Election appealed
An appeal to have the student election declared invalid and void will be decided by the Student Court following the spring break.
The appeal, filed with the Student Court Wednesday by Tim Miller, Wichita graduate student, asked the election be declared invalid and void "due to fraudulent practices."
Miller charged in his appeal that in the preliminary list of candidates published in the Kansan on March 3 (after the close of the filing period) 12 candidates were listed as Senate candidates from the Graduate School and on the official ballot 16 candidates were listed.
"Obviously four names were added after the close of the filing period, in direct violation of election regulations." Miller stated.
Miller said the addition of the four candidates seriously diminished his chances as a write-in candidate from the Graduate School.
John Hampton, Lawrence second year law student and chief justice of the Student Court, said "As far as the court is concerned the election is valid until Miller's appeal comes before the Student Court."
Hampton cited article 3 section 6 of the Senate Code giving the Student Court jurisdiction to hear the case. The article gave the Elections Committee the power to decide disputes arising from elections, subject to appeal
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Photo by Ron Bishop
A victory cigar, a flashing smile tell it all
Alliance claims victory
The Alliance captured 52 Senate seats in the student elections held Tuesday and Wednesday. ISP followed with 25 seats, the independents took 6 seats and the Business College won 1 seat. (Continued to page 14)
Ebert wins
Bill Ebert, Topeka, junior and Greg Thomas, Shawnee Mission, sophomore won the student president and vice-president positions for the Alliance Party Thursday morning.
Ebert and Thomas outdistanced the Independent Student Party (ISP) by 400 votes with 1,937 votes. ISP captured 1,537 votes and 792 were cast for the Independent Party.
The announcement indicated 4,266 students voted; 704 less than last year's record turnout of 4,970.
Ebert and Thomas were at a party when the results were announced. The newly elected president's first reaction was "very pleased."
Mark Retonde, Kansas City, Mo., senior, said they had "runners" between the election-center and the party. "It was really funny how everyone found out," Retonde happily said, "this guy told me to keep it quiet about Ebert so we could post it on a sheet. But, it just wasn't any use."
"I was just kind of standing there at the party," he said, "when a girl came up to me and smiled, I said, 'what's wrong?' and suddenly she was all over me telling me that I had won."
After Ebert and Thomas received friendly handshakes and numerous pats-on-the-back, they left the party for a tour through the election-center. As Ebert paused for a moment of reflection, he said, "I think that ISP
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80th Year, No. 102
Thursday, March 19, 1970
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Judy Collins performs
Photo by Ron Bishop
Judy Collins in concert
Judy Collins performed in concert at Hoch Auditorium Wednesday night before a capacity crowd of 3,500. The audience sat spellbound during her two hour concert, and gave her a standing ovation in tribute.
By ANN MORITZ
Kansan Staff Writer
A capacity crowd of 3,500 greeted singer and composer, Judy Collins, in Student Union Activities (SUA) concert Wednesday evening and left her with a standing ovation.
Her clear, emotionally vibrant voice penetrated a densely silent audience interrupted only by bursts of applause. She seemed pleased, inspired and exhausted by the performance she had given. She had mentally drawn herself out into the audience as the evening's performance progressed.
Somewhat nervous before the concert and during the rehearsal, Miss Collins seemed to have much to say in her songs and a strong hope that her audience would grasp her message.
Miss Collins sang the story of her political whims, sadness, loneliness and freedom to a captivated audience in Hoch Auditorium. She described the audience as "very nice, and unusually warm and receptive."
Miss Collins likes to bring contrast into the music she sings, she said. Many of her songs in the concert were contemporary in style. She sang about the ideas she personally felt most important, she said.
Miss Collins said she loved college audiences. She added she saw no real difference in audiences of different age groups, but that she had more to convey to an audience of college students.
It was not always necessary to understand the lyrics of her songs. The expressions of her talented voice conveyed many other personal feelings.
Miss Collins accompanied herself with both the guitar and the piano during the concert.
Miss Collins said on the rumor of a free concert that at many universities where she has performed, the concert has been free with the use of an activity ticket. She suggested KU might employ such a system. A university often sponsors fewer activities when it charges a fee to each event, she said. She said it is unfortunate that everyone is not easily able to attend university sponsored events.
Miss Collins said she is just beginning to compose her own music. To date she has only written four songs, she said. She has done much more extensive work in arranging the material she sings, she added. Miss Collins has recorded eight albums
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By United Press International
UDK News Roundup
Democrat bolts party
WASHINGTON — The decision of a Southern senator, Sen. Harry F. Bird Jr., to leave the Democratic party and become an independent spurred hope among Republicans Wednesday that there may be enough Democratic defections in the House to put it under GOP control next year.
East-West summit begins
ERFURT, East Germany—Pro-Western demonstrators chanted "Willy! Willy! Willy!" today on the arrival of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt for talks with East German Premier Willi Stoph in the first summit since Germany split.
Western observers said the outbreak of emotion showed the East Germans manifested sympathy for Brandt's diplomatic initiative and for the West German government he represents.
Training called severe
WASHINGTON—A group of Missouri congressmen recommend in a report released today that the pace of recruit training be more closely supervised at Ft. Leonard Wood, Co., where meningitis claimed its fourth victim this week.
Rep. Richard H. Ichord, D-Mo., who headed the group of Missouri lawmakers who toured the base, said he and the others concluded that medical men at the base were doing all they could with the meningitis outbreak. But, he said, the training may have been too severe at times.