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 [...]
“How did we get to be so smart?” That’s a question Jerry Dobson began asking, one that propelled him through intense research and eventually to the creation of “Waters of Chaos,” a book that combines imaginative theory and scientific fact. Dobson, a professor of geography at the University of Kansas and president of the American [...]
Senior Kait Perry considers herself a cynical person. But, seeing the aid given at the Boston Marathon Monday, she was reminded that people are good at the core. “What really touched me was seeing the civilians helping each other,” Perry, from Auburn, said. “Just seeing the good in people come out to help their peers [...]
A large, diverse assemblage of people stretched in unison around the South Park gazebo as the sun disappeared behind an overcast sky around 6:30 yesterday evening. Members of the crowd, some with dogs and stroller-housed toddlers in tow, reached down to touch their toes, waved arms from side to side and performed jumping jacks to [...]
President Barack Obama has canceled his visit to the University that was scheduled for Friday. The cancellation came via a White House news release Tuesday afternoon. The statement did not contain information about rescheduling the visit. According to the Associated Press, the president will instead visit Boston to attend an interfaith service for those killed [...]
The migration of monarch butterflies is a curious mystery of nature and leaves many wondering how the monarchs know where to go or what to do. In recent years, the depletion of many monarch habitats has led to concern over their thinning migrations. This spring marks the beginning of the monarchs’ migration back to the [...]
Students of the University, Haskell University students and Lawrence community members marched down Jayhawk Boulevard yesterday to raise awareness about the Wakarusa Wetlands. The University owns 20 of the 640 acres of the wetlands. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to build the South Lawrence Trafficway directly through the wetlands, including the University’s portion. Haskell [...]
KU Students for Justice in the Middle East (KU SJME) held their first “Justice Café,” an evening filled with social commentary by students and performers, Monday evening in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. “Justice Café is an event night of spoken word and slam poetry,” Salman Husain, a sophomore from Wichita and the [...]
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 [...]
Armed with the 21-page 2013 Election Code handbook, the Student Senate Elections Commission is considering alleged campaign violations after Sunday night’s hearing. The unprecedented 25 percent voter turnout made for a competitive campaign season where each coalition watched the other for possible infringements of election protocols. Ad Astra and KUnited coalitions collectively face 29 alleged [...]
Jayhawk Boulevard may look a little different when you come back to Lawrence next August. That’s because the KU Department of Design and Construction Management and KU Endowment have teamed up to make major renovations over the next four summers to the boulevard’s asphalt and concrete pavement, underground tunnel, storm drainage system and foliage surrounding [...]
Burton Gepford moved into his house a year and a half ago. After taking two days to build a new fence with a couple of family members, he knew that the fence needed to be stained. Gepford was one of hundreds of people who received help from students, faculty and staff volunteers of the University. [...]
If the Chicago Marathon could be compared to a runner’s Goliath, then Molly Moreland is its David. She speaks in a quiet voice that expands with confidence, as she describes the journey that’s led her to begin an intensive 6-month training regimen for the 26.2-mile run. Moreland, a junior studying history and pre-law, remembers the [...]
On Saturday, April 13th, the Big Event connected 3,000 University of Kansas students, faculty and staff with the Lawrence community by sending volunteers to work at more than 400 local job sites.
According to a University news release, President Barack Obama will visit campus on Friday. “We are honored to welcome President Obama to the University of Kansas,” said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in the release. “We are delighted for the opportunity to visit with him about our mission of educating leaders, building healthy communities and making [...]
Tonight, candidates for both coalitions gathered to wait for the results of the Student Senate election. KUnited waited anxiously at Yacht Club Sports Bar and Grill, while Ad Astra was at Saints Pub and Patio. According to the University Election Commission, this election garnered a 25 percent voter turnout, a large increase from last year’s eight [...]
