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July 27, 2006

Brick roads and sidewalks give Lawrence history solid foundation

Katerine Sullivan | July 27, 2006 10:37 PM |

Old West Lawrence residents may have to finally start following the yellow brick road as the famous red brick streets and sidewalks are slowly disappearing. Although the bricks add to the rich history in Lawrence, property owners are replacing the uneven and weathered bricks with the more inexpensive, asphalt.

Lawrence Resident ‘Dodged Bullet’ on Potential Eviction

Trevan McGee | July 27, 2006 10:20 PM |

Earlier this summer Sean McGuire was faced with a difficult decision. When his plans to join Teach For America fell through he was left without a place to live in August. He joined a group of four friends that had...

Massachusetts Street residents put up with noise

Barbara Smith | July 27, 2006 09:55 PM |

Alex Smith knew what she was getting into when she moved into her apartment above Aimee's Coffee Shop on Massachusetts Street. She knew there would be music from the bars and from street musicians on every corner. But she didn't...

Ethanol trend good news for Kansas farmers

Erika Bentson | July 27, 2006 09:39 PM |

Kansas has seven dry-mill ethanol plants, producing 170 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn and sorghum. Within the next two years 12 more plants will be built. Farmers benefit because grains sell at higher prices to ethanol plants and area farmers have the chance to invest in the plant.

Unpaid internships cost students big bucks

Steve Zawilinski | July 27, 2006 09:38 PM |

Allen, Texas junior Alex Wiebel struggles in deciding whether to take an expense internship Alex Wiebel, Allen, Texas junior, thinks he may be putting his future on the line by not accepting an unpaid television internship this fall at...

Anthony's bee business swarming....

Taylor Miller | July 27, 2006 09:03 PM |

Thousands of bees hummed quietly on the cool humid morning outside of Anthony Schwager’s family residence, while he sat at the dining room table with his siblings stuffing clear packages with honey sticks and applying "Anthony's Beehive" labels to honey lip balm.

Tech savy students need more portability

Stacey Couch | July 27, 2006 07:21 PM |

As the technology surrounding college students continues to evolve, so does the need for more portable charging options while on campus. Student Monitor, in its recent biannual market research report, said that 73 percent of college students said IPods, a...

Just a fad?

Alaide Vilchis-Ibarra | July 27, 2006 05:27 PM |

New Bally Total Fitness’ Martial Arts Cardio Dance class combines Capoeira, a 500-year-old Afro-Brazilian martial art created by slaves, with aerobics exercises. But people who practice the art believe the new class falls short.

CLAS tuition differential not in the near future

Crissy Delpercio | July 27, 2006 05:17 PM |

Although it has been reported that the new CLAS dean would introduce a tuition differential plan for next year, he says that is not his intention at all. He doesn't want to have students vote down a proposal again.

The Myspace take over: and what it means to independent Music

Barton Vandever | July 27, 2006 05:13 PM |

Austin S, an employee of Richard’s Music in downtown Lawrence, hovers over a broken guitar amp with a sauntering iron in hand. Besides working at the music shop, S also plays drums in the local rock act, The Volunteers. Like...

Ants go marching two by two

Nicole Korman | July 27, 2006 04:43 PM |

The mild winter has caused the insect population to increase.

Tradition over rules fame at commencement

Shannon Mortimer | July 27, 2006 04:28 PM |

Famous speakers may not be walking down the hill at commencement but it is all about traditions on graduation day at KU.

City crime troubles locals

Katy Blair | July 27, 2006 04:06 PM |

Crime rates in Lawrence concern local residents.

Enabling the disabled for graduation

Elyse Calderon | July 27, 2006 03:20 PM |

Every year thousands of graduates clad in cap and gown eagerly await the anticipated walk down Campanile Hill at graduation. But the University of Kansas needs to make the "walk" more conducive for students using wheelchairs. "The KU commencement is...

The conflict at home

Anna Faltermeier | July 27, 2006 12:33 PM |

As fighting continues in Israel and Lebanon KU students from these areas watch closely as events unfold, keeping families and loved ones in mind.

Grant will allow KU to combine campus master plan with preservation plan

Jacky Carter | July 27, 2006 12:01 PM |

The Getty Foundation awarded KU $130,000 as part of the Campus Heritage Grant Program. The money will be used to survey the campus and combine the current master plan with a plan to preserve historic buildings on campus.

July 26, 2006

Hockey team with a coach at last

Mark Vierhaler | July 26, 2006 09:52 PM |

After a rough and tumble 2005-2006 season without a steady coach, the University of Kansas Hockey Club finally has a rock to stand on. Geoff Knight, a former KU player, was hired at the end of June as the head coach. Now, the training starts.

Conlicts in Middle East date back to WWI

Alexandra Kohake | July 26, 2006 06:09 PM |

As the conflicts in the Middle East are rising with intensity, the bulk of the problem came from the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WWI.

July 25, 2006

Chinese on the rise

Stephanie Quante | July 25, 2006 05:22 PM |

KU's new Confucius Institute is drawing more Kansans and high schools stduents to Chinese. Classes for the fall are filling up quickly.

June 06, 2006

Local Video Stores Battle Online Powerhouse

Staci Martin-Wolfe | June 6, 2006 09:44 PM |

Video rental stores have battled the online, through-the-mail DVD rental service Netflix since it opened in 1999. Since then, local stores have come up with several approaches to compete.