Police urge responsible celebration during KU graduation weekend
Lawrence police urge good judgment as finals end and graduation weekend begins at Kansas University. Sgt. Bill Cory urges responsible celebration for those over 21 and warns saturation patrols around Clinton Lake. Natural resource officers target underage drinking at state parks and lake areas to curb dangerous incidents amid recent alcohol related KU student deaths.
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Bill Cory
Clinton Lake
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Aaron Henrichs
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Marine veteran’s coalition: Parker aids reintegration and tuition reform
A Kansas veteran, age 23, returned to college facing isolation and tuition hurdles. In 2006 he formed the Collegiate Veterans Association to help peers connect, then helped craft a semester tuition plan, the Kansas Military Service Scholarship, and an entry exit program for activated students, advancing veteran access to higher education.
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Parker
Collegiate Veterans Association
Kansas Military Service
Felix Zacharias
Kansas University Commencement Highlights Weekend Schedule
KU events run from Friday to Sunday with campus access at the Visitor Center 1502 Iowa and Memorial Drive traffic restrictions. The Class of 2009 commencement lunch is 11 to 1:30 at Chan cellor residence 1532 Lilac Lane, followed by a 2:30 p.m. procession on Memorial Drive led by a sophomore from Iraq in 2007 who helped form the Collegiate Veterans group.
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City debates Westar street light energy use and costs
An audit shows Westar's claimed 74 kilowatt hours per light monthly tops five peers averaging 62. City officials consider buying the system to cut costs, with Lenexa and Lawrence data cited. Westar plans to meter a light to verify usage while urging city involvement and urging continued reporting of outages. Commissioners meet Tuesday at City Hall to discuss the audit.
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Chad Luce
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McCain says gun rights shouldn’t bow to Mexican drug war
At the NRA convention in Phoenix Senator John McCain argues that U S gun ownership should not be restricted to curb Mexican drug cartels. He notes cartels obtain weapons from other countries and warns border security and drug trafficking threaten U S safety. Phoenix is labeled America s kidnapping capital due to drug and immigrant smuggling.
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