Wednesday, April 14, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Complaint targets rec center fliers
Task force claims ads misled KU students
By Nadia Mustafa
nmustafa@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Delta Force members defended their anti-recreation center campaign literature yesterday against allegations that the information they were distributing to students on campus was misleading.
Kevin Yoder, student body president and recreation task force chairman, and Scott Kaiser, student body vice president and recreation task force vice chairman, filed a complaint to the elections commission last night that Delta Force's campaign against the task force's proposal for a new $16 million campus recreation center was inaccurate and misleading.
Kaiser said he was not sure which specific rule Delta Force had violated.
Jennifer Watkins, elections commissioner, also was unsure last night about which rule the complaint would fall under. She said that she didn't have a copy of the elections code with her but that she
thought the complaint was an attempt to influence the outcome of an election by means of fraud.
Kaiser said the task force was tired of fighting with Delta Force's "lies."
"We deal with handbills everyday that are a major distortion of the truth," he said. "We're tired of them ignoring the information they were provided. The impact that they have on the referendum is that they're swaying a lot of students who would have originally voted for the proposal against it based on bad information."
Erin Simpson, Delta Force candidate for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said the complaint was frivolous.
"This is a purely political maneuver designed to distract Delta Force and the electorate the day before elections," she said.
Kaiser said he and Yoder had not intentionally waited until the night before elections to file the complaint.
"This is not political in the sense that we're trying to make Delta Force look bad," he said. "We just wanted to see more incidents of it and make sure we had enough evidence."
In the complaint, Kaiser included a two-week old Delta Force flyer that said that if the recreation center referendum passed, Robinson Center would close. The flyer also said that students would be left with only four junior high-size basketball courts.
Another flyer that Delta Force began distributing yesterday said, "Your student fees will be raised by $100 a year to pay for a new recreation center that is even smaller than Robinson."
Kaiser said that Delta Force possessed task force documents that contradicted the information on the coalition's flyers.
Kaiser cited an April 6 letter from Provost David Shulenburger that affirmed students would continue to have access to Robinson if a new center were built and said that Delta Force had no evidence to the contrary. Also, Kaiser said the task force's architectural plan stated that the new center would provide full-size courts.
In addition, Kaiser said, student fees would be raised by $98 a year, not $100. He said that the $2 difference was substantial because an annual $2 fee generated $90,000. He said the flyer implicitly stated that
all of the students' fees would increase by $100 next year, which was not true. Fees would increase by $30 during 2000-2001 and by $98 during 2001-2002.
Seth Hoffman, Delta Force candidate for student body president, said the first flyer was printed before Shulenburger wrote the letter. Nonetheless, he said, he still did not think Robinson would remain open. He said the task force cited information from Karen Gallagher, dean of education, saying there was a trend toward complete academic use of the building if a new center were built.
"We do all we can to make sure students get the whole story," Hoffman said. "Everything that was there when we printed it we thought was true."
Hoffman said the task force's materials included recommendations by its consulting firm that the new center should include smaller basketball courts.
The commission will begin its investigation today and will conduct a closed hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
- Edited by Sarah Hale
Lecture spotlights Tutu's contributions to peace
by Jamie Knodel
jknodel@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
In less than a week, highly esteemed Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak at the University of Kansas, and several campus organizations are helping students get ready for the event.
Yesterday more than 50 people attended a brown-bag lecture and discussed Tutu's achievements and political contributions. The event was sponsored by the African Studies and Langston Hughes centers, the department of religious studies and SUA.
Robert Shelton, professor of religious studies, said Tutu had been vocal in ending apartheid because he lived and experienced the effects of the segregation first hand.
Tutu worked in South Africa as a high school teacher, preacher and teacher
Anglican church official. While serving these various positions, Tutu shared his anti-apartheid beliefs.
"In 1957, Tutu resigned his teaching post in protest when the state dictated lower standards of education for blacks." Shelton said
He also said Tutu used peaceful means to spread his views of freedom.
Shelton said although Tutu was very successful, he had many obstacles to overcome.
"He was elected to be a leader in the Church of England in South Africa, although he had to get special permission to get inside the church because he was black," he said.
John Janzen, professor of anthropology and director of the African studies center, said Tutu tried to push the government as far as possible.
"He was trying to get banned,to be more powerful," he said.
never banned Tutu.
The South African government
In 1984, Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the cause of racial justice in South Africa.
In the following years, he continued to work for improved race relations. He was elected to serve as the Bishop of Johannesburg and later as Archbishop of Capetown.
Shelton said serving in these elected positions was impressive because the Church of England in Africa had a predominately white membership.
In December 1995, President Nelson Mandela appointed Tutu as the Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee.
Shelton said the committee's primary concern was to mend relations throughout South Africa.
They saw the only way for reconciliation was to hear the truth about what had happened during the years of apartheid," he said.
In 1996, Tutu retired from his office as Archbishop of Capetown and is now the Chancellor of the University of Western Cape.
Organizers said they thought the lecture was important because knowledge of Tutu's background was vital to understanding the leader's address.
"It may be that some of these issues have faded from people's memories a bit," said Cody Simms, SUA forums coordinator.
Matt Haug, Topeka junior, said he attended the event to become familiar with the leader's achievements.
"The issues he dealt with are universal problems of freedom and justice," he said. "We can gain a lot from him and learn how to deal with race relations in our own country.
Tickets are still available for the 7 p.m. April 18 lecture at the SUA box office.
Edited by Duane Wagler
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for a dedicated STUDENT FITNESS & RECREATION FACILITY
We believe the University of Kansas should have a fitness and recreational facility which:
- Shall maintain an average of 18 operating hours per day.
- Shall be for student fitness and recreational use only
Julie McGill-Women's Volleyball Jason Noyes-Racquetball Eric Neuteboom-Ki-Aikido Todd Halstead-Judo Erin Thompson-Women's Soccer Ward Byrum-Rock Climbing John Hendrix-Fencing Sean Bates-Wrestling Elizabeth Rigby-Sailing
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Kevin O'Rourke-Crew
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Will Spotts-Men's Ultimate
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We are asking YOU to increase student fees in the Year 2001-02 so that a legacy can be left which will help in creating a well rounded educational experience for future students.
A YES vote on April 14th & 15th will:
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