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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014
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THURSDAY
Tuesday, March 25
What: An Evening with Cindy McCain When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Dole Institute of Politics About: Cindy McCain will speak about her experiences in philanthropy and campaigning.
What: The Joy of Singing — The James Ralston Memorial Concert When: 7.30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: Tickets are $6 for students, children and seniors, $8 for adults.
Wednesday, March 26
What: Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture Series. D. Kimbrough Oller When: 4 p.m.
Where: Bruckmiller Room, Adams Alumni Center
About: The topic is "emergence of foundations for language." The event is free.
What: Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony.
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: A film about music's role in the African anti-apartheid movement. A discussion moderated by the Kansas African Studies Center, Elizabeth MacGonagle, will follow.
Thursday, March 27
What: Remembering Mandela:
Legacies and Liberation Struggles
When: 3 to 4 p.m.
Where: Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center
About: A panel discussion with South African Scholars Hannah Britton, Surendra Bhana, Lorraine Haricombe and Elene Cloete.
What: Employment Topic Workshop Job Search Strategies for International Students When: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Where: 149 Burge Union About: Tips and strategies for international students looking for a job in the United States.
Friday, March 28
What: Lunch Talk: National Endowment for the Humanities Funding Opportunities for Digital Projects
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Hall Center Seminar Room
About: Perry Collins will speak about funding opportunities.
Lunch will be served, and an RSVP is required.
What: Is There an American Dream for You? How Institutional Failure Perpetuates Poverty When: Noon to 2 p.m. Where: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union About: Part of a speaker series about poverty. RSVP at reimagin ingpoverty.com.
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Social media panel talks free speech
KAYLA SOPER
news@kansan.com
As social media becomes more popular, the definition of freedom of speech is being tested. Tonight, at 7 p.m. in the Spooner Hall Commons, a panel of experts will discuss the question, "What is Free Speech in the Age of Social Media?"
Frank LoMonte, executive director of Student Press Law Center, will be one of the panelists along with Amy Gajda, associate professor at Tulane University law school: Stephen McAllister, professor at the University of Kansas law school and Deanell Tacha, dean of the Pepperdine University law school. LoMonte discussed the issue in a brief interview:
Fl: There is a case now going on in Minnesota where a student got expelled from a nursing program because he posted an angry Facebook post where he vented about
things he didn't like about the school. Though he didn't in any way break the law,
LoMonte
the college threw him out because they thought he was being unprofessional. Not everything that people find offensive [are] grounds for throwing people out.
UDK: What advice would you give to college students about social media?
UDK: What is a speech crime?
FL: Speech crimes are when students say things on social media that the school doesn't find professional. There are people who beat the heck out of people drunkenly at a party and don't get thrown out of college yet some will get thrown out for speech crimes.
FL: There is a big difference in a tweet that isn't professional and a tweet that you can get expelled for. In colleges legal boundaries aren't established. A lot of colleges are going too far in what they can and can't regulate. It is important, as students, to remember that there are First Amendment laws that a college can't cross. Not all your posts on social media have to be corporate-boardroom appropriate.
UDK: Are you dealing with any cases of students getting thrown out of school now because of a speech crime?
Kansas House approves joining health care compact
— Edited by Krista Montgomery
STATE
The measure, approved 74-48 by the House on Monday, seeks to add Kansas to a list of states, including Missouri and Texas, that have approved forming the compact. But a key Senate leader said that there may not be enough time to consider the bill before the session ends.
Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. — The future is murky for a House-passed bill that would allow Kansas to join a compact of states seeking an exemption from the federal health care overhaul.
Legislators adjourn April 4 for a three-week spring break and return later that month to consider any unfinished business.
The compact would allow member states to set their own health care policies while retaining federal health care dollars, but only if Congress approves. The compact would allow participating states to exempt themselves from other federal rules in addition to the health overhaul's regulations.
isn't scheduled to meet for the rest of the year, Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Nickerson Republican, said. He didn't know where the measure would end up in the coming days.
The Senate committee that would traditionally hear the bill
Joining the compact could have implications for some 450,000 Kansas residents who participate in the federal Medicare program if benefits would be cut and increase their out-of-pocket expenses. It also could increase the cost to Kansas taxpayers, warned one GOP House member.
Meet the Grow KU candidates
MORGAN SAID
Morgan Said's youngest sister, a 13-yearold who loves cheerleading, told Said that she wanted to come to the University of Kansas for college.
Picturing her sister on campus years from now, Said focuses her campus involvement on longevity. She asks herself, "What can I influence now that will still be intact when she comes here?"
"This isn't only about us right now," Said said, referring to the Grow KU campaign. "It's about the generations before us and the generations behind us."
Said, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., said she's familiar with every level of student government due to her position as Student Senate outreach director.
"There is a climate in Senate that needs to be changed a little bit," she said. Said wants to make Student Senate a better liaison between the student body, student organizations and the administration.
With over 650 student groups on campus, every student should be able to find something that makes them feel like they belong on campus.
This semester, Said hosted a leadership roundtable. She and a few other representatives from Student Senate sat down with leaders from 25 student organizations to discuss how to promote each others' events and goals.
"Students who are involved will leave the University feeling like they left something behind and that they were a part of something bigger than themselves." she said. "I want everybody to have that feeling when they leave KU"
Said wants to make changes on issues that have been around for years, like it being scary to walk home from the library at night because there isn't enough street lighting on campus or giving students who commute somewhere on campus they can charge their phones and be between classes.
There's still so much more work needs to be done," she said.
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She went on an Alternative Winter Break. She learned about women's rights in class. She realized she could make changes and that nonprofit work was a viable option.
TEC
When Miranda Wagner moved to campus, she was a first-generation college student who didn't really know what was going on. She said she was lucky to make friends who helped her get connected right away.
MIRANDA WAGNER
"I realized I could actually make a lifelong career out of affecting these things," Wagner said. "That definitely laid the foundation for everything I've gotten involved in since then."
Wagrer, a junior from Shawnee, said she has experience making tough decisions. This year, she's helped negotiate the athletics fee, student code of rights and responsibilities jurisdiction and the sexual assault training program.
Wagner said she knows student groups that have been afraid to petition Student Senate for club money. She wants to make sure that students are always prioritized by administration and aren't seen as just numbers.
Wagner said she got involved in Student Senate last year because she saw a wave of change coming.
As she was growing up, Wagner's dad would tell her, "Get a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life." She said this is what's motivated her to find a career she's passionate about and why she's committed to making the University a place where everyone can find their purpose too.
"A personal goal of mine is making sure everyone feels really connected to Student Senate," Wagner said.
"I care about this campus and I care about students as individuals," Wagner said. "That's why I do all of these things. And being busy keeps me happy."
Edited by Krista Montgomery
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