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A capella groups give last performances
Above, KU Men's Glee conductor, Christopher M. Smith, leads his group during Gaudete, arranged by Michael Engelhardt. KU Men's Glee and Genuine Imitation sang in their final performances of the year at the Woodruff Auditorium last night. KU Men's Glee performed first with several songs in Latin. Genuine Imitation performed several mashups including Dream On/Skyfall and La La La/ The Other Side. Both groups performed the Alma Mater at the end of their concerts. KU Men's Glee will graduate one senior, and Genuine Imitation will graduate two.
UBER FROM PAGE 1
in the first press release, the governor praised the Legislature for the desire to protect citizens, but defended his veto.
"I also applaud the Legislature's interest in protecting the safety of our citizens. I strongly support background checks for ridesharing drivers. However, the ride-sharing industry believes the background requirement as currently written, weakens rather than strengthens, the level of scrutiny placed on its potential drivers," the release read.
Insisting this bill wasn't cumbersome, Bollier said Uber overreacted.
Ward agreed Uber will likely be back.
"They'll be back or they never wanted to be here in the first place," Bollier said.
"I do not believe we have seen the last of Uber in Kansas," Ward wrote in an email. "I never understood Uber's response. I think lenders and Uber are
Noting concern for someone getting in a car with a perfect stranger, Bollier said she thought the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's background checks were nothing to fight.
"We all like Uber," she said. "It's a great company. Moving forward, we needed proof of insurance and background checks with standards. I don't want people who may be vulnerable getting into cars with someone who might not be OK. I think that's reasonable."
talking to determine if we can meet Uber's concerns while protecting lender liens."
Bollier said she didn't understand why the governor vetoed the bill in the first place. "That's the $8 million question," she said. "Even the chair of the insurance commission said 'I don't have a good understanding of why this was vetoed.'"
TUITION FROM PAGE 1
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educating students have gone to students and families, where previously, the majority has been paid for by the state government through the tax payers in the state of Kansas," Martin said.
Melvin said the state changed its stance on education after the 1980s. Initially, education was seen as benefiting the society not just the individual by spurring the economy and developing a bigger tax base. The state, therefore, supported higher education through funding and grants. By the 1990s, however, there was a complete shift; individuals were seen as benefiting from education, not society as a whole.
"You've seen a policy shift where the grants to loans is completely inverted," Martin said. "So when you look at your financial aid package today, you'll see that it's primarily loans driven, supplemented by grants. It's a shift from grants to loans and shift from society benefiting to individual students benefiting."
Students and families basing their choice of school on cost is just one impact of students and families paying more for education while their income doesn't rise with the rate of inflation and tuition.
"The tuition can run away all day long — at the end of the day, it's not about the tuition; it's about what you can afford." said Leticia Gradington, director of Student Money Management Services, which helps students learn to manage their finances. "I think students need to do what they can afford."
As a result, more students opt for community colleges. According to the Kansas Board of Regents, enrollment by Kansas residents for state universities actually decreased by about 3 percent between 2005 and 2012, while community college enrollment increased by 12 percent during the same time. Melvin said affordability became a prime factor for students choosing higher education.
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SENATE FROM PAGE 1
An open discussion had never been allowed in previous years.
important that [everyone's] voices are heard, and to not have that discussion in particular does not put out a good image to students." An open discussion had
However, he moved to recess after he thought he'd made a mistake and asked for a senator to make a motion to open discussion on Rana's appointment to the position after the break.
"I wanted to make sure if this was because of a rule or just precedent, so I talked to last year's parliamentarian, and there was the answer," said George.
The senators denied the motion.
"I think it is unfortunate that senators felt like their voices were not heard." Rana said. "I think a discussion would have been beneficial for everyone because I could have elaborated on my credentials and what I want to do with the position."
George said he, as well as senators who later denied the motion for open discussion, made a mistake.
"I think a week into office, Jessie and I are doing what we can moving forward to change the
image of senate," George said. "I admit that was a mistake on my part, but I believe that was a very heated moment and a lot of senators made mistakes for denying discussion."
"Moving on from this event, this demonstrates a hole in our system and I hope we bring legislation to amend the process to approve executive staff," he said. "I just failed on my part at realizing there was an opportunity to have discussion. So moving forward, we need that in the system."
ZACH GEORGE Student body vice president
Dickerson said the situation could have been handled much better. She said as Student Rights Chair, she has a responsibility to represent multiculturalism and any issue that affects students' rights.
"That discussion was cut off and a lot of people are upset," Dickerson said. "The executive staff apologized to me when they should have been apologizing to the people they were silencing."
Dickerson also said George apologized to
ner personally after she declined the motion.
"...I think he realized how detrimental it was after it happened," Dickerson said. "We need a Senate that is proactive and not reactionary, and starting from the very get-go, we've been reactionary."
So far, Dickerson is the only Senate member who has received a formal apology from the executive staff.
Student Body President Jessie Pringle said the executive staff will work on this issue and others this summer. Pringle said it will address platforms, the senate and issues concerning student body.
"We're focusing on a Senate accountability plan and legislative training for the fall," Pringle said.
George said he knows this event is just an example of how senate needs to continue to improve.
"Moving on from this event, this demonstrates a hole in our system and I hope we bring legislation to amend the process to approve executive staff," he said. "I just failed on my part at realizing there was an opportunity to have discussion," George said. "So moving forward, we need that in the system."
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