Lawrence in the News

Lawrence native new CEO of pro soccer team

Shawn Hunter, a Lawrence native and KU graduate, has been named new president and CEO of Chivas USA, a Major League Soccer team in Los Angeles. He previously has worked in the front office of the Phoenix Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, as well as with the Minnesota ...

Lawrence residents join debate over hair-dyeing

¢ Lawrence resident Alice Lieberman and her twin sister are featured prominently this week in a story in [Time][1] magazine. The story is about the decision women must make over whether or not to dye their gray hair._Identical twins Mary and Alice Lieberman have been zygotically close all ...

More focus on curator who faked KU degrees

¢ An update on the South Korean art curator who faked degrees from KU: The [Washington Post][1], among other outlets, are running an extensive profile on Shin Jeong-ah, who claimed bachelor's and master's degrees from KU that she didn't earn._The scandal is also prompting a renewed look at ...

KU grad reporting for ‘Daily Show’ in Iraq

¢ Rob Riggle, a KU graduate and current correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," is profiled by [ABC News][1] on its Web site today.Riggle is a former Marine who currently is filing reports from Iraq this week - the REAL Iraq, not the fake backdrops the show is known for._"You don't ...

Profiles of Bill Lacy, Simran Sethi

¢ The hometown paper of Bill Lacy, the [Cookeville (Tenn.) Herald-Citizen][1], ran a long profile today on Lacy. He is the director of the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University and recently was named director of the exploratory campaign of Fred Thompson._"I got involved in large part ...

KU grad first woman herpetology curator at Bronx Zoo

¢ The [New York Daily News][1] today profiles a Kansas University graduate who is the Bronx Zoo's first woman curator of herpetology.Jennifer Pramuk received both her master's and doctorate degrees from KU._The sleek indigo snake - so named for its blacker-than-black skin - was draped over ...