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TTT THE RED AND BLACK
VOLUME 79. NUMBER lot
Coalition sweeps
campus elections
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS. GEORGIA, 30602
WEATHER
The forecast for today calls
for a high in the low 60's, with
the low tonight near 40. The
high Saturday should be in the
upper 60's.
APR 13
FRIDAY. APRIL 13. 1973
RyARNOLD PUNARO
News editor
Coalition's executive slate of Steve
Patrick. David Bell and Susan Fansler
won the SGA elections in one of the
lowest voter turnouts in recent campus
history.
Coalition swept to a senate majority
with senatorial candidates capturing 38 of
83 slots PSA took 21 seats with
independents accounting for 4 seats.
The announcement of the election
results by Randy Hansen. Flection
Committee chairman, was delayed until 2
a m Thursday due to a "restraining
order” from the Student Judicial Council
pending hearing about alleged violations
in the election.
Chief Justice Thomas Tante announced
the judiciary’s decision at 8:50 Wednes
day night on a petition by Jay Peacock
who charged all 108 candidates with
alleged election violations.
PEACOCK finally agreed to drop all
charges after a meeting with representa
tives of both parties, independents, and
SGA President Joe Fowler.
Peacock had originally requested the
Judicial Council to postpone the election,
disqualify all petitions of all defendents.
disqualify all defendents as candidates,
invalidate the official ballots, and issue a
request that members be appointed to the
Elections Code Committee.
Tante had ordered Election Code
Committee Kandy Hansen to turn over
all copies of the tabulated winners to the
Student Judiciary.
Patrick’s reaction to victory was
"We’ve finally won. We finally made it."
Bell said, "This is only the start. We
have a lot of work ahead of us."
Fansler said. "It’s all worth it now.
Coalition has worked all along to prove to
students that we care and are
interested."
Of the total 4.222 votes cast. Patrick
received 2.245 or 53 percent. PSA
presidential candidate Danny Hughes
totaled 1,977 or 47 percent.
Bell received 2.163 votes to PSA vice
presidential candidate Bobby Tanker-
sley’s 2.034 Fansler received 2.273 votes
to PSA administrative vice presidential
candidate Debbie Currier’s 1,906.
THIS YEAR’S turnout was 2,122 votes
short of last year’s record balloting. This
election’s low mark tallies a record even
smaller than 1970’s poor showing.
The total percentage of roughly 20
percent of the student body voting is an
all time low since the 1960's.
Election official Anne Benefield said
she wasn’t surprised at the low turnout.
"This year’s campaign wasn’t as pitched
as last year’s. That students weren’t as
interested is reflected in the vote," she
said.
Hughes said. "With what SGA has done
for the students in the past year, why
should they have turned out.”
Patrick said. “I didn’t think the voting
would be that light."
Fansler credited the low turnout to the
current SGA also. "We can correct this
be getting student’s involved," she said.
PATRICK. BELL. FANSLER REACT TO VICTORY
Initial elation followed early morning election announcement
Photos by BILL DURRENCE
Politicos rejoice, sigh
Peacock withdraws
judicial petition
By MITCHELL SHIELDS
News editor
Jay Peacock early yesterday morning
withdrew his suit charging irregularities
in the SGA elections and allowed the
elections results to be tabulated and
announced.
His decision followed a lengthy meeting
with the executive candidates of PSA and
Coalition, a representative of the
Independent candidates. Jim Langford,
campaign coordinator for PSA, Buck
Pennington, chairman of Coalition and
Joe Fowler, outgoing SGA president.
Peacock said he dropped the suit
because of "the unity I saw in this
meeting PSA. Coalition and the
Independents were working together I
hoped that by releasing the results
tonight I could solidify that unity."
A FACTOR in Peacock’s decision was a
letter signed by those present at the
meeting pledging the "leaders of the
major campus political parties" to
mutual support of five statements
The five statements agreed to were: 1)
to view all issues that face students on
and off this campus as an autonomous,
homogenous body, regardless of political
affiliation, and to seek compromise to
accomodate our differences; 2) to stand
behind student opinions against the
oppression of student rights and
concerns. 3) to insist on fair and
equitable election principles, based on
justice and equity to all students, and to
request an advisory opinion from the
Student Judiciary concerning the devel
opment of such principles; 4) to call for a
direct communications network between
the Student Government Association and
its constituents; and 5) to pledge our
mutual interest to the development and
maintenance of an effective Student
Government Association.
An agreement was also made to hold a
later meeting of campus leaders and "all
interested students" to discuss what
Peacock called "the issues facing the
student body." Danny Hughes. PSA
presidential candidate, and Steve Pat
rick. president-elect, agreed that a
meeting was to be held but said no date
had yet been set for it. According to
Patrick the meeting would be "for an
evaluation of student government."
IN HIS announcement of his intention
to drop the suit. Peacock told a crowd
assembled in Memorial that "1 did not do
what I did tonight for personal gain or
accomplishment. I did it because I
believe student government should be
more effective than it has in the past,
and I hope the unity I have seen tonight,
even though directed against me. will
lead to a better student government."
WINNERS
By MITCHELL SHIELDS
News editor
Thursday morning's election results brought smiles to some and tears to others. To
Coalition it brought only smiles.
Crowds of happy Coalition supporters surrounded Steve Patrick, David Bell and
Susan Fansler as Randy Hansen of the elections committee read off their names as
winners of the SGA presidential, executive vice presidential and administrative vice
presidential races
A list of winners in the senatorial race, listed by schools, is on page two.
Executive vice president elect David Bell said later he was pleased with the
executive results and satisfied "on the whole" with the senatorial results
"Of course I feel bad that all of our people didn't win and some had to lose, but I
was pretty satisfied," he said.
ACCORDING TO Steve Patrick, president elect, the end of the campaign "signified
not the end of the work but just the beginning of our work for student rights on this
campus We need to carry through on our commitments to bring groups together so
we can have a unified and viable SGA.”
Susan Fansler, administrative vice president elect, said. "At long last we have a
chance to get things done. This is the one year we've got to do something to make
SGA work."
Vote analysis reveals
turnout comparisons
LOSERS
By ANTHONY IIEALY
Assistant news editor
Danny Hughes. Bobby Tankersley and Debbie Currier. PSA's executive candidates
defeated by Coalition's first student government election victory, expressed hope that
this year student government will be united and that needed changes will be made
Hughes and Currier were especially disappointed bv the small student turn out at
the polls Wednesday Hughes, the presidential candidate, said that "the low voter turn
out caused us to lose "
"l am disgusted with the small voter turn out. and I would have hoped that students
realized the importance of the elections and turned out to vote." Hughes said
"Everybody is going to have to lie united in student government this year to effect
* Bte change that both parties want," he said Hughes added that "I will still continue
with an active interest in the student government and student politics "
CURRIER, administrative vice presidential candidate, said the low voter show at
the polls indicated "unconcern on the part of students What bothers me the most is
that these are the same people who complain when nothing is done "
The only way student government can be effective is for students to take part in the
student government," she said
"I hope that the new elected officers will be beyond personal ambition The events
Wednesday night showed that we re not that different." Currier said
Bobby Tankersley, executive vice presidential candidate, also expressed concern
with the future of the student government association He said he hoped Coalition
would be able to restore credibility to the student government
By RALI.IE MOREDOCK
In winning the recent SGA elections.
Coalition actually took fewer votes than
Males no longer to get
admission preference
The University of Georgia will no
longer give any preference to freshman
male applicants, according to Director of
Admissions Dr M.O Phelps
Any applicants, male or female, has
been accepted if he or she met the
normal
male applicants were given preference
over female applicants in hardship cases,
w hen grades or test scores fell below # the
university's normal standards.
Standard admission scores range from
a required score of 900 on the Scholastic
Aptitude Test with a B plus or better
average to a required score of 1.200 with
a D-plus average
Hadley Ann Smith, assistant professor
of art and a member of the University's
admissions committee, said the group did
away w ith the old quota system because
"it was patently against the law."
She said the committee has tried to
defend the old policy but decided that
"every reason for discrimination is
irrelevant "
The University has sought a 30-50
division in admissions in recent years,
Phelps said, but will no longer be able to
The new policy will likely not have any
effect on the 1973-74 freshman class since
most of the applicants have been
accepted or rejected by the time the
policy was changed. Phelps said.
Photo by MINLA LINN
HUGHES HEARS THE BAD NEWS
PSA presidential hopeful lost to Patrick
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they did in losing last year
In last spring's elections. David Alonso
lost the SGA presidency to Bubba Fowler
by a vote of 2.854 to 2,569. This year
Coalition's Steve Patrick captured the top
spot with 2.245 votes as compared to
Danny Hughes' 1,977.
Last year saw one of the highest voter
turnouts in recent SGA election history
Wednesday’s balloting, however, brought
only 4.222 voters to the polls This
represents a drop of 33 percent over last
year's 6.344 voters
The record voter turnout for an SGA
election was in 1966 when 6,358 students
voted.
PRESIDENT elect Patrick commented
on the low turnout saying “student’s
realized that there is a great credibility
gap in SGA SGA is ineffective and does
not meet student needs "
The same thoughts were basically
expressed by David. Bell, executive vice
president elect Bell said. "Most students
don't feel a committment to SGA "
Bell won his position on Coalition's
ticket by defeating Bobby Tankersley
2.163 to 2.034 Last year Coalition's Linda
Chafin lost the vice presidency with 2,739
voles.
Patrick's and Bell's comments strike a
sharp contrast to the remarks of Joe
Fow ler upon winning the presidency last
year At the time Fowler said. We are
pleased with the turnout more than
anything else This indicates a very
favorable response on student's part to
SGA
Fusi recruited
by McCarthy
Pete Fusi. one of the most sought after
basketball prospects in the south,
yesterday signed a grant-in-aid with the
University of Georgia Fusi. 17. was
signed at his home in Atlanta by Bulldog
mentor Babe McCarthy
A 6-6. 185 pound forward for state AAA
runnerup Lakeside. Fusi averaged 24 1
point and 17.3 rebounds per contest
during his senior campaign He was
Lakeside's "Most Valuable Player" for
the third straight year
Capsule news
CAMPBELL WINS POLE'
A telephone pole — usually an innocent victim in encounters with cars
abandoned its traditional role yesterday and fell on the car of University student
Allan Campbell as he was driving down S Lumpkin
Campbell, of Rt 1, Watkinsville. was unharmed by the huge pole which crashed
into his hood and cracked his windshield A truck pnteeding him had clipped the
pole when it pulled to the right to let a car pass, he said
"The next thing I knew, the telephone pole was coming down I could see it
coming and couldn't do anything
Campbell stared at his partially flattened Audi, a shiny green 1972 model
staunchly holding up the pole's crossbars "It was just like it dropped out of the
sky."
INSIDE THE PAPER TODAY
BELLY DANCE The city of Athens recreation department is offering a course
in belly dancing with an Egyptian instructor See page five
POETRY — Poet's Corner runs again today See page five
GRADES — If you think your grades were not what you deserved, see page two
DEAN TATE CONTEST OPEN
Alpha Zi Delta sorority is accepting applications for the annual Dean William
Tate outstanding sophomore male and female awards
Selections will be made on the basis of participation in extra-curricular activity
and an interview Applicants must have a cumulative average of at least 3.0
Each applicant should have an organizational sponsor
Interviews of the applicants will be held April 17 and 19. Deadline for the
applications is midnight tonight They may be picked up at the Information Booth
in Memprial and can be turned in there or to Kathy Foley at the Alpha Zi Delta
House
SLOTH DEDICATION SATURDAY
Gov Jimmy Carter will be in town Saturday evening at 6 to dedicate the fossiles
of the giant ground sloth that have been reconstructed into a display in the lobby of
the Boyd Graduate Center iGSRC).
The sloth was found near Brunswick in 1971. and Albert Brantley has been
constructing the display since fall quarter
The sloth, which was about 2S feet long when it apparently died in a marsh, is
about 10.009 years old.