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THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1996
Student Senate Elections 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102.NO.131
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Shockers shutdown 'Hawks
After slugging only five hits, the Kansas baseball team lost to Wichita State 4-0 last night in Wichita. Page1B
OPINION
To rest in peace
Native Americans seek to reclaim their ancestors' remains from science.
Page 4A
Brown buried in Arlington
NATION
High-ranking government officials were in attendance at the former commerce secretary's funeral. Page 7A
WEATHER WINDY
High 83°
Low 58°
Gina Thornburg / KANSAN
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
Opinion ... 4A
National News ... 7A
World News ... 8A
Scoreboard ... 2B
Horoscopes ... 3B
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Students cast their votes
Candidates work to sway minds on election days
By Nicole Kennedy
Kansan staff writer
Vision coalition candidates for Student Senate hit the sidewalks at 8 yesterday morning in a last-minute effort to influence students before they cast their votes.
Some candidates said the election-day campaigning was going well. Others said they were ready for the election to end.
Ashleigh Delatorre, Topeka senior and Vision coalition candidate for Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said she thought students were receptive to the candidates and would cast their votes based on the issues.
"It really comes down to these last two days and talking to as many people as you can," Delatore said. "If you're nice to people and genuinely let them know about the issues, they're more receptive."
Brian Lefevre, Northbrook, Ill., junior, voted for Vision coalition candidates yesterday at the polling site in front of Wescoe Hall.
"I work at a sorority so I had a chance to hear both of the presidents speak," Lefevre said.
Justin Tidwell, Topeka senior, votes outside Wescoe Hall yesterday for the Student Senate elections. Elections will also be held today at Wescoe Hall, Strong Hall, Robinson Center and the Kansas and Burge Unions.
He said he voted for the Vision coalition because he believed the Vision candidate for student body president would influence senators to vote for his stance on the issues.
"It's just whether or not they're going to get it through Senate because if you can't get it through Senate, it doesn't really matter," Lefewre said.
Delatorre said she was grateful it was sunny and warm yesterday.
"It's a little nerve-racking, but it's a nice culmation to all the work we've done," Case said. "We're trying as hard as we can not to harass people because we know they're going to make an educated choice."
Stevie Case, Olathe sophomore and Vision coalition candidate for residential senator, said she thought the election-day campaigning was going great.
"Good weather never hurts turnout," Delatorre said.
Grey Montgomery, Junction City senior and Vision candidate for student body president, said he was growing anxious for the election to end.
"I guess I'm kind of to the point now where I'm looking forward to getting the election over with and start preparing for next year," Montgomery said. "It's been an awfully long road."
Voice members work to win more votes on last campaign day
By Heather Kirkwood
Kansan staff writer
Samantha Bowman, Voice coalition candidate for student body vice president, was out campaigning as early as 7:30 a.m.
The Voice coalition candidates were out soaking up the sun and beating the pavement for votes yesterday in the final push for Student Senate elections.
Cesar Millan, Voice coalition candidate for student body president, said he hoped the warm, sunny weather would increase voter turnout.
"I don't usually get up that early," she said, "The last couple of weeks have made me a morning person."
"The weather has put everyone in a really good mood," he said.
But the early hours have been worth it to Bowman.
But Bowman does not deny that a large part of the student population has been apathetic about the election. Bowman said that if everyone that had told her they voted had actually done it, there would be a 90 percent turnout.
makes you feel good."
The sentiment was echoed by fellow coalition member Rachel Schwartz, who is running for the Liberal Arts and Sciences seat.
"I've talked to almost everyone on campus, and if I haven't, someone else on the coalition has," she said. "Everyone's been very responsive and when that happens, it
"The mudslinging in the campaign has lead to more voter apathy," Schwartz said. "Students have the impression that Student
"I think that everyone who is doing this thinks that they can make a difference, even if only for one student." Rachel Schwartz
Senate doesn't do anything for them, that we don't talk to them."
Rachel Schwartz Voice candidate
But voter apathy has not discouraged Schwartz, who spent about eight hours campaigning yesterday.
"I think that everyone who is doing this thinks that they can make a difference, even if only for one student. If you can do that, it's worth the sunburn and the apathy."
forthe Voice coalition.
Kevin Burron,
Waukegan, III. fresh-
man, voted yesterday
"I feel their views on computerized enrollment and parking were good. They seem more concerned with actual change than Vision does," he said.
Absent GTA causes void in teaching
One official says students have exaggerated the truth
By Jason Strait Kansan staff writer
John Cougher says he hasn't had an instructor for his Western Civilization I section for about half of the semester. But a University official claims Cougher and other students in the class aren't being truthful.
Cougher, Lenexa senior, said his Western Civilization class, taught by Beth Gregg, graduate teaching assistant, only had met about 50 percent of the time this semester because a member of Gregg's family had a serious illness.
Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer, acting director of the Western Civilization program, acknowledged that Gregg had been unable to meet with the class, but said the classes always had been covered by either herself or another faculty member.
Students disagree
Jeff Farthing, Lawrence junior, said he had only missed one class, which was during a snow storm, and that no instructor had ever covered the class for Gregg.
"No, that was not arranged," he said. "She (Gregg) even addressed that issue and told us the department didn't have enough people to cover the class."
Farthing said someone had come twice and told the students that the class was canceled, but it had never been taught by a replacement.
"Absolutely not true," Cotten-Spreckelmeyer said. "I feel the students are grossly exaggerating."
Cotten-Spreckelmeyer said the department had always covered the class when Gregg could not be
See WESTERN, Page 2A.
By Amy McVey Kansan staff writer
Fraternity men arrested for theft
Seven members of Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity were arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing supplies from two Lawrence construction companies to use for an upcoming party.
The students were arrested on charges of felony and misdemeanor theft after police found them loading construction supplies from Ezell-Morgan Construction Company, Inc., 2721 W. Sixth St., into a U-lau at about 2 a.m., Lawrence police Sgt. Susan Hadl said.
Hadl said that police interviewed the seven men and found that they also allegedly had stolen lumber from Apple Tree Homes, Inc., 1017 Wildwood Drive.
The seven men took police to the Phi Kappa Alpha house, where the lumber was discovered at the back of the house. Hadl said.
Jeremy Schaar, Wichita freshman; Aaron Runyan, Savage, Minn., freshman; John Kosciculek, Lombard, Ill, freshman; Justin Franklin, Chicago, III., freshman; Jeffrey Pribyl, Kansas City, Kan., freshman; Chris Brewer, Aurora, Ill., freshman; and Patrick Zoellner, St. Louis freshman, were held in the Douglas County Jail on one count of misdemeanor theft and one count of felony theft until they were released on $15,000 bond later that morning.
Jason Engkler, Wichita junior and Phi Kappa Alpha president, said the seven pledges stole the supplies to decorate for the upcoming Clovis party, which the pledge class was responsible for organizing.
Engjker said he didn't understand what reasons the pledges had for stealing the supplies, because the pledges had raised $1,000 to buy the supplies through fund-raising activities.
William Nelson, assistant director of the Organizations and Activities Center, said that the Interfraternity Council was waiting to receive formal complaints from the construction companies before deciding if actions would be taken against the fraternity.
John Ezell, president of Ezell-Morgan Construction Company, Inc., couldn't be reached for comment.
Company, Inc., could now reached for comment. Rick Trapp, Douglas County assistant district attorney, said that the seven men could face five to seven months in jail but would probably be granted 24-month probation under Kansas' presumptive probation law.
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