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Thats_messed_up (Anonymous) says…

Can't believe Snob Hill would go visit the lowly farmers of lower Kansas (region outside KC and Lawrence).

Easy_Does_It (Anonymous) says…

Not sure what it is but this seems to smell of arrogance. Checking out the quaint country dwellers…. How can we better serve you? - you could lower tuition so our kids can actually attend a State funded school.

jg (Anonymous) says…

People will complain about anything on this board. KU has faculty from all over the US and the world. This is a way for new faculty to understand the state that they have moved to instead of believing the stererotypes about Kansas.

jayhawkerjoel (Anonymous) says…

I grew up out in the middle of Kansas and have lived in Lawrence for the past 20+ years. There ARE snobs at KU - there are also snobs at KSU - there are also snobs in the tiny little town of 1200 that I grew up in. Some of the most egotistical people I have ever met were farmers and some of the nicest people I have ever met are from more urban areas. And visa versa. KU offers Kansas a different glimse of the world that few other spots in the state do. The Wheat State tour is a great PR tool for KU and is a great way for KU faculty to learn more about the State. It has always amazed me how some people always have to criticize KU, no matter it does. Face it, the State of Kansas is much better off with KU than without it.

Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…

If this is the same tour that a prof friend of mine told me about, he said the new staff takes it so show the diversity.
Some look at pretty Lawrence and think that's how it is all over, but the tour took them into small towns say, with a really large Vietnamese community, where the students had no access to computers, internet, even cable.
Showing the faculty more could be done, as these KS kids enter their college years.

billbodiggens (Anonymous) says…

Multidisciplinary?????

Your post is puzzling. Just what part of the state are you talking about that has no access to computer, intenet, or even cable? Just where is your head stuck? Hey, you're not one of those condescending folks from the northeast, are ya. Maybe those poor stupid rural folks could loan ya a boot scrapper so you won't track so much dung in on the floor.

The_Original_Bob (Anonymous) says…

MD was probably talking about Liberal or Garden City. There used to be lots of Vietnamese out there. Not sure if they are still around.

Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…

Let's talk small town. My friend moved to Strong City a while back. The whole town had cable, except for 3 houses.
These 3 houses were in the middle of a neighborhood. Middle..houses with cable access all around. It was insane.
She ordered a dish, and tried to get her phone and internet.
It took finding someone around there that could figure out how to get it working, as no sales/tech people came out there. Problems abounded.

So, perhaps when I speak of lack of coverage…(Tried to use a cell phone in parts of this state? It wasn't long ago that driving to Ottawa put people out of range, and friends in Oskaloosa, etc, were screwed. I still lose family that is driving to Baldwin.)

I was more speaking for people who didn't have the money to have all those things.

acoupstick (Anonymous) says…

Western Kansas offers fantastic cultural and natural places to visit. Unfortunately most of a bit off the beaten path and not necessarily well known. Scott Lake is one of my favorite Kansas places.