KU professor, longtime communications scholar, dies
Nobleza Asuncion-Lande, 72, a KU communications studies professor since 1968 and 2001 Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, died Saturday at home. Services are set for 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center.
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Sisters to Deliver Leadership Lecture at KU
Janet and Mary Murguia KU alumnae will headline the 2010 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture. Barbara Ballard moderates a 7:30 p.m. Feb 25 talk at Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union. Event free and open to the public. Janet is president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza and former KU executive vice chancellor. Mary is the first Latina on the U.S. District Court for Arizona and has advised the DOJ and U.S. Attorneys Service.
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City eyes joint bus facility with KU in North Lawrence
Lawrence leaders consider a 4.5 million joint maintenance facility to merge KU and city bus operations. City commissioners will decide if the plan is financially favorable while the current two-bay site near 31st Street and Haskell would be expanded to six bays. If approved, KU and the city will run parallel operations in a single upgraded shop.
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Vandals target Dread hotel graffiti on Oread tower
Vandals gained weekend access to a restricted area of Lawrence's new hotel The Oread and painted SHOUT and PEACE on the ninth floor terrace. General manager Nancy Longhurst condemned the act and said the area is not public. Sandblasting failed to remove all the paint as the grand opening nears this Saturday.
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Kansas university heads urge lawmakers to protect higher education
KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and K State President Kirk Schulz warned lawmakers that further cuts to higher education would cause long term harm and damage to the state's economy. They urged increased collaboration among regents schools amid a $400 million revenue shortfall and noted past rivalries hindered efficiency.
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