A task force that examined greek life at the University of Kansas has recommended that the chancellor reinstitute Friday morning classes in all KU schools and create a partnership aimed at uniting the greek organizations with the greater community. In a public message published on Friday, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod shared these and other recommendations of the Sorority and Fraternity Life Task Force — ...
Students were urinated on and hit by their fraternity “brothers.” A highly intoxicated student was tied to a decorative anchor outside a sorority house. Students used cocaine to draw their fraternity’s Greek letters at their chapter’s spring break house. These were the details revealed this fall when the University of Kansas released documents related to its investigation into Delta Upsilon, a ...
The Women’s Foundation of Kansas City commended Gov. Laura Kelly for appointing more than 150 women to state boards, commissions and the judiciary in her first year. Kelly selected an equal number of men and women for various appointments, according to a press release the organization sent last week. “In her first year in office, Governor Laura Kelly has taken major strides to close the leadership gap and ...
Thursday's announcement from Topeka about a bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan was met with unanimous approval from speakers at the annual Legislative Priorities Breakfast Friday in Lawrence. The plan, proposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, R-Overland Park, would cover as many as 150,000 additional people. “The Douglas County Commission is excited about the news from ...
Ever wondered how University of Kansas library staff protects rare books and special collections? The Kenneth Spencer Research Library explains some techniques and practices in an exhibit that closes next Friday, Jan. 17. This exhibit, “Unseen Hands,” is one of two free KU Libraries exhibits that will close this month. The other, “Strong Foundations,” is located in Watson Library and celebrates more ...
OSAGE CITY — Mandy Gibson remembers visiting independent pharmacies across Kansas with her classmates from the University of Kansas’ School of Pharmacy in the early 2000s. “I remember the people. I remember what they said. I remember the atmosphere of those pharmacies,” Gibson said. Now, the 2002 KU alumna is the one providing similar memories for current students. Gibson is the pharmacist at ...