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BY DANIEL BERK
lberk@hansan.com
KANSAS STAT WRITER
While Student Senate candidates all over campus will campaigning, two student leaders will be preparing to leave office.
With two weeks left until elections, Steve Munch, student body president, and Jeff Dunlap, vice president, reflected on their year in office. They said they accomplished most of what they set to do but still would have a lot to hand over to the next president and vice-president.
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"Last spring was one of the best times of my life," Munch said. "Now, I can sit back and focus on what we have to do to finish strong, instead of getting involved."
Munch and Dunlap will spend their last month in office trying to finish projects that have already been started.
Dunlap will spend much of his time lobbying for Student Union Activities. During the Senate elections, there will also be a referendum proposing a $5 student fee for SUA. Dunlap wrote the original bill and said that would occupy a lot of his time.
Duntlap will also work with Munch to provide the new student body president and vice president with a detailed end of the year report.
— something Dunlap said hasn't been always been done well in the past.
Munch will continue to meet with administrators and discuss the guaranteed tuition plan. Under guaranteed tuition, students would pay the same rate per credit hour all years they are in college.
Munch will also continue to make trips to the state capitol in Topeka to meet with legislators and the Board of Regents.
Munch said trying to cram so much into their last month was one of the difficulties of Student Senate.
"Turnover is a major disadvantage of student government," Munch said. "A lot of times, one year is not enough to get what you want completely finished."
ast spring was one of the best times of my life. Now I can sit back and focus on what we have to do to finish strong, instead of getting involved."
Steve Munch
Student body president
Some of the projects that Munch and Dunlap will turn over to the new president are trying to build an information shack in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall to replace the existing bus stop and continuing discussion on both alcohol sales at the Union and guaranteed tuition.
Munch and Dunlap received praise from two of the candidates running for office this year. Both Elaine Jardon, Delta Force presidential candidate and Overland Park sophomore, and Nick Sterner, KUnited presidential candidate, said Munch and Dunlap did a good job while in office.
Sterner, Shawnee junior, said he admired both Munch and Dunlap and the work they had done this year.
"Their platform last year was amazing, and it got accomplished," Sterner said. "They are two people that genuinely care about the student body, and that is how Senate should be."
Sterner said he would not hesitate to ask Munch and Dunlap questions throughout the election process and seek advice.
Jardon said she was very pleased with Munch on a specific piece of legislation that he wrote about a student leadership conference, something that Delta Force had on its platform last year.
"Steve has worked very hard to try and get a student leadership conference to come to KU," Jardon said.
A review of KUnited's platform from last year under Steve Munch and Jeff Dunlap, "Pass," "Fail" and "In progress" are based on responses given by Steve Munch, student body president, and Jeff Dunlap, student body vice-president.
A LOOK BACK
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Student seat on city commission
Munch said this was something that the cool!
tion realized was not possible after speaking with city officials. There is currently no student seat on the city commission.
Continue "Have a say before you pay." No raise in student fees unless approved by students in Pass
campus-wide referendum
Munch had to veto a bill that would have raised student fees for Legal Services for Students. That increase will now go to a referendum during the April elections.
Tuition contracts: Students' tuition is locked in at the rate of their freshman year This is currently in.
progress. Senate just passed a resolution supporting the tuition contracts, and a formal proposal will be given to the Provost and Chancellor later this month.
On-campus recycling center
in progress There has been obstacles with fundraising for a warehouse for recycling. Munch said this issue was currently on the back burner. Bio-diesel fuel for buses
"He came to me and asked me questions and advice. I thought it was a very classy move and went above any expectations I had."
Dunlap said he would not be completely removed from the election this year.
Dunlap has been working on this, and there will be a test in progress
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Wireless campus:
Campus buildings
equipped for wireless
Internet
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Wireless Internet is available in various spots throughout campus including Allen Fieldhouse, Wesco Hall and Budig Hall
Parking garage re-allot-
ment: Add more student
permit spots at Kansas
Union parking garage
Increase presence in Topeka: Unite Board of Regents universities in opposition to using student Pass
fees to make up budget deficits Munch has been working with Senate legislative director Katie Wolff and has made trips to Topeka. Issues that they have worked on include interest ownership and higher education funding.
ON THE RECORD
New MRC: Make sure the new Multicultural Resource Center project is seen through to com- Pass
There will be a site dedication tomorrow for the new MRC which will begin building this summer.
pletion
Source: KUnited
"I will still read the chalking on campus and the articles in the newspaper," Dunlap said. "It is a very unique process and one I enjoy watching."
Edited by Kendall Dix
♦ A 21-year-old KU student reported her $10 wallet and $200 in cash stolen to Lawrence police between 10:45 and 11:30 p.m. on March 21 from the 800 block of Mississippi Street.
♦ A 51-year-old KU employee reported a $2,000 diamond ring, a $200 DVD player, a $800 set of pearl earrings and a necklace, a $50 silver ring and a $50 leather purse stolen to Lawrence police between 12:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on March 25 from the 400 block of Indiana Street.
. A 25-year-old KG student reported damage to a screen and a wooden drawer stolen to Lawrence police between 10 a.m. March 22 and 9 p.m. March 24 from the 1800 block of Missouri Street. The damage is estimated at $15 and the drawer is valued at $10.
- A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to her driver's side window to Lawrence police between 7:30 p.m. March 26 and 7 a.m. March 27 in the 900 block of Missouri Street. The damage is estimated at $150.
♦ A 22-year-old KU student reported 400 CDs and a CD case stolen to the KU Public Safety Office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 23 from the 1600 block of W. 15th Street. The CDs are valued at $4,800 and the case is valued at $50.
ON CAMPUS
◆ The Center for Russian & East European Studies will sponsor a Laird Brown Bag lecture on "Whodunit? The Mystery of Pushkin's Death" by Gerald Mikkelson of Slavic Languages and Literatures. The lecture will take place from noon to 1 p.m. today at room 318 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-4236 for more information.
◆ The Kansas African Studies Center will sponsor a seminar by Glenn Adams on "The Role of Religion in Interpersonal Relationships in West Africa: Management of Potential Enemies" from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Call 864-3745 for more information.
Ann Coulter will speak at 7 tonight at the Lied Center as part of the Vickers Lecture Series. Call 864-4449 for more information.
- Student Union Activities will screen the Spanish film "The Age of Beauty" at 7 tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Admission is $2 or free with SUA Movie Card. Call 864-SHOW for more information.
- University Christian Fellowship will offer Bible study and worship at 7:30 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rick Clock at 841-3148 for more information.
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