of a united transition­al government within six months and fair elections within 18 months.

Critics say, however, that any talks would not be much different than previous negotiations, especially because Resolution 2254 is not pre­sented under Chapter VII, which provides the Security Council with legal measures to use force to imple­ment any potential outcomes.

In addition, the United States and Russia vehemently disagree on the desired outcomes for negotiations. The fate of Assad and the preference for post-war Syria remain major points of disagreement.

Since then, only one issue has been even partially solved: the frag­mentation of the Syrian opposition. On December 9th, more than 100 members of the Syrian opposition met in Riyadh to create a negotia­tion team to represent all opposition groups during talks with the regime delegation.

As Russia’sTOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)___It is a race that some put on their bucket list and others use to test their body and mental toughness, but no one expected it to ever become a fight for survival.

The 117th Boston Marathon will live in infamy, not because of any record breaking times, but for the carnage that occurred at the finish line mark... Of the 27,000 athletes in the race, nearly 140 call the sunflower state of Kansas home.

Lyndi Stucky a Junior Advertisment Digital Media Major at Kansas State feels the race could have easily been her last.

In a phone interview, she said, "I was just finishing and looking for my parents, .i was actually heading back to the starting gate but someone else stopped me and pointed me in another