The ''University Daily Kansan'' is an editorially independent
student newspaper
A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also rep ...
serving the
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...
. It was founded in 1904.
Its print distribution was only within the university's campus, as well as student apartment complexes throughout Lawrence. It was published weekly during the school year except fall break, spring break, exams and weekly during the summer session excluding holidays. Its circulation is about 12,000. ''The Kansan'' used to include a weekly
lifestyle magazine
Lifestyle journalism is the field of journalism that provides news and opinion, often in an entertaining tone, regarding goods and services used by consumers in their everyday life. Lifestyle journalism covers travel, fashion, fitness, leisure, fo ...
named the ''Jayplay''. The University Daily Kansan stopped publishing regular print editions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and removed the paper's circulation boxes on campus.
Its online counterpart, Kansan.com, began operation on the Web in late 1996. Originally called the UDKi (for interactive) it adopted the name of its parent publication three years later.
The newspaper earned the prestigious
Newspaper Pacemaker award from the
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association. It awards the newspaper, mag ...
in 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2005. ''The Kansan'' was a finalist for the award in 2001 and 2007. Kansan.com, the newspaper's online counterpart, won the Online Pacemaker in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
was a cartoonist for the ''Daily Kansan'' as an undergraduate.
References
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1904 establishments in Kansas
Student newspapers published in Kansas
University of Kansas