tuesday, april 13, 2004
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the university daily kansan 5A
PLATFORM: Tuition, recycling changes proposed
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To battle ever-increasing tuition, KUnited proposed a fixed-tuition plan where an incoming freshman would pay the same tuition every year in school. Tuition would increase with every incoming class but wouldn't change throughout an individual's college career.
But after discussing the issue with Provest David Shulenburger, Munch said that Shulenburger expressed concern over the money that tuition increases would generate because most of those funds were already planned to be used for projects and other areas that state money doesn't cover.
"It would stop fear in an out-of-state student who wants to attend KU," said Jeff Dunlap, KUnited vice-presidential candidate.
If University administrators did adopt KUnited's policy, it could be long after most current students graduate.
"We're not thinking immediately," Much said. "We're thinking five years down the line."
Shulenburger refused to comment for this story.
Delta Force Issues
Delta Force is pushing for a city-wide curbside recycling program. Delta Force presidential candidate Blake Swenson said he wanted to extend current campus recycling programs across the city.
Swenson said he had not contacted the city to look into costs or how to implement the program but would wait until after the
election.
"We haven't looked at exact costs," Swenson said. "We're taking little steps. It's just a matter of having faith in the democratic process."
Costs were an aspect Wilden said was an issue with past citywide recycling program proposals. Lawrence already has dumpsters in various locations around town to recycle tires, cardboard and brush and leaves. Further recycling projects would require expenses in money, time, people and equipment. The city currently has no revenue to support such projects. Wilden said.
"Cooperative efforts are welcome," Wildgen said. "But it's something that's going to take resources to do."
Delta Force's proposal to revitalize student neighborhoods matched the city's interest in supporting strong neighborhoods, Wildgen said, but the coalition would have to work out that issue with landlords and land owners.
Overall, Wildgen said all the issues were feasible to some extent. .
"They are in the sense that they can be reviewed and looked at," Wildgen said.
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Delta Force lists expanding Safe Ride, the University's free transportation program, high on its list of priorities.
According to its platform, Delta Force contends to add Safe Ride dispatchers to eliminate busy signals when students call the service as well as to expand Safe Ride hours, so the service
would operate between 10 p.m.
and 4 a.m. every day.
But Delta Force officials have yet to propose the measure to the transportation board, which governs all KU on Wheels and Safe Ride decisions.
"We've never seen any proposal like that," said Aaron Quisenberry, faculty director of KU on Wheels. "That's something I suggest they do."
Delta Force didn't take the issue to the board, said Delta Force vice-presidential candidate Kevin McKenzie, because KUnited controls the transportation board. Dunlap is the director of the board.
"That's something we were going to propose once we got in office." McKenzie said.
Simply proposing the measure might not be enough, though, Quisenberry said.
The Lawrence Bus Company, which provides the buses, cars and employees for KU on Wheels, probably couldn't add another dispatcher even if they wanted to, Quisenberry said.
After service increases last year, including the addition of three cars and volunteer drivers for the weekends, the money might not be available for another employee. Quisenberry said.
As for lengthening Safe Ride's hours, it might be possible without another transportation fee increase, but not without a price.
"If we wanted to, we might be able to do it, but with fewer cars. It's something we'd have to look in to," Quisenberry said.
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VIOLATIONS: Elections Code will change next year
two days away.
The change to two senators was made after the Elections Code was published Feb. 24. The code states that nontraditional students will elect three senators.
The change to two nontraditional senators and one Stouffer Place senator won't go into effect until next year's elections unless other action is taken by next year's Senate.
ents, military veterans, commute 10 miles or more to the University or have had a break of at least two years in their college education.
In this year's election, nontraditional students will include all students who are married, par-
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The Elections Commission decided the code couldn't be changed with the elections only
Next year, the definition will be expanded to include all students who are three or more years older than their classmates.
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"When the other kids were pirates and ghosts, Steve wanted to be a paleontologist," his sister, Katie, said.
"I walked around with a fake bone and a magnifying glass," Steve said, "I thought I was bad-ass."
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MUNCH:Leader at an early age
Katie, now a senior at the University, said that although her brother had always been mature, never had trouble relating to people his own age.
"At times there was friction," he said. "But for the most part, people respected the position and what I was doing. I might have
Steve admitted that his precious nature sometimes rubbed people the wrong way. He was chosen to be editor of his high school newspaper as a junior, beating out a number of older students. Steve's older brother, Joe, was the only other person in the school's history to hold the position as a junior. Steve was in charge of a staff that included 15 seniors.
Munch remained editor his senior year and was named the Nebraska High School Journalist of the Year. He followed his sister to the University the next year, where the two have remained close.
Ramirez said that her office usually chose older students for Munch's position because it required maturity and involvement in many aspects of university life.
Steve continued his trend of stepping into leadership positions at a young age at the University. He became an Orientation Assistant in the summer of 2001 after his freshman year. He worked under Trina Ramirez, assistant director of New Student Orientation, and helped incoming freshmen enroll.
been younger, but I certainly wasn't inexperienced."
"Very few freshmen are asked to join, but Steve completely blew us away during the selection process," Ramirez said.
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SWENSON:Longtime KU fan
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Swenson said he had a recording of the radio broadcast of the 1988 game that he used to listen to every night before he went to bed. He said the game provided an example of overcoming the odds and succeeding that Delta Force could use.
Two years ago, Swenson fell from a balcony at the Colony Woods apartment complex and fractured his skull. He was airlifted to the hospital where he lay in bed for four days. Although the doctors recommended that Swenson take it easy, he was back in class the day after he was released from the hospital.
Swenson loves basketball and spent a lot of time in grade school and high school trying to overcome setbacks on the court. He played on the junior varsity team at Washburn Rural High School through his junior year but didn't make the varsity team after a new coach took over in his senior year. The varsity team didn't win a game that year.
"Either I wasn't good enough to make a winless team or they could have used me," Swenson said.
Sports helped get Swenson interested in the University of Kansas at an early age. His father lived in Lawrence with his brother and stepmother, and Swenson would often join them for trips to Joe's Bakery, 616 W. Ninth St and Memorial Stadium for football games.
Swenson now sells KU apparel and sporting goods at Jock's Nitch, 837 Massachusetts St. with Joe Purcell, Topeka junior. Purcell said Swenson gets excited when athletes come to the store.
"I can't remember which player it was this year, but he got all excited and ran up to him with a Sharpie and asked him to sign the wall in back," Purcell said. "He kind of reminded me of a little schoolgirl."
Swenson said he got more excited when athletes in other sports came in because they were underappreciated.
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Backpacks to Briefcases
"Great Expectations Alumni Panel
Tuesday, April 13 Adams Alumni Center 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Lots of door prizes and free food Don't miss it!
Join us for this "Backpack to Briefcase" seminar brought to you by the Kansas Alumni Association. Learn about networking financial planning workplace realities and ethics.