Volume 128 Issue 85
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
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BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Student Body President Morgan Said advocates for adding non-academic misconduct notations to transcripts at full Senate on Wednesday night.
Full Student Senate passes transcript notation bill
ALANA FLINN
@alana_finn
full Senate passed a bill that supports the addition of a notation to transcripts of students who are suspended or expelled for non-academic misconduct.
Since non-academic misconduct would include sexual assault or any violation of a sexual harassment policy, the bill is an attempt to combat the issue on campuses by preventing another Kansas Board of Regents' school from accepting a transfer candidate without full knowledge of the student's history of misconduct.
Student leaders from Kansas Board of Regent schools will present the bill on March 11 to board members of KBOR, Student Body President Morgan Said said.
This policy, should it pass through KBOR and be implemented, would help deter a growing sexual assault issue on KBOR campuses. The bill cannot be put into place until it is approved by KBOR, and the notation could only be placed on the transcript should the University have jurisdiction over the offense.
"KBOR needs to consider this policy to show its interest in the overall well-being of students in the Kansas higher
education system," Said said. "Especially with recent education funding cuts, we need to work harder than ever as a state to show concern for students in non-monetary ways."
Student Senator Emma Halling said Kansas is the first state to try to pass legislation like this.
students typically transfer to schools within state.
The bill would not cover community colleges or out-of-state schools. However, Said said
"I believe it will be replicated
SEE BILL PAGE 2A
ANNA WENNER/KANSAN
A group comprised of students from the University and Haskell Indian Nations University gathered on Jayhawk Boulevard to protest the recent Keystone Pipeline legislation in Washington D.C.
Student group protests Keystone Pipeline concerns
MIRANDA DAV!S
@MirandaDavisUDK
About 30 students gathered on the lawn in front of StaufferFlint Hall on Wednesday afternoon to protest ongoing concerns with the Keystone XL pipeline.
The protest was organized by the First Nations Student Association, and about half the students were from the University and half were from Haskell Indian Nations University.
The group's concerns focused on possible environmental effects of the Keystone XL pipeline as well as concerns about breaking Native American
treaties if the government pursues the project.
Julia White Bull, a graduate student from Lawrence and president of the First Nation Student Association, brought her five-week-old daughter to the protest and said one of her main concerns was making sure her children and all generations to come would enjoy the same benefits of the environment that she did.
"Our group had an idea to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in regards to saving the water, saving the land, saving future generations," White Bull said.
White Bull's daughter, Ohiniya, was wearing a onesie that
said, "#NoKXL My future depends on you."
On Tuesday, President Obama vetoed the bill that would pave the way for the pipeline.
"Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether or not building and operating a cross-border pipeline serves the national interest," he said in the message.
However, congressional Republicans plan to attempt to override that veto and the pipeline still remains in question.
Edited by Andrew Collins
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Pink Royal, a band from Lawrence, is using the website Indiegogo to crowdfund money for its next album. So far, it has received $1,280 of its $5,000 goal.
RYAN WRIGHT
@ryanwaynewright
Lawrence-based band Pink Royal is one of several bands that has recently resorted to the alternative method of crowdfunding - a way for supporters to donate money directly to an artist to help them finish a project - to further its endeavors and help finance its upcoming album.
The band's crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, a website specifically for crowdfunding, features several perks from receiving a producer credit on the album to a house concert from the band, depending on how much each supporter donates. The campaign ends on Mar. 22 and the band's goal is to receive $5,000 in donations. So far, it has received $1,280.
The band plans to release its full-length, self-produced album entitled "Taps" in April. The album is being produced by Jim Barnes, the drummer of Kansas City band, Hembree.
In support of the anticipated release, Pink Royal will open for Magic Man, a synthpop band from Boston, at the Bottleneck on Feb. 26. The show is sponsored by both Student Union Activities and KIHK.
Pink Royal began three years ago when a small collective of musicians came together to create a band. Since its inception, the band has seen members come and go, but its current rendition has been together for two years. Current members of the
"I was a self-taught musician, played by ear," LaCour said. "Honestly, for most of my college career I didn't think something awesome was going to happen. My fourth year of college was when Pink Royal was formed and its been one of my most passionate projects I've been involved with."
band include: Dylan James Guthrie on vocals, Steven LaCour on guitar, Will Chertoff on guitar, Alex Hartman on drums and Nick Carswell on bass guitar and keys.
LaCour, 24, is an original member of Pink Royal and an alumnus of the University. LaCour majored in Engineering and currently has a full-time job as an engineer. Growing up he wanted to be a drummer, but eventually picked up guitar.
By the sixth grade, Guthrie had begun playing guitar, which he said changed his life. He later joined a choir and realized he could sing, and that ended up sparking a passion for it. By the time he
Guthrie, 23, is a senior from Lawrence majoring in English Literature and plans on graduating this spring. Guthrie has always been around music and knew it was something he wanted to be a part of. By third grade, Guthrie had already joined a band called the Busy Boys which wrote songs about typical kid topics.
"Busy boy, busy boy, gotta be a busy boy/Comb my teeth, brush my hair, do everything 'cause I just don't care," Guthrie sang.
SEE BAND PAGE 9A
State aims to legalize fantasy sports leagues
Fantasy leagues are classified as a lottery, which under the law can only be run by the state. The bill would reverse this classification and make it a game of chance, which would be legal. Representative Brett Hildabrand (R-Shawnee), the author of this bill, said he
Under current Kansas law, it is illegal to participate in fantasy sports leagues that have either a buy-in or where players compete for money. A bill in the Federal and State Affairs Committee would reverse that, making fantasy leagues legal.
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley
"I want to make sure the thousands of people who're participating in this, thinking they're OK within the law, not even knowing they're breaking the law, are protected," he said. Five other states have laws in place against these leagues, but three of them — Montana, Iowa and Washington — are working to make them legal, according to an ABC News article. The commission has said it is not looking to prosecute. However, Hildabrand said he
wants to protect Kansans from a ridiculous law.
SEE BETTING PAGE 2A
Debaters qualify for first round of Nationals
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolNews
University debate team members Jylessa Hampton, a senior from Overland Park, and Quaram Robinson, a freshman from Round Rock, Texas, received a first-round at-large placement for the National Debate Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa, from April 3-6.
"I'm very proud to be part of such a strong legacy," Hampton said. "I feel honored and humbled that I can add to that legacy and be among those really competitive teams
The University's debate team has achieved 36 first-round at-large qualifications in its history. A first-round atlarge placement means that a team was named in the top 16 teams in the country. This is the 48th-straight year that a team from the University has qualified for the National Debate Tournament, according to the University's press release.
while representing myself as an academic."
"For some programs, even some good programs,a qual.
Index OPINION 8A PUZZLES 6A CLASSIFIEDS 3B A&F 5A SPORTS 1B
SEE DEBATE PAGE 2A
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