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Thursday, Jan. 24
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHEN: 3-4 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union, 4th floor
WHY: Student Union Activities brings back its weekly tea and cookies event.
Enjoy free food and good conversations.
**WHAT:** Advanced Screen: Hansel & Gretel; Witch Hunters
**WHEN:** 8-10 p.m.
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
Friday, Jan. 25
WHY: Students can watch a free screening of this movie before it hits theaters, hosted by SUI. Passes are available at the Union Programs Box Office on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union.
**WHAT:** Career Education Expo
**WHEN:** 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
**WHERE:** Pinnacle Career Institute
**HIRE:** Companies will be looking to hire full-time and part-time employees. Professional attire is preferred.
Students should bring their resumes and a winning smile.
WHAT: KU Opera presents: Tartuffe
WHEN: 7:30-9 p.m.
WHERE: Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
Murphy Hall
Saturday, Jan. 26
WHY: Watch the KU Opera perform its
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information, call (785) 864-3436
WHAT: The Oread Open House and Bridal Fair
Bridal party
WHERE: Oread Hotel
WHEN: 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
WHY: Enjoy free food samples and meet with local Lawrence vendors in preparation for your big day. The event is free and open to the public.
WHAT: EMU Theatre presents "Let My Mind Flash with Blades"
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHY? This show features University alumni, including writer/director Dana Born and producer Feloniz Lovato-Winston. The play focuses on the intense relationship between therapist Sigmund Freud and poet Hilda Doolittle. Tickets are $7 and the admission is open to those 18 and older.
Sunday, Jan. 27
**WHAT:** Conversation XIII. Politics as Symbol/Symbol as Politics
**WHERE:** Spencer Museum of Art
**WHEN:** Noon-4 p.m.
**WHY:** This art exhibit explores the relationship between image and politics and features photographs and abstract art. University political science professor Burdett Loomis curated this exhibition. This event is free and open to the public.
WHAT: Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo
WHERE: Edgewood Park
WHEN: 7 o'm
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WHY. Try out this unique sport with some fellow Lawrencians.Mallets and balls are provided but bring your own bike.
Lawmakers propose more than gun control
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Editors note: Gun control is a hot topic in the country right now, and it impacts college students in many ways. Over the course of the semester, the Kansan will examine gun issues from a variety of angles.
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last month that left 26 schoolchildren and adults dead, gun violence has become an issue both national and state officials are attempting to address President Obama and Kansas Gov Sam Brownback have proposed measures to reduce gun violence. Here's a brief look at what they're proposing.
1. CLOSING BACKGROUND CHECK LOOPHOLES
The administration wants to close the "gun show loophole" by requiring all firearms dealers, not just federally licensed arms dealers, to run background checks on customers. Currently, private gun sellers are not required to run background checks. As a result, buyers in an estimated 40 percent of gun sales do not undergo background checks. The administration also hopes to remove legal barriers that prevent states from providing mental health information for use in background checks. States have voiced concerns that current health privacy protection laws prevent sharing such information for background checks.
In yesterday's article "University, city to build rec center," the lead, "Construction is underway on a new athletics facility." was incorrect. The plan for the recreation center has not yet been approved by the city.
2. BANNING MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES
CORRECTION
In addition to calling on Congress to "reinstate and strengthen the assault weapons ban," the administration plans to increase efforts to enforce current gun laws. The assault weapons ban was originally passed in 1994 before it expired in 2004. The president has called for banning semi-automatic rifles, which were used in the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting last August, limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds and banning the possession of armor-piercing rounds. Health care providers are also encouraged to talk to their patients about gun safety and report threats of violence to law enforcement. Calling the 30,000 gun-related homicides and suicides a year of a "public health crisis," the administration plans to lift the freeze on gun research, allowing the Centers for Disease Control to begin investigating causes of and solutions to gun violence.
3. MAKING SCHOOLS SAFER
The administration plans to spend $150 million to fund 1,000 new school jobs for resource officers, school psychologists, social workers and counselors. In addition to developing school emergency plans, the administration proposed a $50 million initiative aimed at training school personnel to create "nurturing" school environments. Currently, 18,000 schools have instituted strategies for improving school climate, and the initiative hopes to increase this by 8,000 schools.
"Our goals are simple: fewer
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children dying from gun violence and fewer children living in fear," said Arne Duncan, Obama's education secretary. "Harder to realize are the policies, actions and value changes necessary to reach those goals."
4. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Gun laws have come under scrutiny in the past several months and continue to be evaluated at the federal and state levels. In Kansas, a background check would be required to purchase a handgun such as the one above. State legislators are looking into mental health services as opposed to changing gun laws.
The president proposed a state-based strategy aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds to deal with mental issues including drug addiction. Three quarters of all mental illnesses manifest in a person by age 24. Yet less than half of children and adults with a diagnosable mental illness receive treatment, according to the White House. Furthermore, the administration plans to reach an additional 750,000 young people through its proposed Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education). The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid are guaranteeing mental health coverage through insurance.
"We are going to need to work on making access to mental health care as easy as access to a gun," Obama said.
STATEWIDE
In Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback has said he wants to address gun violence by looking into the state's mental health services, as opposed to changing guns law. The governor recently proposed shifting $10 million of state funding to regional mental health service hubs to address mentally at-risk Kansans. Additionally, the governor appointed task force to examine and overhaul the Kansas mental health system.
- Edited by Sarah McCabe
"One of the things I want to look at is whether or not we're providing sufficient mental health services. Brownback said in a December interview with the Associated Press."
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