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Local fitness classes keep Lawrence healthy

Local fitness classes keep Lawrence healthy

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 [...]

Hawk week brings fun before classes

Hawk week brings fun before classes

New students have more to look forward to than the beginning of classes thanks to Hawk Week. Hawk week is designed to encourage students to meet one another and get a feel for the University. Festivities begin on Friday with the  SUA Rock Chalk Block Party at the Kansas Union at 8:30 p.m., where students [...]

Jess Hase, a local resident, Debolina Ghosh a sophomore from Michigan, Niralee Parikh, a junior from Overland Park, and Harvir Sanghera, a junior from Olathe rub chalk on each other as part of the Holi, or Festival of Colors Saturday afternoon on Watkins lawn. Holi is a Hindi holiday that celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of spring. "It's a fun holiday," said Parkh. "It brings the community together and even when you don't know someone, it's appropriate to slap come colors on them."

University celebrates Hindu festival

The second annual Holi, a religious celebration, marked the coming of spring and the harvest season.

Andy Carvin, Senior Strategist for NPR, is interviewed on the Arab Spring demonstrations and the use of social media as a form of revolutionary activism Tuesday evening at the Dole Institute of Politics.

Andy Carvin visits campus to talk about Tweeting the Arab Spring

The NPR social media leader has become known as “the man who tweets revolutions.”

Sarah Weddington, the women most notably known for representing  Jane Roe in the famous Roe v. Wade case of 1973, spoke last night in Woodruff auditorium at the Union. The case invloved womens rights to abortions and how it should be legal within the standards of the federal government.

Attorney in the Roe v. Wade case promotes women’s leadership

More than 40 years ago, a college administrator told Sarah Weddington to forget about law school. Instead, she won the Roe v. Wade case in 1973 and legalized abortion.