Bill Self signs 10-year KU basketball contract through 2022
Kansas coach Bill Self agrees to a new deal running through the 2021-22 season, boosting annual pay to 3.856 million and adding retention bonuses and a 6 million lump sum if he remains head coach through March 2022. The arrangement secures Self in Lawrence for a decade with substantial incentives.
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Free dental care drive draws long line at clinic
Rita Moses, a Lawrence resident in her sixties, waited over 14 hours in the Douglas County Dental Clinic parking lot for free services on a Friday. She works part time without health benefits and struggles to afford routine care, hoping the annual event would help with needed exams and cleanings. Within an hour, the line grew long as others sought similar relief.
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Free Dental Day Attracts Large Local Lineup
MC Wellco mmons reports nine people in line by midnight growing to more than a dozen. Eighteen year old Shaquel Gainous of Lawrence arrived at 10 30 p m after six years without a dentist. He parked nearby with his skateboard to pass time in the lot while waiting for the clinic’s fifth annual Free Dental Day.
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Police interview allowed in child abuse case
Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin allowed a police interview of Aldolfo Gomez in a child abuse case after a Walmart parking lot arrest near 550 Congress Drive. The Illinois man faced two counts of child abuse with his wife Deborah Gomez, as officers found two children bound. Gomez argued mental state tainted the interview following a non slept nine days and a taser subdual.
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KU microbiologist Luikenhaus wins Horwitz Prize precursor to Nobel
KU microbiologist Lutkenhaus is named one of three winners of Columbia University's 2012 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, a honor that has preceded nearly half of Nobel Prize winners. He shares the award with Richard Losick of Harvard and Lucy Shapiro of Stanford. The surprise accolade highlights his work in biology and biochemistry.
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Crime at KU declines report shows campus crime drop
Kansas University released a 2011 campus crime report noting steady declines in property and violent crimes on KU’s campus. Liquor and drug violations have mostly risen since 2009, according to the Page 3A summary.
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