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Lawrence school district’s director of data and technology to resign
Zachary Conrad, executive director of data and technology for Lawrence Public Schools, is resigning after the end of the school year.
Panelists share importance and complexities of creating statements honoring Indigenous peoples
Indigenous educators and administrators shared potential benefits and possible pitfalls in crafting and delivering land acknowledgements during a virtual panel discussion this week.
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Gaypril events to celebrate queer and trans students at KU
Festivities at KU will celebrate queer and trans people throughout the month for Gaypril, featuring a variety of events including a sex positivity art show and a drag makeup tutorial.
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Jancita Warrington: Tracing Indigenous knowledge through the stars (Column)
“‘Trace’ reaffirms that Indigenous peoples’ arts and cultures are not nostalgic remnants of the past but are alive and thriving in various forms across North America,” Jancita Warrington writes in this column.
Two House members say Rep. Waggoner offered ‘we work harder’ defense of gender pay gap
A Hutchinson state representative purportedly declared aloud during a recognition of Women’s History Month that women earned less in the workplace because men worked with more intensity at their jobs, two female legislators said.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
Celebrate the Jayhawks! Parade is Sunday; Mass Street to close
The Lawrence community and Jayhawk fans far and wide are invited to come out and celebrate the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times file photo
Kaw Nation will soon welcome Sacred Red Rock back to tribal land
The Kaw Nation’s Sacred Red Rock will soon be returned to its rightful owners and location, thanks to a $5 million grant to support the project.
Emergency rental assistance still available; guidelines changed to help more Kansans at risk for eviction
Recent updates to KERA — Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance — are allowing the state to serve more Kansans who need help with rent, utility and internet payments.
Kansas direct care workers, supervisors to receive $51 million bonus pay
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday an infusion of $51 million for approximately 24,000 Medicaid home and community-based service workers across the state.
Dylan Lysen / Kansas News Service
Republicans face a new kind of legal challenge for cutting up Democratic strongholds in Kansas
A new map of congressional districts lumps Lawrence with deep-red western Kansas — all but nullifying the ballots of the blue voters here and proving once again the power of gerrymandering.
Carlos Moreno / KCUR
Case of KU professor accused of concealing China ties goes to the jury
A lawyer for Feng “Franklin” Tao, a KU chemistry professor, said the government’s case was “based on air.”
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
National champ Jayhawks return to Lawrence to bask in glory at home
Thousands of Jayhawk fans welcomed home Tuesday their beloved men’s basketball champions. With a chilly breeze, cloudy skies and occasional sprinkles in Memorial Stadium, adoring fans greeted the team as they returned to bask in the glory of a national title.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
KU fans on Mass Street reflect on rollercoaster of emotions before championship win
The ups and downs before KU’s eventual victory over UNC were, at times, difficult to watch. Fortunately, the Jayhawks held on to win 72-69, and fans erupted with excitement all over Lawrence. They shared their mixed emotions with us.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
70K Jayhawks on Mass Street, Lawrence police estimate
Following what will surely be remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA history, 70,000 KU fans flooded Massachusetts Street late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to an estimate from law enforcement.
Tom Keegan: Calm coach and cool players win national title for Kansas (Column)
“One cool customer just coached one cool Kansas basketball team to another national title,” Tom Keegan writes in this column.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
KU fans in downtown Lawrence: Proud, excited and feeling great
Loud and proud. That’s how Jayhawks fans presented themselves as they flooded Mass Street after KU’s national championship win late Monday night.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
JAYHAWKS WIN! KU takes national championship; Lawrence celebrates
The Kansas Jayhawks are national champions once again, and pure joy has filled the air in Lawrence.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
KU fans watch tense first half downtown and at Allen Fieldhouse
KU fans downtown and at Allen Fieldhouse watched a tense first half as the Jayhawks faced the Tar Heels for the national championship.
Emma Bascom / The Lawrence Times
KU fans gather on Mass Street ahead of the championship game
The energy in downtown Lawrence was electric in the hours leading up to KU’s appearance in the national championship game.
Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Hundreds of officers from agencies across the region to oversee downtown Lawrence postgame
More than 300 law enforcement officers from 16 agencies across the region will be downtown Monday evening to keep watch over basketball fans hoping to celebrate KU’s first NCAA championship since 2008.
‘Nerves and adrenaline’ as Kansas congressional redistricting trial begins
Opening arguments began Monday in a trial over a redistricting map that places Lawrence into the 1st District along with rural counties that border Colorado, about 385 miles west of town.
Ask Codi: What does it mean to be a Jayhawk? (Column)
“Jayhawks must be honest and able to reckon with the world around us. How else are we supposed to become global citizens and changemakers?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.
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Jayhawks in New Orleans: Lots of fans in town; atmosphere is ‘wonderful’
As the KU men’s basketball team prepares to compete in Monday night’s national championship game, many Jayhawks have flocked to New Orleans to show their support.
Fiscal policy changes can begin to make Kansas more racially equitable (Column)
“How our state government taxes, spends, and accesses funding demonstrates our values and our commitment to addressing racial equity in Kansas,” members of the Governor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice write in this piece for Kansas Reflector.
