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ELECTION GUIDE
VOTING ON
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
This Election Day could have a major effect on the future of our current state of residence. Even if you're from out of state like I am, you have the opportunity to register to vote in Kansas instead. Because most of us are in the process of at least a four-year stay in Kansas, I recommend it. Though the acts of politicians affect us — specifically in terms of higher education funding — young people are often written off, especially in state and local elections. People don't expect us to care or vote, even though we are the future leaders of this state. Our voices matter because what happens in the Kansas Statehouse and in the U.S. Congress now will affect Jayhawks for years to come. We are united as Jayhawks, and that should extend to the state we live in. We deserve to have representation in political office, and the first step to gaining that is to make the politicians understand that we do care and we do matter.
— Kaillyn Klein, SLAB leadership member and senior from Bellevue, Neb.
Klein is an off-campus senator, is Chair of Newspaper Readership Advisory Board, a multicultural education fund committee member, and a volunteer for Wakefield for Congress campaign.
All it takes is making one extra errand run on Nov. 4 to vote, which you can do at the Burge Union on Election Day, or vote early at the Office of Multicultural Affairs between Oct. 27 and 31. If you're unsure about why your vote matters, there is a whole network of student organizations committed to helping you, regardless of your political leanings or because of them, so next time you walk past a table on Wescoe Beach, consider taking a few minutes out of your day to find out about them. Rock Chalk.
In this special voting section, we have laid out the issues that have the greatest impact on higher education and topics we as students care about. My hope is that you find this section informative, concise and easy to read. I can say I know more about voting in Kansas than I do in my home state of California. The more I've read about these
topics, the more I know and want to be civically engaged. I hope the same for all students.
The faces and names of Kansas's 2014 candidates appear on front lawn signs and between the daily news broadcast. There's no doubt it's voter season and Election Day is nearing.
The Kansan has been covering voting topics relevant to students since the semester started including registration information, the Taylor v. Kobach case and college affordability. Reporters covered Lynn Jenkins' visit with the Title IX Roundtable back in August and Greg Orman's presentation about college affordability yesterday.
So, don't forget to send in those advance ballots and show up to the correct polling sites. Look for our coverage of the day on Kansan.com
—Amelia Arvesen News Editor, Fall 2014
Rock Chalk,
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Civically engaged students worked since the beginning of the semester to get other students registered to vote The Student Legislative Awareness Board collected the number of forms and on Oct.14. the numbers were
249
Advance ballot forms
583
Voter registration
were nowhere to be found.
The Humanities and Western Civilization department is closely following protocol to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.
"Once we determined nobody in the program had the exams, we notified the Office of Public Safety," said Sandra Zimdars-Swartz, director of the Humanities and Western Civilization program. "We're following
"I'm a member of student-athlete advisory committee, so I'm excited I get to go back and tell them they actually get to join and be a part of Senate," Templin said.
what's going to be done about their midterms. McWilliams declined to comment, but a student in the class has reported that the class has been given a take-home essay question to replace the midterm.
Quinn Kastner, a junior from Wichita, said that taking a replacement test was unfortunately the best option.
BULLIED BUS DRIVERS
SEE TEST PAGE 3
Senate voted to approve a bill that would allow mandatory events for athletes to count as excused absences within Senate. The bill's main purpose is to engage more of the student-athlete population and allow for them to have more leeway to get involved in the Senate process.
or the authors of the bill. She said she is thrilled with the bill's approval. Templin said many student-athletes have said they felt left out of last year's women's and non-revenue fee vote.
Student Senate met Wednesday night to discuss a multitude of issues including upcoming projects and resolutions.
Jenny Erice, a junior from Falls Church, Va., and senate's parking
ATHLETE SENATORS
ice, students have been bullying bus drivers. She said there was at least one report of a student threatening to or actively spitting on a bus driver, as well as students kicking doors open. Erice condemned these actions and said it was unacceptable.
"The [route] 43 bus drivers were subjected to such hostile bitter verbal harassment that many threatened to quit," Erice said.
Erice said the time point will remain at McCollum. The full Student Senate hasn't decided how to handle the issue yet.
Senate also voted to pass the resolution on the Student Health Services name change. Student Health Services can move forward with the name change to Watkins Health Services.
Index
CLASSIFIEDS 13
CROSSWORD 6
CRYPTOQUIPS 6
OPINION 4
tive. Student Body Vice President Miranda Wagner said during a meeting with the city, she learned that the particular section of Louisiana Street with the dimly lit parking lot will be redone in coming years, and the best option would be to research short-term solutions.
SPORTS 14
SUDOKU 6
Miranda Davis
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