Finalist stresses personal passion at KU OMA talk
Precious Porras, interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, stressed social justice as a guiding principle during her final presentation in a series on Strategic Leadership at KU. She described herself as biracial, a low income first-generation student, and recalled Upward Bound and mentors shaping her path to pay it forward.
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Third-grader wins kitchen makeover prize for rice dish
Lawrence nine year old Jasmy Mavilla won Ben's Beginners Cooking Contest earning 15 000 for herself and 30 000 for Raintree Montessori School at 4601 Clinton Parkway. The prize funds will upgrade the school's main kitchen to include a walk in refrigerator and more prep space. Jasmy created and submitted a video of her Shrimp masala rice recipe and presented the dish at the award event.
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KU's Jurisdiction Over Off-Campus Social Media Harassment
Kansas University may claim authority to address off campus anti-discrimination and harassment under its policy. University spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson says EU policy bans racial and ethnic harassment and discrimination, raising questions about enforcement when incidents occur outside campus and do not target a specific student.
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Lawmaker criticizes media on foster care debate
South central Kansas Republican Sen. Forrest Knox emails constituents criticizing media coverage of same sex foster care rights. Knox chairs a foster care committee and cites Donald Paul Sullins research, which is disputed by science groups.
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