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THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 2016 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 11
BERNIE
Real change takes
place from the bottom
on up.
- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at the Kansas City Convention Center on Feb. 24, 2016.
more accessible.
Sanders made a point
to try to explain his plan,
which has come under fire
from Republicans and fellow Democratic candidate
Hillary Clinton.
I will make college education free by imposing a
tax on Wall Street speculations, Sanders said. My
opponents say that I think
too big and that my ideas
will never work, to which I
respond that less than one
hundred years ago, women
didnt have the right to vote
in this country.
Sanders explained that
the womens suffrage movement, the emancipation
of slaves and other social
Smokowski allegedly
slams the door in Trinity
Carpenters face
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Members of the Social Welfare Student Activist Committee meet to discuss their plans moving forward after
calling for the resignation of School of Social Welfare Dean Paul Smokowski.
Student Activist Committee and the dean of social welfare do not agree on
the events that prompted
the committee to call for
the deans resignation.
Students in the School
of Social Welfare called
for the resignation of Dean
Paul Smokowski Monday,
Feb. 22 following what
Social Welfare Student Activist Committee members
called several months of inaction and lack of accountability regarding issues of
Members of Student
Senate voted Wednesday
night to send a bill allocating student fees for the
2016-17 Fiscal Year back to
the Finance Committee for
further review.
The bill, which required
a two-thirds majority vote
was voted down by a vote of
8-41-3.
Student Body Vice President Zach George gave a
negative speech on the proposed fee allocations, which
would
have
increased
student fees $0.60, from
$455.50 to $456.10.
In Student Senate, one
of our most important responsibilities is maintaining the student fees and
making sure that they are
allocated properly, he said
after the meeting. This
year we had an opportunity
to lower them with $29.50
being sunsetted. I strongly
believe that we need to be
good stewards of that money.
A $4.50 reduction in the
Student Senate Activity Fee
and a $28 reduction to the
Student Recreation Fee resulted in the potential decrease of student fees.
Specifically,
George
said he wanted the fee to
be returned to the original
recommendation,
which
would have lowered stu-
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break.
After reports there were
police in the building, Carpenter said members of
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
as well as other students
of color, did not attend the
meeting due to feeling unsafe.
Members of the Student
Activist Committee have
met with the dean and faculty members multiple times
since the Dec. 16 incident.
However, Carpenter said
they feel the relationship between the dean and the students is unrepairable.
An office has been
formed to deal with the concerns of the Student Activist
Committee. The Toni Johnson Office of Race and Social Justice is headed by Elliott. Carpenter and others
said they feel that students
of color have been pushed
out of the creation of this
office. Carpenter said they
want the office to be a place
where students, particularly
students of color, can go to
get help and learn about resources.
Elliott was not available
for comment.
Carpenter said the problems in the school come
down to a lack of leadership.
Our school was functioning in a manner where
you could tell there was
absolutely no leadership,
Carpenter said. Our faculty was saying they had no
direction. Our faculty was
saying they did not communicate with our dean.
The Student Activist
Committee told the Kansan
it is their goal to have the
dean removed from his position by March 1. Carpenter
said she believes with the
support of others at the University, this is possible.
I have full belief in my
faculty, Carpenter said.
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It is a time in our state
where we are hearing a lot
of the things that schools are
challenged with, Thomas
said.
The Kansas political climate, in addition to an aging population, has caused a
shortage of teachers. In 2014,
872 Kansas teachers retired,
an 11.4 percent increase from
2011. According to Lori Adams of the Kansas State Department of Education, in
2014, 501 Kansas teachers
left the state compared to 443
teachers in 2011.
Despite the recent legislation, there are still teachers
who choose to remain in Kansas. Kelly Klueag, a fourth year
high school science teacher
in Kansas City, Kan., chose
to stay in Kansas after graduation, rather than return
home to St. Louis. Klueag said
although being a teacher in
Kansas is difficult right now,
she is happy with her decision.
The schools are great;
they really do make do with
what they are given, Klueag
said. Our kids are awesome
here in Kansas and we really do have a lot of dedicated teachers who have stuck
around through everything.
Nonetheless, Klueag has
witnessed experienced teachers leaving, and colleagues
applying for a license transfer
to places like Missouri or other
bordering states. Klueag said
many fellow teachers are worried that Senate bill 56 would
punish teachers for exposing
students to harmful materials.
Im at an urban school,
so often sex education is worrisome, Klueag said. We already have a lot of teen pregnancies and issues regarding
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her thoughts.
Whenever Im stressed,
if I have time to paint or
draw or anything else, it
kind of melts everything
else away and lets me focus on what Im doing or
get my emotions out on the
canvas, Anna said. Its
just a huge relief to release
some of my emotions in a
way other than just talking
about them.
As someone who is constantly thinking as a designer, Anna has a critical eye
for objects. She said she's
found herself to both be
more appreciative of whats
around her, and at the same
time, more critical.
When I see something
thats poorly designed,
Im like Oh god, someone
needs to fix that, but its
really a mix, Anna said. I
definitely appreciate things
more than I would and
some things Im a lot more
critical of, but a big part of
art is critiquing. Thats how
you get better.
Going forward Anna
wants to take her talents
into the world of graphic
design. As an art form, its
more structured than what
shes used to. In the past,
painting has allowed Anna
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Anna Church with some of her paintings. Church, a senior from Fairway, said art is a way for her to express her emotions on canvas.
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Cote Smith, a professor at the University, is the author of Hurt People, a story about two brothers growing up in
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Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is made to face the press as he is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in
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such as Gerardo Ortiz and
Los Tigres del Norte can be
found on iTunes and most
streaming services.
Drug lords or cartels,
Acosta said, commission
most narcocorridos rather than musicians independently deciding to write
them. Some musicians are
even related to cartel members. Acosta said he compares the situation to the
Medici family's patronage
of Leonardo da Vinci in 15th
century Italy. The songs are
intended to increase public
prestige or paint the cartel
members as Robin Hood-
like figures.
In some communities,
they really are Robin Hood
figures. After a tornado
ripped through Piedras Negras, the town where Acosta attended high school, a
local drug lord coerced the
government into giving aid
to the victims.
Acosta said, much like
some hip-hop in America, the songs lyrics glorify
the lifestyle of their subjects, describing their great
wealth and exciting lifestyles.
The difference here is
that with narcocorridos,
theyre talking about real
people who are actually doing stuff, whereas most of
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I think we need
to be aware that
we are either not
identified with or
even interested
in listening to this
type of music or
following this type
of culture.
Luis Rodriguez
graduate student
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Lawrence Antique Mall, located at 830 Massachusetts St., is one of the largest antique shops in Lawrence.
Although narcocorridos
are a popular type of music
all over Mexico, Luis Rodriguez, a graduate student
from southeast Mexico,
said there is significantly
less drug-related violence
in southern Mexico, so the
sentiment surrounding narcocorridos is less favorable.
I think we need to be
aware that we are either not
identified with or even interested in listening to this
type of music or following
this type of culture, Rodriguez said.
The type of person who
typically consumes this
type of music varies a lot.
Listeners are rarely associated with the drug trade.
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Blake Weiman pitches against Utah last year. The sophomore allowed only three hits and one run in his first start of the year, which the Jayhawks won.
In order for Kansas baseball to avoid another lastplace finish in the Big 12,
the team's starting pitching
needs vast improvement. A
majority of freshman arms
made up the Jayhawks staff
that posted the worst ERA
in the conference last year.
If Kansas will improve this
season, many of the sophomores are going to have to
take a huge step from year
one to year two.
On Tuesday, sophomore
to see him, but its like playing anybody else, you want
to beat them.
Weiman is a native of
Wheat Ridge, Colo. In his
seasons at Columbine High
School, Weiman was selected to three Colorado High
School Futures All-Star
teams and was honored as
the 2014 Colorado Pitcher
of the Year.
On Tuesday, Weiman was
consistent and effective, allowing only three hits and
one earned run while striking out six batters in his five
innings of work.
I was really
pleased with
Blake Weiman.
I think that was
one of the two
best starts hes
made here.
Ritch Price
Kansas coach
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Despite a 4-6 record, the
Jayhawks have had some impressive starts to the season
heading into the third tournament.
Sophomore first baseman
Daniella Chavez is first in
the Big 12 in hits, home runs,
RBIs and is in the top three
for batting average.
Freshman pitcher Ania
Williams ranks fifth in both
ERA and opponent batting
average.
Sophomore outfielder Erin
McGinley has also played
well enough to earn more
playing time in the South
Florida Tournament. McGinley is on a five-game hitting
streak, including five RBIs in
her last three games.
Depending on the matchups, the series could be just
what the Jayhawks need to
get back on track in Florida,
before heading to the Southern Illinois Tournament next
week. The team will return to
Lawrence on March 11.
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Junior guard Frank Mason III drives to the basket in the first half against K-State. Mason had 16 points and five assists in the Jayhawks 72-63 victory over the Wildcats.
I certainly
hope our fans
appreciate what
these kids have
done over the
last month.
Bill Self
Kansas coach
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Freshmen Nina Khmelnitckaia and Janet Koch talk with their coach
after a match.
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From left to right: Senior forward Perry Ellis, sophomore guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and senior guard Evan Manning.
The
University
announced Wednesday that
senior forward Perry Ellis,
senior guard Evan Manning
and sophomore guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk have all
been named to the Academic
All-Big 12 First Team.
This is Ellis second consecutive year with the honor,
while Manning and Mykhailiuk are both first-time honorees.
According to the release,
Kansas holds the most firstteam members of any Big 12