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Rebecca Neville, sophomore from Birningham, Indiana, introduces herself to the judges at the Black Student Union Homecoming Crowning Ceremony Monday at 7:30pm at Woodruff Auditorium. Neville was crowned queen, becoming the face of BSU. In 1970, a black woman was denied the crown as the University's first black homecoming queen. After that, BSU began a tradition of electing its own queen. It is the only KU organization to do so today. "It's a proud tradition of BSU, that's not just about black students, but everyone. We are looking to gain interest from the whole student body, in not just this event, but everything else we do," said Amber Jackson, BSU president.
counterparts. They were seven times more likely to indicate the harassment was based on their sexual identity, according to the survey.
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Alex Earles, a senior from Salina, said he is not sure if singling out the gay community is the most effective way to go about this epidemic of harassment and bullying.
According to the press release from Lautenberg's office, the bill would also create a competitive grant program at the U.S. Department of Education to help colleges and universities establish programs that seek to prevent harassment and bullying, including the harassment of LGBT students.
Anti-harassment policies are not currently required by law, although many universities have their own versions of protection policies already implemented.
Earles said some great steps have been taken in the past in terms of protection for minorities and this or any bill needs to include equal protection for all minority groups.
sistant to the provost for policy, said the University of Kansas currently has relevant policies that do provide some protection.
Jeannette Johnson, as-istant to the present
At the University, discrimination based on sexual orientation, marital status and parental status has been prohibited for some time.
Last year, upon the recommendation of the University Senate, that policy was changed to include gender identity and gender expression.
Johnson said the University has prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation for more than 20 years.
But there is no current policy that explicitly states or addresses bullying as a form of harassment and Lautenberg's bill would also require schools to recognize cyber bullying as a form of harassment.
Velasco said he is happy that something is being done about bullying and harassment, but the effects and the role of social media and the Internet also need to be included in these discussions.
the circumstances surrounding it, a columnist for Rutger's student newspaper, The Daily Targum, referred to the Internet as "basically steroids for bullying."
In light of Clementi's death and
Velasco said technology's development rate has surpassed the government's ability to address it and any problems that may incur.
Ultimately, Velasco doesn't think there is a need for a "special" policy because it will still be violated.
"I think it is our job as students and the campus community to keep people aware," Velasco said. "A policy is a technical solution and we need more of an adaptive solution that would change the mind frame and mentality of those around us."
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input from students, faculty and staff. The workshops were designed as a forum for members of the campus community to share
Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability, said
The Center for Sustainability is hosting four workshops this week to facilitate discussion and gain interest in the Campus Sustainability Plan, a comprehensive sustainability plan for the Lawrence Campus.
As the plan begins to take shape, University officials are looking for
"I'm saying that with all my fingers and toes crossed," said Stacey White, director of academic programs for the Center for Sustainability. "We are getting a little bit of a late start. It's going to require some hard work."
"We are getting a little bit of a late start. It's going to require some hard work."
The workshops mark the early stages of the planning process. University officials and students involved with the project said they'd like to see a draft completed by Earth Day on April 22.
what theyd like to see incorporated in the plan, said Laura Hewitt Sparks, a graduate student from Portland, Ore., and an intern in the Center for Sustainability.
the goal was to have a final draft ready by June to present to the provost and the chancellor.
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Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little initiated the sustainability plan last spring. It's designed to integrate sustainability into education, research, public service and campus operations, according to the plan's mission statement.
"It's a really important first step for us to move a little b"
further than what we've been able to accomplish just though the Center for Sustainability," Severin said. "I'll really help us focus our efforts but also create a lot of new opportunities for collaboration on
campus."
plan, including curriculum and research, energy, student life and waste reduction. A sustainability advisory council appointed by Provost Jeff Vitter will oversee the working groups and provide an administrative vision for the plan. The Center for Sustainability will coordinate those combined efforts.
Ten working groups will develop specific sections of the
The Campus Sustainability Plan incorporates the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), a comprehensive rating system that tracks a broad range of sustainability efforts. Stacey White is the director of academic programs for the Center for Sustainability. She said while she hoped the Campus Sustainability Plan closely followed STARS, it needed to be tailored in a way that fit the University's unique needs.
"This will be the first time we actually have goals we can measure," White said. "This will allow
us to see are we moving in the right direction, the wrong direction or are we standing still."
The first workshop is today from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in room 216 of Marvin Hall. The three remaining workshops are scheduled for later this week: two on Wednesday and one on Thursday.
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But in an e-mail to supporters, Biggs notes a recent television report on the race showed an old picture of him, with a mustache.
Biggs says people told him they liked the mustache but he'll let contributions settle the issue.
He's asking people who want him to regrow it to give donations starting with even numbers, such as $200. People who like him mustache-free can give amounts starting with odd numbers.
Both the Democratic incumbent and Republican challenger Kris Kobach are clean-shaven.
TOPEKA — Kansas Secretary of State Chris Biggs is letting supporters decide whether he'll regrow his mustache — as a campaign fundraising gimmick.
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