Lawrence in the News

Discovery Institute takes on KU undergrad

¢ A column on the intelligent design-promoting Web site of the [Discovery Institute][1] decries the blog of a Kansas University undergraduate. The group says the "Angry Astronomer" blog by John Voiseyis the result of "University of Kansas professors who model knee-jerk prejudice against ...

Mason, overlooked for top job, might leave Purdue

¢ A story in the [Purdue Journal and Courier][1] says former Kansas University dean Sally Mason likely won't stick around as provost of Purdue now that she was passed over for its president job._In the week after Purdue announced that someone else would lead the university, Provost Sally Mason ...

KU prof named dean in Montana

¢ A Kansas University journalism professor has been named dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Montana, according to the [Great Falls Tribune][1]. Peggy Kuhr is a former managing editor at the Spokesman Review in Spokane, Ore._ (William Kuhr, Peggy's father) said that at age ...

Pickup vs. sorority house gets national attention

¢ The pickup that slammed into the Kansas University Chi Omega sorority house over the weekend got a mention on the Web site of [U.S. News & World Report][1]¢ A KU professor who previously founded a Web project, Conabio, that listed all 70,000 animal species in Mexico is quoted in a ...

Gen. Myers’ KU speech quoted in Washington Post

¢ Retired Gen. Richard Myers' speech at Kansas University last week is cited in a blog on the [Washington Post][1] Web site._First a little news item many might have missed last week: In a talk at the University of Kansas, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Gen. Richard B. ...

Lawrence man objects to Carfax settlement

¢ A Lawrence man is among the Carfax customers not pleased with a settlement on a class-action lawsuit against the company, according to a story in Sunday's [New York Times][1]._One of the consumers objecting to the settlement is David P. Wolfe of Lawrence, Kan. "It is like giving me ...