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'NYT' columnist to speak on climate, career
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
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Andrew Revkin, a science and environment blogger for "The New York Times," will visit the University today and Friday to give a presentation on climate change issues and his approach to journalism and communication.
Revkin will speak at a lecture titled "The New Communication Climate" on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Spooner Hall. He will make a Friday appearance at the Idea Cafe in the KU Commons, in which he will give a lecture titled "Why We Should Be Optimistic about the Anthropocene."
Revkin took the time to answer some questions about his career and his views on climate change.
Revink reached out to present at the University himself, having already planned on attending a conference in Kansas City.
KANSAN: What is the biggest misconception when it comes to global warming? What is the biggest misconception on your views on the topic?
REVKIN: There are lots of different misconceptions. For most people, it's not something they think about anyway. So
it's either the disengaged, the oversimplified or people who think it's made up.
REVKIN: I've had to deal with that sort of thing. A liberal environmental extremist once compared me to Charlie Sheen. Unfortunately, a lot of our debates over issues like the environment range from the edges. The reality is, it's in the middle.
the first misconception is that global warming or climate change is an old-fashioned pollution problem or that the problem arises from soot, smog or smoke stacks. It's much more profound than that. ... Some people like to oversimplify it. I think that's one misconception.
KANSAN: I read an article from NPR about Rush Limbaugh telling you to kill yourself. Is this a regular sort of thing?
Journalism is about going behind the arguments and saying what can happen next — keeping track of what's opinion
The other is that it's a hoax. Some people think that there's nothing there. There's enough evidence of substantial risk if emissions of greenhouse gases are unabated. After writing about this since the 1980s, I'm personally convinced that there is substantial risk.
REVKIN: This is what I teach at Pace University: that students can make a difference themselves. You don't have to wait until you're out of a university to actually contribute meaningfully to public understanding of issues like this (climate change).
and what's fact — and that's what I try to do. There's a lot of uncertainty (surrounding environmental issues). I just try to dig in as much as I can about what we actually know or what science has revealed. A lot of what I do is examining the science itself to make sure it's robust.
More generally, when I speak about where we're at in this era, it's a good time to get engaged because there's something everyone can do. Whether you're an artist, engineer, professor or a student, there's something you can do to help make a difference. It's kind of a cool time to be alive.
KANSAN: When you come to universities, is there a specific message that you want to drive home?
KANSAN: Do you feel like your style of reporting, which incorporates reader opinion and cites other publications, fits
REVKIN: During the 20th century, most journalism was a one-way phenomenon. You would go to an event, a paper would come out or Congress would debate a bill. So a journalist would do an interview, write an article or do a TV report and that was it.
the topic you cover particularly?
Now it's much more interactive, meaning you interact every day instead of a letter to the editor once a month or so. A lot more of the way I convey what I understand about the world is just my own observations, but I try to cite the work of other journalists at other publications, so it's more like a conversation than a report.
Journalism is starting to look a lot more like that, especially if newsrooms shrink. We'll all be sort of sharing information more and more, not just competing and generating our own unique content. As a blogger, I'm always involved with that kind of thing, bringing together others' ideas as well as my own.
KANSAN: What are the biggest difficulties surrounding that kind of reporting, and how do you think that makes your views on certain subjects seen
differently?
REVKIN: That's a good question because I think any journalists, even in the '60s, '70s or '80s, is a person with prejudices and biases, some of which are conscious and some of which are unconscious. Now, I think [news] is more about the recognition of that from the start. So people who read me regularly will know where I'm coming from. I've established who I am through the track record I have built up for many years and a sense of reliability that makes people comfortable keeping track of the wav I see the world.
I don't imply that it's the only view or that it's the right view. I just say, "This is my background, these are my biases," and if you're transparent around all that, then you maintain an authority that makes people want to read your writing.
I grew up with Walter Cronkite saying, "That's the way it is." That's what he said every night to sign off, "That's the way it is, Tuesday, Nov. 5," and I think that's oversimplified. I'm OK with the approach I've taken. Each one has weaknesses and strengths.
Edited by Andrew Collins
Currently at both the University and K-State, a policy stands that allows a student in on-campus housing to call for medical assistance and be exempt from being kicked out of their residence or the university. However, it is up to the officer's discretion whether to press charges for a minor in consumption or minor in possession.
BILL FROM PAGE 1A
Morgan Said, student body president, is working with Kays and other Kansas Board of Regents schools to get this bill passed statewide. Kays is leading the charge on this bill because the platform he ran on to be elected at K-State specifically stated he would try to have this bill passed.
One motivation for expanding the bill statewide is because students who live in off-campus housing are currently not protected by this policy. If the statewide bill is passed, however, off-campus students would have legal protection as well.
At Higher Education Day in Topeka last week, Said and other student leaders testified to committees the legislation was reviewed in and encouraged the passing of the bill.
"I think part of being student leaders is being realistic about the culture surrounding college campuses and just our nation as a whole," Said said. "We recognize, although we have set measures in place to try to prevent underage drinking, it does happen. It's our job to protect students when they do decide to engage in that type of behavior and take it too far to the point of needing medical assistance."
The University of Kansas has
had the policy since 2009. Kays modeled K-State's policy after Kansas' and managed to get it implemented last fall. Stipulations for qualifying for immunity from charges will be granted if the minor seeking medical attention "initiates contact with law enforcement and cooperate with them at the scene," according to a press release from K-State. Now that the bill has been passed through conference committee, it must pass through both state House and Senate and then finally be approved by Gov. Sam Brownback.
Kays said there is no specific timing for the passing of the bill, but it can take several weeks. Kays is aiming to implement the off-campus policy separately at K-State, as the statewide bill isn't guaranteed to pass. But after dedicating nearly a year and a half to this project, Kays said he knows few things are more important than preventing any more underage drinking disasters.
Sen. Tom Hawk (D-Manhattan) supports the bill and hopes to see the efforts come to fruition.
"Right now, there's 21 states that have this law and about five others looking at it," Kays said. "I think with this law, we can really save some lives of young people in Kansas."
Edited by Callie Byrnes
"Working with [Kays] on the Lifeline 911 bill has been a wonderful experience in the application of democracy for students in the Kansas legislative process." Hawk said in a press release. "This bill will save student lives by giving young people the confidence that they can step up and help a peer in danger."
CORRECTION
In an article titled "Student Senate to vote on sexual assault transcript notation policy" in Wednesday's issue, the headline incorrectly stated that Student Senate was voting on the bill. Instead, Student Senate committees were voting on the bill. The bill does not deal specifically with sexual harassment policy violations, but any non-academic policy violation that results in suspension or expulsion. The reporter did not speak to any authors on the bill, as Angela Murphy, the Student Senate source for the article, is not an author. The story online has been updated to reflect the changes.
can help me, and I can pay them back over time," she said. "You don't really think about getting scammed on a nannying website out of all things."
CARE FROM PAGE 1A
The website warns of scams like these, and give tips on how to avoid them, including cautionary statements about trusting your instincts and not providing personal information. Background checks are only run on caregivers, not the families looking for care, according to Care.com.
The sophomore University student said there should be more checks on the people who want care provided to protect against scams or other negative instances.
"Security wise, this makes me feel not secure at all," she said. "Anyone can get your email and your phone number and make you think they're someone that they're not, or make you think you have this awesome nannying job with a cute little kid and then it ends up being fake. I don't understand why people think like that."
Even though this type of scam has been run before, authorities haven't found the woman who initiated this scam, nor do they know of her whereabouts. Additionally, since Western Union only requires a state name and a name of the person you're sending the money to, the
money could not be recovered.
Emily Jones, a senior from Lindsborg, encountered a similar situation but was able to avoid the scam.
Jones studies applied behavioral science in the early intervention department and helps children with autism spectrum disorder, and decided she could use her skills with children as a babysitter to make a profile on the website.
"I love kids, and I've baby-sat for a really long time," she said. "I find it really easy so I put up a profile on Care.com. I was actually kind of skeptical at first because I thought it would be a good place for a scam."
As it turns out, Jones was right. A woman messaged Jones on Jan. 22 through Care.com looking for a full-time nanny. However, Jones had not updated her profile since the summer, and she was no longer as available as she had been. Consequently, she had to inform the woman that she wouldn't be able to to fulfill the request due to her hectic schedule with school being back in session.
the woman messaged back a photo of her family and told Jones she thought she would be a great match as a babysitter. The woman also asked Jones to provide personal information, to which she reiterated that she was no longer available for a full-time position. The next morning, Jones
With television shows such as "How to Catch a Predator" depicting the terrible realities of what can happen when someone is too trusting, Jones said her mind immediately jumped to her initial thought that the site would be perfect for a scam.
"I thought it was a scam because in the end they weren't really looking for a babysitter," she said. "They were still wanting that information even after I repeatedly told them I wasn't available. I was just concerned they wanted my address and a picture; that's when a light switch went off."
"I had a right to be skeptical when I put up information in the first place because it could be a scam," she said. "With technology people can try to take advantage of you."
received another email from the woman.
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"I get this email the next morning that said 'Good morning Emily, how was your night?' which is a weird way to say it," Jones said. "In the email before, she had asked me to fill out some information with my name, phone number, address and all this information that I didn't feel was necessary."
Jones said at this point she believed someone was trying to scam her; but for what, she wasn't sure.
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