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The Red and Black. Wednesday, March 31. I*7«i
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Strutting their stuff
In case you haven’t noticed,
there is a presidential campaign
going on right in our own laps.
We have to elect another Student
Government Association presi
dent April 7, with a runoff set for
April 14.
The campaign has gotten off to
the slowest start in recent mem
ory. Other than party meetings
and interviews with The Red and
Black, no candidate has made
concerted, widespread efforts to
mount a media or campus-wide
campaign. Posters, handbills and
strolls through campus and
dorms have characterized the
sleepy campaign scene so far.
Candidates have complained
that dorms are uncooperative
and lethargic in granting time
and space in their lobbies for
forums which have been helpful
in past campaigns. Candidate
visibility and discussion of issues
and student interests are the
most important services of such
forums, and without them, can
didates and the campaigns can’t
get off to much of a start. With
six days left until the first
election, things will have to
move fast if these forums are to
become a reality.
Beginning today, we are mak
ing our editorial contribution to
the campaign. Each of the eight
presidential candidates will
have the opportunity to write a
column on this page sometime
before the first election.
Each candidate has been given
specifications and guidelines for
content and length of the col
umns. with every possible regard
for fairness and equality. Any
deviation from these is the fault
of the candidate. Position on the
page is in no way an endorse
ment of a particular candidate,
and neither is the order of
appearance, which is totally
random.
Poll-ish joke
Georgia's first presidential
primary is May 4. and guess who
won’t get much of a chance to go
to the polls: any University
student who is a registered
voter.
A spokesman for the vice
president for instruction's office
said Monday that classes would
not be dismissed on the day of
the primary, as they normally
are for any presidential or
gubernatorial election.
Granted, this isn’t quite the
same thing. Theoretically,
though, all phases in the elector
al process are equally important,
the primaries probably even
more so. since voters may not
get a chance to vote for many of
the candidates in the general
election.
Obtaining and returning an
absentee ballot is a troublesome
chore for anyone, especially to
students accustomed to a day off
to vote. Since most students are
registered to vote in their home
district, this represents a neces
sity to travel that is not being
granted.
We feel the vice president for
instruction’s office (which is
almost a sounding board for
policies of the Board of Regents
should dismiss classes in ap
propriate fashion so all regis
tered students can have ample
opportunity to vote in the pri
mary.
Going cuckoo
Milos Forman’s One Flew O-
ver the Cuckoo's Nest deservedly
took home the four most prestig
ious awards from the Academy
Awards ceremonies Monday
night, the first movie since 1935
to capture the four most prestig
ious awards—best picture, actor,
actress and director.
But it seems, in recent vears.
one movie dominates the awards
and reaps most of the acclaim.
Films such as Patton, The Exor
cist, The Sting and The Godfath
er, and Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid bear this out.
What this might suggest is that
overall quality of cinema is not
good, that laments about declin
ing film fare seem justified.
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J. TOM MORGAN
Independence better for me
Some students have questioned my
running as an independent candidate
instead of seeking the nomination from
one of the campus political parties. I
was asked to seek the nomination
from two of the
three parties that
have candidates
on the president
ial ballot, but af
ter attending a
couple of party
meetings. I real
ized that I could
best serve the
needs and wishes of the majority of
students on our campus as an indepen
dent An independent Student Govern
ment Association (SGA) president
would be responsible to all the
students and not subject to the
caprices and whims of any one
political party.
There is one unifying concern of all
the students on this campus. This is
the quality of education that students
are receiving at the University. No
matter who you are and what your
field of study or interest is, the
reputation backing that piece of
parchment you recieve upon gradua
tion will follow you the rest of your
life The reputation of the University
is slipping because ol the limited
amount of funds provided by our state
legislature to educate its citizens
More money is desperately needed
from the state without raising stu
dent tuition so we can keep good
faculty and hire more instructors so
lime can better be allocated for both
teaching and research. We also need
increased funds in order to provide
more supplies and teaching materials
that are essential to education stu
dents
I had the unfortunate experience of
going through late registration and
drop-add last week and many of the
classes in the College of Business
Administration were closed. I was told
.1. Tom .Morgan is an independent
candidate for president of the Student
Government Association
this is because 20 per cent of the
faculty are leaving to go to better jobs
elsewhere.
I am sure students in other schools
have experienced the same situation
and this is just one of the examples of
the need for more money. If the
University is to provide an education
comparable to that of other univer
sities in the nation, students, parents,
faculty and administration will have
to voice their opinions in a massive
lobbying effort in the next legislative
session.
The SGA president is in the best
position to lead such an effort and
succeed because he is not an employe
of the state. I believe that with
respectable, dependable and faithful
leadership, this goal can be accomp
lished.
While the quality of education is
what I believe is the main concern ol
all of us. I have not overlooked other
significant problems facing students.
The first is the need for a legal aid
clinic provided for students. Because
we are young legal adults, there are
times (such as litigation concerning
landlord-tenant arguments. I)UI and
other legal matters) when we need
this aid and law students have
expressed a need to practice in such a
clinic Money has alreads been appro
priated. but we need hard working
student leaders to author a program
that will meet favorable approval.
Students should also have an active
voice on the Board of Regents since
presently many decisions are being
made affecting the well-being of
students without student input. Also it
is essential to save the Milledge-
Lumpkin bus if adequate service is to
be provided for students along that
route and so the parking situation
doesn't worsen.
! have limited my platform because
ol the limited time SGA olficers can
serve. These goals are practical and
encompass the desires of the majority
of students at the University. They are
also not idle campaign promises that
are soon forgotten after the votes are
counted. I promise to work diligently
to accomplish these goals.
As mentioned earlier. I am an
independent candidate and the success
of this campaign depends entirely on
your support. On each of my cam
paign lliers I have written the follow
ing oath: 1 pledge allegiance to each
of my fellow students. 22,000 individ
ual human beings, independent, un
ique and each seeking to better
themselves by their stay at this
institution—of whom I am but one, no
more, no less.”
I believe these feelings are common
to all of us and I promise to work for
the benefit ol the student body in this
manner.
Thank you.
BOB ANTHONY
SGA credibility suffering
This year the Student Government
Association (SGA) of the University
has reached a point of low credibility,
simply because 1 feel that various
people are using their positions to
further their own
splf interests in
stead of working
for you. There
are too many ir
relevant issues
being brought to
attention when
many important fl
issues are pushed ^
aside and being neglected. So much
for what has not been done properly;
here is what I promise to diligently
strive for as president of your SGA
First, I want to esteblish a strong
three-way communication between
students, faculty and administration.
In the past, communication has been
poor. A good example of faulty
communication occurred last quarter
when our tuition was raised. I oppose
a hike in tuition and will fight any
increase in the future.
Another communication problem
lies between the Greek and non-Greek
students. I am a member of the Greek
community (Sigma Fi) and proud of
it. I am tired of people putting the
Bob Anthony is an independent candi
date for president of the Student
Government Association.
Greek system down It is sad when
people are discriminated against sim
ply because they are members of
certain organizations. I realize the
Greek system is not tor everyone,
but for some people it is very benefi
cial. The members of the Greek
community are not mindless robots,
they are hard working students. I am
Greek, but that does not mean I will
not work for non-Greeks I want to
work for every student at the Univer
sity.
I feel that the freshman housing
requirement and the food service
contracts need some changes No legal
adult should be told where he has to
live. I can see advantages of freshmen
living in dorms It gives them a better
chance *o meet people, but 1 still feel
that in a free country a legal adult
should be able to choose his living
quarters. I would like to see the food
service contracts on a quarterly basis
instead of the present yearly basis,
because a lot of students are uncertain
of their activities from quarter to
quarter
One of my main projects is to have
beer sold on campus Many of you are
unaware of the income and conven
ience we are missing. One large
brewery has offered to build us a new
student union should they be granted
exclusive rights to sell beer. Just think
of the income the University would
receive from football weekends if the
beverage was sold in Sanford Stad
ium.
An issue that is very close to me and
that I will work hard on is saving the
Milledge bus. If this service is
discontinued, it will cause students on
the route a lot of. problems and will
add to the already oveicrowded park
ing conditions.
I would appreciate your vote on
April 7. I love the University and only
want the best for it. I ask for your
support to help make it the "Harvard
of the South.”
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TO TIIK EDITOR
My recent letter concerning the park
ing situation in Jzone contained a
glaring error. I would like to correct that
error.
I had stated that the number of cars
illegally parked in J zone each day was
"more than 50." This statement was
based on a brief survey which was
conducted during spring quarter, 1975;
during that time, the mean number of
cars parked illegally was 52 and the
maximum lat any given timei was 57.
But this data is approximately a year
old now. and 1 should have known not to
generalize about current events from
prior data Accordingly, on Thursday
i March 25) and Friday i March 26) the
J zone lot was surveyed again On
Thursday morning there were 74 cars
parked illegally in 1-zone and 116 parked
legally
Thus, on those two days approximately
40 per cent of the cars parked in J-zone
were parked illegally. Absolutely none of
these cars were cited for parking out of
zone, for failure to display a University
registration decal, or for any other
reason
JIM (ORNISH
'Udall's views
still unclear'
TO TIIF F.IHTOR
While not wanting to evoke a reaction
ary chain ol hostile letters to the editor
(e.g Mike Covington vs the Potheadsi, I
am writing to you again to clarify my
perspectives of U S Rep Morris Ldall s
bai kgiouiid I have attempted to learn as
much as possible about the presidential
candidates and I respect Joyce Mur
doch's opinions 'March mil) However, I
am confused
Recently I witnessed a television news
special in which Udall was questioned
about his affiliation with the L.D.S.
Church. He likened his beliefs to those of
the great Mormon leader Brigham
Young Then he proceeded to tell a
heart rending tale ol the early Mormon’s
struggle for religious freedom and their
enduring "pioneer spirit.”
If 1 have “grossly misrepresented”
Udall's views, it is because he has not
always been straightforward in explain
ing this questionable aspect of his
background. Unlike Murdoch, I have not
had the privilege of serving with the
Udall staff and thus may not view his
beliefs in their complete persepetive.
However, in the same way that I have
a duty to make informed and intelligent
decisions about the candidates and is
sues, Udall has the responsibility to
represent his views accurately.
TIM GATHANY
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