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"The movement will not end," transgender custodian reported for using women's restroom (opens the original)
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Siobhán Kirchstein, a transgender woman and University of Kansas custodian for Parker Hall, was anonymously reported due to Senate Bill 244 for using the womenâs restroom on June 22. Katie Varner, former director of employee relations at KU Human Resources, told Kirchstein about the report via email 18 days later, on July 10. SB 244 prohibits any individual from using any bathroom that does not match their sex assigned at birth. The bill elicited controversy since Sen. Stephen Owens request
The Crossing at 14Tenn is more than just a college bar (opens the original)
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Those who might frequent the collection of bars along 14th Street that many students call âthe Triangleâ might have noticed a new addition: The Crossing at 14Tenn, a brand new sports bar at the intersection of 14th and Tennessee Streets. The Crossing officially opened at 4 p.m. on Aug. 17 and was immediately busy, though plans for the bar were in place over a year prior, according to General Manager Tyler Kraines. âI love seeing a line out front of people trying to come into our new place
Still curious about Kansas' craziest laws? Here are 11 more (opens the original)
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Editorâs Note: This is an entertainment story that highlights Kansasâs obscure laws. To fully understand Law 4, readers can research the traumatic history of funeral picketing in Kansas. Over the past 12 years, the Kansan has uncovered 22 of Kansasâ most absurd laws. We scoured municipal directories, city ordinances and local news to find 11 more. 1. Cheaters never prosperâ¦and also get charged with a misdemeanor. Kansas is one of the few states where adultery is still officially crimi
Everything you need to know about KU’s 2026-2027 Common Book (opens the original)
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âOrbitalâ by Samantha Harvey, a science fiction novel that was a shortlisted finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction and won the Booker Prize in 2024, was selected as the University of Kansasâ common book for the 2026-2027 academic year. The common book is a part of KU Reads, an interdisciplinary effort to build community and âcreate a shared conversation about topics and issues of significance in todayâs worldâ by distributing free copies of relevant books every academi
KU senior cast in "Ted Lasso" season four (opens the original)
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Production got local with the fourth season of Apple TVâs âTed Lassoâ returning to the titular Ted Lassoâs (and Jason Sudeikisâ) hometown of Kansas City, at least for the first episode. University of Kansas student Sam Moore, a rising senior studying theater, appears briefly in the first episode to help get the season started. âI started acting in middle school, and then I kind of caught the bug from there,â Moore said. âI decided soon after [that] itâs what I wanted to do for
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