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Last years Comic-con featured artists, actors, movie produces, and thousands of die hard fans
WEEKEND WARRIOR DERRYBERRY
I'm what some may consider a fanboy. Although I don't have much of a comic collection, I'm pretty proud of my comic culture knowledge. I've had realistic crushes on fictional women, and I'm the guy that intricately makes all of his costumes (yes, plural) for Halloween. I love the stories, the outfits and the following. So this weekend, I will be paying a visit to the Free State Comicon at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 111 E. 11th St.
Although the event may seem small in comparison to the world-renowned San Diego Comic Con or Planet Comicon in Kansas City, I always like to take a peek at local conventions just to see what's happening. If nothing else, there will be costumed crusaders, free swag and dirt-care DVDs that no one but me really wants to see. What's not to love? The event is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and only costs $5 to get in. So if you're looking for an interesting way to spend the day, check out an
Breaks" for its total departure from Zeppelin's version. This is definitely a concert where you'll want to wear your dancing shoes, and it's free, so why not give it a shot? Events begin at 6 p.m., and there will be numerous other activities before the show starts, including a Zydeco instrument exploration with the Americana Music Academy.
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upbeat lifestyle full of friendly, albeit a bit eccentric, people. I'll be there in my Wolverine Jacket (Halloween 2010) stocking up on crappy horror movies.
I understand a comic convention isn't for everyone, and most people's weekend activities don't start until the sun starts to go down, but this weekend has plenty else to offer.
Drive, is holding a free outdoor concert featuring Buckwheat Zydeco, whose 30-year career has earned him five Grammy nominations. I attempt to describe his music as "creole folk music," but really it's a goofy-looking dude with an accordion who has some really interesting reinventions of classic songs. I was particularly attracted to his version of "When the Levee
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10 p.m., which is much earlier than my usual hours of adventuring, so for the late night music lovers looking to continue treating their ears, drop by the Barrel House at 729 New Hampshire St. The bar is known for its live dueling pianos and pretty-much-professional karaoke. I've sang my share of cover songs in the past, but these guys are actually good and play super catchy piano versions of popular artists like Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo Green. The Barrel House was a pretty big deal a few years ago, but management changes and the dismissal of the pianos really halted the bar's popularity. Not to worry, though — the pianists are back and rocking and rolling every Friday and Saturday night.
I've said it many times, and I'll definitely say it again, but from costumes to crescendo, Lawrence has an extremely wide variety of things to do at any time of the day. I may partake in
a fair share of the Lawrence night life, but there are still tons of things I don't hear about, so just get out there and adventure. Like a weekend warrior, we have to be merciless, on the prowl and look cool doing it.
Edited by Megan Hinman
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Joseph Monaco, University Public Affairs assistant communications director, said University officials, faculty and staff planned this training. The goal is to encourage an inclusive, comfortable and productive community.
"In a campus climate survey of students at KU, almost 80 percent did not know how to file a sexual harassment complaint and whom to contact," Jane McQuenny, IOA
A mandatory sexual harassment course was issued by the University to students, faculty and staff last week.
The training will be overseen by the Institutional Opportunity and Access (IOA). Its mission is to promote and support a safe and diverse campus. The IOA also investigates harassment and discrimination reports.
be expanded, and University officers, faculty and staff are thinking about incorporating the training as a workshop in new student orientation.
Cagil Albayrak, a first year graduate student from Istanbul, Turkey, said he took the time to read every during training because he thought it was important.
"International students may not know that people in the United States really care about their personal space or sexual harassment issues," Albayrak said. "They may not find it interesting at first, but
executive director, said. "This mandatory training provides you with the tools to report and prevent sexual harassment."
10 percent or less of student sexual harassment victims attempt to report their experiences to an employee.
this is a really important issue and I think everyone should take part in some conferences or classes before students come to school here."
Xing Zhou, first year graduate
Monaco said the training will
35 percent or more of college students who experience sexual harassment do not tell anyone about their experiences.
80 percent of students who enroll
62 percent of female college students and 61 percent of male college students report having been sexually harassed at their university.
39 percent of students who experienced sexual harassment say the incident occurred in dorm rooms.
encaged sexual harassment report being harassed by another student or former student.
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51 percent of male students admit to sexually harassing someone in college, and 22 percent admit to harassing someone often or occasionally.
31 percent of female college students admit to harassing someone in college.
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Source: American Association of University Women Educational Foundation research on sexual harassment, Drawing the Line
student from Suzhou, China, said before she took the training, she didn't know who to talk to if she witnessed or experienced sexual harassment.
"For us Asian girls, if sexual harassment happened to us, we would probably just avoid talking about it," Zhou said. "It's not a publicly spoken topic. To know that we can talk about this and how to solve this problem is really important."
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Zoe Jewell, a freshman from Lawrence, thought the sexual harassment training was similar to the alcohol education online course the University requires for all freshman to complete.
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"We've discussed putting holds on accounts for students who don't complete the training, much like we do for students who have unpaid parking tickets, bills or library late fees," Monaco said. "But we're optimistic students will complete the training before it gets to that point, as the training is helpful, informative and only takes about 15 or 20 minutes to complete."
Students who do not complete the sexual harassment training may have to face consequences.
—Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk
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CROSSWORD 4
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OPINION 5
SPORTS 10
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