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Saturday
Rain, rain, go away.
Still need your rain boots.
Brr, it's cold outside. Again.
Thursday, Feb. 2
CALENDAR
**WHAT:** Workshop: "Resumania"
**WHERE:** Koch Commons, Summerfield Hall
**WHEN:** 11 a.m.
**ABOUT:** Have a professional look over your resume before you apply for a job.
**WHAT:** Panel: "North Korea NOW"
**WHERE:** Parlors A, B and C, Kansas
Union
**WHEN:** 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** A discussion about North
Korea post Kim-Jong II.
Friday, Feb. 3
WHAT: Elvis Lives
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: A tribute to the king of rock
'n' roll.
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WHAT: Workshop "Tips for a Successful Research Presentation"
WHERE: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
WHEN: 12 p.m.
ABOUT: Learn different presentation styles and tips.
WHAT: Student Advisory Board Meeting
WHERE:Room 369, Regnier Hall,
Edwards Campus, Overland Park
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Link the Edwards campus to
University administration and let your
voice be heard.
WHAT: Cosmic Bowling
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Free bowling and black lights;
what more could you want?
Saturday, Feb. 4
WHAT: Workshop: Open Figure Drawing
WHERE: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: Free bowling and black lights;
what more could you want?
WHAT: KU Wind Ensemble
WHERE: Lied Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: The School of Music presents its first spring semester concert.
WHAT: Harlem Globetrotters
WHERE: Sprint Center, Kansas City,
Mo.
WHEN: 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
ABOUT: Two showings of the Harlem Globetrotters with the 2012 rookie class.
Sunday, Feb. 5
**WHAT:** Prairie Winds Festival
**WHERE:** Lied Center
**WHEN:** 1 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The School of Music brings local high school students to perform in its 9th annual Prairie Winds Festival.
**WHAT:** Super Bowl XLIV
**WHERE:** Indianapolis, Ind.
**WHEN:** 5:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Don't like the Patriots or the Giants? You can still catch all the awesome commercials.
WHAT: Sunday Funday with DJ G Train
WHERE: Replay Lounge
WHEN: 10 p.m.
ABOUT: After your Super Bowl party,
come out and dance up a storm.
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Tuition on the rise, students in debt
Standard Tuition rates at the University of Kansas
AY 2006 - $2,412
AY 2007 - $2,756
AY 2008 - $2,922
AY 2009 - $3,098
AY 2010 - $3,284
AY 2011 - $3,584
With more students taking on more debt, it's no secret that college costs have skyrocketed in recent years — surpassing the rate of inflation, exceeding the amount owed in credit card debt and increasing standard tuition at the University of Kansas 48.6 percent from 2006 to 2011 alone.
Total percent change: 48.6
"It's a conundrum," said Ed McKechnie, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents. "You can either not make the investment and live a substandard life, or you can take on significant debt and run the risk of living a life of debt that could also
lead to a substandard life."
Many factors have contributed to this phenomenon, including the shifting of public universities toward privatization financial models, increases in demand and competition and less state funding for higher education.
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GOVERNMENT
State senate committee passes redistricting bill
TOPEKA — A redistricting bill approved by a Kansas Senate committee would give the state's senior Republican congresswoman a slightly more Democratic U.S. House district.
The Reapportionment Committee endorsed the measure Wednesday, sending it to the Senate for debate.
A key feature of the bill is that it would expand the 1st District of western and central Kansas to take in Manhattan — a change that Jenkins said she opposes.
The Kansas Republican Party and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce quickly denounced the new map as an attempt to hurt Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, who represents the 2nd District of eastern Kansas as well the University's west campus. Republic Congressman
Kevin Yoder represents district three, which currently encompasses the University's main campus. In the past, the University has been split between the two districts.
Figures from legislative researchers show 30 percent of the new district's voters would be Democrats, compared with 29 percent now. GOP voters would decline to 40 percent, from 42 percent.
The measure had bipartisan support.
Associated Press
Gov. Brownback to speak about human trafficking
Gov. Sam Brownback will speak at "Ending Human Trafficking: A conversation with Kansas Governor Sam Brownback" about issues related to human trafficking tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
The Wichita Eagle recently reported that Kansas received a failing grade in a recent report by Shared Hope International, a nonprofit group that advocates for victims of sex trafficking. The report analyzed laws related to trafficking. The Kansas City Star completed an in-depth multimedia report on trafficking in 2009 saying Kansas City "is an emerging hub
Brownback will discuss how trafficking affects Kansas and what is being done to stop it on the state level. He is a co-sponsor of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
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of human trafficking activity."
— Vikaas Shanker
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, "Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world and is tied with the illegal arms industry as the second-largest criminal industry in the world today."
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center is organizing the event, which is aimed at educating the campus community on human trafficking and how people can stop it.
"Kansas serves as a major route for traffickers who exploit victims through sex trafficking and forced labor," wrote ETWRC program director Kathy Rose-Mocky in an email.
The Kansas Union Ballroom is located on the fifth level of the Kansas Union.
Information based on the Douglas County hooking recap
- An 18-year-old Lenexa man was arrested Tuesday at 9:50 a.m. on the 300 block of Industrial Lane on suspicion of theft less than $1,000 and purchase or consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor. Bond was not set.
- A 26-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. on the 2500 block of Redbud Lane on suspicion of intimidating a victim or
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witness and domestic battery. Bond was not set.
- A 33-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Monday at 1:04 p.m. on the 2200 block of Haskell Ave. on suspicion of aggravated battery. Bond was not set.
A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 8:11 a.m. on the 1700 block of Kentucky St. for failure to appear in municipal court. Bond was set at $1,639.
- A 36-year-old Topeka man was arrest Monday at 4 p.m. on the 200 block of N. 10th St. in Salina for a failure to appear in district court. Bond was set at $1,000.
An 18-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Monday at 1:30 p.m. on the 500 block of Eldridge Rd. on suspicion of criminal damage to property less that $1,000. Bond was set at $250.
— Rachel Salyer
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