For the first week on the job, the floppy-eared yellow Labrador retriever didn’t have a name, but now it’s official; KU’s "K-9 unit" will be called Phog. More than 5,000 votes were cast, and the consensus was that the newest officer at the University of Kansas' Public Safety Office should be named after Phog Allen, KU’s legendary basketball coach. The almost 2-year-old Lab got tangled on the leash ...
News of Russian hackers just rolls off the backs of two graduate students studying at the University of Kansas this semester. “That’s ridiculous," said Aleksandra Nozdrina, 23, from Ufa, Russia, when the Journal-World asked her thoughts regarding the hacking. She doesn’t believe her country has the resources to hack into U.S. government computers. "The U.S. says the Russians are hacking them and in ...
Thursday, Aug. 23 was a good day for Michael Saimongkolkul. He could go to Westwood House for the ikigai noodle buffet. “I have food insecurities,” said Saimongkolkul, a University of Kansas student, holding two carryout containers of homemade ramen noodles with toppings. One container was for him, and the other was for his roommate. Organizers of the buffet served at Westwood House, 1421 W. 19th St., by ...
The man whose proposal calls for a multimillion dollar increase in funding from the KU Endowment Association left a meeting with university leaders on Wednesday less hopeful that his plan would be accepted. KU's Faculty Senate president, Kirk McClure, said the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of KU Endowment increasing its annual support to the university. Currently, KU Endowment provides ...
For the first time in several decades, the University of Kansas' outreach efforts will not include a booth at the Kansas State Fair, which attracts 350,000 people to Hutchinson. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director for news and media relations at KU confirmed the university would not have a booth in one of the commercial exhibit buildings at this year’s fair, which runs from Sept. 7 through Sept. 16. “After ...
Chancellor Douglas Girod told a crowd Monday that it would be unwise for the University of Kansas to move more slowly in making $20 million worth of budget cuts aimed at shoring up the university’s finances. As part of a university “town hall” meeting Monday afternoon, Girod said it would take a year or two to get through the 5.8 percent realignment to the budget, but it “will get the university back ...