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Monday, Feb. 3
What: International Summer Internship Application Deadline
When: All day
About: Applications due for international study abroad programs during the summer.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
What: Rocket Grants Info Session
When: 7 to 8 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall
About: Information about Rocket Grants for creative, artist-driven projects. Deadline for grants is March 24.
What: Peace Corps Coffee Chat
When: All day
Where: Henry's Coffee Shop (11 E.
8th St.)
About: Informal information session
for those interested in joining the
Peace Corps.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
What: Study Abroad Fair
When: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: Information about various study abroad programs.
What: Conversation with Literary Agent Anneli Hoier When: 12 to 1 p.m. Where: Nunemaker Center, Brosseau Commons
About: Annelie Hoier is recognized for her translation of German authors. She runs a literary rights agency in Denmark. Food provided, and open to the public.
Thursday, Feb. 6
What: Scholarships Info Session
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
Where: Nunemaker Center
About: Information about Rhodes,
Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill and
Gates-Cambridge scholarships.
STUDENT SENATE
What: Making the Delivery: An Evening with Shannon Brown When: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Dole Institute of Politics About: Shannon Brown is the senior vice president and Chief HR and Diversity Officer for FedEx Express. He will speak about his career and volunteer experiences.
Ad Astra, KUnited won't run as coalitions
One big change that will be
DUNCAN MARSHALL news@kansan.com
In April, the 2014 student elections will be held and students should be expecting things to be a little different than in the past. New amendments were added to the elections code during this last school year, bringing about a few changes.
Student Body President Marcus Tetwiler has announced Ad Astra's plan for the upcoming election.
"Ad Astra will not be running. We said from the beginning that the last thing we wanted was Ad Astra to become KUnited," Tetwiler said. "So we won't be participating in the election, we have no skin in the game, and the name will not be used."
Jessie Pringle, a former member of the KUnited coalition, has also declared that KUnited will not be running in this years election.
"KUnited is no longer a functioning coalition on campus," Pringle said. "There will be no party that is affiliated with the name or the ideals of KUnited."
put into effect this election season is the addition of caucuses. For those who don't know, a caucus is the gathering of members of a party in which they choose the candidate that they wish to nominate for the election. Students can create a coalition or they can caucites for any additional coalitions that come forward.
The Ad Astra coalition campaigned that they were going to abolish coalitions. When they couldn't get a two-thirds vote in the Stu-
dent Senate, the caucuses were added into the elections.
Tetwiler
Also in the new elections code, the Elections Committee will hold informational meetings so that any student who is interested can come and find out what the elections are all about and how they can get involved. Once the Union finalizes the rooms, the dates for these will be released.
"It is going to be a completely transparent process," Tetwiler said.
"I urge as many students that are interested in doing it to stick their foot in the race and to play the game," Tetwiler said.
Tetwiler said that these new changes give any student the opportunity to participate and be a part of student government.
A "kill switch" was also written into the new elections code. If the Elections Committee sees a need to amend anything new that was written in, they have the power to do so.
"We think we have a quality product at the end but there are a few things that as we change, we kind of forgot that something that we had passed earlier would be affected by this new change," Executive Chief of Staff Tyler Childress said.
Minor changes that were also added include things like when, where and how students can chalk on campus to promote their collations or caucus.
"We had limited chalking to just right before the election but the caucusing happens outside of that timeframe with chalking," Childress said. "So the Elections Commission
came forward with the full senate and wanted to allow 48 hours of chalking before a caucus event but it can only be about the caucus. That passed, so that was something that was added."
For any more information about these changes or how to get involved with Student Senate, feel free to stop by the Student Senate offices in the Kansas Union or email senate@ku.edu.
Edited by Callan Reilly
Election Changes
Caucuses are being introduced.
Elections Committee to hold informational meetings for students interested in running for positions.
Tetwiler announces that Ad Astra will be dissolved after term is over.
torn down making room for a parking lot.
"We'll probably still be finishing parking as the school year begins in the fall of '15," Robertson said. "But, I would guess by mid-fall for sure that all the parking would be completed."
HOUSING FROM PAGE 1
For any questions about parking, please contact the KU Parking Department at (785) 864-PARK or online at parking.ku.edu
While the new dorms will provide students with more housing options, not everyone is excited about the construction that will take place over the course of the next few months.
"[The new dorm construction] is due to make parking for residents of Hashinger and Lewis a total inconvenience by removing both of their designated parking lots," said freshman Riley Brown from Olathe. "I am curious to what the University will do in regards to refunding their parking permits, since Hashinger and Lewis residents will not be able to park in their original lots."
Edited by Sarah Kramer
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