THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.101.NO.130
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992
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Vision wins presidency by 2-to-1 margin
By Jay Williams
Kansan staff writer
The Vision coalition soundly won the president and vice president offices yesterday, capturing 68 percent of the student vote and posting the largest margin of victory in recent Student Senate election history.
Vision placed 51 candidates in the 64 seats available after the two-day elections, which ended yesterday afternoon.
Brad Garlinghouse, president-elect, and Lance Wright, vice president-elect, led their coalition to a near sweep against the Unless coalition in the individual Senate races.
Unless nontraditional candidate Marian Taylor's victory was the coalition's only victory against a Vision candidate.
Unless won five graduate seats.
However, all 12 people who ran for the seats, including two write-in candidates, there are 13 available graduate seats.
Jean Winter, Unless presidential candidate, and her running mate, Chris Stong, received 32 percent of the vote. The 36-point margin separating the coalition's top candidates was the widest since 1987.
The victorious coalition won 12 of 15 divisions outright, including the 12 liberal arts and sciences seats and the 13 Nunemaker seats. Nunemaker seats are filled by freshmen and sophomores in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In the fine arts race, Stephen McBurney of Vision and Renee Rosen of Unless tied for one of the division's two seats. A coin flip will determine the winner, said Chris Thomas, elections commissioner. The coin flip probably will take place Tuesday.
McBurney said his euphoria for his coalition's domination was tempered because of the tie.
He said the polls in the Kansas Union closed at 4:20 p.m. yesterday — 10 minutes early. Just afterward, he said, two fine arts students came to
Results:
Candidates Votes* %
VISION 2,393 68
Brad Garlinghouse
Lance Wright
UNLESS 1,102 32
UNLESS 1,102 32
Jean Winter
Chris Stong
- unofficial vote totals
See individual seat results, p.3
vote but were told the polls were closed.
Thomas said that last night's results were unofficial but that they sent a clear message.
"There was a very clear pattern," he said. "You could see people were voting a straight ticket."
Thomas said the two-day election drew 3,535 voters, about 13 percent of the student population. He said 1,513 students voted yesterday.
This year's elections drew 244 fewer people than last year's elections.
As of 5 p.m. yesterday, one official complaint had been filed with the Student Senate Elections Commission, Thomas said.
He said a voter filed a complaint against Vision senator-elect John Shoemaker. The complaint alleged that Shoemaker campaigned too close to the polling booth in front of Wescoe Hall.
He said he was walking toward the polling booth with a woman who had the same last name as his, but who was not related to him.
Shoemaker said the allegation was incorrect.
Shoemaker said he would like the chance to explain his story to the commission.
"I took off my button and campaign materials," Shoemaker said. "The worker asked her name, and she said, 'Shoemaker.' Somebody voting thought I was campaigning."
(From left) Vision colection vice president-elect Lance Wright, president-elect Brad Garlinghouse and senators-elect Kathryn Price and John Schwartzare showered with champagne in a victory celebration at the Sigma Nra fraternity.
Victory sparks questions about Vision's tactics
By Greg Farmer and Ranjit Arab Kansas staff writers
By 9:30 last night, the results of the University of Kansas Student Senate elections had been announced over the radio.
But while hundreds of Vision coalition supporters popped corks and sprayed champagne at the Sigma Nu fraternity house, one Unless coalition candidate sat alone against the brown brick wall of the Lawrence National Guard Armory and sipped from a bottle of Miller Genuine Draft.
Vision had just handed one of the most lopsided Student Senate election defeats in recent KU history.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president-elect from Vision, said Vision's victory was the result of hard work and coordination.
"The key was motivation, excitement and desire," Garlinghouse said. "I've never been a part of something like this where people from all walks of life came together and did what had to be done, these people never let their energy fade."
But Jean Winter, Unless' student body president candidate, said Vision's victory was, in part, the result of unethical tactics.
Winter said she thought Vision exceeded its $2,400 budget, drove voters to polling sites and watched as they voted.
"I would estimate their posters alone would cost well over $1,200," she said. "I would like to see the receipts because, if they did get them cheaper, I would like to see where They were very aggressive and had a lot of things I wouldn't have done."
Winter said she was considering filing a complaint with the Student Senate Elections Commission.
Garlinghouse said Winter had no reason to complain.
"We filed our budget and we did not overspend," he said. "I think our final expenses totaled a little more than $2,300, but we knew that overspending our budget would have been a major campaign infraction. We did not overspend."
Garlinghouse said members of Vision had driven voters to polling sites, which is not a violation according to the Student Senate Elections Code.
"One of the biggest problems on this campus is apathy," he said. "We made a real attempt to battle apathetic voters by giving some of them rides to the polls. We took them to vote, but we did not tell them who to vote for."
"The people who came out were basically members of the greek system," she said. "They work together. They play together. They vote together."
Winter said that Unless she also attempted to overcome voter apathy but that Vision's support from fraternities and sororites was too strong.
Garlinghouse said: "We swept in
every division except one. People voted for us because we had a stronger platform and stronger people. How can they call us just a Greek coalition?
Chris Stong, Unless' student body vice president candidate agreed that
"They knew the system," Stong said. "A lot of them ran last year, and they knew how to do things. We were pretty surprised at how zealous they were."
All but one of Vision's candidates won their seats. The only contested seat Unless won was the non-traditional senator seat.
students to vote," she said. "I was up pulling students off the street today. I asked anyone who looked non-traditional to go and vote."
Marian Taylor, non-traditional senator-elect, said she won because Unless it was a lie, she couldn't win.
"I know we got the non-traditional
Susan Garlinghouse, Brad's mother and Vision's non-traditional candidate, said she was happy for her coalition and not disappointed by her loss.
"This coaltion will really do good things for KU," she said. "I am delighted to have been a part of it. I got to meet a lot of fine people."
Milton Wendland, Unless' campaign manager, said his coalition had accommi- dented the move.
"We weren't out there just to win or to beef up our resumes," Wendland said. "We were out there to help this university and, in our small way, we did."
Meyen will replace Shankel
Dean of education is appointed permanent executive vice chancellor
By Greg Farmer
Kansas staff writer
Moving office supplies should not be difficult for the new executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas. After all, he is only movy of the building — from Bailey Hall to Strong Hall.
"Ed Meven is a high-energy, proven academic administrator," Baldig said. "He has displayed vision and commitment as a departant of the academic dean and research administrator."
Chancellor Gene Budig yesterday named Edward Meyen, dean of education, as KU's new executive vice chancellor, effective this summer.
"There is no doubt that he will provide the Lawrence campus with strong leadership in the vital times ahead."
No official replacement for Meyen has been named.
Meyen, 54, will replace Del Shankel, who has been serving as interim executive vice chancellor since Judith Ramalay left the University in 1990 to become the president at Portland State University in Oregon.
"I would hope to assume my new responsibilities in a way that is not disruptive but does allow us to truly move ahead," he said. "We must understand that circumstances in higher education are changing. Expectations of the University are changing. I look forward to help."
Meyen said he was eager to work with University governance, students and administrators.
Edward Meyen
ing Chancellor Budig lead KU toward fulfilling those changing expectations."
Meyen came to KU in 1973 as a professor and head of the department of special education. He worked from 1978 to 1986 as associate vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and research. In 1986 he was appointed dean of education
Shankel, 64, was one of seven candidates that was interviewed in February and March by a search committee for the permanent position. She is now an all white men, included four KJ ADMINISTRATIVE
"While I feel my experiences at KU have prepared me for these new responsibilities, I know there is much to learn," Meyen said. "I will seek the counsel as we work through the transition."
Shankel, professor of microbiology, said he expected he would return to teaching and continue as special assistant to the chancellor, a faculty member who will serve as interim executive vice chancellor.
"I absolutely will be available to Dr. Meyen if he wants or needs my assistance," Shankel said. "I will do what has to be done to help the University remain as one of the finest."
Shankel said he would be available to the University in whatever capacity Budig desired.
He said he would not leave KU.
"I had the opportunity to become the chancellor at another university in 1982. When I decided not to accept that position, I decided I would finish my career at KU in whatever capacity I'm needed."
"I knew when the search for a new executive vice chancellor began that I couldn't lose," Shankel said. "I love teaching, research and admire him. That would I be doing of those past year."
Budgie chose Meyen from three finalists that the search committee selected. The names of the finalists are listed below.
In addition to Meyen and Shankel, the search committee interviewed:
Robert Altenkirch, dean of engineering at Mississippi State University;
Del Brinkman, KU vice chancellor for academic affairs;
■ Samuel Conti, vice chancellor for research and dean of the graduate school at the Universi-
Dave Shulenburger, KU associate vice chancellor for academic affairs; and
Kenneth Tolo, professor of public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Frances Ingemann, head of the search committee, said Meyen was well qualified for his new position.
"He has served very successfully as dean of education, and he also has experience in research and graduate studies," Ingemann said. "Therefore, he is very intimately associated with research and academics, the two most important missions of the University."
The Associated Press
MIAI1 – Manuel Norigea was convicted of eight of 10 drug and racketeering charges yesterday, two years after the United States's long arm plucked him from Panama in a bloody invasion.
The ousted Panamanian leader was convicted of the key counts of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, plus six lesser charges. The eight counts carry a possible maximum sentence of 120 years; sentencing was set for July 10.
President Bush called the conviction "a major victory against the drug lords."
"I hope it sends a lesson to drug lords — here and around the world they will pay a price if they continue to poison the lives of our kids in this country or anywhere else." Bush said at a Washington meeting with Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro.
Asked whether the conviction justified the invasion of Panama, Bush replied: "It was certainly worth bringing him to justice."
Norgea was acquitted of cocaine distribution and conspiracy to import cocaine.
The U.S. District Court trial lasted seven months, and the jury finished its work in
Noriage's lawyers maintained he was a victim of U.S. politics, saying the case was "a big mistake."
had defended him by portraying the government's witnesses
The trial marked the first time the United States invaded a sovereign country.
confessed drug traffickers in many cases—as unscrupulous thugs looking only for a "get-out-of-fair card."
Manuel Noriega
try and brought back its leader for a crimi-
tal command, then dubbed the invasion Operation Just Custodian.
Noriegia, who records say is 54, was indicted on Feb. 4, 1988, along with 15 other people, including the head of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, Pablo Escobar. At the time, Noriegia was still in power in Panama and sneered at U.S. demands that he step
On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama. U.S. forces tracked Norgiea to a Vatican mission in Panama City, surrounded it and blasted Norgiea with rock music until he surrendered.
Jury selection began Sept. 5, and opening arguments began 11 days later.
The government called 69 witnesses, plus 1 others on rebuttal after the defense rested.