+ 236 BEAK HEAT SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 04 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904 Self says Kings 'a great place' for Frank Mason III ▶ WESLEY DOTSON @WesDotsonUDK Self said he thinks Mason's mentality will MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 03 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904 Caithynn Salazar/KANSAN Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little attends the Board of Regents meeting in April, hosted by Capitol Federal Hall at the University of Kansas. Before the official meeting, the Chancellor talked with the Chair of the Board Zoe Newton. Small tuition increase approved for next year ▶ CHANDLER BOESE @Chandler_Boese Next year's tuition and fees have officially been set at one of the smallest increases in recent years. The Board of Regents voted Thursday to approve a 2.5 percent increase in standard tuition at the University's Lawrence campus. The rate for the tuition compact, which allows firsttime freshmen to opt-in to a locked price for four years, will increase by 5.5 percent. These increases will put next year's standard tuition at $4,908.75 per semester for in-state undergraduates and $12,792.75 for out-of-state undergraduates. Graduate students will pay either $4,858.20 or $11,365.20, depending on their residency. Incoming freshmen opting in to the tuition compact (which is estimated to be below 11 percent this year) will pay $5,531.25 or $17,689.46. The University's proposal for standard tuition falls in line with the other increases proposed at the meeting. Wichita State also proposed a 2.5 percent increase and the other four universities proposed increases between 2.6 and 2.9 percent. The University's Medical Center was approved for higher increases, with all rates at the school increasing by 5 percent. Undergraduates at the Med Center will pay $5,031.45 per semester for in-state students or $13,105.05 for out-of-state students. Graduate students will pay $4,718.70 or $11,088.00, depending on residency. Students at the School of Medicine will pay $17,689.46 or $31,319.35. During their Wednesday meeting, some of the Regents said they were more comfortable with the Med Center's raises because of the age of students who attend that campus. The Regents expressed some reluctance toward the general tuition increases during their Wednesday and Thursday meetings, many of them suggesting that they would have hoped for an increase closer to 1 or 2 percent this year, given the steady state funding the universities received this year. As a result of these conversations, Kansas State University did reduce their SEE TUITION PAGE 2
2016-17 tuition per semester% increased2017-18 tuition per semester
Lawrence Campus
In-state undergrad.$4,789.502.5%$4,908.75
Out-of-state undergrad.$12,480.752.5%$12,792.75
In-state grad.$4,740.002.5%$4,858.20
Out-of-state grad.$11,088.002.5%$11,365.20
Medical Center
In-state undergrad.$4,791.945%$5,031.45
Out-of-state undergrad.$12,481.095%$13,105.05
In-state grad.$4,718.705%$4,954.68
Out-of-state grad.$11,088.005%$11,642.40
Medical Students
In-state medical students$17,689.465%$18,573.93
Out-of-state medical students$31,319.355%$32,885.32
Information via the Kansas Board of Regents * first-time freshmen can opt-in to compact tuition rate instead Orientation preparing freshmen for campus carry DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan Editor's Note: This story is the second in a series of stories looking at upcoming implementation of concealed carry. On Tuesday, the first day of orientation, incoming students and their families filled the Kansas Union. One of the first things on their itineraries? A new safety panel for parents and guests. According to Katie Treadwell, associate director for orientation in the Office of First Year Experience, one of the largest topics discussed by this panel and one of the largest questions on the minds of these parents and guests is concealed carry. "KU Public Safety Office (KUPSO) will introduce all of the resources they use on campus to keep us safe and introduce the concept of concealed carry,"Treadwell said. Of course, she added, the panel also includes the representatives from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center who will speak on issues regarding sexual assault and consent, as well as Student Affairs who will discuss campus safety as a whole. With the exemption that kept weapons off public Universities set to expire on July 1, the issue of concealed carry is one that is undoubtedly weighing on students' and parents' minds. Over the past few years, administrators and groups like those presenting on the panel have gathered, from things like from town halls and orientations, student questions regarding the 2013 state law, which allows individuals over the age of 21 to carry a concealed weapon in SEE GUNS PAGE 2 Robertson said, shows the need for a community like this one. "We've talked about it over the years but never had a sense that there was a particular interest or need yet. When it began to percolate from the students, before it was mostly our staff wondering if we should do it." Robertson said. "Finally it was our students saying, 'Hello, we want this,' and that's when we're going to act on it." "Having a single room was cool, but it did suck that I missed the opportunity to live with a roommate all because I couldn't find someone who was open-minded," Wantling said. "Especially because once I got to KU I met a lot of open-minded people that said, 'Oh, I would have lived with you had I year. Waiting's year in Student Housing was a good one spent in a single room at GSP, she said, but getting there wasn't easy. The work group, spear- The creation of the GIH wing, Robertson said, is one step toward removing hurdles like those faced by students "I had a lot of people turn me down just because of my sexuality," Wantling said. "I had one girl who said, 'My mom doesn't want me to live with anyone that's gay,' and another one that was like, 'Well, my boyfriend might have a problem with that.'" lance. SEEDORM PAGE 2 planning for campus can MCKENNA HARFORD @McKennaHartford Editor's Note: This story is the third in a series of stories looking at the way concealed carry on campus will look once it goes into effect July 1. Each new semester brings a new round of syllabuses, but this semester professors will include a new added section of information that addresses concealed carry on campus. As the University prepares to shift to an environment where students are legally allowed to bring concealed handguns to class, this will be just one of many preparations. In response to the arrival of concealed weapons on July 1 as a result of a 2013 state law, professors are taking steps to adjust their teaching style, class content, office hours or even seeking employment elsewhere. Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett Gonzalez, president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said this is because many faculty members are concerned that concealed carry will have a chilling effect in classrooms. "I know a nontrivial number of faculty members who are changing their syllabus. SEE GUNS PAGE 2 INDEX NEWS...2 OPINION...3 ARTS & CULTURE...4 SPORTS...6 KANSAN.COM GALLERY: LIVE ON MASS Check out the photo gallery from Saturday's Live on Mass show on Kansan.com ENGAGE WITH US @KANSANNEWS /THEKANSAN KANSAN.NEWS @UNIVERSITY DAILYKANSAN +