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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 4, 1992
Lowden to help lobby in Legislature
By Jay Williams Kansan staff writer
Alan Lowden, student body president, does not like to lobby.
"That was one of the reasons I did not run for the job," he said.
Circumstances placed Lowden in the position in which some lobbying in the Kansas Legislature is necessary.
Lowden became president Dec. 4, when the Judicial Board recommended to uphold Student Senate's vote to expel Darren Fulcher as president.
Lowdensaidhislateststartplacedhimata disadvantage.
"We have a monumental task the next few months," he said.
Topeka this semester as past presidents.
Lowden said he would not be as active in
"Things around here are delegated pretty well," he said. "There are only so many things one person can do."
Joe Cinalli, campus director for Associated Students of Kansas, said most of the work in Toperka fell on him and assistant campus director John Schwartz.
"John and I will spend the time in Topeka," he said. "We have got to take the ball and run with it. I'm sure Alan will be there when he can."
Lowden said his largest disadvantage was not knowing the members of the Legislature.
Mike Schreiner, former student body president, said Lowden lost nine months during which he could have met the key people in the Legislature.
"After I took office in April, I spent the summer working on state issues with the Student Advisory Council and the Board of Regents," Schreiner said.
The preparation helped him know which legislators to target and which lobbying methods would be successful, Schreiner said.
"Any chance to have lunch with a legislator, I took advantage," he said. "I would walk around the building and grab an ear."
Lowden said the events involving Sanne a last semester caused the University of Kansas to be poorly represented at the state level. He said that for the University to catch up, he would
need to get to know legislators and the Board of Regents and articulate student concerns.
Lowden said those concerns included the issues that always concerned KU students.
"The issues are not complex things," Lowen said. "They do not change much year to year."
Schreiner said that although Lowden lacked time, he still could be effective in Topeka.
Schreiner recommended that Lowden get familiar with the issues, especially Gov. Joan Finney's proposed budget.
"He should sit down over a weekend and study it well," he said. "He's going to have to work from that."
Schreiner said Lowden's No.1 task as president was to inform the students about the issues and to organize them to voice their opinion.
"He has to campaign to get the students pumped up," Schreiner said. "It's not going to happen out of nowhere."
Schreiner said that when Lowden went to the Legislature, his first task would be to meet with the members representing Lawrence. After that, Lowden should contact other key members, such as the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and committee heads, Schreiner said.
"Even if there is no chance to talk with them, he should at least write a letter," he said.
State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R-Lawrence, said Lowden's presence in the building would be a big boost.
"The best thing is to have a building full of students," he said. "But having the president is helpful."
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