job. It's different here. People may have an option of getting into a sport where they can make money."
Despite cultural differences between the U.S. and Tanzania, Mlaki said the overall routine of hanging out with friends in both countries was very similar.
"It's really not that different," Mlaki said. "But I guess we differ in our ideas."
One of the biggest differences
Mlaki said he saw was the way people paid only for themselves when they went out to bars or clubs.
"When we go out back home, I can buy something for all of my friends and maybe some other guy in our group can buy something for the whole group, but here everyone pays for themselves and is self centered," Mlaki said. "Back home, we're more group centered. We usually don't care that much about selfless."
Though the transition from east Africa to the Midwest has not been completely seamless, MIaki said he is happy and proud to be a Jayhawk.
"Coming here to college is my most proud accomplishment," Mlaki said.
CAMPUS Institute receives grant to finance film festival
Edited by Amanda Thompson
The Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas received a grant for more than 55,000 from the Kansas Humanities Council. Kevin Liu, associate director of the institute, said the grant would help pay for the 2010 Kansas City Chinese Film Festival.
Liu said the institute's mission was to promote understanding of Chinese language and culture. Liu also said that at the University, the institute offered community programs and language classes on several levels to illustrate that Chinese was a critical language and provided opportunities to succeed.
"Cinema and films are accessible to many people," he said. "You don't have to speak the language to understand the film."
The grant, which is for $5,615, will help pay for distribution and screening rights for the films, promotional materials, and venue costs. Liu said this was the third annual film festival the Confucius Institute had put on. The festival runs on five Saturdays, from Feb. 27 to March 27, and will screen films from all different genres.
Beth Beavers
ON CAMPUS
The Last Seasonal Flu Clinic will begin at 11 a.m. in Watkins Memorial Health Center.
CRIME Former House Speaker changed in assault case
The KU Open Access Policy meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
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Associated Press
The 42-year-old Republican was named in a complaint filed Monday in Scott County Circuit Court in southeastern Missouri. The complaint alleges that on Nov. 15, Jetton "caused serious physical injury" by hitting the woman on the head and choking her, which resulted in unconsciousness and the loss of function for part of her body.
JEFFERSON CITY, MG. — Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton was charged with second-degree assault Monday stemming from a woman's claim that he hit her in the face several times and choked her.
The KU Edwards Campus Community Events will begin at 7 p.m. in Regnier Hall Auditorium on the Edwards Campus.
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In Monday's edition of The University Daily Kansan, the graphic accompanying the story "Long-term effects of alcohol abuse may begin now with binge drinking" incorrectly labeled the hippocampus as the prefrontal cortex and the prefrontal cortex as the hippocampus.
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About 10 a.m. Saturday at Watson Library, someone reported criminal damage to a window, at a loss of $300.
About 9 p.m. Sunday near the Daisy Hill Residence Halls, someone reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of a purse and contents, at a loss of $327.
Oliver Hall 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
"Distracted" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
About 6 p.m. Thursday near 6th and Massachusetts streets a KU student reported the theft of a cellphone, at a loss of $500.
The KU School of Music Symphonic Band and University Band concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
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