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KANSAN.COM/NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
lowkey if teachers want us to pay attention in class they shouldn't be so damn boring and give the same lecture every class
What is this 2009?
Get this shut out of here
bill nye is daddy
My coworkers are getting way too into Family Feud
do NOT f*** your boss
I'm sorry I can't here you over the STIs
My straight roommate asking me for homework help: "I know you're a fun loving flaming homosexual but right now I really need you to help me Photoshop this dude to have abs"
My dad is out changing my car battery in the rain, props to my dad for being a boss
hello couple heavily making out by potter lake i am 15 feet away in the hammock please stop
i felt at peace when finding out Onward only got 5.63% of the
nothing teaches me patience more than waiting in line to get a coffee at the underground
I'm about to walk in 20+ minutes late to class because trump is president and life is meaningless
meaningless
if you look cute while eating waffle fries something is wrong
basically anywhere that advertises bottomless mimosas just calls to me
lust because you look like a trash human while scarfing down chick-fil-a doesn't mean everyone does
how pathetic will I look walking into the liquor store at 10:45 on a Tuesday in my pajamas
this is the saltiest fry
i've ever seen and it's
still no match for me
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ALYSSA HOEDL @AHoedl
W when thinking of television shows for children.
one show that has stood the test of time is Sesame Street. Watching Elmo, Big Bird and the entire diverse neighborhood is an experience that almost every kid in America can relate to.
Unfortunately, President Donald Trump wants to take that experience away.
When every new president comes into office they make new budget cuts, usually cuts that are different than their predecessors. However, President Trump has proposed to do something no president has done before
— eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and cut the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to nothing.
Not only did President Trump propose to cut those programs, he also proposed to cut funding completely to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
This is not a normal thing to do. Eliminating these programs is an attempt to undermine public knowledge and education.
Unless these organizations are able to raise enough money to cover the cuts, say
goodbye to PBS, NPR and good public libraries.
In defense of these cuts, some people argue that Trump is trying to save money. How much money you ask? About 0.016 percent of the total U.S. budget.
Without PBS or NPR reporting true and reliable facts, people are more likely to defer to partisan news sources and receive biased news."
Trump has seemingly started a war on knowledge and truth by proposing these cuts. Unlike some other news organizations, such as Fox News and MSNBC, PBS is a
relatively nonpartisan organization.
For 14 years people have been rating PBS as a more trustworthy news source than any other in the nation. Yet Trump is still attempting to eradicate it.
I believe that Trump is trying to demolish these vital programs to try and make the American people more susceptible to his lies. Without PBS or NPR reporting true and reliable facts, people are more likely to defer to partisan news sources and receive biased news. Trump is also attempting to cut the budget of the Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health.
Many people believe that cutting the budget for the Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health will restrict research and silence scientists.
Luckily, it seems as though the country is not going to stand for this. On Saturday, April 22 there were 610 marches throughout the globe to stand up for science and research.
These marches for science were organized as a nonpartisan way to celebrate science and how it affects all people.
The only way these cuts will happen is if no one does anything to stop them. By continuing to call legislators, organizing marches and speaking out against the proposed cuts, the American people can fight back in an effort to save these programs.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism and political science.
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▶ WILL ADMUSSEN
@wadmussen
An open letter to the new Student Senate
Dear Student Senate
Congratulations! You won the Greek vote. The first ever all-Greek ticket, what an accomplishment.
Say it to yourself - Senator "insert your name here." Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? I'm sure some of you have all the right qualifications to be a great senator: a mediocre high school debate career that ended too soon, a blank spot on your resume and only a few reoccurring conflicts on Wednesday nights.
dinner at their dining halls. But the question that your constituency will ask you, that is more important than, "what is student senate" is undoubtedly, "what type of senator will you be?"
With your newfound popularity, I'm sure many people will come up to you on Jayhawk Boulevard asking for favors and inviting you to
Will you be an effective senator, fiercely committed to the power of your own opinions and rhetoric, or will you be hindered by your constituents' opinions?
Will you maintain the power and prestige of Student Senate from encroachments by multicultural students by keeping the coalition system, the system that former OneKU Presidential Candidate Stephonn Alcorn says unfairly advantages Greek communities? On that note, again, congratulations on being the first ever all-Greek ticket. What an accomplishment!
Will you be a senator that steps up to important challenges, such as the momentous task of debating when you can say "vote for us," or will you spend your energy attempting to shut down the opportunity for students to voice their opinions on coalitions through a referendum, because students "wouldn't be informed...?"
Will your progress be impeded by nonsensical rules like "you must get 25 signatures in order to run in the Student Senate election." or will you make great gains for the student body?
Now, you must not let this newfound title get to your
head. Be sure to take time for yourself. Don't be afraid to skip the most important finance meeting of the year, where $20 million of student fees is debated, in order to go to a cafe.
As I approach my word limit, I want to leave you with some parting advice. I know, I might not be the most qualified person to give advice or recognize the shortcomings that Student Senate has. Between my tenure as the Government Relations Director on the Executive Staff, founding a committee to address retention, and being at the center of one of the most dramatic Student Senate elections, I recognize I don't have much credibility, especially since I have been out of
Senate for two years.
But, here is my advice: take Student Senate seriously. In four years, everyone will remember the buzzword that was your coalition name and the grandiose negative speeches you gave instead of the time you spent listening to students and building relationships. To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, "Ask not what you can do for the student body, but what Student Senate can do for your resume."
Warm Regards,
Will Admussen
Will Admussen is a senior from Urbandale, Iowa, studying political science and economics.
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