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When was KU founded? First day of classes?
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March 1, 1865 September 12, 1866
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Kansas Memorial Union
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Built in 1925 as a memorial to 130 alumni who died in WW1 1 - The Jay, Hawk's Nest, Ambassador Office 2 - KU Bookstore, Jayhawk Ink 3 - The Market, Impromptu Cafe 4 - SILC, Pulse Coffee and Smoothies, Hawk Shop, Commerce Bank, SUA, KU Card Center, Alderson Auditorium 5 - Ballroom, Woodruff Auditorium, meeting rooms 6 - Meeting rooms
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When/where does SUA present movies?
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Woodruff Auditorium on most weekends during school year
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Dyche Hall
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- Home to a university research center, Biodiversity institute, and KU Natural History Museum - Museum named top natural history museum among public universities (4th overall behind Harvard, Drexel and Yale) - Named after explorer Lewis Dyche who prepared an exhibit of taxidermied animals to represent Kansas at 1893 world's fair. Many of the animals still on display in Panorama exhibit. - 9 million specimens of plants, animals, and fossils, 1.2 million archaeological artifacts
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Lippincott Hall
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- Office of study abroad, applied english center, and Wilcox classical museum - Professor \"Uncle Jimmy\" Green statue (first Dean of the School of Law) w/ an engineering student - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 (statue cannot be relocated to Green Hall)
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Spencer Museum of Art
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- Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Kress Foundation Department of Art History, and Murphy Library of Art and Architecture - over 40,000 collection of global objects - renovations adding natural light to whole museum - open tuesday-sunday and free to everyone
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Bailey Hall
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- Houses the \"studies\" (African, African-American, European, American, East Asian, Latin American, Russian, Communication) - Helium first categorized on Earth in basement (1905) not discovered by Bailey - Named after Professor E.H.S. Bailey (noted KU Chemist who created Rock Chalk Chant) - Home to KU Debate Team
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Who Created Rock Chalk Chant?
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E.H.S. Bailey
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KU Debate Team facts
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- Ranked first in National Debate Tournament varsity rankings in 2006, 2008, and 2015 - won 5 national titles (most recently in 2009)
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Strong Hall
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- central administrative building - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, First-Year Experience, University Advising Center - Built in 3 parts - grand entrance looks the same on the front and back because when originally built, they didn't know which direction campus would extend - not the principal office of KU
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Spencer Research Library
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- Houses University Archives, Kansas collection, political literature, books, and special collections
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Snow Hall
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- houses mathematics, economics, offices, studios and jury rooms for School of Architecture and Urban Design - rumored to be inspired by Snow White's Castle because the architect's daughter was a big fan of Disney (never proven true or false) - \"mouse house\" because it housed nearly 10,000 mice that were used in cancer research when the building housed the biology department
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Marvin's Grove
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- planted with 2 bushels of walnuts in 1878 as part of Chancellor Marvin's campus beautification project - 1928, Marvin Grove off-limits to future building projects - Contains only war memorials - once had a seven-hole golf course. abandoned to nature after WWII due to poor maintenance
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Potter Lake
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- built in 1910 as a reservoir to combat major fires on mount oread - banned swimming after 1927 for safety concerns - Found a piece of a goal post in 2011 during campus beautification project
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Memorial Stadium
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- In memory of students who died in WWI - Idea from Forest C. Phog Allen, Director of Athletics at the time - Built in 1921 by local Lawrence residents carrying buckets of concrete - 7th oldest collegiate stadium in the nation, oldest west of the Mississippi - 50,071
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Anderson Family Football Complex
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- built in 2008
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Memorial Carillon and Campanile
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- Built in 1951 as a WWII memorial - 120 ft tall - 53 carillon bells play Westminster chimes every quarter hour between 7 am and 9 pm - KU graduation tradition to walk through the Campanile two by two down the hill into Memorial stadium - bad luck to walk through before graduation (won't graduate on time) - kiss your significant other in the campanile while the bells are chiming, you will marry that person
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When does the University Carillonneur play concerts in the Campanile?
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- Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings - Tuesday/Thursday at noon
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Vietnam War Memorial
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- May 25, 1986, first on-campus commemoration in the nation - honors 57 students and alumni who died or were declared missing
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Korean War Memorial
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- honors 44 members of the university community who died - April 16, 2005
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Carruth - O'Leary Hall
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- Administrative and support office for the University - Human Resources - Residence of Wilt Chamberlain when he was a student in the 50's
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Joseph R. Pearson Hall (JRP)
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- School of Education (2000) - Includes program in psychology and research in education, special education, and teaching and leadership
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Chi-Omega Fountain
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- 1954 - tradition to get \"fountained\" on birthday - legal to swim, wade, canoe, snorkel, and walk on the bottom part - cannot get on middle raised part
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Budig Hall
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- originally built as Hoch Auditorium in 1927 to house \"Dr. Naismith's game\" - center classroom seats 1000 students, other two halls seat 500 students - building lightning rods were removed in 1991 for renovations, and lightning struck during this time causing the back half to burn down - basketball played here from 1927-1955 - each classroom has 3 14-foot wide video screens
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Marvin Hall
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- School of Architecture, design, and planning - Architecture program 5-year program where students have their masters at the end - \"light house on the hill\" because students work all day and night - home to the most fast food deliveries in Lawrence - ranks overall in the top 20 architecture schools nationally out of 130 schools (ranks in top 5 in some categories)
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Chalmers Hall
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- School of Art - KU only school in Big 12 with accredited art degree - student artwork displayed in gallery on 3rd floor
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Lindley Hall
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- Earth Sciences: Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies (not astronomy) - Good luck to rub nose of bust of Chancellor Lindley before taking a test - nose has been replaced 5-7 times
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Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory
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- KU grad who discovered Pluto in 1930 - Observatory used to be located on top of Lindley Hall, now located on the roof of Memorial Stadium
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Ritchie Hall
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- Earth, Energy, and Environment Center - department of geology, chemical and petroleum engineering, the tertiary oil recovery program and the department of physics and astronomy
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Engineering Complex
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Learned Hall, Eaton Hall, M2SEC, Spahr Library, LEEP 2
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School of Engineering
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- 12 undergraduate degree programs - roughly 10% of KU Student Body is a student in School of Engineering - free tutoring for math and science courses specific to engineering majors
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Learned Hall
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- departments of aerospace, chemical, petroleum, civil, environmental, architectural, and mechanical engineering - formula one race car, concrete canoes, steel bridge competition
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Eaton Hall
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- Engineering Dean's Office, Engineering career services - Google Liquid Galaxy (interactive display of Google Earth) - Brian McClendon (co-creator of google earth) was a KU Engineering Graduate
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Daisy Hill
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- used to be completely covered in daisies - Templin, Lewis, Hashinger, Ellsworth, Self, Oswald
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KU Visitors Center
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- Office of Admissions, Financial Aid and Scholarships
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Nunemaker Center
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- University Honors Program ranks #2 in the nation
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Green Hall
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- School of Law - Wheat Library \"tai chi figure\" is known as the surfin judge or stone faced sumo
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Burge Union
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satellite union - used to house UCC - set to be taken down for the building of new academic buildings as part of the 10-year plan
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Hilltop Child Development Center
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- Offers day care and educational programs for toddlers through 6th graders (open to children of students, faculty, staff and affiliates
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Anschutz Sports Pavilion
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- Practice areas for football, track, softball/baseball, soccer
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Allen Fieldhouse
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- opened March 1, 1955 with a win against K-State - named after Forrest C. Phog Allen (head coach for 39 years) - 2nd oldest fieldhouse in Big 12 - seats 16,300 (largest basketball arena in Kansas, 2nd in big 12 (only behind Texas by 455 seats))
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How much is the all sports combo?
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$175
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When were Dr. James Naismith's original \"Rules of Basketball\" written?
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1891
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DeBruce Center
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- house Naismith's original rules of basketball
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Hoglund Stadium
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- baseball - seats 2500 - Quarter hotdog night
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Horejsi Family Athletic Center
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- volleyball
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Anderson Family Strength Center
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used by all athletic departments
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Rock Chalk Park
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- Soccer, track, and softball
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Murphy Hall
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- School of Music - Department of Theatre - Thomas Gorton Music Library - Holds an OSCAR
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Robinson Health and Physical Education Center
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- Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences (HSES) - Department of Dance - Two swimming pools, racquetball courts, basketball courts, weight rooms, gymnasiums, tennis courts, martial arts studio, dance studio - old rec center
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What school does HSES belong to?
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School of Education
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David A. Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center
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- free to students and staff with KUID - Opened in 2003
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Military Science Building
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- Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) - contains a drill room, armory, classrooms and offices - firebombed in the 1970's during Vietnam War protests
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Summerfield Hall
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- Current home to the School of Business - will be home to film and media studies - top ranked business school in Kansas - #1 Accounting program in Big 12
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Anschutz Library
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- Technical and science collections - KU Writing Center - 2nd largest library on campus - first two floors extend underneath Budig Hall - regional federal depository for US documents and an official depository library for UN and European Union
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Wescoe Hall
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- Humanities Departments (history, philosophy, foreign languages, english, classics, etc.) and other fields of liberal arts - Wescoe Beach - Underground on 1st floor - Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center
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Malott Hall
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- Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy
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Pharmacy Building
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- West Campus - School of Pharmacy - only undergraduate degree program offered is for a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.)
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School of Pharmacy
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- Ranked #2 in nation past 2 years, and past 3 of 4 years - 100% job placement rate after graduation
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Haworth Hall
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- Biological and Life Sciences
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Dole Human Devolopment Center
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- Department of Applied Behavioral Science - Schiefelbush Institute for Life Span Studies - University Daily Kansan, KUJH-TV - Edna A. Hill Child Development Center
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University Daily Kansas
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- one of the top college newspapers in the nation and entirely student run - Monday-Thursday when school is in session
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Watkins Memorial Health Center
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- 9 board certified physicians - basic services free to students enrolled in 6 or more credit hours per semester - Department of health promotion and education - in-house pharmacy that offers many medicines at a reduced cost
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Computer Services facility
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- University's mainframe computer systems
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Hall Center for the Humanities
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- stimulate and support research in the humanities, arts and social sciences, especially of an interdisciplinary kind
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Stauffer-Flint Hall
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- William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications - One of the top Journalism schools in the nation - won \"college pulitzers\" three years in a row - Produce UDK (one of the top 10 newspapers in the country - 81% job placement rate in the field of journalism within 6 months of graduation - 71% of Journalism classes have 30 or fewer students - 2 tracks: strat com and news and info
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Watson Library
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- Largest of KU's 7 libraries, largest in Kansas - Main Library of KU, home to East Asian Library
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Twente Hall
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- School of Social Welfare (smallest school at KU) - top 20 out of public schools in the nation - Originally Watkins Hospital - helping others and social justice
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Blake Hall
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- Political science, linguistics, Policy Research Institute, women's studies
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The Outlook
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Home to the Chancellor - Chancellor gets to choose artwork and furniture personal to his/her term as chancellor
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Fraser Hall
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- Departments of anthropology, psychology and sociology - Tallest building in Lawrence - American Flag on left, KU banner on right - Oread plans were revamped to allow Fraser to continue being tallest building
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Danforth Chapel
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- nondenominational chapel open for quiet meditation and prayer - no 4-year waiting list for weddings - $200 for students and $400 for all others - seats 80-90 people
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Spooner Hall
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- \"The Commons\" an area for different branches of the University - Home to anthropological research and cultural collections - National Register of Historic Places in 1974 - oldest building still in use on campus
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Smith Hall
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- Department of Religious Studies - Stained glass window of a burning bush and the sculpture of Moses are a 3D representation of the University Seal
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K.S. \"Boots\" Adams Alumni Center
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Home to the Alumni Association (over 40,000 members)
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Docking Family Gateway
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- $600,000 project
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Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center
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- learning resource to assure multiculturalism on campus - free printing for all students
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Lied Center
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- 2020 seat hall - Lied center tickets are half-price for students
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Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
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- largest congressional archive in the world - world's largest stained glass flag which stands 29 feet tall - over 1000 glass pieces that make up the stained glass flag (largest stained glass window on campus)
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Old Father Studios
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- Home to film/video area of the department of Theatre and Film
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Continuing Education Building
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- Home to continuing education and HR services
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KU Public Safety Building
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- KU Public Safety, police officers, emergency management personnel, and fingerprinting services
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KU Medical Center (KCK)
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- Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health - University of Kansas Hospital
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KU School of Medicine (Wichita, KS)
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- has a school of pharmacy
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KU Edwards Campus (Overland Park, KS)
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- majority of courses are taught in the late afternoon and evening - median age of students = 35
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How many residence halls at KU?
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9
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Security/quiet hours
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11 pm - 7 am corbin has stricter security hours and visitation policies
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Gertrude Sellards Pearson (GSP) Hall
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- Renovated in 2012 - Contains North College Cafe - Double Rooms, Singles rooms, four-person suites
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Corbin Hall
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- only all-female residence hall - 1, 2, or 3 person traditional style rooms - Department of Student Housing in basement
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Templin Hall
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- 2-person or 4-person suites - honors/academic emphasis (3.0 GPA) - home to KU Visitors Center
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Lewis Hall
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- 2-person and 4-person suites - All residents encouraged to complete community service throughout the semester - home to Mrs. E's (Ekdahl Dining Commons)
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Hashinger Hall
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2-person traditional room with sink - Center for the Creative Arts - Small black-box theatre, sheet music and script library, dance studio, painting room, and music practice rooms - The Studio
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Ellsworth Hall
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2-person traditional rooms with sink, 2 person with bath, 4-person suites - Engineering Learning Community
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Self and Oswald Halls
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- 2-person suite with bath, 4-person suite with bath, private bedroom with bath - Freshman only - Daisy Hill commons - Jayhawk Grocer
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Oliver Hall
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2-person traditional rooms - own dining commons and O-zone pizza and sub shop - One floor dedicated to Engineering Learning Community
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Naismith Hall
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- Not affiliated with the University of Kansas
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What happens to McCollum?
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- all furniture/interior accessories removed and reused - metal materials will be recycled - building will be abated of any hazardous materials
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Scholarship Halls
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- 12 halls, 6 male and 6 female - students pay $1500 less each year - Students complete 4-6 hours of household tasks each week - self-governing - competitive application process - minimum 2.5 GPA and enrolled in at least 28 hours per year
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Jayhawker Towers
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2-bedroom apartments - minimum of 30 credit hours or be a student athlete
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Sunflower apartments
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19 2-bedroom units provide housing for new faculty, unclassified staff, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars
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KU Libraries
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- Watson main library facility - Total, over 4.5 million volumes - 10 libraries in total, 7 on Lawrence campus
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On-Campus Libraries
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Watson Anschutz Spencer Research Spahr Engineering Wheat Law Gorton Music and Dance (in murphy) Murphy Art and Architecture (in spencer museum of art)
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Library Annex
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- Located on west campus - high-density storage facility for low-use library materials
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Watson Library facts
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- oldest and largest library at KU - Holds administrative offices and conservation laboratory - international studies on 5th floor - East Asian, Slavic, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American collections
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Anschutz Library Facts
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- open 24 hours a day Monday-Thursday - Sciences, business, and US government documents - T.R. Smith Map Collection and Geographic Information Science and Numeric Data Lab
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Gordon Music and Dance Library Facts
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- Archive of Recorded Sound - Hale Media System - over 111,000 scores, books, sound recordings and other volumes - leading music collection in the Great Plains
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Spahr Engineering Library Facts
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- Between Learned and Eaton halls - collaborative and individual study space for students
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Murphy Art and Architecture Library Facts
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- Located in the Spencer Museum of Art - document the visual arts worldwide
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Kenneth Spencer Research Library Facts
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- University archives - Kansas collection - Special Collections has one of the largest collections of Irish history and largest assemblages of US left and right wing political literature in the country
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Wheat Law Library Facts
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- Largest law library in Kansas with more than 370,000 volumes and 4500 active serial titles
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how many students are employed by KU libraries every year?
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200
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Museums
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- Natural History Museum (Dyche Hall) - Wilcox Classical Museum (Lippincott Hall) - Spencer Museum of Art - Dole Institute of Politics
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What Academic Divisions are available for admittance to Freshman?
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CLAS School of Music School of Engineering School of Architecture and Urban Design School of Journalism and Mass Communications School of Business School of the Arts
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What Academic Divisions are available for admittance beyond the first year?
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School of Pharmacy (60) School of Social Welfare (30) School of Education (60) School of Nursing (60) School of Health Professions (60) School of Public Affairs and Administration (60)
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What academic divisions are available for admittance as a graduate student?
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School of Law School of Medicine
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CLAS Facts
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- Largest Academic unit of the University - 50 departments and 1200 faculty members - Nearly 50% of bachelor's degrees granted each year by the University
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School of the Arts Facts
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Dance Film and Media Studies Theatre Visual Art Under CLAS
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School of Public Affairs and Administration Facts
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Under CLAS - designed for students who have earned an associate's degree - courses to complete the major/minor at KU Edwards Campus
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School of Music Facts
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- Music audition required for all majors
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School of Engineering Facts
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- 12 undergraduate engineering majors - 5-year program leading to a combined engineering and business degree - 6-year program leading to degrees in ArchE and architecture
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning Facts
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- approximately 1000 students - approximately 140 new students are accepted each year
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School of Pharmacy Facts
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- 150 students in Lawrence incoming class - 20 in Wichita
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School of Business Facts
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- Capitol Federal Hall
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School of Social Welfare Facts
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Twente Hall Seniors complete a two-semester practicum
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School of Journalism and Mass Communications Facts
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Stauffer-Flint Hall strat com or news and info - UDK and KJHK
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School of Education Facts
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Joseph R. Pearson Hall - 5-year teacher certification program - last semester of 4th year, you teach and complete an internship in two different school settings
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School of Nursing Facts
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KU Med in KC - about 150 students are admitted each year to begin 2-year nursing program
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School of Health Professions
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KU Med in KCK over 25 health profession programs organized under 8 different academic departments
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How many masters and/or doctoral degrees are available at KU?
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approximately 100
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School of Law Facts
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Graduate Program only Only state-supported law school in Kansas 3 year program top 20 for most affordable law schools in the nation Green hall about 100 students accepted each year
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School of Medicine
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-Trained more than half of the doctors in Kansas
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About how many students are at KU main campus?
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24,708
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How many Undergrads at KU?
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18,715
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In-State/Out-of-state percentages?
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63.4%/36.6%
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Lawrence male/female?
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49.5%/50.5%
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% International Students?
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6.8%
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% minority students?
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21.1%
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# of students in Freshman class?
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5250
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Freshman average ACT score?
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25.1 highest average ACT score in KS
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Freshman retention rate
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80%
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how many foreign countries are represented at KU?
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108
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Largest feeder states
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Missouri and Illinois
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6 year Graduation Rate
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61.3%
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% of undergraduate class with less than 30 students?
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76%
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% of undergraduate class with less than 50 students?
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89%
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% of undergraduate class with less than 100 students?
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95%
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% of faculty with terminal degrees
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92%
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% of undergrad classes taught by GTA's
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20%
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Student to faculty ratio
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17:1
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Largest class section
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Principles of Biology (841)
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What is the cap for courses in Math, English, and Foreign Languages?
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25
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% of undergrads living in Res halls
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19%
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% students involved with Greek Life
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20%
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# of registered student organizations
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470+
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How many Interfraternity Council fraternities?
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24
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how many panhellenic association (PHA) sororities?
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12
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National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
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4 fraternities, 3 sororities
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Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)
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1 fraternity and 1 sorority
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Total fraternities and sororities
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29 fraternities and 16 sororities
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Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment
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Fall Formal Recruitment is a week long mutual selection process that takes place the week before school officially begins
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Interfraternity Council Recruitment
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Formal Recruitment takes place in the summer, usually near the end of June (stay on campus for 4 days) sign a bid card
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where should you go to learn more about Greek Life?
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www.kugreek.org
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What makes up a Jayhawk?
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blue jay and sparrow hawk
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KU's official colors?
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Crimson, Blue, Maize (inspired by Yale, Harvard and Michigan)
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University Seal
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Picture of Moses kneeling in awe before a bush engulfed in flames - represent humble attitude of the scholar who recognizes the unquenchable nature of the pursuit of truth and knowledge
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Which president said the Rock Chalk Chant was the greatest college chant he had ever heard?
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Teddy Roosevelt
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what are the two KU fight songs?
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The Alma Mater (Crimson and the Blue) I'm a Jayhawk
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Gene A. Budig
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Chancellor from 1981-1994 - retired to become president of MLB American League, later taught at Princeton University
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Bernadette Gray-Little
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Current chancellor - used to be a psychology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill
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what are the hours/days of Safe Ride?
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10:30 pm - 2:30 am 7 days a week (while classes are in session)
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what is the number for Safe Ride?
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785-864-SAFE
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hours of Safe Bus?
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9 pm - 3 am Thursday, Friday, Saturday non guests may ride for $1
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How many Emergency Blue Phones?
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75
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KUPD
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29 Police Officers constantly patrolling campus 3 overlapping 10 hour shifts response time is 90 seconds
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KU Security
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8 full time officers check to make sure all buildings are secure
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Is KU a dry campus?
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yes (football games are an exception)
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What is the charge for possession of a fake ID in Kansas?
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misdemeanor (felony to manufacture them)
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When does the KU on Wheels Bus system operate?
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M-F 7 am - 6 pm when classes are in session
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What is JayLift?
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paratransit service
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Price of yellow/housing parking permit for the year/semester?
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$260/$150
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4-year tuition compact
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cost certainty for students
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how many dining locations are there on campus?
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20
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How many meal plans are there at KU?
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5
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Where can you use Dining Center Meals?
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Mrs. E's, Oliver dining center, and GSP dining center
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What is Cuisine Cash?
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dining debit card
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What are Beak 'Em Bucks?
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declining balance account on KU Card
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Where to look for jobs at KU?
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http://employment.ku.edu
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Classification of credit hours
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freshman (0-30) Sophomore (30-59) Junior (60-89) Senior (90+)
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How many hours to be considered full time?
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12 (many take 15)
