THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007
NEWS
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felt that an election could not be won without a greek member or a woman on the ballot.
"There are 50 other seats to be filled in Senate," Hurly said. "There are a lot positions that can be filled for representation."
Nolan T. Jones, a founding member of Ignite and Pittsburg senior said a myth surrounding recent Senate coalitions said that a coalition had to have a male and female and a Greek and a non-greek as its top nominees. Ignite met neither of those elements.
Ashley Bloom, Hutchinson junior and former Ignite member, said it was awful to see the coalition built on the group's ideals be torn apart.
"It was a slap in the face to all that worked together the year before to form the coalition," Bloom said.
During the nominations process, Jones asked the nominees which was more important — victory or ideals — in a one-word answer.
"Only two answered ideals," Jones said. "That was Adam Hurly and Austin Kelly."
Members from Ignite went in three directions. Some went on to support Delta Force, others joined United Students and the rest dropped out of Senate all together.
Hurly said his decision to ultimately bow out of the election came because it wasn't a game he
was willing to play.
"People said it wasn't personal, but friendships were being sacrificed and people were being tugged between the two coalitions," he said.
Elections begin Wednesday between United Students, Delta Force and Students' Rights.
Hurly wants to remind students to put their vote behind the group they feel has the potential to affect campus through effective leadership.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.
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include some KU GTAs, had wanted its legal representative, the Kansas Association of Public Employees, to have the ability to present a 30-minute presentation and other information at the orientations.
Larviere said that the recommendations were not legally binding to either party, but that the University would follow them because it had agreed to do so. He said that not having the ability to increase GTAs' salaries for the past two years had
been frustrating.
"This does real harm to the University," Lariviere said. "Recruiting high-quality graduate students is essential for the mission of the University."
term, beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year. Bretz said a provision to start negotiations by Spring 2010, before the third year of the proposed contract expires, had been built into the contract.
Lynn Bretz, University spokeswoman, said the recommended changes would go into effect if the University got permission from the Board of Regents and the Department of Administration. She said the new contract would have a three-year
Kansan staff writer Nathan Gill can be contacted at ngill@kansan. com.
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MILITARY Oklahoma National Guard units set for mobilization
MILITARY
PAWHUSKA, OKA. — Most days, Earl Smith is the Army National Guard in this rural town of a few thousand, looking after a half-empty armory that's scheduled to close in a couple years because of military downsizing.
Smith also sits on the school board here, one of many towns whose fortunes fell when the oil bomb went bust years ago.
He is thinking about retirement after 35 years with the military, but those thoughts will have to wait. The 53-year-old sergeant first class is preparing to take about two dozen
soldiers from this armory into Iraq next year on a security mission.
They are among 13,000 National Guard troops in Oklahoma, Indiana, Arkansas and an as-yet unspecified state expected to be notified soon they could be sent to Iraq around the first of next year, military officials say.
Today, members of Smith's unit work at car dealerships, construction sites and factories. One is recently unemployed.
This time next year, they could be in a desert half a world away from their home towns, behind the wheel of an armored vehicle or manning a 50-caliber machine gun.
In January, the 45th infantry Brigade — 3,500 National Guard
soldiers strong — was picked for possible deployment sometime next year.
Oklahoma, which has lost two National Guard soldiers since 2003, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, was among four states selected for the mission and Pawhuska among the dozens of towns in the state where units of the 45th are based. The National Guard has not disclosed the names of the other three states.
If the orders stand, it would be the largest mobilization of Oklahoma soldiers since the old 45th Infantry Division was called up for the Korean War.
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its own boathouse. He said he has wanted a boathouse since starting the rowing program in 1995.
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With nine seniors graduating this year, six of whom raced on the first varsity eight in the Kansas Cup against Kansas State on Saturday, the project could help with recruiting immediately. Catloth said the team had 20 scholarships and about 75 roster spots.
The team races on the Kansas River but lacks a building for storing its boats. The boats are fenced in to keep vandals or thieves away, but the bigger problem is the lack of a roof to keep nature out. Last spring, the microburst completely destroyed a small boat. A hail storm later in the year damaged boats again.
Along with storage space, the facility will feature a medical training room and locker rooms, which Catloth said would help make the area seem more like home to the
"It'll give us somewhere to meet, somewhere to get out of the weather and somewhere to call our own," he said.
team.
The construction will be funded by a student fee approved on referendum in the spring of 2006 to fund women's and non-revenue sports. The department will cover any additional costs for the boathouse, a $3 million to $4 million dollar project.
Catloth commended students for passing the fee increase and Athletics Director Lew Perkins for taking the initiative to look out for non-revenue sports.
"It's been a concern for all 12 years since the program started," he said.
Kansan staff writer Kyle Carter can be contacted at kcarter@ kansan.com.
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that they are "walking the right path in life"
Saturday's powwow included several dances, such as Tiny Tots, Two- Step and Golden Age.
Parents and audience members smiled as children ran to the floor to dance in the Tiny Tots competition. After a few parents collected their wandering dancers and lined them up, the children each received a dollar.
Ian Blaine, Haskell Indian Nations University sophomore from Stephan, S.D., said that although he has gone to about 40 powwows per year, he hasn't danced for about two months. He said he was eager to dance on Saturday.
"I kind of get that fever to get out there," he said. "I'm just here to have a good time and dance."
Kansan staff writer Katy Blair can be contacted at kblair@kansan. com.
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THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
KU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS
Meeting Tuesday April 10 at 7 pm Kansas Room, Kansas Union
Guest Speaker:
KS Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh
Thursday, April 12th at 6:00 pm Relays Room, Burge Union Sponsored by AIESEC
INSIDE INDIA Learn about the culture of India through dancing, free henna, and testimonies A FREE Indian Dinner will follow Guest Speaker: Mahasweta Banerjee Dept of Social Welfare
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April 9th,2007
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Four-Square Friday 11:30-2:30 Wescoe Beach Join the KU Four-Square Club for a quick game between classes!
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American Business Women's Association
KU Chapter CARWASH Saturday, April 21st from Noon-4pm Wal-Mart Lawn & Garden Center 31st & Iowa
Have your car "professionally" washed!