Reusable water bottles is Environs‘ next step to save the planet — or, at least, the campus. Environs, the student organization dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and activism, launches their Take Back the Tap initiative tomorrow night to move towards a disposable bottle-free campus. The initiative will provide infrastructure to sustainably provide safe, filtered water [...]
An introduction to KUnited’s vice president and presidential candidates, Blaine Bengtson and Brandon Woodard. Read a Q&A with the candidates here.
Marcus Tetwiler and Emma Halling, students running for president and vice president in Student Senate, answer some questions about why they’re running and what to look forward to by engaging yourself in the upcoming election. Marcus Tetwiler, junior from Paola majoring in History and English. Member of Beta Theta Pi, holds a rush chair position, [...]
Brandon Woodard and Blaine Bengtson, students running for president and vice president in KUnited, answer some questions about why they’re running and what to look forward to by engaging yourself in the upcoming election. Brandon Woodard, senior from Topeka, majoring in Political Science. Member of Delta Lambda Phi, pledge class president freshman year, served as [...]
The Student Senate Finance Committee passed eight bills last night. A Bill to Fund the American Studies Association of Graduate Students at $200 A Bill to Fund Called to Greatness (CTG) at $230 A Bill to Fund the Graduate Students of Public Administration at $400 A Bill to Fund Nourish International at $1,000 A Bill [...]
The final platforms for both Student Senate campaign coalitions – Ad Astra and KUnited – have been released. These releases come in preparation for the upcoming election, which will take place April 10 and 11. Both coalitions have both released a total of 12 platforms each during the campaign. KUnited announced two additional platforms Tuesday, [...]
Students can meet the 2013 Student Senate presidential and vice presidential candidates while enjoying a free slice of pizza. Pizza and Politics is an ongoing series sponsored by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. This month’s event will be different than usual. The casual meet-and-greet setting will give students an opportunity to get to [...]
Voting for student senate elections will take place on April 10 and 11, and results will be announced on April 17. Brandon Woodard, a senior from Topeka, is KUnited’s 2013 presidential candidate and Blaine Bengtson, a junior from Salina, is KUnited’s 2013 vice-presidential candidate. Marcus Tetwiler, a junior from Paola, is Ad Astra’s 2013 presidential [...]
The Student Senate Finance Committee will vote tomorrow on several bills to fund student organizations and events. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Here is a list of the proposed bills: • Allocation of $2,138 to the African Student Association for its event titled “Sisikuma Afrika,” which is [...]
Student Senate voted to form a task force to further work on the issue of the South Lawrence Trafficway that might possibly be constructed through the Wakarusa Wetlands. Haskell Indian Nations University originally had the rights to the Wetlands, but after a time known as Indian Termination in the 1950s and 1960s, the rights to [...]
Ad Astra, a coalition for Student Senate, released two more platforms for their 2013 campaign. Marcus Tetwiler, a junior from Paola, is Ad Astra’s 2013 presidential candidate. Emma Halling, a junior from Elkhard, Ind., is running as Ad Astra’s 2013 Vice President. Opening Student Body Access to the Student Senate According to a press release, [...]
International students are now formally allowed to run for Student Senate as representatives of the international student community itself, as four new seats have been added to the senate to boost representation of this student group. The initiative passed the full senate two weeks ago and was enacted by Student Senate President Hannah Bolton last [...]
Ad Astra is under investigation for allegedly violating the Student Senate election code. The Student Senate Election Commission said it received a complaint claiming that the Ad Astra campaign met with members of the Rock Chalk Revue at the Lied Center last Tuesday, Feb. 26 and then campaigned with the Junior Greek Council the next [...]
KUnited, a student senate coalition, has released four more platform initiatives for the 2013 campaign. Brandon Woodard, a senior from Topeka, is KUnited’s 2013 presidential candidate. Blaine Bengtson, a junior from Salina, is KUnited’s 2013 vice-presidential candidate. New Aquatic Center at the Rec KUnited plans to work with KU Recreation Services to begin the process [...]
Ad Astra, the coalition opposing KUnited in the upcoming Student Senate elections, announced three additional platforms Monday via its Facebook page. These come after three initial platforms were released last week, as reported by the Kansan. The three latest platforms include: Decreasing Transcript Fees for Current Students The coalition pledged to decrease the University fees [...]
Student Senate passed a bill to fund the Student Involvement and Leadership Center (SILC) renovations at the full senate meeting last Wednesday. KU Memorial Unions first proposed the bill two weeks ago at the first cycle of legislation for the semester. They originally asked for $60,000 to which they would match, estimating a total of [...]
