Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes

Kansas Football opener 100 days away

It would be terrible if the Red Cross Bloodmobile got in an accident. No, wait. That would be good because if anyone needed it, the blood would be right there.

By mikevilleKS1 May 26, 2016, 9:05am CDT

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100 days out from another KU football opener & why you should care | Tale of the Tait | KUsports.com

Knowing that it’s going to take more than the abstract promise of continued improvement to get KU fans fired up for another football season, let’s look at six reasons to get excited about the arrival of game day, exactly 100 days from today.

Big man Marcus Lee leaving UK; KU in hunt? | KUsports.com

KU likely won’t have scholarship room for Lee if it lands two prospects it has been targeting in recruiting. The Jayhawks are in the final three (KU, Houston, Texas) for Jarrett Allen, 6-9 senior from St. Stephens Episcopal in Austin, Texas, and the final four (KU, Miami, Washington, USC) for Duke transfer Derryck Thornton, a 6-2 freshman point guard who played high school ball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.

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University of kansas teacher Andrea Quenette who used racial slur in class not reappointed - CBS News

The teacher says she "absolutely" believes the decision to fire her was based on recent race-related incidents; school says not so.

University of Kansas opens new facility for business school

Business school faculty and staff will move to Capitol Federal from Summerfield Hall, which has served as the home of the School of Business for 56 years.