Thursday, July 24, 2008

Kansas State University

University of Iowa Sends Sandbags Downriver

Officials expect class to resume Monday, although many buildings are still flooded. more >>

Damage at Kansas State May Cost $20 Million

Classes canceled after tornado damages several buildings, cuts power. more >>

An Outbreak of Flu Outbreaks

From South Carolina to Oregon, an epidemic of sick students. more >>

Kansas State Says Goodbye to 'Willie' T-shirts, for Now

Kansas State University administrators have told its Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators to stop production of its current "Protect your willie" T-shirts. more >>

Trail Mix

Frat brothers at Nicholls State University steal bundles of the student newspaper; Harvard students host the "Juban Celebration"; Washington State offers TiVo to students; A plaque is stolen from a Kansas State frat more >>

Trail Mix

* An influx of iPhones has crashed Duke University's wireless network, Inside Higher Ed writes. Questions: Is this Apple's fault? But why only at Duke? And lastly, how come so many Duke students can afford an iPhone?. more >>

Students Upset About Antimarijuana Policies

While George Washington University students complain about their school's harsh antipot policies, Kansans lament a bill that makes the possession or sale of almost all drug paraphernalia illegal in the state, leaving some tobacco-licensed shops near Kansas State University worried about a loss in income, reports the Kansas State Collegian.. more >>

Trail Mix

*Recycling is a waste of time, argues one Kansas State Collegian columnist today. . more >>

After Resigning, Rumsfeld Goes to Kansas

One day after he resigned as secretary of defense, Donald Rumsfeld shipped off for a previously planned lecture at Kansas State University--where, the Daily Kansan reports, he avoided talking about both his resignation and Tuesday's midterm elections but did quip about the extra attention those events brought to the lecture. "I hope you all appreciate how skillfully I managed the public affairs for this event," he told the crowd of about 4,500 people in attendance for the speech in which he discussed the similarities between the war in Iraq and the Cold War. more >>

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