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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014
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What's the weather, Jay?
- weather.com
TUESDAY
HI: 49
LO: 30
HI: 61
LO: 30
Clouds give way to mainly sunny skies. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph.
HI: 59
LO: 42
First 60-degree day this month.
WEDNESDAY
Chance of showers. Winds Wat 7 to 19 mph.
Grab a light jacket.
Mix of sun and clouds. Winds SE at 10 to 11 mph.
THURSDAY
Yet another rainy day.
Calendar
Monday, Feb. 17
What: Last day to swap or add a class, last day for 50 percent tuition refund
When: All day
About: Applies for all full semester courses. Contact the Office of the Registrar.
What: St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center Blood Drive
When: 3 to 7 p.m.
Where: St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, 1631 Crescent Rd.
About: The Community Blood Center is in need of donors. Walk-ins welcome, but appointments can be made at www.savealifenow.org or by calling (888)-647-4040.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
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.
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.
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Wednesday, Feb. 19
What: Stripping in War and Peace:
Ancient Tactics for Modern Times
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Centennial Room
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.
CAMPUS
What: Residency and fee waiver application deadline
When: All day
Sexual assault training to be improved
Thursday, Feb. 20
The current program is an online training on sexual harassment and sexual assault coordinated by the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access.
EMILY DONOVAN news@kansan.com
The University of Kansas' sexual assault training program may be revised for next year.
The Title IX Roundtable sexual assault training subcommittee is reviewing programs at other universities and evaluating what works well. These students and campus administrators are working together to design an effective program to make students recognize and discourage sexual assault.
"KU is really taking a leadership role," said Jane McQueen, executive director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access. "We are seeking input from students — a lot of colleges don't do that. We want to hear from our students."
A big problem is that online training isn't engaging because students can click through videos without interacting with the information, said Emma Halling, co-chair of the Title IX Roundtable and chair of the training subcommittee.
"One in five women will be sexually assaulted before she graduates — which is a staggering number," Halling said. "If you go into class in one of the big Budig classrooms, that means that easily 200 women sitting there in that class with you have been sexually assaulted."
Halling, a senior from Hays, said following up the online component with in-person training would help students better understand how sexual assault affects them.
Students need to understand that sexual assault affects them and their peers personally, said Kathy Rose-Mockry. As executive director of the Emily Taylor Center, Rose-Mockry helps offer support and services for victims.
Victims can get class schedules rearranged, have an escort to class or have housing arrangements changed if needed. More information about these resources can be found at emilytaylorcenter. ku.edu/resources.
"I think we can do more to engage students on these issues," said Kathy Rose-Mockry, executive director of the Emily Taylor Center. "To expand the training from a 'this is what the requirements are' focus to encompass a broader understanding of sexual assault on campus."
Halling said the subcommittee hopes to have a finalized curriculum proposal in April so the IOA can consider changes to be implement for fall 2014.
hawks, we all have a responsibility to each other to make this a safe campus," McQueeny said.
Anyone with sexual assault training suggestions can contact Halling by emailing sbvp@ku.edu. The Title IX Roundtable is open to any participants.
"We absolutely want students to feel like they are shaping this — because they are," Halling said. "It's mostly students on the committee making it and we don't want to create something for students to take that they don't relate to in any way."
- Edited by Kaitlyn Klein
"As a community of Jay
One in five women have been raped or experienced an attempted rape.
SEXUAL ASSAULT FACTS
One in 71 men have been raped or experienced an attempted rape.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
"The number of actual incidents that have occurred I am certain are far greater because people are hesitant to report,"
— Kathy Rose-Mockry, executive director of the Emily Taylor Center
POLITICS Democrats push for minimum wage increase
WASHINGTON House Democrats are determined to cast an election-year spotlight on Republican opposition to raising the minimum wage and overhauling immigration laws.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Democrats will push the wage issue when Congress returns from its break Feb. 24. Forcing a vote on a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws could occur in a few months.
To try to accomplish that in the GOP-controlled House, Democrats are planning to rely on an infrequently used, rarely successful tactic known as a "discharge petition."
it requires the minority party — in this case, Democrats, who are unable to dictate the House agenda — to persuade some two dozen Republicans to defy their leadership, join Democrats and force a vote on setting the federal minimum wage at $10.10 an hour.
It requires the minority party
Democratic leaders argue that a majority of Americans favor both steps, which are priorities for President Barack Obama, and say the House GOP is the obstacle.
Associated Press
CORRECTION
An opinion column that ran on page four of Thursday's edition, "Self-discrimination leads to isolation," incorrectly referred to a minority group, as the result of an editing error. The sentence should have referred to minorities as individuals, rather than a group. To read a full version of the story, with the corrected identification, go to Kansan.com.
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