When the first international students arrived in Burns, Kan., as part of a Thanksgiving Homestay Program, Burns resident Tom Grimwood said it was a “curiosity” for the town of about 200. That was in 1954. Now, 58 years later, the program that Grimwood’s mother, Betty, began with the Burns United Methodist Church women’s group still places international [...]
Let’s talk for a minute about something we all know and love, which seems to be happening more and more as the end of the semester approaches: The Dreaded Group Project. Joke’s on you, professors! I am onto your sick game and see it for what it is: less work for you to grade and [...]
On Nov. 1 of last year, my friends and I sat around discussing the Halloween costumes we had seen the night before. I think my friend Casie best summed up our opinions of most of the female costumes. “Girls, if your Halloween costume can double as a role play in the bedroom, you’re doing it [...]
As a sophomore, Erin Zingré said she remembers seeing older students’ submissions for the Get Out the Vote initiative and wondering what she would submit if given the chance. This year, as a “super senior,” she got that chance. “My initial thought was, how about we have a donkey and an elephant on a couch [...]
Take a moment and try to remember the last time you had a conversation with your mom. And not a “Yep, everything’s good with me, could you send some more Beak ‘Em Bucks?” type of conversation. When was the last time you talked with your mom – or your dad, brother, sister, grandma, etc. – [...]
If you were to walk through my house right now, you’d probably find 50 percent of the televisions tuned to some sort of reality TV – “Project Runway” is a favorite, along with “Toddlers and Tiaras” and the “Real Housewives” series. No shame. The other 50 percent would be tuned to a show we all [...]
On Thursday afternoon, dozens of students sat in the Underground happily eating their Chick-fil-A sandwiches, nuggets and fries. Hours later, however, a different group gathered to discuss whether Chick-fil-A should even be allowed on campus. Queers and Allies sponsored the “Chick-fil-A Debate” Sept.13, in which two students debated whether Chick-fil-A should be dismissed from their [...]
KU graduate Kathryn Unruh said she decided to go to graduate school during her sophomore year at KU, but she had no idea what that meant financially until recently. “I spent quite a bit of time looking into the cost of living at the various schools I was applying to,” said Unruh, now a neuroscience [...]
Have you ever experienced that “oh snap!” moment when you realize you need to get your life together? That’s how I felt when Student Money Management Services talked to one of my campus groups about budgets and financial planning. The representative essentially scared the you-know-what out of us with talk of stolen identities, credit card [...]
One of the things I love most about Lawrence is its eccentricity. It’s a true college town, complete with t-shirt shops, late night pizza deliveries and local dive bars. But at the same time, Lawrence is a highly unique, liberal, hole-in-the-wall town where residents are just as likely to sport a full Uncle Sam costume [...]
Several years ago, two men attacked former KU student Kenna Gates and her roommate as they walked home from a local bar. The attackers, who Gates said had been watching her roommate throughout the night, followed the two women, striking Gates and attempting to force her friend into a vehicle. What their attackers did not [...]
