KU Celebrities

Celebrities

	Pursuing dreams to the Big Apple By reutere3 May 10, 2013 - 6:39pm Sarah Atkinson, a freshman at the University of Kansas, loves to make people laugh. While she majored in theater design this year, spending more time behind the scenes, Atkinson is most comfortable stirring up a riot on stage. After starring in several productions throughout high school, Atkinson submitted an application to the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where she plans to study acting next year. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Casey Dye By reutere3 April 26, 2013 - 8:22pm Vibrant pieces of clothing, dancing figures and intricately patterned paper prints line senior Casey Dye’s portfolio. As she prepares for her senior showcase in Kansas City, Dye, an illustration major, chooses a few of her favorite pieces. “I think my favorite is the line of clothes I’ve created. They’re little images of a piece of clothing that I’ve done,” Dye said. One of Dye’s latest projects has been to put together a blog where she adds a new sketch each day. She hopes to use it as both a source of ideas and a portfolio of sorts, an alternative way to share her work with others. READ MORE
	Campus Celeb: Haley Miller By reutere3 April 19, 2013 - 11:13pm Voter turnout for this year’s Student Senate elections spiked significantly, as 25 percent of the student body cast their ballots, compared to a measly eight percent last year. This year was also important because a new coalition—Ad Astra—overthrew KUnited from their reign over Senate for the last 18 of 19 years. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Brandon Woodard By Whitlee Douthitt November 6, 2012 - 1:00am Brandon Woodard, Student Body Vice President, took time out of his insanely busy schedule to confirm to HerCampusKU why he’s cut out to be our next Campus Celebrity. A senior from Topeka Kan., Woodard is half way through his second term on the Student Senate READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb Jeanne Beaver By Hayley Jozwiak October 30, 2012 - 12:00am October is the month where many sports teams drop their traditional colors for pink to support breast cancer. Meet this Jayhawk who proudly wears pink all year long, Jeanne Beaver. Not only is she is a pharmacy student, a wife, and a mother of 5 kids, but she is also this week’s HCKU campus celebrity. Jeanne has been involved with Kappa Epsilon Mu Chapter through the KU pharmacy school for several years. This organization works with the Health Care Access Organization during October to raise awareness for breast cancer. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Thomas Richmond By Whitlee Douthitt October 22, 2012 - 12:00am Kansas Native, Thomas Richmond, has made quite a name for himself this year at KU. The printmaking major took on KU Dining’s large project for The Studio at Hashinger Hall. Richmond was responsible for creating a large mural titled Tradition, featuring KU’s most iconic images including a 7.5 foot tall James Naismith. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Alek Joyce By Whitlee Douthitt October 9, 2012 - 12:00am Where do you turn when you are stuck on campus, broke and absolutely famished? KU students have come to rely on the @FreeFoodAtKU Twitter account! This account shares the hottest spots to receive free food all around Lawrence. Who is the mastermind behind this account, you ask? Alek Joyce is a Lawrence original, double majoring in journalism and business. When he was chosen to serve his sophomore year as Student Senate’s Executive Secretary in May 2011, his days on Jayhawk Blvd. became longer and his pockets became smaller the more he was forced to eat on campus. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Carlye Yanker By Whitlee Douthitt October 6, 2012 - 12:00am Carlye Yanker, finance and accounting major at the University of Kansas, claims to live her life in a two-mileradius: her home, the library and the Kansas Student Union. This St. Louis senior has a huge job; she manages $24 million in student fees. READ MORE
	KU Campus Celeb: Sabrina Liedtke By Whitlee Douthitt September 25, 2012 - 12:00am Watch out Lawrence, because KU journalism student , Sabrina Liedtke, is on the prowl for what’s hot on the Lawrence fashion scene. READ MORE
	Chelsea Bohnstedt Raises Awareness for Leukemia and Lymphoma By Hayley Jozwiak September 18, 2012 - 12:00am Meet Chelsea Bohnstedt who is rock chalk enthusiast and psychology major from Port Charlotte, Fl. In her free time when she’s not playing with her adorable puppy, George, or watercolor painting, Chelsea is helping to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. READ MORE