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- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- FSHS softball season ends in extra-inning heartbreak at state May 24, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Editorial: Development shift? May 24, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Theatre Lawrence warns customers of credit card information stolen in cyber attack May 23, 2013
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
Higher education officials say concealed carry on campus probably inevitable in the future
I imagine many faculty will not be interested in lecturing to a group of 100+ students with concealed weapons on many of the students.
One could argue that this creates a dangerous work environment that the university could do something about, placing metal detectors and security screening at all building entrances, but will not do because of money.
Lawsuits and possible faculty refusing to teach under these conditions might be the result.
Quite honestly, issues such as this as well as general hostility to science and intellectual pursuits in Kansas is what keeps quality faculty away from KU, more so than low salaries and lack of raises.
May 15, 2013 at 7:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Conservatives at odds over budget, taxes as wrap-up session drags on
Right, these new "conservative" legislators are in fact anarchists. They want to weaken and/or destroy government because it gets in the way of them implementing their ideology on the entire state.
Government is a bulwark against their desired theocracy, and so they want to weaken or destroy it.
Funny if not so sad and shameful.
May 15, 2013 at 1 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU faculty, staff push for improved tuition benefits for themselves and their families
Tuition assistance is a nice benefit for faculty, but in these times of decreasing budgets and higher tuition, it makes little sense for some of the highest-paid state employees to receive these benefits.
There is a possibility that this will drive away quality faculty, but I think the possibility is remote, as most faculty want to send their children to better schools in other states and countries for a well-rounded experience.
KU should focus on using its resources and scholarships to recruit the best students from the state, country and world, regardless of faculty status of their parents.
May 13, 2013 at 5:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City agrees to create resident-only parking zone on street near KU campus
This should also happen in the neighborhood south of campus from Louisiana to Missouri north of 19th.
There is plenty of on-campus parking available for students, faculty, and staff. Not wanting to pay for a parking permit is no reason to clog up residential streets and make living in those areas miserable.
I don't live in that area but see what trouble it causes to residents.
May 8, 2013 at 11:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
About 100 people rally against policies of Brownback and legislative majority
Fair or not, Marci Francisco does not have statewide appeal.
I think Paul Davis could. He should definitely be exploring a run for governor.
May 6, 2013 at 1:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
University Senate pushes for more tuition assistance benefits for faculty, staff and their families
I think that children of faculty and staff should be able to get free tuition at KU, and no more.
Some universities give tuition assistance for other universities. I would not support KU doing this.
But, free KU tuition for the children of faculty and staff is reasonable.
May 5, 2013 at 11:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Revenue secretary says tax cuts are working
Pardon me if I am incorrect, but the new lower income tax rates have not yet taken effect.
Jordan is touting tax revenues based upon the previous rate, before the income tax reductions.
May 5, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Evil deeds
"And no religion, too..."
-John Lennon
May 4, 2013 at 1:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Evil deeds
It is the burden of the religious to argue their points using facts and reasoning that can convince all, religious and non-religious alike, that their point is valid.
This is difficult, as religion is ideology, belief in something in the absence of or despite facts and evidence.
This is why the religious usually resort to invoking their ideology and beliefs as fact and evidence and proof in defense of their views.
Such arguments do not and should not hold any water in any moderate and sensible democracy.
May 4, 2013 at 10:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Evil deeds
The good thing about freedom is speech is that anyone can express an opinion, no matter how idiotic, childish, insipid, and wrong.
The other great thing about freedom of speech is that if they choose to express such an opinion, others can criticize that opinion as being idiotic, childish, insipid, and wrong.
The act of expressing an opinion does not make it correct. Mr. Burkhead is one of the religiously-insane, invoking magical religious thinking and ideology to "argue" a point.
In other words, idiotic, childish, insipid, and wrong.
May 4, 2013 at 10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )