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Fiber internet service coming to Lawrence
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High-speed, fiber Internet is heading to Lawrence. However, it could be up to two years before RG Fiber starts work in Lawrence.
The Lawrence City Commission agreed on the policy last Tuesday. The stall results from the previous City Commission.
RG Fiber, a Baldwinbased company, signed an agreement with Eudora last Monday to implement the technology in the next 12 months. City Commissioner Matthew Herbert said RG Fiber came to the city two years ago with a proposal, but Lawrence took too long to act.
"They've come to us and said they're for sure going to lease fiber," Herbert said. "They came two years ago and, said, 'We want to do this,' but the
previous commission dragged their feet on it so much that Mike Bosch (an owner and founder of RG Fiber) went to Baldwin, Eudora, anywhere he could. He's coming here, but they've got to finish up the other projects."
While locally-owned Wicked Broadband's owner, Josh Montgomery, came and spoke against the technology, Herbert said Montgomery helped write the policy put into place last Tuesday. Herbert was Wicked Broadband had originally been interested in leasing city fiber as well.
"RG Fiber is going to use their own capital, whereas Josh Montgomery and Wicked wanted the city to loan them all the money." Herbert said. "It's going to cost $30 million to build out Lawrence. Mike Bosch has said 'I've got private investors; it won't cost
taxpayers anything.' "
Fiber technology uses actual fibers to transmit Internet instead of the copper piping used by most companies. While large entities already use fiber, it's been too expensive to route to the home.
"We want multiples; the last thing on earth we want is a monopoly."
MATTHEW HERBERT City Commissioner
While this technology is a massive investment, it is costly, and Herbert said the money was something Wicked Broadband wasn't willing to commit.
"Meanwhile, Wicked said they could commit up to
$3,000, and anything more than that they'd need the city to finance," Herbert said. "Three thousand dollars would get it to like four people's doors. As people begin seeing this work, a lot more vendors will show up."
Rep. Dennis "Boog"
Highberger (D-Lawrence)
said this is a major step for
Lawrence.
"It seems like with our new technology economy, having high speed broadband access is critical," he said. "For technology startups, it's really critical, and hopefully it'll help attract students to KU and new business to the area."
While the city of Lawrence has nothing to do with the cost of the technology in people's homes, it controls the cost it leases it for. The policy now in place offers many conditionalities where the vendor could get the fiber for
free from the city.
"If [vendors] offer it to people below 140 percent of the poverty line or free to not-for-profit organizations, the city will offer their fiber for free," Herbert said. "We think that'll incentivize them to keep the cost lower and incentivize them to offer the service to lower income people."
With the fiber policy roughly a week old, Herbert said he hopes more companies lease fiber in the area and offer the service to customers.
"We want multiples; the last thing on earth we want is a monopoly," he said. "The whole point of having a city fiber policy is to encourage high speed fiber. We're trying to expand to the outside for sure."
RG Fiber could not be reached for comment.
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Israeli Ethiopian protest turns violent
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TEL AVIV, Israel—Several thousand people from Israel's Jewish Ethiopian minority protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting down a major highway and clashing with police on horseback long into the night.
The protest was mostly peaceful during the day, but by nightfall became violent with at least 20 officers hurt and "multiple protesters" arrested, Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Channel 2 TV said the protesters came from all over the country.
Protesters threw rocks and bottles at officers in riot gear. Police deployed officers on horseback and used stun grenades to try and control the crowds in central Tel Aviv. Local media reported protesters tipped over a police vehicle and set fires near city hall.
Israel's Jewish Ethiopians block a highway during a protest against racism and police brutality in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday. Several thousand people protested against racism and police brutality.
"I am here to fight for our rights," a woman named
Betel from the northern city of Nazareth Illit told the station.
"I don't want to be beaten by police," said the 21-year-old, who didn't give her last name. "My parents didn't immigrate here for nothing. I want equality."
Simmering Frustrations among Israel's Ethiopian community boiled over when footage emerged of an Ethiopian Israeli in an army uniform being beaten by police last week. Thousands of Ethiopian Jews live in Israel, many of them secretly airlifted into the country in 1984 and 1990, but their absorption into Israeli society has been difficult. Although they are Jewish, Ethiopian community members complain of racism, lack of opportunity in Israeli society, endemic poverty and routine police harassment.
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Police chief Yohanan Danino told Channel 10 TV that "the use of violence by a small minority of the many protesters does not serve their struggle." He added,
"Whoever harms police or civilians will be brought to justice."
Activists told the station they don't want violence to escalate to the level seen in Baltimore where the death of a man in police custody sparked riots. One man held a sign reading: "Bibi, you had better not let Baltimore reach Israel," referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his nickname.
Police said thousands of
people took part in Sunday's protest. Protesters blocked roads in central Tel Aviv as well as a main highway leading to the city during the day.
It was the second such protest in several days and supporters say the demonstrations will continue. The first rally last week in Jerusalem turned violent as well, but on a smaller scale.
Protestor's marched in Tel
Aviv, with some blowing whistles or chanting "violen police officers belong in jail."
Netanyahu said he will meet Monday with representatives of the community as well as the beaten solider.
Public Security Minister Yitzhak 'Aharonovich tolk Channel 2 the officers caught in the footage are "a disgrace" and are being investigated.
as priorities by the task force include clearly outlining procedures for filing complaints and making that information more visible, as well as implementing multiple prevention programs for first-year students and requiring first-year students to live in campus housing, but excluding fraternity and sorority houses until sophomore year. Sorority houses already implement the deferral rule, according to the report.
TASK FORCE FROM PAGE 1
The full report is online at sataskforce.ku.edu.
During the presentation, Gray-Little and the provost both asked questions on how alcohol impacted the task force's recommendations, other risk factors that play a part in sexual violence besides alcohol and what the members of the task force team learned that might not be in the report.
Alesha Doan, department chair of Women, Gender
Former student body president Emma Halling said membership in Greek life is statistically proven to show impact not just for perpetrators, but also victimhood. Women who are members of sororities are more likely to be sexually assaulted, Halling said.
and Sexuality Studies, said although alcohol's impact is reflected in the recommendations, the team was careful not to go too far down the alcohol road because getting rid of alcohol doesn't solve the issue. Doan said there is correlation, but not necessarily causation.
Several members of the task force mentioned other factors that play a role in sexual violence, such as gender, age and involvement in social circles such as sororites and fraternities.
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Currently transfer students are evaluated based on ACT scores and GPA, Gray-Little said.
Halling also said one issue she learned about, but wasn't specifically mentioned in the final report was the lack of questions asked of transfer students. Halling said transfer students are not questioned on interpersonal violence at previous universities or in the court system. Halling said this issue is worth looking into.
Overall, Doan said she feels the report reflects not only the research the task force looked at, but also the hundreds of people they talked to on campus.
Doan said the task force had lots of support, encouragement and advice from the University community members that
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The task force and administrators agreed throughout the meeting that whether recommendations are changes that can be implemented short-term or long-term, on-going action is needed.
was motivated out of love for the University and wanting to see it stronger.
"It's not just about protecting the University; it's not necessarily just about protecting the students — it's about the fabric of our community and creating meaningful social change in our community and tracking that progress for the next five, 10 and 15 years," said task force co-chair student Angela Murphy, a graduate student in the English department.
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B-SCHOOL FROM PAGE 1
For Thompson to complete the required 60 hours and foundation coursework for his junior year, he will have to take summer classes.
Aside from applying after completing these hours and meeting the minimum GPA requirement, the only other way to be accepted into the School of Business is to have a 25 or above on the ACT and at least a 3.25 GPA.
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