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**WHAT:** Chester Nez Ceremony
**WHERE:** Lied Center Pavilion
**WHEN:** 11 a.m. to noon
**ABOUT:** The last surviving WWII Navajo Code Talker, Chester Nez, receives a diploma from the University 60 years after taking his first class.
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CALENDAR
**WHAT:** And Justice for All? Why Equal Pay for Women Matters to Everyone
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
**WHEN:** 7:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Equal rights activist Lily Ledbetter speaks about her historic discrimination case.
Tuesday, Nov. 13
WHAT: KU Law Open House
WHERE: Green Hall
WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m.
ABOUT: Learn more about KU Law and enjoy a free one-hour LSAT study session from KU Test Prep.
ABOUT: Check out this interactive show that mixes relationship advice with humor. Sponsored by SUA.
WHAT: Daniel Packard: Live Group Sex Therapy
WHERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
WHEN: 7 to 8 m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
**WHAT:** Environ's "Fresh" Movie Night
**WHERE:** Hashinger Hall
**WHEN:** 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Join the Environs for a screening of "Fresh," local food from KU Dining Services and speakers.
WHAT: An Evening with Newt and Callista Gingerich
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: The political couple will discuss life on the campaign trail followed by a book signing.
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Thursday, Nov. 15
**WHAT:** Rock Chalk Stop the Clock
**WHERE:** Wescoe Beach, Mrs. E's and Kunsas Union Lobby
**WHEN:** 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The Student Endowment Board hosts a day of activities, including a photo booth where students can get their photo made with Baby Jay to highlight the importance of alumni and donors.
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WHAT: University Dance Company's Fall Concert
ABOUT: Get some culture and support student performers by attending the University Dance Company's fall concert.
WHERE: Lied Center
ELECTION
WHAT: Into the Woods
WHERE: Murphy Hall, Crafton-Preyer Theatre
H: 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT: Classic fairy tales get a rewrite in this Tony Award-Winning musical. The show runs through Nov. 18.
White men made up 34 percent of the electorate this year, down from 46 percent in 1972.
This Nov. 6, 2012 file photo shows voters in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, Calif. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years.
"The new electorate is a lagging indicator of the next America," says Paul Taylor of the Pew Research Center. "We are midpassage in a century-long journey from the middle of the last century, when
Election shows growing diversity
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WASHINGTON — It's not just the economy, stupid.It's the demographics the changing face of America.
The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years.
America is rapidly getting more diverse, and, more gradually, so is its electorate.
Nonwhites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, compared with 20 percent in 2000. Much of that growth is coming from Hispanics.
The trend has worked to the advantage of President Barack Obama two elections in a row now and is not lost on Republicans poring over the details of Tuesday's results.
Romney couldn't win even though he dominated among white men and outperformed 2008 nominee John McCain with that group. It's an ever-shrinking slice of the electorate and of America writ large.
Obama captured a commanding 80 percent of the growing ranks of nonwhite voters in 2012, just as he did in 2008. Republican Mitt Romney won 59 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
we were nearly a 90 percent white nation, to the middle of this coming century, when we will be a majority minority nation."
Another trend that will be shaping the future electorate is the stronger influence of single women. They vote differently from men and from women who are married. Fifty-four percent of single women call themselves Democrats; 36 percent of married women do.
Ask white voters about the proper role of government, for another, and 60 percent think it should do less. Ask Hispanics the same question, and 58 percent think the government should do more, as do 73 percent of blacks, exit poll shows.
With women marrying later and divorcing more, single women made up 23 percent of voters in the 2012 election, compared with 19 percent in 2000.
You can hear it in the voice of Alicia Perez, a 31-year-old immigration attorney who voted last week at a preschool in Ysleta, Texas.
Suddenly, immigration overhaul seems a lot more important, for one thing.
The changing electorate has huge implications for public policy and politics.
"I trust the government to take care of us," she said. "I don't trust the Republican Party to take care of people."
Sure, the election's biggest issue, the economy, affects everyone. But the voters deciding who should tackle it were quite different from the makeup of the 1992 "It's the economy, stupid" race that elected Democrat Bill Clinton as president.
New Western states have emerged as the Hispanic population there grows. In Nevada, for example, white voters made up 80 percent of the electorate in 2000; now they're at 64 percent. The share of Hispanics in the state electorate has grown to 19 percent; Obama won 70 percent of their votes.
Obama won most of the battlegrounds with a message that was more in sync than Romney's with minorities, women and younger voters, and by carefully targeting his grassroots mobilizing efforts to reach those groups.
Look no further than the battleground states of Campaign 2012 for political ramifications flowing from the country's changing demographics.
"The minorities will vote," said demographer Frey. "The question is will their vote be split more across the two parties than it was this time?"
In North Carolina, where Romney narrowly defeated Obama, 42 percent of black voters said they had been contacted on behalf of Obama, compared with just 26 percent of whites, exit polls showed. Obama got just 31 percent of the state's white vote, but managed to keep it competitive by claiming 96 percent of black voters and 68 percent of Hispanics.
Young voters in the state, two-thirds of whom backed Obama, also were more often the target of Obama's campaign than Romney's: 35 percent said they were contacted by Obama, 11 percent by Romney.
Lilly Ledbetter, who fought for equal pay for women, will speak at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Leading feminist activist to speak at Lied Center
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Congress passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and President Obama signed it into law in 2009. This act is an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and it addresses the decision of the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. According to the University Press Release, Ledbetter discovered she was paid less for the same work as her male peers after working for the company for almost 20 years.
"I think it will be fascinating and very relevant," said Kathy Rose-Mockley, program director for the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. "When you look at the issues of pay equity, it is just so critical for women. That is the essential component of women's freedom — being able to support yourself with a livable wage."
Ledbetter's speech, titled "And Justice for All? Why Equal Pay for Women Matters to Everyone," will be followed by a book signing of her memoir, "Grace and Grit," which was released in February and focuses on her case for equal pay.
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POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
• A 23-year-old Tonganioie woman was arrested Sunday at 4:03 a.m. on the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to a vehicle or property, failure to report an accident and operating under the influence. Bond was set at $700. She was released.
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Saturday at 4:02 a.m. on the 2200 block of Harper Street on suspicion of interfering with duties of an officer and disturbing the peace or causing loud noise. Bond was set at $200.
- A 21-year-old Kansas City, Kan. man was arrested Sunday at 2:55 a.m. on the 1300 block of Tennessee Street on suspicion of aggravated assault. Bond was not set.
Though he did not complete a degree, Nez studied fine arts at the University as part of the Gl Bill. Anderson will present Nez's diploma at 11 a.m. at the Lied Center Pavilion as part of the University's Native Heritage Month. Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback will attend the event.
"Chester Nez's contributions as a Navajo Code Talker and his pursuit of a BFA degree after World War II are exceptional," said Danny Anderson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in a press release. "The awarding of this diploma symbolizes our aspirations for our graduates to have an impact on the world."
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World War II Navajo Code Talker and former student Chester Nez will receive his diploma from the University today. At 91 years old, Nez is the only remaining living code talker of the original 29 who served during World War II. Overall, 420 Code Talkers served during the war. Nez attended the University in 1952 before moving to New Mexico.
Navajo Code Talker to receive degree
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