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What: Sustainability Film Series
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What: Sustainability Film Series Pt. II
When: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Natural History Museum,
Panorama
About: A showing of the documentary "Shored Up."
what: Great American Smokeout
When: 11:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Watson Library, Lawn
About: Tobacco cessation information and support.
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Friday, Nov. 21
What: Stellar Evolution When: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Where: 2001 Malott Hall About: A public event organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
What: Saxophone Quartets
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: 130 Murphy Hall
About: A free musical performance.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Sunday, Nov. 23
What: The Big Meal (Play)
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
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About: An off-Broadway hit, where
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What: School of Music Student Recital
What: 19th Annual Carnival of Chemistry
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Malott Hall
About: The public is invited to attend a carnival of science-related activities.
When: 3.30 p.m.
Where: Lawrence Arts Center
About: A free musical performance.
What: Student Recital Series
When: 5 p.m.
Where: 328 Murphy Hall
About: A piano concert by Ji Hye Lee
KU counselors will report student sexual assault crimes if told
For students who are sexual assault victims and seek counseling on campus, they must know what they say will be reported to Institutional Opportunity and Access at the University, but counselors at the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity must tell students beforehand that it will be reported.
Sarah Jane Russell, the CARE coordinator of the center, provides counseling for students of sexual assault and directs them to other resources in Lawrence. She is also considered a "mandated reporter," meaning the crimes she sees and hears must be reported to the IOA. This includes students who come talk to her about sexual assault.
All KU faculty and staff are considered mandated reporters of crime, except doctors and nurses at Watkins Health Center and psychologists at Counseling and Psychological Services because of patient privacy laws, said Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Center.
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"We can be a coordinating hub to help students navigate the system." Rose-Mockry said. "That's one thing that Sarah Jane can provide is to help a student who is going through the grievance process and to work with connecting a student with... our community partners."
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Mandated reporters are required to report to the IOA because of Title IX guidelines. But the staff at the center let students know what they say will be reported, and the students have the option of going to the GaDuGi SafeCenter or talking to a psychologist at CAPS, where their information will stay confidential. Students can be assured the center is not their only option, and faculty at the Center will help students connect with these services.
"We work together, campus to community, to make sure students have all those supports," Rose-Mockry said.
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The students considered the choice of the Regents not to pursue the amendment a victory for student voice and engagement in these issues.
that the student voice should be prioritized," Admussen said.
Chairman of the Board of Regents, Kenny Wilk, said he agreed with the opinion of the student leadership and their reasons behind opposition.
"I do feel very passionate about this," Wilk said. "I think getting people to participate in the election process, the decision process, at whatever level it is, doing less of that is the wrong direction, we need more of that. If that's not part of what the higher education experience is all about, then I'm disappointed by that."
He said the students have taken this issue to him several times and he was impressed with the amount of action they had taken in the past month.
"I appreciate the effort the students have put into this, they have spoken to me," Wilk said. "I do want the board to know they've spoken to me a number of times. I encouraged them, you know, is this is an issue of concern to you, you need to engage your student bodies in it and you need to take some formal action, think about it and come back to this board and take a position, and they have."
Admussen said while this is a big step in the right direction, the Kansas State administration that originally proposed the amendment to KBOR, can still bring the amendment to the state legislature, just without the approval of the regents.
Wilk said referendums give students the opportunity to think ahead about future students, because many of the changes that they vote on with referendums won't be seen in their time at these universities.
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"I think this kind of a policy has the opportunity to help our students think about the next generation," Wilk said.
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the past we have educated students on the effects tobacco use can have on their personal health. This year we are focusing on respect -respect for your budget,your campus,your fellow Jayhawks and your body"
Caitlin Ireland, a senior from Topeka said the smokers on campus cause her to have issues with her health.
"I have asthma and cigarette smoke is my biggest trigger, so going to class literally makes me sick." Ireland said.
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Ireland also said she has to spend significantly more money during the school year, about $200 a month, because the cigarette smoke causes so many more problems with her health.
Some members of the University's community are working to further decrease health risks to jayhawks. Established in May of 2013, Tobacco Free KU is an initiative to eradicate smoking and other tobacco uses from the campus.
"Over 1,000 universities nationwide are tobaccofree. KU wishes to promote that same kind of respectful, healthy, clean and tobaccofree environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors," said Ola Faucher, director of human resources and chair of the steering committee.
"I'm sure myself and other Jayhawks feel that KU is a leading institution, and I believe wed be considered a role model for other Kansas and Division 1 institutions," Hrabe said.
Faucher also said that the initiative is seeking input from students and the community, talking to student organizations, campus government groups, as well as coordinating with the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.
One of the first steps of the Tobacco-Free Initiative was to establish B.E.A.K., a student organization that supports and works with the Tobacco-Free Initiative, said B.E.A.K. President Ashley Hrabe, a senior from Salina.
The Community Health
Planner at the Health Department, Charlie Bryan, is also a member of the steering committee. He said his role is to serve as a liaison between the community and the University.
Bryan said one of his concerns is how the proposed tobacco-free policy might affect the neighborhoods around the University.
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"An example of a problem with a policy like this is that people might leave the campus, go across the street to a neighborhood, and smoke there," said Bryan.
His job is to help the University with possible solutions, like organizing a monthly cleanup or making that area part of the custodial staff's responsibility. "At the very least, the neighborhoods should be aware of the policy," he said.
The Health Department also looks at this policy in how it will benefit employees of the University, which, as Bryan said, is the largest employer in Douglas County. Employers have to spend more money in health expenses to hire and retain tobacco users, Bryan said, and many are looking at ways to reduce the number of their employees who smoke — and tobacco-free campuses are a way to do that.
"Anytime an employer expands its tobacco-free grounds, or takes a tobacco-free policy, it makes it easier for employees who smoke to quit," said Bryan.
Student participation is invaluable to the project, said Amy Smith, director of the policy office and a member of the leadership committee.
Students can learn more about the Tobacco Free KU initiative at tobaccofree. ku.edu. Students who are interested in quitting smoking, can contact Health Educator Kelsey Fortin at (785) 864-9573 or kelseyf123@ku.edu.
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The bill would also require that those filing a complaint make it complete and thorough, and that if the Elections Commission doesn't believe the complaint has merit or probable cause, they can dismiss it without hearing the case with a two-thirds vote.
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"The intent of this specific piece of legislation is to make the complaint process more fair and reflect our judicial process, specifically, giving rights to the respondent to prepare an adequate defense," Admussen said.
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With the exception of several small amendments, the two election reform bills presented tonight passed quickly.
The first one, presented by Mitchell Cota, chief of staff, pertained to specific positions within the Elections Commission. The bill would allow each of the five people on the Commission to have a specific position, such as secretary or outreach, instead of just the single position, chair of the board, as it stands now.
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Cota said that when the search committee was conducting interviews for the Commission this year, they asked candidates which one of the new positions they would prefer. The new Elections Commission candidates were approved by tonight's senate. The second election reform bill was presented by Will Admussen, government relations director, and discussed the complaint process during the election season. Admussen said the reforms are aimed at
The bill would force those filing a complaint to send in all evidence and material at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing, so the respondent would have time to prepare a defense to the allegations.
The second election reform bill was presented by Will Admussen, government relations director, and discussed the complaint process during the election season. Admussen said the reforms are aimed at making the complaint process more transparent and fair.
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