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KANSAN.COM/NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
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KU experts warn MIPs can risk future jobs
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Every year when spring break rolls around, new stories of underage drinking and its consequences emerge, with stories of student arrests coming from around the country.
Now that spring break has passed, students must come back to reality.
University officials strongly emphasize the importance of keeping a clean legal record for when students begin to look for jobs.
"As part of a background check, employers can ask questions if a qualification is related to and essential to perform a job... If an employee will be required to drive a company vehicle as part of their position duties, then the background check may include information about an applicant's driving record and license," Schwabauer said.
David Gaston, executive director of the University Career Center, said students who may face charges "have to do whatever you can to get them off your record."
Gaston mentioned that this is because more and more companies are doing background checks.
Jolene Phillips, assistant director of the Business Ca
According to Cathy Schwabauer, Director of the University's Ladd Engineering Career Center, the comprehensiveness of the checks varies depending on the job.
reer Services Center, said that employers' perception of the crime "will depend on a lot of factors such as the type of crime, how long ago it happened, how related it is to the job, [and] how many crimes are on the person's record."
Gaston said the concept behind a favored style of interviewing employers use, known as behavioral interviewing, "is that past behavior predicts future performance." If anything comes up in a background check the company may reconsider or do additional research, Gaston said.
One good example Gaston compared these red flags to is professional sports.
"You hear all this stuff about the draft: 'This kid has a lot of upside, but he's got this drug [charge].' It's the same thing. You don't want to be that guy," he said.
Employers can ask questions if a qualification is related to and essential to perform a job."
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Cathy Schwabauer Director of the University's Ladd Engineering Career Center
One example Gaston briefly discussed was Johnny Manziel, whose notorious partying lifestyle eventually led to his exit from the NFL because
many teams felt he was too big of a risk to take. Gaston said employers avoid hiring people with red flags because of the risks of it predicting or affecting future behavior.
"That proves that people were right to be weary. He had these problems ... and it affected him. It was a precursor to his inability to perform," he said.
Another thing Gaston emphasized was that employers are ultra-conscious of their image, brand, and organizational culture. Employers will shy away from people to appear to be a risk to their image.
If you do get a charge, however, it doesn't necessarily mean the end to your future ambitions. Many misdemeanor crimes offer diversion programs to get the charge off their records to offenders under certain circumstances.
Both the Engineering and Business Career Centers emphasized the importance of student's cleaning up their image after an offense.
"You don't want to be limited when you're 19 or 20 for the rest of your life and it keeps you from doing what you want to do, if you don't get it off your record," Gaston said.
Schwabauer and Phillips suggested students to seek legal help, specifically from the University's Legal Services for Students program, a free service for KU students.
"Students should always seek legal advice when they get charged with any violation," Jo Hardesty, Director of Legal Services for Students, said. "They may able to avoid a conviction. In addition, they should contact our office about having arrests or convictions expunged from their criminal record."
Edited by Paola Alor
DEBATE FROM PAGE 1
that when guns are brought into concentrated living environments oftentimes the rates of suicide will increase and rates of discomfort and safety concerns will increase, especially for marginalized students," Green said. "We need to be really cognizant of how we can really be sure that students feel safe where they live and that's why we wanted to start in KU Housing."
Womack was the first, followed shortly after with similar charges by Maginness, to provide reasons why, in her
"As Student Senate Government Relations Director this year I devoted primarily my entire year to trying to change that law to not allow guns on campus. I can say that ultimately [Green's plan] is not feasible," Womack said.
Inclusivity of Student Senate is another issue that came up repeatedly during the event. Adams said the lack of representation in Student Senate was apparent the first time he stepped into the chambers.
"I didn't know what being black meant until the first time I walked into Student Senate," Adams said,
describing the first meetings as the "closest he will ever get to a culture shock."
This theme continued when Adams' prior attitudes toward Multicultural Student Government were questioned later on in the debate.
opinion, this proposal isn't achievable.
"We 100 percent support the Multicultural Student Government. What we want to do is work with them to create a bicameral government with us in Student Senate," Adams said.
Womack was quick to respond to Adams' pledged support for MSG, asking how his attitude changed from last year's debates within Student Senate
regarding a proposed $2 MSG fee where he said he did not.
"At first I did not support but then, as a member of [Black Student Union] in representing those communities, that it was important to support it," Adams said. "I changed my mind literally up there on the podium in front of everybody. You can go back to the records and read it."
The debate, which lasted over an hour and drew a crowd of more than 50 individuals, continued in this fashion with candidates' viewpoints and track records being questioned.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH
Andy Frasco & The UN
Kosha Dillz
Lucas Parker Band
SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH
EJEEK'S Farmers Hall Semi-Fina
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The Goddamn Gallows
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MONDAY, APRIL 10TH Open Mic
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THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH
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Spoonfed Tribe
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KJEE's Farmers Ball Finals
SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH
Smackdown Trivia
TRUE KU FROM PAGE 1
If the commission decides on Farlow's recommended punishment, candidates who have completed all other required work can still support TrueKU and identify themselves with that coalition, they just will not have "TrueKU" next to their names on the ballot, according to Farlow.
reached by the commission.
The suggested sanction will have no effect on the status of Adams or vice presidential candidate Andrew Davis. The two will both stay affiliated with TrueKU.
Adams said he takes nothing but ownership of the mistake made by his coalition and describes the complaint as "less than a bump in the road" for the goals his coalition is trying
"A lot of people think we're unorganized and underdeveloped and I think that's not the case," Adams said. "That doesn't mean that we won't have an organized team."
to accomplish.
Although the recommended punishment being carried out would make TrueKU the only coalition running without a slate of senators, Adams said he is far from deterred.
"A lot of people are confused because they like to do it the traditional way, but we understand and take pride in the fact that we've been doing things nontraditionally." Adams said.
The final decision win be left to the Elections Commission, minus Farlow, who must recuse himself as a voting member, at TrueKU's hearing next Monday.
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