Google VP gives KU students Android tablets for class
Google vice president Brian McClendon and his wife donated 50000 dollars to KU to provide Motorola Xoom tablets for 89 students in the Programming I course. The devices will be used in class and kept by students who earn at least a C and complete Programming I and II. Among the recipients are Amanda Parks and other freshmen from Kansas City, Kansas.
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Community theater seeks S100K from county
Douglas County commissioners will weigh two funding requests on Wednesday. Theatre Lawrence seeks 100000 dollars upfront and 20000 each year for five years to build a new 300 seat theater and education center in Bauers Farms, moving from a former church. The county also may contribute 100000 dollars to a Kansas Department of Transportation and city of Lawrence plan for a South Lawrence Trafficway interchange at Bob Billings Parkway. Janis Bunker says county support is to secure a 1 million dollar out-of-state grant if the campaign reaches its 6.2 million goal by September. The county meets at the Douglas County Courthouse at 4 p.m.
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KU Rises to 46th Among Public Universities
Kansas University increases its ranking in the U S News and World Report college rankings. KU ties for 46th among public schools with Florida State, NC State, Nebraska Lincoln, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee. Overall KU moves to 101st with Dayton and Pacific tying it, up from 104th, as provost Jeff Vitter notes the improvement amid a smaller overall pool.
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City weighs trimming yard waste to boost curbside recycling
Lawrence Solid Waste Task Force debated Monday whether to shift focus from yard waste pickups to a city wide curbside recycling program. Joe Harkins said recycling should take precedence over yard waste, proposing a new fee to fund yard waste collection.
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