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Volume 126 Issue 114
kansan.com
Monday, April 28, 2014
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CAMPUS
Commission releases unofficial election results
AMELIA ARVESEN
news@kansan.com
In the unofficial election results disclosed by the Elections Commission, Grow KU won the presidential and vice presidential positions, as well as 52 senator positions.
A hearing to certify the results, or deem them official, is scheduled for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
The email with results said voters who would like to contest the results before certification may file a written complaint with the Elections Commission within 24 hours of the public release.
Complaints must be timestamped in the Kansas Union Administrative Office and submitted to the Elections Commission document box today at 10 a.m.
Jake Rapp, chair of the Elections Commission, said it's possible it will hear complaints during the allotted hearing time, however, if there are no complaints the results will be certified.
According to the email, no votes were counted for members of the Jayhawkers coalition due to its disqualification prior to the election — a decision made by the Elections Commission and upheld by the University Judicial Board on April 24. Below is the Commission's statement:
"All students who voted in this election had the opportunity to vote for candidates and coalitions who were not disqualified. In order to maintain the integrity of the elections process, the unofficial and official results released by the Elections Commission will only list eligible candidates. We believe that this is the best way to preclude misleading information from circulating and to fulfill our responsibility to 'ensure fair and honest elections', as outlined in the Student Senate Rules and Regulations."
"I think the people that are elected will make the right decisions and lead us into the right progression."
KEVIN HUNDELT Presidential candidate
Morgan Said, the presidential candidate of Grow KU, said she was grateful that the student body was cooperative and patient throughout the process. She said she looks forward to the next steps, such as moving into the office and starting the summer months strong.
"Although not everyone will agree with the outcome, I hope that everyone will agree that
the system worked out the way that it was designed to work," Said said.
Presidential candidate of Jayhawkers, MacKenzie Oatman, said she was disappointed the full results weren't released. She said she had no comment regarding the Jayhawkers' next steps.
"We're going to fight to make sure that everyone on the ballot results are accounted for," Oatman said.
Even though Crimson and True wasn't elected into executive office, presidential candidate Kevin Hundelt said he still plans to be involved with Senate.
"I think the students are in good hands," Hundelt said. "I think the people that are elected will make the right decisions and lead us into the right progression of the University."
The presidential and vice presidential election garnered 4,332 votes, a number Rapp said is the most accurate total the system provided.
To the right are the unofficial results from the election, scheduled for certification next week.
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
MORGAN SAID - GROW KU
M DESIGN, AND PLANNING
Stephen McEnery - Grow KU
Riley Uecker - Grow KU
Becky Linville - Grow KU
Katie Meister - Grow KU
Alex Montgomery - Grow KU
Christian Mata — Grow KU Frankie Zitnik — Grow KU
MIRANDA WAGNER - GROW KU
S. Michael Walker - Grow KU
Gabrielle K. Frawley - Grow KU
Brent Lee - Independent
Garrett Fugate - Independent
Kelly Song — Grow KU
Logan Sutton — Grow KU
Cormac O'Connor — Grow KU
Taylor Wright — Grow KU
James Roffe — Grow KU
ICATIONS
Hallie Holton - Grow KU Sophia Templin - Grow KU
Lauren Gaylor — Grow KU
Connor Webb — Grow KU
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Will Admussen – Grow KU
Camden Bender – Grow KU
Jake Froudon – Grow KU
Zach George – Grow KU
Annie Matheis – Grow KU
Thomas McKean – Grow KU
Benjamin Neitzel – Grow KU
Shelby Webb – Grow KU
Shelby Rowley – Grow KU
Corbim Stephens – Grow KU
Garrett Wolfe – Independent
Ginny Helgeson - Independent
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SCHUMAH UNIVERSITY
Shegufta Huma – Crimson and True
Harrison Baker – Grow KU
Austin Canady – Grow KU
Sam Eastes – Grow KU
Seth J. Emery – Grow KU
Garrett Farlow – Grow KU
Clarice Neitzel – Grow KU
Abby Schletzbau – Grow KU
Rajvi Shah – Grow KU
Morgan Thevarajou – Grow KU
Kassandra Valles – Grow KU
Caleb Bobo – Grow KU
Kimmie Bolton – Grow KU
Griffin Bins – Independent
Katie Taylor - Grow KU
Jacob McKnight - Grow KU
Tera Raymond - Grow KU
No eligible candidates
Cornelius Baker - Grow KU
Kurtis Lieber – Grow KU
Ellen Ternes – Grow KU
Francie Trimble – Grow KU
Lanie West – Grow KU
Kurti Klein - Grow KU
Tara Rains - Grow KU Sarah Elliott - Independent
Joice Aldane — Grow KU
Andrés S. Hernandez — Grow KU
Arshan Munif — Independent
No candidates were presented
LOCAL
Farmer's Ball names Psychic Heat battle of the bands winner
RRFNDAN O'FARRELL/KANSAN
BRENDAN O'FARRELL news@kansan.com
Lawrence-based "ADHD rock" band Psychic Heat won first place at the 20th annual Farmer's Ball at The Bottleneck Saturday night. The Farmer's Ball, a competition hosted by KJHK and Student Union Activities, pits 60 of Lawrence's bands against each other in a competition to win $2,000.
Taking to the stage with a self-described "ADHD rock" sound similar to '60s and '70s psychedelic rock and a guitarist dressed as a girl, Psychic Heat rocked the 20th annual Farmer's Ball competition Saturday night, winning the first place prize of $2,000. The band is made up of four members: Evan Herd on lead vocals and guitar, Ricky Barkosky on drums, Sam Boatright on bass and Tanner Spreer on guitar.
The OILS came in second place, winning $1,000. The other contestants, Paper Buffalo and the Westerners received promotional prizes.
"It's really surreal, hearing it from people. 'You're going to kick ass, you're going to land
Originally 60 local bands were in the contest, but committee selection, online voting and audience voting narrowed it down to four bands competing in the finals. The audience voted for their favorite two bands, but ultimately selected Psychic Heat as the winner.
"What do fans like about us? Probably the fact that they saw a grown man on stage wearing a dress and probably my undercarriage at some point," Spreer said. "But I really don't know why they chose us. It's really weird."
it," Boatright said. "You write it off and whatever, and then it actually happens. It's a great feeling."
The band plans to use the winnings to pay for some recent recordings and to distribute a recently recorded album
to the public. As for future plans, Spreer says he hopes to go on tour with the OILS. He hopes to play with them and do some collaborations. Though the battle of the bands is a competition, Spreer sees it as more of a learning experience than a competition.
"I've messaged just about every single one of these bands and it's never ever felt like it's nothing but a family," Spreer said. "Everywhere probably has good music, but it's nice to know that there's not people really shit-talking each other."
"That's the thing about [making music in] Lawrence, it's very incestuous in a good way," Boatright said.
The band grew out of jam sessions between Spreer and Herd about a year and a half ago with Boatright and Bar-
kosky joining the band a few months after that. Boatright met Spreer and Herd at The Merc, a local community market and deli where they all work. Boatright and Barkosky
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joined the band after some jam sessions, filling in the bass and drums spots, respectively.
"It's started off really organically and I think each show has gotten more and more fun and
crazy for us," Boatright said.
CLASSIFIEDS 10
CROSSWORD 5
CRYPTOQUIPS 5
OPINION 4
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 5
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