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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013
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Subba Upadhyayula, a sophomore from Leawood and the Student
Union Activities cultural programming coordinator, said the event is a great showcase for cultural diversity.
"It's going to be a fun activity and hands-on event to get your step on." Upadhyayula said.
Part of the performance will be dedicated to teaching the audience a few traditional steps. The interactive show will give students a chance to participate instead of sitting in their seats the whole time.
The winners of the National Pan-Hellenic Council step show
October, Phi Beta Sigma, will be opening for Step Afrika tonight. Stephanie Joffe, a junior from Flossmoor, Ill., is the vice president of development for SUA. She said that having the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity open
for Step Afrika will be fun and entertaining for students. She said that people were bouncing to the
music on the edge of their seats during Phi Beta Sigma's performance at the NPHC step show in October.
She said that Phi Beta Sigma put on a fun and entertaining show.
"I'm excited to showcase them
year at the NACA conference to scout talent and ideas to bring to campus.
"It's bringing culture to campus while being educational."
KIMBERLEE HINKLE
SUA President
"It's bringing culture to campus while being educational," Hinkle said.
and give them the opportunity to do what they do best," Joffie said.
National Association for Campus Activities conference. SUA chooses delegates to represent KU each
Step Afrika is free for students and $5 for the general public. Students can pick up vouchers in the Union Programs Box Office in the Kansas Union. The show will last from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Kimberlee Hinkle, a senior from Wichita, is the president of SUA. She saw Step Afrika perform last February at the
— Edited by Morgan Said
Kansas state Sen. Julia Lynn, right, an Olathe Republican, asks questions about a proposed amendment to the state constitution to change how appellate court members are selected during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in January. The committee endorsed the proposal Tuesday.
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Proposal would give Legislature control over public school funding
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TOPEKA — A Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to amend the Kansas Constitution to give the Legislature sole authority to determine funding for public schools, thereby cutting out the courts.
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The proposal comes after a Shawnee County District Court ruled in January that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional and ordered legislators to increase spending by more than $440 million for the next school year.
Supporters say that while the judicial branch has the authority to decide whether legislative policies are constitutional, courts overstep their boundaries when they require increases in state spending on education.
The voice vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee sends the measure to the full Senate, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 32-8. Some senators objected to the
amendment being placed on the August 2014 ballot, saying that's when many families are on vacation and they are the ones most affected by changes in education policy.
"This is about, supposedly, a crucial part of the constitution and state government," said Sen. David Haley, ranking Democrat on the committee from Kansas City. "We want to get the better bang for the buck. I don't know why we wouldn't want to do it."
Sen. Forrest Knox, an Altoona Republican, said voters had to take responsibility for their own actions and go to the polls. The proposed amendment says that only the Legislature can appropriate money, not the courts nor governor, though the chief executive's signature would still be required for any spending bill to take effect.
Twenty-seven of 40 senators and 84 of 125 House members would have to vote for the measure to put the question to voters. Senators approved a similar measure in 2005
by a 30-9 margin, but it failed to gain enough support in the House. Republicans outnumber Democrats in the House 92-33.
In 2005 legislators were responding to a court ruling that found the
school finance formula unconstitutional. In the end, Kansas increased its funding for public education by nearly $1 billion.
Recession, which forced the state to reduce education funding and prompting the latest lawsuit.
Associated Press
However, those increases were eroded by the effects of the Great
Fredrick J. Kelly, University of Kansas psychologist, is credited for having designed the first ever multiple-choice test in 1914.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
- A 20-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 900 block of Connecticut under suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was paid.
- A 37-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 2200 block of Yale Road under suspicion of possession of marijuana/THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. A $200 bond was paid.
- An 18-year-old male was arrested Monday on the 2400 block of Iowa Street under suspicion of not having a valid driver's license. A $100 bond was paid.
- A 27-year-old male was arrested Monday on the 2400 block of Ousdahl Street under suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal deprivation of vehicular property and theft of property. A $2,500 bond was paid.
Emily Donovan