Dole Institute to host state officials and ex-Senate leaders
At KU's Dole Institute on West Campus next month, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and New Mexico Secretary Maggie Toulouse Oliver will join a Common Ground for Trusted Elections discussion. Former Senators Trent Lott and Tom Daschle will give the 2023 Dole Lecture, addressing bipartisanship, after which a Bipartisanship in Action session features state lawmakers Blew and Xu. A Korean War history talk by Lou DiMarco closes the lineup.
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Lou DiMarco
U.S
Fort Leavenworth
Global Conversations panel on Iran unrest at KU
KU will host a noon panel on April 4 in the Sabatini Center about Iran's anti-government demonstrations. Led by Rana Esfandiary, the discussion will include KU students, Iranian community members, and aims to explain the protests and arrests reported by international media.
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University of Kansas
Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center
Lawrence
Rana Esfandiary
Department of Theatre & Dance
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Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
the Commons
Lawrence resident John Martin files for City Commission race
Lawrence resident John Martin, originally from Yates Center and now in Lawrence since August 2021, has filed to run for the City Commission. He cites his prior East Coast council service and a desire to build on Lawrence’s strengths, recalling the city from childhood and aiming to grow its opportunities.
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Yates Center
Public vert ramp opens in Lawrence to honor Corey Lawrence
A community fundraising effort funded a public 11.5 foot tall vert ramp at Centennial Park in Lawrence to honor Corey Lawrence. Builders from G.Ramps in Germany assembled the structure with plywood sourced from Latvia and concrete laid by the city Parks and Rec. The ramp is expected to be usable by next weekend with a grand opening planned for April 22. The site will include memorial bricks and nearby picnic tables, and riders are urged to wear helmets and pads.
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