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Commission candidates continue online chats

Lawrence City Commission candidates Jim Carpenter and Mike Amyx will participate in separate live online chats this afternoon on the Journal-World’s Web site.

Carpenter’s chat will begin at 1:30 p.m., with Mike Amyx’s chat following at 2:45 p.m. Readers may submit questions early, watch the chat live or read the transcript later.

Carpenter and Amyx are among nine candidates running for city commission in the March 1 primary.

Two other candidates are scheduled to chat on ljworld.com this week: incumbent Commissioner Sue Hack at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Doug Holiday at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The five other candidates in the race took part in chats last week. Transcripts may be found at on www.ljworld.com

University

Haskell to undergo accreditation evaluation

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Haskell Indian Nations University is set undergo a comprehensive continuing accreditation evaluation site visit starting today and continuing through Wednesday. A team from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools will conduct the evaluation.

In preparation for the accreditation visit, Haskell completed an 18-month self-study process and produced a report that addressed the commission’s requirements and criteria for accreditation. As part of the visit, the evaluation team will gather evidence that the self-study is thorough and accurate. After the visit, the team will make a recommendation to the commission, which will make the final determination on Haskell’s status in August.

Haskell has been accredited by the association since 1979 with authority to grant baccalaureate degrees in elementary education since 1993, and American Indian studies, business administration and environmental studies since 1998.

Media

KU faculty member to appear on talk show

A Kansas University psychology professor will be featured Wednesday on “The Jane Pauley Show.”

Christian Crandall will analyze the off-Broadway play “Fat Pig.” He will provide psychological profiles of the play’s central characters and talk about the prejudices that overweight people face in American culture.

The entire episode explores a shift toward tolerance in the media as unconventional beauty in books, movies, TV and advertising becomes more common. It also features best-selling authors Jennifer Weiner and Wendy Shanker and actress Ashlie Atkinson, who stars in “Fat Pig.”

The show airs at 3 p.m. on Sunflower Broadband Channel 14.