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THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 18 • 2014
NEW PRESIDENT
Regents OK apartments for athletes, plus a name By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
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VENIDA CHENAULT WAS INAUGURATED as the seventh president of Haskell Indian Nations University on Wednesday. Chenault, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi and Kickapoo tribes, is the first student of Haskell to become its president. See the photo gallery at LJWorld.com/haskellinauguration.
Leader was once a Haskell student By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
The focus was on the future Wednesday at Haskell Indian Nations University, as the school inaugurated Venida Chenault as its seventh president. She is the first Haskell student to become president. Chenault herself, who was a
‘It is time to invest in our college,’ Chenault says single mother on government assistance before amassing multiple college degrees, trumpeted what higher education can do for the American Indian people. She said Haskell is a critical tool for improving a world where many young people feel hopeless about their futures.
“I am here today as evidence that we can beat the odds,” Chenault said. “Education does improve our lives, and it does improve our opportunities for success.” The inauguration ceremony kicked off the school’s celebration Please see HASKELL, page 2A
Topeka — The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday authorized construction of new apartments near Allen Fieldhouse for Kansas University men’s basketball players. The regents also approved a request from KU to name the apartments in honor of Marie S. McCarthy. She is the late mother of Kent McCarthy, who with his wife, Missy, made a lead gift earlier this year to finance the project. They have donated to KU for many years. The amount of that gift has not been released. Both actions by the regents were unanimous and made KANSAS without comment. UNIVERSITY KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said Marie S. McCarthy, who died in 2013, attended KU on a math scholarship “and maintained a lifelong love of the university.” Construction is expected to start in the next few months with scheduled completion for August 2015. The first phase is expected to cost $11.9 million and will feature furnished two- and three-bedroom units, common spaces and an enclosed athletic court. KU officials have said the apartments are needed to help recruit top talent. When the lead gift was announced, KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self said, “These things are very, very significant for the benefit, development and overall experience of our student-athletes. We want them to be comfortable and have the same type of living conditions as the programs we’re recruiting against.” The apartments will house 39 students, some of them on the men’s basketball team. Under NCAA requirements, no more than 49 percent of the residents will be athletes.
Numbers show Lawrence has a big brain but relatively small economy L awrence is full of smart people, and anybody who doesn’t believe us can check our lists. The latest group to laud Lawrence’s intelligence is the financial website SmartAsset.com. The Website ranks Lawrence No. 4 on its list of the most educated cities in America. As you probably guessed, the list is dominated by university communities. Here’s a look:
MOST EDUCATED CITIES
1. Boulder, Colo. (University of Colorado) 2. Corvallis, Ore. (Oregon State) 3. Ames, Iowa (Iowa State) 4. Lawrence (Kansas University) 5. Columbia, Mo. (University of Missouri)
6. Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell) 7. Ann Arbor, Mich. (University of Michigan) 8. Iowa City (University of Iowa) 9. Fort Collins, Colo. (Colorado State) 10. Madison, Wis. (University of Wisconsin)
Being smart is supposed to have lots of benefits, even beyond the prizes that come from all the trivia contests. The thinking is that smart cities are going to reap the economic rewards of a new economy that places an emphasis on information, research and other things that sometimes require pocket protectors.
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But when you look at another set of recently released federal statistics, Lawrence doesn’t fare as well on the list of smart cities. New federal figures were released showing the gross domestic product of every metro area in the country. GDP measures the total value goods and services produced in a community. Those numbers show Lawrence has the smallest economy of any of the 10 cities on the list. Even when you adjust the numbers to account for the differences in population, Lawrence still ends up last among the smart cities. Here’s a look at the rankings sorted by per capita GDP, which basically is
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just the amount of goods and services produced per person in a community.
PER CAPITA GDP BY METRO AREA 1. Boulder: $68,570 2. Madison.: $68,358 3. Corvallis: $60,514 4. Ann Arbor: $57,616 5. Ames: $54,866 6. Iowa City: $53,111 7. Columbia: $44,386 8. Ithaca: $44,008 9. Fort Collins: $41,805 10. Lawrence: $33,501
— By Chad Lawhorn
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Independent Senate candidate Greg Orman talks to students about the partisan divide in Washington. Page 3A
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