UP planks aimed at tests, ASC
By WILL HARDESTY
A meeting of the University Party (UP) General Assembly last night approved the party platform for the fall election at a meeting in the Kansas Union Forum Room.
The meeting endorsed a platform standing for:
- Continued support of attempts to obtain a "Stop Week." abolition of the English Proficiency Exam, and a revision of the Western Civilization program.
- Better regulation of campus political campaigns.
- Re-organization of the All Student Council (ASC).
Don Chubb, Topeka junior and president of UP, announced the rest of the UP candidates.
SMALL WOMEN'S-Mary Higley, Lawrence sophomore.
SORGRITY—Jayne Simon,
Wichita junior.
LARGE MENS—Bill Ludt,
Yonkers, N.Y., sophomore.
SMALL MEN'S—Joe Whitaker,
Nortonville sophomore.
MARRIED—Engin Artemel.
graduate student from Istanbul, Turkey.
Chubb announced the next meeting will be Tuesday.
"I'm pleased with the candidates
we have and the enthusiasm they are showing," Chubb said. "I think the General Assembly made some good constructive changes, and then approved a good platform."
University Party platform
Promising continued action in the area of academic affairs, and condemning the character of last spring's campus election, the General Assembly of University Party and its chosen candidates have pledged themselves to the following:
University Party pledges its continuing support of the following UP commitments now being implemented;
1. Vigorous action of the UP-formed Committee on Academic Affairs or a review period (Stop Week) before final exams.
2. Student Rights-Guaranteed due process of law in the Disciplinary Committee is now a reality! We will continue our efforts in this vital area.
will carefully work with the recommendations of the UP subcommittees of the Student Advisory Board concerning
(a) Abolition of the present English Proficiency Exam system, and.
(b) Revision of the Western Civilization program.
In order to guarantee effective
application, we also pledge the following:
1. An effective Fair Campaign Practices Act.
2. A student-focused committee to regulate campus political campaigns
3. A strict accounting of all party funds by the University.
4. To consider alteration in the All Student Council (ASC) system of election and representation, especially concerning the abolition of the Hare System and a re-apportionment of the voting districts, to provide a more responsible leadership on the ASC.
5. R-organization of the ASC committee system to include council members as a portion of the student membership of such important Uni-
certified Committees as the Council on Student Affairs (COSA) and Disciplinary Committee, Union Operating Board, Athletic Seating, and others.
Vox adopts act to tighten control on representatives
By DAN AUSTIN
Vox Populi, reorganized five weeks ago, continued its "cleaning house" policy last night with the adoption of a campaign practice resolution.
The resolution, produced by the Vox General Assembly, requires Vox All Student Council (ASC) representatives to submit a resumé of their political doings to the Daily Kansan.
Stipulations attached to the resolution outline specific steps the representatives must take:
If introducing a bill, the Vox representative must file the actual bill, its intent and purpose, the
Viet talk scheduled for tonight
Four KU faculty members will debate the Viet Nam question at 8 tonight in Dyche Auditorium.
Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science, and Carl Lande, associate professor of political science, will take the administration's side in the debate.
Michael Maher, assistant professor of zoology, and Ham Salsich, assistant instructor of English, will speak against the war.
The debate, sponsored by the KU Viet Nam Committee and co-sponsored by the political science department, is the first in a series of programs designed to enlighten the KU community on the war in Viet Nam. It is to be followed within the next few weeks by an objective test on Viet Nam, formed by the Viet Nam Committee and a KU-Y committee, which is co-sponsoring the test.
Other panels, speakers and a general student body referendum are planned for the future.
PENDELTON, Ind. —(UPI) James Mattingly proved to be an untrustworthy trustee. The Indiana reformatory inmate drove the prison band to Indianapolis Saturday and then stole the bus and escaped while the band played.
UNTRUSTWORTHY TRUSTEE
He was recaptured Sunday still driving the bus after buying gas with the prison credit card.
area it affects and the methods of implementation to the Kansan 24 hours prior to an ASC meeting.
Bimonthly, the representative must give the Kansan a report of legislation introduced or sponsored by him, and bills the representative's district has asked him to introduce.
Public school interviews tomorrow
The St. Louis, Mo., public school system will have a representative here tomorrow interviewing job candidates.
Interviews may be arranged through the Education Placement Bureau at 117 Bailey, telephone UN 4-3624.
party treasurer to give a financial report of party campaign expenditures to the Daily Kansan and the ASC Elections Committee within 48 hours of poll closing time.
Additional school systems will be represented during the month, with Kansas City and Topeka interviewing in December.
The party also promised not to involve itself with freshmen class officer elections. (Four Vox living groups have freshman class candidates running independently of the party.)
Establishment of a preliminary committee system to deal with the Vox primary planned for next spring also occupied the General Assembly.
Ken North, Shawnee Mission sophomore and Vox chairman, said that the party felt campaign practices could not be legislated by the ASC.
"Fair campaign practices must be initiated within the party itself." North added.
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Thursday, November 3. 1986
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