KU students grapple with grade scale split at university
KU freshman MacKenzie Oatman earned a 92 percent in psychology yet received an A minus while her roommate with a 90 percent earned an A. The disparity arose because KU instructors may choose between plain letter grades and plus or minus scales. Sophomore Oatman discusses the frustration of a near-perfect semester and a 4.0 that slipped away due to grading decisions.
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Kansas University
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Judicial advocate helps crime victims find strength and resources
Dolores Moseley serves as victim witness coordinator in Douglas County DA's Office for over twenty years. She listens with care, persuades victims to testify, and supports them beyond the courtroom. Recently she received the Outstanding Victim Advocate award in Wichita after a nomination by GaDuGi SafeCenter supervisor Sarah Jane Russell.
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Incoming mayor looks to guide Lawrence growth in 2013
Incoming Lawrence Mayor Mike Dever signals a busy year ahead as three major projects kick off in 2013. The $19 million Lawrence Public Library expansion, a $25 million regional recreation center, and a multiyear plan to convert the Farmland Industries site into a business park converge with a curbside recycling rollout and a $64 million wastewater plant project. Dever notes the eastern leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway could add about $200 million in construction activity, underscoring a year of heightened energy and development for Lawrence.
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KU Students Test Ford Interior Prototypes Sunday
In the driver’s seat KU students work on interior redesign prototypes for Ford Motor Co. and the public got a chance to see and test several of the new designs on Sunday at an on page 3A feature.
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