KU Faces Calls to Reform Greek Life After Missouri Plan
Editorial argues KU should adopt sweeping Greek life reforms after Missouri released an 18 page report with recommendations to curb hazing, alcohol at events, and recruiting practices. Missouri officials call the changes the most significant in 50 years while KU debated an alcohol ban and faced fraternity closures and suspensions.
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University of Missouri
Missouri
Mizzou
Gary Ward
Interfraternity Council
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
SAE
Delta Upsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Beta Theta Pi
Douglas Girod
Girod
IFC
University of Kansas
Emmett Till case linger in memory and denial
The essay quotes Carolyn Bryant Denham saying nothing could justify the Till killing, notes her first public statement since 1955, and discusses renewed DOJ interest. It reflects on the river sign vandalism, national reckoning on racial violence, and the need for truth about America’s history with black victims.
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Carolyn Bryant Denham
Timothy B. Tyson
Emmett Till
Chicago
Money
Denham
Tallahatchie
Washington Post
America
Public Religion Research Institute
Emmett
Trayvon
Tamir
Pilgrim George Brooks Delivers Fine Melons to Tribune
From the Kan sas Daily Tribune dated Aug 9 1868 George Brooks of the Wakarusa farms travels annually to the Tribune office with a harvest offering of large fine melons. This year’s gift was praised as among the largest finest and best inspiring a wish that the valley be filled with men like him.
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George Brooks
Wakarusa
Tribune Office
Wakarusa Valley
George
Portland protests and the Klan in Oregon’s past
George Will argues Portland’s protests reflect a lasting trend in Oregon’s political DNA. He recalls Oregon’s early 20th century Klan revival, state anti-Black and anti-immigrant laws, and bans on private and Catholic schools, framing current protests as a repeat of past fanaticisms amplified by media.
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Portland
Oregon
Portlandia
Linda Gordon
KKK
Ku Klux Klan
Thomas Dixon
John Hopkins University
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Wilson
Gordon
Indiana
Oregon Territory
Pierce
William Faulkner
America
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