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High-priced books Supplemental materials bundled with textbooks cause the price of the books to increase. SenEx is trying to make books more afforable for students on a tight budget.PAGE 3A
Tongue in Beak
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Young business guru
With his first business at 16, Pepsi stock and plans to finish college in two years, freshman Mike Wilson has kept himself busy and business savvy. PAGE 5A
Roberts gets promotion
Assistant coach Norm Roberts will return home to coach the
St. John's Red Storm next year. Roberts was born in Queens, N.Y. PAGE 1B
Tigers in town
The softball team split a series against
Wichita State yesterday. It plays Missouri today at 5 p.m. at Arrocha Ballpark.
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KANSAN
April 14,2004
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.130
Senate elections begin
Delta Force, KUnited coalitions face-off at polls today, tomorrow
By Andy Marso
amarso@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate elections begin today bringing about a third year of competition between Delta Force and KUUnited.
Blake Swenson of Delta Force and Steve Munch of KUnited are the candidates for student body president. Swenson, Topeka senior, is an off-campus senator. Munch, Bellevue, Neb., sophomore, is a freshman/sophomore CLAS senator.
Kevin McKenzie of Delta Force and Jeff Dunlap of KUnited are the vice-presidential candidates. McKenzie, Salina sophomore, is a freshman/sophomore CLAS senator. Dunlap, Leawood junior, is a junior/senior CLAS senator.
Students can vote at any on-campus computer lab by going to the KU Web site, www.ku.edu, and clicking on the elections icon on the right. They can also vote at polling sites at Wescoe Beach, Mrs. E's, GSP-Corbin Hall and the Student Fitness Recreation Center.
The online voting will be open from 6
a. m. to 10 p.m. today, while the physical polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tomorrow, online voting and the physical polling sites will open at 6 a.m. and will close at 4 p.m.
All students can vote in the presidential and vice-presidential elections and can vote for senators within their academic schools. Students who live on campus can vote for one residential senator, and students who live off campus can vote for five off-campus senators. Nontraditional students can also vote for three nontraditional senators.
Referendum A would allow students to vote online from any computer with Internet access, on or off campus. It would also eliminate the physical polling sites.
There are also three referenda on the ballot this year that all students can vote on.
The elimination of the physical polling sites was originally referendum B, but was combined with A, because it is contingent upon full online voting passing. Therefore, there will be no referendum B on the ballot.
STUDENT Student Senate Elections SENATE April 14 and April 15
Referendum C would enact a new stu
dent fee to fund study abroad scholarships. The fee would be $4 per semester in the fall and spring and $2 for summer. The funds would be distributed to KU students studying abroad by a committee that would be formed to oversee the fee.
Referendum D would increase the
Wescoe Beach
Physical polling sites
Open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow
Mrs.E's GSP-Corbin Hall Student Fitness Recreation Center
Online voting
Open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow
To vote online students should visit the KU Web site, www.ku.edu, and click on the Student Senate elections logo. Students can vote online in campus computer labs or on campus computers, excluding residence halls, scholarship halls and other residential facilities.
Source: Student Senate Elections Commission
Campus Environmental Improvement fee from $2 per semester to $3. The increase would go to hire more staff to operate new recycling equipment and increase recycling pickups.
- Edited by Meghan Brune
University official to leave KU Multicultural associate to resign at end of year
—Edited by Paul Kramer
Page said the application process to fill Daniels' position began in early March with a search committee. Page said he would look at the recommendations from the committee and he wants to hire a new associate director by the end of May.
"I don't believe that you can replace a person," Page said. "We're going to lose someone special, but hopefully we can find someone just as good."
By Jodie Kraft
jkrafft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Tony Daniels came to the University of Kansas in support of his wife and will leave the University for the same reason.
Daniels will resign as the associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the end of May to move to Ft. Collins, Colo., with his wife, Christina, and their son Antonio.
Daniels said his wife came to the University to pursue a PhD in
"His relationship with the students is outstanding," Page said. "We'll dearly miss him when he leaves."
Daniels
microbiology where she began working c with Sandra Quackenbush, a lab director. Quackenbush was offered a job at Colorado State University, and Daniels said he and his wife felt she should move, too. He said he was searching for a job with student affairs at Colorado State.
Robert Page, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said Daniels' work as liaison between organizations was especially beneficial.
Even though he said the move would be good for his family. Daniels said he would miss the University and his role within it.
As associate director, Daniels serves as a liaison to all multicultural student organizations. In his three years at the University, he has been president of the Black Faculty & Staff Council, coordinated the Multicultural Student Success Conference and worked with organizations such as the Center for Campus Life and the Athletics Corporation.
"What I'll miss about KU is the unique opportunity to work with every facet of the University." Daniels said.
"I hope I've been able to bring a spirit of collaboration through what I've done that promotes positive relationships for all groups," Daniels said.
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Byrdia Farris from Doner Room
Services withdrew blood from Mike Gillman,
Agoura Hills, Calif., sophmore, yesterday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse.
Gillman said it was his first time to donate blood, and it didn't hurt.
Looking for donations
Spring blood drive aiming to collect more blood than last year
By Azita Tafreshi
atafreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students are being encouraged to "pump blue" and "bleed crimson" this week as part of the annual KU Spring Blood Drive.
The Panhellenic Association Interfraternity Council, Association of University Residence Halls. All Scholarship Hall Council, NROTC and KUAC are coordinating the blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross and the Community Blood Center. The week-long drive began Monday and will continue through Friday at various locations across campus.
Coordinators are hoping to top the number of donors from the blood drive last fall, said Abbev Lowry.
Oxford freshman and Panhellenic's appointed officer for the blood drive. In the fall, 900 pints of blood were donated and the goal for the spring drive is 1,500 pints.
Jeffery Klinkhardt, All Scholarship Hall Council blood drive coordinator, said he would like to see the KU Blood Drive reach a level where it would be competitive with the University of
KU SPRING BLOOD DRIVE
Today: Kansas Union Ballroom and Allen Fieldhouse, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tomorrow: Kansas Union Ballroom, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and McCollum Hall, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: GSP-Corbin and Oliver halls, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Source: www.kublooddrive.com
Missouri.
"Mizzou just recently changed their drive from a one day thing to two, and they still get four times as much as we
SEE DONATIONS ON PAGE 6A
Library looks for expansion
Director wants to improve options at public library
By Laura Pate
lpate@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Walking across a brightly-colored room, a University of Kansas student glances at a display of the latest best-sellers. He walks into a café and orders a mocha latté. Amid soft music and bright lamps, he sits down on a plush sofa.
In Bruce Flanders' mind, this student is not sitting in a fancy bookstore.
Flanders, director of the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., sees this student enjoying an improved
Lawrence Public Library.
If the Lawrence Public Library moves, it could move into the former Riverfront
"I don't want to leave an empty shell downtown." Flanders said.
Flanders said he would not relocate unless another business moves into the building on 707 Vermont St.
At 7 p.m. Monday in the library auditorium, Flanders spoke about ideas for library expansion and relocation. The two-story 44,000 sq. ft. building is not large enough to accommodate a growing Lawrence population. He wants to increase the building's size to 80,000 or 100,000 sq. ft.
A public computer lab, more private meeting rooms and a larger children's room top Flanders' priority list.
HAVE A SAY
Students can voice their opinions in online surveys, read about other cities' libraries and receive updates on the library developments at www.lawrencepubliclibrary.com/time. Surveys are also available at the front desk of the Lawrence Public Library Source: Bruce Flanders, Lawrence Public Library director
Mall, near Abe & Jakes Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., or Spring Hill Suites, 1 Riverfront Plaza.
He appointed a New Directions Task
SEE LIBRARY ON PAGE 6A