People will get a unique opportunity to see a foreign performance troupe in Lawrence. On Friday at 7:30 p.m., the Lied Center will host the Swiss pantomime troupe known as Mummenschanz. This performance will be part of the group’s 40th anniversary tour. “It’s fantastical performance mime theater and every child’s dream,” said Karen Christelles, associate [...]
In most muscians’ or musical groups’ lives, they dream of performing in the renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City. The University of Kansas will get that precise opportunity next month when they debut composer Mohammed Fairouz’s newest piece titled “In the Shadow of No Towers,” which commemorates the events of Sept.11 as well as [...]
An opportunity for those looking for an engineering-related career is coming. The School of Engineering is holding its spring career fair on Feb. 14 from noon until 4 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. The fair is primarily for students majoring in engineering and related sciences, but it is open to all [...]
When it comes to global health issues, Kirsten Devin has a unique passion for the work. Devin, a first-year medical student from Omaha, Neb., was recently announced as the winner of the second Take A Trip With Timmy contest sponsored by Med Plus Advantage for the Timmy Global Health organization. The nation-wide contest was for [...]
The Office of Study Abroad will host its spring fair on Wednesday. It will be in the Kansas Union on the fourth floor lobby from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The fair will promote summer study abroad options. Information about financial aid and scholarships will also be available. “Even if you’re not interested in doing [...]
Select University students will have the opportunity to perform in a talent showcase for recording artist Suzanne Vega and her daughter Ruby Froom on Friday. The free showcase will be in the Lied Center Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. “We’ve been trying for years to do a talent showcase-like [...]
The Psi chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority will host its spring recruitment event tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the KU Memorial Union. This recruitment event is an opportunity for the sorority to restart its Psi chapter at the University. Dustin Struble, assistant director of Student Involvement and Leadership Center, [...]
The University will soon be rocked by local talent from its own students. Student Union Activities will be hosting its second KU’s Got Talent competition on Friday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. SUA Films and Media Coordinator Kaitlin DeJong, a sophomore from Liberty, Mo., is excited that the University is hosting the competition this year. [...]
The University Theatre Department will continue showing off its musical talent in its production of “Into the Woods.” The show, written by Broadway veteran Stephen Sondheim, tells the story of a baker and his wife who are cursed to be childless. The pair must complete tasks involving fairy tale characters from stories such as Cinderella, [...]
A unique show with local, regional and national artists blew the minds of its patrons in its most recent performance. The Kansas City-based group Quixotic, which originally began its creative ventures in abandoned warehouses and buildings in the Kansas City area in 2005, performed at the Lied Center last night. Similar to Cirque du Soleil, [...]
The University Theatre Department will show off its musical talent tonight in the production “Into the Woods.” The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theater in Murphy Hall. The show is written by Broadway veteran Stephen Sondheim and tells the story of a baker and his wife who are cursed to be childless. [...]
A unique show with local artists is preparing to blow the minds of its patrons with an upcoming performance. The Kansas City–based show Quixotic, which originally began its creative ventures in abandoned warehouses and buildings in the Kansas City area in 2005, will perform Friday night at the Lied Center. Much like Cirque du Soleil, [...]
Student Union Activities will partner with Toys for Tots to help families in need this holiday season. Donations will be collected from Nov. 5 until Dec. 9. SUA’s Social Issues committee is in charge of the event, and will be working with the Toys for Tots program in Douglas County. “They’ve been doing this for [...]
Homecoming is filled with events geared to celebrate University traditions, but they are also intended to benefit the Lawrence community. Proceeds from many events go to the United Way of Douglas County. Kansas organizations such as the Girl Scouts, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Douglas County AIDS Project and the Willow Domestic [...]
An old tradition is being revived at the University through Greek life on campus. The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will be performing a step show on Saturday in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. “When we were asked by NPHC to help sponsor the step show, we thought it was a perfect opportunity to [...]
