Monday, March 5, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Mansfield wins sixth spot in primary election
By Erin Adamson
By Erin Adamson
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff write
A d a m Mansfield is the sixth candidate for Lawrence City Commission.
The final vote count for Lawrence's primary city elections was released Friday morning and showed Adam Mansfield beating Jennifer Chaffee 536 to 527 to take sixth place in the elections.
Of the 12 candidates who were on the ballot, the top six vote-getters continue on to the Tuesday. April 3 general election to vie for three open City Commission positions.
A recount
A recount conducted by the county and the final tally of provisional ballots mean that Jennifer Chaffee, Lawrence senior in political science, will not advance to the general election.
The county released an unofficial vote count Tuesday night that showed Chaffee leading Mansfield by 10 votes for sixth place.
Patty Jaimes,
Douglas
County Clerk,
said that
Wednesday,
the county
announced
that there had
Mansfield: will advance to general election April 3
Chaffee; recount revealed KU student lost by nine votes
been a miscount. Jaimes said that some votes had been counted twice by employees who didn't clear the counting machine before adding in new ballots to be counted.
After the county recounted the ballots Wednesday, Mansfield led Chaffee by one vote for sixth place. When the provisional ballots were counted Friday morning and the final vote was announced, Mansfield, manager of Louise's Downtown bar, 1009 Massachusetts St., had won.
The Douglas County Commission met to decide the fate of 63 provisional ballots on Friday morning, and counted 60 of those ballots.
Provisional ballots are ballots of people who voted but may not have been registered at the polling site they voted at. The County Commission had to decide whether the voters were registered when they voted.
Although Mansfield, is not a student, he said he wanted to see students and members of the community that hadn't been involved in government represented in the commission and in the city.
Mansfield said he opposed the new housing ordinances and thought that the city should work to enforce existing laws before it created new ordinances.
He said he wanted a re-evaluation of the way the city awards tax abatements and a long-term plan for city growth so that the city didn't continue to sprawl west without adequate city services to match.
He also said he wanted more extensive public transportation in Lawrence and between the metropolitan areas of Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City.
Chaffee said that although she was eliminated from the City Commission race she would continue to encourage students to get out and register to vote in the general election.
She said she planned to stay involved in local government in the future.
"I'll probably wait until I graduate," Chaffee said. "I'd be real interested in that. I'll always be involved in government, as active as I can."
The candidates advancing to the general election are Sue Hack, Marty Kennedy, Erv Hodges, David Dunfield, Scott Bailey and Adam Mansfield.
Edited by Sydney Wallace
Role as The Mole tough to fill, taxed emotions of KU alumna
By Sarah Smarsh
By Sarah Smashr
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff write
The Mole, ABC's reality-based television series, revealed last week its secret sabotour's identity
— 1994 University of Kansas graduate Kathryn Price.
Price, 28, was one of 10 players who competed in mental and physical tests for a month in exotic locales to win up to $1 million. But Price turned out to be "the mole," a player secretly assigned to sabotage the other contestants. She used her wits to keep players and viewers guessing until the final show on Wednesday.
Price said she auditioned to be a regular contestant on the show, but producers pulled her aside to propose the role of "the mole."
She added that she was disappointed to lose a chance at the large monetary prize, but that the opportunity was too unique to decline.
"The idea of playing the mole was interesting and challenging to me." Price said during a phone interview from her home in Chicago.
Regardless of her success on the show, Price received a flat fee, which she could not reveal, for her efforts.
If Price had been busted in the early weeks of the show, she said the show "just would've sucked."
"I felt there was a lot of pressure," she said.
Kathryn Price, picked to play "the mole" on ABC's reality-based television show, reads to her nephew, Jackson Drake, in her Chicago home. Price worked in secret to sabotage the tasks of fellow contestants on The Mole. Contributed photo.
Price said the elaborate plots and secrecy were emotionally taxing because she had nowhere to vent frustrations. Most of the production crew didn't know the mole's identity, including the on-site therapist.
That pressure existed beyond the duty to deceive nearly everyone around her. If Price had purposely broken the confidentiality agreement regarding her identity, she could have been liable for $10 million.
"I was trying to not only fool viewers but fool the crew and everybody present," Price said. "I even had to lie during these sessions with the psychologist."
Megan Mitchelson, a KU graduate living in Leawood, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta with Price. She said she came to believe Price was the mole after hearing an Internet rumor that another player had leaked Price's identity and caused added stress for Price, which Mitchelson said was evident on the last show.
Price even duped her own sister, Kendyl Drake, who tuned in every week.
"I knew she would make it far because she's very smart," said Drake, who lives in Lafayette, Colo. "But I was completely surprised by the outcome."
"I could tell she was genuinely upset," Mitchelson said. "It was hard on her emotionally."
Price said the nine legitimate players, whose fates were partially in Price's hands, had been congratulatory on Price's performance.
"But who knows what they've been saying behind my back," Price said, laughing.
"It's very strange to see people discussing you on the Internet," she said.
Price said feedback from the audience was more difficult to deal with.
Price was a favorite in Internet chat rooms devoted to reality TV, where she was often referred to as sexy and funny.
Price said some of the comments were flattering but personal speculation from detail-probing fanatics was disturbing.
Drake took those comments personally as well.
"When they'd say something critical, it would hurt my feelings for her." Drake said.
The fascination with reality-based television stems from the real human emotions seen in the shows, even if the events that transpire are
out of the ordinary, Price said. She added that shows such as The Mole deserve their title as "reality TV."
"It's reality in that we are not actors, and I think the editing was true to what we did." Price said.
Mittelson said she regretted that The Mole had received less attention than Temptation Island, Fox's more salacious reality show.
"People are more interested in something that's really controversial and mean-spirited," Mitchellson said.
She added that Price hadn't received lucrative Hollywood offers such as the women of Temptation Island.
"It's too bad because she's a really marketable person and she's a positive female role model," she said.
Price said that she was happy with her experience and that the show's creators were happy, too. ABC recently announced plans for another season of The Mole, the popularity of which is largely because of Price's success.
"I do think the producers thought I did a good job," she said. "They've told me since that they couldn't have picked a better mole."
— Edited by Melinda Weaver
Players, coaches react to team cuts
Continued from page 1A
cuts for Board of Regents universities.
The news came as a shock to Kansas swimmer Cory Gallagher. Gallagher, a redshirt freshman who swam the breast stroke for the team in the fall, said it would take a while for it all to sink in.
"Sentimental as it my sound, it's like everything you know, it doesn't really exist anymore," Gallagher said. "It's like you have to start over."
Gallagher, who is not on scholarship, said he didn't know what his plans are for next year.
His teammate, sophomore swimmer Adam Steele, said it may be difficult for swimmers to find other universities that are willing to give out scholarships.
"A lot of guys are angry and upset because we didn't have any forewarning of this." Steele said.
"A lot of us want to continue
swimming, but we now feel very r u s h e d because we do not have a lot of time to make the right decision in terms of where to go before coaches start handing out their scholarship money. And for a lot of us, we need
Frederick: Athletics director announced team cuts yesterday
that scholarship money to keep going to school and competing."
said it's hard to stand by and watch his team become a victim of budgetary issues.
"I'm extremely disappointed," he said. "I wish that the athletics department could have found a different solution to its financial problems. This hurts so bad. It not a selfish hurt because it hurts each and every one of the young men."
Coalition kicks off Senate campaign
Tennis coach Ross Nwachukwu
"Part of my job description changes today," Nwachukwu said in a press release. "I won't be recruiting anymore, but instead I'll be doing everything I can do to help these young men find a university that has both excellent academics and an excellent tennis program like the University of Kansas."
Now Nwachukwu must deal with new coaching duties.
praised Bankston's character. Grant Butler, who is running for an off-campus senator seat, echoed similar sentiments.
"She really cares about the concerns of the students." Butler said.
Although Harris has only been a senator for a year, Butler said he thought it would work to the coalition's advantage.
— Edited by Jason McKee
"I would say that it provides a more balanced ticket," he said. "Hunter comes with an outside view, so we can have fresh ideas and a fresh voice."
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Jonathan Ng, who is running for a liberal arts and sciences seat, said he made sure that Bankston and Harris weren't just building their resumes.
"I talked to them about that and I was convinced that wasn't the reason they're running." Ng said.
"The reason why we change our name isn't to hide,but to bring in new ideas every year and not be tied to the past."
Jonathan Ng candidate for liberal arts and sciences seat in Student Senate
"They said they were in it for what Senate should be about."
this is the first year the VOICE coalition has been in existence. However, at the Delta Force coalition kick-off party on Thursday, Ben Burton, who is running for an off-campus seat, said he didn't consider the coalition to be new.
"The first thing that they're trying to do is say that they're a new coalition, and that's just not true," Burton said. "These are the same people. Look at the record. It's campaign season and it's a convenient way to make the voters forget about things that happened in the past."
Burton, who ran unsuccessfully for student body president last year, cited campaign violations by the United Students coalition, the coalition Bankston ran with last year.
Ng, who also ran with the coalition last year, said that wasn't the reason for the name change.
"The reason why we change our name isn't to hide, but to bring in new ideas every year and not be tied to the past," Ng said. "I don't have anything against Delta Force. I think they have some good candidates too."
-Edited by Melinda Weaver
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student union activities Week of Mar 5-Mar 11
15 Minutes - Net Event Mar 7,8 pm
Wizard of Oz w/
Dark Side of the Moon
Mar 9, 7 pm
Wizard of Oz
Mar 10, 9:30 pm
Best in Show
Mar 7, 10 pm
Mar 9, 9:30 pm
Mar 10, 7 pm
Richard Gwin
Richard Gwin
Cuba: Faces and Places -
Feb 28 to Mar 16, Kansas Union
Gallery, 4th floor, Kansas Union
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
Mar 6, 8 pm 120 Budig Hall.
Tickets on sale at the SUA Box Office - $ 5 w/ KUID, $ 8 w/out
Murder Mystery Dinner
Featuring the Repertory
Theater of America
Mar 13, 7 pm at the Kansas
Room, Kansas Union
Tickets available at the
SUA Box Office until Mar 8
$10 w/ KUID, $15 w/out
All movies at Woodruff Auditorium, 5th floor of the Kansas Union. Tickets/Move passes sold half an hour before movie times, in front of Woodruff.
The SUA Box Office is located at the 4th floor of the Kansas Union. Please call 864-SHOW for more information, or visit www.ukans.edu/~sua.
Afternoon Tea Thursday, Mar 8, 3-5 pm, Traditions Area Free tea, sweets and conversation