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** PRE-ELECTION SPECIAL **
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Williams, Payne Give Final Statements
B\ KOHKY WILLIAMS
United Part\
As the campaign draws to a close the issues and qualilua
u«*is of both parties have been fullv publicize It ,> now u W
task as a student at the Universitx to evaluate the issues and
vote vtxir mind on Wednesda\ April 24
We the candidates ot the t nit- Greek nominations. I was unop-
ed Party feel that we have posed lor the highest office on
brought this election to a more this campus in a part\ which
serious level not to benefit our professes to tester leadership
own personal ambitions but tore- There!ore why am I not still the
tl»*ct the seriousness ol student most quahtnsl candidate in the
self-government and student elec- eves ot the Greek Partv"
* luns <3' The excuse that mv oppo-
It lias been suited b\ mv oppo- , or | lls | ark ol interest
sition that he is sincere in his el- m indent government last vear
to,t> to pin III, presidency and was that hi was not dertgnated
IS dedicated to tlie future ot stu- |„ r certain duties hv President
den* government Harris. I think that this suite-
I believe our platform shows mem shows a gross lack ol miti-
our sincere interest in the tuture alive on the part of m\ opfxinent
ol student government and tliat last vear so who is going to tell
mv tangible accomplishments in , m opponent what to do next
>tudent government last vear \eur it he succeeds in his 1ml lor
outweigh any Umgible feelings or the president \ ‘
emotions of mv opponent ,4, L)ue to my experience in
As many ol you know the can- student government last vear and
didates for student body office ol working t loselv with President
IV met their opponents in Rus Harris I have seen the over
sell Hall lor a two hour ques whelming responsibility and work
tion-answer period and a telecast which must be born by the
of student body candi- president ol the student bodv
dates was aired last night on 1, , s mv feeUng that student
WGTV.
government must be tin 1 number
I would like to reeap some of oni . jcTivit\ ot the president and
the significant points brought that any diversity of interest will
lorth in these two debates onl\ result in an inactive and
(1) Our opposition claims to peerless Student Government
be a more democratic part\ than Association,
the l nited Party, vet they re- Even though mv opponent be-
lused to let Rullie Harris, this Ueves tliat he can plan his sehed
veiir s president of the student u le to include all his activities he
IkmIv and a Greek, speak at the lias yet to pin himsell down b\
(»ret*k caucus stating tliat student government
<2» My opponent lias staled will always come first
that the Greek party has always From these above points it can
run the most qualified people in be seen that I do not feel tliat
student elections At tin* time I m \ opponent is as lulls qualified
withdrew from the Greek party, and interested as lie stated It is
winch was alter the deadline lor onlv through psychic powers tliat
By BILLY PAYNE
Greek Party
Each >tudent will lx* challenged this Wednesday to decide
in which direction his student government will move during
I he subsequent vear of tlx* school calendar
ltnhl»s W Illinois
one can loreset' tlx* luture or sot*
into llx 1 heart ot an\ political
candidates
I have stated that mv qualiti
cations in student government
outweigh his limited qualitica-
tuxis 111 student government and
lus outside activities He has not
refuted this
I have stated tliat student gov
ernment will lx- mv one anil only
activitiy ol next year He can not
refute this
I have stated tluit tlx* office of
president of the student bodv is
to be governed by the voice ol
all students and not b\ personal
beliefs ot the president He must
not refute tlus
The decision you llx* students
link* Wednesday. April 24 must
lx- liastxi on facts of the |uist and
not fantasies ol tlx* future; the
issues at hand, not emotions and
must be an individual decision,
not one of group pressures
It is a decision tluit should lx*
made by as many people as
ptKsible For this reason. I urge
every student to vote, and to
vote lor the most capable nomi
nee
I am sinking the position of
president of student body bo
cause | feel tluit this next year
will determine tlx* effectiveness
of our student voice
In order to amplify tluit
voice, we need a respected,
pragmatic ami experienced
leader The office of president
incorporates much more than
mere committee work It is a
position which is and rightly
should lx* reserved to those* who
reflect tlx* image of our great
University.
1 have run this race with an
obligation to myself and all of
you. to remain dignified and
honest I have stooped to no
political dealings in order to
better my personal position
I have made no promises to
prospective appointee's because*
to promise is to incur debts,
and no stude*nt body officer can
govern fairly when he* is
weighted by previous committ
ment.
If e*lecte»d I will represent ev
ery stude*nt at tlx* University.
My lovalties will be to every
student and my actions will fol
low that goal Mv thoughts will
Ix'long to student needs and not
to an idealistic prtigram of an
unrealistic student government.
This idealistic approach may
Installation Delayed Choice 4 68 Holds
After charges Filed Opinion Primary
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UNIVERSITY OK KENTUCKY - Defeated Student Govern-
ntent presidential candidate John Cooper has filed two petitions i
f contesting last week's election on grounds that his opponent :•
:• stole University property and illegally solicited votes The win- \
:• ner. Oliver Curry, said. "I think lie is playing the poor loser §
i role '*
The charges were based on the premises that Curry stole j
¥ copies of the campus newspaper and that his supporters solicit- :
|ed votes on the floors where the polls were located " As a re- I
:j: suit. Curry's installation will be delayed until the charges can :
§ be investigated.
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OHIO STATE "Anyone can come up with a platform, but :
3 innova ton in getting things done is what I propose" said Jay ;
j Shaffer, University Party candidate lor Student Assembly presi :
jdent Some of the points included in his platform are "bringing :
:j in discount stores to bring down prices," and to hire a lobbyist:
for the students protection against future fee increases
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MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE — Editors of the- campus
^newspaper, Campus Comments, said several faults were obvious
Sin the SGA elections They stressed that no official channels i
i|are open to the willing, enthusiastic candidate who wishes to in- :
filiate her own nomination Tin previous etforts of a capable
rjstudent leader can remain unpublicized, and unfortunately the •
JcoUege may be deprived ol the potential contribution during the :
lfollowing year It was also unli'fled ttial briel remarks now-
^presented by the nominees offered no valid basis for defermin- j.
: i 1 ng the most qualified candidate
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ij: VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE There will be a run-olt :
?for the position of SGA Secretary because the margin of differ- j
Ij-ence between the two candidates was 12 votes in last week's
^election. Those elected last Wednesdav are as follows Presi •
j-dent David Ratcliffe. Tifton. Vice president Ervin Woods |
i-Moultri, and Treasurer. Dottie Putman. Carrollton
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•; OHIO STATE — Heading the list of student grievances •
bnxjght up during the r€K*ent election was the complaint that;
<[ students can still be arrested during demonstraturns lor ires •
xpassing' on University pmperty. also that women students must :
:£observe curfews while the men do not
v Other complaints centered around regulated housing Most :
J freshman men and freshman sophomore and junior women are j
•: required to live in dormitories and a move is being made to *
j: regulate ’ sophomore men into dorms
ELECT
JERRY GUTHRIE
Student Senator From Business Adm.
BY JO ANN ROCK
Choice 68, the national stu
dent primary sponsored bv
Time Magazine will be held hi
conjunction with student body
elections Wtslnesdav.
The primarv will offer college
students the opportunity to ex
press their preference on Presi
dential candidates and selected
issues Ballots for the mock
election will be available a! Ihe
designated polling places lor
SGA elections
In addition to indicating their
choice of presidential candi
dates. the students will also
vote un issues ol national con
cern The bombing ol Vietnam
and areas of government send
ing will be topies lor the stu
dents to express concern
Democrats on the ballot are
Robert F Kennedy and Eugene
McCarthy. Republicans are
Mark O Hatfield. John Lindsey
Richard Nixon Charles Perev
Ronald Regan. Nelson Rockefel
ler and Harold Stassen
Fred Hatslield is running on
the Socialist Worker tic ket and
George Wallace is on the Amer
ican Independent survey
George Romney's name was
removed Irom the ballot when
he announced on February 28
that he intended to withdraw
from tlie presidential race Lyn
don Johnson's announcement
that he would not seek re-elec
tion removed his name Irom
the list also. The third candi
date struck from the list was
Martin I .illher King
More than 75 per cent ol Ihe
student electorate bodv ol col
lege's and universities across
the* tuition will be* [uirlu ipaling
in Ihe primary
The referendum consvrmng
Vietnam not only gives students
a chance to approve or disap
prove ot current administration
policies but oilers alternate see
lutions
Tlie courses of action c ited in
YVIiwiiii are i nmedialc with
drawal of American forces,
plviscsl reduction of American
military activity, iiviinlain cur
rent level o| American military
activity, increase the level of
American military eaptivitv or
an all out military ellort
Students will also have the
chance to comment on US
bombing policies Permanent
cessation, temporary xuspen-
siem. maintainance of current
level ur intensified bombing are
the choices The use ol nuclear
wcsipons is also designisl on Hie
ballot
This will be the first time
that students liave been given
the opportunity to speak as a
bcilv politic Hv IW72 iH-arlv lull
of Ihe electorate will be under
.10 and Choice 68 will provide
the first opportunity lor these
prospective voters to make
their presence lelt cm the polili
cal scene
United
Party
elevate vour opinion of me hut
il will nol allevi.de your prob
lems We will right wlud is
wrong onlv because il will lien
efil you. not us
I have tievn raked over by
those who claim I will not have
tune lo be your president I afi-
preciate llieir concern bul chal
lenge their conclusion. The past
has proven that performance
luis not linen hindered by my
luirticipalion in many areas
My fall quarter will consist ot
a football season and hopefully
a .student body position I insist
Out I have time to do both anil
with equal success Those who
c'lullcngc m y commitments
doi t know me loo well
Also I will take a minimum
work loud this tall which will
imiudc 12 In sirs
The platform I present fo the
student Is realistic and prasti-
sal II combines spccilic state
ments on cert.mi issue's with
more general statements on
others
These general statements are
such in order to give us leeway
wlvii partic ular incidents arise
Tins is mandatory for a pliable
representative government
Our stands (or community re
lations. class attendance, loot
ball seating, state represent!
tion, etc, are to the point and
ncmcontroversial Other stands
are designed to Im molded by
student mandate
On student rights we maintain
thal we as adults arc- deserv
ing ol all rights guaranteed by
state and federal constitutions.
We shall oppose any attempt to
deprive us or restrict us from
these privileges
I have sought vour vote In an
honest manner and remain con
vinced tluit nolhing is politically
rigid whic h is morally wrong I
liave been told tliat the only
difference in football aixl poll
tics is that football lias rules
Well, I emphatically disagree
and consider any attempt to
public Iv belittle one of my let-
low student body officers is a
disgrace
I make' this si.dement in or
der to defend mv friends I
Billy Payne
may loose some votes but I’ll
not stand silent while my
friend's reputation is in jeop
ardy
Reluming to the subject at
hand — the election This
Wednesday you shall cast your
vote (or or against me. May
you consider individuals not
parties, may you look for ex
perience not promise and may
you choose a leader with whom
you will In- proud to identifv
Nothing great can come about
suddenly any more than a bunch
of grapes or a lig If you tell
me you desire a fig then I
answer thal there must be a
tree l-et it first blossom, tear
fruit then ripen
Decide in which hands you
want the reigns of your student
government Decide — then vote
your conviction. Together we
shall weather the future and its
problems
United Party Candidate
Norah VYhallen
STUDENT SENATE
ARTS & SCIENCES
ELECT
To Student Senate
Margie
Cohen
School of Education
Michele
Rosenthal
College of Arts& Sciences
Mary
Mendel
College of Arts&Sciences