PAGE 8A THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 WOMEN FROM PAGE 1A has steadily increased. And earlier this month with Bolton's win, Johnson and Bolton became the second pair of back-to-back women student body presidents since the 1940s. Powerful positions for women exist outside of Student Senate. Kimberlee Hinkle, a junior from Wichita, recently took over as president of Student Union Activities and will hold the job until next April. "SUA to me has been a huge family," Hinkle said. "I think its awesome that you can look at an organization like this and say 'Wow, those four girls are doing great things.'" OUTSIDE OF SENATE The position requires her to oversee the organization, coordinate communication between leaders, set up meetings and advise three of SUAs eight student committees. She also has to serve on several University committees. Hinkle said she has never felt like her gender is an issue at SUA. In fact next year, the other three executive positions will also be held by women. Equality shouldn't be about deciding men over women but fairly choosing the best candidate for the job, Hinkle said. Haley Miller is a junior from Kingman and president of the Commission on the Status of Women, a student organization that works toward social and political equality. Miller said one of the problems facing the University might be that people don't think gender discrimination is still a problem, considering the progress that women have made. "I think a lot of people, especially younger people, have the mentality that we live in a postfeminist era when that's the furthest thing from the truth," Miller said. "Women are still having to fight for really simple things, like having access to birth control." — Edited by Max Rothman show for multiple nights, and shows can last several hours, it has not been uncommon for crew members to work more than 30 hours a week. The old paper time sheet system allowed employees to spread their overtime hours over more than one week. PAYROLL FROM PAGE 1A Eden said the Lied will use a system that allows employees to swipe their IDs to clock in and out. Faucher said both the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses will use the system and all University workers will use it. She said because both the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses are engaged in the Changing for Excellence initiative of the University's Bold Aspirations plan, the human resource department is taking improvements to its business operations. "We can be more efficient in our HR and payroll processes and be less dependent on out-of-date paper processing." Faucher said. Faucher said the University is revamping the way it handles payroll to take advantage of upgrades to PeopleSoft, a human resource and payroll management software. She said the upgrades include employee and manager self-service features like the ability to make changes to name, address, W-4 and bank accounts, and allow viewing paychecks or leave balances all online. She said there is also an enhanced applicant tracking system that is integrated with the HR/Pay system for more efficient hiring. Edited by Jeff Karr CRIME AP PHOTO THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Patricia Krentici, 44, waits to be arraigned at the Essex County Superior Court, Wednesday, in Newark, N.J., where she appeared on charges of endangering her 5-year-old child by taking her into a tanning salon. Woman takes child tanning ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endangerment charge, and the tanning salon's owner appeared to corroborate her story. Patricia Krentil faces a second-degree child endangerment charge. Through her attorney, she pleaded not guilty in Newark Municipal Court on Wednesday morning. Krentcil was free on $2,500 cash bond. Before Wednesday's court hearing, Krentcil called the accusation a lie. "It's all made up," she said. She told The Associated Press her daughter, who was 5 at the time of the alleged incident in mid-April and has since turned 6, got sunburned by being outside on an unseasonably warm day. She said her daughter, however, had mentioned to school officials when she complained of itching that she had been to a tanning salon with her mother. Krentcil had told various TV stations her daughter was in the room at the salon but not in the stand-up tanning booth. Krentcil's attorney, John Caruso, said outside court that she will be exonerated, because the evidence will show the child never entered the booth. STOP DAY FROM PAGE 1A by people, so those can be the most dangerous drinks." Desalvo wanted to remind students using SafeRide and SafeBus to do so respectfully and remember not to bring alcohol on the rides. "We've really had a very good year so far," DeSalvo said. "We have had very little problems and I want to congratulate the students on that." Another way students can work off stress is by attending the Stop Day Fit Fest tomorrow on the front lawn of the Ambler Student Recreation Center tomorrow from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anyone can attend the free event and is asked to wear clothes they feel comfortable working out in. The fitness class will feature cardio, strength and flexibility training. "We know working out can help the long and short term memory," Amy Long said, assistant KU recreation services director. "It will be a great way for students to unwind." All KU Fit classes will also be free during finals week. For a schedule of classes, visit . — Edited by Jeff Karr WHAT DO YOU THINK? How do you plan to spend your Stop Day? MATT KAUPA Senior from Bloomington, Minn. "I don't usually study. It's just one last celebration before you really have to start studying hard. I work a little bit better under pressure anyway." ABBY WALTERS Senior from Kansas City, Mo. "I usually go out the night before and then the next day I do life stuff. Like, I'll do laundry, clean my house and get all the basic stuff done and then I will focus and study Saturday and Sunday." Sunday." BINH VO Senior from Vietnam "I am going to take a big rest. I'm going to study after Stop Day. I just took a big exam and I still have a big lab report, so I can't survive if I just keep going like this." going like this.