Today, it is legal to buy tobacco and vaping products if you are 18 years old and inside the city limits of Lawrence. But take one step outside the city limits, and you have to be 21 years old to buy the same products.
The discrepancy is the result of a disagreement between city and county officials, but it may become null if a current effort to pass Tobacco 21 legislation in Kansas succeeds. Several local ...
The University of Kansas has announced that, come January, it will have a varsity esports team that will compete in League of Legends through the National Association of Collegiate Esports.
League of Legends is a multiplayer online video game developed and published by Riot Games.
In a news release, Michelle Compton-Muñoz, who will coach the team, called the formation of the varsity esports team “an ...
At a strategic planning kickoff event, University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod said that while the state of higher education looks bleak, KU is in a good position to deal with the difficult landscape.
Girod noted that universities in Kansas face many challenges, including population decline in parts of the state and the Midwest region, drops in international student enrollment and the perception that ...
University of Kansas provost candidate Barbara Bichelmeyer said Thursday that if she got the job, she would first listen to KU community members and then create and implement a shared vision for the university.
“I know that I don’t know very much about KU,” she said, noting that she’s spent the last few months learning as much as she could through conversations and research. “I have some ideas, but ...
The University of Kansas will soon offer group tours of certain athletic facilities on non-game days with the help of a group with which the university has signed a four-year agreement.
Complex Sports, which will be known publicly as the “Jayhawk Experience” group, will manage group tours on non-game days, Chris Freet, KU’s deputy athletics director, announced at the Kansas Athletics board meeting on ...
University of Kansas provost candidate Dave Cook emphasized in his Tuesday presentation the importance of stability, making it clear that he does not view the provost role as a mere means to an end.
“Provost positions tend to be a stepping stone,” he said, adding that it drives him nuts. “My background in organizational communication — my background in administration — has led me to this point where I ...
