CAMPUS/AREA
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, April 11, 1997
3A
John Colbert, independent senate candidate, rejoices after winning a position as Student Senate representative for the School of Engineering. Colbert received 125 votes, which was the most taken by any of the three newly elected senators for the school.
Senator Colbert's crazy campaign impresses voters
Winner promises monster truck show
By Stephanie McDuff Kansan staff writer
Loud cheers and high-fives rang out as the announcement came over the airwaves of KJHK and into a small apartment on Arkansas Street.
After two years of campaigning, John Colbert finally had won one of the three Student Senate seats for the School of Engineering.
"I pulled it off," said Colbert, a Lenexa junior. "I thought I had it in the bag last year, so I just didn't know."
Panic suddenly hit the party-goers, almost as suddenly as the revelry had begun, as people began saying that they weren't sure that he had been announced as the top winner.
The entire apartment hushed as the cassette tape, which had been recording during the joyous radio announcement. had to be rewound and replaced.
As the cassette tape replayed Colbert's winnings, the jubilant group again leapt to its feet with cheers and high-fives. Someone pinned a Unite Coalition button on the newly elected Colbert. However, the button's wording had been whited-out with the name "John" across the front.
Last year, Colbert lost the election by about 30 votes. This year he was able to win with the most votes, 125, beating his closest opponent by eight.
Throughout his campaign, Colbert promised to try to build a monorail system throughout campus in an effort to
solve parking problems and turn Wescow Beach into a nude beach.
"I don't know what the f--- I'm going to do now that I'm elected," Colbert said.
But he said his first task as a Student Senator probably would be to push for the creation of a waterslide on campus using students fees.
The second item on Colbert's agenda would be to hold a Monster Truck Tournament in Memorial Stadium. Under this proposal, Colbert said the Athletic Department could charge students $30 to $40 a person for the event and make some extra money.
"They extort money from every other event; why not this?" Colbert said.
Despite the unusual suggestions for campus improvements, several people attending the victory party said their candidate was serious about making improvements as a senator.
"It's all a cover-up," Jason Peterson, Shawnee junior, said of Colbert's tactics. "John has the jaded view of Student Senate that most people have."
Peterson said Colbert knew that Student Senate was necessary, but he wanted to use a different approach to change things on campus.
"I think that most people want to vote for John because he's running against the typical candidate," Peterson said.
"Even though John gets a lot of flak for the way he campaigned, he put more work into his campaign than anyone else has," said Josh Steinmetz, Kansas City. Kan. sen.
Colbert spent $143 on materials for his campaign, money that paid off last night.
"I feel like I'm the President of the United States." Colbert said.
PRESIDENTIAL
Election returns
Scott Sullivan/Mike Walden (UNITE) 1,669 Jason Fizell/Mick Caldwell (D-Force) 1,358 Michael Yaghmour/David Hennessy (Independent) 243
ARCH. AND DESIGN
Chad Boomgaarden (UNITE) 65
Kaml Kinklaid (UNITE) 54
Adrienne Goodwin (D-Force) 48
Dave Tomlinson (D-Force) 46
EDUCATION
Kristen Hall (UNITE) 60 Mary Novascone (UNITE) 55
BUSINESS
Scott Merchant (UNITE) 111
Zack Svaboda (UNITE) 87
Chris Gentry (D-Force) 50
ENGINEERING
John Colbert (Independent) 125
Regan Bramblett (UNITE) 117
Kelly Jones (UNITE) 116
Anthony Nicholson (D-Forey)87
Jeff Schaller (D-Forey) 87
Holly Coulter (UNITE) 86
Sergio Guerra (D-Forey) 82
Renee Greenberg (D-Force) 95
Dominique Boucard (UNITE) 59
Kate Ascheman (UNITE) 53
FINE ARTS
Alok Srivastava (UNITE) 36
Brian Goodman (UNITE) 34
LAW
Grace Budenbender (UNITE) 69
Jason Littlejohn (UNITE) 67
NON-TRAD
PHARMACY
Jenni Nieva (UNITE) 26
Jeremy Briggs (Write-In) 26
Cole Forbes (UNITE) 19
Ward Cook (UNITE) 440
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WELFARE
Christy Lamble (D-Force) 17
Anthony Kitchen (D-Force) 14
Jamie Hart (UNITE) 12
Erika Nutt (UNITE) 9
JOURNALISM
Jeff Auslander (UNITE) 105
Tony Fonk (UNITE) 88
RESIDENTIAL
Keena McClendan (D-Force) 565
Kate Donnally (UNITE) 514
Rachel Schwartz (D-Force) 520
Sara Share Druck (D-Force) 500
Rachel Wiese (D-Force) 493
Rochelle Votaw (D-Force) 486
Julie Fulkner (D-Force) 493
Matt Bachand (D-Force) 472
Sam Pleron (D-Force) 472
Brad Leckron (D-Force) 466
Larry Glibs (D-Force) 460
CLAS
Ward Cook (UNITE) 440
Kelly Huffman (UNITE) 430
Boca Kelly (UNITE) 424
Julie Nutrich (UNITE) 409
Amanda Alandes (UNITE) 395
Joshua Mermis (UNITE) 391
Lisa Brady (UNITE) 390
Chris Kemp (UNITE) 379
Colleen Devaney (UNITE) 378
Jen Barker (UNITE) 373
Dale Knipp (UNITE) 367
Andy Schauder (UNITE) 350
OFF-CAMPUS
Matt Dunbar (D-Force) 741
Whitney Black (D-Force) 728
Natalie Sullivan (D-Force) 727
Mike O'Neill (D-Force) 706
Lida Faverman (D-Force) 694
Jen Bonicelli (UNITE) 573
Ala Calderon (UNITE) 572
Danielle Madeira (UNITE) 509
Steve Grant (UNITE) 488
Dion Jones (UNITE) 488
NIINFMAKER
Erin Carlson (UNITE) 744
Dede Selbel (UNITE) 741
Scott Kaler (UNITE) 732
Kristen Merchant (UNITE) 724
Kelly Watson (UNITE) 724
Chris Roark (UNITE) 714
Jeff Morrison (UNITE) 706
Tiffany Seeman (UNITE) 706
Molly McNearney (UNITE) 701
Danner Evans (UNITE) 700
Shannon Kelley (UNITE) 700
Charles Henderson (UNITE) 686
Jason Thompson (D-Fore) 524
Seth Hoffman (D-Force) 514
Jessica Mikels (D-Force) 508
Sue Kim (D-Fore) 500
Ian Wilbur (D-Fore) 500
Shawna Wright (D-Fore) 496
Jason Daniels (D-Fore) 495
Shannon Martin (D-Force) 482
Luke Pfannenstall (D-Force) 481
Marina Jaffe (D-Fore) 466
GRADUATE
Bob Hershberger (D-Force) 126
Jordan Farrow (D-Force) 120
Mark Horowitz (D-Force) 119
Christine Dixon (UNITE) 76
Monique Madeira (UNITE) 75
Amy Rosenberg (UNITE) 64
Andy Anderson (UNITE) 64
Pat Mazandur (UNITE) 64
Matt Milroy (UNITE) 63
Dave Stras (UNITE) 63
Max Myers (UNITE) 62
Brian Wolfe (UNITE) 62
Jim Green (UNITE) 60
Rob Dill (UNITE) 58
Matt McClorey (UNITE) 58
Robert Grisaffe (UNITE) 57
— List compiled by Tim Harrington/KANSAN
Cyprus students to speak about nation's conflict
By Sean Demory
Kansan staff reporter
Students from the divided island nation of Cyprus will meet tonight to discuss problems of and possible resolutions to their nation's 22-year conflict.
The discussion, Cyprus From Two Perspectives, will be held from 7 to 3:03 p.m. at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. The panel is the first of a series of activities planned for International Awareness Week.
Cyprus has been in the public eye of late, as United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan met with Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash on Wednesday in an effort to resume a dialogue between Greek and Turkish Cyprites before Cyprus begins talks to join the European Union.
Ozfer Ozapay, KU alumnus and former president of the Turkish International Association, said the tensions between Turkish and Greek Cypriot students last semester spurred the Hellenic Club and the Turkish International Association to find a more educational forum for discussion of the problem.
"We're entering this with open minds and hope to find some middle ground," said Ozapay, a member of tonight's panel.
Kyros Hadijikyrou, a Greek Cypriot senior and panel member, is originally from a village near Kyrenia in northern Cyprus. He said the panel's purpose was primarily informational.
"We'd like to inform anybody present, both American students and members of both Greek and Turkish communities, about what students believe, the historical perspective to the conflict, and possible solutions," Hadjikyrou said.
The discussion is the first of its kind at the University, he said.
"I just hope that anyone who attends will find it informative," Hadjikyrou said. "I'm sure that we're going to say things that the other side might find illuminating."
Ozel Soykan, graduate student and president of the Turkish International Association, said he hoped the discussion would educate and allow common ground to be found.
"I think it's going to be very beneficial to anyone interested and open-minded from both sides or from interested third parties," said Soykan, a Turkish Cypriot. "I think that people who are directly affected and cannot have an open mind, both Turkish and Greek Cypriots, will refuse to listen, will not benefit from it.
"Unfortunately, we all grow up with our prejudices and biases. I can only hope that students will come and seek a middle ground."
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