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Have you seen Markiplier’s new movie? This article isn’t about that. Not quite, at least. The double feature after the film was quite the politcal scare.

The tactic of salting industries with union workers was a topic of heavy debate at the latest YDSA conference. It stems from a misunderstanding about what the working class is and limits the organizational power of the YDSA by allienating workers from their own condition.

KU management sent a letter outlining their intention to end negotiations and enter a period of forced mediation if the Union does not agree to their 1% raise proposal in 7 days. Rather than meet with the Union face-to-face, admin has chosen to strongarm their way through the process, without even giving UAKU an opportunity to respond.

In the midst of perhaps the most chaotic and crowded news cycle ever, the story that has consistently cut through the headlines is the slow, agonizing release of the Epstein Files.

The Weekly Rose has received transcripts of two group chats implicated in the ongoing KU Student Senate drama relating to allegations of collusion by members of the Required Student Fee Committee. Is it still a ‘nothing burger’?

The really progressive thing to do would be to eliminate gender on ID altogether. What the government puts on ID is political, not a neutral fact.

K-State is refusing to conduct a wage survey of undergraduates so YDSA is picking up the slack. Help us advocate for you and bring power back to the workers by filling out our survey. Let your wage be heard.

We all agree bad things are wrong. The leaders of the conservative movement don't thing anything ought to be done about it. The fundamental differences in thought between conservatives and the left provides us all the more reason to act.

Liberals are unable to comprehend that North Korea, too, is a victim of American imperialism. Instead, they rationalize their imperialism as something external, instead of something developed at home.

Management takes months to produce counterproposals and is often underprepared to bargin, but tell UAKU "Don't punish us for good deeds". Over a year after winning their union, there is still no contract in sight for faculty and academic staff as the University of Kansas’ management stalls negotiations.

How Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Kansas Chamber allied against consumers in their fight against KanCare

State Universities, financially bound to the legislature, are overcomplying in lock step with their every demand at the expense of diversity initiatives and trans students, faculty, and staff.

Formatting your email signature in the face of the pronoun ban may seem daunting. Comply with the letter, but not the spirit of the law, and fill your email with non-gender identifying pronouns.

CapFed is a facade beyond its modular facade; it is a shell over an institution that exists to reproduce the logics it teaches and the capitalists it relies on – no matter the ‘external’ costs. It understands its role in the community, it knows it will always have support from private actors and University administration, and doesn’t care that it eliminates contingent possibilities, both practical and theoretical.

Beauty is not an objective fact; it is a social construct, reified across generations and composed of endless threads of styles, genres, artists, notions, and cultures. It is an expression of ourselves and the vast diversity across humanity, united not by one standard of beauty, but by many.

In 1992, former Kansas Senator Bob Dole tried to kill public broadcasting. Trump is pushing Congress to finish the job.

Kansas Christian College, a staple of Overland Park, is a private school whose programming is more focused on God than academics. They spread a conservative model of Christianity by forming a small community of students of all backgrounds and molding them in accordance with their vision for the world. A look into a local private college reveals the deeper nature of American conservative Christianity. Image credit: Kansas Christian College

Criticism and misinterpretation has erupted following the passing of a Resolution Recognizing the Ongoing Genocide in Palestine. Let’s clear that up.

With a flurry of executive orders and proposed anti-DEIB legislation, students are left feeling dazed and confused with few answers. What can we do to protect our minority students when our administration fails to? How can we prevent the last few shreds of protection our minorities on campus have against fascist violence?

The Left needs a clear and well-tested framework for defining, separating, and responding to these attacks on public life. That is why, on April 18th, the YDSA at Kansas State invited political philosopher, scholar, and professor Dr. Gabriel Rockhill to speak at our campus