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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2016
Page
4
A street interview by Sylas May collects KU Lawrence residents views on favorite Girl Scout cookies. Vicky Reyes of Kansas University cites chocolate mint while others mention Samoa or Caramel deLites.
The Kansas Senate advanced a bill to bar the Kansas Corporation Commission from spending on a plan to comply with the federal Clean Power Plan until the Supreme Court resolves a pending challenge. The measure also seeks to disband the Kansas Electric Transmission Authority and transfer its funds to the general fund, amid opposition from Sierra Club and WindSpur, and with amendments to delay or credit funds failing.
Kansas University Senate discusses a campus gun policy with the weapons committee to be held with campus groups. Athletics officials say security measures may require metal detectors at Allen Fieldhouse and Memorial Stadium, signaling possible gun restrictions during games. Chancellor Gray-Little notes sensitive areas on campus.
Heard on the Hill reports on KU moving toward a campus concealed carry policy required by July 2017. The plan follows the Kansas Board of Regents mandate for campus specific plans. The piece notes concerns over labs with combustible materials and lists university senate personnel changes and diversity efforts.
A $1.8 million estate gift from Ernest D. Klema and Virginia Klema funds the J. D. Stranathan Professorship of Experimental Physics in KU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Klema earned KU degrees and helped develop the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. Stranathan, a former KU professor and chair, mentored Klema.
The Kansas Senate rejected amendments to extend campus conceal carry exemptions and to accelerate a July 1 deadline. Senators Forrest Knox and Michael O'Donnell argued guns increase safety, while opponents pressed for tighter campus restrictions. Statehouse reporter Peter Hancock notes the failed votes and broader bill context.
Labs district officials say a program update is due with about 190000 dollars budgeted in 2018 to add STEM labs at South Southwest and West middle schools. The new curriculum in Liberty Southwest and South middle schools rolls out with teacher training and aims to let students design and build robots while learning gear ratios electricity and programming.
The 2016 Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy Symposium at KU School of Law will probe election law, voting rights, and contested elections with panelists from ACLU, Kansas Chamber, KU, and other universities. The free program runs February 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with online registration available.
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