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Undergraduate Research: Hands-On History, Taylor Manges Apr 2017

Undergraduate Research: Hands-On History, Taylor Manges

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The discoveries by undergraduate students at Kansas State University’s Chapman Center for Rural Studies keep coming.


K-State Keepsakes: A Forgotten Wwi Casualty, Cliff Hight Jan 2017

K-State Keepsakes: A Forgotten Wwi Casualty, Cliff Hight

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In 2017, communities throughout the United States will commemorate the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I. At K-State, we have traditionally said that 48 Wildcats died in the Great War. One way they have been remembered is with the “Lest We Forget” memorial that resides in Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall. However, a handful of individuals were not included in that list. One member of that overlooked group was the first World War I casualty with a connection to K-State: Private Otto Maurer. He was a German infantryman who died in Belgium in November 1914.