University Senate pushes for more tuition assistance benefits for faculty, staff and their families

Published May 3, 2013

Thursday at a University Senate meeting I learned that KU does not provide as much tuition assistance for its faculty or staff or, especially, their spouses or dependents as some other universities around the state and the nation, at least according to a report from a task force that had looked into the subject. By Matt Erickson

Heard On The Hill: Comanche the horse, temper tantrums and more on online education

Published May 1, 2013

The calendar has flipped into May, which means folks at KU are no doubt quite busy with the semester's end approaching and a bit melancholy because they have only one more chance this semester to come to Heard on the Hill Office Hours (one week from today, 9 a.m. to noon in the Media Crossroads at the Kansas Union). By Matt Erickson

Lawrence ranked second-worst-performing small metro area, according to new national economic index

Published April 30, 2013

A new national study has ranked Lawrence as the second-worst-performing small metropolitan area in the nation, based on a variety of economic measures. The Milken Institute ranked Lawrence 178 out of 179 metro areas in its most recent Best Performing Cities index. By Chad Lawhorn

Obama cancels visit to KU to speak at memorial service in Boston

Published April 16, 2013

Lawrence's retail sales up 2.1 percent for first quarter

Published April 15, 2013

In case you had forgotten, today — April 15 — is tax day. But let’s talk taxes of a different type. The city of Lawrence now has received sales tax revenue through the first quarter of 2013, and the city’s retail sales totals are showing growth over and above what was a robust 2012. By Chad Lawhorn

Boston Marathon bombing

Published April 15, 2013

Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. (AP Photo/The Daily Free Press, Kenshin Okubo)

FINAL: QB Jake Heaps shines as Blue tops White, 34-7, in KU spring game

Published April 13, 2013

Kansas quarterback Jake Heaps finished 20-for-28 passing for 257 yards with four touchdowns, leading the Blue team to a 34-7 victory over the White in the spring game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

KU student's team beats squads from Harvard, Yale to win $50,000 prize

Published April 12, 2013

We told you earlier this week about how much time and how many trips to Manhattan, Kan., KU architecture student Lauren Brown put into her preparation for a prestigious national urban design competition. Well, that work has now paid off handsomely. By Matt Erickson

Library expansion bids come in below budget, allowing for coffee shop concept

Published April 8, 2013

When the Lawrence Public Library opens early next year, be prepared to find more than a good book. Perhaps a good cup of Joe awaits too. And you almost certainly won’t be able to miss the 25-foot piece of art hanging from the ceiling. By Chad Lawhorn

@FakeJeffWithey reveals himself in Daily Kansan column

Published April 4, 2013

The veil has been lifted on one of the most popular KU-related "fake" Twitter accounts: The man behind the @FakeJeffWithey account has revealed himself in a column in today's University Daily Kansan. By Matt Erickson

More districts pass school bonds; more elections in June

Published April 4, 2013

On Wednesday, I reported about a number of school districts other than Lawrence where voters decided on bond issues this week. Late in the day, we received an even longer list from the Kansas State Department of Education. By Peter Hancock

Final tidbits from Tuesday's Lawrence City Commission election

Published April 3, 2013

It is time to clean out the City Commission election refrigerator. There are canned speeches, moldy questionnaires and calorie-laden political advertisements in here. But I’ve had enough of all that, so I’ll just pass along some leftovers of a different type — leftover notes from my notebook. By Chad Lawhorn

Full 2013 City Commissioner election coverage

Published April 2, 2013

Click here for all the Lawrence Journal-World's coverage on the city commissioner election today.

Advance voter turnout at highest level since 2005

Published April 1, 2013

Advance voting ended at noon today for the April 2 local election, which also includes races for the Lawrence school board and the school bond election. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew reports that 1,583 advance ballots were cast for the general election. By Chad Lawhorn

FINAL: KU women fall in Sweet 16 to top-seeded Notre Dame, 93-63

Published March 31, 2013

Point guard Skylar Diggins contributed 27 points and nine assists, leading the top-seeded Notre Dame women to a 93-63 romp over 12th-seeded Kansas on Sunday afternoon in the Sweet 16 in Norfolk, Va.