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Members of Future Majority, a student political interest group, held a bake sale Tuesday afternoon in front of Wescoe Hall to raise money toward the state of Kansas' budget shortfall. The group also distributed flyers and voter registration information.
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Late Tuesday afternoon, members of the Student Safety Advisory Board heard proposals from the Student Senate Transportation Coordinator and representatives of the Willow Domestic Violence Center.
Kristine Chapman, director of community engagement at the Willow, pointed out that in their needs assessment for the proposal they found that, according to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 3 teens and young adults of both genders will face dating violence.
The Willow Domestic Violence Center presented a proposal for the creation of a full-time KU Outreach Advocate. The advocate position would be paid and allow the Willow to provide advocacy and outreach services to students, staff and faculty in an on-campus setting, according to the proposal.
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"We feel like there's a huge demographic of people that are falling through the gaps," said Becca Burns, director of volunteer services for the Willow. "If the numbers are
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This proposal is more detrimental to the University than previous proposed cuts, Monaco said.
As Gray-Little continued, she added the freeze "prevents us from being able to keep up with inflation, let alone to embark on new initiatives to benefit Kansas."
"We understand the intent of that, and we share the legislature's focus on affordability for Kansas students and families," Monaco said. "But a tuition freeze is complicated and would result in a greater loss of revenue for the University than the original cuts that were proposed earlier in the session."
While the legislature debates this bill, among other budget bills, Monaco said the University will continue to
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"People think the [cigarette] butts are biodegradable, but that is a false perception," Criner said. "The butts are full of toxins that leach into our environment, like our water supplies."
The Peer Health Educators and KU Center for Sustainability groups want this event to lead to a cleaner campus and environment in the future. Both campus groups will use this opportunity to provide education on the current push
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