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1. University sued by professor
2. Morning-after pill could be available without prescription
3. 101 Things to do before you graduate
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4. Professor given fellowship
5. Phillips: Fantasy Football a growing trend
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Every May Day between 1891 and 1904, male KU students would fight in a semi-sanctioned "Maypole Scrap." According to kuhistory.com, participants in this "positive demonstration of school spirit" risked "black eyes, bruised noses, loose teeth, broken shins, ripped clothing, heads smeared with tar and the occasional fractured jaw."
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Who's at KU Who
his life. He originally went to college at Texas Tech with his girlfriend, who Kerr said flunked out after one semester.
Kerr changed majors and tried journalism, working on different publications in Houston, Dallas and California and ending at a foreign correspondent position in Kashmir, India. That was when Kerr decided journalism wasn't for him.
"I had a little guilt that I wasn't doing things that engineers were, like making goods that people needed," Kerr said.
If you ask Daniel Kerr how he got to the University of Kansas, he would have to tell you his family history dating back to his grandfather. Luckily, if you take one of his classes, you can hear all about it — with illustrations.
English major, but he felt that he wasn't contributing to society.
Originally, Kerr wanted to be an
Daniel Kerr Lecturer
"I did some soul searching and decided to go to graduate school," Kerr said.
Growing up in Borger, Texas, Kerr did not focus on school until later in
Kerr received his master's degree in English, and wrote his dissertation on declining population in the high plains of the Midwest, where he grew up. That was when he read a book by University professor Don
Worster called Dust Bowl.
I realty interested me a lot", Kerr said "I quoted him in the first page."
Deciding to pursue a doctorate degree, Kerr came to the University to work with the professor who showed him what he wanted to do with his life.
Entering his third year teaching,
Kerr only has another dissertation to look forward to. His subject?
Declining population in the high plains of the Midwest.
Kansan correspondent Joshua Landau can be contacted at editor@kansan.com
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A soaring tribute
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds aloft "Alaska," the American Bald Eagle Tuesday during the unveiling of Ireland's National Monument to the New York National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment "the Fighting 69th." The regiment fought with the Union forces in the American Civil War in Bali-mote, Ireland.
CAMPUS Chemistry professor named to hall of fame
Gary Grunewald, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas, was named a founding member of the hall of fame of the American Chemical Society, Division of Medicinal Chemistry.
Grunewald will be recognized Sept. 13 at the society's fall meeting in San Francisco. He is one of three people to receive this honor.
—Anna Foltermeler
Grunewald's research has concentrated on the mechanistic studies of neurotransmitters and drugs affecting them in the central nervous system. Within his research, he has studied the role of epinephrine in the central nervous system.
"It's a very nice honor to be recognized by your peers," Grunewald said.
Jim Lichtenberg was honored by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Program with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Psychological Association's convention Aug. 11 in New Orleans.
CAMPUS Council honors professor with achievement award
Lichtenberg, associate dean for graduate study and research in the School of Education and professor of psychology and research in education, was honored for his continuing work in and service to the field of counseling psychology.
"I was very excited, very pleased, very honored," Lictenberg said of learning he would receive an award voted on by his colleagues. "It was humbling."
Lichtenberg, a professor at the University for the past 31 years, said receiving an award of this magnitude was "daunting" considering he hadn't turned 60 yet. He added that there's still to come.
The CCPTP is a national organization of program training directors in counseling psychology.
-Jack Weinstein
on campus
Kansas Rowing will hold Informational meetings at 5 p.m. today and Thursday in Hadl Auditorium.The meetings are open to female students Interested in walking on to the 2006-07 team.
Student Union Activities will show "The Da Vinci Code" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Woodruff Auditorium.
on the record
A 23-year-old KU student reported the theft of a PDA device from a car at the 400 block of E.12th Street.The incident occurred Aug.21 and no arrests were made.
A 20-year-old KU student reported $200 in criminal damage to a Ford Taurus. The incident occurred Aug. 20 at the 1900 block of E. 19th Street. No arrests were made.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a $100 theft related to a forged check. The incident occurred Aug. 21 and no arrests were made.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of a yellow parking permit on Aug. 21. The permit, valued at $160, was stolen from a 1996 Toyota Corolla parked near McColum Hall
A University employee reported the theft of a red parking permit Aug. 21. The permit, valued at $190, was taken from a 1987 Honda Accord parked near the Burge Union.
odd news
Station embarrassed by accidental porn
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sweden's state broadcaster SVT mistakenly showed a porn movie in the background of a news broadcast.
Viewers of a 5-minute news update at midnight Saturday could see explicit scenes from a Czech porn movie on a TV screen behind a news anchor.
Staffers had used the screen to watch a sports event on a cable channel that often shows X-rated films after midnight and had forgotten to switch it back, said news director Per Yng.
Yng said a producer spotted the sex scenes, ran into the control room and turned off the monitor.
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