MONDAY APRIL 18.2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
KUnited loses upper-class Senate seats
Junior/senior CLAS seats elude coalition
By DANIEL BERK
dberk@hansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
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Sterner, Shawnee junior, and his running mate, Marynell Jones, had just been elected into office, and KUnited was winning nearly every seat in Senate.
KUnited had swept the freshman/sophomore seats for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a majority of seats in the other schools.
began naming the winners of the junior/senior CLAS seats. Sterner heard Delta Force repeatedly.
Then the radio announcer
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K United lost 11 of the 14 seats in the junior/senior
CLAS section to Delta Force.
Sterner and the rest of the coalition quickly came down from their highs and realized that senators who had served on Student Senate for years would not return for the 2005-2006 school year.
"The junior/senior CLAS people are definitely the hardest to get to," Sterner said. "You can't go to residence halls to talk to them or other places on
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we knew we had to be extra visible this year because there were no polling sites. We had to campaign harder and really get our message across because of that."
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Turnout for the election was 16 percent, only two percent higher than last year.
Sterner said KUnited thought
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about how online voting would affect the election but had no idea what the impact would be.
"We prepared for both." Sterner said. "The
increase could have been 15 percent, and it also could have had no change. Either way we had to be prepared."
Arthur Jones, Student Executive Committee chairman and, lost his bid for junior/senior CLAS senator by two votes this year.
He had been a member of Student Senate for three years and had played a key role in bringing wireless Internet to
Allen Fieldhouse.
Arthur Jones, Dallas junior, said he could have done more for his individual campaign but felt that the victory for his sister, Marynell, was more important.
Sterner said he was pleased with all other aspects of the election but would like to have official on-campus polling sites again. Sterner said the polling sites would have helped because not everyone on campus knew the election was going on.
"We knew we had to be extra visible this year because there were no polling sites," Sterner said. "We had to campaign harder and really get our message across because of that."
Edited by Laura Francoviglia
CAMPUS
University plans events to celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day on Friday several campus and city events will take place this week to increase awareness about environmental issues and promote community involvement.
Karl Brooks, assistant professor of environmental studies and history, said students had to ask themselves if they were willing to stand up for environmental issues.
Some events include:
The University's Earth Day
Information Fair. all day today and Wednesday on the Watson Library lawn. Students can fly kites and eat popcorn and snowcones while learning about energy reduction from KU environmental organizations.
- Wescoe Hall Trash Audit: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow on the Stauffer-Flint Hall lawn, between Wescoe Hall and Watson Library. The University's Environmental Stewardship will be sorting trash in order to find out how much campus waste could be recycled.
- Students can voice their concerns and debate environmental issues at the
University's Open Forum: The Environment 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday on Wescoe Beach.
- Recycle everyday waste at the Recycling Drop Off, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday at the Student Recreation Fitness Center.
- Ride the "T" for free as part of Free Ridership Day, all day Saturday.
- The Fifth Annual Parade followed by the Celebration in the Park 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. following the parade in South Park. There will be live bands and activities with the local community.
Erin Casteneda
Bob Dole to give speech focusing on latest book
Bob Dole will return to one of the buildings bearing his name, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, on April 26 for the second Dole Lecture.
Dole's lecture will focus on his new book, "One Soldier's Story." The book recalls Dole's service in Italy during
This will be the first time the former senator will give a public speech inside the institute, said Bill Lacy, director of the institute.
World War II, as well as a chapter about the two years he spent at the University of Kansas.
The lecture will feature an outdoor, picnic-like gathering with free hot dogs and live music, Lacy said.
All events are free and open to the public. Tickets for seating and the picnic are available at the Dole Institute for free. The lecture begins at 4 p.m.
— Jason Shaad
Queers and Allies group prepares for Pride Week
Queers and Allies annual Pride Week is this week.The following are events featured this week:
Kiss-In noon today at Wescoe Beach.
- Kiss-in noon today at Wescot Beach.
* Queer Perspectives on Age and
Ageism: Lecture by Tim Bergling
tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Jayhawk
Room in the Kansas Union.
Lecture by Susie Bright 7:30 p.m. at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union
- Queer Awards, Wednesday. A time and place have not been scheduled
and place have not been scheduled.
*Kristie Stremel Connelly, Hawk's Nest in*
♦ Kristie Stremel Concert, Hawk's Nest in the Kensers Leisure 7:00 p.m. Thursday
♦ Brown Bag Drag, noon Friday at the Kansas Union Plaza
Pride March on Massachusetts Street on Saturday. A time has not been scheduled.
Kansan staff report
Politics of Sexual Representation:
Eric Himan Concert at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union.
NATION
Body fits description of missing 13-year-old girl
RUSKIN, Fla. — Authorities said Saturday they were "almost positive" they have found the body of a missing 13-year-old girl after recovering a corpse from a pond that appeared to match her description down to her green arm cast.
description down to her, our own. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said the body was found in an abandoned fish camp about a half mile from Sarah Michelle Lunde's home. "We're almost positive it's her. Everything matches the description," sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
The Associated Press
- The Alcoholic Beverage Control arrested a 19-year-old KU student for unlawful use of a driver's license and underage liquor purchase at 2:02 a.m. Friday.
ON THE RECORD
♦ Lawrence police arrested a 22-year-old KU student for aggravated burglary and attempted theft at 5:45 p.m.
Thursday in the 1800 block of Alvamar Drive.
ON CAMPUS
U. S. Rep. Dennis Moore will headline a panel on the future of Social Security from 10:30 to noon today at the Simons Media Room in the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Call 913-383-2013 for more information.
The department of political science, International Programs and the Global Awareness Program will co-sponsor a seminar on "The Alphabet Soup of Development: Building Peace and Pushing for Reform in the Middle East," featuring Julia Pitner of the Institute for World Affairs at noon today at the Paul Adams Lounge in the Adams Alumni Center. Call 864-9120 for more information.
♦ The Center for Russian and East European Studies will sponsor a Laird Brown Bag Lecture on "Digital Initiatives: KU's E-archives," featuring Geoff Husic, Holly Mercer and Richard Fyffe of the KU Libraries at noon tomorrow at 318 Bailey Hall. Call 864-4236 for more information.
- The department of philosophy will sponsor a lecture on "Colonialism and Self-Determination: A Critique of Contemporary Cosmopolitanism" by Andrew Altman of Georgia State University at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Call 864-3976 for more information.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS April 18, 2005 SENATE
"COME OUT AND READ POETRY, PERFORM MUSIC, SING SONGS, ETC.
OPEN TO ANY TALENT AND EVERYONE'S INVITED TO PARTICIPATE."
PARTICIPATE. $ ^{35} $
Black Love Week April 18-24 2005
"Teddy Bear Drive" Proceeds go to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Only New Teddies Accepted. Drop-off Boxes located in OMA & MRC
Monday, April 18 "Who Wants to Be An African American?" Black History Bowl @ 7:30pm in the Gridiron Room, KS Union
Tuesday, April 19
"Cookin' w/ BSU & 'Em"
$1 admission @ 6 pm in the ECM
(Next to the Alumni Center)
Monday-Friday April 18-24
Wednesday, April 20
"Open Mic Night"
@ 7 pm in the
Jayhawk Room, KS Union
Thursday, April 21
"Powder Puff Football & Informational"
@ 6 pm on Allen Field House Lawn
Friday, April 22
"Mr. & Ms. Black Love Pageant"
@ 7 pm Kansas Room, KS Union
"BSU/Kansas Relays Party"
@ Last Call 10 pm
Sunday, April 24
"Gospel Extravaganza"
Featuring IGV and other choirs from across Kansas @ 6 pm in Woodruff Auditorium, KS Union
Sponsored by: The University of Kansas Black Student Union
University of Kansas Queers & Allies
TUESDAY April 19
MONDAY April 18
WEDNESDAY April 20
Pride Week Kick-Off Kiss-In @ Noon - Wescoe Beach
THURSDAY April 21
Queer Perspectives on Age and Ageism a lecture by Tim Bergling @ 7:30 - Jayhawk Room
Queer Awards @ TBA
FRIDAY April 22
Kristie Stremel Concert @ 7:30 pm - Hawks Nest Pride NEON 80's Dance Night (18 & Over) @ 8 pm - The Granada
Brown Brag Drag @ Noon - KS Union Plaza Politics of Sexual Representation a lecture by Suzie Bright @ 7:30pm - Big 12 Networkq Dance @ 9 pm - Maceli's 1031 New Hampshire
SATURDAY Pride March @ 11 am - Mass St. Eric Himan Concert @ 1 pm - Hawk's Nest April 23 Hedwig & the Angry Itch @ 11:30 pm- The Granada [ $2 - off coupon]
SUNDAY Getting a Job as a Queer or Ally: Incorporating April 24 Your Identity into Your Profession @1 pm 105 Bailey Hall
If you are a cancer survivor or know anyone who is please contact Whitney Downum at whitneyd@ku.edu
Celebrate Life!!