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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2003
Page
1
After months of discord, the Douglas County Historical Society board agrees to accept a $20,470 grant from the National Parks Service. The decision ends a lengthy funding dispute and supports preservation efforts locally.
California Governor Gray Davis comments that Schwarzenegger may need to address the record directly if he does not set the record straight himself. The remark was noted in Page SA reporting on the race for governor.
1999 Fort Gibson Middle School shooter Seth Trickey, then 13, fired a 9 mm pistol at classmates wounding five, including a girl shot in the face. Now 16, Oklahoma juvenile officials propose sending him to live with grandparents in Lawrence after group home treatment, while prosecutors push for custody until age 19. The attack occurred outside as students waited for the day to begin.
Kansas University reports fall enrollment at 29,272 across three campuses, the highest in history and up 5 percent from last year. Provost David Shulenburger notes the focus remains on quality and sustainable growth while tuition rises. The Lawrence Edwards campuses host 26,814 students, up 1.3 percent, and the Medical Center has 2,458 students, up 2.8 percent.
Enrollment across Kansas state universities rose 1.5 percent to 87 600 students. Fort Hays State University led gains with a 15.3 percent increase, driven by the Virtual College and Chinese dual credit courses boosting headcount. KSU Salina campus fell 11 percent though overall KSU enrollment rose 1.3 percent as other campuses offset the drop.
A Lawrence school board majority leans toward dropping Pepsi and Coca Cola contracts for vending and concessions in junior highs and high schools. Four of seven members favor the move while Linda Robinson Cindy Yulich and Sue Morgan oppose citing the difficulty for students and staff to accept such a ban.
An explosion at a Baqubah market outside Baghdad killed eight Iraqis and wounded 13 as a bomb damaged an NBC News office. A Somali guard died at the hotel housing NBC offices in Baghdad and Aquila al Hashimi, a Governing Council member, died of ambush wounds. Eight American soldiers were wounded in a northern convoy attack.
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