This Week In KU History
September 17, 1904:
The Semi-Weekly Kansan, forerunner of today's University Daily Kansan, makes its debut on campus with the support of faculty, administration, and students alike.
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September 17, 1929:
The Department of Nursing Education at the University of Kansas School of Medicine begins offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
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September 18, 1969:
The KU Student Senate meets for the first time.
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September 21, 1939:
Charter members of the Jayhawk Co-op formally adopt a constitution, establishing their Kentucky Street residence as the first independent cooperative housing arrangement at KU.
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September 27, 1896:
The University of Kansas football team dons crimson and blue uniforms for the first time.
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September 29, 1944:
Forty World War II veterans, enrolled as freshmen at KU, refuse to wear "freshman caps," thus marking the beginning of the end of this controversial, decades-old tradition.
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September 30, 1898:
Two dozen male KU students gather on Mount Oread to form what will become the KU Marching Jayhawks.
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