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Thursday, April 24
What: "Got Drugs?" National Initiative When: 10 a.m.to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. Where: Wescoe Hall, Watkins Memorial Health Center About: Happening at two different times and locations on campus, the national "Got Drugs?" initiative allows anyone to dispose of unused or expired medications in a safe manner.
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 26
What: 50-Year Vision for Kansas Water When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Where: Kansas Union, Kansas Room About: Vision Team representatives from the Kansas Water Office, Kansas Department of Agriculture and Kansas Water Authority will be present seeking input from campus and community stakeholders. Topics of discussion will focus on the status of the Ogallala Aquifer, Kansas reservoirs, and the objectives of the Vision project. RSVP to this free event at KURES@ku.edu.
What: A Conversation With Jeffrey Toohin
When: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Hall Center, Conference Hall
About: A lecture from Jeffrey Toobin,
a senior legal analyst for CNN,
lawyer and author of six books.
What: University Senate Guest Speaker: Kansas Board of Regents Chair Fred Logan When: 3 p.m. Where: 330 Strong Hall About: KBOR Chair Fred Logan will speak to University Senate and answer questions.
Sunday, April 27
What: A Conversation With Jeffrey Toobin
When: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Hall Center, Conference Hall
About: A lecture from Jeffrey Toobin,
a senior legal analyst for CNN,
lawyer and author of six books.
GOVERNMENT
What: University Senate Guest Speaker: Kansas Board of Regents Chair Fred Logan When: 3 p.m. Where: 330 Strong Hall About: KBOR Chair Fred Logan will speak to University Senate and answer questions.
Kansas to join anti- health law compact
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is joining a proposed compact with other states that hope to exempt themselves from the federal health care overhaul, and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday rejected criticism that the move will jeopardize seniors' benefits.
Brownback announced Wednesday that he quietly signed a compact bill late Tuesday and the new law will take effect July 1. The GOP-dominated Legislature passed the measure earlier this month.
The compact would let participating states remove themselves from federal health regulations if Congress consents. It was prompted by Republicans' opposition to the 2010 health care law championed by Democratic President Barack Obama. Critics view the overhaul has burdensome, intrusive and damaging to the economy.
"Those closest to the people have the best idea of what the public is wanting and needing," said state Rep. Brett Hildabrand, a Shawnee Republican pushing the compact measure. "This resets the clock, really."
The compact language is broad enough to cover Medicaid, which provides health coverage to the needy and disabled, and Medicare, which provides coverage for seniors. It would not cover health care for veterans, active military personnel or Native Americans.
The possibility that
member states could seek an exemption from Medicare rules led AARP to lobby against the measure. The organization along with state Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, perhaps the only prominent Kansas Republican to publicly defend the federal health overhaul, urged Brownback to veto the measure, arguing the compact would permit state lawmakers to cut benefits for the 450,000 seniors participating in Medicare.
"Those closest to the people have the best idea of what the public is wanting and needing."
Praeger said the federal overhaul is helping millions of Americans find affordable health coverage, and she called the new Kansas law "wrongheaded." Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat hoping to unseat Brownback in this year's governor's race, labeled it "irresponsible" and said Brownback ignored "calls for commonsense leadership."
BRETT HILDABRAND State representative
"We should not threaten the care of hundreds of thousands of seniors," Davis said in a statement.
If Congress approved the compact, the federal government would give each state its allotment of federal
"The Health Care Compact will allow states to restore and protect Medicare for generations to come," Brownback said. "Obamacare is the most serious attack on Medicare and seniors since the program's inception."
health care dollars without imposing conditions on how the money is used.
said seniors' benefits aren't in danger. Many Republicans argued the federal health care overhaul is a far bigger threat to Medicare because it was financed partly with cuts in Medicare payments to providers — mainly hospitals, health insurance companies and drugmakers. Eight other states, including Missouri and Texas, have enacted similar legislation, according to Competitive Governance Action, the Houston group pushing the idea. The group describes itself on its website as a nonprofit that advocates state control over health care and having problems solved "by the smallest, least centralized, most local authority."
Brownback said in a statement that he'd oppose any effort by the state to reduce Medicare benefits if the compact takes effect.
Curtis Ellis, the group's spokesman, said AARP has raised questions about potential Medicare cuts in other states and, "It's a flat-out lie." But Praeger said ignoring the potential effects on Medicare is "not being honest."
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in activities, and we want to make sure everybody has equal opportunity to get full access to an educational experience, and by not reporting it you don't get that opportunity."
Sexual assault on college campuses has garnered a great deal of national media attention recently with the investigation into sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. The handling of a sexual assault case that lead to the suicide of a University of Missouri swimmer is being brought to light as well. Brooks said that the University is doing its best to stay ahead of the curve on issues relating to sexual assault as opposed to being reactive to cases like those.
"Our policies are transparent on how to report sexual assault," Brooks said. "We do all sorts of marketing to get people to report and we do a very collaborative effort with other organizations around campus to all come together in a manner that's not harming people. As a University I think we've come together as a whole to tackle it very well."
Shannon McGraw, a sophomore from Shawnee who also helped organize and market the march, said it was important to have students be a part of the discourse on the issue as they're the ones who are dealing with it first hand.
"The only way to get to students really is to have another student talk to them," McGraw said. "What we need to learn is if your friend comes up to you and says that something happened last night, you need to be the one that says 'That's not right, you need to go to IOA.' They're the first line of defense."
Sexual assault is a difficult issue to deal with on college campuses, according to McGraw, who said it can
sometimes be challenging to even have an honest discussion about it with fellow students.
"I immediately when I say, 'We help with sexual assault,' people back off. Even the word makes people not want to talk about it," McGraw said. "They want to put it under the rug, like it's not happening, so that's why 'Speak Up' is our slogan because, honestly, that's the only way to get rid of it."
Sierra Franklin, a senior from Wichita, attended the march because she said sexual violence is an issue she's cared about and has been an advocate for since high school, and one she thinks is more far reaching than people realize.
"It's not just a female issue, it's an everyone issue, because even men don't report sexual assault often either," Franklin said. "People should go out and if they have been inappropriately touched or anything that made them feel uncomfortable, they should feel comfortable to go out and seek justice for whoever did this to them."
Jameelah Jones, a graduate student from Conyers, Ga., said she took part in the march because people who aren't reporting sexual assault need to know there is support for them from their peers.
"I think there needs to be publicized support for people who want to speak up," Jones said. "There's often times where someone won't be believed or they'll be judged or someone will tell them what they experienced isn't sexual assault. Events like this are important because it offers support for people to speak out if it happened to them."
To report an instance of sexual assault, a person can do so through the IOA website, ioa.ku.edu, by calling IOA at 785-864-6414, or by visiting their office in 153 Carruth O'Leary Hall. When filing a complaint, the reporter may choose to remain anonymous.
Edited by Katie Gilbaugh
CORRECTION
In an article published Wednesday about study abroad prices, the Kansan incorrectly reported that students pay full semesterly campus fees while abroad. This is incorrect; however, students studying abroad do pay a study abroad program fee. Study abroad students on semester and summer programs will not pay fees to KU's Medical Center or other fees not associated with study abroad.
The article said the orientation does not include information about legal processes and associated fees abroad. The Office of Study Abroad's orientation sessions include general information on applying for visas and handling legal issues abroad.
The article said, "forecasted budgets for study abroad also only take into consideration airfare from Kansas City, Mo." This is incorrect. The airfare and other costs are flexible based on student needs.
The article said that, often, study abroad costs more than a year of in-state tuition. While some programs do cost more than others, study abroad fees are based on the cost of living in each country.
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