Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Student Senate presidential candidates participated in a televised debate Monday afternoon. The debate, sponsored by KUJH-TV, KJHK and The University Daily Kansan, is available for students to view in full online at www.kansan.com/videos.
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Presidential candidates from each Student Senate coalition sat down to answer questions from members of campus media organizations.
Candidates said they thought this debate was important because it would be posted for students to view online.
“I think you have to be able to put the face with the name with the message,” said J.J. Siler, presidential candidate for Envision. “I think we’re definitely a digital generation.”
Candidates had 90 seconds to respond to questions posed by KUJH and Kansan staff members. Many of the questions focused on how continued budget problems at the University would affect candidates’ platform goals.
Students of Liberty, United Students and Envision presidential candidates all expressed interest in prioritizing their projects and keeping costs low.
Tutu Lee, presidential candidate for the Free State coalition, said the best way to pay for improvements to campus was to raise student fees.
“I think it’s good that we had a chance to all get together and talk at a venue sponsored by one of the campus media outlets,” Mason Heilman, United Students presidential candidate, said. “I think having a debate in a setting like this added some validity and impartiality to it.”
Adam Wood, Students of Liberty presidential candidate, said he felt the debates covered the most important aspects of each coalition’s platforms. He said that while he knew that voter turnout would not be at 100 percent, he hoped turnout would improve compared with previous years.
“I’m pretty sure this is the first time in KU history that four people are running for the top of the ticket and it’s definitely the most entertaining campaign in a long time,” Wood said.
Senate elections will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Students can vote online at www.ku.edu/~election.
— — Edited by Melissa Johnson
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Campus media sponsor Senate debate
I have been recently informed by my legal counsel that the only chance I have of avoiding a gargantuan federal indictment is to win this election.
So I promise, if elected, that I will spend the majority of my time in office training to unofficially represent the University of Kansas Student Senate as a mixed martial arts cage fighter in Kansas City. I will even wear Jayhawk boxers as I pummel my opponents so all of KCMO will know who's bringing the heat. Moreover, every other Wednesday, during full senate, I will give the best speaker my winnings and provide a blow by blow account of what happened.
Nothing will beat the look on the senators' faces when they see the beaten look on mine.
Revving his fun meter, Tutu Lee
Campus media sponsor Senate debate
As a third party observer, it is clear who won this debate.
Tutu.
Campus media sponsor Senate debate
I hope Tutu wins and May makes him cookies. I bet those would be delicious.
Campus media sponsor Senate debate
Even during our youth one needs to learn the rules of any senate, girl gossip like we have seen in this race should not be welcomed at this campus. May Davis and her sorority sisters (AKO)should be banned from any further senate matters. If this is what they'll do out of office what will they do in office?
Campus media sponsor Senate debate
Tutu is the best candidate this campus has ever seen. He told me to tell you that.
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