KU is expected to get state approval next week to tear down an old dormitory, while Kansas State is expected to win approval for millions in new athletic facilities, despite the uncertainty surrounding the Big 12 Conference.
The Kansas Board of Regents will meet next week to approve several building and facility requests for state universities. Regents are expected to easily approve a request to demolish ...
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KU’s chancellor and the chair of the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday both issued statements criticizing a social media post by KU’s student body president that advocated for “death to America.”
But KU Student Body President Niya McAdoo expressed no regrets for her decision last week to retweet a social media message that said “happy friday everybody. death to ...
When University of Kansas student Santiago Patiño heard KU was giving away prizes to students who had been vaccinated, he was thinking fairly small when he uploaded his proof-of-vaccination form to enter the drawing.
“I thought I might as well enter and get a gift card or something,” Patiño said Wednesday.
He’s thinking bigger now after winning a $5,091 cash prize — the equivalent of one semester ...
I’ve frequently had problems gauging how hot something is (which is why you never want to dine across from me when I’m taking my first spoonful of soup). The latest numbers from the Lawrence Board of Realtors indicate the local housing market is still very hot, but there’s also reason to question whether it is beginning to cool.
So, this month I have some local numbers to report but also have statistics ...
The summer did not start with a sizzle in Lawrence. It seems odd to say this now as the weather recently has caused me to contemplate whether I have any ties that would go with my collection of sleeveless T-shirts. But, I am talking about consumer spending, not temperatures.
The latest sales tax numbers are out, and they weren’t particularly good for Lawrence. The Kansas Department of Revenue has released ...
As school has started, COVID case numbers in Douglas County are creeping up, but the latest figures indicate University of Kansas students currently are producing a fraction of the new cases.
Both Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and KU updated their COVID numbers on Friday, and the new statistics showed that the overall Douglas County community is producing positive test results at a greater rate than KU ...
