College students seem to be pressed for time year-round, and adding final exams, projects and essays only pushes their limits. The last few weeks of the semester tend to be demanding on students regarding health and mental performance. Many students resort to junk food or fast food for its convenience, but what they might not [...]
At 2:49 p.m. EDT on April 15, runners across the nation bore witness to an unexpected act of violence, as two improvised explosive devices exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. In the hours following the bombings, Howard Ting decided to take action in support of the victims of the attack. Ting sent [...]
Sleeping through a boring lecture is not an option for Colleen Cesaretti, a freshman from Naperville, Ill., during her Infomania class in the journalism school, where she learns about the subject of information overload. Taught by Doug Ward, associate professor of journalism, Infomania is one of the new breed of courses known as hybrid classes. [...]
Despite the mass exodus of students at the end of the semester, Lawrence continues to offer a host of concerts and activities for the summer. If you don’t know how to spend all your excess free time, there’s bound to be an event for you. For the music lovers: Hey Juggalos, The Insane Clown Posse [...]
Commencement: Sunday, May 19. Procession starts at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. Gates at Memorial Stadium will open at 9 a.m. for guests, and no tickets are required. Check-in for graduates is at 10 a.m. on Memorial Drive. May 13-18: A list of recognition ceremonies by department and school are available at commencement.dept.ku.edu/schedules/ Students from [...]
When Bailey Reimer discusses her post-graduation plans, she often gets one of two reactions: people are either worried for her safety, or people excited for the experience in a big city. The reality is somewhere in the middle Reimer, a senior from Shawnee, has been accepted into Teach For America, a national nonprofit organization that [...]
Having worked in an assisted living facility for 10 years, Karla Wessling has seen the realities of an unhealthy lifestyle. “You see those people who have had type two diabetes for so long that their legs have been amputated,” she said. It was here that Wessling, a student in the dietetic program at KU Medical [...]
Summertime can mean sunshine, hanging out at the pool, wandering around downtown and enjoying the freedom of no classes. But summer can also be a time to get in shape and explore ways to stay active in Lawrence. Various gyms and fitness centers offer workout classes during the summer. Aqua Zumba, offered at the Lawrence [...]
With graduation around the corner, here are 10 tips for landing that professional job and avoiding moving back in with your parents. 1. Don’t panic Searching for a professional job is a creative, yet vexing, process. However, as Bill Watterson, author of the ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strip, said “You can’t just turn on creativity [...]
When Ted Johnson walks by Fraser Hall, he notices something intriguing about the blooming yellow and red tulips in the flower bed. Unlike their cousins only a few hundred feet away by the marquee outside Watson Library that stretch straight up to the sun, these blooms all bend slightly to the northeast. Johnson, a professor [...]
1145 Indiana Street is getting a makeover so it, too, can be listed among the other properties that are nationally recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Tim Keller and fellow investor Ernie Eck will soon be renovating the house to restore it to its former glory. “It was originally built as a boarding [...]
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. I sit in my chair and close my eyes behind my sunglasses. All around me I could hear the shuffle of hundreds of feet, the shutter of hundreds of cameras, yet all I feel is an inner calm. I slowly let go of every thought in my [...]
In 2008, McPherson Superintendent Randy Watson and his staff at Unified School District 418 began the process of becoming exempt from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. After two years of research, visiting other schools and going on a series of retreats to define new goals and a new system, the district, which has [...]
After a late night at the library, Addison Spradlin starts the trek back to her room at GSP. As she walks down Louisiana Street, she clutches her phone and keeps her car key between her index and middle fingers, just in case an unexpected situation arises. Spradlin, a freshman from Fort Smith, Ark., isn’t the [...]
The 4 branches of the KU ROTC program are poised to come together this Saturday for their annual parade and joint-services tournament. The festivities are meant to both celebrate the graduation of the senior cadets and commission them into active service. “I’m very excited for the event because it is one of the few opportunities [...]
It took weeks for artist Patrick Dougherty and his crew to construct “The Bedazzler” in front of Spooner Hall in 2009. A swirl of maple and dogwood saplings wrapped around a large dying elm tree became an outdoor getaway for students and campus visitors. During its 27 months, “The Bedazzler” hosted picnics, classes and even [...]
