Dorms polled at breakfast today
By BETSY WRIGHT
The "big dorm breakfast bunch" proved itself this morning to be somewhat enlightened on this week's All Student Council (ASC) elections.
Residents of both men's and women's large dormitories were polled at random as they staggered to breakfast or early morning classes.
THE SURVEY participants were asked:(1) if they were aware that ASC elections are being held Wednesday and Thursday, (2) if they knew who was running from their district and (3) if they planned to vote.
Both dormitory groups did well on the first question. Ninety per cent of the women questioned were aware that an ASC election was imminent. Ninety-five per cent of the mens' dorm residents answered in the affirmative. Some were vague on the date and expressed surprise that the elections were so soon, however.
Asking a person by the dawn's early light to name his district's ASC candidates may be unsporting, but the dorm residents bore up well to the circumstances.
ALTHOUGH Few tried to recite the whole list, about 70 per cent of the men's dorm residents polled could name several candidates. The women fell behind on this question, with approximately 45 per cent knowing candidate names.
On voting plans, 65 per cent of the men and 40 per cent of the women said they would vote this week. About 5 per cent more in each group said they might vote.
Members of other campus living groups were contracted under less trying circumstances. The freshman women's dormitories showed a higher percentage of election comprehension than the other large dorm groups. About 95 per cent of the women questioned indicated a knowledge of the coming elections.
ALMOST 90 PER CENT of the freshman women knew who their district candidates were, and 80 per cent said they would vote in the election. Another 10 per cent indicated that they might vote Wednesday or Thursday.
Small organized living groups —fraternities, sororities and small halls, showed the best preparation for this week's election.
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT of the sorority members contacted and 55 per cent of the fraternity and men's and women's scholarship halls, were aware of the coming election. Although knowledge of district candidates fell to 90 per cent for sororities and fraternities, 95 per cent of both men and womens small dormitory groups knew their candidates.
In the small living groups division, all of the women polled, in both scholarship halls and sororities, indicated they would vote. Fraternities and small men's halls tied also, with 95 per cent from each planning to vote.
Polling looked bleakest for unorganized districts. Of the unmarried—unorganized district, 25 per cent of those polled were aware that an ASC election would take place soon. Of those polled, 5 per cent knew who their candidates were, and none definitely planned to vote. Twenty per cent, however, said they might vote.
THE MARRIED—unorganized set came through with a 15 per cent knowledge of the coming elections, but none questioned knew their candidates or planned to vote.
Many of those polled, in all living groups, explained why they are or are not voting.
In sorority and fraternity organizations, the prevailing reasons for members voting seem to be house pressure, backing of a political party with which the house is aligned and the candidacy of a member of the house. Fraternity pledges indicated that election information knowledge is expected of a pledge.
In small halls reasons for voting were similar to those of the Greek organizations, with the exception of pledge training.
IN ALL LARGE dormitory systems, those who planned to vote seemed to do so through the urging of a certain candidate, to whom they had promised their vote, rather than from strong group pressure.
The unorganized districts' members, gave lack of time and lack of interest in the elections as the principle reasons keeping them from the polls.
12 Daily Kansan
Tuesday, November 15, 1966
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