News 4-7-10

THE K-STATE BLOOD DRIVE IS GOING ON THIS WEEK IN THE STUDENT UNION. THE HOURS FOR THE UNION ARE 10:30 AM TO 4:30 TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND 8:30 AM TO 2 PM FRIDAY IN THE SECOND FLOOR BALLROOMS. YOU CAN ALSO GIVE TODAY, AND TOMORROW FROM 3 TO 8 IN THE PUTNAM HALL LOBBY. TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT YOU CAN VISIT REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG OR CALL 1-800-RED CROSS.


ATTENTION ALL SENIORS. THE TWO THOUSAND TEN GRADUATION FAIR IS HAPPENING TODAY AT THE K-STATE STUDENT UNIOIN. THE FAIR WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE BOOKSTORE FROM 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ORDER YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, PICK OUT YOUR CLASS RING, PURCHASE YOUR CAP AND GOWN AND MORE.


KANSAS FARMERS ARE PLEASED WITH THE RECENT TREND OF WARMER WEATHER. THE WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED STATE FARMERS TO START PLANTING CORN WHILE THE REST OF THE WINTER WHEAT MATURES. THE KANSAS ARGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE SAYS THAT ONE PERCENT OF THE CORN HAS ALREADY BEEN PLANTED. THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS USUALLY THREE PERCENT.


ACCORDING TO A CNN REPORT WEST VIRGINIA’S GOVERNOR SAYS THAT TODAY WILL BE A BIG ONE AS A BORE HOLE WAS DRILLED INTO THE AREA OF THE COAL MINE WHERE FOUR OF THE TRAPPED MINERS MAY BE LOCATED AFTER THE DEADLY MINE EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED ON MONDAY. PIPES WERE LOWERED INTO THE DRILLED HOLES TO TRY AND CONTACT THE TRAPPED MINERS AS WELL AS TO VENTILATE THE MINE AFTER HIGH LEVELS OF METHANE AND CARBON MONOXIDE WERE RELEASED. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH FURTHER NEWS ON THIS STORY.


A SEVEN POINT EIGHT EARTHQUAKE STRUCK INDONESIA EARLY THIS MORNING. A TSUNAMI WATCH WAS IN EFFECT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THAT THE TEMBLOR HIT ONE HUNDRED AND FOURT FIVE MILES OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS REPORTING THAT A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI IS NOT LIKELY, BUT THAT A LOCAL TSUNAMI COULD AFFECT THE COATAL AREAS NEAR THE EPICENTER.


IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CELEBRITY COUPLE HAS MADE THE TRIP TO SPLITS-VILLE. JIM CARREY AND JENNY MCCARTHY ARE CALLING IT QUITS AFTER FIVE YEARS. IN A STATEMENT MCCARTHEY SAID SHE "WILL ALWAYS KEEP JIM AS A LEADING MAN IN MY HEART." CARREY IS ALSO STILL SUPPORTIVE OF HIS EX POSTING ON TWITTER "I WISH HER THE VERY BEST."