THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
NEWS
3A
POLITICS
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
President Clinton lectures Friday at Bramlage Coliseum at Kansas State University about his concern for global issues. He said that every citizen has the responsibility of improving the world.
Clinton speaks in Manhattan
Lecture focuses on stabilizing natural resources, conflict in Middle East, healthcare policy
BY TYLER HARBERT
MANHATTAN — Former President Bill Clinton said his lecture was going to be a trip through his mind.
"It might be scary," Clinton said during his visit to Bramlage. Coliseum at Kansas State University.
Clinton spoke to about 9,000 people Friday in Manhattan about national and international relations. He said the line between the two was fading. Clinton said every concerned citizen, regardless of political party or anything else, needed a framework for understanding how local actions affected global issues and vice versa.
"I think we have to take care of us too, but we can't take care of America's next generation unless we take care of the world," he said.
Clinton said he questioned himself regularly about how his actions
affected a changing world. He said interdependence and sustainability were always outcomes he tried to reach.
"The world we live in today, we just, we can't keep going this way," he said.
Clinton cited top-soil erosion and under-stocked fishing areas as evidence of climate change, which he said was the predominant reason for instability.
He also said that unlike the previous centuries, Americans constantly felt vulnerable because of Sept. 11 and fear of incurable diseases like bird flu.
He said America needed a strong security policy to enforce and help create a more sustainable world. Then, he pointed to a group of several hundred soldiers from Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth who attended the lecture.
"We have to have a security policy like these people," Clinton
said, and the coliseum erupted into applause.
"You always got to have politics at work with the militants," he said.
That part of the lecture hit home for Spc. Robert Mather, who is stationed at Fort Riley.
He then said that during times of conflict, the military could only be successful if the U.S. had strong diplomatic solutions and strove for peace at the same time.
Mather said heliked that Clinton gave soldiers a lot of credit during his speech. He particularly enjoyed when Clinton pushed for diplomacy instead of violence when dealing with a restless Middle East.
"That means we don't have to leave our families and go do a bunch of nonsense?" Mather said.
"We can't keep going with the health care system we've got," Clinton said.
Another big issue for Clinton was universal healthcare coverage.
He said that 60 percent of an American's income was spent on health care, and that no other developed nation spent more than 11 percent. He also said the U.S. insured 84 percent of its citizens while all other developed nations were able to insure all of their citizens.
Clinton also touched on public education, job growth and the increasing role of technology in the workplace while fielding several questions from the audience.
He ended his lecture by asking the audience who was responsible for improving the world.
"Whether in or out of government, you are," Clinton said.
>> STUDENT SENATE
Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@ kansan.com.
Bill passes to purchase more accessible buses next fall
- Edited by Carissa Pedigo
BY ASHLEE KIELER
Students will see newer buses and new fees -when they return to campus in the fall.
Student Senate passed a bill last Wednesday that increased student transportation fees $20 each semester to have money for new buses. The increase will bring in $1,015,160 each year.
The referendum failed at a special election on Feb. 13 and 14 because too few students showed up to vote. Election rules state that 10 percent of the student body must vote for
the referendum to be passed, but only 5 percent voted at the special election.
The bill was also voted down by the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 21, which kept it from going to full Senate. However, the Student Senate Executive Committee exercised its power to review the bill itself and passed it to full Senate.
The first 30 buses purchased will be 10 to 15 years newer than those currently in use. The more modern buses will be equipped with wheelchair lifts or low-floor entrances and top exhaust.
"It is important that Student Senate stepped up to the plate and made the move to acquire cleaner accessible buses for the bus system that they run", said Jessica Mortingen, Hays senior and Student Senate transportation board member.
Katey Birge, Denver senior and president of AbleHawks, said the passage of the bill was historic because the University had been in violation of Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
"Many students couldn't use the buses even though they paid the
fees," Birge said, can use them."
The newer buses will also influence the image of the University, said Jason Boots, Plano, Texas, senior and student body president. The condition, functionality and cleanliness of the buses affect vehicle
"Now, everyone
sions of the campus, he said.
"We project a
"We project a negative image with old buses that spew particulate matter and aren't suitable for our entire community."
JASON BOOTS Student body president
affect visitors' and students' impres- bility was such an issue because
negative image with old buses that spew particulate matter and aren't suitable for our entire community." Boots said.
Kate Edell,
Rochester,
Minn., junior,
said she didn't
realize accessi-
ness issue of
the lift vans in use.
Boots said he expected to have the first fleet of buses running by next fall. He said he hoped to be able to purchase three brand new buses each year after that.
"It's kind of a ridiculous to have to pay that much, but if it's more convenient, it's OK." Edell said.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.
Edited by Ashley Thompson
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