Monday, October 18.1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Spending limits nixed in Senate campaigns
By Chris Borniger
writer @kanson.com
Kansas staff write
In the past two Student Senate elections, candidates and their coalitions were bound by spending limits.
This year, that boundary will be gone. The Senate task force on Election and Referendum said Thursday night that it would include a clause in Senate rules and regulations that would prohibit the elections commission from instituting spending limits.
"It doesn't price people out of elections," he said. "In years past, the winners have
Partha Mazumdar, graduate senator and task force member, disagreed with the decision. He said limits would make campaigns more fair.
been the ones that exorbitantly outspent the other coalition."
Ben Walker,
Nunemaker senator
and task force member,
said it was essentially a
free speech issue.
"The Supreme Court has ruled that they're (spending limits) unconstitutional," Walker said. "The question is, does that prescribe apply in a university setting?"
Walker filed the original complaint against the commission with the University Judicial Board in February. He cited the Supreme Court case Buckley v. Valeo, in which the Court ruled that spending limits violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Walker, treasurer of the YOU coalition's campaign last spring, was fined for surpassing the $1,500 coalition spending limit last year, but the Judicial Board overturned it July 30. It ruled that Senate was primarily a political organization, thus exempting it from the limits.
Richard Levy, professor of law and chairman of the Judicial Board panel that heard Walker's complaint, said the decision was justified, because Senate performed real governmental functions, such as collecting fees and allocating student money.
STUDENT SENATE ELECTION AND REFERENDUM TASK FORCE
Other issues the task force will address include:
The elections commission's compliance with the Kangaroo Open Meetings Act
Limitations on the commission's jurisdiction.
- Limitations on the commission's jurisdiction.
- An appeals process for complaints and
A system to verify that referendum items are truthful and accurate.
He also said limits could be legal in high school elections, but the nature of students at a university made them unacceptable in that setting.
"Students in college are acting as adults," Levy said. "Most of them are over 18; typically they're not living at home, and the University only plays a limited role as a substitute parent. In high schools and elementary schools, there's quite a difference."
Levy said disparities between the finances of opposing coalitions and candidates could be unfair, but limits were not the answer to that problem.
"I'm not sure if the cure would be worse than the disease," he said.
Walker said he didn't know how much the YOU coalition spent last spring. Mazumdar said Delta Force ended up just slightly under the $1,500 Limit.
Mazumdar also said that although limits might hinder speech, they were acceptable at the University of Kansas.
"The University is a place of education, not electioneering." he said.
Walker, however, said limits had never proven to be necessary for fairness. Moreover, they have reduced the pool of candidates and coalitions, he said.
"Last year was only the second year they enforced spending limits," he said. "Ironically, for the last two years, there have only been two coalitions."
—Edited by Kelly Clasen
Walker said the task force would issue its final report by Nov. 29.
Advising center braces for rush of 4,000 students
By Nathan Willis
Advising begins today.
That means the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center is preparing for a rush of more than 4,000 students who will pour in before advising ends Nov. 17.
Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, director of the center, said the number of students seeking advising had been increasing in recent semesters.
The reason, she said,
was that awareness of
the center among students
had increased
since its founding a
few years ago.
With more students using the center's services, students should arrange appointments soon. Tuttle said.
"I think that finally the majority of the freshmen and sophomores are utilizing the resources here," said Justin Nichols, Topeka junior and peer adviser.
FRESHMAN
SOPHOMORE
ADVISING
CENTER:
Advising begins today.
Advising ends Nov. 17.
■ Advising ends Nov. 17.
■ Through Friday, the center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From Oct. 25 to Nov. 17, the center will open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; the last two hours will be reserved for walks, and the rest of the day will be reserved for
"Our spots will start to fill up pretty quickly," she said.
appointments.
The center is located at 126 Strong Hall.
She said the center encouraged students to call 864-0176 to sign up for an appointment, though walk-ins also were welcome at its office at 126 Strong Hall.
The phone number to make appointments is 864-0176.
She said the center specialized in advising those who had not yet decided on a major, although it served students from all majors, including pre-law, pre-business and pre-nursing students. Although the center primarily advises freshmen and sophomores, other students also can seek help or advice.
With the increasing demand for its services, the center has expanded its staff. It now has 13 professional advisers, seven faculty advisers and about 25 peer advisers.
"The advising here is very good," Nichols said. "Peer advisers work with faculty advisers, and I think that makes the students more comfortable."
— Edited by Becky Stauffer
Store manager defends chain's presence
Tony Fuemeler, Lawrence resident, listens as David Holroyd, Lawrence resident, makes a point about corporate stores in downtown Lawrence. Holroyd said he felt there were better ways to contribute to the success of downtown than Saturday's protest of national chains. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
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"I respect their right to do what they're doing," he said. "I think it's unfortunate that they haven't done enough research to give both sides of the story."
Easley said McDonald's did not own Chipotle but instead was an investor. He also said the store was active in the community and that they partnered with the KU Athletics Department and donated food to volunteers at the KU Blood Drive.
"You can argue every point they have," she said. "Every once in a while, you're going to have a chain come in. They bring in money and
Cara Corcoran, Topeka junior, said the demonstration did not affect her choices as a consumer.
While demonstrators pounded the pavement outside Chipotle, other students were inside eating lunch.
people are familiar with them."
Martin said that the growth of chains was starting to have a snowball effect and that downtown could lose its uniqueness.
She said locally-owned businesses were what made downtown special and were the reason that people came from out of town to shop in Lawrence.
Sarah Fayman, president of Downtown Lawrence Inc., said that downtown still had a healthy dose of locally-owned businesses, but that the growth of national chains needed to be watched carefully.
Buffy Baldwin, Lawrence resident, said she was concerned about the increase in chain stores.
"I was born here, and I don't like it," she said. "My grandfather and my father both have businesses here."
- Edited by Allan Davis
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