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Photos: KU’s First Nations Student Association Powwow returns in person and outdoors
It was a beautiful day Saturday for KU’s First Nations Student Association’s annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival to return to a fully in-person format.
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‘We aren’t as divided as we think’: Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival educates, brings communities together
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the Lied Center for the annual First Nations Students Association (FNSA) Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival, which was filled with activities, including dance contests throughout the day, educational lectures, story time and more.
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Remember the moment: Lawrence Times posters celebrate KU Jayhawks’ national championship
Call it our second-half comeback.
We’re now working with the champions at Printing Solutions in North Lawrence to bring you three stunning 12-by-18-inch commemorative posters, so you can forever remember KU’s beautiful NCAA tournament victory, as well as the Final Four win that led up to it.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for April 4-10, 2022
This native “understory tree” is a legume: it has pea-like flowers that produce seeds in a pod. The beautiful red, pink or occasionally white blossoms are edible: try them, and if you like them, sprinkle them on your next salad.
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Allen Fieldhouse’s original court blankets 19th-century Douglas County home with basketball tradition
Every Jayhawk fan holds a memory or a piece of memorabilia they consider extra special. For Diane and James Carnell, an exceptional piece of Jayhawk history spans their rural Douglas County home.
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Hot off the press: Final Four shirts travel 1 mile from manufacturer to market in Lawrence
A big smile covered Nick Motosko’s face Sunday morning as he folded and stacked T-shirts highlighting the NCAA men’s basketball championship matchup between KU and North Carolina set for Monday night.
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Jayhawks fans celebrate KU’s Final Four victory in downtown Lawrence
The Jayhawks made it look easy, holding a lead over the Villanova Wildcats for the entire Final Four matchup. And Lawrence was partying in the streets.
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