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Alumnus Clyde Tombaugh has been in the news recently. Before earning bachelor's and master's degrees at KU, Tombaugh discovered Pluto. Tombaugh's discovery was recently demoted to dwarf planet. The Tombaugh Observatory atop Lindley Hall is named in his honor, but is no longer in use.
9-11 PHOTO EXHIBIT
Dole institute of politics through Sept. 12
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Some might be surprised to find Jayhawks on ice. The KU Hockey Club team will take to the ice for its first game of the season Sept. 15. The team competes in Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. For more 'Hawk hockey info, visit
www.kuhockey.com.
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Memorial Stadium, dedicated Nov. 11, 1922, was built with funds raised in memory of the 130 students, alumni and faculty members killed in World War I. The arc at the north end of the stadium covers the site of the original McCook Field, which opened in 1892. For more, visit the
KU building directory.
STATE FAIR
Pep rally with KU marching Jayhawks at the State fair, 2 p.m. Sept. 16
STATE FAIR
Pep rally with KU marching Jayhawks at the State fair, 2 p.m. Sept. 16
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