KU budget cut eyed as subcommittee probes costs
A Senate budget subcommittee urged a 10 million cut to Kansas University’s proposed budget and called for a full audit of KU expenses. Senator Caryn Tyson questioned student leaders’ reliance on regents positions amid Higher Education Day visits by about 150 students. The panel’s plan shifts funds toward other campuses and general revenue, with final action pending full committee review.
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Expert shares insights on serial sex offenders
David Lisak, forensic psychologist and University of Massachusetts Boston professor, spoke in Topeka on a training session about serial sex offenders. He said career offenders begin in adolescence and repeat offenses across years, urging early intervention by advocates and law enforcement to stop the crime wave.
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California gunman Dorner believed dead after cabin shootout
A manhunt ended with a mountain cabin catching fire near Big Bear Lake after a shootout that killed a deputy. A charred body found inside the burning cabin is suspected to be former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, linked to a revenge campaign against the LAPD. Authorities pursued Dorner across the Southwest and Mexico amid warnings of warfare against officers and their families.
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Retiring Baker president unveils final priorities and plans
Baker University president Pat Long outlined her remaining 16 months, highlighting expansion of the leadership program and a renamed student center. The plan includes renovations to Harter Union, a new cafeteria, café, meeting spaces, and a 400 seat multipurpose center costing about 2 million dollars with half raised.Enrollment aims to reach 4,000 by 2020 as Long works to boost fundraising and campus engagement.
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