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FRIDAY
Party like it's 1999.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
What: Jayhawks Basketball on the Big Screen When: 6:30 p.m. (30 minutes before Texas Tech game tips off) Where: Liberty Hall About: The Men's Basketball game is presented on the big screen Patrons must be 21 and over with a valid ID to enter, and there will be a cash-only bar.
What: The Peking Acrobats
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Lied Center
About: A troupe of Chinese acrobats and tumblers will perform. Adult tickets $20-$30, student and youth tickets $18.
Wednesday, Feb. 19
What: Stripping in War and Peace:
Ancient Tactics for Modern Times
When: 3:30 p.m.
About: Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Theatre, will lead a discussion on the peacemaking efforts of African women in the continent.
Where: Kansas Union, Centennial Room
Thursday, Feb. 20
What: Residency and fee waiver application deadline When: All day Where: University wide About: Contact the Office of the Registrar.
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus
Ministries
About: A free vegetarian meal that meets every Thursday at the ECM
Friday, Feb. 21
HIGHER EDUCATION
"We've got a larger percentage of folks who have gone on to get college degrees." Gaston
What: KU Opera: The Tragedy of Carmen When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall About:Tickets $15 for adults,$10 for seniors and students. Advance tickets available exclusively in Murphy Hall Room 460.
What: KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning presents: "Shored Up"
Design & Planning presents:
"Shored Up"
When: Doors 6:30 p.m., show 7 p.m.
Where: Liberty Hall
About: "Shored Up," a documentary by Ben Kalina, asks tough questions about coastal communities and humanity's relationship with the land. Free for all KU students with valid ID.
Study: income gap for graduates largest in 50 years
David Gaston, director of the University Career Center, said the disparity is so large because wages have stagnated for those with only high school diplomas, while the number of people going to college has continued to increase.
said. "A lot of times the better or more prepared people are getting college degrees, so they're getting paid more than they would otherwise, whereas the high school folks are struggling to get those increases."
In addition to earning more, those who have earned a bachelor's degree said it was worth the cost of tuition. Seventy-two percent of those sur-
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LCODY KUIPER
A study from Pew Research Center released last week found that people aged 25 to 32 with a bachelor's degree made nearly $17,500 more than those with a high school diploma and no degree in 2012. Even when adjusted for inflation, this is the largest the earnings gap between the two has been in nearly 50 years.
Many often question whether a college degree is worth the rising cost of tuition, but new research shows a fouryear degree is paying off big time for young adults.
"It's always more complicated than that," he said. "What you major in is important, it is going to depend on if you went to graduate school, if you've done an internship and how many, all these different factors play into what that wage premium is going to be for a college graduate as opposed to a high school graduate. It's not black and white."
veyed said that college has al-ready paid off, and 17 percent say it will pay off in the future.
Although the numbers paint a pleasant picture for college students and graduates, Gaston is hesitant to say a bachelor's degree automatically means a well-paying job in today's job market.
According to Pew, the millennial generation is the most educated in history, with one-third of the generation having at least a bachelor's degree. As the number of college graduates has risen, the value of their degrees has as well. When adjusted for inflation, the earnings of 25-32 years-olds with bachelor's degrees has increased nearly $7,000
Evan Shinn, a sophomore from Lenexa studying Strategic Communications, said he feels confident the money he is putting toward tuition now will definitely pay off after graduation.
“It's definitely a no-brainer.” Shinn said. “Besides the money I think there's a lot of experiences you have. Your thoughts and ideas are shaped now and these cumulative years are important in how you perform after you've graduated, so you'll probably see that return.”
since 1965.
Bailey Reimer, who graduated from the University last year with a degree in American Studies and Linguistics and is now a teacher with Teach for America in Chicago, said a lot of her work involves convincing people of the value of a college education.
"I work at a school for low-income students who a lot of times have parents
who didn't go to college." Reimer said. "A lot of what we do is try to get them to have the mindset that I grew with, which is 'Of course I'll go to college, everyone goes to college.' Because the way that people take you seriously is when you earn a college degree and the way that you're ready to be successful is with a college degree."
Edited by Austin Fisher
Story Summary
Pew Research Center found that people aged 25-32 with a bachelor's degree made nearly $17,500 more than those with only a high school diploma and no degree, the largest the earnings gap between the two has been in nearly 50 years.
Nine in 10 young adults with a bachelor's degree said that college has already paid off or they expect it to in the future.
The millennial generation is the more educated than any other generation, with one-third having at least a bachelor's degree.
NATIONAL
Duke Energy faces fine after coal spill
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's top environmental official said Monday that he briefed Gov. Pat McCrory before intervening in lawsuits against Duke Energy, resulting in a negotiated settlement that fined the $50 billion corporation $99,111 to resolve violations over groundwater contamination leaching from two huge coal ash dumps.
Environmentalists criticized the modest fines as a sweetheart deal that included no requirement to force the nation's largest electricity provider to actually clean up its pollution.
Amber Skiles, a contractor with the Environmental Protection Agency, labels water samples on Feb. 5 from the Dan River, nearby to the Duke Energy coal ash dump spill.
The state has now put its proposed settlement on hold following the massive Feb. 2 spill triggered by a pipe collapse at one of Duke's coal ash dumps adjacent to the Dan River, which turned cloudy and gray for miles.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
State Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla told lawmakers at an oversight hearing that he spoke with the governor before his agency used its regulatory authority to intervene in lawsuits filed by a coalition of environmental groups under the federal Clean Water Act.
"When I went to brief Gov. McCrory the initiation of those suits, he said two things," Skvarla recounted.
"He said protect the environment, and do the right thing."
But Skvarla maintains he never told McCrory, a Republican who worked for Duke for 28 years, about the proposed terms of the settlement negotiated by his agency.
The citizens groups that originally tried to sue Duke opposed the state's deal, saying it shielded the company from far harsher penalties it might have faced in federal court had the state not intervened.
Skvarla bristled at coverage of the issue by The Associated Press and other news media outlets for suggesting his agency's intervention "blocked" the environmental groups from holding Duke accountable. He said those advocates are still free to voice their concerns in court, if a judge allows.
Asked if he thought a $99,111 fine with no requirement that Duke clean up its coal ash dumps was a settlement in the best interests of the people of North Carolina, Skvarla suggested the now-scuttled deal was better than getting caught in a protracted legal
Campaign finance reports
80 miles downstream from the spill site, after a sheen of gray ash was seen on the surface. McCrory has maintained close ties to Duke since leaving the company to launch his first campaign for governor in 2008.
dicated that his investment portfolio includes holdings of Duke stock valued in excess of $10,000, though he is under no legal obligation to disclose the specific amount and refused to do so as recently as last week
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