THE UNIVERSITY DAIRY KANSAN
NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
7A
STUDENT SENATE (CONTINUED FROM 6A)
Asim Sayed
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Human Biology
Coalition: United Students
to run for Student Senate is to make a difference on campus and to have those student voices heard that would otherwise not be.
Biography: The reason I chose
Meghan Watson
Meghan Watson
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Overland Park
Major: Pharmacy
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I am running for
Student Senate
Watson
because it is a great organization at KU.
I have had many leadership roles within the Greek Community during my time here. I feel like those skills that I have learned will help me strive and do great things in Student Senate.
RESIDENTIAL(1 SEAT)
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography. It's the duty of the residential senator to chair the Residential Housing Board at least once a month. They haven't met during my three years on campus (two in Senate). I will call this board to order before year's end to address currently neglected issues: Safety, privacy, rising rates, and parking.
Michael Wade Smith
Michael Wade
Smith
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Goodland
Major: English
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: As a
student senator
Wade Smith
CLAS F/S (14 SEATS)
I want to make senate a place where the University, as a whole, is supported, developed, and ushered in a progressive direction. Student Senate is about the students' voice, the students' needs, and the students' lives — I want to advocate on behalf of residential students, and the KU student community at large, to take KU to the next level! Your ideas, your KU!
Kate August
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago
Major: Pre-Journalism
Coalition: United Students
Biography: I am running for
Doug Brady
Student Senate, because I want the opportunity to be a voice for all students at KU. I feel I have the qualities and the drive necessary to bring about positive changes on campus. As a member of United Students, we make it our first priority to listen to the concerns of students. We want your voice to be heard. If elected, I will do everything I can to represent the student body of KU.
Doug Brady Year: Freshman Hometown: Topeka Major: Communications Studies Coalition: United Students Biography: I feel I would benefit the
Brady
student body in senate because I can work well with other coalitions. I am a proud member of United Students, but I have not let that cloud my judgment while I've been in office. I vote for what will benefit students regardless of the politics behind a bill.
C. Mark Campbell
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Human Biology
Coalition: United Students
Biography:I am
Campbell
running for Senate because I feel that I can add diversity to it. Everyone needs representation and too often groups are one-dimensional. If I get elected I would work to make sure all voices are heard and all people are being represented.
Drew Carlson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
Major: Journalism
Biography: I
am running for
with ConnectKU
because I want to
continue to work
Carlson
on behalf of all KU students to propose ideas and work for solutions on issues and initiatives that will make KU an even
better place for students.
Katy Clagett
Hometown:
Colorado Springs,
Colo.
Major: Spanish
and Finance
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I am
singing for Seno.
Clagett
ate because I want to fix the problems I have seen in Senate during my time as a freshman senator. More importantly, however, I am running because I wholeheartedly believe in ConnectKU's ability to help students, improve Senate, and truly effect positive change upon campus.
Kirsten Devin
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
Major: Microbiology and Spanish
Coalition: United Students
Biography: As a freshman, I strongly believe
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in the importance of involvement in campus activities. I am familiar with the goals of all the coalitions running and I made the decision with United Students because I felt they were the group most focused on direct campus change. I found their ideas and platforms to be the most relevant to KU students and I would like to be an active part of the innovation I feel they can bring to this university.
Aaron Dollinger
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Political Science
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I am running for
Student Senate
in order to enact
Dollinger
George Dungan
change in a system that has been continually bogged down by partisan politics and incessant fee increases. All students should have a say over what they pay for and where their money ultimately gets spent. ConnectKU and I will ensure that students' voices are heard and that the ninety-two senators are not putting words in their constituents mouth. I am currently a student senator and will continue to push through legislation that will amend arcane policy.
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
Major: Political Science and Women's Studies
Coalition: ConnectKU
Dungan
Biography: I am running for
Student Senate for a myriad of reasons, but the most important is to finally have a say in what goes on at our University. Given the amount of time that we invest here at KU, I feel that it is important to have a voice.
Alex Earles
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Salina
Major: Political Science
Coalition: United Students
Biography: Pre
Biography: Representing students
all across campus is very important to me, especially the freshmen and sophomores in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Getting voices heard and ideas presented is imperative and I want to listen to students and bring what they see back to Senate.
Tyler Enders
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Undecided
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I have
always yearned
to accurately
represent the
Tyler Enders
Enders
**Year:** Freshman
**Hometown:** Coppeil, Texas
**Major:** Pre-
Journalism and
Theatre and Film
**Coalition:** ConnectKU
Hannah Feldmar
class to which I belong. I believe I have a unique quality, which allows me to connect with a variety of people. Through these relationships, I am best able to represent my peers. I desire not only to be a sophomore representative, but also to be a Greek voice in Student Senate.
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in Student Senate, I felt left in the dark about what Senate was and how they were using student (our) money. I want to make sure students know what is going on and have a say in these decisions since KU belongs to us all.
Biography: My
Stacey Golub
Biography: Before getting involved
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Overland Park
Major: Microbiology and Pre-medicine
Coalition: ConnectKU
biography. My love and purpose commitment to the KU community runs deep. I want to utilize my abilities as a leader to represent my fellow students whom I've met,
Matthew Hale
and whom I eagerly wish to meet. My goal is to fulfill their needs, and to put their ideas into action. Rock Chalk!
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Leavenworth
Major: Political Science
Coalition: Students of Liberty
Biography:
Students are currently paving
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more than $700 in mandatory fees every year, and I want to make sure this money is spent in the best interests of the students. It is time for the Senate to maintain accountability for all of the money they are entrusted with, and ensure that it is not wasted or missent.
Mason Heilman
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Political Science and Secondary Education
History and Government
Coalition: United
Student
Biography: Currently, I am the only Kansas student on Facebook to list Parliamentary Procedure as an interest. Student Senate at KU has an enormous influence University wide and I have enjoyed it immensely my first two years. I look forward to working with all Senators for common sense policies next year!
Libby Johnson
Libby Johnson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Undecided
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I am running for
Student Senate because I want to
contribute to the
process that makes this university an even better place. As a fellow student, I am aware of the issues that concern the student body. I want to represent your opinions and work to address these issues.
Mitchell Jones
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Burlington
Major: Film
Coalition: Students of Liberty
Biography: I'm tired of seeing people's money being wasted across see this as a fitting giving it all back.
Mitchell Jones
Hannah Kincaid
Jones
being wasted across the country and see this as a fitting place to get a start on giving it all back.
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Overland Park
Major: Pre-Journalism
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I want to be more involved with all of
the things happening on campus. There are so many amazing groups and activities that are available that people seem unaware of. Right now I'm really excited about the efforts to clean up Potter lake, I'm also very interested in "Better Bites" a program pushing for healthier eating options on campus and more choices for vegetarians.
ConnectKU is the only activity I've ever participated in KU. Thus, being a student senator is a great opportunity for me to get involved. However, more importantly, it enables me to represent the students and ensure their voice be heard, therefore to appeal more students to get involved as well.
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Beijing, China
Major: Pre-Education
Coalition: ConnectU
Biography:
Frankly, campa-
miling with
Ailun Li
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Prairie Village
Major: Political Science and International Studies
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I firmly believe that if you don't like the way something is done, you must change it. I'm running to change the culture of complacency that has developed within the Student Senate. Senators should make smart decisions, and focus on issues that matter; it's that simple.
Derek Martin
Kincaid
Miriam Ofstein
Human System
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Martin
Major: English (Creative Writing)
and Film Minor
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I am running for senate because I believe it is extremely
important for a university to meet the wants of its students. I believe that ConnectKU's goals and their attentiveness to Kansas' students will help student senate revert to it's original status as a student wish/want-based organization.
is extremely
Michael Perry
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Prairie Village
Major: Chemistry and business finance
Coalition: United Students
Biography: Student Senate is an essential part of campus. I would like to be a part of the decisions that affect campus in a positive way and being involved in senate would give me an opportunity to bring others' ideas to the table.
Andrea Peterson
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Manhattan
Major: Political Science and East Asian Languages and Cultures
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: Apathy to a political process is a sad thing, whether it's on a national or campus level. I'm running because ConnectKU's ideas and actions have the power to get students involved in their government again, and I want to be part of that change.
Mer
Year: Freshmen
Hometown:
Lenexa
Major: Pre-Business
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: Elec
Lauren Poll-
Peterson
Biography: Elections are about
fresh faces and new ideas. I am on the Women's Rowing team and I value the diverse interests of all students. I can see that there are changes that need to be made, and I am determined and excited to make KU even better for everyone.
Pollmiller
Tonia Salas
biography. the reason I am running for Senate is
because I want to be actively involved with my school and fellow students. I also want to get the voice of my fellow freshman/sophomore CLAS students to be heard in Senate.
Scott Shreders
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrence
Major: Political Science
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: As a student body,
we are faced with
many issues, but the core values which the Connect KU coalition hold dear will only lead to a more prosperous environment. I ask not for your vote, but rather for your trust. Your trust that I will not fade in the face of trial and tribulation, and that I will never turn away from the responsibilities involved in representing you.
Hometown:
Lindsborg
Major: Pre-medicine: Biochemistry and History
Coalition: Independent
Biomedical Needs
Chantz Thomas
Biography: |
would like to be elected to a Senate seat for a second year, because I believe that the experience I have gained as a Senator over the past year will help me to effectively work for student interests. Topics that I would like to focus on include campus fees and helping in KU's continuing effort to optimize our academic opportunities.
**Year:** Freshman
**Hometown:** Colby
**Major:** Political Science
**Coalition:** ConnectKU
**Biography:** Becoming a member of KU
Andrew Toth
Toth
Student Senate is my goal because I feel that the Senate is too caught up with blasses and cliques, and I would like to help the Senate focus on what it should: the overall best interests of the student body.
Grant Treaster
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Shawnee
Major: Journalism and Political Science
Coalition: United Students
Biography:
Student Senate has been the most rewarding experience for me
at KU, I am running again because my fellow students deserve to have their voices heard on tough issues. Whether it's getting better parking or making enrollment more student friendly, I will listen to students' concerns and effectively represent them.
Vestal
Vestal
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Kansas City
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I
want to be part
want to be part
Rachel Werner
of Student Senate because it is a way to be directly involved in what's going on at KU. Being a student myself, I want my voice heard about how student fees are used and the ability to work to keep student fees down.
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Phoenix
Major: Human Biology
Coalition: United Students
Biography: I'm running for Senate as a way to
Forrest Woods
become more involved and be able to voice the opinions of my fellow classmates. As a member of the women's rowing team, I feel that it's important for the student athlete's voice to be heard in addition to other undergraduate students. As a senator, I would work to improve communication between the students and Senate.
Year: Freshman
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Pre-Journalism
Coalition: United Students
Biography: I'm a
Leo. I like people
and they like me.
Trey Anderson
Woods
CLAS J/S (14 SEATS)
Wray Anderson
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Wichita
Major: Classics and biobiology
Coalition: United Students
Biography:
Student Senate provides a
platform for the students to effectively govern themselves through those that properly represent their demands. I wish to represent the student body and help solve its most pertinent issues with minimal student fees through Student Senate and United Students.
Anderson
Brad Cardonell
Hometown:
Tribune
Major: Neurobiology
Coalition: United
Students
Biography:
Your vision, your
KU, your United
Students.
Quinton Cheney Year: Senior
Hometown: Fort Scott
Major: Economics and Math
Coalition: ConnectKU
Cardonell
Biography: What is important to me is reminding students that Student Senate exists to help them. Everything we do can and should make being a KU student easier and more rewarding. Being a senator isn't about personal gains; it's about making oneself a resource.
Benjamin Cohen
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Political
Science
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: As long as I've been
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Cohen
Thomas Cox
involved with Student Senate, I've seen aspects of it that are frighteningly true to the negative stereotypes many students believe about it. It's too elitist, it's out of touch, the people in charge don't care about helping people, etc. I believe in the ability to create change from within, and that is exactly what I am to take part in doing.
Coalition: ConnectKU Biology: I have
Thomas Cox
Year: Senior
Hometown:
Shawnee
Major: History and Political Science
Cox
been a senator for four years, in which I have worked heavily to expand wireless Internet on campus and was the creator of the SafeBus system that runs on weekends. I love Senate and this
University and am looking forward to my fifth year as a senator!
Todd Crawford
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Leawood
Major: Business
Finance and Pre-
Medicine
Coalition: United
Students
Biography: I have
been involved
Crawford
Matthew En-
Enriquez
with the University Student Senate since the fall of my freshman year. Over the last year, I have seen some significant changes that have taken place within Senate, both positive and negative. If elected to serve as a junior/senior CLAS senator, I would see to it that the legislation brought about was more broad in scope and had an impact on a larger portion of the University. I think that Senate has made some tremendous strides over the years, but there is much work left to be done, and I think that my knowledge of the many existing student organizations at the University would enable me to better serve our campus and community as a whole.
riquez
Year: Junior
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Philosophy and Communication Studies
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography. The reason I'm running for Student Senate is to create awareness. Essentially, KU has so many great resources to offer the students here that go unnoticed. Working with these organizations and departments through Senate, I know we can find ways to market their events and services to many more students.
Michael Gray
Major. Biochemistry
Coalition: United Students
Biography: I believe that Senate is one of the most important groups
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on campus, though often overlooked by many students. I have chosen to run for Student Senate because I believe I have the experience and character to be a scrupulous steward of the $377 each student pays in fees every semester.
Groeblacher
Biography: As the president of a student organization (KU Young Democrats), I think that I've come to understand what challenges organizations face and how they could be more successful with Senate's help. I also think it's important for students to understand and have a say in where their student fees are going. Student Senate is essential for both of these causes, and I would love to be a part of making KU better for all of us.
Kristin Haeussler
Coalition: United Students
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Elise Higgins
Year: Sophomore
Hometown:
Topeka
Major: Women's
Studies and Political Science
Coalition: ConnectKU
Higgins
Biography:
I'm running for
Student Senate because I believe in the power of civil engagement. I'm running with ConnectKU because I love KU and Student Senate, but I know they can be better. I know that ConnectKU has the best people, ideas and vision to improve our school and our Senate.
Christie M. Jones
Year: Junior
Hometown: De Soto
Major: Sociology and Women's Studies
Coalition: ConnectKU
Biography: I feel
Biography: I feel that I can make
a positive impact at KU, and my goal can be achieved through involvement with Student Senate. It is apparent that most students feel that Student Senate does not represent the student body's needs or that they "do nothing." I want to change this perspective for students through my hard work and dedication to Student Senate. I am truly passionate about diversity and the issues that surround it on campus. Thus, ConnecttUS initiative regarding Hate Crime Prevention Week is something that must happen on campus in the near future.
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