THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
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jayhawkers forced to relocate during protest
Students from the Jayhawkers coalition gathered outside of Strong Hall Tuesday afternoon to protest the coalition's disqualification from the recent Student Senate race. The protest was relocated when someone in Strong Hall called the police.
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The six protesters, all members of the coalition, were notified by Public Safety officers that they had to move to one of the designated protest areas outside Wescoe Hall or Stauffer-Flint Hall, which the protesters agreed to do.
Jayhawkers members (left to right) Isaac Bahne, Cal Bayer and Kristina Maude protest the Student election results in front of Strong Hall on Tuesday afternoon. They were forced to relocate when the police arrived.
The members protested silently to make it clear to students that they haven't given up.
the student's Senate," Jawhakers presidential candidate MacKenzie Oatman said. "We want to be out here to raise awareness and let students know that we are still fighting for them."
"We are out here just because we want to spread awareness of what's happening, that the Student Senate this year isn't going to
Some passing students took pictures, but not many stopped to talk. Kristina Maude, Jayhawkers campaign manager, said a few students thanked them for their action.
All of the protesters were from the Jayhawkers coalition and included Oatman, Maude, Cecil Keyes, Cal Bayer, Isaac Bahney and Zunwu Zhou. The signs included messages like, "I am one of 2,662 students denied a vote," and "give the students their Senate."
"We just wanted to let the administration as well as the students know that even if this is how things are going to be, we don't agree with the 2,662 [students] that weren't
heard." Maude said. "To us, that's a huge deal and something that [we] need to take a stand against."
All members of the Jayhawkers coalition were disqualified on April 8 for providing incomplete financial records to the Elections Commission. The decision was upheld
by the university Judicial Board Appeals Panel on April 24.
Last Tuesday, the Commission certified the results of the election. Jake Rapp, chair of the Commission, then released the full results, including numbers of votes for each candidate who was on the
ballot. Oatman and Mitchell Cota received about 60 percent of the vote, while Morgan Said and Miranda Wagner of Grow KU received 30 percent.
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ACADEMICS
Anthropology class to present final projects
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On Thursday, students from Professor Akiko Takeyama's Anthropology 108/308 class will present their final research projects in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
from Overland Park, is currently taking Takeyama's 108 class. Her group did a study on Watkins Health Center, attempting to see how college
mouth can affect health care."
Pedram explained that as a pre-med student and an anthropology major, this research was important to her.
"This is a great way to show the students work throughout the semester." Takeyama said. "People don't always have a good idea what anthropology is, so this presents a good opportunity to learn and for students to professionally present their material."
"People don't always have a good idea what anthropology is, so this presents a good opportunity to learn and for students to professionally present their material."
Professor Takeyama said students conducted their research on social issues on campus and in the Lawrence community. The topic of research was relatively open-ended, as long as students could use an anthropological lens to support their thesis.
Shiva Pedram, a freshman
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health centers affect people later in life.
"We made a survey and had about 65 people take it. We ended up finding out that most people who had negative things to say about Watkins had actually never been," Pedram said. "The negative reputation was based off of word of mouth. This ended up shaping our research—how word of
"Even though it didn't correlate with my pre-nursing major, it was fun to conduct our own research with something that affects our society so much." Smith said.
She is an aspiring doctor and believes the research will help her to understand how people react to word of mouth and choose the physicians they do.
"I thought it was useful and cool to apply what we've learned in class. Anthropology gives you a new perspective and way to learn and think about things." Pedram said.
Britta Smith, a freshman
"Our expectation was that our research would confirm smartphone addiction and its negative side effects. However, we found it's actually multi-faceted." Smith said. "The use of smart phones can actually be a sign of social connectedness."
then present it beyond just a classroom setting.
from Longview, Washington worked with other members in her research group to study smartphone addiction.
Professor Takeyama explained that she has been impressed with her students' abilities to conduct research and
Smith explained to research this she and other members of her group interviewed people and observed their cell phone usage.
"Anthropology is a great tool that can be useful in various settings, whether that be in business, nursing, entertainment, etc. It helps you learn other peoples' perspectives." Takeyama said. "This undergraduate research aligns with KU's efforts as an undergraduate research university; we are not just expecting students' to memorize knowledge, but equip them with research skills."
The event will be sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and the Department of Anthropology, as well as KU Dining Services. Students' presentations are open to the public.
Edited by Jamie Koziol
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