Spring break
Student wins cash, prizes on game show during break
A Kansas University sophomore turned last week's spring break into a money-making adventure and managed to get herself on a national TV show as well.
On April 18 Crystal Hudson, 20, Topeka, can sit back and watch herself win $1,000, a dishwasher, a snowmobile, a Karaoke machine, a celebrity carpet, and a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis on "The Price is Right."
The show airs at 10 a.m. weekdays on Sunflower Cablevision channels 5 and 13.
"It all felt like a dream while I was up there," Hudson said Sunday when she returned from a Los Angeles trip with five friends. "Bob (game show host Bob Barker) kept saying, 'Crystal, I need your bid.'"
Hudson and her friends had tickets to the March 19 show. When they arrived at the studio, they were at the end of a long line of other ticketholders. Because tickets don't guarantee admission, they traded theirs for some for the next day and camped out at 1 a.m. March 20 in front of the studio in order to be the first inside when the doors opened about 12 hours later.
When inside, Hudson, however, was the only one in her group of friends to be called to the stage.
She won the $1,000 on a spin of the big wheel. All the prizes will be sent to her later; she plans on sharing the cash with her friends.
Severe weather
Commissioner suggests checking home, auto policies
The state insurance commissioner suggests Kansans make sure their home and automobile insurance is in order before this year's storm season begins.
Kathleen Sebelius is urging property owners to bring their coverage up to date and include any new items recently acquired or added to the property, and check auto policies for comprehensive coverage for hail, windstorm or flood; make photos or videotapes of personal belongings so insurance adjusters will be able to quickly process claims, and keep a copy outside the home.
For more information, call the Federal Emergency Management Agency at (888) CALL-FLOOD, or the Kansas Insurance Department at (800) 432-2484.
Research
KU professor studies civility of U.S. Senate
A Kansas University professor thinks civility in the U.S. Senate is lacking, and he's written a book that discusses many aspects of the issue.
Political science professor Burdett Loomis' recently released book is "Esteemed Colleagues: Civility and Deliberation in the U.S. Senate." Among its themes are the importance of civility, whether civility corrupts deliberation and whether the Senate is more civil than the House.
Loomis thinks several things have made civility more difficult among senators. One is that they don't travel together much anymore and miss opportunities to socialize, he said.
On April 4 Loomis will return to Washington, D.C., to participate in a Brookings Institute-sponsored luncheon conference and panel discussion in the Senate. The luncheon will focus on how the Senate has operated with a 50-50 partisan division after 100 days in session.
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