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Jayplay Personal stories of abortion: the struggles, relief and repercussions. Also, calorie content of cocktails (yes, we included Jager Bombs) and a history of the Chi Omega fountain.
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.116 ISSUE 131
▼ ELECTIONS
$100 Fee Cut likes turnout, not giving up
Vote gets 38 percent approval
BY FRED A. DAVIS III
fdavis@kansan.com
STAFF WRIST MARKET
Dennis Chanay didn't expect to win the student senate presidential race. He didn't even vote for himself.
Chanay was even more estatic about the overall voter turnout and thought his referendum had something to do with it.
Chanay's coalition, $100 Fee Cut, was strictly a publicity stunt to gain attention for his and vice-presidential nominee Jonathan Wilson's referendum that would cut $96 from each student's student fees for an entire school year.
62 percent voted against it and 38 percent for it — Chanay was pleased that the referendum received as much support as it did.
And while he lost his presidential bid — he told others not to vote for the coalition — and his referendum was defeated
"It's a lot better than I thought we'd do. I'm very happy with the turnout," Chanay, Paola sophomore, said
"It wasn't biking lanes bringing people out to vote," Chanay said. "People were offered something different this year." Twenty percent of students cast a ballot this year, a 33 percent increase from last year.
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Chanay, speaking from the Delta Force listening party, said that the 38 percent in favor of
the referendum was encouraging because it was on idea alone.
Chanay said that, outside of the debates and coverage his platform received from The University Daily Kansan, he and Wilson did nothing to push their referendum.
The referendum called for various student fee cuts, including cuts to the student health care fee and the student activity fee. Under Chanay's proposed referendum, $30 would have
been cut from the student health care fee and $7 from the student activity care fee.
Chanay, former Senate presidential candidate, is happy with $100 Fee Cut's referendum results, despite its failure. "This is a mandate to do it again," he said.
"We looked at each fee, and we could do without the pharmacy," Chanay said in reference to the health care fee cut. "Students are putting more money in than what they are getting out."
students.
Chanay said it was time for that money to go back to the
Because of both the support his referendum received and the increase in overall voter turnout this year, Chanay is confident he'll run with his referendum again next year.
"This is a mandate to do it again. We'll refine and support our plan more, start earlier and use technology to get the message out."
— Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
REFERENDUMS
Students voted to increase fees for women's and non revenue intercollegiate sports and to fund Multicultural Education Enhancement They struck down a plan to reduce Student Activity Fees by $46 per semester. FOR MORE ON THESE VOTES, SEE 8A.
ISSUE YES NO
Should the Student Activity Fee be increased by $20 to fund women's and non-revenue intercollegiate sports?
X
Should the Student Activity Fee be increased $1.50 per semester and $.75 for the summer term to fund Multicultural Education Enhancement?
X
Should the Student Activity Fee portion of the Student Senate rules and regulations be reduced by $46?
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006
Mel Horen and Jason Boots raise a toast with other Ignite members at 75th Street Brewery Wednesday night. Ignite won 53 percent of votes.
Ignition Success launches coalition
SEE WHO WON
lgnite took the top two spots, but there are other candidates who were victorious. See full list on page 4A.
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Jason Boots and Mel Horen, presidential and vice presidential candidates of Ignite, stood at 75th Street Brewery surrounded by a sea of supporters staring up at the television screen as election results were announced.
Both held tight to their wine glasses as the announcer made his way through the long list of winners.
Finally, they heard their names called as the new student body president and vice president.
The two hugged in celebration as their friends and fellow Ignite candidates raised their glasses and cheered.
"It's just exhilation," Boots said. "I'm a pretty calm and even guy so I wasn't bouncing off the walls, but I was bouncing off the
walls in my brain."
Of the student population, 20 percent voted in this year's Student Senate elections. That number is up from the 15 percent who voted last year.
Boots said he was looking forward to today when he planned to sleep until 2 p.m. and then get up to do his taxes. He said the election was a challenging process and he was glad it was over.
"I don't like pimping myself, and I don't like talking about myself," he said. "So going through an entire campaign where I have to sit there and say nothing but good things about myself is actually very hard for me."
Horen said when she heard her name announced, she felt excited yet relieved at the same time.
SEE IGNITE ON PAGE 6A
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
Jason Boots and Mel Horen, newly elected president and vice president from Ignite, embrace after the results of the 2006 Student Senate election were announced Wednesday night at 75th Street Brewery.
Delta Force endures
Studie Red Corn, Shawnee sophore, and Bridget Franklin, Topake senior, react to election results called over KJHK Wednesday night. The presidential and vice presidential candidates took time to thank people for their support and dedication and are happy with the work that was put toward their cause.
Jared Gab/KANSAN
Candidates suffer loss celebrate small victory
BY MICHAEL PHILIPLES
mphillips@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
There had to be. The 47 percent of the vote that presidential and vice-presidential candidates Studie Red Corn and Bridget Franklin won was Delta Force's most since 2001, the last time the party triumphed. Red Corn, Shawnee sophomore.
First there were tears. There had to be. Delta Force had just lost its sixth-straight presidential election. Then there was champagne.
took the opportunity to thank about 50 supporters and candidates who had gathered at 1236 Louisiana St. to hear the results.
"I never expected to have this much support," he said, his face covered in both tears and champagne. "These people came through, and I love them for it. They're awesome."
The crowd was somber at first, consoling Red Corn and Franklin, but cheered as the 47 percent
SEE DELTA FORCE ON PAGE 6A
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