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 heavily damaged by an arsonist in 1970. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943787-1,00.html] | 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 heavily damaged by an arsonist in 1970. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943787-1,00.html] |