Kansas Community Gardens Project provides extra $50,000 in grants to start new gardens
This year’s applicants for the Kansas Community Gardens Project grants have a better chance to start a new community garden than in the past, as nearly $150,000 in grants is available to give away, a $50,000 increase from last year. Thirty-five community gardens across Kansas were chosen to receive grants for startup this year as [...]
Dear Mom: this eulogy is for you
By David Chartrand, guest writer
SGA hosts forum for potential mobile application
The Student Governing Association held a brainstorming session over K-State’s effective and non-effective mobile application usage Thursday afternoon. The group encouraged students to share input about their use of K-State’s mobile technology. Among the many issues discussed, the group of students addressed issues and concerns with Zimbra Webmail and iSIS, as well as the problem [...]
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Prosecutor to seek aggravated murder charges against Cleveland kidnapperAccording to Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor will seek aggravated murder charges against Ariel Castro, who is accused of abducting three women and holding them against their will in his home for at least a decade. Castro also allegedly induced miscarriages in one of [...]
The Blotter: May 10
Wednesday, May 8 Stephen Christopher Cashore, of the 1000 block of 12th Street, was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $2,000. Malik Jesse Heath, of Goodnow Hall, was booked for unlawful possession of hallucinogens. Bond was set at $1,000. Tracy Donsha French, of the 1600 block of Hillcrest Drive, was booked for unlawful [...]
K-State professor sheds light on race, diversity issues in athletics
Albert Bimper Jr., assistant professor of special education, counseling and student affairs, researches race and diversity issues in sports as well as the experiences of student athletes in higher education. His goal is to discover how the experiences of student athletes, particularly non-white student athletes, can be enhanced to improve their education and increase graduation [...]
Kansas activists protest cuts to taxes, education funding
Over 150 protestors gathered in Topeka on Saturday for a rally on the State Capitol’s south steps. A coalition of activist groups, including the American Federation of Teachers and the Kansas Equality Coalition, were represented at the event. “We had people for immigration, people against the war on women, and people with disabilities” said Bill [...]
International news briefs: May 9
Manhattan doctor pleads not guilty in charges stemming from alleged pill mill According to a Kansas First News article by Cristina Frank, Dr. Michael Schuster, 53, of Manhattan, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four federal charges, including illegally distributing prescription drugs out of his Manhattan medical clinic.Schuster is accused of operating a pill mill from [...]
The Blotter: May 9
Tuesday, May 7 Daniel Jonathan Elmore, of the 1100 block of Wharton Manor Road, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,050. Alyssa Dawn Jones, of Westmoreland, Kan., was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $2,500. Jeffrey Alan Hughes, of the 800 block of Yuma Street, was booked for felony [...]