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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2015
Page
4
A reader on Massachusetts Street asks how long KU football will continue its road losing streak and invites responses at Ijworld.com.
Wichita officials consider ending penalties for riding at night without headlights and will give away hundreds of free bike lights. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board suggests treating it as an equipment violation with a fix-it ticket. If approved, violators could avoid fines by installing a light and obtaining officer sign-off. The current code lists a $20 fine plus $67 in add-ons, with about 140 riders cited last year.
Republican tensions spill after Boehner resigns as Speaker with Huelskamp posting scornful messages accusing the establishment of losing and targeting prolife principles. Dole defends Boehner while Pompeo and Yoder praise his service as House Republicans prepare a clean spending bill.
Tour Farms offers fruits vegetables meats eggs honey plants and more grown on site plus items from farm products like wine jams sweaters and lavender sachets. Enjoy hayride farm animals tastings and selecting farms by interest or geography with maps and touring tips from Jennifer Smith host of The Garden Show and former K State horticulture agent.
Kansas higher education saw declines in undergraduate and overall enrollment with statewide totals down to 94,280 students and community colleges dipping 2.9 percent while technical colleges rose 6.3 percent. KU reports record freshman class metrics including top GPA and high ACT scores, tighter minority representation, and progress from the KU Core Curriculum.
Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little states undergraduates now include research internships and study abroad in the curriculum as part of a data driven enrollment push. The freshman class shifts show international enrollment up sharply while black student numbers drop, with 289 international students this year up 96.6 percent and 179 Black students down 27.5 percent from last year.
Lois Orth Lopez recalls how the Daisy Hill name came from daisies that once covered the area west of Iowa Street near Lied Center and Dole Institute. She and a KU sister transplanted daisies to a central Kansas farm and later back to Lawrence, sharing old family photos from 1969.
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