This Week In KU History

November 11, 1922: The University celebrates Armistice Day by formally dedicating Memorial Stadium, built to honor the KU students and alumni who gave their lives in World War I.

November 15, 1996: KU paleontologists Larry D. Martin and Zhonghe Zhou publish research in the journal Science casting doubt on the theory that birds are the descendents of dinosaurs.

November 18, 1971: Responding to campus radicalism and slashed state education budgets, a KU group called Students Concerned About Higher Education in Kansas publishes a bold advertisement that asks "WOULD YOU VOTE TO ABOLISH THE UNIVERSITY?"

Rusty Leffel, c'70, l'73, founder of Students Concerned About Higher Education in Kansas, at a student meeting in 1971. In honor of Leffel's campus leadership, the chancellor each spring names a winner of the Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award.

November 19, 1874: KU Board of Regents elects James Marvin university chancellor.

November 20, 1967: KU unveils preliminary architectural plans for its new humanities building, later named Wescoe Hall, a 25-storyskyscraper that would be the tallest building in Kansas.

Photos courtesy University Archives

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