An active shooter information session was held at Alderson Auditorium Tuesday morning. The third of four sessions discussed ways to de-escalate and respond to active shooter situations.
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News-Summer 2017
Police step up search for early-2000s serial rapist at KU, K-State
A 2015 attempted rape case in Manhattan was linked to a serial rapist who tormented women in Manhattan and Lawrence for nearly a decade, authorities said Thursday morning during a press conference.
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New social welfare dean plans to create and build relationships in new position
Establishing a relationship with students, faculty and staff are among the goals Michelle Mohr Carney, School of Social Welfare dean, has for her first year at the University.
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Report finds KU spends millions on hiring consultants, with ‘little-to-no’ tangible positive work
The report concluded that “there is strong evidence pointing to more than ($21 million) being spent on consultants and consultant-like activities over the past 7 years at KU with little-to-no tangible evidence of positive work product relating to the bulk of these monies.”
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Trump’s wall could hurt the U.S. economy, expert says at Dole event
Alan D. Bersin, the former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, explained why building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would be harmful for the United States.
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Despite opposition to campus carry, students hope July 1 brings limited change
With concealed carry going into effect on campus in a couple of days, students at the University expect some minimal changes to the overall campus atmosphere.
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*This story is the last in a series of stories looking at the way concealed carry on campus would look before it went into effect July 1.
New common consumption bill could be an opportunity to improve Lawrence festivals
Quinton Cheney, one of the Lawrence Field Day Fest organizers, said the recently-passed bill could help improve the experience of festivals like the one he organizes.
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KU student continues campaigning for city commission despite controversies
At only 19 years old, about to start his second year at the University, Christian Lyche is the youngest candidate running for city commission.
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Further responses to KU Climate Study delayed until fall
The climate survey was taken in the fall of 2016 by around 7,000 members of the University from both the Lawrence and Edwards campuses, with the goal of knowing how the University’s environment affects individual success.
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Health facilities relieved to be exempt from concealed carry
After Gov. Sam Brownback allowed a bill exempting medical facilities from concealed carry to become law, medical center in the area have expressed their satisfaction with the result.
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