Kansas University to kickoff 135th commencement weekend
KU prepares for its 135th commencement with 12 professional school ceremonies and college honors. The schedule lists receptions, luncheons, and hooding events across the KU campus and KUMC in Kansas City Kansas, with tickets required for several events and multiple departments hosting recognitions for graduates and distinguished scholars.
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Talks at LiWorld this week on home schooling and death
Cathy Barfield will chat on home schooling at 1 30 p m today as part of Learning Outside the Lines with Lawrence Journal World 6News and UWorld . Maggie Childs of the Kansas Equality Coalition chats at noon Tuesday about Lawrence s domestic partnership registry. Salina author Larry Straub discusses Autumn Corridors and coping with death at 1 30 p m Thursday marking Virginia Tech anniversary Greensburg tornado aftermath.
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Topeka man named in serious motorcycle crash injuries
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office identified 47 year old Darren Piecukonis of Topeka as the man seriously injured in a Saturday night motorcycle crash near Midland Junction. A nursing supervisor at Kansas University Hospital could not confirm his status. No further crash details were available Sunday.
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Patrol seeks fuel deals as prices drop to 3.09
The Journal-World reports gas prices as low as 3.09 at multiple area stations and urges readers to call PumpPatral at 832-7154 if a lower price is found.
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Mothers Day roots recalled by 100 women in South Park
About 100 Lawrence residents gathered in South Park for a Standing Women event on Mother's Day, joining a global move to honor the day’s origins and promote peace. Participants recited a poem, rang a bell, and formed a circle while embracing friends and family. Local organizer Joey Sprague, a EU professor, said the gathering aims to shift focus from gifts to the day’s original purpose.
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Titleholder rolls to raise funds for wheelchair pageant
Lorraine Cannistra plans a Roll-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday to raise 5000 dollars for Ms. Wheelchair America entry and travel across Kansas. She has 1140 raised so far and will wheel 15 miles in ten 1.5 mile laps starting at 6 30 am near 24th Street and Nai Smith Drive. Sponsors can pledge per lap or per mile. The national competition is in July in Bethesda Maryland.
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EU business students win 30 percent portfolio contest
Cathy Shenoy's Applied Portfolio Management class at KU earned a 30 percent return in 2006 and won first place in the national Redefining Investment Strategy Education conference in Dayton. The program funds scholarships with an $2.4 million portfolio started from a $250,000 gift in 1993.
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