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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.2005
STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
By KELLIE ROBINETT
krobinett@kansan.com
KANKSAN STAFF WRITER
Candidate to run as part of first female duo
When Delta Force presidential candidate Elaine Jardon nominated Stephanie Craig for the vice presidential position, Craig didn't exactly know what to think of it.
affairs, but she never considered herself to be a candidate for such an important position.
After a while, though, her excitement built up, and she started believing in herself.
"Elaine's confidence in me really made me think that it's something I should do," Craig said. "Her wanting to work with me is such an honor."
No Student Senate party has
ever run with two female candidates, and the fact that Jardin thought enough of Craig to be the first to try meant a lot to her, Craig said.
Since accepting the nomination, Craig has been hard at work on the campaign trail. She left her job at Affinitas for the month of April and has spent most of her days on Wesco Beach or chalking on campus.
She said most of her attention has been focused on winning the election, but the extra work hasn't bothered her because she's learned to balance her activities.
In addition to her job and Student Senate position, she is majoring in both economics and creative writing. She is also required to keep her grades up in order to keep a scholarship, which covers everything other than her books and utility bills.
Her parents bought her a car and pay for her insurance, but that is all she allows them to take
"Elaine's confidence in me really made me think that it's something I should do."
Stephanie Craig Student body vice presidential candidate
care of. She said it would be unfair if she asked them to pay for anything else.
"I'm used to working hard," she said. "Balancing academics, community involvement and having a part-time job is hard, but I'm used to it by now."
When Craig graduates next spring, she wants to join the University's creative writing department and then go to law
school. She said she was still debating whether she wanted to be a lawyer or an author.
Even if her dreams come true, Craig understands she will never be recognized as the most famous graduate of her high school. She has already conceded that title to fellow Edmond Memorial High School graduate, and Kansas basketball coach, Bill Self.
"My high school calculus teacher used to talk about Bill Self all the time," she said. "I knew who he was before I knew about KU."
Self's shadow is a difficult one to step out of, but if Delta Force ends up winning the Student Senate election, Jardon thinks Edmond Memorial High School should pay some homage to Craig.
"They can put up two Jawhawk plaques with little quotes underneath each of them," Jardon said. "Bill Self on one side and Stephanie Craig on the other."
Erin Droste/KANSAN
Stephanie Craig is running for vice president for the Delta Force Coalition. Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior, has been a junior-senior CLAS senator and a secretary for multicultural affairs.
Edited bv Azita Tafreshi
Candidate makes comeback to University
Erin Droste/KANSAN
Sara Garlick is running for vice president for the Student Voice coalition. She had trouble adjusting to college life when she came to the University of Kansas but has since learned to juggle KU College Republicans and the coalition.
BY KELLIE ROBINETT krobinett@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Sarah Garlick has wanted to be a politician since she was 7-years-old. As the vice presidential candidate for the Student Voice coalition, Garlick is starting to realize that goal.
"This is kind of a first step to get a feel for it on a larger scale," Garlick, Redbank, N.J., Junior, said.
She toyed with the idea of getting involved with Student Senate as soon as she arrived at the University of Kansas but never thought the time was right.
for the Student Voice coalition, at a KU College Republican meeting.
Garlick made the decision to run after meeting Dennis Chanay, presidential candidate
Chanay, Paola freshman, told her he was creating a new student political party, and because she liked his platform, she agreed to join the cause.
"I didn't think I would run, but after I saw everything that should be fixed, I got interested." Garlick said.
Garlick hesitated to run for Senate earlier in her college career because she was involved in a number of other activities. She had trouble adjusting to college, so she chose to give up all of the activities.
"I was being pulled every which way," she said.
Garlick was involved in the rowing team and ROTC and joined the Sigma Kappa sorority. Garlick was expelled from the sorority and didn't want to
"I didn't think I
I didn't think I would run,but after I saw everything that should be fixed,I got interested."
Sarah Garlick Student body vice presidential candidate
comment further on the issue. Sigma Kappa officials said the reasons for her expulsion were undisclosed.
Eventually she learned to pace herself and began trying to serve a greater cause through the Student Voice coalition.
"When you're an 18-year-old college freshman or sophomore,
it can be overwhelming," Garlick's mother Nikki Garlick said. "She's come back well, and I'm very proud of her."
Now Vikki said Garlick was more than capable of holding office. She said Garlick is outspoken, stands up for her beliefs and above all else, enjoys working for others.
Garlick has found time to squeeze in new extracurricular activities beyond Student Voice. She is a member of the KU College Republicans and is actively trying out for a KU mascot position.
"I'm a big Jayhawk fan and my friends think I'm real hyper," Garlick said.
Once she graduates, the political science and international studies major plans to get her master's degree.
- Edited by Laura Francoviglia
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