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ALENDAR
Tuesday, Nov. 25
What: Lawrence Creates Makerspace
Weekly Meeting
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ninth and New Jersey
About: Learn more about how to get
involved with the creative warehouse
Wednesday, Nov. 26
What: Environs/Students for a Sustainable Future meeting
When: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: A student meeting
What: Walking Group
When: Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Wescoe Hall
About: A 10 to 20 minute walk around campus.
Thursday, Nov. 27
THANKSGIVING DAY
Friday, Nov. 28
BLACK FRIDAY
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Innovation Way, shown in a conceptual rendering, is to be the home to two new science buildings as part of the Campus Master Plan.
University to implement Campus Master Plan
To reduce travel time across the new campus, the Plan calls for the construction of an accessible, multi-use path, "Jayhawk Trail." Ways to reduce vehicle traffic and configure bus routes are still being considered by the University.
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK
After the Earth, Energy and Environment Center groundbreaking last week, the University is ready to implement phase one of the Campus Master Plan, which intends to bring together the different districts of the University. The plan would shift the center of campus to allow for new green space, science buildings, an updated Burge Union and more.
Phase one entails the building of a new Earth, Energy and Environment Center, which will be attached to Lindley Hall.
Funded by KU Endowment, the Center will combine geology, petroleum engineering, exploration and environmental science, field, laboratory and analytic experience, scientific research and field applications.
Within the Campus Master Plan is the development of an "Innovation Way," which would lead from Haworth Hall to West Campus, connecting the rest of the sciences with engineering and pharmacy.
Robert Goldstein, associate dean for the Natural Sciences & Mathematics, said changes are already being made. The Center is expected to be finished by August 2017.
vation Way calls for two new integrated science buildings in a complex with a new student service/student union facility," said Kristi Henderson, director of communications in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
These science facilities will be placed on the east slope of Irving Hill, near Stouffer Apartments, providing nearly 400,000 square feet of additional laboratory space campus-wide.
"To have space and facilities that will actually improve the students' experience will be great."
GREG BURG Biology professor
the initial phase of Inno
"The new classrooms will look a little different than current ones," Goldstein said. "They will promote learning through different avenues, rather than consisting of professors just lecturing."
Goldstein says classrooms will be more closely blended with faculty research space, and students will interact more with their professors, teaching assistants and graduate teaching assistants.
Greg Burg, professor and director of undergraduate biology, is looking forward to the coming changes.
"I think it's going to give us huge opportunities, especially with our laboratories," Burg said. "To have space and facilities that will actually improve the students' experience will be great."
"The equipment is very outdated," Roberts said, "In my lab, there are only three weigh scales that work. Getting new supplies would help the labs go smoother."
Burg said having upgraded facilities will benefit all of the sciences, especially the ones that have thrived in Malott Hall for so long.
Maddy Roberts is a freshman from Valley Center, taking General Chemistry in Malott.
"Our first priority is to move all [science] programs and activities out of that building [Malott]. There are also plans to renovate Haworth Hall and bring its research space up to 21st century standards," Henderson said. "All options are on the table for Malott Hall once programs currently housed there are moved to integrated science buildings."
To solve issues like these, the plan will include specific plans for Malott.
As the relocation of these sciences begins, many faculty members have expressed their desire to work outside of their disciplines.
As far as student wants and needs, the University has already hosted multiple open forums.
"These professors are really wanting to collaborate, especially through research," Goldstein said.
For more information, visit http://dcm.ku.edu/campus-master-plan.
Open enrollment period for Obamacare begins
Edited by Rob Pyatt
JAMES LAMB
@theiameslamb
In Kansas, the proportion of sign-ups that were in this age bracket was higher at 31 percent; however, there was a smaller proportion of sign-ups in the state overall, with only one in five people registering, lower than the 28 percent national average, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
"I think that the primary reason [for low enrollments] had to do with lack of information," said Jarron M. Saint Orge, assistant professor of sociology. "I think that young people don't really know what's going on [with Obamacare] and weren't aware of it."
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in March, during the first enrollment period between October 2013 and March 2014, about one-quarter of private insurance enrollees nationwide were 18 to 34 years old, short of the goal of 40 percent that had been set by the Obama administration.
The latest period for open enrollment for health insurance required under Obamacare began on Nov. 15. It remains unclear, however, whether or not the program will meet its goals for sign-ups among young people. The goals were not reached during the last enrollment period in late 2013 and early 2014.
Jonathan Gruber, a key Obamacare advisor, spoke at a conference at the University of Pennsylvania in October 2013, and spoke about what he believed to be misinformation surrounding the legislation when it was initially passed in 2010.
"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage," Gruber said. "Call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to get the thing to pass."
The revealing of such comments may have lowered any expectations of improving the percentage of sign-ups among young people. When asked whether these comments could further impact Obamacare's failure to meet its goals. Onge said he didn't think it would, believing Gruber's impact to be limited.
Onge said there are two competing considerations: whether or not you agree with health care, and whether or not you need health care. He said a lot of people who don't like Obamacare are still signing up for it because they ultimately need it. However, he said he thinks basic ignorance impacted the first enrollment and that people didn't necessarily know about the penalty for failing to sign up.
Failing to sign up for health insurance of any kind may lead to a tax penalty under the Affordable Care Act, but some maintain that the government has no place in health insurance at all.
HAYDEN KLEPPER Freshman from St. Louis
"I'm glad people have health care now but I don't think this was the right way to do it."
Hayden Klepper, a freshman from St. Louis, did not signup for Obamacare. He said he can currently afford his own health insurance, and that he is attached to his parents' plan.
"That's what I believe could have been done," he said. "Businesses can solve the problem better than the government ever could."
"I don't support any sort of universal health care, I'm a libertarian," Klepper said. "I think the way we have it right now, the mix between the really left and really right [wing] policies is really backwards and we need to figure it out. I'm glad people have health care now but I don't think this was the right way to do it."
Klepper said if minimum wage was lower, businesses could afford to hire more people and give them more benefits.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
Due to a reporting oversight, an article titled "Kansas, Kentucky clash in a battle rooted in history" in last Tuesday's edition of the Kansan included a quote and surrounding information that were not correctly attributed. The quote and information came from Ryan Levine's article, "Once A jayhawk, Always a jayhawk: Adolph Rupp," published in the Nov. 12 issue of Rock Chalk Weekly.
CORRECTION
FROM CAMPUS PAGE
"There has been more discussion in the past than there is at the present times because it was when it was going into effect and I assume that there's going to be more discussion in the future as the date which we would have to allow conceal carry comes closer," Gray-Little said.
UNC ACADEMIC SCANDAL
An investigation of the University of North Carolina found widespread academic fraud that happened during Gray-Little's time as provost and executive vice chancellor. She has said in previous statements that she had no knowledge of the fraud while it was happening.
"I think it's something that we should learn something from. Not to take things for granted." Gray-Little said.
The chancellor said the scandal was fortunate, but that she is not currently involved in reparations or any lawsuits. She said it was a reminder to all universities to stay alert to the possibility that it could happen anywhere.
Edited by Miranda Davis
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