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By Cate Batchhelper
cbatchhelper@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Campaigns staying out of classrooms
Even though spring election campaigning is under way, the Elections Commission isn't allowing campaigning in the classroom.
Last year, the Commission voted to stop classroom speeches that promoted candidates or coalitions because the speeches would compromise the Commission's ability to enforce fairness. The Commission reinforced this statement at the first Senate meeting this semester after a proposed bill challenged the code.
The bill would allow instructors to decide whether campaign speeches could be made in their
classrooms. The bill failed.
Student Body President Jonathan Ng was one of the bill sponsors. He said neither Senate nor the Commission should have jurisdiction over what happens in the classroom.
"It should be up to the discretion of the professor to decide what is and is not appropriate," he said.
David Mitchell, graduate senator, was the election commissioner last year who interpreted the elections code and said that campaigning should not interfere with University classes.
The bill had to be decided the night of the first Senate meeting
because the election code was final as of Feb. 9. It was amended to include that campaign speeches wouldn't be allowed 10 minutes before and after classes.
Diana Calkins, commission chair, said the code was in the best interest of the students and staff. Students paid for those classes and it is the faculty's area to say what happens in the class.
In objection to this, Kyle Johnson, engineering senator, said hearing campaign speeches was a positive effect because more students would be reached.
Mark Dupree, Nunemaker senator, said he was against the bill because the Senate had enough problems with soliciting votes.
"I think since there is a possibility of professors being prejudiced, then we should not let them do that," he said.
Even though campaign speeches won't be allowed, Calkins encourages other forms of campaigning. Candidates can campaign outside the door of the classroom or speak in the classroom as long as it is before the 10 minutes preceding the class. And Calkins strongly recommended the get-out-to-vote speeches so long as they don't favor a candidate or coalition.
— Edited by Anne Mantey
Calkins said violations to the elections code could be reported to Courtney Wachal, elections commissioner, at 864-2388. Complaint forms are available at room 133 in Strong Hall.
Peace, conflict minor now available
By Kellie Weiss
kweiss@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students interested in peaceful solutions and conflict resolution can now get a minor in peace and conflict studies.
The minor, announced Feb. 19, is a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary degree offered through the department of Humanities and Western Civilization. It examines the origins and nature of conflict within and between societies and the various ways in which humans address conflict, according to the peace and conflict studies minor information sheet.
Diane Fourny, one faculty member involved in developing the minor, said the minor would be beneficial for students interested in a career in humanitarian
aid, international relations diplomacy, law and mediation.
One of the important missions at the University of Kansas is to give students a significant international experience and broaden international education, said Fourny, associate professor of French, Italian and Humanities and Western Civilization. The new minor would help fulfill that mission, Fourny said.
To obtain the minor students must take 18 hours of 300 or above courses. Students are required to take three core courses for the minor, which are offered in the humanities and western civilization, religious studies, sociology, history and political science departments. Two elective courses are also required for the minor, which fall under the departments for the
core courses and in the departments of English and anthropology. Students must also participate in a senior seminar in peace and conflict studies.
Jes Steineger, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said the minor was a great option for students. Steineger is graduating in May and does not have enough time to complete the minor, but he said he wished he could get the minor.
"It will be great for people who want to move into conflict resolution," Steineger said. "It will make a really rounded minor because students can take classes from so many departments."
Steineger is in the Religious Perspectives on War and Peace class, which counts as a core course toward the minor. Eleven students in the class were interested in the minor but did not have enough
time to complete the requirements.
Sarah Burris, Lawrence junior, has time to complete the minor. She would like to complete it if it fits into her work schedule. Burris is majoring in English creative writing and said she hoped to go to law school. Burris is taking a class this semester that will count as an elective for the minor. The Literature of Human Rights. The minor can be applied to her studies and is a needed addition for minor options at the University.
"It's the next step for higher education to generate minds that want to change the world," Burris said.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Notre Dame offer similar peace and conflict programs.
Edited by Julie Jantzer
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