Highberger Schauner Bush It’s election time Chestnut Dever Maynard-Moody Vote for your candidates today in the election for city commissioners. 3A TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 The student vOice since 1904 WWW.KANSAN.COM VOL. 117 ISSUE 125 PAGE 1A » CITY COMMISSION vigil Student voting numbers lag BY MATT ERICKSON commission primary, students voted are 18- to 24-years old. Campbell in dismally low numbers. said Precinct 10 regularly has the It prohibited indoor smoking in Douglas County cannot mea- county’s lowest voting rate in local almost all public places in Lawrence. sure precisely how many University elections. It’s the reason that more than three students vote, but Keith Campbell, The Precinct 10 voting site closed Students unrelated people cannot live togeth- county deputy of elections, said the early on the day of the February pri- gathered er in some areas of the city. During county’s data about 18- to 24-year- mary because only five of its nearly the next few years, it may give stu- old voters allowed for guesses about 2,000 registered voters showed up, Monday to dents easier ways to get to campus student voting. Campbell said. honor those and may impose more regulations The 10 Lawrence precincts that Katie Loyd, Lawrence junior, has killed in Iraq. on landlords. currently have the highest percent- made an effort to educate students 4A It is the city commission, and vot- age of 18- to 24-year-old registered about the city commission race in ers will choose its new lineup today. voters all had voting rates below her role as Student Senate com- softball But history suggests that University the county average in the 2003 and munity affairs director. She pre- students will do little about it. 2005 commission elections. These pared biographies of the candidates, Student voting rates have lagged precincts are all located near the which are available at studentsenate. behind the general Lawrence popu- University campus. ku.edu. 12A lation in the last two city commis- In Precinct 10, which includes She said students should vote to sion elections. In February’s city the Daisy Hill residence halls, near- ly 80 percent of registered voters SEE VOTING ON PAGE 4A Grant Snider/KANSAN » CONSTRUCTION Today’s double- QUEERS AND ALLIES header against Roof repairs Arkansas provides a Pecks chance for expected to the offense to rebound. on the finish before opinion fall semester Check BY JOE HUNT out the beach latest Roof repairs at the University of Kansas that have been ongoing Kansan University, since the microburst March 12 of last year are expected to be com- cartoon. pleted by the end of summer. City celebrate So far repairs have been com- pleted on about 20 campus build- Pride Week ings. Buildings that still need repairs include Spooner Hall, BY TYLER HARbeRT Dyche Hall, Bailey Hall, Haworth Hall, Summerfield Hall, Learned On any other day, couples mak- Hall, Allen Fieldhouse, Strong Hall and Stauffer-Flint Hall. The ing out on Wescoe Beach may have overall cost for roof repairs should been advised to get a room. total six million dollars. But sloppy kisses and loving Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN Mark Reiske, associate direc- 5A embraces Monday were part of Queers and Allies director Jonathan Pryor, Columbus, Kan., senior, and boyfriend and Queers & Allies events chair, David Ta, tor of Design and Construction Queers and Allies Kiss-In event, one Wichita senior, participate in the Kiss-in on Wescoe Beach yesterday morning during Lawrence Pride Week. “We decided to do it to bring vis- Management, said repairing the baseball of 10 events celebrating Lawrence ibility to the gay community and to show gay people exist and are on campus,” Ta said. roofs was a long process. First, Pride Week at the University. contractors had to be hired to Only two couples locked lips lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen- social chair for Queers and Allies, Queers and Allies also distrib- do the repairs. Then roofing tiles on and off, but Jonathan Pryor, der community. and her girlfriend Ashley Shawgo, uted information to passers-by and had to be ordered, some of which 12A Columbus, Kan., senior and direc- “Even if it’s just two couples, it’s Overland Park senior, said they sold T-shirts that read, “Gay? Fine took six months to arrive. Further tor of Queers and Allies, said mak- activism,” Pryor said. “It’s no dif- made out on Wescoe after they had by me,” to raise money for the delays were caused because ing out with his boyfriend David ferent than straight people holding planned not to. Donate Against Hate campaign. The Spooner Hall, Bailey Hall and Ta, Wichita senior and Queers and hands walking down the street.” “They asked us to,” White said. Dyche Hall are considered his- torical buildings and repairs to Allies events chair, was a demon- Another couple, Bethanie White, “We don’t have any problem with those had to be approved by the stration to promote visibility of the Independence, Kan., senior and co- PDA, just not as a display.” SEE PRIDE ON PAGE 4A State Historical Society. The sheer After a tough series number of buildings was another against Mizzou, the problem. » CANDIDATES TALK “Just doing one roof is proba- Kansas baseball team bly a six to seven month process,” Reiske said. “But instead of doing has high hopes for their one we’re doing a huge number series against K-State. of roofs.” To prevent water leakage, Debate covers athletics issues repair crews initially outfitted all weather damaged roofs with temporary BY ASHLee KIELER “The debate gave us a chance decrease the risk of the poles being a gap existed between student ath- TODAY roofs within two months of the to get to know the candidates and torn down. letes and Student Senate. microburst. Because the tempo- Goalposts and paperless basket- address concerns,” Pryor said. Delta Force addressed its plat- “The debate was a way to get rary roofs did not have excessive 63 31 ball tickets were topics of discus- Student ath- form to bring information out between the ath- amounts of leaks, repair work on AM T-storms/Wind sion at the Student Athlete Advisory letes addressed back paper tick- letes and candidates,” Love said. some buildings was delayed until — weather.com Committee debate last night their concern ets for basket- Pryor said the debate made it after winter. for safety after ball games. possible to see which candidates Gary Brown, a roofer for WEDNESDAY THURSDAY between Student Senate presidential “The debate was a way to get and vice presidential candidates. football games John Cross, were willing to work closely with Facilities Operations, said that 54 28 48 32 The debate, open only to student when goalposts information out between the presidential can- the athletes. temporary roofs were like cov- Mostly sunny Few showers athletes, gave candidates the chance are torn down. athletes and candidates.” didate for Delta Darrell Stuckey, Kansas City, ers over the existing damaged to address their platforms specifi- C a i t l i n Force said the Kan., sophomore and football play- roofs. When the permanent roofs cally to student athlete needs. Ballard, vice- tickets would be er, said the debate was very produc- are installed, the temporary and damaged roofs will have to be index Candidates representing the p r e s i d e n t i a l HANNAH LOVE distributed like tive. replaced. Delta Force, United Students and candidate for United Students candidate football tickets. “It was a much needed experi- Classifieds. 6A “We’re just buying time, trying Students’ Rights coalitions partici- Students’ Rights A KUID would ence for student athletes,” Stuckey to keep the roof dry,” Brown said. Crossword. 11A said implement- still be scanned said. “A lot of athletes haven’t voted pated in the question and answer But buildings such as Strong ing new tradi- at the game to in the past because they didn’t know Horoscopes. 11A session. Hall still suffer leaks. Chelsey Pryor, Washington, tions —such as postgame events insure only students used the tick- anything about the candidates.” Opinion. 5A Mark Lohmeyer is on staff at Penn., senior and Student Athlete — after football games could deter ets. the budget office in Strong Hall Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler Sports. .12A Advisory Committee senator, said students from tearing down the “This way students could still and he has caught water in trash the debate helped SAAC endorse goalposts. have the ticket as a souvenir,” Cross can be contacted at akieler@kan- Sudoku . 11A cans to avoid puddles on the floor. the best presidential and vice presi- Hannah Love, presidential can- said. san.com. Luckily, there has been no signifi- dential candidates. SAAC will didate for United Students, said that Candidates used the debate to cant damage to the office. giving students something to look get input on these issues from stu- — Edited by Stacey Couch All contents, unless stated otherwise, announce its endorsement decision © 2007 The University Daily Kansan later in the week. forward to after the game would dent athletes. Love said in the past SEE ROOFS ON PAGE 4A 2A NEWS TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 quote of the day » ENVIRONMENT on campus “We should not be afraid to Darrel Kendall will present speak the truth to our powerful the Brownbag Discussion lec- friend the United States.” Sierra Club sues power company ture “The EU Illusion: A Critical — Julian McMahon Analysis of Slovene Member- Dr. Christian Troy on “Nip/Tuck” BY DAVID TWIDDY The Sierra Club, which filed the a March 2 letter from the depart- He said the department’s legal ship” at noon in Room 318 at ASSOCiatED PRESS suit in Shawnee County District ment.