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Published March 29, 2013

Michigan's Trey Burke hit a deep three-pointer to force overtime, and Kansas' Naadir Tharpe missed a three at the buzzer that would have won it as Michigan ended KU's season with an 87-85 overtime win• Box score

Published March 29, 2013

The budget bill signed by President Obama on Tuesday included an amendment to restore that tuition assistance program, which 64 KU students are making use of right now. But it's still not clear exactly when students will be able to enroll in new classes making use of the assistance, but it should be soon. By Matt Erickson

Published March 28, 2013

Construction on the South Lawrence Trafficway is still at least six months away from getting started, but signs of the coming changes already are starting to show up. By Chad Lawhorn

Published March 27, 2013

I thought I was done with winter. You know, get out the gardening supplies, put the sweaters and boots away. Not really, but what else can we do but throw the calendar out the window, grab a sweater and make soup? That’s exactly what we did this weekend, and, for a change, we made soup with dried beans. By Sarah Henning

Published March 26, 2013

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a budget bill that would severely limit National Science Foundation funding for political science. Chairman of KU's political science department, Don Haider-Markel, said the Senate's vote, if it goes into effect, will have a "chilling effect" on political science and social science research in general, but the biggest loss would be some projects collecting data on American politics that have been going on for decades.

Published March 24, 2013

Kansas unleased a furious second-half rally that propelled the Jayhawks to a convincing 70-58 victory over North Carolina and into the Sweet 16 for the third straight season. By Matt Tait• Box score

Published March 22, 2013

In many ways Friday night's 64-57 victory by top-seeded Kansas University over Western Kentucky was an extension of the NCAA Tournament games the Jayhawks won last season: Grind, grind, grind and hang on. By Matt Tait• Box score

Published March 22, 2013

The KU men's and women's basketball teams will hit the court in their NCAA Tournaments today and tomorrow, but the results are already in for the publication Inside Higher Ed's annual Academic Performance Tournament (above photo from last year's tournament). So you can go ahead and distribute prizes for your office pools in that area. By Matt Erickson

Published March 20, 2013

A new study out today shows Douglas County is indeed one of the healthiest places in Kansas. The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps study, by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ranks Douglas County the ninth healthiest county by one measure and the seventh healthiest by another.

Published March 18, 2013

Published March 16, 2013

It had about as much hype as a match-up set less than 24 hours earlier could, but when the ball was tipped, Saturday's Big 12 Championship title game between Kansas and Kansas State was like so many others the Sunflower Showdown has seen in recent years — all Kansas. By Matt Tait• Box score

Published March 15, 2013

This week's roundup is heavy on the food and drink. Between St. Patrick's Day and March Madness, there's a lot of that going around from cupcakes to corned beef and cabbage to Irish stew. So here's your guide to the weekend. By Sara Shepherd

Published March 15, 2013

In a much-anticipated and hard-fought Big 12 Championship semifinal at Sprint Center than Kansas University men's basketball team advanced to Saturday's title game with an 88-73 victory over the Cyclones, KU's third of the season over one of the toughest match-ups it faced all year. By Matt Tait• Box score

Published March 14, 2013

The city and the Census Bureau still don’t agree on how many people live in Lawrence, and now it is official. The Census Bureau recently notified the city it has rejected the city’s appeal of the bureau’s 2010 Census findings for the city. By Chad Lawhorn

Published March 14, 2013

After a sluggish first 20 minutes, the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (27-5) rocked the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half to take an easy victory. By Matt Tait• Box score

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