Black athletes recall Jim Crow pain in Lawrence
Decades after, Lawrence athletes recount suffering during segregation era. Monroe, a late 1940s standout, says he was Kansas’ second-fastest quarter miler behind Frank Cindrich of Wyandotte. He graduated 1950 from Lawrence High, earned scholarships to black schools, and hoped to join KU’s famed track team.
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KU Faculty Salaries Fourth Highest in Big 12
The average full time faculty salary at Kansas University is 92 600, ranking fourth in the Big 12. Texas leads the conference at 106 900. The figures come from the AAUP Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession for 2014 2015.
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Agreement reached on moving city and school board elections
House and Senate negotiators reached a bill to move city and school board elections in Kansas to November of even-numbered years and keep them nonpartisan. Rep. Mark Kahrs said most opposed groups were on board or had withdrawn objections. Election details follow on page 2A.
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Double Firebirds win Free State Showdown titles
Free State teams swept the City Showdown on Monday with the Double Firebirds securing both baseball and softball championships. The baseball victory and the softball triumph crowned the same school in two different arenas, underscoring a dominant district performance.
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