Local on the 8s

Sunday, October 26, 2008

1. A special video from Coach Mangino at the beginning of the last home game did not deter students from yelling the traditionally obscene kickoff chant. For the next game, Mangino has personally offered to eat every transgressor.

2. The Lawrence Recovery and Hope Network had an awareness booth at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. The booth offered support for those in need of assistance after thinking that fifth turkey leg was a good idea.

3. Kids Voting is in need of volunteers who are willing to sacrifice their voting time on Nov. 4 to demonstrate to Kansas children just how much their votes will never matter.

4. The new wing of the Student Recreation Fitness Center will open on Oct. 24 after numerous delays and setbacks. The addition includes necessary state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for more students who commit to vigorous, regular exercise for two weeks, maximum.

5. Some fraternities report strong membership despite not having a house in which to live. Luckily, The Hawk is open every day.

6. Students can now sign up for an alert system to notify them when buses are going to be late. The system is still being developed. It has the potential to merge with Cha-Cha, which can further notify students how to put one foot in front of the other to get to class.

7. The University is being fined $80,000 for improperly handling hazardous waste materials by the EPA. In its defense, the University discussed its extensive waste recycling program, Potter Lake.

8. Two Missouri residents who support Republican presidential nominee John McCain were surprised to find a charge on their most recent credit statement to Barack Obama’s campaign, the Democratic presidential nominee. The two Republican voters are citing Internet fraud, but Democrats are calling it “spreading the wealth.”

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Guest: The Image of Kennedy, the shadow ...

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Student delegate details Democratic Convention

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Letter to the editor: February 4, 2008

Voting apathy plagues society.

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Sebelius VP bid ends

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Sebelius persuades students to support Obama

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Sen. Brownback addresses RNC delegates

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Nader speaks to Lawrence crowd

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Student Senate notebook

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McCroy: Fighting for the primary

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Cohen: Gear up for caucuses

Politi-geek urges students to partake in elections

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Alaskan students weigh in on Palin

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Letter: War turned me into a Democrat

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Brinker: Youth turnout disappoints, but fits historical ...

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Student town hall forum on the presidential ...

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Brinker: GOP works to detriment of country

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Legalizing Love: the state of same-sex marriage ...

A look at the battle for marriage equality.

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