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MONDAY, AUG. 22, 2016 | VOLUME 132 ISSUE 02
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
KU prepares for guns on campus
Summer 2017 may see guns on campus due to new state legislation.
Alex Robinson/KANSAN
► CHANDLER BOESE
@Chandler_Boese
Monday marks not only the beginning of a new semester, but also the start of the University's last year as a gun-free campus.
Starting July 1,2017 anyone 21 years or older will be able to conceal and carry a handgun on campus, as a result of an expiring exemption on a 2013 law passed by the Kansas state legislature.
Concealed carry will be allowed within any campus building unless the building is equipped with adequate security measures, including metal detectors and security guards.
The Board of Regents has required universities to form individual implementation committees to decide how the law will be implemented and enforced on their respective campuses.
On July 28, the committee for the University submitted its recommendations to Provost Neeli Bendapudi, according to Student Body President Stephonn Alcorn, who served on the committee.
The committees must decide which buildings would be restricted, how the changes would be communicated to students and more.
Bendapudi will review
the proposal, which will then go to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little by Sept. 1. Gray-Little will also review the proposal and send it to the Board of Regents by October, Joe Monaco,
ical center has its own committee), and in addition to specific provisions, has recommended that the implementation process began in January of 2017 to ensure the University is prepared
The committee represents the Lawrence, Edwards and Yoder campuses of the University (the med-
for the July 1 expiration.
director strategic communications for the University, said.
As the proposal is still a work in progress, its specific provisions are not public
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10,886 students and faculty were surveyed about their opinions on conceal and carry laws on campus. Source: Kansas Board of Regents Employee Gun Survey and Kansas Board of Regents Student Advisory Committee Gun Survey.
Do not want concealed handguns on campus
Would be okay with additional security fees from KU
Would let concealed carry affect their decision to attend or work at KU
Faculty Students
Residents of HERE apartments finally got into their building Friday afternoon. The move-in date had been delayed for over 10 days as the luxury complex struggled to be approved for an occupancy permit from the city.
Lara Korte/KANSAN
After several delays many HERE apartments residents able to move in
▶ TANNER HASSELL
@thassell17
Residents of the HERE apartments complex finally began moving into their units Friday, after ongoing construction delayed movein three times and put some in hotel rooms for up to 10 days.
After initially being delayed from Aug. 7 to Aug. 17, move-in was postponed for another day after the complex did not receive its certificate of occupancy from the city, according to HERE emails obtained by the Kansan.
Early Thursday morning, residents received yet
another email saying move in had again been pushed back, and many residents arrived at the Oread Hotel on Thursday to the news of another delay.
Jon Beckloff, a senior from Leawood, said the delay had been a bit of an
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Student Senate leaders discuss outlook for year
After a tumultuous year in Student Senate, which included impeachment charges for the top three officials and a heated student fee review process, new student body president Stephonn Alcorn and student body vice president Gabby Naylor are looking to change the perception of student government.
Part of changing the culture surrounding Student Senate begins with community outreach and repairing relationships, Alcorn said.
"From the onset, even back during our campaign, we were very proactive in how we approached different communities and situations a lot differently than what's been done before," he said. "We visited every single multicultural or student group that would allow us to come by, and sought to create those windows of communication and rebuild bridges."
Alcorn said he got involved in student government with the goal of using
- CONNER MITCHELL
@connermitchellO
For Naylor, her involvement in student government began when she realized she wanted to be involved in multiple areas of the University community.
"I wanted to leave KU a better place than I found it," he said. "Also, I've been pretty fortunate to have a lot of opportunities here at KU, and I wanted to use my leadership skills to give back to the University and make sure future students have just as many opportunities as I've had, if not more."
"I got involved because I knew I wanted to be involved with different things across campus. I didn't want to just pin myself in one place. I knew that I could make a big impact on this campus. I really believe that anywhere you are, you should leave something better than you found it," she said.
As a student governing organization, Naylor said it is essential for Student Senate to listen to every student voice, especially those students who feel
Alcorn said a particular emphasis for Student Senate this year will be incorporating members of the multicultural community into Senate itself, as well as legislation which will hopefully be passed in the first Senate meeting of the year.
"There are multicultural Senate seats, but that isn't enough. We need to get as much representation and allow room for more representation within Student Senate from those communities," he said. "I'd also like to see more non-traditional students involved with Student Senate as well."
One area of uncertainty in the upcoming academic
his position to give back to the University.
"What we do is we represent the student body, and you can't do that without listening to the student body and making sure that every single voice on this campus is heard and understood. Sometimes you have to reach out to those voices, they don't just come to you," she said.
underrepresented.
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