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This year in news
This year, the Kansan had 29 print issues and about 19 special sections. News coverage ranged from Town Hall meetings, to parking and MSG forums and presidential candidates visiting Lawrence and Kansas City. Here is a recap of news from the past year:
Diversity and Inclusion:
On Nov. 11, 2015, over 500 University students, faculty and staff gathered
in Woodruff Auditorium overflowing into the Big 12 Room of the Student Union for a Town Hall meeting about race, respect and responsibility. At the meeting, Kynnedi Grant, a junior
from St. Louis and student activist, said she and her friends were attacked at a party. She said a gun was pulled on her. This meeting was the first time student group Rock Chalk Invisible
Hawk spoke out and presented 15 demands to make the University more diverse and inclusive.
The following weeks and months saw numerous schools hosting town hall
discussions on race, the call for School of Social Welfare Dean Paul Smokowski to resign and his eventual resignation.
On March 9. Student Senate approved the
first-ever Multicultural Student Government in the nation, but it was vetoed by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little on May 4, group leader Katherine Rainey said.
Courtney Varney/KANSAN
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk protests with signs during the open forum Nov. 11, 2015
Four presidential candidates visit local area during spring semester:
Ted Cruz, March 2:
Withdrew from the race
May 4
Cruz said during his campaign that he is the Republican Party's best chance to beat Donald Trump.
"Let me be very clear to the men and women of Kansas. I will not compromise our religious liberty and I will not compromise away our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms," Cruz said.
Cruz drew a crowd of
around 1,300 to the rally,
which fell three days before
Saturday's Kansas caucus,
which he later won.
Bernie Sanders,
March 3:
After stopping by Massachusetts Street the evening of March 3 for some handshakes, a few selfies and a haircut at the Downtown Barbershop, Sanders was greeted by deafening cheers of thousands of supporters at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Sanders took strong stances on issues such as healthcare, veteran services, free higher education and the"corrupt campaign finance system."
sure victory against Donald Trump because "love trumps hatred."
Sanders said supporters must unite in order to in-
Marco Rubio, March 4: Withdrew from the race March 15
Rubio was flanked by fighter jets to his right and left as he spoke to the crowd of roughly 300 people.
Kansas Gov. Brownback and Sen. Pat Roberts, who both previously endorsed the Republican candidate, praised Rubio before he stepped up to speak.
"Trump is not prepared to be the commander-in-chief," Rubio said. "Anyone who thinks the Nuclear Triad was a rock band is not qualified to be the commander-in-chief."
A protester holds up a sign during Donald Trump's rally at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday, March 12.
Parking:
Roxy Townsend/KANSAN
In the fall semester, Alex Hardee, a senior from Shawnee, started a petition to increase student parking spaces and received more than 1,300 signatures. University Parking and Transit
Two words to describe parking this year: chaos and confusion. This year 270 yellow parking spots were lost, largely due to construction.
Donna Hultine, director of KU Parking and Transit, said 217 parking spots will be lost in lot 72, near the Burge Union and Allen Fieldhouse.
"The parking situation will get a little more crowded with the construction," she said. "Not only we lose yellow lot spots,but
Department then held two forums discussing upcoming changes in response to the petition.
residential parking at Jawhawker Towers and at Stauffer Place will also be affected by the Central District construction. We've already lost most of the Stauffer Place parking to construction this year, and Towers parking is down to 317."
Donald Trump, March
12:
After Republican candidates Cruz and John Kasich dropped out May 3 and 4, respectively, Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee.
Roughly 3,000 people packed into the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
March 12 to rally for Donald Trump.
The second half of Trump's speech focused on his platforms to "Make America great again," including
By the end of the speech, 12 separate groups of protesters demonstrated against Trump and were escorted out of the building.
ensuring America's safety against terrorists.
"We're going to knock the hell out of ISIS," Trump said. "We're going to win with our Second Amendment; we're not going to let them chop up our Second Amendment. We're going to start winning so much, and you're going to be so proud."
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