Stories

Chief justice to field questions at business school

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

John G. Roberts, Jr., will answer questions from students at the Vickers Memorial Lecture and also judge a ‘Moot Court’ competition.

Police ride-along proves interesting experience

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Chambers, officer were on duty when a McCollum resident reportedly overdosed on escasty.

KU student to represent Obama at national convention

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Unger is one of three students from the state who will serve as a delegate to the convention.

Fake $100 bill used for delivery

Monday, April 21, 2008

A Phi Kappa Psi fraternity member reportedly used a fake $100 bill for a Pita Pit delivery order on April 11. The Lawrence Police Department is investigating the matter, but many sources believe the fraternity member didn’t realize it was fake.

Reliving the music dream

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Mark Gottschall, journalism resource center supervisor, recorded an album in Spain 35 years ago. Now the record company is re-releasing the album in CD form.

Reports of campus crime show decrease in 2007

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

While Lawrence has reported an overall increase in crime, reported crimes on campus have declined in the past decade.

Lawrence officers stay busy during madness

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Even with the rain fans took the celebration to the streets, where the police made sure things stayed safe.

Cops stayed cool when downtown got hot Monday night

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Lawrence police maintained order downtown as fans got rowdy after Monday night's victory.

Events, groups raise assault awareness

Monday, April 7, 2008

Groups, such as One in Four, and events like “Can I Kiss You?” are raising awareness about sexual violence against women.

Fans stop traffic, streak while celebrating

Monday, April 7, 2008

Jayhawk fans who stormed Massachusetts Street after Kansas' victory had mixed reviews of the Lawrence Police Department’s performance on Saturday night.

Francesca Chambers

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Francesca decided she would study journalism at KU after attending a career conference in the sixth grade. She is a sophomore reporter for The University Daily Kansan, and in the past she has designed, written columns and was a correspondent, correspondent editor and special sections editor. Francesca was also editor of her high school paper, The Reporter, located in Paola, and she has freelanced for the Lawrence Journal-World. She hopes to use her political science degree to better report international news and presidential campaigns. After graduation, she plans to move to Chicago and aspires to one day become editor of Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report or Time Magazine.

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