University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 29, 1988
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FOCUS to emphasize experience and issues
During the Student Senate election, voters must concern themselves with voting for the coalition that has solid issues and the people with the necessary experience to implement those issues. Senate is an organization that requires previous experience as a member before a student can be an effective student leader. The FOCUS coalition has the necessary experience.
Combined, the two presidential candidates have three years of Senate experience, four years of committee experience, two terms on University Council, two presidential task force chairmanships, and experience in Topeka on lobbying efforts. All of the Senate committee chairmen that are running for re-election with a coalition, including the StudenFOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS has members from many campus groups, including SAMS, Crew, BCOB, Student Alumni, SCU, BSU, AURH and KU Bands. FOCUS displays a strong slate of issues that includes peer advising, telephone enrollment, telephone add-drop and campus-wide insurance.
Peer advising is a great way to enhance the advising process at the University of Kansas. Students who were not satisfied with the advising they received would be able to visit a peer adviser who had been trained by the University. The peer advisers would be able to advise students and offer counsel on academic probation.
Telephone enrollment is cur
rently working in 60 universities across the country. The system that FOCUS wants to bring to KU would allow students to enroll from their homes in an average of two minutes.
FOCUS plans to obtain bids from insurance companies that offer students inexpensive group rate insurance for fire and theft. The University of Wisconsin has the type of insurance that FOCUS wants to see at KU. Wisconsin offers fire and theft insurance to students at a policy starting at $22 a year for $2,000 coverage. Most insurance companies require renters to insure a minimum of $20,000 of property and will not insure multiple-member households that are not related. Extending student insurance requires no money from student activity fees and provides protection for students, no matter where they live.
No one comes up with bad issues. The question is, what are the realistic chances for implementation. Each year, candidates raise issues that never get enacted. FOCUS has feasible issues.
Senate is not a popularity contest or a game. The Senate spends $1.2 million of your money each year. We strongly urge you to research the candidates and the issues. It is important that you make the right choice.
The FOCUS coalition is led by vice president candidate William Sanders and presidential candidate Mark Flannagan.
INTEGRITY pledges intelligent leadership
Only one of the coalitions in this Student Senate election is looking for legitimate change. Only one coalition has announced constructive issues early. In short, only one coalition has INTEGRITY.
President Frank Partnoy is a Truman Scholar, and Vice President Brian Kramer was a national debate champion. Frank and Brian have served three years on Senate, including Finance, StudEx and Senate Rights Chair.
We know the ropes, but we haven't gotten tied up in them. We had the courage to stand up for the student body even when bitterly opposed. We will work with, but not for, the administration on such issues as:
1. A McDonald's restaurant inside Wescoe cafeteria. Missouri has one — why can't we? McDonald's already has agreed to pay us $10,000 in annual rent and cover the $4 million wasted on renovation. It will take more than 100 years before Union Square turns a profit! A private restaurant would pay $150 per student to lower textbook prices and open more classes.
The current administration has alienated powerful students such as basketball players. These players can lobby and work to rally support because, like it or not, they are influed. The sheer ignorance and insecure attitude that the Final Four appearance has on KU alumni.
2. Enrollment by telephone. From junior colleges to the University of Arizona to Brigham Young, students are enrolling by phone and saving hours they wasted standing in lines. Our coalition is the biggest in the history of KU, so we'll have the votes. The others will be outnumbered 20 to 1 in the University Senate, where this issue will be decided.
Expanding the Senate makes it more representative. Sixty-five percent of the students live off campus, but they have less than 10 percent representation. Addressing any issue concerning off-campus students without giving them more senators is yet another empty promise. The other coalitions have only five off-campus candidates, and we have more than 70.
3. Renew Secure Cab, the best program Senate has ever initiated. Others would rather waste $5,500 on Course Source or $75,000 on internal expenses such as photocopying or steak dinners. Now that more cabs are available, we'll spend the money to get you a ride home whenever you need it.
When you hear lofty promises, remember that we're promising something we can deliver. You pay $28 to Senate every semester — don't waste it! This election is not a popularity contest.
It's been a long time since KU could choose some intelligent leadership that promises true change. It's something Student Senate needs.
The INTEGRITY coalition is led by vice presidential candidate Brian Kramer and and presidential candidate Frank Partnow.
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Interested CLAS undergraduate students should complete nomination forms available at the Undergraduate Services Office, 106 Strong Hall.
Student body at KU is TOP PRIORITY
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Election will be held April 13 & 14 with Student Senate Election
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Good student government demands responsible student leadership. Aside from being charged with funding student organizations, Senate also is responsible for voicing the concerns of students. We have the experience and ability to do this effectively. TOP PRIORITY offers you a presidential and vice president candidate with a combination of senate and campus leadership experience, which includes representing students on University Council, Student Senate committees and boards, University committees, SUA, Board of Class Officers, and H.E.R.O. We bring to Senate the variety of experience necessary to represent the needs of students and to expand the role of Senate in the future.
A campaign slogan in the form of a question? There's a reason for that. Student Senate is representative government. In order to represent you, TOP PRIORITY wants to know your concerns. That's why we've talked with students, administrators, faculty and the Kansas Legislature about the issues facing the University of Kansas, and we've addressed those issues with workable solutions.
TOP PRIORITY has identified several major student concerns. Nearly every student lives off campus at some point during his stay at KU. However, there is nowhere off campus that students can turn for help. TOP PRIORITY has developed the concept of an off-campus center. It would provide such essential services as computerized apartment listings by price, location, etc., as well as other programs responsive to the needs of off-campus students. This type of program has been very successful at other universities; we believe it can work at KU.
Financial aid is a problem for many students. As tuition increases, we can only expect the situation to get worse. TOP PRIORITY believes that Student Senate should move beyond just providing student services and work to ensure that students have the chance to come to KU and afford to stay. TOP PRIORITY will address this problem both by lobbying in the Legislature and by working for you on campus.
Many students each semester feel frustrated during advising. We do too. Working with faculty, students and administrators, we've developed a comprehensive advising proposal to fully address the advising problem. Our proposal includes courses for preparing KU students need a comprehensive approach to a growing problem.
What Senate needs is simple. It needs people with the willingness to listen to problems and the ability and experience to solve them. In short, Senate needs progress, not politics. Senate needs to make students its TOP PRIORITY.
The TOP PRORITY coalition is led by vice president candidate Pam Holley and presidential candidate R. Brook Menees.
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