KU cuts hit KU programs including KPR and Geol Survey
Kansas Public Radio and the Kansas Geological Survey face sizable budget reductions as the University of Kansas absorbs a $7 million state funding shortfall ordered by Gov. Brownback in May. KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, confronts a further $3.7 million cut, with Lawrence and Edwards campus programs affected by centralized targeted reductions totaling about $1.3 million announced by EU Provost Neeli Bendapudi on Wednesday.
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All-girls Cast Reimagines Lord of the Flies
An all girls production of William Golding's Lord of the Flies casts a modern twist on the stranded island tale. The group of youths devolves into savagery, with the bleak ending lingering as a stark counterpoint to the expected restraint of schoolboys.
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Lawrence Transit Hub plan would scale back after grant denial
Lawrence failed to obtain a 15 million federal transportation grant for its proposed central transfer hub. City and KU transit leaders now weigh a simpler multimodal facility with a parking garage and restrooms, reconsidering site options and likely reducing scale from the originally estimated 30 million dollar project.
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Fiddling and Picking Championships Return This Weekend
Gayle Sigurdson expects a large crowd at the 36th annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships at South Park Sunday. She hopes participants fill the event more than spectators as FIDDLING 4A.
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