Thursday, March 11, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Seth Hoffman,left, Nunemaker senator and Delta Force's candidate for student body president, speaks at the Delta Force kickoff last night. Mary Liu, right, is a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator and the coalition's candidate for student body vice president. Photo by Michael P. Kelly/KANSAN
Coalition announces candidates, platform
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males and no females."
Liu said she wanted this year's campaign to be positive and focused on students.
"No back-stabbing, no smear campaigning, no harassment," she said. "In the past, on all sides, candidates have been more reactive than pro-active, and we really mean to change that this year."
Liu said she and Hoffman relied on the support and input of the coalition's 55 candidates, less than 10 of whom have previously been senators, and about 100 "friends of the force," or student supporters.
Hoffman said he wanted to improve the way all students were represented, instead of just representing a small minority.
"Now, and since Senate began, it has been a self-serving organization where you become a senator to beef up your resume, or you run for student body president so that you can later run for governor," he said.
Hoffman said senators' ideas often are rejected and other students are hesitant to voice their concerns. He said that if he was elected, he would ensure that Senate would not be an exclusive organization.
Also, Hoffman said, Senate would work on one major issue each month, such as the reorganization of Senate, parking, campus safety, citywide transportation and bike lanes, so that at least 10 major issues would be resolved by the end of the year.
Delta Force's five major campaign platforms are the improvement and expansion of e-mail kiosks and technology to the
Kansas Union and residence halls, campus safety, the University's corporate contracts and socially responsible investment, recreation and integrated public transportation and bike lanes.
Hoffman said the development of the Safewalk program would include student patrol of the campus by individuals trained by the KU Public Safety Office to prevent vandalism and provide escorts at night.
He said the University's contracts with Coca-Cola and Commerce Bank lacked student and faculty input and the consideration of environmental impact and social responsibility. In addition, he said, the student representatives on the committees that made the decisions should have been more aggressive.
Hoffman said the survey data used in the recreation task force's recreation center proposal was flawed and that the proposed cost did not include operating costs, which would add up to about $70 per semester.
"They're being really vague," Hoffman said. "We're going to work on making sure that students know the whole story. There are other options like taking a look at expanding Robinson to the South."
Ray Dalton, Lansing junior and Delta Force candidate for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said he decided to join the coalition because he agreed with its platforms.
"Delta Force is trying to get rid of apathy," he said. "I'm not a big fan of partisanship, and they're trying to change that."
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