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    unemployment rates and low wages in many cities forced many to look to new opportunities in cities and elsewhere. This included the newly expanded west. In the 1880s Kansas had three dominating groups- railroad companies, farmers, and cowboys. All three dealt with individual triumphs and struggles when developing the West and specifically Kansas in the later part of the 19th century. Railroads spent most of the 1880s concerned with previous legislation, farmers worried about land allotment and surviving

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    Kansas Masons have helped communities all over Kansas throughout many years. They have done this through many different programs. One of these programs is the Kansas Masonic Entrepreneurship Challenge Program, in which they sponsor high school and local university students in their dreams to start a new business, or have a great new idea. I believe that by participating in this program, many of young adults have the opportunity to get their ideas and achievements noticed, and to find financial aid

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    Raping On College Campus

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    secure as a student when attending a university. In this article, Kansas State University looks at if many students--mainly male and fraternity members—are getting away with the raping of other students, with no consequence. Two KSU students, Sara Weckhorst and Tessa Farmer, discovered this problem when they reported two rapes in 2014 and 2015 and nothing was investigated about the issue. This and other cases were expressed with the failure of the university to investigate and solve the problem

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    ever taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport (NCAA, 2016, p 2).” Many argue college athletes should be paid with scholarships to attend universities as well as cash

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    prosperity and punish him for economic distress, Bartels (1997). It was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election of 1996 and the candidates were, President Bill Clinton, the Democratic nominee from Arkansas; Senator Bob Dole, the Republican nominee from Kansas, and Ross Perot, the Reform party from Texas. President Bill Clinton’s running mate was Vice President Al Gore from Tennessee. Senator Bob Dole’s running mate was former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp from New York. Ross Perot’s running mate was an

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS POURYA SHAHMALEKI, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. ________ ) KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, ) Defendant. ) DEFENDANT’S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND Defendant submits the following Memorandum in Opposition to the Plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint. I. INTRODUCTION This Court should deny the Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend because the statute of limitations has ran on his claims and the amendment

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    Missiouri Incident

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    The University of Missiouri incident was an eye opener for universities around the nation. There has been a lot of racial tension between students and student affair professionals on the campus. Here is the problem? Sabatke ( 2015) States that students at the University of Missouri engaged in a hunger strike and boycott in protest of the UM system president, Tim Wolfe. They said that, since Wolfe took office as UM president in 2012, he had been negligent in addressing incidents of racism and concerns

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    Delta Dental of Kansas awards $50,000 grant to Wichita Area Technical College WICHITA,KAN- Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) has been awarded a $50,000 Community Dental Health Grant from Delta Dental of Kansas. This grant will fund a purchase of new equipment for WATC’s Dental Assisting program and student scholarships. Rachael Wiebe, Program Director of the Dental Assistant program at WATC, stated “I’m so grateful for Delta Dental. It feels as though our Dental Assistant Program has won the

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    Torrance And Creativity

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    Dr. Torrance and Creativity Dr. Ellis Paul Torrance was a very creative individual whose work with the aging population he has influenced program offerings at Kansas State University. The objectives of this paper include discussing Dr. Torrance’s background, a reflection of his work in creativity, how his work has influenced program offerings, and how Dr. Torrance’s work could impact our work with aging. Lastly, I will discuss what I have learned from studying him. Dr. Ellis Paul Torrance was born

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    placed in an internship in the Kansas House Minority Leaders office for 8 months, helping with constituent service and developing a community mentorship program with legislators from both parties. I participated in four Washburn Transformational Experience programs which allowed me to study culture and economics in Japan and Korea, Politics in the United Kingdom, and follow presidential candidates in Iowa. I volunteered on a student voter registration drive led by the Kansas League of Women Voters. All

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