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versity responsible for international programs will have to absorb $300,000 of cuts. Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, the associate vice provost for international programs, said she believes they can do it with minimal disruption to the services they provide to students and faculty, which include study abroad programs, international student services, international student recruiting and more.
Gronbeck-Tedesco said the division will be unable to fill several open positions as a result of the funding
cuts and will have to curb many of its expenses such as supplies and travel. However, she said, keeping student services operating normally is the key priority. Her other big goal is to avoid laying off any staff members.
Kansas Public Radio's budget will be $200,000 less due to the cuts, according to the release. Director Dan Skinner said he hopes his program, which also operates an audio-reader division for the hearing-impaired, will be able to make that up in revenue by reaching out to its members and listeners.
arbitrating that the state of Kansas expects us to do all these things and the more of these cuts that we get, the harder it is to do the things we're expected to."
Rex Buchanan Kansas Geological Survey director
"We're looking to beef up our revenue," he said. "We'll be looking to our listeners to step up and support us."
While he understands how KPR got chosen for cuts over other programs also operated by the University, Skinner said he thinks KPR accomplishes the University's educational goals as well.
ing the decisions involving funding, including student success, faculty members and the mission of the University.
"We view what we do here as a kind of extension of a liberal arts education," he said. "I understand that we're not a classroom, but we're educating people all the same."
"I would say [my main objective] is how do we make sure that there's the least impact on student success," she said. "Another very important consideration was to try to protect our employees the best that we can, so we tried to do it by not filling positions that were currently open."
When she spoke to the Kansan on Thursday, Bendapudi said the University was thinking about several factors when mak-
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Clough
Police begin anti-drunk driving campaign
▶ ANDREW ROSENTHAL
@Rosentrotter_
"We are arresting drunk drivers on a nightly basis," Rhoads said. "In the state of
On August 18, a number of Lawrence Police officers signed on to work overtime from now until Labor Day, specifically searching for drivers who are intoxicated as a part of a new "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" campaign.
The Lawrence Police join 150 local, and state organizations throughout the state of Kansas as part of the campaign, funded by an annual Kansas Department of Transportation grant.
"It is important as a department that we are out there attempting to remove drunk drivers from the road, and make our community safer," Sgt. Amy Rhoads of the Lawrence Police Department said.
Kansas, four people are injured every day, one person is killed every three days in crashes where at least one driver is either drunk or impaired by alcohol."
On campus, KU Public Safety is also taking measures to ensure students feel safe when on campus.
"Since the beginning of school, we have been doing a saturation patrol on certain nights of the week," KU Public Safety Capt. James Anguiano said. "Officers are on patrol paying attention to drunk driving."
The National College Health Assessment in 2015 for the University of Kansas revealed that 31.6 percent of college students reported driving after having any alcohol in the last 30 days. The same study showed that two percent of college students reported driving after having five or more alcoholic drinks in the last
30 days.
"[Issues with alcohol] are not necessarily on campus, but the people that go out in the community, drink at bars and then come back to campus," Anguiano said. "Depending on how
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they get back, the drinking and driving could be an issue."
Anguiano advised students on campus to utilize the "Safe Bus" and "Safe Ride" system that runs from 7 days a week,10:30
p. m. to 2:30 a.m. To utilize this service, students can call 785-864-7233.
Edited by Lexanna Sims
Inclusive pronoun use expanding on campus
► ELLE CLOUSE
@elle_clouse
Students might be noticing a developing habit on campus this year — identifying pronouns.
Personal pronouns can be seen anywhere from name tags to residence hall bulletin boards. They can also be heard when professors introduce themselves, or when students begin a conversation.
Vanessa Delgado, assistant director for the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, said asking a person about their pronouns lends itself to an inclusive conversation about gender identity.
While many faculty members and students have joined in on the practice, there is no formal protocol behind the introductions.
"It's something that people have really been talking about, that do social justice work, for a number of years," said Delgado. "When we see that people are introducing themselves with their pronouns more readily, in all spaces, rather than just in social justice spaces, it really does point to the progress that we've made in educating people about the importance."
Delgado explained that the growth in pronoun usage points to a larger growth as the University works to improve inclusion and equity.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, agrees that the
influx of pronoun usage is a positive change for the University.
"It shows movement towards continuing to be a more inclusive campus, and to celebrate people's various identities," Rose-Mockry said.
While people may state their pronouns for different reasons, Delgado thinks that stating your pronouns is an immediate way to express acceptance and inclusion.
"You can't make assumptions about people's identity and how they identify, nor can anyone make assumptions about our identity and how we identify, so by communicating that, we intentionally address that fact," said Rose-Mockry.
"The hope is, that by communicating on our end, it creates a comfort for anybody who's interacting with us, to do the same," said Rose-Mockry. "It says 'you're welcome here.'"
Another reason people may share their pronouns is because initial impressions can be incorrect indicators of a person's gender identity.
"If you're not using them, we encourage you to do so because you open up the doors to create an inclusive environment," Delgado said.
Rose-Mockry emphasizes that stating pronouns can act as a catalyst for inclusion.
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Variations of different pronouns, including gendered and gender-neutral pronouns.
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