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KU will use millions in tuition and taxes to pay its student athletes, as faculty fight for a raise
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (849+ words) Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold looks on during Kansas State's 29-27 Big 12 Conference win Oct. 26, 2024, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. For years, KU Athletics transferred money to the rest of the university. Now, with a projected $15 million deficit this fiscal…...
Chinese USC student SiJia Zheng speaks about how he used artificial intelligence to modify his face and make him into all the different characters of his short film 'Torment"
20+ hour, 32+ min ago (184+ words) Chinese USC student SiJia Zheng speaks about how he used artificial intelligence to modify his face and make him into all the different characters of his short film 'Torment'themercury.com Chinese USC student SiJia Zheng speaks about how he used…...
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15+ hour, 35+ min ago (135+ words) 03142026-mer-new-stringday-2themercury.com Cody Toll directs during rehearsal Friday in Rezac Auditorium. USD 383s String Day brought together orchestral music students from Anthony and Eisenhower middle schools, and Manhattan High. - Deeds and mortgages for Saturday, March 14, 2026 - Manhattan students recognized by local Daughters…...
Manhattan teen turns math into art on a global stage
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (276+ words) Michael Amama, a Manhattan High School sophomore, created a digital art piece built entirely through math equations. Out of thousands of entries, Michael Amama was one of 20 in his age group selected for recognition. His creation features animation, music and…...
Manhattan students recognized by local Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (154+ words) Erica Roberts, Helen Liu, Kate Barker, Milcah Abrehe and Keylee Schartz. The Polly Ogden chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recognized four local students and one teacher for awards in February. On Feb. 14, the chapter honored…...
Blue Valley seventh grader to represent Riley County at state spelling bee
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (378+ words) Xavier Vennum, a seventh-grader at Blue Valley Middle School in Randolph, poses with the plaque after winning the 2026 Riley County Spelling Bee Saturday at Manhattan High School. Ned Seaton, publisher of The Mercury, goes over the rules with the participants…...
Olathe school board members express frustration with legislative session, 'retaliatory tactics"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (490+ words) Olathe school board member Julie Steele (right) discusses student walkouts March 5. Olathe school board member Stacey Yurkovich comments on the state legislature March 5. Members of the Olathe Board of Education Thursday took issue with the current work of the Kansas…...
School board spends $389K on iPads after debate about their use in classrooms
3+ week, 2+ day ago (327+ words) The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board met Wednesday at the Lincoln Education Center. The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday debated whether too much screen time was hurting students " and whether moving away from devices would hobble students down the road. The…...
Greater Manhattan Community Foundation hires new vice president
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (310+ words) The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation announced on Wednesday the hiring of Shane Shivley as its new Vice President for Development. Shivley will begin his role in mid-March. The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation announced on Wednesday the hiring of Shane Shivley…...
FROM THE PUBLISHER | The F word in common usage
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (319+ words) Remember when "F KU" was a big deal? Yeah, I hate to say I told you so, but" I told you so. It was a tongue-in-cheek column in 2020, rhetorically throwing up my hands and giving up. Since it appeared nobody…...