University Daily Kansan / Friday, October 7, 1988
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'Presidential' debates held Campus political groups address many issues
By Debbie McMahon Kansan staff writer
KU Democrats and College Republicans faced each other as they were night at the Kansas Union about how could best lead the country in 1988.
Don Husont, Tulaa, Okla., senior and Pam McElwee, Lawrence freshman, represented the KU Democrats. Representing the College Great Bend University were Jeremy Slab, Brice Bradshaw, Horton johnson, presented of the KU Democrats. Doug Johnson, Wichita junior, moderated
About 30 people listened to the representatives from the two campus groups as they said how they thought would confront the issues of the environment, defense, abortion, trade, education, the equal rights debate, the deficit and drug problems. The issue were decided upon last week at a
The two campus political groups said how they thought the presidential candidates would confront the issues of the environment, defense, abortion, trade, education, the equal rights amendment, the federal deficit and drug problems.
bipartisan forum held at McCollum Hall.
In the opening statement, Staab said he wanted to clear up misconceptions of the Republican party, one that it was the party of warmongers.
He said both World Wars and the Vietnam war were started by Democrat presidents.
"We believe if it isn't broke, don't fix it." Stahs said. "But at the same time we are ready for improvement."
servative in nature than the Democrats.
Staab said his party was more con-
--the teachers in the country win retire," Houston said. "We need to attract competent replacements."
McEwlee, the KU Democrat representative, said when Dukakis was governor of Massachusetts, he had asked the Reagan administration had been.
One of the questions the debaters answered was how their candidates would improve education
She also said although Dakikas has been labeled as lacking passion, he was a leader in the county office. Evidence of this was his desire to implement a national health care system.
Houston did Dakksa realized the need to make an investment in the people through education, and the teachers through teaching teachers to improve the United States.
"In the next ten years or so, half
Pam McEwele, Lawrence freshman and KU Democrat member, speaks as Jeremy Staab, Great Ben sophomore, and Brice Bradshaw, Horton junior, members of the College Republicans, confer on their rebuttal. The groups had a debate on presidential candidates last night in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union.
He said students needed incentives such as increased salaries to go into
the teaching field.
However, the Republican Stab,
paraphrasing Secretary of Education
William Bennett, said that although
the United States had continually put
'Thumbs Up' coalition wins freshman election
more money into education, money clearly would not solve the problem. However, he said if George Bush education would not be decreased
By Craig Welch
Kansan staff writer
"The Thumbs Up" coalition sweep the board at the Freshman Class Officers elections yesterday and two other coalesctions two other coalesctions by a wide margin.
Students also elected law and graduate school representatives for Student Senate.
A total of 789 freshman voted in the elections yesterday and Wednesday.
The new freshmen class officers are Jeff Robins, Overland Park president with 441 votes; Aaron McKee, Wichita, vice president with 442 votes; Julie Siekfes, Wichita, vice president with 443 votes and Molly Morrison, Salma, treasurer with 443. All four were members of "Thumbs Up."
Michael Blumenthal, senior class vice president, said some of the goals he would like to see the officers work toward include organizing a freshman mixer, co-sponsoring an event with Student Union Activities and working with Student Senate to initiate senate in Senate for freshman only.
Elections for law school and graduate school senators were held yesterday and Wednesday.
In the Student Senate election,
Martine Awer, Wichita and David
Hansen, and Park, were
representatives as Student
representatives for the law school.
The graduate seat election was uncontested. There were 13 open seats available, but only five seats ran for the office. The new graduate senators are Mary Kelly, Michael McIllean, Lawrence; Don Herrenksch, Lawrence; James Muir, Lawrence; Keith Coleman, Toopeka
Brian Stern, elections committee chairman, said the highest number of votes any one candidate received in the graduate election was 26.
Pam Holley, student body vice president said, "It's really hard to get people to vote in an uncontested election."
"We've already had a couple of inquiries because of the election," Holley said.
Holley said graduate students still interested in becoming a senator could go through an application/ interview process.
Graduate and law school senators will serve until Student Senate General Elections in April.
911 response might be delayed between two and ten minutes, campus police say
By Jeremy Kohn
Kenanese staff writer
Kansan staff writer
KU Police response times to some emergencies on campus are two to 10 minutes slower than others because not all University students have direct 911 access to the KU Police or police spokesman said yesterday.
Without that direct access, some 911 calls are directed to Lawrence police who then notify campus police.
Sgt. John Brothers, KU police spokesman, said the delayed response could be the difference between calling for someone who needed CPR.
About 1,800 tenants live at Jay-Avery Towers, Stouffer Place, where the company also use Southeastern Bell instead of the University phone system that uses AT&T.
Brothers said delays occurred at these residences because the Lawrence Police Department is first from these apartments to call the KU law enforcement lawrence police then call the KU Police about the emergency.
Towers, Stouffer Place phones not tied directly to KU police
"Ideally, we would be notified immediately when you interact another element into a communications system you run the risk of it breaking down.
Although Brothers said that 864-4100 had been established as a separate emergency number for the shooting incident, Stouffer Place and Jayhawker Towers did not know about it. The link to KU Police, Brothers said.
Maria Quircia, president of the Stouffer Place Neighborhood Association, said everyone she knew had been injured in an emergency number for KU police.
"I'm president of the Neighborhood Association, and I didn't know that (the new number)," Quiros said.
Percy McClendon, Savannah.
Ga., sophomore at Jayhawker Towers, said 911 should reach KU Police for all on campus tenants.
"Well, we are on campus and those are the campus police," McClendon said.
Except for pay-phones, other lines on phones on campus are directly connected to the KU Police when 911 is dialed. Brothers said.
Jun Weller, assistant director of technical communications and the current director of telecommunications developed by the telecommunications planning committee, which is responsible for the design.
Weller said the former housing director, J.J. Wilson, declined to speak about the Hawker towerers to the University Phone System when approached in
She said Stouffer Place may not have been wired because it had
always used Southwestern Bell phone service in the past.
"They had always been treated by University housing as private apartments." Weller said.
She said Ken Stoneer became the band's lead during this period. She said he be inquired out success, about wiring Stouter Place and Jayhawker Towers into a concert venue.
"The cost at that time to add it on was really prohibitive." Weller said.
Weller said Stoner requested the company to rewire much rewiring Jayhawk Towers and Souffler-Place into the University phone network would cost she
"We would be looking at as much as $250,000." Weller said.
Stoner is out of town and could not be reached for comment.
Fred McEllenbie, director of residential programs, said a request had been made to put the phone system into the buildings.
"I think it is a matter of time and manpower." McElhenie said.
Haskell student senate meets to discuss allegations against college president
Kansan staff writer
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
Recent allegations against Haskell College's president, Gerald E.萨尔茨, who uproar at the college, but many students reluctant to ask for help have made the case.
Gipp is under investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Indiana Affairs for allegedly changing his daughter's failing grade in a records management class in 1987, allegedly hiring his daughter to work in the adminstration office and, alledgedly exercising favoritism in distributing pay incentives.
In September, the bureau began investigating Gipp, who has been president of the college since 1861. A recent project to be made public next week.
Lisa Luther, president of the Haskell Indian Junior College student senate, executive board, last night addressed group representation.
Attempts to reach Gipp last night were unsuccessful.
An emergency meeting of Haskell's student senate was held last night at the college to hear
tives about the circumstances surrounding the investigation of college president Gerald E. Gipp.
campus groups' opinions on the issue.
Haskell student senate executive board, said only 14 of 29 campus groups attended the meeting. She
said the low turnout disappointed her.
Lisa Luther, president of the
"The student senate has not made
a statement yet," she said. "The executive board was elected to speak on behalf of the students, and this is
Sony Bonga, of the Thunderbird Theatre group, said she group maintained that taking a stand now would be premature.
an opportunity for their views to be made."
Jenny James, managing editor of the Indian Leader, the Haskell campus newspaper, did not call for Gipp's resignation, although her statement did call his actions "motally unethical."
"For students to condemn a man and jeopardize the reputation of our nation," Mr. O'Rourke said. "Downdown would be unethical." *Bongz* is an very crime of which Mr. Gipps has written.*
Most of the students said their groups had chosen to reserve judgment until the report from BIA was made public.
"Preferential treatment of family members goes against everything we as students have worked for since we have been here." James said.
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