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Polls
Do you monitor your children's electronic communication?

Poll results

Response Percent
I don’t have children, but I would if I did
 
 41%
Yes
 
 32%
No
 
 15%
I don’t have children, but I would’t if I did
 
 10%
Total 501
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Kellee and Gary Pratt pose in front of a bowl of X's and O's, which they say they bought as a table decoration because the two text message one another constantly and always sign the messages with X's and O's. Waiting for the right moment: Local couples find their own timing for marriage
By Sarah Henning, Sophia Maines
August 17, 2009
Lawrence couple Gary and Kellee Pratt sometimes wonder what their lives would have been like had they found each other sooner. But it’s not a thought that holds them for too long. Each married for the first time in their 20s, and it wasn’t until their 40s, after their previous marriages had ended in divorce, that they took a second go at marriage.
6:00 a.m.
Kansas University’s new chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, along with KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self, wave the wheat with thousands of new students at Traditions Night on Monday at Memorial Stadium. Fresh faces, familiar traditions
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on 1A
Though the skies poured rain for much of the day Monday, by evening the sun was shining on thousands of new Kansas University students for the annual Traditions Night.
4:22 p.m.
Free State quarterbacks, from left, Dillon Perry, Chandler Schmidt, Camren Torneden and Colin Becker work on their passing during the first day of practice Monday at FSHS. And so it begins
By Matt Tait
August 18, 2009 in print edition on 1B
Monday afternoon marked the first day of fall practices at Lawrence’s four high schools.
7:00 p.m.
Amanda Shaw of Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys performs during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack in New Orleans. Strings attached: Fiddler moves to national stage while reminding audience of New Orleans’ needs
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on 1C
It wasn’t your typical 18th birthday party.

All stories

Favre simply makes Vikings better
Rick Morrissey - Chicago Tribune
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B2
The story, many people believe, is of an aging, self-absorbed quarterback who doesn’t know when to let go.
Chiefs’ Studebaker struggling to make jump to NFL
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
People who like to cheer for the underdog will love Andy Studebaker.
NFL probes reports of Raiders fight
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Tom Cable went on the defensive Tuesday and the NFL said it would investigate reports that the Oakland Raiders coach got into a fight that sent one of his assistants to the hospital. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is looking into the situation to try to determine the facts of what happened.
What retirement? Vikes sign Favre
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Brett Favre unretired again and will be wearing purple this time. Chew on that, cheeseheads.
McLouth to host free health fair on Sept. 9
By Karrey Britt
August 18, 2009
A free health fair will be offered in McLouth.
Parents band together to find solution to school transportation problem
By Mark Fagan
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
Erika Dvorske didn’t much like the prospect of her 6-year-old son walking the equivalent of a 5K, crossing two of the city’s busiest streets and its most accident-prone intersection, just to get to and from school. So she and a growing list of parents are renting a school bus to safely ferry at least 22 classmates from the Prairie Meadows neighborhood back and forth from their scholastic finish line, Schwegler School.
Former Lawrence police officer pleads guilty to selling stolen video games
By George Diepenbrock
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A5
A former Lawrence police officer has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of federal wire fraud for selling stolen video games on eBay last year while he was a member of the police department.
Supporters of health care reform voice concerns outside Moore’s Lawrence office
By Lindsey Slater
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
Chris Warholic, a third-year medical resident at Kansas University Medical Center, showed up in his scrubs Tuesday at Ninth and Kentucky streets to show his support for health care reform.
Some health care costs would go up under state proposal
Increases needed to offset potential budget cuts
By Scott Rothschild
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A3
The cost of some emergency room services and health insurance for low-income families would increase under a proposal considered by state health officials on Tuesday.
Stuckey named to Nagurski watch list
Staff reports
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University safety Darrell Stuckey was named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Award on Tuesday, the fourth time this preseason the senior from Kansas City, Kan., has been tapped as a candidate for a national award.
Beekeeper rescues hive after storm damages host tree
Oak tree that was their home damaged in weekend storm
By Jeff Myrick
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A3
Tony Schwager made an unusual house call Tuesday morning. It was to a fallen limb that contained a colony of healthy, wild honeybees.
Couple killed by wild dogs in Georgia had KU connection
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
A retired German professor from the University of Georgia who was killed in an apparent dog-mauling incident also taught at Kansas University several decades ago.
KU basketball will be a part of ESPN’s College GameDay … in Manhattan
J-W Staff Reports
August 18, 2009
The Kansas men’s basketball team will be a part of ESPN’s College GameDay when the team travels to face Kansas State on Jan. 30 in Manhattan, ESPN announced Tuesday.
Prosecutor says Pratt man raped KU student as she slept in dorm room
By George Diepenbrock
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
A prosecutor says a Pratt man raped an intoxicated Kansas University student in a dorm room in March 2008.
Kansas health secretary emphasizes savings from prevention in health care proposal
By Scott Rothschild
August 18, 2009
Opponents of health care reform often talk of the cost to expand insurance coverage, but they don’t talk about the savings from promoting education and prevention, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Roderick Bremby said Tuesday.
One developer drops out of Kansas casino competition
Associated Press
07:54 a.m., August 18, 2009 Updated 03:03 p.m.
The Kansas Lottery’s top official says one casino proposal for Sumner County has been dropped.
Alcohol may have been factor in single-car accident on K-10
By Asher Fusco
04:35 a.m., August 18, 2009 Updated 05:25 p.m. in print edition on A3
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department said alcohol may be to blame for a wrong-way crash on Kansas Highway 10 overnight that seriously injured a 22-year-old Olathe man.
Brutal slate awaits: Big Three in South on KU’s schedule
By Eric Sorrentino
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D3
If the Kansas University football team is to win its first outright Big 12 North title this season, the Jayhawks will have to make history with a brutal conference schedule ahead of them.
Filling linebacker void could be key
Graduation of LB trio of Holt, Rivera, Mortensen leaves Jayhawks’ defense with gaping hole
By Dugan Arnett
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D2
Goodbye 105 tackles, 10 sacks and six forced fumbles. So long 93 tackles — eight for loss — and four forced fumbles. And sayonara, too, to 90 tackles, two sacks and nine quarterback hurries.
Self ‘fired up,’ furry for Traditions Night
By Gary Bedore
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B1
Bill Self insists he wasn’t trying to start a new tradition during Kansas University Traditions Night festivities Monday night at Memorial Stadium. Self, Kansas University’s seventh-year basketball coach, showed up for his guest-speaker stint sporting a brand-new beard.
Spokesman for Taliban leader is captured
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
Security forces have captured the Pakistani Taliban’s top spokesman in an operation near the Afghan border, intelligence officials said today.
Health care concession riles liberals; right is unmoved
By David Espo - Associated Press Writer
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
President Barack Obama’s weekend concession on a health care “government option” drew complaints from liberals and scarce interest from Republicans and other critics on Monday, a fresh sign of the daunting challenge in finding middle ground in an increasingly partisan political struggle.
Rain delays work at intersection
Staff Report
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
Repaving work at an intersection at the northern edge of town won’t start until Wednesday morning.
New credit card rules a mystery to holders
By Michelle Singletary - The Washington Post
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
I was giving a talk recently and asked everyone who had credit cards to give them to me.
Even budget shortfall can’t silence university’s steam whistle
By Deepa Sampat
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E5
A nearly century-old Kansas University tradition almost came to an end — twice. When the campus steam whistle was threatened, students and alumni made noise. Noise loud enough to fill the silence left by the unused whistle. Noise loud enough to bring the whistle back.
Electrical switch
Now may be as good a time as any to equalize electrical rates for Westar Energy customers.
J-W Editorial
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
The effort to equalize rates across the Westar Energy service area has been under discussion ever since two Kansas companies merged to form Westar in the 1990s, but now the opponents and proponents of such a move are trading places.
High-flying offense should continue
By Dugan Arnett
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D2
The Kansas University football team’s offense left little to be desired during a 2008 season in which it finished among the most potent in the nation.
Recession poses challenges to university’s tuition plans
By George Diepenbrock
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B4
In June, amid the state’s gloomy budget picture, Kansas University leaders had to ask the Kansas Board of Regents to add to the tuition increase they had already proposed months earlier.
Local research, global impact: University staff, students pursue cutting-edge studies
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A6
From tracking online social networking sites to charting vertebrate species on remote islands, Kansas University researchers touch a number of different topics and affects people’s lives all over the world.
Cue the new: 17th chancellor to guide university through time of change
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
As Bernadette Gray-Little begins her tenure at Kansas University, she’ll be drawing on the successes — and failures — of others in her academic career. KU’s 17th chancellor has spent some time of her own watching new chancellors come and go at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and she has picked up a few things from them.
Haskell deserves a hug
By Chuck Woodling
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B1
Eric Brock has done an admirable job as coach of Haskell’s football team.
And so it begins
Fall sports practices under way
By Matt Tait
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B1
Monday afternoon marked the first day of fall practices at Lawrence’s four high schools.
UTEP to provide challenge on road
———— Jayhawks hope to avoid repeat of last year’s loss to South Florida
By Dugan Arnett
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D5
A year ago, the Kansas University football team’s lone nonconference road game ended in a last-second loss to South Florida on a balmy Friday night in Tampa. Entering the 2009 season, the Jayhawks are hoping this year’s early-season road trip — to El Paso, Texas, for a Sept. 12 matchup with UTEP — goes a little better.
New idea for LHS press box floated
By Lindsey Slater
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Lawrence school board gave the district administration the go-ahead to explore what it will take to build press boxes at both Lawrence High School and Free State High School at their special business meeting Monday night.
For Kansas, the sky’s the limit
By Tom Keegan
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D1
A year from now, sports talk revolving around Kansas University’s most high-profile teams will center on all the stars that coaches will need to try to replace. Lucky for you, it’s not a year from now, it’s now and this has the potential to become a perfect-storm of a year that could result in big winning seasons for KU’s football, basketball, women’s basketball and baseball teams.
KU enacting new alcohol policies to contend with buzz factor
Campus deaths incite change
By Christine Metz
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B1
This year, when Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success, talks to incoming students about Kansas University’s new parental notification law, she gets right to the point. “I say something to the effect that I anticipate some of them are aware that a student died of alcohol poisoning this spring and we don’t want it to happen again,” Roney said. “I’m really that blunt.”
Son’s death reinforces couple’s commitment to research
By Eileen Roddy
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C4
Rud and Ann Turnbulls’ son, Jay, was the reason they got into disability research. Jay was born in June 1967 with multiple disabilities. The Turnbulls made a career out of helping people like him, eventually becoming internationally known for their work. Jay died suddenly in January. But don’t think for a second that the Turnbulls’ research will lose momentum.
Dugan Arnett’s KU football notebook
By Dugan Arnett
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University quarterback Todd Reesing, already a member of four national award watch lists, was named to another Monday when he joined 37 other college signal-callers up for the Manning Award.
‘Underachieving’ Chisox clip K.C.
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B3
The White Sox beat the Royals, 8-7.
Bolt feeds on food of champions
By George Dmaz - The Orlando Sentinel
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B2
The news keeps getting worse for anyone who lists their occupation as “world-class sprinter.” It’s a lonely profession, like going to an office filled with cramped cubicles, while the boss smokes Coronas in the penthouse suite and orders Dom Perignon for lunch.
Pickens tours new OSU facilities
Billionaire alumnus provided bulk of funding for overhaul
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B2
As T. Boone Pickens walked past a series of four new hydrotherapy pools and rounded a corner to see a series of tables in Oklahoma State’s upgraded rehab area, he had a simple question for head athletic trainer Rob Hunt: “Have we got the best?”
KU end is all business
Senior Onyegbule hopes to crack starting lineup
By Andrew Hartsock
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B1
Maxwell Onyegbule hopes this is the year he breaks into Kansas University’s starting football lineup.
NTSB changes key point in collision report
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key point Monday, saying an air tour helicopter struck by a small plane wasn’t initially visible on radar to an air traffic controller handling the plane.
U.S. expects far fewer swine flu shots in Oct.
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
The U.S. won’t have nearly as much swine flu vaccine ready by mid-October as long predicted — 45 million doses instead of the anticipated 120 million, a federal official said Monday.
Women’s advocates condemn marriage law
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
Women’s rights advocates alleged Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has used a constitutional loophole to enact a law that allows minority Shiite Muslim husbands to refuse food and money to their wives if they deny them sex.
Former President Kim Dae-jung dies
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
Kim Dae-jung — who survived assassination attempts and a death sentence during his years as a dissident to become president of South Korea, and whose unflagging efforts to reconcile with communist North Korea earned him the Nobel Peace Prize — died today, hospital officials said. He was 85.
Sheriff: Couple likely killed in dog attack
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
A former college professor and his wife were apparently attacked and killed by nearly a dozen dogs along a rural northeast Georgia road where their bodies were found mutilated, authorities said Monday.
Guns are brought to Obama protest
By Amanda Lee Myers and Terry Tang - Associated Press Writers
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.
Fresh faces, familiar traditions
New chancellor, KU rituals kick off school year
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
Though the skies poured rain for much of the day Monday, by evening the sun was shining on thousands of new Kansas University students for the annual Traditions Night.
You’re not old; the culture’s just changing ‘very fast’
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
For most teens starting college this fall, rap music has always been mainstream, Mike Tyson has always been a felon, and wars have always unfolded on TV in real time.
Medicare Part D to increase slightly
By Karrey Britt
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A1
As millions debate our nation’s health care system and the rising costs of care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offered a small dose of good news Monday, depending on how you look at it.
Charges filed in indecent liberties case
Staff Report
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
Prosecutors on Monday filed charges against a 26-year-old man alleging he fondled a 12-year-old girl on Sunday at an east Lawrence home.
Lawrence woman injured Monday morning in single-car accident
By Asher Fusco
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 37-year-old Lawrence woman was injured Monday morning in a single-vehicle accident on the Kansas Turnpike west of Lawrence.
‘POV’ offers 4 short films worth watching
By Kevin McDonough
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
It’s a little sad to note that in a culture with an ever-shortening attention span, there are few places to appreciate art and storytelling in the short form.
People in the news
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of “Dancing With the Stars.
Attorney: Jackson’s mother weighing wrongful death suit
By Linda Deutsch - Associated Press Writer
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
An attorney for Michael Jackson’s mother says she is considering a wrongful death lawsuit because of the circumstances surrounding her son’s demise, and that the singer’s personal physician is a likely target.
Horoscopes
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
For Tuesday, Aug. 18: This year, you illuminate many people’s lives. You embody excitement. You often get down to basics with lightning clarity, making others uncomfortable. If you are single, a friend could be quite assertive, as he or she wants more. You could meet someone quite dynamic. If you are attached, your personalities could be combustible.
Obama: Defense budget wastes tax dollars
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars “with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan.”
U.S. commander wants troops in disputed land
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
America’s top commander in Iraq said Monday he wants to deploy U.S. soldiers alongside Iraqi and Kurdish troops in a disputed swath of northern territory following a series of horrific bombings by insurgents hoping to stoke an Arab-Kurdish conflict.
Russia: Missing freighter found, crew OK
By Jim Heintz - Associated Press Writer
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
The high seas mystery over the freighter Arctic Sea was far from solved Monday after the Russian navy found the ship off West Africa, far from the Algerian port where it was supposed to dock two weeks ago.
Hurricane Bill takes aim at Bermuda
By Jonathan M. Katz - Associated Press Writer
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
The first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season gathered force far out to sea Monday, while two weaker storm systems drenched the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Panhandle with rain.
Prehistoric ’sea monster’ for sale
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B8
A noted fossil hunter is looking for someone to buy and display the remains of a 17-foot-long prehistoric fish that he unearthed — likely 88 million years after it died — in western Kansas.
Court says Ga. man should get hearing
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A6
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whose supporters say is innocent and should be spared from execution for killing an off-duty police officer almost 20 years ago.
Pump patrol
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.40 at several stations.
Commodities
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Agriculture futures fell Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Newspaper succeeds the old-fashioned way
By Meghan Barr - Associated Press Writer
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
The writers’ grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community.
Loan professional joins local MetLife branch
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Home loan professional Dee Weber joined the Lawrence mortgage branch of MetLife Home Loans, a division of MetLife Bank N.A. and member of the MetLife family of companies, in July.
Outage affects Internet for 5.7M customers
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Another Internet backbone outage on Monday left as many as 5.7 million Charter Communications customers without reliable Internet access.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital earns award
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B7
Lawrence Memorial Hospital has been awarded the Society for Human Resource Management Jayhawk Chapter’s 2009 Diversity Award.
Trail network
By Clifton Pye - Lawrence
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: I salute Chuck Soules and the Lawrence Public Works Department for adding bicycle lanes in their latest improvements to some of our city streets.
Planning ahead
By Robert Kasper - Lawrence
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: I feel a need to also respond to the “end-of-life” controversy.
Health blather
By Paul D. Mallamo - Basehor
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: In a Aug. 14 Journal-World column, Charles Krauthammer wrote some 800 words about preventive health care costs.
Inequitable system
By Dr. David Goering - Lawrence
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Everyone in America (and around the bewildered world) has heard outlandishly false claims by Sarah Palin, Chuck Grassley and other fear-mongering Republicans, about notorious death panels being proposed by Congress.
Dishonest tactics
By Paul Fairchild - Lawrence
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: A price has to be paid. Lies, fear-mongering and pretended outrage against nonexistent health care reform proposals go beyond legitimate political debate.
Economist decries modern capitalism
By Andres Oppenheimer - Miami Herald
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
U.S. Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has become a sort of rock star in left-of-center Latin American countries for his vocal criticism of free-for-all capitalism. But in a wide-ranging interview, he offered some advice that many of his fans in the region may not want to hear.
Housing upgrades may attract more to campus living
By Deepa Sampat
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
When Vanessa Phillips decided to enroll in summer school, she had to make some adjustments. She had to make new friends. She had to prepare for more challenging college courses. And, when she moved from Wichita to Lawrence, she had to find a new place to live. So she began apartment hunting.
Bedbugs back-to-school threat to college students
McClatchy Newspapers
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C1
Settling in at college?
Backpacks should fit the child
McClatchy Newspapers
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C2
Your child may think school is a pain in the neck, but it shouldn’t cause actual neck pain.
Not all scholarships looking for all-stars
By Nathan Becker - McClatchy Newspapers
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C2
It often seems that the star athlete, musical prodigy or class valedictorian has a lock on lucrative college scholarships.
The Commons enhances multidisciplinary focus
Support to provide for staff position
By Scott Girard - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E6
Outside Spooner Hall, the oldest continuously used building on the Kansas University campus, the following words are engraved: “Whoso findeth wisdom findeth life.” The Commons, a wonderfully lit, spacious area that takes up most of the main floor, is designated to exemplify this slogan.
Beautification efforts target longtime landmark Potter Lake
By Patrick Griffith - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E5
Kevin Faddis waded into the indiscernible muck that somewhat exemplifies Potter Lake. At one point, he became totally submerged, only to think to himself: Someday, his kids will have three eyes.
KU Info expands its services on campus
By Trisha Van Koughnett
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E3
Sometimes, the questions are a little odd. But they get answered anyway. Matt Enriquez, a senior from Topeka who works for KU Info, once was asked for 10 political figures’ phone numbers. He provided the information but was curious why she wanted to know.
Hopes for KU
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C6
There are dozens of academic units, thousands of faculty and staff, and tens of thousands of students at Kansas University. So as a new era of the university begins, with Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, taking over the helm, what is the true state of KU?
Meet the deans
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C6
Kansas University’s deans took time this summer to outline their goals and priorities for the upcoming year. All schools are facing difficult budget situations and are having to find new answers to old questions concerning their schools’ activity for the upcoming year.
KU professor advocates accessibility around the globe
By Nancy Pistorius - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C5
Although Glen White spends his days in Lawrence, his heart belongs to Peru. “Remember the old Frank Sinatra song, ‘I Got You Under My Skin’?” White said. “Well, once you meet the Peruvians, you feel like family.”
How well do you know KU faces?
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C2
This is the third in a series of quizzes about Kansas University. See the answers at the end of the quiz.
Chi Omega Fountain central to many KU traditions
By Sasha Roe
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E7
It’s a scenic resting spot, a dog’s paradise on a hot summer day, the backdrop for graduation pictures or a location for late-night mischief by students.
University, city plan further merging in bus services
By Jessica Sain-Baird - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
It was one year ago when the Lawrence Transit System and KU on Wheels created a partnership that allowed riders of one bus system to ride the other for free. Now, their collaboration is getting stronger.
University signs lucrative pact to stick with Coca-Cola products
By Shaun Hittle
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B5
Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper fans will have to wait at least another decade for the possibility of buying their favorite soda at Kansas University.
Multiple KU locations receiving face-lifts
By Jessica Sain-Baird - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B5
A number of construction projects will be starting or wrapping up at the Kansas University Lawrence and Edwards campuses this summer and upcoming school year.
Head off the ‘freshman 15’
By Jessica Sain-Baird - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B12
The “freshman 15” can be on the brain before even having a chance to notice a difference on a scale.
KU’s food services keeps pace with trends
By Jessica Sain-Baird - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B12
At the Ekdahl Dining Commons, also known as Mrs. E’s, the on-campus dining hall center at Kansas University, completed suggestion cards from students pepper a corkboard in a hallway.
How well do you know KU sports?
August 18, 2009 in print edition on D2
This is the fourth in a series of quizzes about Kansas University. Today’s focus is sports. See the answers at the end of the quiz.
Vice provost of finance ready to weather tough economic times
By Scott Rothschild
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C4
Diane Hoose Goddard, Kansas University’s vice provost for finance, has been on the front line of cutting the school’s budget during the current recession. It has been painful as state appropriations have fallen 12 percent.
How well do you know KU alumni and traditions?
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E2
This is the final quz in a series of quizzes about Kansas University. See the answers at the end of the quiz.
To meet fan, alumni expectations, KU Athletics commits to fieldhouse matters
By Mark Fagan
August 18, 2009 in print edition on E1
Sure, brothers C.J. and Xavier Henry will play for their parents’ alma mater this fall, more than two decades after mom and dad each suited up for the Jayhawks. The incoming basketball brothers also will be among the thousands of crimson-and-blue players, staffers, fans and others who will be stepping into the next generation of Allen Fieldhouse: a basketball building long revered for its history but one quickly becoming home to the latest in technology, comfort and competition.
KU expands efforts to help students graduate in four years
By Brenna Hawley
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B6
Jordan Kerns wants to earn a journalism degree in four years at Kansas University. The incoming freshman from Shawnee also wants to take classes in psychology and astronomy at KU, but she wants to make sure they fit into a four-year schedule for college.
How well do you know KU campus life?
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B2
This is the second in a series of quizzes about Kansas University. Today’s focus is campus life. See the answers at the end of the quiz.
Lawrence residents plug benefits of ‘town and gown’ atmosphere
By Marcia McFarlane
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B2
Ask longtime Lawrence residents — “townies,” they’re called — what they think about living in a college town, and they will eagerly espouse the virtues of life among the campus crowd. After all, they’re townies — they get it. Or do they?
KU officers prepare for worst, hope for best
By Jesse Fray
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C3
Kansas University is not immune to crime, and the university’s public safety office is responsible for protecting the 30,000-some students, 6,000 employees and 174 major buildings on campus.
Double Take: Get a fresh start on school-year friendships
By Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C1
This week we welcome Lawrence High School senior Samantha Schwartz to “Double Take.”
Strings attached: Fiddler moves to national stage while reminding audience of New Orleans’ needs
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on C1
It wasn’t your typical 18th birthday party.
Unique lunch program gives students, faculty chance to connect
By Ellen Sheftel - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B4
A new program is uniting Kansas University students with their professors through the one thing any student would love — free food.
Long-distance learning: KU’s commuters
University resources save time, money
By Karrey Britt
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B3
Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins has spent numerous hours traveling by bus and car along Kansas Highway 10 to earn a doctorate of musical arts degree at Kansas University. During the past couple of semesters, Stoner-Hawkins said she made the approximately 35-mile trip almost daily from her home in Shawnee. This summer, the trips have become less frequent as she wraps up coursework and prepares for a couple of exams in the fall.
University focuses on diverse recruiting
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A10
When Jide Wintoki teaches about international finance, it’s from personal experience. Wintoki is a native of Nigeria and has worked around the world, including in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Hemenway’s exit raises questions about rankings
By Chad Lawhorn
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A10
The year 2010 was supposed to be one circled on every calendar at Kansas University. In the early days of former Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s tenure at KU, he set a goal of having KU included among the top 25 public universities in the country by 2010.
Women dominate j-school enrollment
By Brian Frederick - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A9
Though it has typically been portrayed on film and television as a male-dominated industry, females have increasingly dominated journalism schools throughout the country.
Journalism school preparing students for a new era
By Brian Frederick - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A9
With the advent of the Internet, the media industry has witnessed a large shift in priorities, as ever-increasing numbers of people turn to new, electronic sources to receive their news.
Westwood committed to cancer vision
By Jonathan Kealing
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
Before Robert Hemenway retired as Kansas University’s chancellor this summer, he’d staked out becoming a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center as the university’s No. 1 priority.
Cancer Institute designation has brought researchers, funds to other schools
By Chad Lawhorn
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A8
In a Denver suburb, the University of Colorado Cancer Center sits atop a mountain in more ways than one. In the world of cancer centers, its altitude is lofty as one of about 60 centers across the country that have been designated as either a cancer center or comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. That’s a mountain that leaders at the Kansas University Cancer Center desperately want to climb.
University stepping up education efforts about Chinese culture
By Hailey Osterhaus - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
China may be thousands of miles away from Lawrence, but some at Kansas University are working to make it seem a little closer.
The energy evolution: From biorefining to oil recovery, KU makes headway on green projects
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A7
If the United States is in the midst of a “green” revolution, Kansas University researchers are working with alongside the world’s biggest players — now and in the future — to be a part of the energy industry’s fast-moving evolution. It’s a team approach KU leaders consider beyond reproach.
Provost, CLAS dean vacancies top chancellor’s search priorities
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A5
As one search for a top Kansas University administrator formally ended with the installation of a new chancellor this week, two more top academic positions remain open.
KU strengthens military programs
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A5
Adrian Lewis sees it as greatly expanding the toolbox. An Army officer is stationed in Afghanistan and charged with running and rebuilding a small city.
KU considering changes in admissions standards
By Scott Rothschild
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
Teens considering Kansas University, take note: You may face tougher admission requirements than what are in place today.
Properties of innovation: Funding policies affect stem cell research
By Chad Lawhorn
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A4
For Kansas University scientists, it has been the high-tech, laboratory version of making lemonade out of lemons. During the Bush administration, researchers at KU and across the country essentially were banned from receiving federal funding to conduct research on embryonic stem cells that some scientists say could unlock new medical breakthroughs.
How well do you know KU?
By Terry Rombeck
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
Today is the first in a series of quizzes about Kansas University. Today’s focus is general KU knowledge. See the answers at the end of the quiz.
KU exploring options in case budget cuts continue
By Andy Hyland
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A2
After already going through a rough round of state budget cuts in the last fiscal year, Kansas University officials are preparing for the possibility of more to come.
A change of tune: Fine arts programs regroup into new structures
By Jon Niccum
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A11
If you came to Kansas University to study art, music, theater, film or industrial design, there’s also a good chance lately you’ll be learning how to play musical chairs. As of July 1, all the departments within those fields are experiencing a significant shift in academic organization.
KU scrutinizes global developments for study abroad program
By Lou Ann Thomas - Special to the Journal-World
August 18, 2009 in print edition on A11
The spread of swine flu, the unstable economy and unrest in parts of the world have officials Kansas University’s Office of Study Abroad keeping close tabs on their programs worldwide.
Report: Enterprise cut corners on safety in fleet car sales
Associated Press
August 18, 2009 in print edition on B8
The nation’s largest buyer of new cars and seller of used ones has acknowledged omitting a standard safety feature from thousands of Chevrolet Impala fleet vehicles it bought from 2006 to 2008.
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August 18, 2009 in print edition on C2
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