KU athletic success shadowed by gender equity hurdle
Saturday Column by Dolph C Simons Jr notes KU enjoyed a record year in football, basketball and baseball with strong academic emphasis and facility growth. The piece warns gender equity could force major cuts, risking private support and the future of men’s programs if costs and equal opportunities collide with finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Allen
Parrott Center
Anschutz
Bob Frederick
Williams Fund
John Hadl
Glen Mason
Roy Williams
Dave Bingham
Betsy Stephenson
Marian Washington
Kalum Hack
Michigan
Nebraska
UCLA
Indiana
Duke
Stanford
Homeless woman and infant sought for urgent medical help
Lawrence police seek Patricia Coleman and her 1 month old daughter Shangra Chantel last seen near Central Junior High School. The infant appears malnourished and very ill. authorities fear for the baby's life without immediate medical care. Call 911 with sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Central Junior High School
Florida
Dan Affalter
Flood studies seek lessons from 93 Kansas flood
U S Geological Survey staff at the Kansas district headquarters measure river levels collect samples and map changes after the worst Kansas flood since 1951. Data feeding downstream studies will cover water quality reservoir volumes erosion and sediment effects to help design better roads bridges and water supplies for decades.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Survey
Kansas
15Th Street
Wakarusa Drive
Kansas River
Johnnie Shockley
Claude Geiger
Butch Lacock
Des Moines
Perry
Shockley
Museum weighs stairs crisis at Elizabeth M Watkins Museum
Museum officials say cracking on the marble stairs and a recent collapse in the foyer may signal a larger issue. Director Steve Jansen notes the 105 year old building shows settling in the wood foundation and marble risers, with 53 exterior cracks. The museum contracted a structural study in 1993 and will seek repairs and funding, while stressing the problem is not immediately dangerous.
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Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum
Steve Jansen
Jansen
Carthage Marble Co
Kansas City
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Affalter
Patricia Coleman
Coleman
Shangra Chantel
Charlie Perry
Mally
Clinton
Perry Lakes
Mississippi River
Iowa
Ben Bigler
Brandon Hill
North Lawrence
U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory
Quail Crest Place
Museum
Ers
A. Iana Motes
Access
Journal-World
J-W
Journal-World Office
Douglas County
VNA Visiting Nurses Association
Missouri
Parks
SCK
Kivuna Park
Prica
Fors Chase
High St
Baldwin City
Massachusetts
Homer Frank
Moonshadow
Shela
Pioneer
Tyvar
Beau Abernathy
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