Friday, April 15, 2005
Rachel Seymour
An unidentified Delta Force supporter; Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore and Delta Force presidential candidate and Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior and vice presidential candidate, react to the outcome of the Student Senate election at 1236 Louisiana St. last night. Delta Force and Student Voice lost in the student presidential election to KUnited, who has won the election four years in a row now.
Delta Force members found a reason to celebrate after losing the 2005 Student Senate elections.
It had a clear victory with 11 out of 14 junior/senior College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seats despite losses in the presidential-vice presidential vote and a failure to earn seats in the majority of the professional schools and the freshman/sophomore CLAS.
Cheers also erupted from the crowd of approximately 40 students who gathered in the “Bungalow” at 1236 Louisiana St. when it was announced that the two student referendums, both of which Delta Force had campaigned for, were passed.
Kevin McKenzie, Salina junior, said he wasn’t surprised Delta Force had a clear majority in the junior/senior CLAS vote. But he said it was difficult to figure out why Delta Force didn’t appeal more to underclassmen and students in the professional schools in the general election.
“It’s impossible to know what makes a difference, and CLAS is such a big school,” he said.
Delta Force tried to emphasize its presidential-vice presidential team this year. Elaine Jardon, Overland Park sophomore, and Stephanie Craig, Edmond, Okla., junior, were the first all-female, all-Greek duo to run with Delta Force.
Online voting was another new factor this year. Jardon said online voting helped Delta Force because many of its supporters were studying abroad and working at off-campus internships.
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“Just the fact that we have elections online is a victory,” Jardon said.
Delta Force invited the Student Voice coalition to the Bungalow. Ethan Nuss, Salina junior, said that despite their differences, both coalitions saw no reason why they shouldn’t celebrate together.
“We share a common bond in that we tried to take down the incumbent,” Nuss said.
Jardon and the rest of the crowd clapped when KUnited was declared the winner of the presidential-vice presidential race.
With the last Delta Force victory in 2001, members have learned to take the losses with a grain of salt. Members celebrated their accomplishments after the results were announced.
Jardon said even though the semester was ending, Delta Force would stay involved on campus. She said the coalition would work on passing legislation through activism on campus, including registering voters and screening movies.
— Edited by Kendall Dix
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