Jayhawks Alumni Shine On and Off Court at Roundball Classic
Former Jayhawks return to Lawrence for the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic at Free State High School. Players such as Mario Chalmers Nick Collison and Cole Aldrich feature alongside a cancer doctor a medical resident and a Goldman Sachs asset manager. The event raises funds for local cancer families and celebrates alumni success beyond basketball.
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Jayhawks
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Miami
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Oklahoma City
Cole Aldrich
OKC
Lawrence
Free State High School
T.J. Pugh
Christian Moody
Tyrel Reed
Goldman Sachs
Ryan Robertson
NBA
How lawmakers voted on Hurwitz for U S Court of Appeals
Lawmakers cast votes on United States Judge Hurwitz for the U S Court of Appeals, aiming to end opposition from GOP members. The tally showed a split along party lines with Hurwitz securing confirmation in a high-stakes partisan decision.
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Gop Blocke
Andrew Hurwitz
U.S. Court of Appeals
Vinatoa
Graduation speeches remind us luck and duty shape life
David M. Shribman reflects on notable commencement addresses by Churchill Marshall Emerson Eisenhower and Buchwald and argues that while luck gives some advantages most graduates are not special, life hinges on how we use chances. He cites McCullough and Faust urging readers to value opportunity read widely and act with responsibility.
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Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Missouri
Churchill
Westminster
Stettin
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Trieste
Adriatic
George C. Marshall
Harvard
Europe
United States
America
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Harvard Divinity School
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dartmouth
Art Buchwald
Vassar
Buchwald
Biltmore
Stork Club
Mister Rogers
Sylvia
Wellesley High
Massachusetts
David McCullough Jr
McCullough
Drew Gilpin Faust
Maurice Sendak
Memorial Church
Cambridge
Mass
Legion of Luck
Faust
David M. Shribman
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Old Home Town signals for 1912 nominating night
Lawrence Journal World reports intense interest in Chicago nominating events. The Lawrence Railway & Light Co will flash signals: one flash for Taft, two for Roosevelt, three for a dark horse, and daytime announcements via a fire whistle. Signals repeat if the nomination occurs at night or day.
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Lawrence Daily Journal- World
Chicago
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Journal-World
Lawrence Railway & Light Company
Taft
Roosevelt
City sells out to the editor over downtown arts deal
The June 13 Journal World reports plans to acquire the Salvation Army site south of the Lawrence Arts Center for a new outdoor gallery and performance space. The deal hinges on approvals for two large downtown projects by Compton and Treanor, funding a $1 million acquisition amid strong local opposition.
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Journal-World
Lawrence Arts Center
Salvation Army
Lac
Historical Resources Commission
East Lawrence
National Historical District
N.H
Ninth Street
Compton and
Treanor
Public forum calls open-air culture space north of LAC
Town resident Peterson of Lawrence urges locating an open-air cultural space north of LAC to solve two problems and suggests funding via tax increment financing. He questions downtown skyline impact and warns against city selling out, asking for integrity.
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Lac
Lawrence
Peterson
Diversity measures in higher education debate letter
Kenneth D. Mackenzie criticizes diversity metrics in higher education and argues for his diversity difference measure. He cites a 1999 CMOT analysis and urges universities to better document diversity program outcomes. The Journal-World invites public forum letters, with standard submission details.
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Kenneth D. Mackenzie
Lawrence
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