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University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 25, 1991
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Board to hear arguments about Fulcher's expulsion
Panel may decide tonight on student body president's future
By Blaine Kimrey Kansan staff writer
Darren Fulcher's fate as student body president could be decided after a hearing tonight about his presidency.
A five-member KU Judicial Board hearing panel will begin listening to Student Senate's and Pulcher's arguments contentious in the debate. September to remove Fulcher from office.
The hearing will be at 7 p.m.at room 107 in Green Hall and will be open to the public. The hearing room's capacity is about 60 people.
The hearing panel members are:
Rick Levy, professor of law and head of the panel.
James Hillesheim, professor of education.
Rose Foster, office assistant for law school admissions.
Bek Kaiman, Sioux City, Iowa, senior.
Mike Levan, Mataha, Neb., junior.
Senate voted to remove Fulcher because of questions raised about his credibility resulting from a February battery charge.
Fulcher was charged with battering his ex-girlfriend, a KU student, according to Lawrence police and court reports.
A stay has been placed on Senate's removal motion of Fulcher until the Judicial Board review of the motion is completed.
John Robertson, Senate's representative, said Fulcher had the option to appeal the decision of the hearing panel on a procedural basis.
However, the Judicial Board could reject such an appeal.
Fulcher has said that he did not know whether he would appeal the hearing panel's decision if it is against him.
If the panel rules in favor of Fulcher, he has requested the following action:
that Troy Radakovic, Student Senate Executive Committee chairperson, resigned.
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Radakovich is the author of Senate's motion to remove Fulcher.
that Alan Lowden, student body vice president, resign immediately for allowing Radakovich to mislead Senate.
- that Senate publicly apologize to Fulcher for denying him due process and for slandering him.
Any decision of the hearing panelis only a recommendation to the chancellor, Robertson said.
Therefore, the University administration will be in charge of enforcing the hearing panel's decision, he said.
Robertson said that if the hearing panel decided in favor of Senate, the administration probably would notify Fulcher that he officially was removed from office.
Lowden then would become president, and a new vice president would be elected by the Student Senate.
Fulcher had no comment regarding the proceedings.
KJHK is named No.1 college radio station
By Heather Anderson Kansan staff writer
KJHK, the University's student-run radio station, was named station of the year Saturday at the Interep Radio Store National College Radio Awards.
The station also won first-place awards for best station manager, best community service, best programming and a second-place award in the promotions and marketing category.
Tim Mensenkend, general manager and faculty adviser for the station, said he was surprised the station won so many awards even though it was nominated in five categories.
The awards were given by Interep Radio Store, a sales and marketing company for radio advertising, to college radio stations throughout the country who entered the competition.
More than 200 college radio stations entered the competition, but the competition was narrowed to five semifinalists in most of the categories.
Menskind attended the awards ceremony in Providence, R.I., with Tricia Kensinger, station manager, and Ann Peck, graduate teaching assistant.
Mensendiek said that because KJHK won most of the awards, the awards ceremony reminded him of an Academy Awards in which the same person or movie kept winning.
"This is evidence that the students work hard," he said.
Mensendiek said many people at the ceremony commented to him about the high level of professionalism that KJHK had for a college station.
The station won $2,500 worth of awards during the competition.
He said the money would be put into the station's account for future uses, and some of it would be used for a KJHK scholarship.
Julie Underwood, programming director, said she thought the station deserved all of the recognition it received.
She said the station would continue to keep the same level of excellence while doing more community activities.
KU students find success in state and college talent pageants
Graduate student represents KU as Miss KU-Lawrence
By Stephanie Patrick Special to the Kansan
When Rebecca Mikolaj awoke yesterday, the first thing she did was drink a cola.
It was the first time she had tasted a carbonated beverage since beginning preparations for the Miss KU-Lawrence competition five weeks ago.
Watching her diet and exercising an hour every day paid off for Mikolaj. She became the 1992 Miss KU-Lawrence Saturday night.
Today she will start her pageant preparations all over again.
"There are no breaks, but I'll tell you, it's really worth it," she said. "I am on cloud nine."
Mikolaj will begin making personal appearances to the local television station.
She will have a full workload in January, when she will begin making personal appearances at local charities and events.
Until then, she will be busy exercising, practicing her vocal performance and being interviewed.
Contestant Angela Casey puts the finishing touches on her makeup.
In June, she will represent the University of Kansas and Lawrence in the Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt.
If Mikolaiwins in Pratt, she will represent the state in September in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J.
Tracey Noll, executive director of the Miss KU-Lawrence pageant, said she thought Mikolaj had what it took to be winner.
"She really doesn't have any more (that) she needs to do," Noll said. "She placed in the top 10 in Miss Kansas and I was lucky that there was a chance to do well at Miss Kansas."
Mikolaj was Miss Topeka last year
in the Miss Kansas pageant.
Noll said Miss KU-Lawrence always did well at the state competition but had never miss America.
In 1984, Miss KU-Lawrence went on did not place America Pagoant but did not place America.
Mikolaj. Houston graduate student, said she had competed in pageants
money they offered
She won $750 in the pageant. But she cares most about her newest title because she considers Lawrence her home, she said.
"Don't compare yourself to others. You need to remind yourself that you are special in your own way," she said.
Mikolaj said she had a good way to not let the competition bother her.
Black Student Union holds talent pageant for men and women
By William Ramsey Kansan staff writer
Karin Lawson dances every day, so at Saturday night's 'm. Ebony/Ms. Essence Pageant, the Crimson Girls' preegrapher did something different.
Lawson, Denver senior, dramatized a monologue about dealing with death as part of the Ms. Essence competition, sponsored by Black Student University. She won the title in front of about 100 people in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Lawson said she had never entered a pageant before.
"It was a lot different than modeling," she said. "I was under a lot of pressure — it was nerve-racking.
Michael "Moses" Smith won the Mr. Emmy portion of the three-hour contest.
"It is just incredible how much adrenaline you have flowing throughout the entire thing."
"I'm an enthusiastic person," said
a teacher in a senior. "It was
basically just pleasing."
Smith also took a different direction with his talent performance. He read a poem about a lawyer who became a junkie.
"I wanted to get out a different message about not using drugs, and that it can happen to anybody," he said.
The pageant is a way to strengthen
until among minority students at the
union.
Elnora Miller, St. Louis sophomore, wears a traditional African dress.
Peggy Woods, head of BSU programming, said the pageant's six female and four male contestants were required to model fashions, perform a talent and answer two questions for the judges.
"It was a change of pace for the students," Smith said. "It gives people a chance to relax and dress up."
Each of the pageant contestants were required to sell $150 of advertising for the event's program. The money and ticket profits paid for the pageant, she said.
Toi Wili, pageant coordinator,
said the winners would receive a trophy,
a year subscription to *Ebony Man*
or *Essence* and a $100 certificate for
Kansas Union Bookstore purchases.
Willis, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said Smith and Lawson might compete in a Big Eight Conference pageant. She said that this year was the 10th annual KU pageant.
"It is going to be an ongoing tradition as long as the students want it and BSU is around to provide it," she said.
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