Empath, 1984 November 6

              N o v e m b e r 6, 1984 T H E E M P A T H P a g e 3
Cody Concert Plagued by Committee’s Internal Conflict
by Mackay Rippey
The turnout for the
Commander Cody concert
sponsored by the SGA was
disappointing, according to
Dave Merrier, Director of
Student Programs.
The concert was attended
by about 150 people, less
than a third of those
students.
Uerrier said, "It was
definitely apparent that
there were leadership and
organization problems in
planning and execution."
According to SGA
president Gene McCandless
there were "problems with
leadership within the
committee. [There was a]
conflict with who was in
control."
Newly appointed committee
chair Debbie Peoples said
she, "became chairman two
weeks before the concert,"
and that she didn’t know
anything about the selection
of the band.
According to McCandless,
The Commander Cody concert (photo by Dave Riegel)
Commander Cody was chosen by
a select minority of the
concert committee.
Kim Levy, the previous
chair, was directly involved
in the choice, but resigned
her post due to academic
problems.
Peoples said that it was
bad timing to switch chair­man
so close to the concert.
She also said that there was
a problem with publicity.
A total of $154.95 was
spent on advertising. One
hundred and thirty three Women’s Group to Form Here
by Robin Lerner
If you are concerned
about such issues as women
in careers, what the "real
world" has to offer these
women and where the problems
and rewards lie, perhaps you
would be interested in
forning a women’s group here
on the SMC campus. Another
interest of the group would
be women competing on
athletic teams (the women's
soccer team holds the status
of a club and the women on
the sailing team currently
have to compete against
men).
Kelly Jenkins, a senior
at SMC, is currently on an
internship in Baltimore as a
technical writer for the
Maryland Commission for
Women. She has a genuine
concern for women's rights
on campus. "I'd like to see
something of this nature get
started here. I won't be
coming back to St. Mary's
before I graduate in
December, but I do-want to
try to help three or four
people who would take the
initiative in starting a
woman's group," she stated.
The idea is now in the
primary stages, and getting
input from students is what
is needed more than
anything. There will be a
meeting on Sunday, November
11 at 7:00 p.m. in the
bottom of Charles Hall, for
anyone who is interested . Student Poll CoRnetainsouneds :for Reagan (Continued from page 1.)
and his foreign policy.
It was interesting to see
that 16 percent of the
students that used the Pres­ident's
name in their
answers were unable to spell
his name correctly. One
student even had a hard time
with Mondale's name: "I am
a business major and
understand what he is doing
to our economy. Mondal is
an idiot, the deficit means
noting. It's even good to
have one."
One student voted for
Reagan out of "fear of the
Soviets." There were a
number of students that
felt the President needs
four more years to be truly
effective and implement
policy: "He needs eight
years to carry out his
plans" and "He's started
some good programs and needs
more time."
The next most popular
reason for students to vote
for Reagan was the anti­woman/
Ferraro Syndrome: "I
hate Ferraro!" "Ferraro's a
witch." "I don't identify
with Ferraro, a woman and
Mondale, a wimp."
Finally are the truly
unique reasons for choosing
Reagan: "He's goodlooking,"
"He's a better actor than
Mondale is, and that's
what's necessary,"and "He's
like where 'it's' at now."
In the Mondale camp were
similar responses. The top
three replies were based on
dissatisfaction with Rea­gan's
national security/
defense policies, care of
the poor, and deficit
control: "People say we're
stronger today, more res­pected,
yet today there is
more of a threat to national
security than since Vietnam
.1 don't want to go to
war." "Reagan represents a
threat to our economy in
general, the poor in
specific." "Mondale holds a
realistic view of how to
deal with the nation's
deficit."
Many students chose
Mondale/Ferraro based on
their party loyalty and
others for the Vice
Presidential candidate:
"It's my party's candidate"
and "I like Gerry."
Some students are afraid
of the possibility of a
conservative Supreme Court,
while others voted against
Reagan's "ignorant belli­gerence."
The Mondale supporters
also had some unique
reasons: "Ronnie is Death"
and "There's more to Mondale
than meets the camera." One
student quoted a Time
magazine letter about the
debates: "Better to remain
silent and thought a fool
than speak and leave no
doubt."
To summarize, the major
reasons for each candidate's
support: Reagan, good fo­reign
policy, economic
policy, and defense; for
Mondale, national security
problems, social program
problems, and the Federal
deficit. Happy voting!
dollars was spent on radio
spots on WMDM. The remaining
$21.95 was spent on posters
for publicity on campus and
in the surrounding com­munity.
According to vice
president of the SGA, Greg
Angst, and Peoples, the
concert committee is under­going
reorganization under
the guidance of the programs
board.
"We have a limited
budget. We have to work with
what we have," said Peoples.
NOeuwt liFniensa nPcreio Briotiaersd
by Betsy Dallam
The SGA estimated budget
this year is $78,750 accord­ing
to SGA treasurer,
Melanie Bell. This money
constitutes the total sum of
the student activities fee
required of each full time
student.
The Financial Board, a
standing committee of the
SGA, is responsible for allo­cating
the money among the
various organizations and
clubs according to need
The board consists of
five on-campus and three off-campus
students and an SGA
senator. Bell says she is,
excited about this year's
Financial Board, and that a
great deal of fresh ideas
are being contributed.
In the spring semester
each year a Financial Board
meeting is held in which a
representative from each
club and organization must
submit a fund appeal.
The SGA settles on a
tenative figure. If the
club is not satisfied with
the allocation it may appeal
for more money in the fall
semester.
Financial priority is
based on several consi­derations:
the number of
people involved and served
by the group's activities,
how much money the group
actually needs to get a
project underway, and the
group's past record of its
use of allocated funds.
The more successful the
club or organization is in
beneficially using its
funds, the more likely it is
to successfully acquire in­creased
funds for the
following year.
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