Fliers help candidates

Fliers are an inevitable part of Student Senate elections. However, some candidates said they are making changes so their fliers are more effective. Vice presidential candidate Stephanie Craig said Delta Force candidates decided to eliminate what they call the "walk and stalk" from their campaign.

"We think that actually creates more of a negative response to what you're trying to do than positive, and this way people only get a flier if they want one, " Craig said.

Many students said they develop ways to avoid Senate candidates when walking on campus during the elections.

Todd Beauford, Overland Park senior, said he walks on the sidewalk by Strong Hall to avoid those handing out fliers.

"Last week, I think it was, you couldn't walk through this place without having five or six or seven different people come up and try to hand you something," he said. "That was kind of annoying."

Many candidates said the fliers are not just to persuade people to vote for them, but to remind students to get out and vote.

"As long as you vote. That's the big thing we're trying to get, even if they don't want to talk to us, we just remind them to vote," Delta Force candidate Allie Milhon said.

Instead of printing fliers to gain support for the $5 referendum for Student Union Activities, SUA representatives decided to take a different approach. They instead offered students an opportunity to decorate Frisbee discs and take a trip down a slide. Members said this method is more effective than handouts.

"I think it's kind of a waste of paper right now, just because you get so many," said SUA member Kaitlin Connealy. "I know I don't look at them anymore - or you've already gotten them. But people aren't going to throw away a frisbee."

As the students decorated their Frisbee discs, SUA members told them about the referendum.