The day in photos, May 6, 2011

photo by: John Young

KU Environs is working on a project to establish a new lighting standard on campus. The group is asking the public for feedback on a row of six LED lights that line a walkway along west campus.

photo by: John Hanna | Associated Press

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, lower left, participates in a National Day of Prayer observance Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the Statehouse in Topeka.

photo by: Nick Krug

A worker passes an island of fake sod installed at the Tuckaway at Frontier Apartments Thursday, May 5, 2011, as construction continues at the complex. Developers for the project are waiting to hear from city officials about the legality of landscaping with the artificial turf.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little was at Lawrence High School Thursday, May 5, 2011, talking to students participating in the "Can We Talk?" program.

photo by: Chad Lawhorn

The new Tuckaway at Froniter Apartments that have replaced the former Boardwalk Apartments in West Lawrence.