Low-tech edition
Low-tech edition
Lawrence, Kansas
Piracy net snares 2 from KU
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Two Kansas University students -- one with an affinity for rock, the other a fan of country and '80s music -- are among the latest targets of lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America. The students, who are identified only as "Doe 1" and "Doe 2" and by their computer IP addresses, are among the 477 new defendants in the RIAA's effort to crack down on downloaders of illegal music.
Fans storm field after KU victory
Sunday, September 28, 2003
When the final gun sounded Saturday afternoon to make Kansas University's upset victory over Missouri official, the goal posts came down. Then the party was on at Potter Lake. And Michael Mintos was having the time of his life.
Jayhawks all lined up for parade
Friday, June 6, 2003
Here's a list of all the Jayhawks on Parade, and where to find them. The numbers in this list correspond to the photos and map.
New whistle puts steam back in campus tradition
Saturday, April 26, 2003
The earth shook. Passers-by plugged their ears. And a 104-year Kansas University tradition was resurrected.
6News video: Border War hits new level
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
6News reports on Journal-World reporter Joel Mathis' trip to Columbia, Missouri, home of a big KU rival — the Missouri Tigers.
KU among top 10 party schools
Friday, September 27, 2002
Kansas University senior Eric Slivinski remembers well the night he watched his drunken, passed-out friend being carried on a futon and left nearly naked on the front porch of a nearby sorority.
College parties in Lawrence just get crazy like that sometimes.
Lightning strikes KU student
Friday, August 23, 2002
The awesome power of a lightning strike shredded her clothing and hurled her to the ground, but a Kansas University senior miraculously escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when she was struck while walking near Potter Lake.
Traci Pillard, a 21-year-old communications studies student from Salina, apparently was hit by a lightning bolt that also hit a large sycamore tree. She never lost consciousness.
Host family erects memorial to slain KU student
Thursday, August 22, 2002
Kansas University student Shannon Martin called O'dette and Marciel Porras her Costa Rica "mama" and "papa."
"She loved them dearly," said Jeanette Stauffer, mother of Martin, who was stabbed to death May 13, 2001, during a research trip to Golfito, Costa Rica. She was staying with the Porrases, who had been her host family during a KU Study Abroad program the previous spring.
'Mom, Dad, guess what?'
Thursday, August 22, 2002
Last night, Carey Oroke finally broke the news to her parents. She's one of three Kansas University students in Playboy magazine's 10-page "Girls of the Big 12" pictorial.
Wage gap widens at KU
Sunday, August 11, 2002
By Terry Rombeck
The gap is widening between Kansas University's highest- and lowest-paid employees. In the past five years, the average administrator's salary has increased 21 percent, while classified employees - including secretaries, janitors and maintenance workers - saw an average increase of 12 percent.
KU student slain abroad
Monday, May 14, 2001
By Mike Belt
Reports Sunday that a Kansas University student had been murdered in Costa Rica sent a shock wave across campus.
Details, however, were lacking late Sunday about how Shannon Martin, a 23-year-old Topeka senior, was killed in the small, coastal town of Golfito.
