KU alum Pollard set for Survivor Cambodia appearance
Former Kansas University star Scot Pollard will join Survivor Kaoh Rong in its 32nd season set in Cambodia. The 1993 97 KU center and NBA champion with Boston in 2008 is expected to join the brown tribe. The season premieres February 17 on CBS.
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K State union revamp runs SGM over budget
Kansas State University will spend six million more on a student union renovation, raising the budget from twenty five million to thirty one million after approval by the Kansas Board of Regents. The project, approved Wednesday, follows a 2013 student vote to update food services and expand lounges and study areas, funded by student privilege fees and university resources.
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William Patrick Foster's KU Music Dream Ends Abruptly
Before World War II, William Patrick Foster pursued conducting at Kansas University but faced a dean's rebuke that no musical companies would hire him, cutting short his rising path in music history. He would later emerge in a different capacity as history unfolded.
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Foster's KU Journey Inspires New Book by Inabnett Jr
Curtis Inabnett Jr. uncovers the life of Foster, KU alumnus and famed Florida A&M Marching 100 bandleader. The story covers Foster's 1946 Florida tenure, KU setback over race, and his postgrad trailblazing path.
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Suit accuses KC priest of abuse in 1980s
A Missouri man files a civil lawsuit in Wyandotte County alleging a Kansas City area Catholic priest sexually abused him ages 15 to 17 at a lake house in the 1980s. The suit names the Archdiocese of Kansas City and asserts the archdiocese knew of the abuse and did nothing. The plaintiff remains unnamed and the priest is identified by initials. The archdiocese says it investigated in 2012 after being informed, notified law enforcement, and removed the priest from ministry.
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Ugandan hero’s visa aid from Lawrence residents
Lawrence residents helped Lubega Henry, the Ugandan rescuer of an American teacher during the 2009 village attack, obtain a student visa. Karen Dillon reports on the welcome at the airport and notes Mackenzie Jones of the KU African Studies Center assisted in the effort.
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Century of Lawrence journalism and the free press
Dolph C Simons Jr reflects on W C Simons arrival in Lawrence in 1891 and the Journal-World’s 124 years of publication. He questions the future role of newspapers, the health of a free press, and the need for honest reporting across city, state, and national governance.
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