Puzzle answers for Nov 12, 2012

Puzzle answers for Nov 12, 2012

These are the answers for the puzzles on page 4 of the Nov. 12 Daily Kansan. Crossword Answers   Cryptoquip Answers Cryptoquip 1: NOVEL ABOUT A SCARLET-TONED FERRET’S RELATIVE THAT IS BRAVE: “THE RED BADGER OF COURAGE.”   Sudoku Answers

Photo Gallery: KU Dance Marathon Nov 10

Photo Gallery: KU Dance Marathon Nov 10

KU Dance Marathon was held in the Kansas Ballroom Nov. 10. It is a fundraising event and 100 percent of the proceeds go to local children and families through KU Pediatrics. It was held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. It was the fifth dance marathon event at KU and had over 530 registered [...]

Kansas defeats Southeast Missouri State 74-55

They didn’t pass out chocolates or roses, and Valentine’s Day remains more than three months away, but the Kansas men’s basketball team is in love. They are in love with the jump shot, specifically the 3-point jump shot, and it demonstrated their love by shooting 22 3-point attempts in the game, even though they made [...]

World War II Navajo code talker to receive diploma

World War II Navajo Code Talker and former student Chester Nez will receive his diploma from the University Monday. At 91 years old, Nez is the only remaining living code talker of the original 29 who served during World War II. Overall, 420 Code Talkers served during the war after being recruited by the original [...]

Student Senate funds Into the Streets Week speakers, African Student Association fashion show

Student senate passed several funding bills during its full meeting Wednesday night. The passed bills include: A performance by vocalist Nirmalya Dey and percussionist Mhan Shyam Sharma hosted by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth on Nov. 11 Speakers Marc Basmuthi Joseph and Loretta Ross will speak during [...]

Puzzle answers for Nov. 8, 2012

Puzzle answers for Nov. 8, 2012

These are the answers for the puzzles on page 6A of the Nov. 8 Daily Kansan. Crossword Answers   Cryptoquip Answers Cryptoquip 1: IF IT’S DISCOVERED THAT SOME FISH WERE FIBBING, THEY VERY WELL MIGHT HAVE BEEN COD IN A LIE. Sudoku Answers

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Students dance to student band Down With Gravity as they played a set during the last semeseters KU Dance Marathon on Saturday, Feb. 4, in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. This is the fourth year for the dance marathon and had a turn out of around 250 people.

KU Dance Marathon raises money for Children’s Miracle Network

From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Saturday, students have the opportunity to make a difference in their community. The University will host its fifth Dance Marathon this Saturday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Dance Marathon is a program under the Children’s Miracle Network that raises money for children and their families at hospitals in [...]

Millennial generation priorities, identities diverging from older generations

Millennial generation priorities, identities diverging from older generations

With cell phones as bedmates and college a necessity, the millennial generation is fast setting itself apart from parents and grandparents. The millennial generation, or those born after 1980, has the highest amount of education, with 54 percent having some college education, according to a 2010 Pew Research Center study. The study examined millennials age [...]

Derryberry: Go to the movies without breaking the bank

There’s nothing like going to the movies. As a kid, I’d spend my summer days at the local theater for a $2 matinee. For my first “date,” I saw a horror movie and got to hold the girl when she was scared. Even in my senior year of high school, I’d spend Thursday nights at [...]

Snowboarders show two documenatries at Liberty Hall

From the standpoint of an outsider, the life of a professional extreme sport athlete looks glamorous. Although the struggles on their turf are visible to their fans, what goes on behind the scenes can sometimes be just as stressful. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Liberty Hall, Hand Built Productions will present two snowboarding documentaries: Their [...]

Potter Lake concert to fund conservation efforts

Potter Lake is over the hill — no pun intended. The small body of water is now 101 years old and has seen its fair share of lunch-tray sledding sessions, picnic gatherings and sunken goalposts. But despite its storied history, littering, sedimentation and foul-smelling algal blooms have plagued the lake in recent years. Because of [...]

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Students practice Quixotic Fusion during an open master class at the Robinson Center on Nov. 6th.  The next class open to KU students and the general public is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8.

Lied Center to host Quixotic acrobatic performing group in Friday show

A unique show with local artists is preparing to blow the minds of its patrons with an upcoming performance. The Kansas City–based show Quixotic, which originally began its creative ventures in abandoned warehouses and buildings in the Kansas City area in 2005, will perform Friday night at the Lied Center. Much like Cirque du Soleil, [...]

KUJH Newscast: Election Update

KUJH Newscast: Election Update

 

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Melanie Caldwell and Tiffany Aguilar, both freshmen from Kansas City, react to the poll results early in the election broadcast on CNN. The Election Watch Party was held by Student Union Activities (SUA) on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Cheers and jeers from students watching election at Kansas Union

About 50 students were gathered in the lobby of the Kansas Union watching as Barack Obama was announced the winner of the 2012 Presidential Election last night. When Obama reached 270 electoral votes and Wolf Blitzer of CNN announced that he was reelected, cheers erupted from many of the students in attendance. “I voted for [...]

Puzzle answers for Nov. 7, 2012

Puzzle answers for Nov. 7, 2012

These are the answers for the puzzles on page 4 of the Nov. 7 Daily Kansan. Crossword Answers   Cryptoquip Answers Cryptoquip 1: WHEN YOU NEED A NEW WALL SOCKET, I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY PURCHASE ONE AT ANY OUTLET STORE.   Sudoku Answers

Photo Gallery: SUA Election Watch Party

Photo Gallery: SUA Election Watch Party

An election watch party was held Tuesday night on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union put on by Student Union Activities (SUA.) Students crowded around a projector screening live coverage of the election results on CNN.