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he parents of a former
University
student
who was allegedly sexually assaulted on campus
have sued KU. The class-action lawsuit alleges KU did
not provide safe housing
for their daughter, who says
she was assaulted by a KU
football player in Jayhawker Towers in November
2014.
Amanda and James
Tackett, whose daughter
Daisy enrolled at the University in the Fall 2014 and
left in January 2016, allege in the lawsuit that the
University did not fulfill its
promise for safe housing.
The complaint also alleges
that Tackett was harassed
on campus after the assault.
Daisy was on the rowing
team and also served as a
student senator during her
time at KU. According to
the Dallas Morning News,
she left the University in
January because of the alleged assault and the Universitys handling of it.
Dan Curry, of Brown
and Curry LLC, is one of
the lawyers representing
Tacketts parents. He said
one purpose of this case is
to force the University to
change its marketing.
Theres no mention in
[promotional] videos of the
problem of sexual assault in
KU residence halls, he said.
To say, Put them here,
well take care of them, and
theyll be safe, and not say
that sexual assault happens
In addition to the
horrific assault of
our daughter, we
are concerned for
the safety of all
students at KU.
Amanda Tackett
Daisy Tacketts mother
This word is
offensive, but
it was used
in the context
of retelling a
factual event
that occurred at
another campus,
Andrea Quenette
Assistant communication
studies professor
Secretary of Education
John King held a conference call with college journalists Friday afternoon
to discuss how the government is working to help students manage federal loan
repayment.
The average amount of
debt for a student graduating from the University is
about $30,000, according
Forgiveness program.
King said students often
shy away from public service jobs because they are
afraid their salary will not
be enough to pay off student
loans. However, with the
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, students
who pursue careers such as
nursing, education or positions within non-profits can
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have their loans forgiven after 10 years.
In addition to efforts to
alleviate financial burden
on students, one of the issues King said the Department of Education is working on is increasing the
simplicity and transparency
of financial aid.
Ajita Talwalker Menon,
senior policy advisor for
Higher Education at the
White House Domestic
Policy Council, said the Department has been working
on developing tools on their
website to help students
make smart decisions about
the costs of a higher education.
As more students are
reliant on student loans
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he Kansas Supreme
Court ruled on Feb. 11
that state funding of
public schools was unequally and unlawfully distributed. The Kansas legislature
passed a budget bill last
month that did not include
amendments to funding of
public schools. The court
told
lawmakers
public
schools will not open in the
2016-2017 school year unless the issue is corrected by
June 30.
The state government
needs to make the school
budget a priority instead of
acting like a college student,
cramming for a test to try to
get prepared at the last minute.
Kansas public school
closings would be detrimental for children, families and
school employees. Parents
that work during the day
would need to find babysitters, students would be a
year behind and everyone
who works for the schools
would have to find alterna-
nder the right circumstances, experimentation can propel us forward. After all,
trial and error are at the
pinnacle of discovery and
societal development. But
what happens when experimentation goes wrong?
When rather than acting
as a catalyst for change, it
becomes an inhibition that
halts all hope for prosperity?
Astoundingly enough,
this exact scenario, a failed
attempt at cultivating a
grand-scale
experiment
spearheaded by our steadfast state politicians, occurred within the Kansas
legislature. And we, the
students, will be left to
reckon with the retributions of twice-elected Governor Sam Brownbacks
economic policies.
During his first two
years in office, Brownback
and the rest of his gang
within the Kansas legislature decided to enact a tax
plan that was a real live
experiment in supply-side
economics. Because why
not experiment with the
livelihood of your constituents?
Brownbacks new policies included steep income
tax cuts for the wealthy
as well as exemptions for
business owners, who filed
as individuals coupled
with a hike on consumption taxes, all the hope
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or many students,
studying abroad is a
chance to experience
another country while still
completing classes. While
that remained true for
Brandon Keenan, he also
used his experience abroad
this past summer to inspire
his artwork back home.
During his trip abroad,
Keenan, a senior from
Lenexa studying art and
art history, visited three
different European cities,
including Venice, where he
took photos that inspired
his own artwork.
A lot of what I have
been interested in recently
is memories and how we
perceive them, Keenan
said. I was thinking about
the really bright colors on
the buildings, how everything seems stacked on top
of each other and really
chaotic.
At the same time,
Keenan started to post his
works on his Instagram account. Using the photos he
took while traveling in Europe, he painted on top of
the printed out photo and
did inkjet transfer, a form
of printmaking, to create
his prints. These artworks
have been displayed at
Mana Bar, located at 1111
Massachusetts St., since
Feb. 26.
I wanted to make them
real and tie in the memory
and experience of why [it]
was that important enough
to post, like why was that
important enough to document, Keenan said.
Keenan began to seriously consider going to
art school after taking a
photography class in high
school. The first course
Keenan took at the University was a lithography class,
which quickly became his
favorite type of printmaking and led him to take
more courses. He said he
likes how he can build up
his own image layer by layer
with printmaking.
In addition, Keenan said
the weather has a huge affect on printmaking, which
makes it difficult to adjust.
As he reprints the image in
different times of the year,
the conditions of the image
change depending on the
humidity and temperature.
Its really fickle but
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he spring semester
brings a unique opportunity for graduate
students at the University
to show off what research
has interested them in
their three years of study.
Throughout the rest of
March and the first two
weeks of April, eight artists
working with various media
will present their thesis in
the Art and Design Gallery
in Chalmers Hall.
One such graduate student, Shelby Burchett from
Liberty, Mo., has taken her
previous education from
the Kansas City Art Institute with textiles and fabrics and elevated it to a new
creative process shes titled,
Goo-Witching:
Hydromancy."
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Sophomore guard Devonte Graham yells in delight during Kansas win over UConn on Saturday. With the win, Kansas is headed to the Sweet 16 to take on Maryland.
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After Michigan State
fell to Middle Tennessee State in one of the most
shocking upsets in NCAA
tournament history, the
Kansas players met, informally, to discuss what had
happened.
The message from the
meeting was a simple one.
When I saw them lose, I
was telling the guys, Dont
let it be us, senior forward
Jamari Traylor said.
While a meeting like that
might seem useless to a typical team, for the last two
years, it had been them.
In 2014, an Andrew Wiggins-led Kansas team rolled
into St. Louis with high expectations, even without
star freshman Joel Embiid. That teams run would
be short-lived, as Kansas
was bounced in the second
round by Stanford.
One year later, a depleted Kansas team bowed out
in the Round of 32 once
again; the culprit was Wichita State.
This year, the situation
seemed all-to-familiar. As
senior forward Perry Ellis
exited the game early, after knocking knees with a
UConn player, a hush fell
I love when
[Devonte] smiles
like that. Its so
darn cute.
Kansas fan
Courtside at KU vs. UConn
them.
As Selden scored his
second basket after the
timeout, Anthony Pitts
Seldens uncle and internet
phenomenon Uncle Anthony flexed behind the
Kansas bench.
Pitts reaction would
only become more emphatic as Selden smashed home
a one-handed alley-oop that
effectively ended the game.
I got the rebound, and
they only had one guy back.
I saw Wayne coming down
the left side of the court,
and I just knew I was going
to throw it up to him, and he
was going to go get it, Graham said. Im pretty sure
Uncle Anthony went crazy.
Hes probably going to be
on SportsCenter again.
Selden finished with 22
points, the most hed scored
in any NCAA tournament
game in his three years at
Kansas.
After the game, it was
pointed out to him that hed
been playing better since
Pitts had started showing
up. Asked if he thought
there was anything to that,
Selden gave a simple answer.
I guess he has to keep
coming, Selden said.
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Anthony Pitts, Wayne Selden Jr.s uncle, cheers from behind the KU bench.
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Graham said.
From there Kansas never looked back as the margin never fell below nine.
But before the final buzzer sounded, Selden ended
his night with a monster
slam off a lob from Graham.
Afterwards he turned towards the bench and posed
a bit, as Wells Fargo Arena
erupted in cheers.
Graham admitted after
the game that he thought
that his pass might have
been a bit off the mark.
At first I was thinking I
threw it too far. But he can
go up and get it. You can
throw it anywhere and he
can go get it, Graham said.
Selden on the other hand
was more than pleased with
Grahams pass.
I thought he threw it up
just fine. He did the hard
part, I did the easy part,
Selden said.
The two can further debate the play on the bus ride
home, a ride that Selden
admitted he is looking forward to having after the last
couple trips back home.
Ive never rode back on
a win in this place, so its
going to feel good, Selden
said. There was a little celebration in here for getting
over the hump. But we want
more.