THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.115 ISSUE 133
FRIDAY, APRIL 15. 2005
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STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
Nick Sterner, Shawnee junior, and KUnited candidate, is announced president with vice presiden tial candidate, Marynell Jones, Dallas junior, a little after 7 last night. Members of the KUnited coalition celebrated at the Madhatter Bar and Grill, 623 Vermont St. This is the fourth consecutive year KUnited's candidates have won the presidential and vice presidential election for Student Senate.
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KUnited wins four in a row
BY DANIEL BERK AND
KELLIS ROBINETT
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN STUDIO WRITERS
Nick Sterner raised his right hand in the air and held up four fingers as the saint sound of a radio announced that KUInited had won the 2005 Student Body President/Vice President elections.
Mike Poznansky/KANSAN
His hand symbolized the fourth year in a row that KUnited had won.
Vice president-elect Marynell Jones hugged him as about 100 people who gathered at the KUited election party at the Mad Hatter Bar and. Grill, 623 Vermont St., began to cheer and pour champagne.
Nick Sterner, Shawnee junior, and Marynell Jones, Dallas junior, celebrate after the announcement of the 2005 student election campaign last night.
"I'm absolutely thrilled for all the candidates associated with KUinited," Sterner said. "They've worked their tails off from day one, and it's all about the KUinited family."
Sterner was then met with hugs and handshakes from everyone at the party, and his parents said they had never been more proud.
Jones said she had mixed feelings after the results were announced, as her brother Arthur Jones, Dallas junior, lost his Senate seat.
Jones celebrated in a similar fashion to Sterner, as people on the street congratulated her with hugs.
Nick Sterner & 55% 2,457 Marynell Jones (KU)
Percent of vote Vote.count
◆ Elaine Jardon & 36% 1,644
Stephanie Craig (DF)
Dennis Chanay & 6% 286 Sara Garlick (SV)
PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT
Write-in candidates 3% 121
"My twin brother lost, that's hard for me," she said. "It's bittersweet because he's one of the best senators we have."
Jones missed out on a junior/senior CLAS seat by two votes. Jones previously served as the chairman of the student executive committee.
It became a bittersweet victory for the entire coalition because it won only three of the 14 junior/senior CLAS Senate positions.
"We knew they were going to be the hardest seats to win," Sterner said. "They worked every day for us, it hurts me very much."
Students approve new fees
Overall, though, it was a positive night for KUnited.
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
Yes 62% 2,726
No 38% 1,690
Both referendums on the ballot for the 2005 Student Senate elections passed by a considerable margin last night.
Student Union Activities proposed a $5 fee to bring in more popular talent to the University. The University was the tenth school in the conference to designate a fee for student activities.
"SUA can now provide acts that a university like ours should be able to provide," Dunlap said. "SUA has always done a great job with the budget they had, and now they can expand on that."
REFERENDUM B
A $5 per semester fee to fund Student Union Activities
A $1.50 student fee increase to fund Legal Services For Students
The fee was necessary in order for the University to keep pace with the other universities, said Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president and author of the referendum.
SEE KUNITED ON PAGE 3A
REFERENDUMS
REFERENDUM A
Yes 67% 2,818
No 33% 1,384
Coalition claims moral victory
It had a clear victory with 11 out of 14 junior/senior College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seats despite losses in the presidential-vice presidential vote and a failure to earn seats in the majority of the professional schools and the freshman/sophomore CLAS.
Delta Force members found a reason to celebrate after losing the 2005 Student Senate elections.
BY TY BEAVER AND
ERIC SORRENTOIN
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITERS
Cheers also erupted from the crowd of approximately 40 students who gathered in the "Bungalow" at 1236 Louisiana St. when it was announced that the two student referendums, both of which Delta Force had campaigned for, were passed.
Kevin McKenzie, Salina junior, said he wasn't surprised
Online voting was another new factor this year. Jardon said online voting helped Delta Force because many of its supporters were studying abroad and working at off-campus internships.
"It's impossible to know what makes a difference, and CLAS is such a big school," he said.
"Just the fact that we have elections online is a victory," lardon said.
Delta Force tried to emphasize its presidential-vice presidential team this year. Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore, and Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior, were the first all-female, all-Greek duo to run with Delta Force.
Delta Force invited the
Student Voice coalition to the Bungalow. Ethan Nuss, Salina junior, said that despite their differences, both coalitions saw no reason why they shouldn't celebrate together.
Jardon and the rest of the crowd clapped when KUnited was declared the winner of the presidential-vice presidential race.
With the last Delta Force victory in 2001, members have learned to take the losses with a grain of salt. Members celebrated their accomplishments after the results were announced.
"We share a common bond in that we tried to take down the incumbent," Nuss said.
Jardon said even though the semester was ending, Delta Force would stay involved on campus. She said the coalition would work on passing legislation through activism on campus, including registering voters and screening movies.
Rachel Sevmour/KANSAN
An unidentified Delta Force supporter; Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore and Delta Force presidential candidate and Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior and vice presidential candidate, react to the outcome of the Student Senate election at 1236 Louisiana St. last night, Delta Force and Student Voice lost in the student presidential election to KUinited, who has won the election four years in a row now.
Rachel Seymour/KANSAN
Dennis Chanay, Paola freshman, listens to the radio in anticipation of the outcome of the student election with Jack Conner, Overland Park freshman (left), A.J. Pollack, Topeka freshman (right), and Katie Hill, Wichita freshman (far right), at 1236 Louisiana St., last night.
Loss an 'off year' for Student Voice
JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
After the election results were announced, members of the Student Voice coalition were busy planning for next year.
The coalition lost the presidential election and all seven freshman/sophomore Student Senate seats, but coalition member Jack Connor wasn't too upset.
but we expected to lose," said Connor, Overland Park freshman and freshman/sophomore Senate candidate.
Dennis Chanay, Student Voice presidential candidate said even though the coalition lost all the seats it ran for, the election process was still beneficial for the coalition.
"We went in wanting to win.
"Anything was really OK for us because we really just wanted to be around to run for next year," Chanay said.
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"This year we learned what worked and what didn't work," he said. "This was our test run."
The coalition, which ran eight freshmen and one junior candidate, learned about the campaign process, said A.J. Pollack, Topeka freshman and freshman/sophomore Senate candidate.
Pollack said it was difficult to run against two well-organized and well-financed coalitions.
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Jananamation!
Anime club brings cartoon characters, movies music videos and costumes to its Anime convention Sunday in the Kansas Union. The convention attracts participants from all over Kansas. PAGE 6A
Dean could return to alma mater
Kim Wilcox, dean of the liberal arts and sciences is considering the provost position at Michigan State University. PAGE 2A
Football spring game
Fans will get a first look at the football team at the spring scrimmage tomorrow. Spectators will also get a look at some former Jayhawks, who will participate in an alumni game. PAGE 5A
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