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June 14, 2002
Vol. 26, No. 17

• Budget crisis leads to 'painful cuts'
• KU history student tracks torandos
• Staff uses program to fund studies
• Voluntary summer leave creates additional time off for employees
• Regents to vote on tuition proposal at June meeting
• Kentucky artists are featured at Spencer
• KU helps Lawrence crack top 10 list
• Alabama prof named dean of engineering
• A whirlwind of cultural literacy
• Information services anmes new associate vice chancellor
• Deadline for phone listing changes is today
• Foundation teams with KU in Rosedale
• Old KU
• April employees honored
• Teaching center supports faculty, awards instructors
• Communicators win national awards
• New directors fine home in Fine Arts

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In this photograph from the early 1900s, spectators watch a regatta on Potter Lake. One hundred years ago, KU faculty, students and staff frequently saw more than dogs swimming in the lake. Constructed as a reservoir in 1910, the lake served primarily for emergency uses, such as fire fighting. According to University Archives, the lake was named for Senator T.M. Potter, a former member of the Kansas Board of Regents. In 1924, a diving tower and pier, springboards and dressing rooms for men and women were constructed for recreational purposes. In 1927, after several fatal mishaps, swimming in the lake was banned.
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