Beginning next fall, students will have an extra month to pay their tuition and fees. A statement from the Comptroller’s Office said that tuition and fee due dates will move from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 for the fall 2013 semester. For the spring 2014 semester, due dates will move from Jan. 15 to Feb. [...]
With concealed carry permits on campus approved by the Kansas legislature this past Tuesday, students learned more about gun policy issues in a debate hosted at The Dole Institute of Politics Wednesday evening. The debate between Patricia Stoneking, President of the Kansas State Rifle Association, and Allen Rostron, professor of law at the University of [...]
With the end of the school year around the corner, both employers and students are preparing for summer internships. Whether majoring in business, journalism, graphic design or engineering, there are opportunities for any student, said Erin Wolfram, assistant director of career networks at the University Career Center. Here are 10 tips students should know before [...]
At least thirty-eight University faculty members will lose their jobs if Kansas House legislatures approve a more than four percent budget cut to higher education currently under consideration, said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little in an open letter released Monday. Gray-Little said the $20.3 million cut to the University, which ignores Gov. Sam Brownback’s recommendation of flat [...]
The noise level inside Allen Fieldhouse often exceeds that of a chain saw, according to an article titled “What Causes Hearing Loss” recently published in the New York Times. Exposure to noise, rather than aging, is the leading cause of hearing loss, according to the article. Michelle Mason, a graduate student from Price, Utah working [...]
Efforts by Police at the University to curb the use of fake IDs is attributed to an increase in criminal offenses reported to the KU Public Safety Office, according to a press release Wednesday. The office said it processed 818 offenses in 2012, including two robberies and one sex offense, up from 732 processed in [...]
Gluten free dieting is more than just the latest weight loss fad for Emma McNay, a sophomore from Pratt, it’s a way to maintain her health. After studying abroad in Italy last summer, McNay’s diet of gluten-laden pasta, bread and pizza triggered an allergy to wheat products. Since then, McNay has eaten gluten free in [...]
Collection of this year’s Required Campus Fees has been better than expected, which has allowed the senate to pay off a finance bond early, said Josh Dean, chair of the Finance Committee. This news comes in light as next year’s student fees are under consideration by Student Senate’s finance committee, as disclosed in the minutes [...]
The final platforms for both Student Senate campaign coalitions – Ad Astra and KUnited – have been released. These releases come in preparation for the upcoming election, which will take place April 10 and 11. Both coalitions have both released a total of 12 platforms each during the campaign. KUnited announced two additional platforms Tuesday, [...]
Law students at the University are not concerned about finding a job upon graduation, despite reports of a tight job market by the New York Times. Actively pursuing job prospects, keeping law school debt low and pursuing a practical law education are all ways prospective University law students plan to make a career in a [...]
This year’s freshman class may be able take advantage of the KU Core, the University’s new common curriculum courses, set to go into effect for this fall’s incoming freshmen. With the hopes of boosting student retention, the KU Core aims to reduce the overall number of required general credit hours, said Hannah Bolton, student body [...]
The initial investigation into alleged animal cruelty against the Beta Theta Pi fraternity chapter at the University has been completed. The chapter is now on suspension by the General Fraternity, its national governing body. The Kansan reported in December that the fraternity was under investigation for animal cruelty for allegedly torturing a turkey at its annual [...]
The University of Kansas Medical Center campus may soon be home to a centralized adult stem cell research facility. Senate Bill 199, which proposes the creation of the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at KUMC, was passed by the Kansas State Senate last Thursday, said Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Kansas senator from Shawnee and the lead [...]
Ad Astra is under investigation for allegedly violating the Student Senate election code. The Student Senate Election Commission said it received a complaint claiming that the Ad Astra campaign met with members of the Rock Chalk Revue at the Lied Center last Tuesday, Feb. 26 and then campaigned with the Junior Greek Council the next [...]
School budget cuts, larger class sizes, and a greater use of technology all mean University students returning to the classroom as K-12 educators will see a significantly different school system as teachers than they did as students. While Kansas saw a slight increase to state K-12 funding this year, overall state funding for schools has [...]
