Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The Delta Force coalition released two more platforms for the April 11 and 12 elections.
Delta Forces’ new platforms include parking shuttles and subsidized testing for sexually transmitted infections.
John Cross, Kansas City, Mo., junior, and Liz Stuewe, Lawrence junior, previously announced their platform for blue light expansion earlier this semester. Cross and Stuewe are the president and vice president nominees respectively.
“We’re really excited about the platforms,” Cross said. “We’ve done a lot of research on how to help the community.”
The parking shuttle platform calls to increase the amount of buses at the satellite parking lot on West Campus, and add fare-free buses to campus from the Student Recreation and Fitness Center parking lot and the parking lots located behind JRP Hall.
Stuewe said the main goal of the platform was to ensure convenience and safety.
Delta Force said that because there are no buses running to JRP, students are rushing to get from class to class. Adding a bus to JRP would make it easier for students to get to and from JRP more quickly.
The coalition also wants to extend the bus hours to 2 a.m., which would make it easier to use the library without having to park on campus or walk in the dark alone.
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None of our platforms will necessitate an increase in student fees. We have researched other ways to get funding, such as grants.
-junior John Cross
Members of Delta Force met with Parking Department officials to discuss the feasibility of the plan, and they said the platform could be filled without problems if they were elected.
Subsidized STI testing would give students the ability to be tested for STIs at little or no cost.
The goal of the platform is to provide testing at Watkins Memorial Health Center for all students paying Lawrence campus fees.
Students’ sexual health is a concern for Delta Force because many students don’t get tested.
“It’s a really plausible platform,” Stuewe said. “Students have a lot of money and insurance concerns. This would provide a good solution.”
Cross said they wanted to ensure that students knew their options when thinking about their sexual health.
Stuewe said that while announcing platforms to members of the Delta Force coalition, they received a lot of positive feedback.
“None of our platforms will necessitate an increase in student fees,” Cross said. “We have researched other ways to get funding, such as grants.”
Delta Force continues to work on other possible platforms such as expanded advertising for student organizations and the use of paper basketball tickets for students.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.
— Edited by James Pinick
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