KU master plan envisions bold 10 year campus growth
KU unveils a 10 year living master plan aiming to expand housing and integrate Mount Oread with West and Edwards campuses. It foresees an 800 million Innovation Way and Research Partnership Zone, with enrollments rising 12 percent undergraduates and 22 percent graduates, while funding risks loom.
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Putin's appeal to power mirrors Hitler and the past
George Will compares Putin's ambitions to Hitler's 1938 moves in Czechoslovakia and Poland, warns that Russia's needs are used to justify expansion, cites NATO's aim to contain Moscow, critiques Obama and Merkel, and notes Putin's limited impact on Syria and Iran while cautioning against a military excursion in Ukraine.
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Women students study suffrage in KU history classes
Women students at the University of Kansas learn democratic principles in history and political science courses. Sixty women study American government municipal government constitutional law international law and the government of dependencies as part of their education in citizenship. Compiled by Sarah St. John.
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Lessons From History On Putin and sanctions
Curtis D. Bennett argues that Russia’s Crimea invasion mirrors Hitler’s 1938 actions and urges Europe and the world to impose severe sanctions. He warns that nations siding with Russia should face penalties including cutting off banking and trade, challenging present resolve.
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Shameful editorial critique targets GOP tactics
Letter to the editor denounces a March 24 editorial for using Toyota statements to revive the Benghazi, IRS and Fast and Furious allegations. It accuses the piece of brainwashing by Sen. Ted Cruz style unfounded claims despite repeated investigations finding no malfeasance and notes repeated use of the word shameful.
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Public Forum Critique of GOP Policies and Record
Audrey Mortensen accuses the GOP of harming citizens by cutting food stamps, tax breaks overseas, suppressing turnout, opposing equal pay, repealing the ACA, cutting unemployment benefits, reducing veterans’ support, and gutting education funding, calling the contrast between rhetoric and action shameful.
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Audrey Mortensen
Lawrence
Oread Hotel concerns raise questions on city project support
Editorial notes possible liquor license violations at the Oread Hotel prompting scrutiny of KU provost office and KU Alumni Association backing. City Commission unanimously approved the Oread over Historic Resources Commission votes amid debate over The Cave rooftop and deck access and four cell towers. RF exposure concerns cited by the American Cancer Society highlight safety access issues and a 20-year tax incentive.
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Sven Erik Alstrom
Lawrence
Taxing hate and the Westboro church
A reader argues that the Westboro Baptist Church, often linked to hate symbols, resembles a money driven tax exempt institution. The writer questions motives for excommunication rumors and asks why tax policy targets hate group demonstrations rather than confronting underlying philosophy.
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