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President for KUnited Brandon Woodard and Vice President Blaine Bengston wait in anticipation moments before the election results against Ad Astra Coalition. KUnited held a watch party for the results at the Yacht Club Thursday night April 11.

Despite loss, KUnited is ‘still a family’

More than 70 members of the KUnited coalition gathered at Yacht Club Sports Bar and Grill at 530 Wisconsin Street to await the results of the student senate election. Brandon Woodard, a senior from Topeka, ran as KUnited’s presidential candidate. Blaine Bengtson, a junior from Salina, ran as KUnited’s vice presidential candidate. Woodard said that [...]

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Granada theater hosts ‘Midget Wrestling’

Anyone entering the Granada theater tonight may think they’ve found themselves in the middle of an ordinary wrestling bout. Bright lights, ringside seating, deafening cheers — and dwarves? Dubbed “the baddest little show on Earth” by the header on their website, the Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation promises to be “one of the most entertaining, outrageous [...]

Lawrence hosts MidXMidwest music festival

MidXMidwest, a new grassroots music festival, is this weekend, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Jake Wise, the creator and promoter of the event, along with Jonathan Woods and Ryan Harvey, has been in the bar business for a while but has never done anything on such a large scale before. “We built a festival with [...]

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Sarah Stern mingles with friends and family at the signing for her book, "Favela da Rocinha, Brazil" Saturday afternoon at the Lawrence Arts Center. The book is a collection of photographs from Stern's June 2011 trip to the Rio de Janeiro favela, or slum.

Student photographer debuts first publication

Sarah Stern takes a few moments to walk around the room, greet guests, answer questions and point out her favorite of the photographs lying on one of the tables. Then, she returns to the chair next to Gary Mark Smith and continues selling and signing books. Stern, a senior from Lawrence, celebrated the debut of [...]

Day one of new construction at Centennial Skatepark.

Parks And Rec Tearing It Up With Local Skaters

After months of cooperation, the city and skaters break ground on a longtime goal.

Wescoe Wit

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What Do You Know About… Flash Mobs?

Look, or you might miss it!

Controversy around fluoride in drinking water has existed for decades.

What Do You Know About… Water Fluoridation?

Poisoning the well?

Liberty Hall is half theater, half video rental store.

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About… Liberty Hall

History lives right in front of us.

Sammi has lived with Lyme disease for seven years.

What it’s Like to… Have Lyme Disease

Bet you haven’t experienced this.

A scene from the streets of Rocinha.

What it’s Like To… Level with a Brazilian Drug Lord

Bet you haven’t experienced this.

Many schools have zero-tolerance policies for students who get caught cheating.

What Do You Know About… Outsmarting Cheaters?

Interesting research going on right here at KU.

Wescoe Wit

Lol.

Fluorescent light bulbs use one-fourth of the energy and last ten times longer than incandescent bulbs.

Saving Money and the Planet

Learn tips for reducing energy bill costs while becoming more environmentally friendly.

The truck up in flames. Rolfing and his team escaped alive.

What It’s Like To… Survive a Roadside Bomb

While serving in Iraq, this soldier survived an IED attack.

Wescoe Wit

Lol.