Welcome to The University Daily Kansan

Monday, August 13, 2007

Hello, and welcome (or welcome back) to the University of Kansas and The University Daily Kansan.

You’re currently holding the largest edition of The University Daily Kansan in recent memory. These 100-plus pages of content came together after months of hard work by the advertising sales staff and countless hours of dedication from the editorial staff. Within these three sections, you’ll find news, sports and entertainment as well as an inside look at what makes up Lawrence and the University.

When I came to the University of Kansas, I was blown away by the versatility of The Kansan. My high school paper, though I enjoyed it, didn’t interact with students the way the Kansan did. I was impressed by how easy it was for students to call Free for All and have their opinions read by 25,000 of their peers. I remember when David Padgett and Johnny Beck couldn’t catch a break in the Sports Free for All. I couldn’t believe that not only did the newspaper write about sex and parties, but it published entire sections devoted to sex and parties. And perhaps most incredible to me, the whole thing was done by students. As a journalism student, I wanted to be a part of it. As a KU student, I knew that I could be a part of it.

Four years later, that’s still the brilliance of the Kansan: everything we do is with you, the students, in mind. So check out this ginormous edition, follow up with Kansan.com and make sure your student voice is heard. We want you to pick us up every day, to want to be a part of what we do and ultimately, to become a part of what we do.

Again, welcome. And hey, just because he’s gone doesn’t mean David Padgett deserves a break.

Schmidt is a Liberal, Kan., senior in journalism. He is Kansan editor.

Editor's Note

Special Sections editor Francesca Chambers shares her feelings about "Sex on the ...

/news/2007/sep/21/editors_note/

Returning leaked documents was for benefit of ...

Erick R. Schmidt, Kansan editor-in-chief, returned the documents that have spawned criticism ...

/news/2007/sep/25/returning_leaked_documents_was_benefit_university/

Design changes include one-story front page

Only one story will be on the front page of the University ...

/news/2007/aug/20/schmidt/

The University Daily Kansan, Kansan.com win awards

Two University of Kansas publications came home from the 86th annual National ...

/news/2007/oct/29/pacemaker/

Letter from the Editor

Staff did not intend to offend anyone by printing Sex on the ...

/news/2008/sep/22/letter_editor/

Jurors selected for murder trial

Seven-hour selection process decided the fourteen who will serve as jurors in ...

/news/2007/may/01/rose/

Kansas attorney general speaks on law and ...

Derek Schmidt offered stories and advice to student group.

/news/2011/mar/01/kansas-attorney-general-speaks-law-and-life/

Welcome to Kansan sports section

You’ve been sustaining your sports appetite on bits about Barry Bonds and ...

/news/2007/aug/13/welcome/

KU officials react to Virginia shooting

A banner will be placed in front of Wescoe Hall from 11 ...

/news/2007/apr/17/reaction/

Wedding bells: Keeping the faith

Laura Schmidt knew her fiance was the one for her before she ...

/news/2010/may/05/wedding-bells-keeping-faith/

Moore: Departed players helped today’s roster

Players leaving may not always make sense but in some cases, it ...

/news/2007/mar/01/moore/

School of Journalism receives Hearst Awards

Students received a combined $5,000 in awards.

/news/2008/apr/29/school_journalism_receives_hearst_awards/

A sobering conversation

University struggles to address the complexities of alcohol policy in the wake ...

/news/2009/apr/30/sobering_conversation/

Overworked students' dangerous race against time

Is too much work and too little time putting students' health at ...

/news/2011/apr/28/time-not-our-side/

Q&A with KU Alumnus Luis Santos, Sr.

The Kansan spoke with Luis Santos, Sr. about his retirement and what ...

/news/2010/nov/22/q-ku-alumnus-luis-santos-sr/

Stewart: Newspaper shouldn’t back the University’s demands

/news/2008/oct/22/stewart_newspaper_shouldnt_back_universitys_demand/

Rose's mental capacity focal point of trial

Jason Allen Rose's history of group housing were discussed at length Tuesday ...

/news/2007/may/09/rose/

Write-in votes offer humor in election

Fictional characters and television personalites did well in the past Student Senate ...

/news/2007/apr/16/election/

Kansan hiring for spring semester

Applications for positions in news and advertising are available on the KU ...

/news/2008/nov/13/kansan_hiring_spring_semester/

Student released from Denver hospital

A student who was shot and robbed while leaving a concert with ...

/news/2007/mar/29/shooting/

A generation ablaze

Forty years ago today, the Kansas Union burned during one of the ...

/news/2010/apr/20/generation-ablaze/

Bledowski: Sex talk climbs, actual sex falls

Students like to talk about sex. Having sex, not as much.

/news/2010/aug/25/mcnaughton-sex-talk-climbs-actual-sex-falls/

Netzer: Welcome to Jayplay magazine

It's not all news and sports at the University Daily Kansan; there's ...

/news/2007/aug/13/netzer/

Editorial: Move in, sit down, rest, relax, ...

"Like" us, follow us, pick us up.

/news/2011/aug/18/editorial-move-sit-down-rest-relax-then-read/

Shooting stuns students

After campus lock down, students at Virginia Tech try to contact friends. ...

/news/2007/apr/17/virginia/

Kansan hiring for the Fall 2008 semester

The University Daily Kansan is looking for staff members for the fall.

/news/2008/may/05/kansan_hiring_fall_2008_semester/

Robinett: Oklahoma City roadtrip notes

If I could, I would write 2,000 words about the game. But ...

/news/2007/mar/13/rob/

Former KU student wins cartoonist award

Charles M. Schulz Award comes with $10,000 prize.

/news/2009/apr/09/cartoonist_award/

Guest Column: Study abroad limits unnecessary

University should restrict all student travel, otherwise it’s hypocritical

/news/2007/oct/30/guest/

ResNet strives to speed up Internet

KU’s Internet provider considers changes to eliminate highest bandwidth users from abusing ...

/news/2007/mar/26/bandwith/

A question of identity

The Comanche Nation informed KU that a professor who claims he's Comanche ...

/news/2008/may/02/question_identity/

On my notebook

How I overcame a language barrier

/news/2009/feb/05/my_notebook/

Editor's note: No slight meant against the ...

/news/2005/nov/17/caster/

Rose trial opens for second time

A year and a half after the blaze that took three lives, ...

/news/2007/may/02/trial/

Seniors to embark on adventure of a ...

Grant Willie and Andrew Schmidt will leave in July for the Mongol ...

/news/2008/nov/12/kulture/

Not a typical school girl

Former sex columnist for the University Daily Kansan talks about what she ...

/news/2006/sep/14/meganbainum/

Campus looks to update warning systems

The early response of the KU Public Safety Office in last March's ...

/news/2007/mar/12/emergency/

Wiebe: Wizards’ fan base started at University

Kansan columnist Andrew Wiebe traces the roots of the Kansas City Wizards’ ...

/news/2007/oct/24/wiebe/

Know your Student Senate candidates

Learn more about the candidates for Student Senate

/news/2009/apr/14/know_your/

Q&A with Dennis Moore

The former 3rd District Congressman answers questions about politics and current issues.