Fired up about coal

Lawrence’s coal-fired plant contributes to high asthma rates, river pollution.

Evaluating presidential platforms

Obama and McCain differ on three major points during campaign.

A Bright Idea

Did you know that your appliances use energy even when they are ...

Car sharing grows popular on campuses

Zipcar relieves carbon emissions and parking congestion.

Grounds crew proactive about winter weather

Unusually heavy snowfall keeps facility operations department busy clearing campus roads, sidewalks ...

Baby Steps

How five days without a car helped Jayplay writer Courtney Hagen realize ...

Everybody farts

From “silent but deadlys” to long sequenced medleys, your ass is full ...

Protect yourself

Before you take the plunge into being sexually active, it’s important to ...

Essential life skills: Carving pumpkins

In case of emergency, read quickly.

Solution for oil price increase debated

With the average gas price in Lawrence at $3.05 per gallon, the ...

Oberthaler: How your rock collection could fix ...

Biodiesel offers cheap alternative

Car owners can cut the cost of operating their vehicles by turning ...

Day Tripper

Discovering the beauty and oddities of rural Kansas

Cohen: Now it’s much easier being green

Facebook groups, hybrid cars offer new ways to be environmentally friendly.

Petterson: Coal power given unnecessary attention

Other alternatives to growing energy needs prove more plausible.

Hugoton natural gas field under study

Field is the largest in the western hemisphere and supplies gas to ...

New ozone emissions standards to affect Douglas ...

EPA press release says national smog levels must be lower by March ...

Overworked students' dangerous race against time

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

KU On Wheels ridership increasing

The University bus system offers a cost-effective transportation option

McConnell: What’s greener than reusable bags

Politically Correct: Should Kansans support climate change ...

Columnists debate whether Kansans should get involved with climate change legislation.

Green it!

Bum a ride online

Kansan Departments

Your guide to surviving the week.

Cohen: Could grass be greener on the ...

The Internet, though popular, is no substitute for real life.

Malicious Intimacy

Four students' experiences with domestic violence.

City commission strives to go green

The Task Force would create goals to lower greenhouse gas emissions in ...

Lawrence man builds wacky bikes

Eric Farnsworth has built quite a variety of bicycles, from a lawnmower ...

Paying at the pump? Some stations prefer ...

Rising gas costs causing higher credit card company fees for gas stations.

Emergency phones provide a beacon of safety

Cost of the phones on campus are secondary to the sense of ...

Campus police utilize segways

Public safety office enjoys investment, waits for cost benefit analysis

Schwartz: Homes aren't so earth friendly

Electricity is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, and your house ...

Professors, what books do students actually need?

Unneeded reading costs students much needed money.

Saving Money and the Planet

Learn tips for reducing energy bill costs while becoming more environmentally friendly.

Preserving Douglas County’s prairies

University students and scientists brave prairies to collect seeds for preservation efforts.

Kansan Departments

Your guide to surviving the week.

Energy-saving home improvements save money

Renovating a house to save energy is costly, but students can take ...