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Bernie Sanders discusses campaign reform and free higher education at Lawrence rally
▶ LARA KORTE
@Lara_Korte
After stopping by Massachusetts Street Thursday evening for some handshakes, a few selfies and a haircut at the Downtown Barbershop, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was greeted by deafening cheers of thousands of supporters at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
of color, particularly Native Americans, seriously.
The dirt-floor arena was packed with people, many of them college-aged students wearing colorful attire with the favored slogan, "Feel the Bern." Many attendees waited in line all afternoon to catch a glimpse of the presidential candidate. When Sanders made it on stage at 7:15 p.m.-15 minutes after the announced start time thousands were still outside waiting to get in.
"It's not just him who he's trying to speak for, but for African American communities, Latino communities. He sees the struggles that everybody has," Vandever said.
During his hour-long speech, Sanders took strong stances on issues such as healthcare, veteran services and free higher education, among others. However, Sander's biggest emphasis was on what he called a "corrupt campaign finance system."
Sanders is known for his candid rhetoric, and his speech Thursday night was no exception. Sanders criticized his opponents, most notably Donald Trump and his "scapegoating" of minorities in America.
The senator argued the integrity of the country's political system has been corroded by politicians who accept bribes from wealthy donors, or the top one percent. He said doing this has harmed and deceived the other 99 percent.
"He cares about the issues I care about. Like reducing the cost of college and welfare and all the things I'm worried about for the future," she said.
Sanders differentiated between himself and other politicians who accept large sums from campaign donors. Instead of being indebted to the generosity of a few wealthy families, Sanders said he is indebted to the four million working class people who donated an average of $27 to his campaign.
"This campaign is a different kind of campaign because we're doing something radical." Sanders said. "We're telling the truth."
Flanked by signs bearing his slogan, "A future to believe in," Sanders talked about his own ideal future for the country, where students are free from debt and healthcare is a "basic human right."
Sanders ended his speech by asking the crowd to do their duty and vote in the Kansas caucus on Saturday, March 5, and said supporters must unite in order to insure victory against "hatred" of one specific republican candidate.
Shaylee Vandever, a second year graduate student from Thoreau, N.M., and member of the Navajo Nation, said she thinks Sanders is a candidate who will take the matters of people
Gillian Marsh, a sophomore from Lawrence, said she thinks Sanders' future is one she can believe in.
"Together we will defeat Donald Trump," Sanders said. "Because love trumps hatred."
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders discussed free higher education, healthcare and his opponents at his March 3 rally in Lawrence.
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Libraries stretch funding to continue services
▶ SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit
Despite the University's efforts, its libraries are teetering on the edge of functionality due to significant increases in costs required to grow its collections and retain databases and journals the libraries have subscribed to for years.
Rebecca Smith, executive director of communications and advancement for KU Libraries, said the lack of funding is due to the publishers responsible for distributing scholarly articles and databases.
"We've been really fortunate to receive a flat budget from KU for our content budget, so while other areas on campus are seeing cuts, we've been relatively safe," Smith said. "That's great news until you realize that with the rising costs of resources outside of KU, our buying power decreases by about half a million dollars a year. Even with a stable budget, we can afford half a million dollars less year after year."
Smith said the tools, including access to journals, databases and other similar resources, are increasing in cost anywhere from five to seven percent a year.
He said that KU Libraries has the budget to maintain the building and physically owned resources, but that the rising cost of resources outside of the University, like journals and databases, will soon cripple their ability to provide access to needed materials.
Over the past two years,
KU libraries had to cut faculty by 10 percent, Smith said.
"Fortunately, we had a few librarians who saw this coming way in advance who have made great efforts to stretch our dollars as far as they can," Smith said. "However, it's important to note that this was done by reducing our low-use items that are not used often on campus. We've passed that point."
In the past, the KU Libraries maintained itself by cutting resources not seen as useful or in high demand. Now, however, Smith and her colleagues will need to be far more meticulous when it comes to cutting sources as they have reached their limit.
"We are still having conversations of what we might consider cutting," Smith said. "We are trying to work with other departments on campus to see what we can cut and what we need to renew or find some other way to access. If something is truly critical, we would like to know before we cut it."
Last semester, KU Libraries had to refuse to renew its license to seven different databases and 114 journals that may now only be obtained by students through either inter-library loan or another source which may cost the student money. KU Libraries is not alone in this struggle.
The University of Missouri's student newspaper, The Maneater, ran an article in February announcing their library's failed attempt to add a $5 per credit hour
fee, just to keep up with rising costs.
Smith credited the University with doing what it could to help with the funding issues the library is facing, but said there is little it could do to really help.
"KU Libraries have a $19 million budget but $8 million is reserved for growing and preserving our collection," Smith said. "Given the rate at which the cost is increasing, it's become really difficult. We could ask for a larger budget, but that would not stop the problem from getting worse, and [it] would drain the University."
Smith said the University suggested a variety of options, like reinvesting the library's savings, cutting faculty and seeking private donations. However, there is one program, Open Access, that the University has been a strong proponent of for years that may give life back to the libraries.
"KU is the leader in what is known as Open Access," Smith said. "We're the first University to have a faculty-led open access program."
Ada Emmett, head of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Copyright, said Open Access is a way of "taking the power away from the publishers" and "giving freedom to the authors."
Emmett said publishing companies sit on a 35 to 40 percent profit margin, which is lucrative, especially when accounting for the fact that the scholars who author the journals the
companies sell are not paid a penny for their work.
"The Universities are paying the professors their salary, they're providing the facilities and resources used to create the research and then turning around and paying enormous amounts of money to have access to that article," Emmett
Publishing companies do not pay for the production of the research, the author of the article or even the peer review that accreditss the article, and yet access to their publications can cost millions for libraries. Emmett said.
said.
Smith said Elsevier, one database that the University is subscribed to, costs 1.4 million dollars each year, retaining a third of that as profit.
Open Access, according to Smith and Emmett, would help change all that.
"Open Access in an international movement among universities and libraries that seeks to publish a scholar's work for little to no profit and to the public in general, not just to University students," Emmett said. "Knowledge is a public good and should be disseminated to the public at little to no cost."
The University, having seen this problem as an inevitability, has been working on the transition from paying for subscriptions to creating the infrastructure necessary for Open Access for the last five years, but is still "on the cusp of being crippled," Smith said.
Despite the immediate need for relief; however, Emmett said she doesn't see a real change occurring for another five to 10 years. In the meantime, Emmett said the library will have to "do the best we can."
"We are heavily involved in the global discussion of Open Access and we are and have been committed to the long term goal of making research payed for by taxpayers, accessible to taxpayers," Emmett said. "Students today should know that us not being able to subscribe to these databases and journals is really a sign of our dedication to transitioning to using Open Access."
graphic by Sam Billman/KANSAN
- Edited by Ryan Wright
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