Tuesday, March 2, 2010

News 3-2-10

VOTING BEGINS TODAY FOR SGA GENERAL ELECTIONS. THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT DUOS ARE DANNY UNRUH AND ANNIE OLIVER AND SAM BRINTON AND MOLLY MCGUIRE. BESIDES VOTING FOR THAT STUDENTS CAN ALSO VOTE FOR SENATORS…UNION GOVERNING BOARD…AND OTHER POSITIONS. VOTING CAN BE DONE AT WWW.K-STATE.EDU/ELECTION AND ENDS TOMORROW AT 6 PM. TUNE IN RIGHT HERE TO THE WILDCAT 91.9 TO HEAR THE RESULTS LIVE AT 6 PM.


K-STATE’S SECOND LANDON LECTURE OF THE SEMESTER IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN WILL BE SPEAKING IN MCCAIN AUDITORIUM AT 3:30. THAT TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED. MULLEN WILL THEN HEAD TO FORT LEAVENWORTH TO SPEAK THURSDAY AT THE ARMY’S COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MULLEN IS THE TOP UNIFORMED OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES.


NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS FROM THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN LEAVENWORTH WILL DEPLOY TO SOUTH KOREA THIS WEEK. THE 145 TROOPS ARE GOING FOR ANNUAL TRAINING WITH KOREAN MILITARY AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE LEAVING WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL BE HEADING TO SOUTH KOREA’S FIRST ARMY HEADQUATERS IN WONJU AND STAY UNTIL MARCH 20TH. THERE THEY WILL BE WORKING ON STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL, AND TACTICAL APECTS OF GENERAL MILITARY OPERATIONS.


THE STATE’S HOUSE IS CONSIDERING A NEW BILL THAT COULD AFFECT GAMBELERS IF THEY OWE CHILD SUPPORT. THE NEW BILL WILL REQUIRE WINNERS AT STATE OWNED CASINOS OR RACETRACKS TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK IF THEY OWE CHILD SUPPORT. IF THEY WIN MORE THAN 1200 DOLLARS THEIR NAME WILL RUN THROUGH A CHILD SUPPORT DEBTOR REGISTRY AND THE JACKPOT WILL BE TAKEN TO PAY THE SUPPORT. THE LAWYER FOR A STATE OWNED CASINO IN DODGE CITY SAYS HE SUPPORTS THE BILL BUT SEES PROBLEMS WITH ENFORCING IT. THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE BILL SOME MORE BEFORE ACTING ON IT.


YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING YOUR SATURDAY MAIL MUCH LONGER, AT LEAST IF THE US POSTAL SERVICE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. LATER THIS MONTH THE POSTAL SERVICE PLANS TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE US POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION TO SCALE BACK DELIVERY TO 5 DAYS A WEEK STARTING IN 2011. ON TOP OF THE SCALE BACK, RATE INCREASES ARE ALSO BEING DISCUSSED. THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS LOST MONEY CONSISTENTLY SINCE 2007 BUT EXPECTS TO SAVE 3 BILLION A YEAR BY ELIMINATING SATURDAY DELIVERIES.


BARACK OBAMA MAY BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BUT HE STRUGGLES WITH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MOST AMERICANS. THIS WEEKEND OBAMA WAS DEEMED FIT FOR DUTY BY THE WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN BUT APPARENTLY NEEDS TO WORK ON LOWERING HIS HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND KICKING THAT SMOKING HABIT. WHILE OBAMA'S CHOLESTEROL IS UP 42 POINTS SINCE 2007 IT IS STILL NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO REQUIRE MEDICATION. THE PRESIDENT ISN'T A HEAVY SMOKER BUT ACCORDING TO REPORTS OCCASIONALLY FALLS OFF THE WAGON.


DURING THE FINALE OF THE BACHELOR LAST NIGHT TOM BERGERON AND MELISSA RYKROFT ANNOUNCED SEASON TEN’S CAST OF DANCING WITH THE STARS. THE CAST IS SHANNEN DOHERTY, PAM ANDERSON, NIECY NASH, NICOLE SCHERZINGER, KATE GOSSELIN, JAKE PAVELKA, EVAN LYSACECK, ERIN ANDREWS, CHAD OCHOCINCO, AIDEN TURNER, AND BUZZ ALDRIN. THIS SEASON WILL HAVE A FEW CHANGES WITH SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS NOT COMING BACK ALONG WITH CO-HOST SAMANTHA HARRIS. THE NEW SEASON BEGINS MARCH 22ND ON ABC. THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE PAIRINGS LATER TODAY.

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