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University Daily Kansan
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University Party-
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Bretschneider said he feels it is the Kansan's job to inform the students on controversial issues and take consistent and continuous editorial stands on an issue so students will really notice what is wrong on campus.
"If we as a party could stress one thing, without infringing upon freedom of the press, it would be that the Kansan does cover controversial issues and does attack certain conditions in the editorial pages," Bretschneider stated.
After the meeting, Bretschneider said that he would like to see the UDK as a "student newspaper" and not as a laboratory newspaper. His interpretation of this would mean that the UDK be directed entirely by the student staff with advice from faculty members. The students would make the paper's policy.
BRETSCHNEIDER noted that he thought the Kansan was "partially fulfilling" its potential of reporting and writing about controversial issues but before "we can take the role a party needs to take, before both parties can do a significant job, the UDK is going to have to take a consistent stand on editorial policy."
"The editorial policy of the UDK has never been such as to make the students realize the significance of the issues involved," he explained.
He said that student awareness cannot be accomplished by one shotgun editorial like Gary Noland's last week, which was an editorial attacking ASC involvement in the running of the Kansan and its advertising policies.
If students are concerned with the issues and events on campus, Bretschneider emphasized, a concern which the UDK could more fully develop if allowed to, then they will give the parties and ASC
Cummings Hurt In Auto Crash
Russ Cummings. Topeka graduate student and UP candidate for student body president, was slightly injured in a two car crash yesterday near Engel Road and 15th Street.
Cummings received minor back injuries. His passenger, Sandra Fike, St. Louis, Mo. junior, also received minor injuries.
Cummings' car was struck in the rear end by a car driven by Eugene W. Martens, Halsted freshman. Martens was uninjured.
The accident occurred at 3:35 p.m. in heavy traffic on Engel Road. Damage to Cummings' car was estimated at $100. Damage to Martens' car was about $150.
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ISSUES WERE in the air last night but the plans of UP's presidential and vice-presidential candidates for spring vacation don't include politics or campaign strategy.
Instead, Russ Cummings, Topeka graduate student and UP presidential candidate, said he plans to stay on campus and use the week for a "catching up period" in his homework.
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Beta Psi Switches Vox—
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THEY SAID that campaign literature would be ready for distribution April 2 and would be passed out to members during a meeting at Delta Tau Delta fraternity on that date.
In other business, Jackie Caesar, St. Louis, junior and Vox sorority district chairman, said plans were under way for a bipartisan dinner April 20 for all girls "who date boys who are vitally involved in the ASC spring elections."
The meeting ended with Dan Wanamaker, Salina senior, calling on Vox members to telephone
KU students, living in their area, over spring break, soliciting support for its candidates.
Leo Schrey, Leavenworth junior and Vox candidate for student body president, said he plans to go home over spring break and catch up on sleep and schoolwork.
WHILE AT home, he also plans to do research into a plank of the Vox platform.
His running-mate, Bill Robinson, Great Bend sophomore, plans to spend the vacation at a cabin in Colorado but doubts if he'll do any skiing.
"I have quite a lot of reading I'd like to do and I also have to keep up with my studies," he said.
"This will be as constructive a loafing period as I can make it."