- KU unplugs steam whistle to cut costs
- September 3, 2008
- Don Steeples embraces tradition, understands the importance of getting to class on time, and respects the public’s communal reliance on familiar on-campus rituals. He also knows that tooting KU’s familiar steam whistle costs about $3,000 a year. So he’s pulled the plug.
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Grant to fund translation of materials into spanish
Thursday, September 4The need to become bilingual in today's United States is increasing. It's a sign of the times. With Hispanics the fastest growing minorities in the United States, more and more educational tools are being geared towards both English and Spanish speakers.
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A century-old KU tradition ends on Wednesday. KU is no longer blowing its horn to signal the end of classes. 6News reporter Mark Fagan explains why the move is affecting more than just the distinct sound people hear on campus.
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Don Steeples, senior vice provost at Kansas University, explains why he hasn't been a big fan of the steam whistle - now silent - that used to announce the end of class periods at KU.
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An anti-abortion group brought its message to the KU campus on Wednesday.
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- College Republicans excited after speech
- September 5, 2008
- The number of viewers was small, but the enthusiasm was immense Thursday night at a Kansas University College Republicans watch party as U.S. Sen. John McCain accepted the GOP nomination for president. Pumped after watching Wednesday’s speech by McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, College Republicans president and KU senior Jesse Vaughn, 22, was ready to hear what McCain had to say at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota.
- Chancellor announces ‘record enrollment’ at KU this semester
- 04:37 p.m., September 4, 2008 Updated 06:56 p.m.
- Though official enrollment figures are still days away, Kansas University leaders are beaming over the way the university handled record enrollment.
- KU aide is charged with producing drugs
- September 4, 2008
- A research aide at Kansas University was charged Wednesday with making a drug similar to ecstasy in a laboratory on campus.
- More Kemper fellowships awarded
- September 3, 2008
- Another Kansas University professor received a William T. Kemper fellowship Tuesday. Raj Bhala, a distinguished professor of law, received the 16th Kemper fellowship of the year.
- Program discusses drunken driving
- September 3, 2008
- Kansas University’s Student Union Activities will cosponsor an event educating students on the dangers of drunken driving at 6:30 p.m. today at the Lied Center.
- More KU professors win fellowships
- September 2, 2008
- Three more Kansas University professors received William T. Kemper fellowships last week:
- Research center receives EPA grant
- September 2, 2008
- The Kansas University Center for Research has received a grant to promote environmental responsibility in seventh graders, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.
- KU offering children’s drama classes
- September 2, 2008
- Kansas University’s theater and film department continues to offer free after-school drama classes in Murphy Hall. Classes are taught by Jeanne Klein and college students enrolled in TH&F 404 Children and Drama.
- Mark’s on the Move: KU Campus
- August 31, 2008
- We now introduce you to a new feature segment - 'Mark's on the Move.' With the students at KU settling in and the first full week of school now behind them, 6News reporter Mark Boyle took to The Hill talking to students about being back on campus.
- ‘Wild Science’ is coming to KU
- August 29, 2008
- Larry Martin’s cat could eat your dog. Martin, the curator of vertebrate paleontology at Kansas University’s Natural History Museum, will kick off the museum’s “Wild Science” lecture series on Wednesday. And he wants people to know that Kansas had the largest of all the saber-toothed cats.
- KU now offers Latino studies minor
- August 29, 2008
- Kansas University is offering a new minor for those interested in how the United States is affected by its growing Hispanic population.
- KU police investigate car break-ins
- August 28, 2008
- KU police investigate at least a half-dozen car break-ins on campus overnight.
- ‘Fight back’ advice mulled
- KU hesitant to endorse ‘survival mindset’ for resisting campus shooter
- August 28, 2008
- Kansas University is still on the fence when it comes to the theory that students and professors should fight back if a shooter comes on campus. “The safety of students, staff and faculty is a top priority,” university spokeswoman Jill Jess said. “Our multitiered emergency notification system includes the emergency public address system, text message alerts, e-mail alerts, voice mail and Web page alerts.”
- KU professor earns Kemper fellowship
- August 28, 2008
- One more Kansas University professor received a William T. Kemper fellowship Wednesday: Hannah Briton, associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies and political science. Fifteen awards have been handed out, and the remaining five will be given later this week. The annual awards are part of an effort to honor excellence in teaching.
- KU students busy buying textbooks
- August 26, 2008
- Classes just started at KU, but students are already looking forward to selling their books back at the end of the semester.
- KU staffer arrested, suspected of manufacturing controlled substance in lab
- 02:12 p.m., August 26, 2008 Updated 04:13 p.m.
- A Kansas University staff member was arrested Monday on suspicion of manufacturing a controlled substance in a KU lab, the KU Public Safety Office said. The crime reportedly occurred between 6 a.m. Thursday and noon Friday in Malott Hall, a police report said.
- Two more receive Kemper awards
- August 26, 2008
- Two more Kansas University professors received William T. Kemper fellowships Monday:
- KU Hospital CEO to chair benefit ball
- August 24, 2008
- Kansas University Hospital CEO Bob Page has been named chairman of the 2008 Breath of Life Ball to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- More Kemper awards distributed
- August 23, 2008
- Four more Kansas University professors received William T. Kemper fellowships Friday. The winners include:
- Decision delayed on fine arts school
- August 23, 2008
- Kansas University officials say any decisions about a possible restructuring of the School of Fine Arts have been delayed because of the university’s need to review its budget.
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