Hey everyone, my name is Deshaun Durham. I’m 26 years old and currently studying Political Science at KU with hopes of becoming an attorney.

A little background about me. In 2022, I was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for a nonviolent marijuana offense. After serving nearly 3 years, Governor Laura Kelly granted me clemency and I was given a second chance at life.

Since getting out, I’ve made it a priority to make the most of that second chance. I’ve earned Dean’s List honors, continued working toward my degree, and gotten involved in criminal justice reform and motivational speaking.
I enjoy sharing my story because I know there are people out there who feel like they’ve made too many mistakes or that their future is already decided for them. I want people to know that isn’t true.

I’m posting here because I’d love to get more involved around campus and hopefully find opportunities to speak with student organizations, fraternities, athletic teams, or really any group that might benefit from hearing my experiences.
I’m not looking for sympathy or anything like that. I just want to use what I’ve been through to hopefully make a difference in someone else’s life.
If anyone knows of any opportunities or people I should reach out to, I’d really appreciate it.
Rock Chalk!

Basically, as the title says, I lost a close family member, and I'm unsure if there is just one person to contact or if I have to reach out to each of my professors. Am I allowed to take time away for grief, or do I only get to miss for the funeral? If anyone has any information, that'd be great.

my group isn’t able to go anymore! i can show any proof! message me for details 😆

Anyone form KS willing to help a 5th grade class in NJ by mailing a postcard?

Greetings, Wichita State University Senior here. While I do enjoy going to WSU due to its affordability and how close it is to my house, I'll be frank, it's incredibly boring aside from the events they have here and there.

I've heard that KU is a great party school, and have been considering visiting Lawrence (and maybe KC) for a weekend while I'm still a student and have some free time.

So my question is, how would I go about getting into parties, and what other fun activities can I do while I visit KU/Lawrence?

This is a throwaway account because I am so embarrassed about this but I have missed so much class this semester. Some of my classes take attendance. I have good grades other than that. I just feel really socially uncomfortable in class and it only makes it worse because then I feel like I’m obviously the person who doesn’t show up to class. So when I do show up, especially in smaller classes, I get so insecure because I feel like it’s obvious that I’m a bad student because I never show up.

Has anyone else experienced this? Advice? Or anything at all?

Asking for a friend who needs to travel to the Overland Park/Leawood area for some doctors appointments. For personal reasons, he won’t have a ride. Is Uber a reliable way to get there?

Hello everyone!

Has anyone here been through the CS program that I can reach out to?

I’m a current community college student that is majoring in AI + CIS, and KU was one of my favorite visits so far.

Hello, Im going to be aplying for KU 2-year m.arch program. i know most people have the 5 year M.Arch so I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about how the 2-year m.arch is for them? Also post grad where do people get jobs/what do they do? grateful for any info!!

I plan to go there for law school and I’m curious how it’s like there. Tell me everything I should know!

Anyone here studying at UMKC?
Please, say hello so I can message you privately. It’s ok if you message me privately as well.

sitting in the bottom of my desk drawer.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS!!!! Caring more about money than educating children, at a public university that is supposed to exist so it can educate????????????? How about we get that 16 million from KU Athletics so we can keep Hilltop open and teach kids how to read and help struggling parents who just want their kids not to be stupid????????? DISCRACEFUL KU............... SHAME ON YOU!!!!

Does anyone know where I can take physics 1 online next semester and transfer it to KU ? Unfortunately, I had an accident that caused me to not be able to attend in person next semester and wanted to see if I can take physics online ?

I heard bad things about Barton’s online physics course tho

Does anyone have any recommendations for good apartments to live in Lawrence thats affordable? It seems like every place I’ve looked at has 100 horror stories about mold, flooding, deterioration, infestations, homelessness or crime. Like what the hell. Any suggestions? Note: I’m looking at Hawks Pointe, The rockland, Meadowbrook and Hawks Landing.

How are you guys doing so far?

For everyone who started at KU this semester, how has everything been going so far? Are you guys making a lot of friends and meeting new people?

I’m especially curious about the social side of things. Have you already found a good group of friends or people you really connect with, or are you still trying to meet people and find your group?

How has it been with your roommates, classes, clubs, events, parties, and just hanging out around campus? Do you feel like it’s easy to meet people at KU, or does it take some effort?

I’d love to hear how everyone’s experience has been during these first few weeks! 👀

Me and my roommate are thinking of moving into Hawks Pointe. It’s not too expensive and it seems nice and clean but we saw a lot of negative reviews on Yelp that were made within the past few years. We are mainly concerned with the mold and leakage issues we keep seeing. Some of the reviews are really good though, especially on Google. Does anyone know anything about the current conditions of Hawks Pointe? Is it just a few bad eggs that got unlucky with mold and leakage issues and potentially blew it out of proportion? Or is this what we should be expecting if we move in. We still plan to tour it but would be great to get some insight from actual people who currently live there or lived there recently.

Hi all,

I’m planning on attending the university of Kansas in the fall!! I am kinda bad at making friends, and I would love some dog friends!!!

—-🌟About Me🌟—-
I’ve been involved in dog training for the last 3.5 years and dog sports for the last 2.5 years. I love rally, obedience, conformation, dock diving, frisbee, shed hunting and fastcat

—-🌟My Dogs🌟—-
I have two dogs Hambone and Nori

—-🍖Hambone🍖—-
4 year old
Golden retriever
Where he came from: I bought him from an ethical field line breeder, so both of his parents were working dogs. I did this because I knew I wanted to do sports with him and I wanted him to be super drive-y
His job: He is a self trained medical alert and mobility service dog/ sport dog
My goals: break 25 feet in dock diving, start field trials

—-🪼Nor🪼i—-
30 weeks old
Labrador retriever
Where she came from: she came from a breeder, she is benchline her dad is an international champion and her mom is a champion. I did this because I knew I wanted a show prospect
Her job: Service dog prospect, show/sport dog
My goals: making it through puppyhood.

Hi guys! As a freshman that commutes, ive found it very hard to meet people, and I've made no friends yet. I was wondering what are some things i could do to meet cool new people? For context i like music, fashion, artsy stuff, anything like that. I hope im not the only one stuck like this 💔

I want to go see them when they arrive back in Topeka