06 NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A band label, and to rades be to "It's t you have leav radu ave to co- aws,"nw. "and" and hocroul mchourol host- ldlife use for other CAMPUS enchildren small place Wendy activ- uuffer- ing the dialids. of are yhwawk The Student Senate Kansan Advertising Sub-Committee voted on Friday to not include KU sports clubs into its advertising program. Student Senate denies club sports ad space The committee had concerns that if the clubs were allowed to use its advertising space in The University Daily Kansan, the groups would be "double-dipping" because they already receive money from Recreation Services for the same purpose. Nolan T. Jones, Pittsburg junior and communications director for Student Senate, said the decision was made after a review of the Senate rules and regulations and was determined that because it was a duplication of services, it could not be allowed. He said this would not be the end of discussions on this topic but as the rules/stand now, the committee could not give the clubs the advertising space. Ariana Cubillos/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nicole Kelley At the start of the semester, eight student senator seats needed to be filled. A committee was formed to review applications and conduct interviews to decide who would fill the positions. New senators selected to fill spring openings Supporters of Haitian presidential favorite Rene Preval demonstrate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday. Pierre Richard Duchemin, a member of Haiti's electoral council, said results of the presidential elections were being manipulated as throngs of supporters of Preval poured into the streets chanting angrily allegations of fraud. The following students were chosen by the committee: Jason Blick, graduate student senator, Daniel Parker, off-campus student, Tom Cox, CLAS freshman/sophomore senator, Tayler Eldridge and Ashley Bloom, junior/senior CLAS senators, Chris Jones, business senator, and Erin Chaput and Nina Mosallaei, social welfare senators. They are expected to be approved by the full Student Senate in a meeting Wednesday. Haitians protest voting fraud Nicole Kelley INTERNATIONAL BY ANDREW SELSKY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A member of Haiti's electoral council said results of the presidential elections were being manipulated, echoing complaints by throngs of supporters of Rene Preval, who poured into the streets on Sunday with angry allegations of fraud. With 75 percent of votes counted, Preval was falling short of winning Tuesday's elections outright by less than a percentage point. "According to me, there's a certain level of manipulation," Pierre Richard Duchemin, an electoral council member, told The Associated Press, adding that "there is an effort to stop people from asking questions" about the counting process. Duchemin said Sunday he needed access to tallies of vote counts in hopes of learning who was behind the alleged manipulation. He called for an investigation. Preval's supporters poured out of different neighborhoods of the capital and converged on the electoral council headquarters. Blowing horns and pounding drums, they denounced Jacques Bernard, director-general of the nine-member electoral council. "Jacques Bernard is a thief. He doesn't know how to count!" they chanted. U.N. peacekeepers blocked Preval supporters from reaching the Montana Hotel, where election officials have been giving updates on the results. "When you get thousands of people on the streets, things can get unpredictable," said U.N. spokesman David Wimburst. Bernard denied accusations the council voided many votes for Preval, a former president. Suspicion has risen among many Haitians that the results were being manipulated in the five days since voters turned out in droves to elect a new government. It will replace an interim government installed after then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a bloody rebellion two years ago. "The electoral council is trying to do what it can to diminish the percentage of Preval so it goes to a second round." Faroul. Faroul said he wanted Preval to win but added that he would be protesting if any candidate was being denied votes by manipulation. Jean-Henoc Faroul, the president of an electoral district with 400,000 voters northeast of the capital, accused the electoral commission of trying to force a runoff, saying tally sheets from Preval strongholds have vanished. Preval demonstrators threatened violence if Preval is not declared the first-round winner. As demonstrators marched on the Montana Hotel, the electoral council abruptly canceled a Sunday evening news conference. Duchemin accused Bernard of "megalomania," saying he had blocked other council members from getting information on the tabulation process. "If they take the election from Preval, it's not going to go smoothly," said Robert Antoine, a 23-year-old from the Bel-Air slum. "The people voted massively for Preval, and it seems the electoral commission is playing games with the results." Preval was leading 33 candidates with 49.1 percent of the vote, short of the 50 percent plus one vote he needs to avoid a March 19 runoff with the runner-up. Leslie Manigat, also a former president, was second with 11.7 percent of the vote. services at Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, urged Haitians to be patient. "They've started well, let them finish the race well," Tutu, the retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, told the AP. "And I think they will, that they will be peaceful and that they will accept the results of the elections." South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, presiding over An estimated 2.2 million people cast ballots, or 63 percent of registered voters. About 125,000 ballots _ or 7.5 percent of the votes cast _ have been declared invalid because of irregularities, raising suspicion among Preval supporters that polling officials are trying to steal the election. Another 4 percent of the ballots were blank but were still added into the total, making it harder Preval to obtain the 50 percent plus one vote needed. CORRECTION - An article in Friday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Downtown still thriving," missspelled the name of Quinton's Bar and Deli. ON THE RECORD ON CAMPUS - A 20-year-old KU student reported an attempted ag-gravated robbery between 9:02 and 9:09 p.m. Sunday on the 3500 block of West 22nd Street. The assailant threatened the student with a knife. - Christine Anderson, history graduate student, is hosting a seminar on "The Rise of the Modern Woman and the New Femininity: London, 1890-1900" at 3:30 p.m. in the Hall Center for the Humanities. - Gail Swanlund, graphic designer, is giving a lecture as part of the Hallmark Design Symposium Series at 6 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art. CAMPUS GSP resident attempts suicide, hospitalized A female student on Sunday afternoon was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after an attempted suicide. When officers from the KU Public Safety Office arrived at GSP Hall, where the student lives, she was with two friends and receiving medical treatment from paramedics. T. J. Mailen, patrol sergeant for the KU Public Safety Office, said police had found the student's room unlocked with a suicide note on her bed. He said no names would be released until the Public Safety Office had a chance to speak with the student and give her the help and counseling she may have needed. Nicole Kellev THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Center for Community Outreach challenging. educating. empowering. February 13,2006 Natural Ties is a student-run volunteer program that fosters friendships between individuals with and without disabilities Wednesday, February 22 from 6-8pm St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center Natural Ties Spaghetti Dinner! Project Bridge Volunteers knowledgeable in another language tutor Meeting will take place Wednesday, February 15th,6-8pm Big XII Room in the Kansas Union people of all ages who are learning English as a second language. For more information e-mail pbridge@ku.edu Recycling Drop-off February 25 from 10am-4pm on the East side of the KU Memorial Stadium Parking Lot Student Environmental Advisory Board Stop by the KU Habitat for Humanity booth on Wescoe Beach February 13 & 14 Want to GET NAILED this Valentine's Day? funded by: STUDENT SENATE For more info email circolo@raven.cc.ku.edu http://www.ku.edu/~circolo Brazilian table every Friday at 5pm at Henry's Upstairs Come speak Portuguese and meet Brazilian people... BRAZA Brazilian Student Association MILK Circolo Italiano Italian Club -For only one hour a week, volunteers can tutor, be in a class, or work one-on-one -openings for immediate board members available Meets every 2nd Thursday of every month 6:00 at Aimee's following La Tavola Mentors In The Lives of Kids Mentoring In the Lives of Kids is an after-school volunteer program that works with 8 different elementary and junior high schools Contact milk@raven.cc.ku.edu or (785) 864-4072; SILC offices 410 Kansas Union Leadership Conference February 25, 2006 Cost: $10 Registration is online at www.ku.edu/~silc/blueprints Or stop by the Student Involvement & Leadership Office Due Monday February 20th of an email. Questions and sub- missions can be sent to Submissions must be sent as either doc format or in the body of an email. kuswat@yahoo.com KU's newest journal, "Comma. Splice," has extended its submission deadline to the 14th of February. -submissions of any genre of creative writing are welcome Up to five pieces or 13 pages of submission welcome -we are a faction of KU Student Writer's Association. The (KU SWAT) r