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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY APRIL 12,2002
ISSUE 129 VOLUME 112
ELECTION RESPONSES
KUNITED
"This is the easy part, the hard part is getting everything done. I couldn't be prouder of Jonathan and Loren. They deserve what they get tonight." Rob Kelly Naperville, Ill., senior and campaign staff member.
DELTA FORCE
"I think we worked our butts off and I am really proud of the coalition and everything that we stand for,"
SMILE 170
Jamie Brent Warnerton, Mo. senior and unsuccessful Delta Force CLAS candidate.
DELTA FORCE
"I think we had a strong platform, and it's just too bad. But things work out. It was a good campaign and I don't think I would do anything any different." Ann Wiley Olathe freshman and unsuccessful Delta Force Nunemaker candidate.
KUNITED WINS
KUnited 2297 Delta Force 1493
Loren Malone, Senatobia, Miss. junior and newly elected student body vice president, and Jonathan Ng, Leawood junior and newly elected student body president, celebrate their victory with fellow KUnited coalition members. The two candidates found out last night at at Johnny's Tavern that they had defeated Delta Force candidates by almost 800 votes.
Coalition celebrates blowout victory
By Lauren Beatty and Sarah Hill Kansan staff writers
Almost too overcome with emotion to speak, newly elected student body vice president Loren Malone, sticky with champagne sprayed on her and sweat, clasped her hands together and thanked her coalition.
"I'm just so proud of our candidates and our campaign team," she said, sobbing.
Jonathan Ng, president-elect, stood up on a table at Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., after the Student Senate election results were
announced about 9 p.m. and said he was focused on the future, but was enjoying his victory. Ng and Malone racked up 2,297 votes to Delta Force's 1,493 and SMILE's 170.
"I'm looking forward to following through with our platform issues," he said. "Next week we work for the student body, tonight we party."
More than 100 candidates and supporters screamed, hugged and cried as the elections results were announced on KUJH-TV and KJHK. A tight circle of bodies formed around Ng and Malone as "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang blared from the loudspeakers.
Even before the results were announced, champagne corks popped and beer and Captain Morgan rum were served. Candidates chanted "KUnited!" and "Ng and Malone!"
Konner Jessica Bankston, who ran for student body president last year with the VOICE Coalition, which Ngalso ran with, was at the party to show her support. Bankston helped KUnited manage its campaign this year.
its campaign this year.
"I think every coalition I've been with has been very different," she said.
SEE KUNITED ON PAGE 5A
Delta Force vice-presidential candidate Kit Brauer, Denver, Colo., sophomore, and presidential candidate Karen Keith, Tulsa, Olka., senior, react after hearing election results. Delta Force held its election party last night at a coalition supporter's house.
SARA SHEPHERD/KANSAM
Coalitions cope with loss anticipate next election term
Delta Force vice-presidential candidate Kit Brauer sat in silence on a bench in the living room of the house at 2614 Belle Crest. With his head lowered, he nervously played with his hands as supporters one by one comforted the candidate before the results were announced last night.
Kansan staff report
night. His running mate, Karen Keith, was more involved with fellow candidates and supporters. The excited
crowd of more than 150 people who gathered at the house for the Student Senate elections announcements booed every time the announcements were delayed.
When the final tallies were announced after 9 p.m., the crowd got quiet, but that only lasted a few minutes. Keith and Brauer embraced as the results came in that Delta Force lost the presidential race to KUnited.
SEE SENATE ON PAGE 5A
ELECTION RESULTS
KEY
KUnited
Δ Delta Force
Vision
(ind.) Independent
SMILE
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT/VICE
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
Jonathan Ng/ Loren Malone ... 2,297
★ Karen Keith/ Kit Brauer ... 1,483
Paul Camlenni/ Jordi Hattet ... 170
REFERENDUM A — Do you support a
HAMMOND A — Do you support a $5 per semester fee for the continuation of the newspaper readership program?
yes ... 3,543
no ... 383
REFERENDUM B — Should students living in greek housing be able to vote in the off-campus senator classification?
yes ... 2,372
no ... 1,475
JOURNALISM (2)
* Siamtha Mangino * 131
* Rinky Berta * 115
* John Nowak * 91
* Ryan Neeland * 36
LAW (2)
▲ Emily Schutte 33
■ Nate White 31 tie
■ Chris Confer 31 tie
▲ Jason Thompson 24
(Ind.) James Owen 15
NON-TRADITIONAL (73)
▲ Sam Pierron 73
▲ Galen Turner 72
▲ Aaron Paden 70
Luticia Camacho 55
Tarek Sheira 47
● Rachel Cornish 35
● Penny Amber Beesle 33
● Brett Suddreth 27
OFF-CAMPUS (5)
UFF-CAMPUS (5)
▲ Drew Thomas .721
▲ Shannon Snapp .720
▲ Mika Appleby .717
▲ Jana Mackay .712
▲ Aaron Jacobs .684
■ Peter Black .643
■ Josh Kaplan .628
■ Jeff Almon .570
■ Jayme Aschemeyer .567
■ Robin Zazove .557
● Ryan Faulconer .179
● Amanda Kerschen .178
● Kevin Seaman .173
● Tanner Lucas .151
● Drew Redden .136
SOCIAL WELFARE (2)
PHARMACY (2)
■ Trevor McKibbin ... 63
■ John Kollhoff ... 60
SOCIAL WELFARE (2)
▶ Sarah Miller .17
▶ Eric Butsch .17
▶ Amanda Dyche .13
▶ Perkins-McGuinnes .12
RESIDENTIAL (1)
■ Paige Isaacson ... 950
▲ Stacey Reding ... 582
● Amanda Boyer ... 203
ARCHITECTURE (2)
ARCHITECTURE IV (2)
(Ind. Rich Mulhern .61
Nick Lawley .52
● Adam Rich .42
▲ Courtney Hales .39
■ Tony Treu .34
■ Chris Baker .33
BUSINESS (2)
Andy Knopp 150
Tiffany Lopez 124
Aaron Mesmer 49
Jacob Mooney 23
EDUCATION (2)
EDUCATION (2)
■ Lindsey Burch 57
■ Rosemary Rolls 48
▲ Christy Ogle 21
ENGINEERING (3)
ENGINEERING (3)
Kyle Johnson ... 177
Tama Age... 157
Marci Deuth ... 136
Nathan Dormer ... 103
● Theresa LaFollatte ... 89
● Chelsea Hadlock ... 87
● Tom Gonzales ... 84
● Chris Veit ... 58
FINE ARTS (3)
▲ Claire Williams 101
KU graduate in critical condition after charcoal grill accident
Friends, professors grapple with news of 1998 grad's ordeal
A 1998 KU graduate is listed in critical condition today after being burned on more than 80 percent of
By Mike Gilligan Kansan staff writer
Jim Duddy, assistant chief fire marshal for the Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department, said Christopher Murray, 26, was lighting his small charcoal grill when he decided to use racing fuel, which contains alcohol and gasoline, to start the fire. Lighting the racing fuel caused an explosion and fire that burned Murray. The incident took place at about
his bodv.
8:30 p.m. on April 1, at Murray's house at 2120 N.W. 58th Street in Kansas City, Mo.
Duddy said the department responded to a call from a friend of Murray's who reported the accident.
Bob Hallinan, media relations coordinator for the KU Medical Center, said as of yesterday Murray was still in critical condition in the
Jami Cudney, Shawnee junior and a close friend of Murray's, said Murray had had three surgeries to remove the dead and three burned skin.
burn unit. Murray has been at KU Med since the incident took place.
She said doctors would start doing skin grafts today.
Robert Sorem, associate dean and associate professor of the School of Engineering, said he had Murray,
who was a mechanical engineering student, in several classes and was his faculty adviser.
INSIDETODAY
"He's a wonderful kid." Sorem said. "It's very sad and it hit me pretty hard."
Contact Gilligan at mgilligan@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jenna Goepert.
Murray
COMING IN MONDAY'S KANSAN
STATE NEWS ...3A
NATIONAL NEWS ...3A
WEATHER ...4B
CROSSWORD ...4B
STUDENT SENATE: Look for profiles of the newly elected student body president and vice president.
FLEX PLAN FAILS: The plan to allow students to use meal plans at the Union next fall has been nixed.
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