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presented an amendment
in front of Student Senate
Wednesday to maintain the
current $5 Activities fee
instead of the proposed 50
cent cut to $4.50. Tis fee
amendment would bring no
change during the current
year, but the amendment was
accepted for next year.
Senate has voiced its concerns
that SUA should participate
in more multicultural,
academic events as opposed
to the social events that SUA
hosts. Tyler Childress, senate
chief of staf, said one of the
concerns regarding SUA is the
number of educational and
multicultural events being
presented as part of the total
event planning.
According to the information
presented by SUA at the Senate
meeting on Wednesday, the
SUA hosted a total of 37
academic and cultural events
in the academic year of 2012-
13. Tese events included
a total of four Fall Gallery
showings, events that reached
a total attendance of 2,500, and
hosting the Common Book
Author, an event that had 600
people in attendance.
Te academic year of 2013-
14 is set to host 35 academic
and cultural events this year.
Danica Hoose, the senator
for Queers and Allies, said that
SUAs social events function
as a way for members of
the LGBTQ community to
socialize in a safe environment.
Michael Graham, the Senate
treasurer, presented an email
that he received in the past
week. According to Graham,
the email was from a person
currently or previously
afliated with SUA. Te email
voiced concerns regarding
SUA leadership and fscal
responsibility. Questions
were raised about the emails
authenticity, and the identity
was never disclosed by a
member from SUA, who was
in attendance at the meeting
for verifcation.
Mitch Rucker, senator of
the Junior, Senior College of
Liberal Arts, said that cutting
student fees such as the SUA
fee is a way to put money back
into the students pockets.
I think its a matter of
priorities, Rucker said in an
afernoon interview before the
Senate meeting on Wednesday.
Times are tough right now.
Obviously, we as senators
wouldnt be doing our job if
we werent critically evaluating
the necessity. Te impact of
each and every fee that we
charge our students. So the
Fee Review Committee met
and determined that it was
appropriate to propose a 50
cent cut to SUA.
Dylan Fehl, the spirit
committee assistant
coordinator for SUA, said that
he was pleased with the 50 cent
raise in the SUA student fee.
My initial reaction was,
we were pleased as an
organization that hopefully
we get to retain our $5 student
fee. Of course that is going to
be up for vote by full senate
next week.
Fehl also stated that, aside
from some criticism of the
organization not possessing a
lack of fscal responsibility.
On the issue of fscal
responsibility, I feel we are
very fscally responsible,
Fehl said. We have a very
strenuous process of how we
buy things and where we go
when we buy it.
Edited by Blair Sheade
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Senate approves SUA fee cut amendment
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Proposed resolution to
eliminate the womens
and non-revenue fee
A resolution urging the athlet-
ics department to fund womens
and non-revenue sports is slated
for voting in next weeks full Stu-
dent Senate meeting.
The resolution was amend-
ed last night to update and
strengthen the phrasing, after it
was referred back to the Univer-
sity Affairs Committee last week.
I feel it was necessary to ex-
plore this from all angles and
come fully prepared with lan-
guage that reects the needs of
our student body, said Garrett
Farlow, a University Affairs as-
sociate and freshman from Te-
cumseh.
The new language emphasized
the importance of federal Title IX
compliance and respect for stu-
dent athletes; however, it stated
the $25 fee inicted on students
is unjust.
The fee that totals $1 mil-
lion annually is collected by the
athletics department to offset
travel expenses for womens and
non-revenue sports.
The resolution supported the
decision made by the Student
Senate Fee Review Committee
that proposed to eliminate the
student fee and encourage the
athletic department to look else-
where for funding.
If passed next week, the resolu-
tion will be sent to the following:
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Lit-
tle, Kansas Board of Regents,
Kansas Athletics, Public Affairs
and the Provost.
Previous Senate discussions
have raised the question as to
why the money must come from
students pockets as opposed
to the athletics department that
rakes in a multi-million dollar
revenue.
We think they have sufcient
funds to be paying this already,
said Emma Halling, student body
vice president.
Amelia Arvesen
Committee fails
conduct code draft,
continues discussion
The recently proposed student
conduct code by the Ofce of
Student Affairs unanimously
failed at the Student Rights
Committee meeting Wednesday.
The code proposed a change in
jurisdiction to include off-cam-
pus activity and the reformat-
ting of the document.
We need to make sure that
student freedoms are being up-
held, said Student Rights Com-
mittee member Natalie Parker.
The code was reformatted
based on four major values: re-
spect, integrity, responsibility
and community, which intended
to make it easier for students to
understand.
Our code just read 1970s on it
and the world has changed since
the 1970s, said Jane Tuttle, as-
sistant vice provost of student
affairs. Its written in language
that I think should be clear to
any undergraduate student that
KU has admitted, where to be
honest sometimes the language
we currently operate under, Im
not sure all students really un-
derstand that.
However, some members of
the committee felt that it could
lead to something being over-
looked. There was also concern
about how the language of the
proposed draft seemed to shift
away from outlining the rights
and responsibilities of students.
The proposed conduct code
focused more on the philosophy
of the University of Kansas com-
munity and was not as specic
on what rights were afforded to
students, committee member
junior Zach George said.
Previous revisions, which
are done every two years, have
been smaller amendments to
the original code, offering more
transparency. Many committee
members believed that this re-
vision should follow that format
as well.
If its not broken, why x it?
George said. Theres no testi-
mony that says there are prob-
lems with the current code.
The Student Rights Committee
will recommend the nal draft to
Student Senate after its meeting
March 26.
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Today is a 7
A schedule conict could dis-
rupt travels. Jupiter goes direct
today, for the next eight months.
Working with others gets easier.
The money for home improve-
ments becomes available. Whip
up a feast and invite everyone, to
celebrate.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
For the next eight months with
Jupiter direct, you do best
working through others, and
your investments do especially
well. Loved ones provide support,
and the route becomes obvious.
Consider consequences before
issuing words or actions.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Theres plenty of work over the
next eight months, with Jupiter
direct. Prosper with a partners
help. Romance is getting easier,
too. Get the house the way you
want it. A nancial matter moves
forward now.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 6
With Jupiter direct, friends
provide decisive leadership over
the next eight months. Love,
prosperity and home improve-
ments grow. Make plenty of time
for play. Move forward with an
agreement. Adapt to anothers
preferences. Cut frills.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Turn down an invitation to go
out. Advance a work project.
Make sure you know whats
required. Its easier to learn over
the next eight months, with
Jupiter direct. Love and money
come easier, too.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Its easier to concentrate,
communicate with clarity, and
take powerful strides in projects
at home and work, now that
Jupiters direct (for the next eight
months). Study your course and
handle practical details before
leaping into action.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Its easier to advance and make
money now that Jupiters direct.
Finish old projects to clear space
for new enthusiasms. Get your
partner involved. Have your home
support your passion and work.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
New information handles an
issue. Projects that were delayed
move forward, with Jupiter direct.
Finances and romance grow
with greater ease. Take slow,
measured steps. Dance with your
subject silently. Create a little
mystery.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Take it one step at a time. For
the next eight months with
Jupiter direct, your dreams seem
prophetic, and its easier to get
whatever you want. Stash away
as much as possible. Speak only
the truth.
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Cash ow improves. Career
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more fun), with Jupiter direct
for the next eight months. Do
your homework, and dont
over-extend. Keep expenses low.
Celebrate with creature comforts
at home.
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Today is a 6
Money may be tight today, but
savings grows over the next
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Travel and new projects go well.
Advance a level, as you meet im-
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lead. Share good food and home
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Discuss ways to keep costs down.
Group efforts make signicant
gains. For the next eight months
with Jupiter direct, get farther
than expected. Personal and
professional goals advance with
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appreciations.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Jayhawk mens basketball
tweets are better than ever
Te 2013-2014 KU mens
basketball season lef us
@FakeJefWithey-less, and yes,
there may have been a void
in our hearts, but the Twitter
feed was anything but lacking
in creativity during this
basketball season.
For whatever reason you
may have missed the games,
students Twitter accounts
kept fans up to date on just
about everything there was to
know about basketball games.
From controversial referee
calls and fve-star plays, to
shamelessly poking fun at
opposing players, students
used their Twitter accounts to
say anything they could about
the game in 140 characters.
Although there may only be
those 140 characters of free
speech to tweet, the endless
opinions and clever comments
about the game on news feeds
made us feel more like a team.
Te @FakeJefWithey account
may have said goodbye
to its fans, but accounts
like @YABOYSELF and @
Allenfeldhaus flled its place
with colorful and witty tweets,
and the @FakeAndrewWiggins
account gained a following.
AJ Barbosa, a senior from
Leawood, said he always
checks Twitter during the
games to see what other fans
are saying.
Even if youre already
watching the game with a
bunch of people, it feels like
youre watching it with a lot
more on Twitter, Barbosa said.
Barbosa is known by
friends and Twitter followers
as someone who adds some
comedy to the Twittersphere
during games.
Ive always been the kind of
guy who likes messing around
and cracking jokes about the
opposing team, Barbosa said.
Even if Im not watching the
game with a bunch of people, I
can still talk a little smack and
hopefully make a few people
laugh.
Anna Korroch, a freshman
from Wichita, says she thinks
Twitter is a perfect way to keep
yourself updated during the
games.
Between following
SportsCenter and many fans,
I can easily fgure out what is
going on in the game just by
scrolling through my Twitter
feed, Korroch said. People
are usually tweeting about the
same great plays, dunks or bad
calls. We all know that Kansas
fans have a lot of spirit and I
think this shows up on twitter.
#RockChalk.
Barbosa and Korroch are
not the only ones who feel
the need to tweet during
sporting events. In 2011,
Twitter released its tweets
per second rankings. Tis
ranking orders the events or
subjects that produced the
most tweets per second during
the year. Tweets about sporting
events comprised six of the
top 16 events in 2011, and in
the 2013 rankings, March
Madness reigned as a star topic
during last years tournament.
As this years March Madness
approaches, the Twitter feed
will be painted with basketball.
Students are not only hoping
for big things from our team
on the court, but are expecting
big things in the Twitter
world as well. Tere may
only be enough seats in Allen
Fieldhouse for 16,300 students
and your house or dorm room
may only ft as many as you
can stuf, but with Twitter, we
all get to sing the Rock Chalk
Chant together.
Edited by Blair Sheade
MAGGIE ROSSITER
entertain@kansan.com
Between following
SportsCenter and many
KU fans, I can easily gure
out what is going on in the
game.
ANNA KORROCH
Wichita freshman
Here are some of the top tweets we found from this season from
students and parody Twitter accounts.
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Te front ofce of Marvin
Hall has recently been
blocked by the construction
of an addition to the building.
Te students involved in
this addition are part of
a class called Studio 804,
which is taken by ffh year
architecture students who are
building the project entitled
Te Forum.
Te dean of the School of
Architecture, John C. Gaunt,
said it is a unique opportunity
that students within the
school are building an
addition for the school.
What the Studio 804
students are building this
year is something Marvin
Hall has been in need of for a
while. Te idea of Te Forum
is something Gaunt has had
in mind for the past 10 years.
It will be a place of
education and exhibition,
Gaunt said
Currently architecture
students have to go all around
campus for their lecture
classes. Te Forum will be
a lecture hall as well as a
commons for the architecture
school.
[Te Forum] will really
change the culture of our
school said Charles Linn,
director of communications
for the School of Architecture.
Tis new part of Marvin
Hall will provide an
opportunity for students
within the architecture school
to showcase their work, learn
and grow from one another.
Te completion date for
this project is still uncertain
due to complications with the
weather.
Te architecture program
has a long tradition of
thinking and making
Gaunt said. Te Forum is a
continuation of that tradition,
seeking to better the overall
culture of the school.
Last years Studio 804
students built the EcoHawks
Research Facility that is
located out on West Campus.
For more information on
Te Forum and Studio 804,
visit theforumku.info.
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STARTERS
The Mountaineers are still ghting
to receive a bid into the NCAA tour-
nament, and the Jayhawks would
be the best victory on West Virgin-
ias resume. The Jayhawks cant
take this game lightly because
Kansas will try to gain momentum
going into the Big 12 Tournament
and on to the NCAA tournament.
Tarik Black
Black came off the bench the last
time these two team met and he
still scored 11 points and grabbed
4 rebounds in 21 minutes. Black
will get the chance to start this
time around against the Mount-
ianeers and provide more minutes
as the injured Embiid watches
from the sidelines.
Will Naadir Tharpe be able to
guard Staten?
Last matchup, Staten scored 22
points on Tharpe. Tharpe couldnt
keep Staten out of the paint and
off the foul line. Tharpe will need
to play solid man-up defense to
prevent Staten from driving and
getting open looks.
0
Kansas has zero losses against
West Virginia since the Mountain-
eers joined the conference in 2012.
5.7
Blocks per game the Jayhawks
average.
80
The Jayhawks average 80 points per
game, which is 25th in the NCAA.
The Jayhawks can shoot high-
er than 35 percent from 3-point
range. Currently, Kansas averages
35 percent from beyond the arc on
the season, but with the Big 12
and NCAA tournaments coming
up, the Jayhawks can hope for any
possible momentum.
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Devin Williams, forward
He scored 12 points in each of his rst three conference games but hasnt
reached that total since. The freshman is the teams leading rebounder and
also averages eight points per game. At 6-foot-9, Williams is the tallest
starter on a team that doesnt have much size, especially compared to
Kansas.