Alyson Fuller, sophomore, Ottawa, is drying pieces of lettuce with a towel in the back of the Casbah Market at the Nice Cafe, which has Jamaican inspired food.

Published on November 23, 2008

Jesse Gray, Lawrence, begins to prepare tofu for the Nice Cafe at the Casbah Market, 803 Massachusetts St. Gray said that people can get plenty of protein from legumes such as beans and lentils.

Published on November 23, 2008

Erik LaPointe, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and Tosin Morohunfola, Overland Park junior, rehearse for “Blue/Orange” in Murphy Hall on Sunday night. The play, presented by the Multicultural Theatre Initiative, is scheduled for Nov. 15 and 16 at Oldfather Studios.

Published on October 13, 2008

Jana Silverman, Schaumburg, Illinois, (year) graduate, and Ann Fitzgerald, Southlake, Texas, (year) graduate, are industrial designers who designed a shower chair from a material called 3Form, an enviornmentally safe, recycable, sustainable plastic. The patent is currently pending for the dishwasher safe shower chair.

Published on October 13, 2008

After researching the history of American food, which looks at the kinds of foods people ate and how they reflected the cultural shifts during 1950s, Tim Miller, KU history lecturer, is ready to take on his next topic. Miller's next research idea is tracking down the history of chocolate chip cookies. 

Published on October 5, 2008

Tiffany Huggard-Lee, KU graduate student, Columbia, Missouri, kneals beside her dog, Kain, a 6-year-old Great Pyrenees/Border Collie. Huggard obtained and trained the dog herself two years ago from Columbia Second Chance, Columbia, Missouri.

Published on September 30, 2008

The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. 2nd St., will close sometime within the next two months. The bar was named after the original Gaslight Tavern, which was located where the top level of the Kansas Union parking garage is today.

Published on September 29, 2008

Deadman Flats performs in the Winfield Hangover Party at the Gaslight Tavern on Sept. 22. Alex Law, guitarist and lead singer (far right), said his band played its first concert at the tavern. "When this place closes, it will be like a huge chunk of Lawrence is gone," Law said.

Published on September 29, 2008

Lott has been creating puppets since he was 11 years old. To see puppets made from all sorts of recycled parts such as the one above, be sure to attend "The King Stag," September 27-28, at Murphy Hall.

Published on September 25, 2008

Lott works with a student on the stage to make sure that the "Old Woman" puppet will move just right for her. He said that he has spent a lot of time on the puppets for the play; however, the stage set was designed by another group of theater students.

Published on September 25, 2008

The curtains are actually a puppet; the operator is concealed behind the cloth. This puppet requires three people in total to move it successfully.

Published on September 25, 2008

Theater students, Jordan Gouge, Lawrence junior, and Debbie Diesel, St. Mary's junior, help Lott operate one of his large-scale, mechanical puppets as they prepare for the first performance for children on Tuesday afternoon at Murphy Hall.

Published on September 25, 2008

The lights are on Lott and his puppet. The play is called "The King Stag," and is presented by The University of Kansas Theater for Young People from Sept. 27-28.

Published on September 25, 2008

Wendy Shoemaker, senior associate director of the University Career Center, invites students to explore opportunities at Tuesday's majors fair. Current freshmen and sophomores can avoid tuition hikes if they graduate in four years, thanks to the Four-Year Tuition Compact. The tuition compact, which began in 2007, ensures a fixed tuition rate for freshmen who graduate on time, making an major selection increasingly important.

Published on September 23, 2008

Flinders hopes to do the exhibition again. He said,"It was raining all night. After the long ordeal with all the hard rain, at the very end, there was a double rainbow outside with a beautiful pink sky. It was epic."

Published on September 18, 2008

Flinders hopes to do the exhibition again. He said,"It was raining all night. After the long ordeal with all the hard rain, at the very end, there was a double rainbow outside with a beautiful pink sky. It was epic."

Published on September 17, 2008

Two characters in the painting join Whit Bones, Lawrence, as they listen to the artist talk.

Published on September 17, 2008

Flinders reflects on the 24-hour time lapse as he watches a fast-forwarded video recording of it on the computer screen during the artist talk.

Published on September 17, 2008

Flinders and Cardwell discuss how the paintings should be arranged for the opening reception, Saturday evening. When Flinders was asked how he was able to title and price all of the paintings in such a short amount of time, he gave all the credit to Cardwell.

Published on September 17, 2008

Flinders puts finishing touches on his final piece for the exhibition.

Published on September 17, 2008