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The '''University of Kansas''' is a liberal arts college located in [[Lawrence]], [[Kansas]]. As of spring 2007, about 25,000 students were enrolled at the Lawrence Campus. [http://www.registrar.ku.edu/pdf/072_main.pdf] The school's mascot is the Jayhawk, which is a mythical bird, and the school colors are crimson and blue. Notable alumni include [[Bob Dole]], [[Clyde Tombaugh]], [[William Allen White]], and [[Kathleen Sebelius]]. [http://www.ku.edu/about/alumni.shtml] The school is also known for its storied men's basketball program, which won the 1988 National Championship and has produced many [[NBA]] players, including Wilt Chamberlain, Danny Manning, Paul Pierce, and Kirk Hinrich.
The '''University of Kansas''' is a liberal arts college located in [[Lawrence]], [[Kansas]]. As of spring 2007, about 25,000 students were enrolled at the Lawrence Campus. [http://www.registrar.ku.edu/pdf/072_main.pdf] The school's mascot is the Jayhawk, which is a mythical bird, and the school colors are crimson and blue. Notable alumni include [[Bob Dole]], [[Clyde Tombaugh]], [[William Allen White]], and [[Kathleen Sebelius]]. [http://www.ku.edu/about/alumni.shtml] The school is also known for its storied men's basketball program, which won the 1988 National Championship and has produced many [[NBA]] players, including Wilt Chamberlain, Danny Manning, Paul Pierce, and Kirk Hinrich. It is known especially for its Political Science department and its Dole Institute of Politics, which frequently hosts political speakers all over the political spectrum.
==Miscellaneous==
The University of Kansas, usually referred to as KU within the state of Kansas, is generally considered to have a very liberal environment. As a part of one of many anti-war protests during the Vietnam era, the University's Union was burned down by a bomb in 1970.
Two KU professors first discovered helium in natural gas in 1905.