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The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.
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Dancing with pride
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Wick Thomas, as Wick Grimm, dances to "99 Luft Balloons" during the Brown Bag Drag Show at the Kansas Union Plaza on Friday afternoon. The drag show helped wrap up the end of Pride Week. Saturday marked the last day of Pride Week events with a Kansas College Unity Coalition conference at the Kansas Union. An upcoming event is the Day of Silence on April 25. It is an annual day when students take a day-long vow of silence to symbolically represent the silencing of LGBT students and their supporters. It is an official day held by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
CAMPUS ConnectKU written up for campaigning in the Towers United Students filed an elections violation against ConnectKU for "dormstorming" last week.
Adam McGonigle, Wichita sophomore and presidential candidate for United Students, said mem
bers of ConnectKU were caught going unsolicited door-to-door in Jayhawker Towers. He said they were asking residents to vote for ConnectKU and also asking them to put up signs.
Election rules prohibit campaing in residence halls.
McGonigle said housing in Jaya-hawker Towers wrote the group up.
Rohit Venkatasubban, elections commissioner, said he had not yet seen the violation. He said that if the board that hears violations found the ConnectKU members guilty, it could be a significant, if not serious, violation.
gious. A significant offense carries a fine of $50, while a serious offense's fine is $75. The elections commission may also give the offenders other non-monetary penalties it deems necessary.
There are four levels of elections violations, from smallest to largest: minor, significant, serious and egre
The violation will probably be heard this week.
Brenna Hawley
Meet your Student Senator with David Wilcox
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
If you're looking for money for your group on campus, David Wilcox is your go-to guy. His role as a senator for the freshman/sophomore CLAS, is to write up legislation to provide funding for groups or for special events such as an "awareness week." The Manhattan sophomore with United Students is also on the Student Rights Committee.
"My duties as a senator, I believe, are to come to Senate meetings on Wednesday night with an open mind, and to vote on what I think is best for the students," Wilcox said.
students might just see it as 'another increase.'
Wilcox said he thought that the student population felt "left in the dark" about the decisions that Senate made. "There are certain student fee increases that come out of Senate, and students, naturally, can become angry or confused, not knowing the rationale of the decision," he said. "Sometimes a fee increase is altogether necessary." Like a Kansas Union facilities and operations fee that is paid every five years, hypothetically, yet the
Another example Wilcox gave was the A+/A- system that will begin next semester. "This decision was made without much student input. And I don't just mean Senate input, but the average college student, who would be taking these classes on an A+/A- system, did not have much of a voice regarding the situation," he said.
Wilcox believes that the senators should be able to easily explain the issues to the students on campus so they can be united on the issues. He believes that students do have a powerful voice to use to make a difference at the University.
Outside of Senate, Wilcox is involved with the University Scholars Program and Greek Endeavors, and is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Wilcox is a double major in English and biology, and has no idea what he wants to do afterward. "Medical school? Graduate school in English? Research? Don't ask me
I have no idea," he said. "After a wonderful visit to Washington D.C. over spring break, I felt extremely
American, returning to Lawrence with newfound motivation. Politics, perhaps? If only college was eight years long," he said.
While he tries to figure that part out, he plans on attending the British Summer Institute this summer through the KU Study Abroad Program. Although for the first time in his life, he will not be celebrating the Fourth of July here in the United States, "I'll be sure to be obnoxious in my red, white and blue apparel," he joked.
Wilcox admits that he is a huge movie geek and loves several movies such as "Rushmore," which he thinks is brilliant, and "Waiting for Guffman." When it comes to music, Wilcox says he's mood-dependent. He loves everything from rap to techno to rock. But he's not a fan of country, Nickelback or anything similar, which he says is strange considering he's from Manhattan. He's looking forward to seeing the rapper M.I.A. in may at Liberty Hall, but feels conflicted because a favorite band of his, Wilco, is performing that same night.
Wilcox loves KU basket
ball, and like many others, was on Massachusetts Street after the Jayhawks defeated Davidson to make it to the Final Four. "I literally sprinted to Massachusetts Street after the game and just let the experience sink in. That night will be forever remembered - it was crazy," Wilcox said. He also loves the other KU sports. "Nothing beats a home (football) game Saturday in the fall. It's also great in the springtime to relax and enjoy a game of Hawks baseball."
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
on the record
A suspect cut down six flags on the 1400 block of Jayhawk Boulevard Thursday, according to the KU Public Safety Office. The crime occurred between 7:30 and 8:22 p.m. and losses were estimated at $9. The suspect was issued a NTA for theft.
A 21-year-old KU student reported criminal damage of a 1995 blue Chrysler to the Lawrence Police Department Saturday.The damage occurred between 11 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.Saturday on the 3400 block of 24th Street, and damage was estimated at $300.
on campus
The KU Libraries book sale will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Watson Library. Mondays sales are reserved for patrons with a KUID. Books cost $1 to $3.
Anthropologist Brent Metz will present the lecture "Abduction of a Ladina Girl: A Window into Human Trafficking in Guatemala" at 12:15 p.m. in the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
Rupaleem Bhuyan will present the lecture "Structural Restraints on Empowerment in Domestic Violence Advocacy with Immigrants" at 3:30 p.m. in the seminar room in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Graphic designer Sean Donahue will present the Hallmark Design Symposium at 6 p.m. in 3140 Wescoe Hall.
Professor David Besson will present the lecture "Souls on Ice: Human Conquest and Study of the Antarctic Icecap" at 7 p.m. at the Continuing Education Building, 1515 St. Andrews Drive.
Scientist Tim Flannery will present the lecture "The Weather Makers: How We are Changing the Climate and What It Means" at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
CRIME Man suspected of raping
The man suspected of raping a freshman resident of GSP-Corbin Hall on March 9 made his second appearance in court last Thursday. The suspect, Kevin Towne, a 20-year-old Wichita resident, will have his preliminary hearing Thursday, April 17, at 2 p.m. Towne is being held on charges of rape and aggravated burglary.
Francesca Chambers
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