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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, April 14, 1995
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More ballots cast; voters show at polls
KUID requirement may have stopped some ballot casting
By Matthew Friedrichs
Kansan staff writer
Although first-day voter turnout was high in Student Senate elections, the total number of students voting this year surpassed last year's total by only 366 voters.
Students' reasons for voting ranged from having friends who were running to genuine interest in the political process. Students who did not vote picked either apathy or inconvenience as reasons for avoiding the ballot box.
This year's turnout of 3,812 voters did not top 1993's turnout of 3,875 students. And it was not even close to 1990's turnout of 5,485.
The required KUID kept some students from casting their ballot.
Krissy Freyalaenhoven, Tula
akla, junior, did not vote.
"I don't carry my KUID, and I left it at home, so I'm not voting," she said.
Other students, instead of being motivated by the campaigning coalition members, felt overwhelmed and turned off.
Molly Alspaugh, Overland Park junior, had not voted at 3 p.m. She sat in the gallery of the Kansas Union, just feet from a polling place.
"After today, I'm thinking about not voting because those people annoyed the heck out of me," Alspaugh said.
Scott Franklin, Kansas City, Mo. freshman, didn't see the importance of voting.
"I don't care, really." Franklin said. "I don't see it as affecting me directly. As long as I can get my education, I'm fine."
Trey Ham, Lawrence senior, said knowing students in the race motivated him to vote, but he acknowledged the importance of participating in student government.
Student Senate voter turnout
1995
14. 5 percent of the student body (unofficial count)
1994
3,446
13 percent of the student body
1993
14 percent of the student body
1992
3,501
13 percent of the student body
1991
3,778
14 percent of the student body
1990
5,485
21 percent of the student body
"I cast a vote, so it gives me a right to complain if things aren't getting done," Ham said.
Some voters were skeptical about the coalitions but voted anyway. Rufus Coleman, Dallas, Texas, freshman, said he would feel like a hypocrite if he did not vote and then complained about senators' actions.
"Even though I really don't have a lot of faith in either of the parties, I still want to have my voice heard," Coleman said.
Coleman said his vote said, "I put you there, but I'm watching."
Valerie Crow / KANSAN
Willie Edmo, Browning, Mont., junior, leads a group of students through a circular social dance with the help of singer Jared Buffalohead of Oklahoma
Annual powwow set for tomorrow
Bv Eduardo A. Molina
Kansan staff writer
When Bessie James, Carnegie, Okla, junior, hears a drum beat guiding a Native-American song, she can't avoid dancing.
Automatically, her feet follow the rhythm, and in her mind, there is no space for problems — just the music of her ancestors.
At least 200 Native-American dancers will join James to celebrate the fifth annual Spring Pow Wow at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
James said that Native Americans had celebrated powwows since the late 1800s. The word powwow originally meant one who has visions, a reference to the shamans. Later, the word was used as the name for ceremonies and councils, probably because of the important role played by the shaman in both.
"A powoww is a social gathering of different tribes," said James, who has Kiowa and Apache heritage. "It is a time to make new friends and see your old friends."
Now, the word refers to gatherings that the Plains Indians originated, said Nathan Tohtsoni, Phoenix junior.
"Today, a powwow is more social than spiritual," said Tohtsoni, who is a Navajo. "But there is some spirituality."
James said that the spiritual part of the powwow was the prayer
before dancing and at the end of the gathering. But the music and dances are the spirit of the pow-wow, she said.
For this year's powwow, the Kiowa Tribal Chairman, Billy E. Horse, will sing and play two differently pitched drums, the northern drum and the southern drum.
"The difference between the drums is the higher pitch of the northern drum," James said. "But with both drums, the songs always tell stories about our traditions. We sing in our own languages and not like the songs of John Wayne's movies."
Costumes also play a special role in the celebration, James said.
"I wear red and yellow dresses," she said. "It is because I am a descendant of White Bear, whose tepee's colors were red and yellow."
Willie Edmo, Browning. Mont., junior, gave a dancing exhibition for a class yesterday morning in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. The exhibition was a preview of what people can see in the powwow on Saturday.
"I danced southern straight Ponca style, which is a gentleman dance," Edmo said. "A lot of people showed their interest, asked me questions and enjoyed dancing. It is always a learning experience for everybody."
Earth Day
KU Environers will sponsor a free Earth Day concert at noon tomorrow on Campanile Hill. Monterey Jack, My Childhood Hero, Acoustic Juice, Vitreous Humor, the KU jazz band and Typewriter Tim are scheduled to appear. In addition, guest speakers will promote positive earth actions. Other events during the week:
Lawrence curbside recycling services Conservation Resources Accepts glass, tin, aluminum, scrap metal, plastic, all paper Fee: $4.30 per month Pickups: weekly Recycling bin: $7 deposit, refund able upon return
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Curbside recycling offered
By Robert Allen
Kansan staff writer
Students who are tired of lugging garbage bags loaded with aluminum, glass and newspaper to recycling centers across town may want to consider curbside recycling.
Two local businesses will pick up recyclable materials for a fee. Eco-Services Recycling, 303 W. 11th St., and Conservation Resources, 3009 W. 28th St., are offering the service.
The city of Lawrence picks up grass clippings and tree branches for free but does not offer curbside recycling.
Barb Domonoske, co-owner of Conservation Resources, said her company had several thousand customers in Lawrence and the surrounding areas.
"We haul thousands of tons of recycling each year, which saves the city a lot of money and landfill fees," she said.
Domonoske said that Conservation Resources handled many materials — including tin, aluminium, scrap metal, every kind of paper, glass and many plastics. The company collects the materials weekly in a 23-foot trailer and provides a bin to customers for a refundable fee.
"We have a warehouse in Ottawa,"
Domonoske said. "From there it gets shipped out to different places. We don't actually grind up the plastic and make carpet fiber out of it."
Curbside recycling also is available from Eco-Services Recycling, owned by Wayne Dedloff. Eco-Services offers bimonthly curbside collection. Their collection dates coincide with city trash pickup dates, which vary for parts of Lawrence. The company accepts aluminum, tin, glass, newspaper and computer paper and will provide a bin for a fee.
Domonoske said that it was not necessary for the city to provide curbside recycling because the private sector had filled the need.
"We actually work pretty closely with the city," she said. "We keep in touch."
The Lawrence City Commission has examined curbside recycling in the past, said city commissioner John Nalbandian.
"We looked at all the options in terms of what would be feasible," he said. "We were trying to figure out what would be economical for the city to do."
Nalbandian said that every once in a while, Lawrence residents brought the subject to the commission's attention.
"Since it's not an economical thing for the city to do, we think we've done the most prudent thing," he said.
Procession to commemorate employee
Kansan staff writer
At 1:30 p.m. today, a procession of antique cars on Jayhawk Boulevard will commemorate the death of Stephen L. Jewett, textbook director for the KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union for 15 years.
Jewett, 50, died last Friday at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was a native of Lawrence and an aficionado of antique cars.
After graduating from Lawrence High School in 1962, Jewett attended KU. He graduated in 1966 and went to work for the KU bookstore, where we worked until retiring in 1989. He became director of the textbook department in 1973
"He was a real nice guy," said Bill Getz, assistant manager of the bookstore and a Western civilization lecturer. "He was very supportive of students."
Getz said that Jewett was a hard worker and was always trying to get students the best bargains on books. Getz said he liked to deal with students one-to-one and that he always would listen to new ideas.
"No one ever left his office without their point being made," he said.
But Jewett had another passion cars
"He was a great collector." Getz said.
Jewett's family and friends will be driving down Jayhawk Boulevard in collector cars. His wife, Edna, will be riding in a '47 Buick Roadmaster.
Jewett was the head of the Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association and organized activities for other auto enthusiasts.
Marion Lynn, a member of the association and a longtime friend of Jewett, remembered him helping push a 1940 Buick Century out of someone's yard in 1969.
Jewett also was a member of Toppea Golden Spikes, local chapter of the Buick America Club and a founding member of the Historic Trails Nash Club.
"If you wanted to know about a car, you called Steve," Lynn said.
Jewett is survived by his wife, a son, Richard Willis of Lawrence; a daughter, Licia Crawford of Overland Park; and two sisters, Martha Abbey of Pueblo, Colo., and Genevieve Carter of Kansas City.
The procession will leave the Rumsey Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., at 1:15 and travel south on Indiana Street to Jayhawk Boulevard, then to Naismith Drive and then to the Silent City Cemetery in Dedo S.
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