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Maryland mulls campus gun ban
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A proposedlawinMaryland would
ban guns, knives and other deadly
weapons from college campuses in
the state, The Diamondback at the
University of Maryland reported.
An existingstate law bans weap-
ons from K-12 public schools, but
the proposed Weapon-Free Higher
Education Zones bill would extend
that ban to college campuses.
TheUniversityofMaryland'sUni-
versity Police spokesman Paul Dil-
lon said in the article the bill would
improve safety on campus. Chris
Banerjee, president of Maryland's
chapter of the College Republicans,
said it would prevent students from
protectingthemselves.
Those who oppose the law say it
violates the U.S. Constitution's Sec-
ond Amendment.
"I think that the Second Amend-
mentguarantees the right of law-
abiding people to own firearms,"
Banerjee said. "The Constitution
doesn't stop at the border of Route 1
and the University of Maryland."
AL-QUDS UNIVERSITY AND
BARD COLLEGE JOINT COLLEGE
Al-Quds University in East Jeru-
salem and Bard College in New York
will establish a joint college called
The Al-Quds Bard Honors Col-
lege for Liberal Arts and Sciences,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
reported.
The joint college will be based
on the model Bard created with St.
Petersburg University in Russia 10
years ago. The college will open
in September 2009 on the Al-Quds
campus and plans to accept 100 new
students each year. Sixty students
have already enrolled for next fall.
The two colleges are also work-
ing to create a joint high school on
the Al-Quds campus as well that
is expected to open in fall 2010.
"Al-Quds and Bard College are
initiating partnerships with pub-
lic schools in the West Bank and
Jerusalem representing different
models of student learning," Bard
officials wrote ina statement.
BUILDING STANDS UNFINISHED
AT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
A $63 million building at the
University of Colorado at Boulder
remains unfinished, The Daily Cam-
era reported.
"We've got a gigantic concrete
shell of a building at the heart of
our campus," Colorado University
spokesman Bronson Hilliard said.
"It's importantwe complete it."
Work has halted due to a state
construction freeze last fall. The
state had allocated $18.47 million
to the building's construction, but
because of the freeze, the University
will not receive the funding.
Once completed, the 170,000-
square-foot building will contain
an art museum and the school's
Department of Art & Art History.
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CRIME NOTES
Messenger bag Bag of weed
swiped at library found in Union
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
WHERE: Shapiro Undergradu-
ate Library
WHEN: Saturday at about 8:30
P.m.
WHAT: An unknown subject
stole a black messenger back
pack that was last seen on the
fourth floor of the library,
University Police reported.
The bagbelonged to a male
student and contained a Visa
credit card, two books and
Pod Nano.
Vending machine
unchies taken
WHERE: Mason Hall
WHEN: Friday at about 10:50
a.M.
WIAT: Items were stolen
from a vending machine, Uni-
versity Police reported. There
are no suspects.
bathroom
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Saturday at about 2 p.m.
WHAT: A custodian found
a bag of suspected marijuana
while cleaning the ballroom
on the second floor, University
Police reported. There are no
suspects.
Gun found in
vehicle
WHERE: Lot M-10 East Medi-
cal Center
WHEN: Friday at about 3:30
p.m.
WHAT: An unloaded hand-
gun was found in the glove
box of a vehicle unaffiliated
with the University, Universi-
ty Police reported. The owner
had a valid permit and was
allowed to keep the weapon.
TalkonAmerican
investment in
Africa
WHAT: A discussion about
the relationship between sci-
ence, business and America's
development in Africa.
WHO: Science, Technology &
Society Program
WHEN: Today from 4p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Tisch Hall, Room
1014
Gender Explorers
to meet tonight
WHAT: A social and support
group for the LGBTQ com-
munity. The meeting pro-
vides a safe and comfortable
environment for discussion.
WHO: Spectrum Center
WHEN: Today from 8 p.m. to
10 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Room 3200
Lecture on
treating lDS
WHAT: A lecture concern-
ing the treatment of AIDS in
South Africa and Uganda.
WHO: Institute for Research
on Women and Gender
WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Haven Hall, Room
1014
Seminar about
employment
WHAT: A question and
answer workshop about the
relationship between employ-
ment and asylum.
WHO: Center for Internation-
al & Comparative Law
WHEN: Tonight at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Hutchins Hall, Room
116
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Figge is the first woman to
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in 1983 when 47 people were
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) - Jay
Capelle would give anything to get
back his factory job of 32 years. At
the same time, he's grateful to have
extra time on his hands these days
to care for his ailing wife, stay in
shape and work on a long-planned
baseball documentary.
The unemployed are stressed out
about unpaid bills, dashed retire-
ment plans and the loss of work-
place camaraderie. But many say
life minus work also has its bitter-
sweetupsides, including more time
with family and friends, learning
new skills, focusing on their health
and pursuing hobbies.
There is a widerange ofopinions,
of course, about just how sweet, or
bitter, the experience has been.
An idled auto worker in Wis-
consin cherishes extra time with
his kids, and his guitar. A former
communications worker in Vir-
ginia finds time for hiking as a
distraction from the job search.
But two jobless friends in North
Carolina who've played plenty of
golf together say enoughis enough:
they're ready again for the joy of
earning a paycheck.
All of these people said they
would give up their newfound free
time in a heartbeat if they could
land jobs. And most spend hours
each day trying. But as unemploy-
ment spells drag on longer than
anticipated, they have allowed
themselves to enjoy activities not
directly related to the job hunt
without feeling guilty.
Alex Swain, 36, of Leesburg, Va.,
said his fruitless search for work
has been discouraging. Since los-
ing his job last April at a wireless
communications company, Swain
has applied for more than 200 jobs,
gone on 10 interviews and has not
had a single offer.
But rather than sulking in front
of the television when he's not
searching online job postings,
Swain forces himself to keep up
with hobbies like playing music,
painting and hiking.
"You can't stay inthe house all day
or you'll lose your mind," he said.
Others are spending time in the
classroom.
Andre Lovato, 55, of Waukesha,
Wis., who was laid off from his job
at a signmaking company in 2006,
earned a degree in printing and
publishing from a technical col-
lege in December. Lovato, who has
applied for 35 jobs since then with-
out any luck, devotes his free time
to woodcarving, sketching and
computer illustrations.
But as his unemployment drags
on, he longs for interaction with
colleagues and getting praise for a
job well-done.
"I miss showing my work and
having people say, 'Hey man, you
did pretty good stuff,"'he said.
Brad Palzkill, 39, was laid off
from the General Motors plant in
Janesville, Wis., last June. This
means the family can't afford to eat
out as often, and the kids' Christ-
mas gifts were less extravagantlast
year. But he doesn't miss installing
hundreds of consoles in trucks
every night, which took a toll on his
knees and wrists; and it's nice to
have more free time to spend with
family and strumming his guitar -
when he's not looking for work.
"Before, I used to go to work at 4
p.m. and I'd just see my kids on the
weekends. But this is not the way
you want it to happen," he said,
In the suburbs of Raleigh, N.C.,
golf buddies Eddie Shearon and Wes
Davis-bothofwhomhavebeenjob-
less for more than a year - saythey
feel an urgency to get back to work
so they can have'incomes again.
But they're not eager to give up
the perks of being unemployed.
In addition to rounds of golf,
Shearon, 52, now gets to walk his
dog every afternoon and make din-
ner for his wife. "I've reacquainted
myself with my wife," he said. "We
haven't seen each other that much
for 20years."
For others, the appreciation of
extra free time is fleeting.
Diane Rohan,37,said she enjoyed
her early months of unemployment
after giving up her job as a baker to
move to Los Angeles with her hus.
band. She scanned photo negatives
onto her computer and, truth be
told, enjoyed sleeping late.
"That wore off after about a
month," she said.
David Pemberton, of Smyrna,
Tenn., is using his July layoff from
Catholic Charities of Tennessee
as an opportunity to forge a new
career in health care. "I know God
has something in store down the
road for me," he said.
Capelle, 60, gets depressed and
angry when he dwells on the loss of
his job at a plant that manufactures
boat motors. But he is often appre-
ciative that he can now offer more
help to his wife, who is recovering
from knee surgery.
He even found a silver lining to
the June flood that ruined his base-
ment, the red truck he loved and
some of his video equipment. He
received a $35,000 insurance settle-
ment, which he has used to pay bills.
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