Minority enrollment tops 25%
This year's entering class at the University is more diverse than ever, according to race and ethnicity figures released yesterday.
And for the second year in a row and the second time in the University's history, women make up more than half of the first-year class.
KSU prof. speaks on diversity
Diversity isn't necessarily race, culture or religion, said a national lecturer on the topic of campus multiculturalism.
"Everything I've said about racism can be extended to sexism, elitism and ageism," said James Boyer, a professor of curriculum and American ethnic studies at Kansas State University.
Tunnels connect 'U' to heat and history
Every morning at sunrise, Mike Klapperich picks up his hard hat and flashlight to head to work. But unlike the millions of Americans who report to an office building with a scenic view, Klapperich's office is six feet below the ground, and his only view is of miles of steam and water pipes.
Winters arrested for beating of stepfather
A Michigan football player will not attend the upcoming Ohio State University game after he was arrested for allegedly beating his ex-stepfather unconscious with a baseball bat last week in Detroit.
Parties say M-Card could use some work
A resounding cry is coming from almost all the parties hoping to gain vacant Michigan Student Assembly seats in this week's elections: Bring back the real Entrée Plus.
CIA announces ofcer betrayed top secrets to Russia
WASHINGTON - At the very time in 1994 that top CIA officials were touting new counterintelligence procedures designed to prevent another disaster like the Aldrich Ames spy case, veteran case officer Harold Nicholson was allegedly following in Ames' footsteps by betraying secrets to Russian intelligence agents, depositing unexplained sums in his bank accounts and running up big credit card bills.
Group holds vigil to ght homelessness
Under the cover of darkness last night, about 30 people lit white candles while they shouted, "The people united will never be defeated."
Same-sex violence
not taken seriously
While heterosexual domestic violence has received a great deal of public attention since the O.J. Simpson trial, some experts said last night that violence in same-sex relationships is not taken as seriously.
Formal vote on VP passes with ease
The University's administration will be a little larger because of a vote by the Board of Regents last Friday.
'U' librarian welcomed to White House
Movie stars, sports heroes, foreign leaders and librarians all hold at least one thing in common: Each profession has had members invited to the White House.
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Native American speaker wraps up heritage week
Taking cues from her strong-willed mother, Ada Deer did not sit quietly and watch life pass her by.
"She passed her non-conformist gene on to me," said Deer, the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior-Indian Affairs. "I'm now 61 years old and I'm still working on my mother's agenda."
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