September 10, 1984 Page 3 CAMPUS AND AREA The University Daily KANSAN Teen found competent to stand trial for murder A Lawrence teen-ager Friday was found competent to stand trial on charges of first degree murder and aggravated burglary for an 30-year-old Lawrence woman A preliminary hearing that was to follow the competency hearing Friday in Douglas County District Court was postponed until August 15, when a lawyer more time to review evidence Donald E. Alexander, 18, of 302 W. 21st St., was inaugurated Aug. 21 in connection with the Aug. 5 death of Marguerite L. Vinyard, 2100 Tennessee St. According to the coroner's report, Vinyard was beaten and sexually assaulted. The only witness called at the hearing was Frances MCauley, a clinical psychologist at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. MCauley said Alexander was competent to understand the charges against him and assist in his own defense. Haskell official to speak Charles G. Geboe, vice president of Haskell Indian Junior College, will speak at University Forum at noon Wednesday for a Christian Christian Ministries, 1280 Oread Ave. He will discuss "Haskell's Centennial: Its Past and Its Future." Gebee is a member of the Yankton Sioux tribe. Before coming to Haskell, he was director of Indian Education for South Dakota and director of the Indian Community Action Project at the University of South Dakota Women's voter group to meet The first is a kick-off meeting 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1019 Vermont St. Lunch will be served, and at 12:30 p.m., two League members will present a program on the Society and the LWA National Convention The Lawrence League of Women Voters will have two meetings this month to try to Group schedules first meeting The second meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Lawrence Public Library Room, 76. Vermont St. The program concern League studies and organization. The Sacred Order of Universal Love will hold its first meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on the outdoor terrace on the sixth floor of the Kansas Union The group has scheduled its second meeting for 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union. SOUL is a non-profit student religious organization. Weather Today will be partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of morning thunder-showers. The high will be in the low 80s with winds variable from 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be fair with the low in the low mid-60s. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with the high in the mid to upper 80s. Where to call Do you have an idea for a story or a photograph? If so, call the Kanas at 844-6341. If your idea or press release deals with campus or area news, ask for Doug Cunningham, campus editor. For entertainment and On Campus items, ask for Susan Wortman, entertainment items, ask for Doug Daimon, sports editor. - Photo suggestions should go to Dave Hornback, photo editor. - For other questions or complaints, ask for Don Knox, editor, or Paul Sevart, managing editor. : The number of the Kansas business of fice, which handles all advertising, is 864 4358. New budget chairman named *Scott McNall, professor of sociology was chosen Friday as the 1984-45 chairman of the College Budget Committee (CRUD) McNail replaces Anthony Genova, professor of philosophy. Compiled from staff and United Press International reports. By JOHN HANNA Staff Reporter In hope of preventing problems similar to those that plagued last fall's Student Senate elections, the Senate Rights Committee Tuesday will begin debate on proposed election reforms. The proposed reforms include stricter rules for write-in candidates, stricter enrollment requirements for all candidates and the requirement that colleges give instructive face-to-face computers in polling. The Senate Ethics and Standards Committee, a temporary committee set up this spring by Senate officers, made the recommendations after meetings this summer. PAUL RAPPOPORT, CHAIRMAN of the Ethics and Standards Committee, last week presented the recommendations in a letter to Dr. Martin Highberger, student body vice president. "There are a lot of gray areas where people have pointed out that there's really not anything specifically written down."3 To attempt to clarify some of the areas. recommendations in the form of amendments to the Senate rules. "Most of the things that we've come up with were from foul-ups in the past," Polack said. "A lot of it did come from November." IN JANUARY, CHANCELLOR Gene A. BUG invalidated the presidential and vice presidential elections of November at the recommendation of the University Judicial Board. The members had described the case as "Fraught with inconsistencies and ambiguities." In that election, the top three coalitions, Priority, Momentum and the Costume Party, finished within 50 votes of each other. Priority Coalition's candidates, Scott Swenson and Dennis Strickland, were declared the winners. After a recount, Priority was declared the winner again, but Costume Party finished second by only two votes. The total number of votes for the three coalitions after the first count was 3,089 votes, compared with 3,144 votes after the second count. KEVIN WALKER, MOMENTUM'S presidential candidate, ran a write-in campaign, and at least 39 votes marked "Momentum" were invalidated because they did not contain the names of Walker and his running mate. Walker appealed the election to the University Judicial Board, but he was not enrolled at the University of Kansas when the board recommended in December that a new election be held. The Senate held new elections in the spring, and the Priority and Momentum coalitions dropped out. The Costume Party won a second term under president, and Highberger, were elected Polack said, "If you talk to a lot of students, all they know about the Student Senate elections, and the Student Senate in general is the elections fiasco last fall. 'That's not good.' AFTER THE SPRING elections, Robert Walker, then Student Senate Executive Committee chairman, Vogel and Highberger set up the Ethics and Standards Committee to review the elections rules and offer recommendations for change. Rapportpout the committee disbanded about two weeks ago after its work was finished. Most recommendations were additions to the rules to make them more specific. - Investigating computer polling methods, such as a system similar to one used for checking out of books in Watson Library. - Requiring write-in candidates to notify the Elections Committee chairman about their campaigns two days before the election **designing** *White-ii* balloons **to have** the candles facing up, letter-for-letter, on the ballon to be valid. - requiring candidates to be in "good academic standing" and to have their fees paid. - Requiring candidates to be enrolled for six hours or for their school's half-time equivalency to run - Setting the number of members of the Elections Committee from 13 to 17 and its ouroam at a majority of the members. - Setting the dates of the Student Senate elections on the second consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of November. Polack said he hoped that the Rights Committee would be finished with the proposed reforms by the end of its first meeting of the semester, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Parlors A and B of the Kansas Union. If the committee does not finish with them, Polack said, he will schedule another meeting for before the next Student Executive Committee meeting, Sept. 15. If it appears the Rights Committee, Students will put the reform on the Student Senate's agenda. Thousands enjoy fair, Beach Boys By CHIRISSY CLEARY Staff Reporter HUTCHINSON — Children clutched giant stuffed bears. Bright lights spun in a kaleidoscope of colors as the Ferris wheels curled around in the night sky. The aromas of pizza, pop and cotton candy lingered along the strip of game booths. "Walk on up! Give it a try! Just two balls for a dollar!" cried game booth vendors. The opening night of the 1984 Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson on Friday was windy, but fair goers came by the thousands to enjoy rides, games, a Beach Boys concert, and a display of leading a University of Kansas Kansas State University science and technology booth. Julie Ann Sherman 2. under the watch of her aunt, Marilyn Sherman, both of Ark City, rides the merry-go-round A seven-foot Bull snake from the KU Natural History Museum brought many visitors to the KU K-State booth, although the booth's main purpose was to show how the two research institutions have created new jobs, inventions and to show what the taxpayers money is being spent on, said Scott Johnson, K-State student coordinator. Last year more than 300,000 people attended the fair, and this year could be even bigger. Lynette Landrith, who is with State Fair publicity office, said yesterday "We don't have a count for opening night, since its free," Landrith said. "But this year, over 1,100 more people came to the fair on Saturday." Gov. He Jhukang of Henan Province of China and Kansas Gov. John Carlin exchanged greetings Saturday morning in front of the Chinese Culture and Trade Exhibition. They officially opened the exhibit, which displayed jewelry, silk and leather garments, fur coats and pottery. A four foot jade statue with a $15,000 price tag brought astonished gasps from many onlookers. One of the biggest opening night attractions was a one hour and a half Beach Boys concert. The wind helped cool off more than usual, but the stage lights stage lights as they danced to old favorites such as "Help Me Rhonda" and "I Get Around" One young popcorn vendor was reprimanded for "getting out of hand" as she danced up the Grandstand steps with her wares. The group also sang "Heaven," a song dedicated to Dennis Wilson, a member of the band who drowned earlier this year. Wilson's son sat near the back of the stage for the concert. Many Hutchinson people think "big names" in entertainment have attracted people who otherwise might not come to the fair. "The quality entertainment has improved from the fiddler from Arkansas to big names like the Beach Boys," said Jerry Stucky, co-owner of the five Pronto Pups stands at the fair. "That brings in a lot of people." Absentee ballot the answer for students far from home Staff Reporter By LAURETTA SCHULTZ Contusion about how to apply for absentee ballots may have kept many students from voting in past elections, some students and election officials said recently. But, they also said that this election year could be different asked during the weekend about absentee voting. "A lot of students just don't think about it," said Kim Wolfe, Hiawata junior. "But since it's a big election, maybe more students will." TWENTY-FIVE STUDENTS REGISTERED in other counties all made the same basic remarks yes, they plan to vote by absentee ballot, no, they haven't done anything about getting one. Seventeen of the eight know how to apply for an absentee ballot. "I think it's an important thing to know how to get one, but I don't how," said Regan Kirk, New Caanan, Conn., freshman. Getting an absentee ballot in most states is a fairly simple task. In most counties, voters can apply for absence ballots at the county Wolfe is typical of out-of-county students clerk's office where they are registered Some larger cities have election offices where absente ballots can be obtained Voters can write to the county clerk or election commissioner to ask to receive an absentee ballot. The voter must include his name and address as it appears on his voter registration, date of birth and the address where the ballot is to be mailed. Some states require the voter to include his social security number. INSTEAD OF VOTING by absentee ballot, John M尔德baum, Kansas City, Mo., senior, did something the Douglas County Clerk's office said a lot of students do. He re-registered in Douglas County using his lawrence address. "They had a booth set up during enrollment a couple of years ago so I registered here." Mandela baum said. "It's much more comfortable said it to vote or voting by absentee ballot." But, in Kansas, election laws make getting an absentee ballot relatively easy Any registered voter can go the county clerk's office and request an absentee ballot for any other registered voter. Marilyn Chapman, Sedgwick County election commissioner, said many KU students from Wichita had their parents get absentee ballots for them THEY SHOOT SENIORS, DON'T THEY THEY SHOOT SENIORS, DON'T THEY? 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