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Managing editor
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Roxy Townsend
Chief photographer Missy Minear
Copy chief
Brendan Dzwierzynski
ADVISERS
Chief financial officer Jon Schlitt
Editorial adviser Gerri Berendzen
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DOLE FROM PAGE 1
"One thing Trump could do is work with Congress, he's done that all his life," Dole said, adding that he believes President Barack Obama has struggled to do that during his presidency.
Yet neither of the former senators believe that Congress is being particularly successful either, both giving examples of times they worked with Democrats during their time in the Senate, something they believe today's legislators are lacking on.
Despite their competing views on the presidency, though, both speakers were very complimentary of each other. When asked who her biggest heroes were,
KANSAN.COM/NEWS | MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 2016
Kassebaum named Dole as one. Dole repeatedly said Kassebaum was "the most well-liked politician in Kansas" when they served together in the Senate.
In fact, the director of the Dole Institute, Bill Lacy, who was moderating the discussion, surprised Kassebaum by presenting her with an award: the Dole Leadership Prize.
After the program, Lacy told the Kansan that Senator Dole was a big part of the decision to give Kassebaum that honor.
Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN
Nancy Kassebaum shares her excitement about the 2016 Dole Leadership Prize with Bob Dole. The two spoke of their success at the Dole Institute of Politics for "Clients of the Senate" on Sept. 17.
"He wanted to have her here and wanted to recognize all that she had done for this state and the country. And I said to him, 'Well, why don't we surprise her, give her the Dole Leadership Prize,' and he thought that was a wonderful idea."
Lacy also spoke about what he hopes that audience members learned from the event.
"One thing is the importance of Americans being able to civily discuss differences and respect those differences," he said. "And understanding that you don't
need to have everybody try to agree with you on everything."
Students join with Lawrence community to combat pending campus carry laws
The forum was led by Rabbi Moti Rieber, the executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, and Megan Jones, a member of Kansans Against Campus Carry and an English professor at the University.
▶ HAILEY DIXON
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About 30 people gathered in the Ecumenical Campus Ministries on Wednesday evening to discuss efforts to prevent guns on campus.
Two organizations, Kansans Against Campus Carry and Kansas Interfaith Action, are working to find a way to delay or stop the Kansas law that will allow concealed carry on campus. The law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2017.
"We want to get people who are interested in getting involved to stop this law," Rieber said. "We want to raise awareness to this issue. This is a public health issue."
It's going to impact the nature of the campus itself. It will impact classroom discussions."
Rieber said he will speak at other state campuses such as Kansas State University, Wichita State University and Pittsburg State
Megan Jones Kansas Against Campus Carry member
"It's going to impact the nature of the campus itself," Jones said. "It will impact classroom discussions."
Jones, who teaches English composition at the University, fears that if the law passes, it will change the safety of her classes.
The Kansas Legislature will meet in January through late April or early May, according to Rieber. The organizations' goal is to delay the law as it is written before the July deadline.
During Wednesday's forum, the two organizations brainstormed ideas on how to bring awareness to this issue.
Getting involved on social media, taking the conversations to neighboring towns and holding demonstrations at the capital were all possible ideas the group proposed.
University.
"Sometimes students get mad about their grades, and that's scary if they have guns," she said. "I meet with my students in my office privately. If this law goes into effect, I will no longer be able to do that."
Students also have concerns about the law.
"Being that I am a queer and trans identified person, safety issues related to guns and public and university locations is very relevant to my personal safety, and my community's safety," Phoenix Schroeder, a second-year student from Halstead, said.
Schroeder said he wants
Free on-campus HIV testing ends Sept.28
Alex Robinson/KANSAN A nurse at Watkins administers an HIV swab test to a student. The last day this month to get a free HIV test at the Union is Sept. 28.
▶ TANNER HASSELL
@thassell17
Watkins Health Center is offering free HIV testing at the health center and in the Memorial Union in the month of September for National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Alex Robinson/KANSAN th to get a free HIV test at
According to the Watkins website, the test is performed with a mouth swab, no appointment is needed and results can be determined in around 20 minutes. Testing took place in the Union on Sept.7 and 14, and is also scheduled for Sept.28. The last day for free testing at Watkins Health Services is Friday, Sept.16.
Health Education Resource Office (HERO) Program Manager Jenny McKee said the free testing is an effort to encourage more students to get tested.
"In order to help get our student population tested for HIV, we do offer free testing a couple of times a year," McKee said. "That includes this month which is nationally recognized as Campus Safety Awareness Month."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends sexually active populations, like college students, be tested once a year for HIV, according to McKee.
"One of the reasons it's so important to get tested
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an infectious disease expert at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said that while there isn't a real risk of HIV becoming rampant in an environment like a college campus, testing is still very important.
for the virus is because a lot of the time when a person has contracted HIV they have no idea," She said "It's truly asymptomatic, meaning there are no obvious signs you've contracted the virus."
"It's important to get tested for the virus so that treatment can begin right away," Hawkinson said. "The virus is associated
with a lot of deaths in the past, but new drugs have been developed that greatly improve the quality of life of HIV patients. Life expectancy for someone who is HIV positive is now very similar to those without the virus."
The virus, which can progress to AIDS, weakens the immune system by attacking cells which help defend the body from disease and infection, according to the CDC.
Hawkinson said one of the biggest risks associated with the virus is the complications that can occur which include heart disease, infection and various
cancers.
To encourage more students to get tested, McKee said Watkins Health Center has offered the tests without the need for an appointment, and has also offered the test in the Memorial Union.
The final date for testing in the Union is Sept. 28, but McKee said the Health Center will also offer the test on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, and during the month of April.
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to get involved in the effort to stop this law.
"I am hoping to work on the social media side of promoting the organization and increasing awareness among students," Schroeder said. "A lot of students don't know this is a thing that is happening. I also hope to raise awareness for prospective students and their parents."
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