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AMERICAN COPPERHEADS: The book "Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North" by Jennifer Weber, assistant professor of history, is a study of northern Democrats who were opposed to the Civil War and President Lincoln's handling of it. The "Copperheads," as they were called, are often downplayed as not influential or important, but Weber argues they were larger than often recognized and are proof that the north did not support Lincoln and the war unconditionally, as is generally assumed. Copperheads nearly won control of the Democratic Party in 1864 on a platform calling for an immediate end to hostilities.
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Four students were recently nominated for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. Since Congress established the scholarship program in 1986, KU has produced 41 winners.
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