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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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Independent ticket wants voter turnout
By Erinn R. Barcomb
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
1972 O'Neal and Cesar Mori decided coalitions weren't for them. Instead, the two are running for student body president and vice president on an independent ticket.
"Being part of an organization or group, you're indebted to this group," O'Neal said.
O'Neal and Mori also said they thought having two independent candidates would get stu
dents out to vote more.
"I think a big problem is increasing voter turnout," O'Neal said. "If the University wanted to increase voter turnout, they should develop an online voting system."
Other endeavors the pair would like to work on include implementing online enrollment. Mori and O'Neal said a good way to get that accomplished would be to encourage computer science students at the University to develop their own programs in exchange for an award.
Mori's issues focus on improving life for international students, including pushing the KU Credit Union to enroll for into
"I've had many friends who had to leave." Mori said.
O'Neal: Concerned with campus environment issues
cosign loans for international students.
Moreover, Mori said the amount international students could borrow from KU Endowment barely paid for one class with out-of-state tuition.
Mori also said that when he first came to the University, he
had to stay at a hotel and didn't know where anything was in Lawrence, and O'Neal said that as a freshman he didn't know
classes were:
For that reason, the candidates would like to see a big brothers and sisters system created for incoming students. The older students could help the new students adapt to the University, even gaining several credit hours for their efforts, they said.
For additional student convenience, libraries and Robinson Center should be kept open 24 hours a day, they said. "We have to spend $135 to look for other gyms open 24 hours," Mori said.
where any of his classes were
O'Neal said he thought the University should be able to pay people minimum wage to monitor Robinson and the libraries.
Environmental concerns also top their list. Aside from a clean-up of Potter Lake, O'Neal said the overall look of campus needed to be cleaner.
"Wescoe Beach is filthy," O'Neal said, explaining that he saw cigarette butts lying around there often. "We're having KU ambassadors showing adults this campus. Adults notice that stuff."
Ben Burton, Ocean, N.J., junior and Delta Force presidential candidate, speaks to students gathered at Wescoe Beach. For break and diet plans were among the topics discussed at the debate. Photo by Brad Dreier/KANSAN
Candidates discuss fall break and fitness regimens at debate
By Erin R. Barcomb
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
"Marlon and I are the only ones up here who had anything to do with fall
Ben Walker, presidential candidate for United Students, said he wasn't surprised someone was criticizing United Students' record because it was the only coalition that had a record.
Topics ranged from women's issues and fall break to how candidates kept fit, as all five student body presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs fielded questions from students at sunny Wescoe Beach yesterday.
Jack Martin, president of KU Young Democrats, asked United Students about fall break. Martin said United Students was taking credit for the implementation of fall break. In a series of e-mails sent to the Student Senate listserv during this year's campaigns, Jason Fizell, former KU student and Delta Force presidential candidate in 1997, has said he and Delta Force lobbed the administration and worked with the calendar committee to get a fall break at the University of Kansas.
"As a woman, I think it's important to be out there and show your leadership, and I think we're doing a good job of that."
Carrie Depenbusch
Students First vice-presidential candidate
However, Walker said it had been a cooperative effort within Student Senate. He attended and spoke at meetings for fall break, he said.
But Ben Burton, Delta Force presidential candidate, disagreed.
"We're nice guys," he said. "We didn't form a complaint against them. It's pretty whacked that they're taking credit for it."
break." Walker said.
Erika Donner, Overland Park law student, asked the candidates how they planned to include more women in Student Senate. Carrie Depenbusch, vice-presidential candidate for Students First, is the only woman running for president or vice president.
Delta Force historically has involved women and minorities, said Justin Mills, the coalition's candidate for vice president.
Marlon Marshall, United Students candidate for vice president, said the coalition had a majority of women running, and Depenbusch said the
same of Students First.
"As a woman, I think it's important to be out there and show your leadership, and I think we're doing a good job of that," she said.
But questions also included less serious issues. Nathan Taylor, liberal arts and sciences candidate for the Resume Builders, dressed in a white bunny suit and asked the candidates how they kept thin. He said that Resume Builders' presidential candidate, Luke Atkinson, needed to lose weight.
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