Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little met with the University Daily Kansan for the third and final time this semester on Thursday. She discussed the proposed state budget cuts for higher education, the recent Student Senate elections, President Obama and student success. Budget cuts If nothing is done to combat the bill currently in the Kansas Legislature, the [...]
It takes courage to find your voice. It’s a lifelong process, and for some it can be incredibly challenging. Elizabeth Boresow has come a long way already. A senior from Overland Park studying music therapy, Boresow enjoys spending time with friends at her residence hall, where she is known by her nickname, “EB,” plays piano [...]
It wasn’t that Ad Astra presidential candidate Marcus Tetwiler was too overconfident or calling the election early, but before the results rolled in at 6:32 p.m. on Thursday, Tetwiler thought that the record-high 25-percent voter turnout was in itself a victory for the party as well as the University. “We already have won,” Tetwiler said. [...]
Marcus Tetwiler and Emma Halling, students running for president and vice president in Student Senate, answer some questions about why they’re running and what to look forward to by engaging yourself in the upcoming election. Marcus Tetwiler, junior from Paola majoring in History and English. Member of Beta Theta Pi, holds a rush chair position, [...]
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is currently involved in a lawsuit regarding an incident that occurred in March 2011. Andrew Johnson, a junior from Salina, is suing the fraternity, the national Sigma Phi Epsilon organization, the Gamma chapter’s alumni board, and two members, Rashid Franklin “Scooter” Mebarek and one identified as “John Doe #1.” Johnson [...]
“It should be as easy as throwing something away.” This is the motto that Manny Abarca believes should represent the ease and importance of the University’s recycling program. After arriving at the University two months ago, Abarca, recycling operations coordinator, saw a number of flaws limiting the program’s success: For example, trash cans outnumber recycling [...]
As game time approaches in the Fieldhouse, they raise their instruments and prepare to deliver the first few notes of their trademark song, “Sounds of Summer.” Although the basketball players will take center stage, it’s showtime for these supporting roles, too. Throughout the game, the crowd sings, claps and jumps along to the fight song, [...]
In a campaign to raise awareness about workers’ rights and factory conditions around the world, United Students Against Sweatshops has partnered with the KU Bookstore to introduce a new line of clothing to be available later in April. Alta Gracia is a union-made apparel brand started in 2010 that is currently available at hundreds of [...]
1. Do your research. Look at a map of the area you’ll be visiting, and get a game plan of potential routes and landmarks. According to Major Chris Keary at the university’s Office of Public Safety, if you know your way around, what’s going on and walk with authority, you’ll be less of a target [...]
In her second interview with the University Daily Kansan, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little discussed the Congressional sequester, preservation of the Wakarusa Wetlands, and March Madness. Sequester As of March 1, an across-the-board federal funding cut took effect as Congress declared sequestration as a consequence for failing to take action to balance the federal budget. Although it [...]
Coming together from different schools, different fields of study and different backgrounds, a team of five area graduate students has shown that they can go toe to toe in competition with Ivy League universities. The team, made up of students from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas State University and University of Kansas, has been [...]
It’s been a long road filled with months of planning, preparation and rehearsals for the more than 70 members of the annual variety show, Rock Chalk Revue. The show, which took place Thursday through Saturday, has been in the works since planning began last spring. Auditions occurred in late fall, and out of 12 entries, [...]
When Abby Petrulis visits Massachusetts Street, she’s on the lookout for something unique and exciting, like a quirky shop, vintage store or one-of-a-kind restaurant. “It’s always alive. There’s always something going on,” she said. “There’s simply no place like it.” Petrulis, a freshman from Olathe, is one of many who feel this way. It’s a [...]
Plans to construct a recreation center in northwest Lawrence are moving forward. On Feb. 19, city commissioners gave preliminary approval to continue with a development plan that would give residents a $25 million facility. The 181,000 square foot proposed recreation center would be in the same area as the new KU track and field, soccer [...]
The names of 4,450 undergraduate students who met requirements for honor roll distinction in fall 2012 were released on Wednesday. Students on the honor roll represent 97 Kansas counties, 42 states and 41 countries. The students from the main Lawrence campus and the allied health schools in Kansas City, Kan., are included. The honor roll [...]
