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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1997
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SECTION A VOL.103, NO.135
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Residence hall searching for key stolen from desk
A room key was reported missing yesterday from the Corbin residence hall front desk, KU police said.
Desk records show that the key has been missing since March 31, but staff only recently noticed that the key was gone. KU police said the hall staff had tried unsuccessfully to find the key.
The room key was the only one missing from a key box at the front desk, KU police said.
Nothing had been taken from the room that the key unlocks.
Police said that no fire alarms had gone off in the room or maintenance to the room had occurred, which meant that the key was not supposed to have been taken and the residents of the room had not checked the key out.
The police also said that the box that contained the keys was not locked.
—Kansan staff report
McDougal sentenced to 3 years, $4.2 million
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — James McDougal, the Clintons' former business partner, drew a three-year prison sentence yesterday for 18 felonies after a Whitewater prosecutor told the court that McDougal's cooperation led to information previously unknown.
McDougall could have gotten up to 84 years in prison.
Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr said McDougal's help had led to a fuller, broader and deeper understanding of the evidence that led to the wide-ranging investigation of the Clintons' finances.
Starr declined to discuss anything about President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, citing the secrecy requirements of an ongoing grand jury investigation.
Published reports said McDougall reversed himself and now corroborates a story that Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, attended a meeting in 1986 at which an illegal loan was discussed.
Howard also ordered McDougal to pay a $10,000 fine and $4.2 million in restitution to the federal government and serve three years of probation.
U. S. District Judge George Howard said he was persuaded to give McDougal a light sentence after Starr detailed the extent of the former savings and loan owner's cooperation, some in open court, the rest in sealed documents.
—The Associated Press
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Allegations cloud election
Commission will hear complaints
By Dave Morantz Kansan staff writer
Shrouded in controversy.
That's how Scott Sullivan and Mike Walden, winners of last week's Student Senate election, will take office on April 23 unless allegations of campaign violations and expense report discrepancies are resolved at tonight's election commission hearing.
Sullivan and Walden, both Leawood juniors, ran for the Unite coalition. Sullivan defeated Jason Fitzell, Olathe junior and Delta Force candidate, and Michael Yaghmour, Pittsburg junior and independent candidate in the presidential race. Walden defeated Matt Caldwell, Lawrence junior and Delta Force candidate, and David Hennessy, Ballston Lake, N.Y., junior and independent candidate.
The commission will hear and decide complaints against both coalitions at 6 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union.
According to expense reports, the Unite coalition failed to report almost $560 of previously reported campaign expenses on its final expense report. These expenses push the Unite coalition more than $425 over its campaign spending limit. Scott Kaiser, Overland Park freshman and Unite campaign treasurer, said the omissions may have resulted in duplication mix-ups.
Attempts to reach Sullivan about the expense report discrepancies and other allegations were unsuccessful.
Walden said he would be surprised if problems were found in the expense report.
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"We worked hard to make sure that our budget is correct," he said.
The Unite coalition has filed numerous complaints alleging that Delta Force candidates violated elections codes by campaigning on sidewalks, campaigning near poll sights and wearing campaign materials near poll sights.
The complaints against Delta Force allegle minor campaign violations, punishable by a fine of $5 to $10 on each candidate.
Delta Force has filed a complaint alleging that Sullivan, Walden and the Unite coalition violated election codes by receiving campaign help from former KU student Travis Harrod and failed to report it.
Sullivan has said that Harrod had served in a limited capacity and had helped with the campaign because he was a long-time friend of Sullivan's.
Chad Perlov said that at his request, Sullivan gave him a box of campaign materials and information from past campaigns, which Harrod gave to Sullivan to help his campaign. But missing from the box were hand-written budgets and campaign material expenses from previous campaigns.
Failing to report help from nonstudents and exceeding a spending limit by more that $10 are classified as major violations and punishable by a range of penalties from $50 fines on coalition candidates to removal from office.
"There seems to be a pattern of allegations of major offenses," said Perlov, Englewood, Colo., senior and elections commissioner. "If the hearing board decides the allegations are true, the hearing board would be compelled to make tough decisions."
Delta Force also has filed a complaint alleging that the Unite coalition violated elections codes and University residence hall rules by sliding campaign letters under the doors of residents of Corbin Hall. Residence hall rules prohibit solicitation.
Stephanie Bannister, complex director of GSP-Corbin, confirmed that Unite campaign materials were slipped under doors of residents of GSP and Corbin Halls without her approval. But she said she didn't know who distributed the materials.
Seth Hoffman, Delta Force treasurer, helped file complaints against the Unite coalition. He said the allegations were disturbing.
"They're telling the student body and the elections commission that they don't have to play by the rules," he said.
Chris Bartels, Lincoln, Neb., junior, plays the trumpet in Monday night's performance at the Hash Theater in Hashinger Hall.
Daisy Hill fills with skills, frills and artistic thrills
Residents show off creations at Hashinger spring festival
Art is everywhere on Daisy Hill as Hashinger Hall began its Spring Arts Week programs.
Since Friday, Hashinger Hall has been host to the programs, which feature a musical by the hall residents, a concert by residents' bands and the exhibition of residents' artwork.
Heidi Brandt, chairperson of Hashinger Hall Arts Council and Wichita sophomore, said residents showed their creativeness in many forms during the annual art festival.
"Spring Arts Week provides Hashinger Hall residents with opportunities to express what they have done," Brandt said. "This is the week when students on campus know what Hashinger Hall is all about."
The program started with last weekend's musical, Summer Stock Murder, created by 21 residents of the hall. It was followed by other programs, such as Club Flamingo, a jazz concert by local jazz combos.
Four professional artists from the KU art department and the Lawrence area will judge the works and award prizes to the top four. If the winners decide to sell their work to the hall, the works will be displayed at the hall permanently.
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Tomorrow, the hall will exhibit residents' artwork, including sculpture, collages and paintings, in the hall's theater. Brandt said the artwork would be on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The hall also invited professional artists such as the Tom Huntz Jazz Combo, the Blues Flamingo Jazz Combo and the Hypothetical Seven comedy troupe. The members of the Hypothetical Seven will talk to residents about how to get involved in the professional art world.
At Friday's Band Night, Sugar Daddies, Danger Bob and Believe It or Not will perform in the hall's theater. Two of the bands feature Hashinger Hall residents, and one member of Danger Bob used to live in the hall, said Linda Smith, Academic Programming Coordinator and Lawrence graduate student.
The Tom Hunt Jazz Combo performs at the Hash Theater in Hashinger Hall. This week is Spring Arts Week with free events nightly through Friday.
The programs are free and open to anybody, Smith said. Funds for the program come from the Hashinger Hall arts budge and the Association of University Residence Halls.
KU organizations needle students to donate blood at campus sites
Competition with K-State, prizes incentives to reach 700-unit goal
By Harumi Kogarimal
Kansan staff writer
The drive began yesterday at Oliver and McCollum halls and the Kansas Union Ballroom.
It will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Friday in the hallroom.
Four groups will hold an annual blood drive throughout this week in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
The Association of University Residence Halls, All Scholarship Hall Council, Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council jointly coordinated the 46th-annual blood drive going on this week at three on-campus locations.
There will be daily raffies and prizes such as T-shirts and restaurant gift certificates.
Spring blood drive
Each donor will receive a free 32-ounce refillable cup from Total Gas Station.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Today through Friday
Kansas Union Ballroom
The University competes with Kansas State University to collect the most units of blood.
Judy Green, blood services consultant and American Red Cross volunteer, said the Red Cross awarded the Blood Drive Trophy every semester to the school that collected the most blood.
K-State University has won the award for several consecutive semesters.
To recapture the award, the University needs to collect at least 651 units.
Last week, the sponsors set up three tables on campus for those who wanted to make an appointment for a donation.
Ryan Koerner, St. Joseph, Mo., sophomore and Panhellenic's blood-drive coordinator, said that about 350 people already had signed up.
Green said that people could still call 832-9632 for an appointment this week.
The blood drive is the first drive jointly coordinated by the campus groups.
Although AURH and ASHC helped with a blood drive last semester, the drive was organized by fraternity and sorority representatives.
Jenny Williams, AURH blood driver coordinator and Kimberling, Mo., sophomore, said that the joint coordination helped to get the word out to students in residence halls.
"Everybody says it's a good idea," Williams said. "It helps ease the responsibility of fraternity and sorority members."
The donation process takes about one hour, including a health background check and the donation.
Donors must be older than 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good physical condition.
Donations cannot be given less than 56 days after a previous donation, eight weeks after a plasma donation and one year after receiving a tattoo.
All donors must eat before donating
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