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Friday, March 9, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Coalitions Stress Communication
by GEORGE D. STEWART Kansan Staff Writer
Fourteen student coalitions have been formed by candidates for the March 14-15 Student Senate election. Coalition platforms advocate better representation, better communication between senators and the student body, and strict monetary policies.
Only one coalition, Independent Student Association (ISA), is a campuswide organization. The other composes comprise students from only one particular school or institution.
ISA, which has 48 candidates in 12 schools and colleges, considers management of Senate funds the most important issue in the election. Casey Cochran, a Republican, and IsaWA could seek major changes in methods by which funds were allocated and used.
He said the ISA platform called for establishment of strict guidelines for allocation of Student Senate funds. The organization wants to strengthen the current Senate in order to ensure adherence to the funds and then demand close adherence to those by-laws.
ISA considers the present method of establishing the Senate budget unsatisfactory. It seeks to provide more participation by the student body in the Senate budget, and to increase representation, ISA would include representatives from the various school councils as members of the budget committee. The school council representatives could provide the budget committee with information on needs for school activities.
ISA also seeks to give greater priority to the needs of the student body as a whole rather than the small specialized groups; students in these groups are to the various schools and colleges while
14 Student Coalitions Have Been Formed In Senate Elections
eliminating, if necessary, funding for some of the specialized groups.
ISA supports the reduction of the annual activity fee to $24.
Cochran said ISA supported Mert Buckley, Wichita sophomore and only candidate for student body president, on the revitalization of senate committees. ISA considers the functions of the Finance and Auditing Committee to be of major importance and would concentrate on matters that are expected to occur before that Senate property were properly accounted for and that funds were being properly utilized.
He said ISA would continue to function as a party after the elections and will demand that its members participate in all Senate activities.
In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 17 candidates have formed the Deliverance coalition. The major item in the coalition's platform is the revitalization of the current Senate committee system, a spokesman for Speaker Nil Shortlidge, Chicago senator.
He said the Deliverance candidates considered the ineffectiveness of the
Candidate Dropouts Must Stay on Ballot
Students who filed for offices in the spring election but have withdrawn their candidacies cannot have their names taken off the ballots, according to Sterling Hall, Sublette sophomore and elections committee chairman.
Hall said that names of all who had filled already had been submitted to the printers for inclusion on the spring ballot and that it is impossible to change the ballot at this point.
About 20 candidates have contacted him wishing to withdraw from the race, he said.
present committees the root of the majority of current problems in areas such as finance. The coalition would demand participation by all committee members in the functioning of their respective committees. The use of committee membership is one of the major reasons for the removal of those members who failed to participate in committee activities.
Deliverance also seeks continued funding of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Catalyst Program. The group considers this program to be of major importance which should be continued for the benefit of the students.
Shortlidge said the coalition would seek a re-evaluation of the student participation on University policy making committees. The need to appoint students with a genuine interest in the job will be considered to be of primary importance. The absenteeism of these members leaves the student without representation on these committees, he said.
Deliverance supports Buckley on his proposal to lower the activity fee and to adhere to the Senate by laws on the allocation of funds.
Concerned Business Students (CBS) and Coalition of Overall Representation and Experience (CORE) have been formed in the School of Business.
Richard Van Auken, Shawne Mission junior and spokesman for CBS, said the major concern of the organization was the establishment of strict guidelines for the use of electronic communication that under the present system, the by-laws are not consistently followed when funds are allocated. The group would establish guidelines which would be applied equally to all groups requesting money and which would be handled by the CBS candidates consider is present.
CORE will seek balanced representation for the School of Business on the Senate according to Ann Dillon, Hutchinson junior. The two CORE candidates consider that they provide a balance of experience and knowledge which is important to good representation for the students. The candidates are expected to more than merely receiving the title. It requires maximum participation in all Senate activities, she said.
In the School of Journalism, the J-School Coalition (JCS) focuses on student involvement in University activities as the major issue of its campaign. John Ziegelmeyer, Shawne Mission junior and spokesman for JCS, said the coalition was concerned over the current student apathy toward student government and University affairs, and that it should reduce student apathy and increase student involvement by reestablishing the lines of communication between the Senate and the students.
Aine Anne, Paola junior and spokesman for the Go Ed Coalition in the School of Education, said her coalition was concerned over the lack of adequate representation for
the School of Education in the Senate. She said it would attempt to provide a better voice for the school in Senate activities. Only through conscientious participation by School of Education senators can the school serve as an example for its important activities, she said.
In Nunauer College, the Nunemaker Progressive Coalition (NPC) has been formed. The NPC platform contains four servers and a script to Gindl Buxton, Alton, Ill., sophomore.
The NPC candidates consider the present activity fee too high and would favor a reduction of the fee to $24. They cited the lack of communications between the senators and their constituents as a major problem. They would solve this problem by establishing a Nationwide newsletter to keep students informed of senate activities.
Candidates Promise Better Representation Better Communication Strict Monetary Policy
--freshman said. The coalition does not like the present manner in which the funds are being allocated and would seek to establish more definitive guidelines for fund eligibility and allocation. PHP would establish specific policies for groups involved in the violation of these policies would result in the loss of the funds, Jossner said.
The NPC candidates support the present campus bus system, but seek some improvements in the fare system. The group also seeks to develop an off campus housing guide to aid students in their search for living accommodations.
North College Coition (NCC) and Know-
been been established within North
College.
The NCC candidates consider the present bus fare system unfair and will attempt to develop a new financing plan for the bus system. The group thinks the bus system is necessary, but that it should be paid for only by those students who ride the buses. Terry Goodger, Hutchinson freshman, said NCC must improve the idea of using semester bus passes.
The NCC candidates would also support the reduction of the activity fee, Goodger said.
Forums for North College students are the key point in the Know Us platform according to Randy Bell, Hutchinson Know Us spokesman. The coalition candidates are concerned about the lack of communications between the senators and North College students, he said. The group was joined by members of the students how their senators voted on issues in the Senate and what activities were being conducted by the senate.
Bell said Know Us supported Buckley's position on ensuring the activity fee to the hospital was paid.
Improvements in the methods of allocating the senate funds is the major concern of Persons Interested in Helping Pearson (PHIP), Jon Joserand, Johnson
Students Speaking for Oliver (SSO) will seek better representation for Oliver College and the Greek houses. The coalition thinks that men need to alter the Greek constitution had an effect on the senate and have pledged to provide that voice if elected, according to Stephan Ballow, Northbrook, III., sophomore. SSO will also see closer adherence to the senate by laws concerning the allocation of funds. It intends to be more wiser used, Ballow said.
The Progressive Action Coalition (PAC) has also been formed in Oliver College. This coalition considers the communication gap between the senate and Oliver a major issue in its campaign. PAC would develop a website to address the senate's activities and to present the ideas of their senators, Steven Polard, Prairie Village freshman said.
PAC supports the concept of a self-supporting campus bus system. The group considers it important that only those students who ride the buses should pay for the service. PAC favors a semester bus pass.
Polard said the Senate must establish a more efficient method of disbursing its funds so that the students can realize a better return for their money.
Two coalitions, Centennial Response (CR) and Focus, have been formed in Coalfields.
John Gosnell, Prairie Village sophomore and spokesman for Centennial Response, said the group would seek to change the present campus bus system so that only those students who ride the buses would pay for the service.
CR candidates think that the Finance and Auditing Committee should be reorganized to give the students more say in the decision-making process. They seek to include the presidents and vice presidents of the various clubs, groups and councils in the committee so that the student voice would have more impact. CR candidates are more likely to the activity fee to the $24 annual level.
Greg Bengston, Salina freshman and spokesman for Focus, said the coalition was concerned about a lack of activity by the various senate committees. Focus candidates support Buckley's position on the revitalization of the committees and would seek to force the committees to function as outlined in the Senate by laws.
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