Katerine Sullivan | July 27, 2006 10:37 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Trevan McGee | July 27, 2006 10:20 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Barbara Smith | July 27, 2006 09:55 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Erika Bentson | July 27, 2006 09:39 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Steve Zawilinski | July 27, 2006 09:38 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Taylor Miller | July 27, 2006 09:03 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Stacey Couch | July 27, 2006 07:21 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Alaide Vilchis-Ibarra | July 27, 2006 05:27 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Crissy Delpercio | July 27, 2006 05:17 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Barton Vandever | July 27, 2006 05:13 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Nicole Korman | July 27, 2006 04:43 PM | Full Story -->
The mild winter has caused the insect population to increase.
Shannon Mortimer | July 27, 2006 04:28 PM | Full Story -->
Famous speakers may not be walking down the hill at commencement but it is all about traditions on graduation day at KU.
Katy Blair | July 27, 2006 04:06 PM | Full Story -->
Crime rates in Lawrence concern local residents.
Elyse Calderon | July 27, 2006 03:20 PM | Full Story -->
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...
Anna Faltermeier | July 27, 2006 12:33 PM | Full Story -->
As fighting continues in Israel and Lebanon KU students from these areas watch closely as events unfold, keeping families and loved ones in mind.
Jacky Carter | July 27, 2006 12:01 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Mark Vierhaler | July 26, 2006 09:52 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Alexandra Kohake | July 26, 2006 06:09 PM | Full Story -->
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.
Stephanie Quante | July 25, 2006 05:22 PM | Full Story -->
KU's new Confucius Institute is drawing more Kansans and high schools stduents to Chinese. Classes for the fall are filling up quickly.
Staci Martin-Wolfe | June 6, 2006 09:44 PM | Full Story -->
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.