Point News, 1969 April 24

              VOL. 10, NO. 7_____________ ST, MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND________________April 24, 1969
ELECTION ’69
President
“ Student activation through par­ticipation
is a concept which, in
my opinion, lies as a fundamental
belief in effective student gov­ernment.
Without it, the pillars
of student government would fall,
thus creating an arena of disunity
and utter chaos. It is my hope in
running for the office of Presi­dent
of SGA, that I might offer
leadership in the development of
this area while serving as a oper­ative
laison in the area of student
faculty and student-administration
affairs.
“ I feel sincerely that my oppon­ent,
while being versed in senate
procedural affairs, lacks the
ability and understanding of dealing
with students and student problems
for student benefit. And, of course,
with the absence of this element
come the absence or breakdown of
our lines of communication.
“ It is with this feeling then,
that I shall begin my campaign.
We have seen the beginnings of
our school ‘evolutionize’ into a
senior college. Likewise, we have
seen the beginnings of our student
government ‘evolutionize’ into a
more able and operative organiza­tion.
I ask you not to sacrifice
that which we have already obtain­ed,
and not to close the door on
that which is yet to come. The
door of opportunity is shining many
prospects -- bring them closer to
hand when you vote on April 24!”
Rick Wolford
Candidate for
President of the SGA
“ Communication must remain
the most important function of the
president. I feel strongly that
much more work can be done in
this area and I will work hard to­wards
achieving this goal. The
realm of Academics, although for­gotten
many times by students,
must be a primary concern ofStu-dent
Government to insure the
highest degree of education pos­sible.
The social activities on
campus must be increased and of
greater variety. Athletic shouldbe
an important part of college life.
Student Senate should support and
strive for more varsity sports, not
only for men, but women as well.
Another area needing attention is
the commuter-dorm relationship.
The time has come for students
of both factions, to consider them­selves
not as divisions, but as one.
“ I would like to take this oppor­tunity
tothankthe students for their
faith in me during the past year.
I hope that I will continue to have
your good faith in the weeks and
months ahead.”
Craig A. Nesbitt
Vice-President, SGA
Vice-President
“We the students of this college
must make a choice. We can no
longer sit by the wayside, we must
act. We cannot act unless we be­come
aware of ourselves and the
problems that confront us. There­fore,
we must elect leaders will­ing
and able enough to carry these
responsibilities.
“What are our problems? Com­munication?
Well, yes that is a
major concern, but not only does
the problem lie in communica­tion.
Self confidence? It would
appear that we the students lack
that touch of self confidence that
could spur us on to bigger and
better things.
“ Serving as your Vice-Presi­dent
of Student Government Asso­ciation,
I feel I could help to close
that communication gap and strive
to bring students closer together
to create a more united harmonous
student body.”
Thank you,
Susan Brooker
“ The Vice-President of the SGA
on St. Mary’s campus is in the
position to effect needed changes
and help carry out the wishes of
the student body. It is a position
which requires level-headedness,
firmness of conviction and yet a
responsive attitude to new sug­gestions.
I feel I possess these
characteristics, along with a de­sire
to improve the college, and
therefore I am asking to be elected
Vice-President.”
Mary Ann Buckley
“ I will, if elected, work with the
President to decrease apathy by in­creasing
student responsibility in
committees, social activities, SGA
meetings, etc. Hopefully, greater
student involvement will mean a
government that students will sup­port.
Also, I would like to see the
Academic atmosphere promoted
with more lectures and debates.”
Gail Rishel
Secretary
“ I ’m running for an office on
Senate to help further the insight
and perspective of the students of
St. Mary’s College. I feel qual­ified
to run because I ’ve held the
office of Secretary in Student Gov­ernment
in high school and in other
committee functions. However, my
qualifications are not the most
important factor, but rather my
willingness to serve and my de­sire
to encourage and stimulate
response.”
Sue Earl
“As secretary, my principle
aim would be to become a more in­tricate
part of the Student Gov­ernment
Association, to be more
closely connected with its prob­lems,
both present and future. I
feel that by assisting other stu­dent
leaders in doing this, I will
be able to accomplish this pur­pose.”
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Barbara Lipsey
Treasurer
“ Each and every student on
S.M.C. campus has impressed me
in one way or another. I think a
lot of a great many people, and I
feel that I would like to do some­thing
for them. The office of
S.G.A. Treasurer is, in my opin­ion,
that something. That is why I
am running; to try and do some­thing
for you, the students of
S.M.C.”
Terry Snyder
“ In order to really get the most
out of anything, a person must be­come
Involved. I wouldn’t be fully
satisfived leaving here only with
what I ’ve learned in classes. Par­ticipation
in S.G.A. Is a way for me
to work more closely with both stu­dents
and faculty. An effective ex­change
of ideas is the most effec­tive
and meaningful learning ex­perience.”
Sue Kline
Junior Senators
“My sophomore year has de­veloped
inside me a keener in­terest
in Student Government af­fairs.
The office of JUNIOR SEN­ATOR
will enable me to take an
active role in the SGA. St. Mary’s
College is growing and with it
grows the responsibility of the
students. The upper class is ex­pected
to be the most mature class
as it sets the pace for all the stu­dents.
At a time when more self
government Is the prime objective
at S.M.C., responsible leadership
is a must. I want to be a part
of S.M.C.’s growth and the SGA
will give me the part I want.”
Michael W. Gilmore
‘‘Power need not be a reason
for candidacy. The first and fore­most
reason shouldbe student ser­vitude
and concern for the prob­lems
they express.
“ Concern for students’ rights,
academic curriculum and campus
activities should be expressed. To
these, the utmost and diligent ef­fort
should be applied and with the
proper SGA members, such a mo­tion
can be perpetuated.”
Dave Hans
“ Student Respect -- Student
Power — St. Mary’s College --
oreathtakingly outrageous beauty.
To build a school of relevancy and
mutual respect based on inherant
beauty of man is the purpose all
students here must be concerned
with,
“ Evles running among the
pebbles and little folk on the beach­es
are not to be forgotten — Revo­lution,
being responsibility for stu­dents
— is the task to be delt
with.”
Walter Jaeger
“ Holding the office of Sophomore
Senator would give me an oppor­tunity
to represent not only my
class, but the entire student body.
I think the student government
should be kept in step with the
student needs; and given a chance
to express the ideas of my fellow
students, perhaps I ^6buld have
some part in what jthey have to look
forward to.”
Cheryl Robinette
Bob Webster
Good
L u c k
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Candidates
“A new constitution needs those
who formulated it to carry it out.
While serving as parlimentarian
this year, the intimate function­ings
of this student organization'
were constantly before me. I
feel as a voting member of Sen­ate,
my voice can better convert
student opinion into effective pol­icy.”
Bill Snyder
“ Though the space provided here
is too short to present a plat­form
on specific issues, I would
like to say that I think the air
about the students’ government of
St. Mary’s has grown stagnant. We
need new people in office with fresh
ideas. Changes will have to take
place before St. Mary’s can grow
up. I would like to be instrumen­tal
in bring about these changes.”
Donna Johnson
“ Discover what is relevant to
you, the college student. Rele­vancy
to you may come in terms
of: teacher evaluation, meal tick­ets
(to save a little money;, more
inter-dorm visitation, or maybe
any grievance. I am interested in
making our ‘todays’ more profi­table
by planning them in the fu­ture.”
Robert G. Long
“ This year in Senate has been
interesting and rewarding for me
and I would like to continue not in
a secretarial capacity but as a Jun­ior
Senator and student represen­tative.
Student Senate has made
great strides this year and with
the support of the student body and
the officers they elect, we can make
it work.”
Elizabeth L. Morgan
Sophomore Senators
“ I think the new SGA constitu­tion
which provides for a definite
separation of powers will make the
operation of the Student Senate a lot
more effective. I think we can make
these new provisions work for the
benefit of the students. As an in­terested
and involved student, I
would like the opportunity to work
within this organization as a Sopho­more
Senator.”
Ralph Elwell
Athletic Polciy Committee
* ‘What sports should be at S.M.C.
because of its location? Log roll­ing,
fishing, tree climbing or booz­ing?
Not any of these, although
there is a need for more activity.
Not just varsity activity, but there
is also a need for week-end ac­tivity.
If the new gym was 20
years old, it would be open all the
time, so why not now? Students,
we have power, lets use It. We
want more activity, lets get it.
I am for it . . . any backers?
Clinton George
“ I, Ray Riggin, would like to an­nounce
my candidacy for Student
Representative to the Athletic Pol­icy
Committee. The concern of
this committee at the present is
initiating new varsity athletic pro­grams
at our college. This is also
a concern which most of us have
felt since entering St. Mary’s and
only recently have we done anything
about it. If I am elected I will do
everything possible to help initiate
new varsity programs at our col­lege.”
Ray Riggin
Library Committee
“Because of the Impqrtance of a
well organized library to the stu­dent
body, I feel that the students
should have a voice in the forma­tion
of its policies.”
Elaine Bushell
Curriculum Committee
“ I am running for the position
of faculty curriculum committee
representative because I feel that
I want to make a sincere contri­bution
to the Student Body of S. M.C.
I intend to accurately present the
views of the students on the sub­jects
of new majors (i.e. socio­logy)
and new methods of teach­ing
(i.e. community involvement).*’
Ted Shapack
“ St. Mary’s requires a widei
spectrum of courses and perhaps
of majors. This urgent need is
especially reflected in the number
of transfer students and the grumb­ling
you hear each day from dis­satisfied
pupils. The Curriculum
Committee is our voice to acquire
the courses and academic policies
we need. Let’s make use of it!