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Candidates stick to issues
Unlike last week informal debate free of attacks
Abby Tillery/Kansan
By Andy Marso amarso@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The candidates for student body president and vice president faced questions from students in an informal debate on the steps at Wescoe Beach yesterday.
Kevin McKenzie, Salina sophomore, answered a question yesterday during an informal presidential debate on Wescoe Beach while Blake Swenson, Topeka senior, talked with Steve Munch, Bellevue, Neb., sophomore, and Jeff Dunlap, Leawood junior. Swenson and McKenzie are the presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Delta Force and Munch and Dunlap are presidential and vice-presidential candidates for KUnited.
The candidates focused on pushing their platform issues and discrediting those of the opponent yesterday, in contrast to last week's formal debate that was marked by a series of personal attacks.
Jeff Dunlap, KUnited's vicepresidential candidate, used his opening statement to talk about platform issues including a tuition contract, a student representative on the Lawrence City Commission and a wireless campus. Dunlap noted that Kansas State was ahead of the University of Kansas as far as wireless Internet. K-State began implementing a campus-wide wireless network in Fall 2001.
"And, no offense to K-State, but they're an agriculture school." Dunlap said.
Blake Swenson, Delta Force's presidential candidate, began his opening statement by asking how many undecided voters were in the audience.
A girl in a purple sweatshirt near the front raised her hand.
"Good," Swenson said, "I'm going to talk to you the whole time."
He used the rest of his opening statement to talk about his coalition's campus proposals, which include online voting and expanding SafeRide and University Career and Employment Services.
The crowd was mostly partisan when the debate began at noon, but a flood of unaffiliated students came out at Wescoe when classes let out at 12:20. Many students lingered to hear what the candidates had to say until the debate ended at 1 p.m.
The floor was open for questions from students, but most questions came from Elections Commission member Dallas Rakestraw or members of the coalitions.
Some coalition members bait opponents with questions that disputed their effectiveness or motives.
puddled their hands. But the candidates stuck to the issues for the most part and agreed that they would have to work together with their opponents no matter who was elected.
"After Thursday, that next year's Senate won't just be Delta Force and it won't just be KUnited, unfortunately," Steve Munch, KUnited presidential candidate, said.
their platforms, Dunlap and Munch said Delta Force had ambitious goals but no plans for accomplishment them. Swenson and his running mate, Kevin McKenzie, said KUnited had limited Senate's power by focusing mainly on campus goals.
The candidates did clash on a few issues, namely on the scope of
Meagan Finger, Wichita freshman, attended part of the debate. She said she wasn't affiliated with the coalitions and that she learned from the debate.
Senate elections begin tomorrow. Students can vote at any oncampus computer lab or polling sites at Wescoe Beach, Mrs.Es, GSP-Corbin Hall and the Student Fitness Recreation Center.
Festival adds more music
-Edited by Danielle Hillix
By Dave Nobles
nobles@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
New acts pump up the volume for four-day event
Organizers of the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival announced yesterday that there would be 14 new acts and one more day of music.
The festival at Clinton State Park will now have 71 bands.
Brett Mosiman, festival organizer and owner of Pipeline Productions, said the new developments were an added incentive for concergoers.
"I think that the overall vibe and the number and quality of the acts for the price is huge," Mosiman said.
The additional day of music will be Thursday, June 17. The festival was originally slated to begin on June 18. It is now four days long.
Mosiman called the fourth day the "Early Arrival Revival."
The reception on the Internet as well as the music lineup has created a huge buzz about the festival, Mosiman said. He said that Web sites around the country were comparing the Wakarusa
NEWACTS
Here are the 14 new acts to join the music lineup at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, June 17 to 20 at Clinton State Park.
Spoon
Moonshine Still
Tishamingo
Green Lemon
Silvertide
Festival to Bonnaroo and High Sierra, two annual music festivals that attract large crowds.
Although Mosiman wouldn't release the numbers, he said that ticket sales have been hugely successful.
"We haven't delivered a note of music yet, and on national Web sites we're being mentioned in the same breath." Mosiman said. "We're excited. The visibility seems to be extraordinarily high."
"The Internet is reflecting extremely positive for us," Mosiman said. "It really has turned into a national concert."
Mindy Smith
Steve Poltz
Exit Clov
Geraj Mahal
Mission 19
Hello Superworld
Barefoot Manner
Hot Buttered Rum String Band
Mark Broussard
Locally, the festival is attracting an assortment of music fans.
Source: Pipeline Productions
said Ilijah Ebice, office manager for Pipeline Productions.
"We're selling tickets at The Bottleneck, and they're going pretty quickly there," Ibach said. "I think it's going to be a great turnout for a first-time event."
Tickets will be priced at $75 until the end of the month.
Stage, set and lineup announcements will be posted on the festival Web site by Thursday, Mosiman said.
For more information about the festival and ticket information, visit www.wakarusafestival.com.
COST OF CAMPAIGNING
- Edited by Louise Stauffer
Delta Force and KUnited both released their initial expense reports for their Student Senate elections campaigns last night. The coalitions will release updated reports next week after the elections. Amanda Marvin, a candidate running for a graduate seat as an independent, also released an expense report.
■ Bus advertisements: $75
■ Meeting supplies: $35.29
n Snacks for meetings: $ 34.31
■ Poster supplies: $24.43
■ Paper/tape: $16.16
■ Paint supplies: $13.25
■ Banner supplies: $12.90
Hang-up bags: $8.56
Office supplies: $8.54
Rope: $4.57
Spray paint: $4.25
Coalition: KUUnited
Expenses incurred:
■ Buttons:$1,235
■ T-shirts:$800
■ Posters:$655.58
■ Badges:$280
■ Fliers:$173.83
■ Campaign notebooks:$153.22
■ Copying:$137.62
■ Chalk:$90.01
■ Banners:$90
Total expenses: $3,762.52
Total donations: $4,194.95
Coalition: Delta Force
Expenses incurred:
■ Coalition supporter gatherings:$1,785.66
■ Buttons:$739.31
■ Debt owed to Fallon Farokhi (last year's Delta Force vice-presidential candidate): $729
T-shirts:$480
Paints: $480
Kansan advertisement: $396.90
Handbills: $255.76
Banner printing: $205.37
Copies of handbills: $122.44
Candidate filing fees: $50
Copies: $23.36
Check printing: $19.95
Tabling supplies: $17.87
Coalition packet printing: $12.96
Chalk: $5.32
Total expenses: $4,843.90
Total donations: $6,632.85
Candidate: Amanda Marvin
Expenses incurred:
Candidate fee fee: $20
Total expenses: $20
Total donations: $20
Source: Elections Commission
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