Updated at 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 The University of Kansas has its largest freshman class ever, and has hit a new 13-year high in enrollment, according to figures released by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday. In addition, the new numbers for the fall 2023 semester show that KU had the largest enrollment increase of any Regents university in the state. KU’s enrollment grew 6.7% to 25,469 ...
I’ve noted before that my household likes butter. We are that family who orders a lobster dinner and sells the lobster to buy more melted butter. So, you are darn right that I’m intrigued by a pizza that replaces the marinara with butter sauce. That’s a hallmark of Indian-style pizza, and Lawrence now has just such a pizza purveyor. The Pizza Palace recently has opened at 125 E. 10th St., which is next ...
The rumor spread swiftly, but it was missing the most important element: the Swift. A large crowd of people descended upon Free State Brewery in downtown Lawrence on Monday afternoon after social media lit up with comments that mega celebrity Taylor Swift was dining at the local restaurant. But, it wasn’t so, Free State owner Chuck Magerl told the Journal-World. “We’ve heard that from everyone but ...
When it comes to understanding Kansas’ “brain drain” — the idea that the state’s most highly-educated residents are leaving for other states — you don’t need much brain power to understand a major reason why it happens. Wages. University of Kansas economics professor Donna Ginther has put together a new report on brain drain and a host of other issues involving college graduates and Kansas ...
Steel beam by steel beam, the Panasonic battery plant in nearby De Soto grows. As it does, look for Kansas to grow its claim of being one of the largest magnets for clean energy projects in the U.S. A new project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a private research group is producing new statistics that show Kansas already is in an elite group of states in terms of attracting clean energy ...
With the end now near for The Etc. Shop, it should be no surprise that the owner of a boutique for the miscellany of life has her thoughts turn to the 1980s bleachers of Lawrence High football. The Etc. Shop, 928 Massachusetts St., got started in 1980 when LHS football was less a game and more a cloud of civic pride that descended each Friday night upon the city. Shop owner and founder Linda Lester had two ...