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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT SENATE
Record student-voter turnout elects Ad Astra
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Marcus Tetwiler, a junior from Paola, toasts Ad Astra before the election results are announced. Ad Astra won many seats in the election, with Tetwiler winning the position of student body president.
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Marcus Tetwiler and Emma Halling, a junior from Elkheart, Ind., pose for a quick photo before the election results are announced. Tetwiler and Halling won their elections and will serve as next year's student body president and vice president.
EMMA LEGAULT
elegault@kansan.com
It wasn't that Ad Astra presidential candidate Marcus Tetwiler was too overconfident or calling the election early, but before the results rolled in at 6:32 p.m. on Thursday, Tetwiler thought that the record-high 25-percent voter turnout was in itself a victory for the party as well as the University.
"We already have won," Tetwiler said.
The unofficial announcement that Ad Astra had won the Student Senate election, which was released from the Kansan Twitter, confirmed Tetwiler's statement.
Cheers erupted and tears were shed as candidates embraced and celebrated with the news that their hard work had paid off. For a campaign focused on inclusion and diversity, the individuals in the room demonstrated the tight-knit bond that Ad Astra hopes to bring to Student Senate and the student population.
With the victory, Tetwiler, a junior from Paola, and Emma Halling, a junior from Elkhart, Ind., will fill their respective titles as student body president and vice president next fall.
"I'm ready to get some work done. I'm ready to actually do what we promised to do. I'm ready to look at our platforms and work as hard as we can to get those done." Tetwiler said. "We have a mandate from the student body to get work done. It's bigger than myself; it's bigger than Ad Astra. It's a victory for our University. Our University won tonight; our University is going to win next year."
Although they both said they were running on few hours of sleep, Tetwiler and Halling thought the experience was exhausting but also immersive and encouraging.
"There are so many people on campus who got excited about something that didn't exist a year ago and really believed in it,"
Halling said.
The process taught Halling that she could step up and fill a role that she hadn't always been comfortable in.
"I honestly never thought that I could be a spokesperson, that I could be on the top of anything," Halling said. "I always thought was a behind-the-scenes person."
They gave credit to the determination and steadfastness of members of their campaign and the support of those who weren't directly involved.
With one in four students casting a vote this year, Ad Astra's goal of increasing voter turnout has already been met.
"There were people who we never touched as a campaign who sat in a dorm room and read things and said, 'you know what, I identify with this, and I
Soon after hearing of the party victory, Clinton Webb, a freshman from Leawood and a new representative for the freshmen and sophomores in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, saw his name on the list. He described the moment as euphoric.
"It's been amazing; it's been stressful," Webb said. "I've met a lot of awesome people."
am empowered enough to vote," Halling said. "For that kid who I don't know to vote is amazing."
To him, Ad Astra means family.
Ashleie Koehn, a sophomore non-traditional student senator from Burns, said the victory was an accumulation of months of hard work, but it doesn't stop there. She said she's looking forward to passionately representing her constituents.
"We're such a diverse group with so many different needs than the regular student population," Koehn said. "I would love to make sure that Student Senate is able to cater to that a little bit more than they have been in the past."
During the campaign, Tetwiler stressed his desire for an open Senate and giving every student an opportunity to engage.
"Every person in this campaign took ownership and said, 'This is my Student Senate.' Halling said. "And that's what's all about."
This is the reason for the campaign's success, said Halling.
"If anyone at the University wants to come in and meet myself or Emma or the Student Senate, our doors are open. Please come in," Tetwiler said. "We want our
experience of Student Senate to be something that everyone at our University is engaged in, and we want it to be a democratic experience where everyone can feel a part of it."
As the group hugged, rock chalk chanted and yelled in relief and exhilaration, one member was heard above all, reminding them that they now have the power to make the University better.
And that's exactly what Tetwiler has in mind.
"I want everyone to feel like their voice can be represented," Tetwiler said. "This is KU. We deserve a competitive system, and we're going to bring it."
-Edited by Allison Hammond
The last US president to visit the KU campus during his term as president was Rutherford B. Hayes, well over 100 years ago.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
- A 20-year-old female was arrested yesterday on K-10 under suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A $500 bond was paid.
- A 28-year-old female was arrested yesterday on the 500 block of Main Street under suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A $500 bond was paid.
- A 25-year-old male was arrested yesterday on the 3000 block of 6th Street under suspicion of no proof of liability insurance, expired registration and driving while intoxicated. A $525 bond was paid.
- An 18-year-old female was arrested yesterday on the 1300 block of Tennessee Street under suspicion of domestic battery. No bond was posted.
Emily Donovan
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2013 Robert Hemenway Public Service Award
AWARD DESCRIPTION:
AWARD DESCRIPTION The Dole Institute of Politics established the Robert Hemenway Public Service Award in May of 2009, in honor of the 16th Chancellor of the University of Kansas upon his retirement. The $1,000 award is given annually to a junior student who has demonstrated a commitment to making a difference for KU students, and furthering the ideas of service on campus and within the community; the overriding criterion for this award is commitment to public service, with demonstrated leadership.
ELIGIBILITY:
Junior status for the Spring 2013 semester, with at least one year to complete at the University of Kansas.
Enrolled as a full-time University of Kansas undergraduate student during the 2013-2014 academic years.
Complete the full application and write a 250 word essay to be hand-delivered to the Dole Institute by the posted deadline.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by 4:00 P.M. Hand-deliver to the
Dole-Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Dr., Lawrence, KS
Applications are available at the Dole Institute or online at www.doleinstitute.org/students-hemenway-award.shtml. You may find more info on our website or by calling 785-864-4900
ROBERT J. DOLE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS
The University of Kansas
CLUBS
Model UN represents University in N.C.
CALEB SISK
csisk@kansan.com
"Model U.N. offers a unique experience because you are practicing diplomacy in an environment that models the actual U.N.," said Joey Hentzler, President of KU Model U.N.
This past weekend the University sent a delegation of students to the annual Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference in Charlotte, N.C.
Either as a group or individually, students address a range of issues from the perspective of a foreign delegate.
The conference, which ran from April 11 through 13, allowed students to compete against a number of different schools and showcase the skills that they have developed
"Model U.N. also allows students to build skills in research, public speaking and communication while gaining a perspective on issues ranging from biodiversity to human rights," said Hentzler.
Once the Kansas delegates arrived at the conference they participated in committee sessions that ranged from eight to 12 hours with minimal breaks throughout. A Dais, which was comprised of
After doing their preliminary research, the students had to prepare position papers that highlighted all of the pertinent information they had found in their research. Kansas delegate Alex Bindley was the only participant at the conference to receive a 100 percent score on his position paper, which is now being used as an example on the official website for the conference.
To prepare for the conference, the delegates spent exhaustive hours studying general history, background, current events and foreign policies for the four countries that they were assigned for the conference.
over the course of the semester. The student delegates were responsible for representing Russia, Chile, Spain and Turkey at the conference.
Students interested in learning more about the program can attend general meetings every Tuesday at 6pm in Watson Library Rm. 302, or contact them at KansasMUN@gmail.com.
"The program is still growing and is always open to interested students," said Hentzler.
The delegation, which is comprised of 19 members, was very happy with the results of the conference and can't wait for another chance to showcase their skills.
Edited by Julie Etzler
At the end of the conference the KU delegation received 8 different individual and group distinctions. The conference staff selected half of these awards while the participating students chose the others.
NATIONAL
Woman dies after avalanche
both members from the event staff as well as a distinguished few student representatives, oversaw these sessions. One of KU's members, Anna Wenner, wselected to serve on the Dais at the conference.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — A female snowshoe has died hours after she was dug out of an avalanche by fellow hikers, and a man remained missing Sunday, one day after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle, authorities in Washington state said.
Sgt. Katie Larson with the King County Sheriff's Office said a team of rescuers worked through the night in blizzard-like conditions to carry the female snowsoer off the mountain just after midnight.
Medics confirmed that she had
"The conditions yesterday were horrific." Larson said Sunday. "It took 25 rescuers about five to six hours" to bring her off the mountain in a sled.
died when they reached the base of the mountain, Larson said.
The woman, whose identity was not known, had been hiking with her dog near a group of a dozen other people Saturday afternoon when an avalanche hit Red Mountain near Snoqualmie Pass east of Seattle.
She was buried in five feet of snow but was dug out with the help of the group of snowshoers, who had also been caught in the avalanche.
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Members of that group told authorities that it took them 45 minutes to find the woman. "They did their best to try to warm her up." Larson said.
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This is the first avalanche fatality reported in Washington state for the 2012-2013 season, according to the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center in Seattle. Nationwide, 16 others have died avalanches this season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
"There was a heavy snow dump last night, and conditions are still very hazardous," Larson said.
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