Stories for May 2006

Kansas headed to Oregon for NCAA regionals

The Kansas baseball team will play Hawaii in the Corvallis, Ore., regional of the NCAA tournament, hosted by Oregon State.

Baseball takes tournament title

The University of Kansas baseball team captured its first league crown by rolling through the Big 12 tournament, topped with a 9-7 victory against traditional powerhouse Nebraska

Softball advances to Big 12 title game

The Kansas softball team advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament Friday afternoon with a 2-0 victory against No. 14 Nebraska in Oklahoma City.

I feel torn. I have to choose between the Deaf-World and the college that best fits me. I want to find a balance between both of those worlds. I am the only KU student that identifies myself as culturally deaf, which can be isolating and frustrataing. It's my trade off to get the education that I want.

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A Lesson In Leaping

I watched my brother hurl himself thirty feet into the muddy water below. He was 11 and I was 18. Wearing only his boxers, as I watched him fall, I began to worry what I would do if he didn't come up from the cloudy water.

Calendar: May 11, 2006

Want to ease finals stress? Hit the town and go see the KU Youth Chorus perform today at 5 p.m. Find out what else is going on campus and around Lawrence.

A Bright Idea

Did you know that your appliances use energy even when they are not turned on? If you want to reduce your energy consumption, and shrink your monthly bill, try insulating windows or drying clothes outside.

Chabad Comes to KU

Jewish students, or people wanting to learn more about Judaism now have another alternative: Chabad. The Chabad Jewish Center, opened by Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel and his wife, Nechama opened the center in their new home at 1201 W. 19th St. The Center provides an opportunity to learn about Orthodox Judaism, and all 613 laws the they follow.

When you say Bud, you've said it all

KU basketball legend Bud Stallworth is getting applause from the University of Kansas Community, but this time not for his involvement in KU athletics. Stallworth is passionatly active in several charitable organizations these days.

Kusmin: Some things better abroad, some things better here

Evanhoe: Organic foods are more appealing

Despite his coming out, Rundle may run again in the 2007 election

Latter-day stripper

Tori — as she is known on stage — has been dancing topless for the last five years at AllStars in North Lawrence. While her job implies she shows all, what patrons can’t see is a KU student and National Merit Scholar raised in Lenexa by a conservative Mormon family that adhered to church rules banning pre-marital sex, alcohol, tobacco and caffeine.

Jeweler turns simple metals into treasures

Lance Williams wanted to surprise his wife, Amber, with a one-of-a-kind necklace crafted from amber, a gem that is actually fossilized resin hardened over millions of years into a translucent gold color. So he went to one local jeweler he knew could design and make such a necklace — Peter Zacharias, owner of Goldmakers.

Sports Brief: May 8, 2006

Swing low, fly high: Bipolar disorder affects college students

From trying to fly from atop Fraser Hall to swallowing a bottle of pills, Kindra Hanke knows the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. An estimated 300 KU students have the disorder that can cause life-threatening behaviors. The disorder is commonly diagnosed in college-aged patients and treatments vary.

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