Diversity courses at KU worth a broad liberal arts goal
A Kansas University opinion argues against a fixed list of diversity courses for liberal arts graduation. It says diversity education should come from pervasive exposure to diverse groups through students, faculty, and speakers, rather than a rigid requirement. The piece warns about arbitrary course selection and potential bias.
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Kansas University
United States
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Today in History Highlights From Dec 4 Events
On Dec 4 various events marked history: Washington’s farewell to officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York in 1783. Monroe elected president in 1816. Wilson sails to attend Versailles in 1918. Roosevelt orders WPA dismantling in 1942. Gemini Seven launched in 1965 with Borman and Lovell aboard. Feinstein named San Francisco’s first female mayor in 1978. Bodies of four U.S. church women found in El Salvador in 1980. guardsmen convicted later.
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George Washington
Fraunces Tavern
New York
James Monroe
Virginia
United States
Wilson
France
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
George Moscone
el Salvador
National
Impeachment Chaos Dominates Hyde Panel Says Grady
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes the Clinton impeachment panel under Henry Hyde is chaotic and unfocused. Key voices like Bob Barr and Leon Higginbotham clash over charges, while Hyde struggles to control the process and timing. The piece portrays a fractured effort with a looming December 14 deadline and a predicted party line vote.
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Washington
Barney Frank
D-Mass
Clinton
Moby Dick
Frank
Bill Clinton
Judiciary
Henry Hyde
Hyde
Ahab
Chicago
Melville
Pequod
Peter Rodine
Nixon
Bob Barr
R-Ga
Bill McCollum
R-Fla
Bill
Monica
Kathleen Willey
Prez
FBI
Louis Freeh
Justice
Charles LaBella
McCollum
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Dan Burton
R-Ind
Andrew Johnson
S.C
Pam Parsons
Barbara Battalino
Charlie Wiggins
U.S
Wiggins
Leon Edney
Leon Higginbotham
Harvard Law School
Higginbotham
Georgia
Barr
Congress
Americas
America
Sandy Grady
The
Philadelphia Daily News
Remembering the good old days and their hidden flaws
Claude Lewis reflects on past standards and social change from gender and race to crime and politics. He argues that nostalgia masks persistent inequities while tracing how attitudes toward sex, media, and government have evolved, noting the era’s mixed record.
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America
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Claude Lewis
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Journal-World masthead with editor roles and mailing offer
Bill Snead deputy editor Roger Verdon managing editor John Taylor news editor Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Fisher advertising manager Postmaster address for Journal-World mail changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 USPS periodicals paid in Lawrence Kansas. Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations memberships noted.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Wetlands history sparked by Haskell land debate
Duane Sawyer argues for a community plan to preserve Lawrence Douglas County wetlands created by postwar growth. He suggests KDOT purchase of right of way along 31st Street SLT, with proceeds funding wetlands research and improvements while showcasing a unified solution for the SLT bike trail and local land use.
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Haskell
Lawrence
19Th Street
Louisiana Street
KDOT
31St Street
Douglas County
Duane Sawyer
1973 Kansas winter storm trims area with rain sleet snow
A 1973 statewide ice and snow storm that crippled western Kansas moved into the local area overnight, dropping 2.67 inches of rain before sleet and snow arrived at daybreak. KU captain Homer Floyd won the Ormond Beach Trophy by teammate vote. Chet Vanatta received the Arthur Weaver trophy. John Wertzberger earned the John Pensinger award for lineman efficiency.
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Kansas
Homer Floyd
Arthur Weaver
Chet Vanatta
John Wertzberger
John Pensinger
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Augustine
Mary Gall Washington
Augustine Washington
Towit
Wilke
India
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Red Skelton
Flip Wilson
Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell
Rockwell
Abe Lincoln
Oval Office
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
W.C. Simons
Ljworld.com
Lawrence Journal
Princeton
Watkins Community Museum
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