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Thursday, March 9, 2006
Haskell Indian Nations University Students welcome Native American movie starts to campus as their film festival kicks off. Last year's event was a big hit with Rick Schroder coming to town for the first festival of its kind. The "Stories in Motion Film Festival" features a line-up this year of Wes Studi and Gary Farmer.
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Generations of Jayhawks have gone through Prof. Harry Shaffer's economics class. He's been teaching at KU for 50 years, and although the state forced him to retire back in 1990 because of his age, he came back on board as an adjunct professor.
Sunday, March 5, 2006
March madness is just around the corner, but before the tournament starts, advocacy groups are getting out the message of gambling problem awareness week. Gambling addiction can be a problem even in towns where casinos don't exist, especially Lawrence.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
A KU student is one step closer to nabbing a national title that could further his acting career and spice up his personal life. The field has been narrowed to ten finalists. If he get enough votes, Lawrence will be put on the PETA map, as home to Ricky House.
Monday, Feb. 27, 2006
Rising gas prices have pushed a KU student service into debt, and some day its time for students to once again shoulder the load. Not everybody uses KU's bus service, but all students help pay for it through their campus fees. Now student senators are considering a fee increase to keep the wheels turning.
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006
If every student paid a hundred dollars less in fees that would mean KU's student senate would be out more than $3 million a year. That could put some student services in jeopardy. It looks good on paper, but by slashing their student fees, KU students may be cutting their own services.
Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
A fierce battle is set up Saturday night between the Jayhawks and the Texas Longhorns for the Big 12 title. This afternoon we set out to help the men's basketball team in their quest, but we didn't have to go to Texas to learn about the longhorns, instead we just crossed the Douglas County line.
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006
KU's Parking Commission is considering reversing a decision that left sorority members in the dark. In past years, sorority members who lived along West Campus Road parked behind JRP, but in August the provost decided the women would have to park down the hill at Memorial Stadium.
Friday, Feb. 17, 2006
A 6-year-old died at the intersection of Harper and East 25th Terrace almost three weeks ago and now neighbors are calling for a change. Neighbors say growing pains in Southeast Lawrence are part of the problem. They wonder what it will take for city officials to address traffic problems at the intersection in the Prairie Park neighborhood.
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006
It's a service some KU students argue might save a life. However, hardly anyone's using the Jaywalk program, brining into question whether it's a worthwhile student service. It's a hotline students can call if they'd like someone to walk them home. Only about 30 students have used the service so far this year.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006
KU officials have hired Richard Lariviere as the new provost and vice chancellor. He will earn $278,000 a year at the top administrative position.
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Annie and Daniel Merriam married on Feb. 12, 1946. Daniel proposed to Annie as he was preparing to move from Pennsylvania to attend school at KU. They only knew each other for four months before getting married, and Valentine's Day has become a special holiday for the couple.
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
A group of KU graduate teaching assistants rallied for more pay, asking university officials to "have a heart" this Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006
Josh Bender, the legislative director for KU Student Senate, went to a Senate committee Wednesday morning to urge the Legislature to enact safeguard against unfair landlords.
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006
Carol Moseley-Braun knows a thing or two about being a woman on Capitol Hill. She was the first black woman elected to the Senate, in 1992. She served as a senator for Illinois for six years before losing her seat. Tuesday night, she spoke at the Dole Institute to kick off a lecture series on the possibility of a woman running for the nation's highest office.
Monday, Feb. 6, 2006
A Lawrence man finds a way to help just more than a year after the world's deadliest natural disaster. He's happy to be a Tsunami survivor, but the death and destruction changed Tom Van Holt forever.
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006
A mystery that has haunted courtrooms acroos the country for more than a century could be solved right here on Lawrence soil. But it will take some digging to solve the mystery of Crooked Creek.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006
Lawrence Memorial Hospital announced Wednesday that it raised $3.6 million last year.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006
A Lawrence organization that provides at-risk youth with a unique opportunity in the arts received special recognition Wednesday in our nation's capital.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006
Everything from refridgerators to televisions to conveyor belts. No, it's not referring to a flea market: those are the kinds of things you'll find at a historic site outside of Baldwin City.
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006
In the basement of KU's Spooner Hall, in the now-shuttered Anthropology Museum, can be found thousands of American Indian artifacts. One man will now have the task of identifying those objects and finding them a home.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006
"Stand up for yourselves and your school" was the resounding message at Haskell Indian Nation University's spring convocation.
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006
A year ago KU officials announced they would close its Printing Services department and 22 people would lose their jobs.
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006
If you've been on KU's campus lately, you might have noticed a certain Jayhawk has flown the coop. Now, university officials are looking for a new 'Hawk to preside over Jayhawk Boulevard.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius called for more money for higher education, social services and state employees as she unveiled her 2006 budget Tuesday. That means good news for KU and other state-funded universities.
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006
Ticket and student ID scanners are now greeting fans as they walk into Allen Fieldhouse as part of an effort to regulate ticket theft and student impersonators.
Friday, Dec. 30, 2005
Lawrence police step up their partrols aiming to catch drunk drivers over the weekend. For many, ringing in the holidays means parties and drinking. That could make for dangerous roads even if you are not one getting behind the wheel drunk. That's the case for one Lawrence man just a few weeks ago.
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005
He survived a horrific Humvee attack in Iraq and as a result spent a year suffering sleepless nights, nightmares and depression.
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005
Vandals have left their mark on a new multimillion-dollar building in downtown Lawrence, and it won't be easy or cheap to clean it up.
Friday, Dec. 23, 2005
Many shoppers flooded downtown Lawrence on Friday to pick up last minute holiday gifts. Experts say this year more shoppers are waiting until the last minute to buy presents in hopes of finding the best deals.
Friday, Dec. 23, 2005
Many Kansas University football fans gathered at bars around Lawrence Friday in hopes of seeing the Jayhawks win the Fort Worth Bowl. It’s the second Bowl game in three years for the Jayhawks and fans say a win would be a great Christmas present.
Friday, Dec. 23, 2005
Being politically correct takes on a whole new meaning this season as the debate over whether you should say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays heats up. A local tradition has been putting the Christ in Christmas for the last 30 years and organizers say everyone should say Merry Christmas.
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005
A Lawrence man was killed and three other people were injured, including one critically, in a three-vehicle accident about 7 a.m. Thursday in downtown Lawrence. This is the second fatal accident to happen within city limits this year.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005
Hundreds turned out to see the Vinland Living Nativity on Wednesday evening, the first of the three-night event. It takes cows, sheep and 18 baby Jesuses to keep the nativity going.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005
As heating prices continue to rise, some volunteers are helping Lawrence families keep their gas bills in check.
Monday, Dec. 19, 2005
Jennifer Raney, a Lawrence High School graduate, will return to Tulane University after Hurricane Katrina forced her to transfer to KU. The same day that Raney moved into her dorm, she had to leave because of the storm. Tulane University is expected to be up and running for the spring semester.
Monday, Dec. 19, 2005
The Kansas women's basketball team handed out a variety of KU gear to patients at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The team's licensing office gave the team more than $8,000 in products to pass along. This is the 13th year the team has visited the hospital.
Monday, Dec. 19, 2005
The Kansas University Athletic Department says more than 6,000 tickets have been sold for the Fort Worth Bowl. The KU Alumni Association is also sold out of its travel package deals for this Friday's game.
Friday, Dec. 16, 2005
Here's a holiday riddle for you: who gets holiday cards from the Dalai Lama and Billy Graham? Need a clue? He's a native Kansan and two-time presidential candidate. As you may have guessed, Senator Bob Dole's mailbox is full of interesting holiday cards each December.
Friday, Dec. 16, 2005
About 40 children from the Boys and Girls Club visited the Beta Theta Pi fraternity Friday to talk to Santa. The event is part of the fraternity’s traditional Turkey Pull Formal.
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005
Leaders of an organization close to Kansas University’s religious studies department are taking their own shots at professor Paul Mirecki. The group, Friends of the Department of Religious Studies, sent out postcards to thousands of people on its mailing list to denounce Mirecki’s intelligent design comments that appeared on an e-mail listserv.
Friday, Dec. 9, 2005
Kansas University professor Paul Mirecki says the university forced him to resign from his position as chair of the religious studies department and now he is taking action. Mirecki, who has hired a lawyer, said in a written statement that the university denied him his right to speak his mind.
Friday, Dec. 9, 2005
A Lawrence man who worked as a paramedic in Topeka died in an accident earlier this week on Highway 40. Ryan Ostendorf was on his way to work when he was hit in a head-on collision. Coworkers have retired an ambulance in his honor until his Memorial Service on Monday.
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005
Kansas University Provost David Shulenburger stopped by the News Center Thursday for an online chat. He discussed Religious Studies Professor Paul Mireki’s controversial comments regarding a proposed class on intelligent design, among other issues.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005
The embattled Kansas University religious studies professor who drew ire from Christian conservatives for his derisive remarks on an online discussion board has withdrawn from his post as chair of the department. Mirecki, a tenured professor who had planned to teach a course on intelligent design, came under fire recently when his remarks about the course and other statements made on the Internet became public.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has released new information about the alleged beating of Kansas University Professor Paul Mirecki, the man who made scathing remarks about conservatives on an e-mail Listserv.
Monday, Dec. 5, 2005
A Kansas University professor who has been making headlines for his anti-conservative remarks said two men attacked him Monday morning. Religious studies professor Paul Mirecki was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Friday, Dec. 2, 2005
Kansas University faculty passed a resolution Friday affirming the principles of academic freedom, but stopped short of expressing support for a colleague whose Intelligent Design course was cancelled following conservative outrage over the professor's emails bashing Christian fundamentalists.
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005
Kansas University officials are saying never mind to a controversial class on intelligent design. Officials granted professor Paul Mirecki’s request to withdraw the class, which would be taught as religion not science, from next semester’s course offerings.
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005
Student senators at KU want to clear up language in the Kansas Landlord Tenant Act to protect student tenants in Lawrence and other Kansas college towns.
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