TUESDAY,APRIL8,2003
OPINION
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 15A
KUnited Candidate
Delta Force Candidate
Lord Wads and the 12 Knights of the
Crusade Candidate
Independent Candidate
Endorsed by the editorial board
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place in the University by visiting residence halls and speaking with resident assistants, sophomores would be made aware of the issues with the help of utilizing the power and advice of the Freshman/Sophomore Advising Center.
I would make the general student population more aware of the power, importance and influence of the senators and open committees which determine the course of KU's future.
Elizabeth Knop Freshman in social welfare
Member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority
I would best represent my constituents by finding out what they think
needs to be changed on or about campus. I would take their suggestions back to Senate and work with members to figure out a solution. I would want my constituents to know that their suggestions count.
I would offer new outlooks on the issues brought to Senate and work on uniting Student Senate with the student body to improve campus.
Jennifer Lyon
Freshman in prebusiness
Member of Kappa Delta sorority, member of Student Senate Finance Committee
Through being in a
Senate Committee my freshman year. I can now take my past experience and all that I've learned with the help of Senate members to help my fellow students. I can help them learn about many organizations and programs that they would never have known about.
Student Senate is such a great organization, I want KU students to know what exactly Senate does and how it affects their everyday lives.
Kevin McKenzie
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Freshman in political science and American studies
AURH student senator, Library Board member, organized effort to get referendum A on the ballot
I would represent my constituents by actively listening to their concerns. Currently Senate does not do enough outreach, ensuring that they are accessible to their constituents. Specifically, I would work to bring more recycling and ecological awareness to campus. I would work to alleviate parking problems, possibly with prioritized parking.
Should referendum A fail, I will continue to fight for direct representation for first-year students. In the event referendum A passes I will work to make Senate more open and relevant to the student body.
Christie Moses
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rreshman in CLAS
Secretary of the Student Rights Committee; chair for the Online Course Evaluations Subcommittee working to estab
lish student evaluations of courses: KU Debate squad, Amnesty International and Students for Peace; volunteer at the Lawrence Humane Society.
- Freshman/Sophomore CLAS is supposed to represent freshmen and sophomores; however, many people serving now are in their junior year. If elected, I will be serving during my sophomore year, meaning I will be going through the
same experiences as my constituents. I have also been serving this constituency by working on Referendum A.
I don't want to change Student Senate; I want to change KU through Senate. I will work to achieve course evaluations and Daisy Hill safety.
Steve Munch ✩
Freshman, unde-ided
Student Rights associate senator; Senate Outreach Board; Campus Safety Advisory Board; ASHC Leadership develop
ment program; ASHC Social Roundtable. I'll also be serving as an orientation assistant this summer and as proctor of K.K Amini Scholarship Hall next semester.
I'd be accessible to my constituents and open to their opinions. If elected, open forums, surveys, and other outreach efforts could help myself and other FR-SO CLAS senators stay in tune with the interests and stances of our constituents. Past that it's just a matter of thinking things through and doing the right thing.
I'd work to bolster student interest and participation in what we do. Student Senate is powerless and its work irrelevant if it does not have support and input from the student body.
Freshman undecided
Ethan Nuss ▲ ✓
Co-Chairman of Online Course Evaluations Subcommittee, served on Student Rules and Regs Review Subcommittee, Students for Peace, Men Can Stop Rape, Student Rights Committee Member, Delta Force Activist organization, Codirector of my high school debate team
Student Senate should be more in touch with students.I plan to make the KU info shack an active display of senator contact information, legislation updates, organization meeting times and a suggestion box. I will continue my efforts with freshman representation and online course evaluations.
I will work for bipartisanship to enact policies that directly affect students. I will also support responsible delegation of student fees.
Dan Peters ▲ ✔
Sophomore in geography and broadcast journalism
KU Ambassador, student telecounselor for the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, grader and test proctor for geography department
I would represent my constituents by working to make the needs and wants of our student body a reality. Individually, I strongly advocate an implementation of meal plans at the Kansas Union and Wescoe Beach, improved availability of student parking and additional computer labs on campus.
I hope to increase students' awareness of the power Student Senate holds to improve our educational experience while advocating change and increased opportunities for students.
Kristan Seibel √
Freshman in political science and international studies
Member of the KU Young Democrats, member of the Global Futures International Business Group, member of the KU Honors
Program, high school debate president for two years, intern for Congressman Dennis Moore in Kansas City, Kan... office, member KU ballroom dance club, student assistant in the School of Fine Arts dean's office, 4-H leadership roles (secretary, president, vice President, treasurer)
Students' concerns do not end when they leave the campus. Several issues like tuition, housing and safety not only involve the University's policies, but local, state and national governments. I will work through Student Senate to lobby and help solve problems at all levels, truly representing students' needs.
I would want all students to feel directly connected to Student Senate actions by providing students with suggestion/feedback boxes at central locations on campus.
Brandon Snook
Sophomore in voice performance and composition
musical/ opera, The Magic Flute, member of two KU choirs and elected positions in eight organizations since high school —
Lead roles in KU's
I am not on a power trip. However, I feel that there are issues that many students have right now that are not being heard. I will work hard to have my constituents' opinions heard, not just my own. I love KU and I want everybody to be happy that they came here!
two as president.
I would change Student Senate by raising the bar a little bit and make the Senate more available to all students, all the time, not just during election time.
Kyle Stearns
Freshman in communications with a minor in leadership Student Senate com
mittee member involved in creating a freshman advisory council through Senate, member of Templin Hall Executive government and active in AURH
■ If elected I would first push the issues that I am currently campaigning of with Delta Force and the issues that deal most directly with my constituents. I would also strive to speak and reach out to as many members of my constituency as possible by making my name known and surveying students of their problems and concerns. I would always keep my eye on anything that I can improve through Senate for my constituents.
The first change I would push for in Student Senate is cut through the bureaucracy and to make Senate more easily accessible to all students. I would also promote more student involvement in all aspects of Senate.
Nick Sterner ✩
Freshman in psychology
University Affairs committee member; fund raising coordinator for the Student Legislative Awareness Board; University Senate associate
senator; recreation board member; new recreation center planning committee board member; lobbyist at state and national level for the needs of students
My goal is to get to know as many of my constituents as possible and be available to all ideas. My biggest goal is to work on subjects that are relative and positive for the campus and students. I want to represent students on a greater level in the state and, hopefully, help KU as a whole
One of my goals is to promote unity in Senate. I think one of the more important goals should be to work harder to promote KU in the state and support KU and all its students.
Jana Szatkowski ✩
Sophomore in journalism Incumbent
Nunemaker senator, member of the Panhellenic Association Judicial Board, member of the University Affairs Committee, co-coordinator for Mentors in the Lives of Kids, member of Chi Omega sorority, KU ambassador and vice president of Junior Greek Council.
Incumbent
Understanding the issues that the freshmen/sophomore CLAS students face is the most important factor in trying to help with their concerns. I feel that i am involved or have been involved in diverse organizations where i have learned and can learn more from the KU students
I want to see Student Senate improve its outreach to all KU students, and inform them of the involvement possibilities that Senate offers.
Jenny Ternes ✔
Sophomore in political science
Incumbent
Incumbent
Student Academic Services Board; vice president of member development in Alpha Campus Delta sorority
Junior Greek Council; University Affairs committee member; Nunemaker senator; Mentors in the Lives of Kids volunteer
constituents is to be open minded and active in different aspects of the University. I also believe that when a senator is first elected they need to access the needs and concerns of their constituents and work to fulfill those needs.
I believe the best way to represent my
I believe Student Senate needs to continue to be open to the student body and their concerns. By continuing organization visits all year, I believe we can stay in tune with all students' needs.
Peter "Pookie" Thornhill
Collins Wade ✔
Junior in political science
Black Student Union Representative, NAACP political chairman, Hawklink program/STEP. Student Senate senator at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Student Senate Body President at KCKCC, African American Student Union Treasurer at KCKCC
I would best present my constituents with the MRC and Campus Safety. To be the voice for the freshmen/sophomores to keep them up to date on the issues on KU campuses. Another thing I would push for is diversity issues, education program for the student who can't pay for class and other issues that have a great affect on our student body.
If I could change it, I would get more minority involvement on KU campus. I would push the issues of bringing the minority and the minority communities together so we as human beings will learn more about each other's culture and background.
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Delta Force
Expanding the sexual assault awareness program in the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center by adding another part-time employee or a full-time employee in order to inform more living organizations and student groups about sexual assaults.
Placing more blue emergency lights and phones place in areas near where campus ends and off-campus begins.
Guard against tuition increasing by more than 10 percent each year by lobbying in Topeka.
Change city ordinances 7323 and 7326. 7323 limits certain residential zones to allowing no more than three unrelated people to live together. 7326 allows dwelling searches.
Allow students to view comments and evaluations online of teachers before enrolling.
KUnited
Create the Jayhawk Express a free bus route that would travel between the new recreation center and the Memorial Stadium parking lot.
Continue efforts to build a new Multicultural Resource Center and add a paid executive position in Student Senate to ensure long-term commitment to cultural awareness.
Off-set tuition increases.
Let students vote online on whether to increase student fees.
Make sure tuition increase money is used for student benefit.
Expand the book exchange and incorporate it into online enrollment.
Make advising and tutoring services available online.
Lord Wads
Get better student seats at basketball games.
Create classrooms for smokers and non-smokers.
Encourage instructors to share their passions, not just textbooks, with their students.
Expand funds for SafeRide and a new bus route to stop drinking students from driving.
Allow beer at football and basketball games.
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