Point News, 1990 April 17

              april 17.1990 The Point News Page 5
Sandy Risko: Ms. PAC
This past year, I had the opportu­nity
to serve as the senatorial repre­sentative
on the Media Board. It was
through this that I became aware of
the problems of the media sources on
campus and realized their impor­tance
in keeping students informed,
active, and interested.
I also observed the job of Kristen
Vojik, the former Public Affairs
Coordinator this past year and saw
the job as interesting. I saw that the
job entailed acting as a liaison be­tween
the students and the faculty
and administration of St. Mary's
College. More directly, helping the
Media sources and the staff interact
and address common issues together.
The Public Affairs Coordinator is
also responsible for helping the media
sources to deal with problems arise,
such as with equipment or shortages
of staff. This includes discovering
all possible solutions to the problem,
such as through research or in the con­vention
of the entire Media Board to
address the problem and hear other
ideas.
And, finally, the Public Affairs
Coordinator acts as the facilitator at
meetings, keeping the media sources
working together and helping one
another distribute the news in the best
and more effective ways.
As Public Affairs Coordinator, I intend
to continue doing all of the above and
will do my best to help the media
improve its sources and serve the Saint
Mary's College students faculty, staff,
administration, and community to the
best of my ability.
I take a personal interest in serving on
the Media Board as Public Affairs
Coordinator because I enjoy being
involved and part of being involved
includes being informed, which re­quires
good sources of media.
I believe everyone should have the
opportunity to be informed and in­volved,
if elected, I intend to see that
this happens.
Meredith Davis: Vice Pres.
VOTE FOR SOMEONE
April
18
and
19
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
Housing On Campus
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for the next year is students living
in lobby rooms. The two lobby
rooms in P.G. and one in Dorch­ester
are needed for new out of on-campus
housing. Winegrad said he
talked to the students living there
and they had no qualms about
moving out of the high traffic area
to a quieter room. With regard to
preference, Winegrad said he tried
to get them one of their preferences
if possible.
One final note about the
townhouse policy quells circulat­ing
rumors that coaches have been
getting their athletes into the
townhouses. Winegrad says "that's
not true, the only athletes int
townhouses got pulled in by other
residents." He also says that "no
pressure was put on him to place
athletes, although I am involved in
athletics.”
fhe Run For The Money
Onteria Branch: Not Just A Write In
My name is Onteria Branch, and
I am a Junior at Saint May's College
Of Maryland. I am a candidate for
the position of Treasurer of the
Student Government Association.
Presently, I am a member of the
Stucdent Government Association's
Finance Board and working directly
under Nicole Chastain, who is the
current Student Government Asso­ciation's
Treaurer. In the past, I
have held the following positions:
Treasurer of Temple Baptist Church's
Youth Council, Vice-President of
the Student Government Associa­tion
at The Catholic High School of
Baltimore, and student representative
for the Archdiocese Student Govern­ment
Association of Maryland.
While being a member on the Stu­dent
Government Association's Finance
Board, I have noticed a great increase
in the amount of campus clubs and
organizations that have been char­tered
this year, and the desire to attend
more out of state conventions to broaden
their knowledge about certain issues
pertaining to the interest of their clubs
and organizations. For this reason,
there has been and will continue to be
a considerable need to address the
Student Government Association's
Budget Policies to fit the needs of
all the clubs and organizations on
their campus.
This past year, I've noticed stu­dent's
exercising their freedom of
choice— the choice to make the
right decisions about imporatant
matters and issues on campus. This
election is important matters be­cause
YOU decide what individuals
you want to represent your student
body; therfore, I urge you to vote for
Onteria Branch on Wednesday, April
18th or Thursday, April 19th, and
MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION!
Nancy Dugan: On a Fiscal Education
As Treasurer of the SGA I believe
I can bring a new vitality to the or­ganization.
In the past I have served
as Presidemt of Dorm Council, Vice-
President of the Cinema Guild, And
Treasurer of the Science-Fiction So­ciety.
There are several ideas I will
implement in this position.
First, through the use of a hand­book,
distributed to each club, I will
educate every club on SGA finan­cial
procedures. The handbook will
include how to appeal for funds ,
how to create a budget, how to get
requisitions, purchase orders, checks,
reimbursements, and cash advance­ments,
and the rules on receipts.
This handbook will be beneficial
for the club leaders, who because of
continual turnover of leadership, lack
experience in complicated financial
procedures. It will also be benefi­cial
to the general management of
the SGA.
Secondly, I will work more closely
and individually with the clubs, by
this I mean, explaining to ech club
why they did or did not receive re­quested
funds and making myself
available for meetings and confer­ences
with clubs for explanations
and advising. In addition I will try
to help clubs spend their money
more wisely and help them find
good ways of raising funds for their
programming.
I will also work more closely
with the SGA and the senators. I
believe the senators deserve detailed
recommendations from the finance
board on those matters which they
must vote on so that they can make
educated decisions.
Finally, as Treaurer of the SGA I
will keep up-to-date financial records
of every transaction to ensure that
accurate balances are available at all
times. With all of these ideas I hope
to alleviate the alienation the com­munity
sometimes feels towards the
treasurer's office and the finance
board and to better organize the
position.