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THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 2016 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 6
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CAROLINE FISS/Kansan The Lifeline 911 bill will give underaged inmates immunity from prosecution if they call for medical assistance in the case of alcohol poisoning.
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Medical amnesty bill for underage drinking to be heard in Kansas House
▶ CONNER MITCHELL
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A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would give minors immunity from criminal prosecution for seeking medical assistance related to underage drinking is scheduled to be heard Thursday. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee Feb.1.
Former Student Body President Morgan Said and former Kansas State University Student Body President Reagan Kays initially presented the legislation, also known as the Lifeline 911 bill, to state senators in February 2015. Current Student Body President Jessie Pringle has picked up where Said left off with the legislative process through her role as chair of the Student Advisory Committee, which reports to the Kansas Board of Regents.
In an email, Student Senate Communications Director Isaac Bahney said Pringle and other student body presidents would push for legislative support of the bill at Higher Education Day in Topeka Wednesday.
"Lifeline 911 has been an important priority for the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) to the Kansas Board of Regents. SAC is composed of the student body presidents at all regent institutions and Washburn, and Jessie is serving as the Chair of SAC for the 2015-16 school year," Bahney wrote. "[Wednesday] for Higher Education Day, one of the primary issues that will be discussed is Lifeline 911 legislation and urging legislators to support it."
The committee passed the bill by a vote of 11-9. Rep. Dennis "Boog" Highberger (D-Lawrence), who is on the committee, said the legislation is important as it allows for college students to be able to receive necessary medical attention without fear of prosecution.
"I think it has happened on a number of occasions where people haven't gotten the medical attention they needed either because they were afraid to call the police or the people with them were afraid to call the police," he said. "This
makes it clear to them that they can contact emergency personnel in an emergency without fear of prosecution."
House Speaker Ray Merrick (R-Stilwell) said the bill will be placed on the House docket Thursday for representatives to debate. Highberger said he did not see a scenario where representatives would attempt to block the legislation at this stage of the process.
"Since this has passed
the Senate already and they let it go through to a committee hearing, I would assume there won't be an attempt to block it at this point," he said. "The opposition to the bill on committee came from people who were afraid that it would encourage underage drinking. Making sure people get the medical attention they need in an emergency situation without fear of prosecution is a really good public policy."
Sexual abuse victims will have a way to record evidence through free iTunes app
CAROLINE FISS/Kansan "I've Been Violated" is an free app that allows sexual abuse victims to record their story.
ALEAH MILLINER
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An app that provides a secure place for sexual abuse victims to record evidence called "I've Been Violated" is now available for free in the iTunes Add Store.
The app is a part of the "We Consent" app suite, created by Michael Lissack, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence.
The Institute was founded in 1999 and in 2015, ISCE created the Affirmative Consent Division, according to the ISCE website. Additionally, the Affirmative Consent Division was created "as an experiment in the application of resilient coherence ideas to a very pressing social problem. Affirmative consent is an emergent response to changing social mores regarding sexual interactions."
"The suite of apps is designed to help college students transition to the 'only yes means yes' standard," Lissack said.
Lissack said 85 percent
of people who have been abused are not ready to talk to police immediately after the event.
"When they delay reporting, police have an obligation to question the victim. 'Why did you wait?' 'Why did your story change?"' Lissack said.
The I've Been Violated app works by allowing victims to immediately record a story of the event. The app asks a few questions, including what happened, who the assaulter was and it allows the victim to photograph any evidence. The
record, which according to the ISCE website is geocoded and time stamped, is then encrypted to a storage database.
"As a legal safeguard, the video record that the user creates is only available through appropriate authorities (legal, health, school) or by court order and is never directly available to the user," according to the app description.
Lissack said the victim must share that the record exists with the authorities, giving them information as to when the video was recorded and what phone was used.
The authorities may then contact the app and request the record.
Victims do not have access to their record after it has been recorded to ensure the evidence is protected, Lissack said.
Lissack said the app has been downloaded thousands of times and more than 500 videos have been recorded so far - although the videos recorded may have only been people trying out the app instead of actual cases.
Director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, Kathy Rose-Mockry, said this app is a step in the right direction.
"I think it is important that we find many avenues for keeping people safe from sexual assault." Rose-Mockry said. "I think we have made progress in thinking about this as a community problem, not just a problem for women. We need to continue working towards that."
The app suite is available for purchase by universities and other organizations
for $3 and $5 for individuals. Lissack said around 50 sports teams have purchased the app for their members.
Alison Morano co-founder of the Affirmative Consent Project, helped advise Lissack in the creation of the apps.
"Technology is what college students do now. It is very important to have an app that you can have in your hand and you can immediately record your story and know that it is safe to do so." Morano said.
Morano says there has been a huge social shift regarding the discussion of consent and what it means in recent years.
"Ive seen tremendous social change in a year." Morano said. "People are now being taken seriously. There are more resources dedicated to making you feel safe."
The "We Consent" suite of apps is currently only available on an iPhone, but an Android version is coming soon.
University accepted only 242 students in 2014-15 class who didn't meet admission standards
▶ TANNER HASSELL
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A recent Board of Regents admissions report on the 2014-15 school year revealed that compared to other Regents universities, the University of Kansas had the second-fewest number of students enrolled who did not meet the minimum admittance requirements.
According to the data presented in the Regents' Jan. 20 meeting agenda, .5 percent or 68 students of the University's in-state and two percent or 174 of out-ofstate students accepted for the 2014-15 academic year were admitted and did not meet the minimum standards for admission.
"KU has always accepted minimal students in the exceptions window," Director of Admissions Lisa Pinamonti Kress said. "We normally take in around one percent of the 10 percent allowed."
Wichita State University had the fewest exceptions with.2 percent or eight students of the in-state students and one percent or eight students of the out-ofstate students not meeting minimum standards.
Fort Hays State University had the largest number with 6.9 percent or 127 students of in-state and 9.7 percent or 53 students of out-of-state.
According to the agenda, Kansas universities can admit students who do not meet minimum admission standards. These exceptions can make up as much as 10 percent of incoming classes. The report also showed that the number of exceptions was tallied well below 10 percent at all Kansas universities for the 2014-15 year.
"State universities may, at their discretion, admit applicants who do not meet the minimum freshmen admissions criteria," Kansas Board of Regents Director of Communications Breeze Richardson said. "Beyond the 10 percent limit set by statute, there is nothing in policy, statute or regulation encouraging admitting students as exceptions."
Richardson also said each university reviews individual applications when the minimum standard is not met.
Kansas universities guaranteed admission for Kansas high school graduates from 1915 until 1996, when statute KSA 76-717 was passed, Richardson said. The statute changed admissions from "open" to the current qualified admissions system. This statute also established the 10 percent exception window.
Richardson said the exception window has been in order since KSA 76-717 went into effect in 2001.
Source: Kratom Board of Regions
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