Stories

Biden says he and Obama ‘share a common story’

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

Barack Obama and Joe Biden were officially named the Democratic presidential and vice presidential nominees at the Democratic Convention last night.

Sebelius avoids revealing political plans

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

The Kansas governor said she was happy the national spotlight had been focused on Kansas.

Bitch and Moan

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

Officials debate improving national wi-fi coverage

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Politicians at the Democratic National Convention focus on broadband access Tuesday morning

Bitch and Moan

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

So, to put it simply, I love sex and I try to do it as often as possible. Being a girl, this seems to make me a skank. I’m safe, I don’t have a ridiculous number of partners, and I’m having the time of my life. Is the double standard a negative thing in society, or am I just feeding a stereotype? Should I suppress my sexuality or just continue to do what I want? - Julie, Senior

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.

Francesca Chambers

Multimedia Reporter

Francesca, a junior from Paola, decided she would study journalism at KU after attending a career conference in the sixth grade. She is a political correspondent and multimedia reporter for The University Daily Kansan, and co-author of the weekly Jayplay column "Bitch & Moan." In the past she has reported, designed, written columns and was a correspondent, correspondent editor and special sections editor. Francesca was also editor of her high school paper, The Reporter, and she has freelanced for the Lawrence Journal-World and the KU alumni magazine. 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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