CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, November 16, 1984
Page 8
& Toto Too finishes second to Frontier
Tim Boller, & Toto Too vice presidential candidate, receives word that his coalition is losing to Frontier. Carla Vogel, student body president and one of the coalfounders, waits for Boller to tell her the results. The & Toto Too candidates and supporters were at Vogel's house, 1144 New Jersey St., watching "The Wizard of Oz" while waiting for the returns.
By JULIE COMINE
Crisch Coffet, & Toto Too presidential candidate, and her supporters watch the "Wizard of Oz" as they wait to hear the results of the election. The students gathered last night at 1144 New Jersey St., the house of Carla Vogel, current student body president.
Staff Reporter
Eyes glued to the television screen, about 30 members of the & Toto Too coalition joined the living room of Carla Vogel, student body president, and started to sing.
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!"
Last night, members of & Tote Too broke out the beer and the popcorn and watched a videotape of "The Lord of the Rings" at the end of the Student Senate election.
Chris Coffelt, & Toto Too presidential candidate, led the coalition's cheering section. Each time Dorothy's shaggy dog appeared on the screen, team members would and shout, "Go, Toto Yao, Toto!"
But shortly after midnight, totals from the Kansas Union were completed, showing & Toto Two trailing another coalition 1,186 votes to 780 votes.
Boller said, "We have to catch up at the Union or we've lost. I still think it's possible, though. I think we'll take the Burge Union — we'll get good support from students in engineering and in the Law School."
But the mood good slember about 10.45 last night, when Coffelt announced the first election results strong High Wall polling place to the group.
"Frontier. 674 & Toto Too 318, she said, covering her face in disappointment.
BOTH COFFELT AND Tim Boller, vice president candidate, said it would be premature to concede him on the results of one polling place.
Final unofficial vote counts released at 2 a.m. gm. Frontier of 1,986 to 3,522.
Coffelt said she couldn't pin & Toto Too's loss on any one factor.
"Basically, it just makes me sad," she said. "I don't know why people voted the way they did."
The unusually high number of coalitions in this year's race might have split & Toto Too's base of support, Coffelt said.
"I THINK A lot of the people who voted for Fresh Vegetables and Momentum could have fit in really well with Toto," she said.
Coffelt said Frontier's victory came from an image and not from a video.
"They ran the same generic campaign we see every year," she said. "No news, no issues, nothing to disagree with.
"It's marketing. The students see buttons, they see posters, but they don't see them say a damn thing about the issues. And unfortunately,
they're not going to see the type of student government they deserve.
"IN A WAY, this is Priority's revenge," Boller said, referring to the coalition that originally was awarded the winner in last fall's election
Boller said his coalition's defeat could in part be attributed to a backlash against the non-traditional coalition of Vogel and Dennis "Boog" Highberger, student body vice president.
But Chancellor Gene A. Budig invalidated that election in January and ordered a new presidential and vice presidential election for the spring. The Costume Party candidates Vogel and Highberger won in March.
"I think a lot of people feel that
pain is related to injury in last year's
pelvic floor." Polley said.
Despite last night's defeat, both Coffett and Boller said they planned to continue.
Coffelt will continue to serve as an ex-officio member of the Student Senate Executive Committee, and on the Senate Transportation Board.
HIGHERGER, SITTING ON a wooden chair, he asked. "You said he and Vegg
"It looks pretty grim right now." Highberger said at about 12:30 this
morning, "But I think we're going to pick up a lot of Senate seats."
Both Highbierger and Vogel run
Senate seats on the & Tato Too ticket.
would work for a smooth transitor with their successors.
EASLEY AND POLAK credited their victory to what they called priority issues, such as campus lighting. Polak described the victory as a second chance for the traditional Senate system.
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Easley and Polack also stressed their Senate experience during the campaign. Easley was chairman of the University Affairs Committee, and Polack was chairman of both. Both were Numerakeam senators.
Easley said, "We went back to the bread and butter issues."
Lisa Ashner, student body president in 1983, said students may have voted for Frontier as a reaction against the administration of Carla Bogel, body president, and Daniel "Boog" Burger, student body vice president.
"Boog and Carla had a difficult year," she said.
But other Frontier supporters also gave credit for a victory to the team.
EASLEY AND POLACK and the coalition's 50 senatorial candidates were supported by Students for Frontier, an independent group. Sandra Binyon, chairman of the group, said it had about 200 members, some of whom spent about 15 hours campaigning this week.
"Our ultimate goal was to push
Frontier," Binyon said, "But what we really wanted more was to get out and get people to vote."
Raleigh also said the campaign had been well-timed. As campaign coordinator, he said, he started planning this summer. He said 1,000 Frontier buttons had been ready for distribution on Nov. 1.
"I've cornered the market on Maalox in Lawrence." he said.
Raleigh said that Frontier received heavy support from members of fraternities and sororites. About 25 percent of the coalition membership lives in coal houses, and both Easley and Pollock are members of fraternities.
"I BELIEVE WE got a big Greek turnout," Raleigh said. "Last year, the Greeks found out what happens when they don't vote."
But Frontier may have had a difficult time getting votes from residence halls on Daisy Hill, Ratleigh said.
"I've got to give the other coa-
tions credit," he said early in the
evening. "Reality and Momentum
made serious progress on Daisy Hill."
Easley and Polack described this year's campaign as low-key, despite some barbs thrown at several debates.
Africa continued from p. 1
The referendum read, "Student Senate bill 1984-030, which prohibits the expenditure of Student Senate funds with corporations that conduct business in the Republic of South Africa, has been submitted to the student body for a decision. Should this bill be implemented?"
Because of the bill, the Senate will set up a subcommittee of the Finance Committee to enforce its provisions. The subcommittee will provide organizations with a list of companies that do business in South Africa.
JON GILCHRIST, FINANCE Committee chairman, said that because the bill had been declared illegal by the University general counsel, he doubted whether the provisions of the bill could be carried
Last spring, the Senate allocated more than $938,000 in student activity fees. Students pay the $24 activity fee at the beginning of each semester.
Senators passed the bill last week by a vote of 12-11. The bill was sponsored by Highberger and Chris Bunker, chairman of the Senate's temporary Committee on South Africa.
At the same meeting, senators
voted to put the bill up for a campus vote.
During debate on the bill last week, some senators questioned its legality, citing an opinion written by Thomas last month.
THOMAS ISSUED HER opinion after she had seen an earlier version of the bill. In the opinion, she said such a bill would violate Kansas law because it would restrict the competitive bidding process required for purchases made with state money
Senate money is state money because it is held by the state for the Senate, Thomas said in the opinion. State statutes do not give the Senate authority to restrict the bidding process to companies that do not do business in South Africa.
Bunker answered Thomas' opinion with his own last month. In it, he said that statutes called for the 'lowest' age to become a citizen could restrict the bidding process.
He noted last week that the bill contains a clause that would make it subject to the provisions of Kansas law.
some information for this story was supplied by staff reporters Julie Comine and John Egan.
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