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Tuesday, Oct. 31
What: A Case for Social Resilience
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: 706 Foster Hall
About: Informal talk on social resilience in Kansas with Robert Wuthnow
Friday, Nov. 1
**What:** Digital Wall Drawing:
Halloween
**When:** 4 to 5 p.m.
**Where:** Anschutz Library, Level 3
**About:** Spooky drawings, with
optional costumes
wnat: Application for Fall Graduation Deadline When: All day Where: All university About: Undergraduate and law school deadline for fall graduation
What: Deaf Education: Current Research and Issues
When: 11 a.m.
W. H. R. Pearson Hall
Saturday, Nov. 2
Where: 203 Joseph R. Pearson Hall
About: Lecture with Barbara Luetke
What: REDCap
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: 445 Watson Library
About: Seminar for researchers covering how to construct a REDCap database and survey
What: Hear My Song, a Musical Revue When: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall
About: Recital presented by the School of Music
Sunday, Nov. 3
What: Women's Basketball versus Emporia State
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Allen Fieldhouse
About: First women's basketball game of the season
What: An Evening with Ted Owens When: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Ballroom
About: Discussion with former men's basketball coach Ted Owens about his career and new book
Applying students consider school rankings
AMELIA ARVESEN
aarvesen@kansan.com
A StudentPOLL conducted by Art & Science Group found that college rankings are becoming increasingly important to high school seniors. According to the survey, two-thirds of the 39,000 surveyed college applicants had taken rankings into account making their final decision.
them final decision.
"The most reliable source is taking an official campus visit to determine if the campus and program is right for the student," said Lisa Kress, the director of admissions. "We particularly encourage students and families to do a deep dive on their academic program of interest as the quality of the individual program is more relevant than the rankings of the entire university."
Kress said college rankings should be used solely as a springboard for students to start researching a college or university. Other important aspects to look
into include affordability, academic programs, study abroad, undergraduate research and making sure the school is a good fit academically and socially.
differently and that high school seniors look to US News & World Report as a predominant source for help, in addition to annual lists like Forbes Top Colleges and Princeton Review.
"...the quality of the individual program is more relevant than the rankings of the entire university."
LISA KRESS Director of admissions
"It's good to have comparison and a list is easy to look at," said Conner Wade, a senior from Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colo.
In a decision between a lesser and well-known school. Wade said he would choose the bigger name because of the higher possibility of greater bonds and connections.
"We often find that qualities related to a college or university's academic program, campus community, and other distinctions factor into students' college decisions more than its rankings do," wrote the principal of Art & Science Group, Richard A. Hesel, in the study.
Winston Olsen, a senior from Culver Academies in Indiana, is searching for schools based on location. He said the degree programs, surrounding town and whether the school is a good fit is all important when making a final decision.
According to the study, students with SAT scores of 1300 and above were more likely to consult college rankings when applying than students with SAT scores under 1300.
"We work with students regard-
AMELIA ARVESEN/KANSAN
Prospective students and their parents attend a student-led campus tour.
dall Brumfield, the director of ad vising.
less of what their backgrounds are and how they perceive the school based on rankings published in different publications," said Ran-
Edited by Jessica Mitchell
Professor finds biological cause of violent crime
JOSE MEDRANO
jmedrano@kansan.com
violent crimes are a serious issue for societies worldwide and can be unpredictable, but an experiment conducted by molecular bioscience professor Dean Stetler found a correlation between violent crime and the low activity of a bodily enzyme. The experiment focused on inmates in different correctional facilities and the
violent behavior.
MAOA exists first as a gene that codes for the MAOA enzyme, which metabolizes dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin — substances that promote human emotions such as happiness and
activity of Monoamine Oxidase A Alleles (MAOA) in their bodies. According to Stetler, lower-than-normal activity of the enzyme, coupled with abuse as a child, causes individuals to be in an aggressive mood and exhibit
"[Low enzyme activity] causes people's fight or flight systems to be on a majority of the time."
DEAN STETLER molecular bioscience professor
"It causes people's fight or flight systems to be on a majority of the time," said Stetler about the low activity of MAOA. "These people are pissed off
contentment.
Inmates selected for the experiment were broken down into two groups — violent and nonviolent — and their genetic information was gathered through cheek swabs. The MAOA allele exam-
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Stetler is currently looking to conduct more research on the issue, and stated he has other study ideas planned concerning MAOA.
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ined was a specific type called the 3-repeat allele, which produces low amounts of MAOA. Inmates who had committed crimes such as murder, manslaughter, assault and rape were considered violent compared to inmates who had committed theft, drug use, the sale of drugs or had been convicted of other nonviolent crimes.
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Results showed 64.6 percent of male inmates who had committed a violent crime had the low-activity MAOA allele. Stetler said
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