IN LOCAL NEWS….
KAPLAN/NEWSWEEK RECENTLY RELEASED THEIR COLLEGE RANKINGS GUIDEBOOK. K-STATE IS ONE TOP THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOLS IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE RURAL SCHOOLS.
LOST? WELL THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT. KSTATE LAUNCHED POWERCAT ENCHANCED YESTERDAY. THE APPLICATION HELPS STUDENTS AND VISITORS FIND PARKING, PLACES TO EAT AND BUILDINGS AROUND CAMPUS. TO USE THE NEW APP, USERS MUST HAVE AN IPHONE 3GS OR THEIR PHONE MUST RUN ON AN ANDROID PLATFORM. TO SEARCH FOR THE APP, GO TO EACH PHONE’S RESPECTIVE STORE AND SEARCH LAYAR, L-A-Y-A-R.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO KCTV 5 IN KANSAS CITY…GANG ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED IN OVERLAND PARK OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND THE SOLUTION… STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. THE PROGRAM IS SET TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND WILL FIND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LIKE SPORTS, TUTORING AND JOB PLACEMENT.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO CNN…IN A TOWN 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEMPHIS, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A “FLASH FIRE”. KILGORE FLARES CO., WHICH MAKES DECOY FLARES FOR THE MILITARY, HAS THREE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT A MEMPHIS HOSPITAL. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS LOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL HUNDRED EMPLOYEES WERE SENT HOME.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
IT’S SWEET SIXTEEN BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE FLAWLESS FIFTEEN. CNN REPORTS FIFTEEN YEAR OLD JOLEE POTTS FROM JENKS HIGH SCHOOL TOOK THE ACT AND GOT A PERFECT 36. POTTS, WHO IS A ALSO A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER SAID HER ONE WEAKNESS ON THE TEST WAS SCIENCE. POTTS, STILL HAS YET TO TAKE A PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. UPON GRADUATION, POTTS WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE OR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.
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