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Campaign antics
The SGA presidential campaign moved into high gear this week
Voice party, sets fire to a parking ticket in symbolic protest
a horse through Memorial Plaza in his drive for support
Candidate Doug Teper < let • who has been endorsed by the
Harold Mulherin. running on the Abolitionist party ticket guides
Poll sites around campus
By BOBBY BYRD
Staff writer
Fourteen locations will be used as
polling places for Thursday’s Student
Government Association elections. The
polls will be open from 9:00 a m. to
5:00 p.m.
The voting places are: Psychology-
Journalism Plaza, Memorial Hall, thel
main library, Park Hall, the business
school, the law school Conner Hall
Women’s P E .Aderhold Hall, Grad
Studies, the vet school, biology,
pharmacy and Bolton Hall
Bolton's voting booth will be open only
from 10:30 to 1:30 and from 4 00 to 5:00
Also, use of pharmacy as a voting
location is tenative, according to Claire
Cornwell,co-chairman of the elections
committee.
The procedure for voting is identical to
that used by any location by showing an
ID and fee card However, according to
Cornwell, it will be faster and more
convenient for a student to vote at his own
school, the law school. Conner Hall,
senate ballots for that school’s students
Other ballots (such as the ballot for a
forestry student voting at journalism, for
example) will be on file, and it may take
and it may take extra time for poll
Cornwell warns that voting in some
locations may be slow. The specially
printed computer ballots that can be
simply marked with an "x" were not
available, so achievement-test-style an
swer sheets will be used In addition, only
two poll workers will be placed at each
location in order to save SGA money, she
said.
"We thought about using hand-count
ballots, but they just weren't practical
We wouldn't have the votes counted until
Friday," Cornwell said
Voting will go much faster, she said, if
students know who they want to vote for
and how they feel about the amendments
before they go to vote.
Candidates for University Council will
be on the same ballot as the SGA officers,
the Student Senate and the amendments
The nine unvcrsity schools each have
University council representatives, but
stores for Valentine’s Day
not all schools will be electing
representatives Thursday, as some of
them hold their own elections at other
times In addition, students in the College
of Education will be selecting two council
representatives
Vote tabulations will begin as soon as
voting concludes, and the results should
start trickling in around 8:00 p m They
will be announced at Memorial in the
Student Activities Center
B> JUSTIN GILI.IS
Assistant campus editor
A rally held to protest the campus
parking situation drew more than 30
ticket burners and a crowd of enthusi
astic students to Memorial Plaza
Tuesday afternoon
Doug Teper. Student Government
Association presidential canidate, staged
the ticket-burning rally Addressing an
audience of more than 100, Teper told
students the protest was a symbolic way
of expressing dissatisfaction to the
University administration
"We re not protesting parking tickets,"
Teper said, adding that students are
upset because nothing is being done
about the parking problem
"I talked to the campus planning
office." Teper stated “They have no
plans, nothing on the drawing board "
Students who burned their tickets
Tuesda) still have to pay the fines. Teper
warned, adding that he discussed the
matter with officials in the Traffic Safety
Department
University President Fred C Davison
was invited to the rally, Teper said
Davison apparently did not attend the
rally
Teper who has received the support of
the Voice party in his bid for the SGA
presidency, told the crowd that "student
government should be sponsoring this
rally, not me."
Setting fire to a parking ticket of his
own, Teper said he was fined for failing
to register his car with Traffic Safety
‘Since there are 30,000 cars registered
for 10,000 spaces I didn’t think there
would be a place for me to park.”
Teper said
UGA Today
‘The deep’ research lecture
Editor's Note: This is the final installment of a two-part series on student
government President Roger Strauss. Today he talks about the past year, his
campaign, and the upcoming elections.
The gimmick to support Roger Strauss’ campaign for student body president was
dreamed up during a television performance of The Gong Show’s "Unknown
Comic.”
Strauss was sitting with some of his fraternity brothers. He suggested running
someone with a bag over his head and billing him as "The Unknown Candidate ”
The brothers approved
The only thing remaining was to pick the man to fill the bag All eyes turned to
Strauss
Thus began a candidacy that drew coverage from television networks, major
newspapers, radio stations and the wire services
REPORTERS CAME to talk with the man who had a fraternity "secret service”
surrounding him and who rode around campus in a white Lincoln convertible his
father had lent him.
Mock assassinations were staged and "bag" jokes were told.
But it was all in jest. No one, not even Strauss and his fraternity, expected the
elections to go his way.
When the election results were tabulated and he was declared the winner.
Strauss said he felt like turning to his backers and asking, “What now?”
ONCE IN office, Strauss set personal priorities. Unlike the man he replaced, Rob
Hancock, Stauss was a full-time student. So the new president elected to place his
studies first and work his schedule around his classes
Working SGA time around study time has brought the president under fire Some
have charged he can’t be contacted during the day
But Strauss said he usually spends an hour a day in his office.
In the early weeks of his term, the more established student politicians were
wary of Strauss "People were scared They thought I’d come in here and shuck
the whole thing (SGA)," Strauss said.
AN AIR of tension also permeated the SGA. "There was a genuine feeling of
malice around here," Strauss said. "The Unknown Candidate" had not won any
friends in the SGA with his joke platform
The established student politicians are still against him, Strauss said. But those
students who served their first terms during his administration support him, the
president added
While contending with the SGA’s elder statesmen, Strauss had the opportunity to
test the real power of his office against that of the University's administration.
How much power does the SGA president have? “You’re almost powerless—a
very small whisper," Strauss said. But he added some administrators do seek
SGA’s input before making decisions.
RETURNING TO school after summer vacation, Strauss set one goal for
himself: getting out the vote in the February elections.
His own campaign the previous spring had done some of the work for him.
Before his candidacy, many students thought SGA was an "elite club," Strauss
said.
"1 take the most pride in creating interest (in SGA) where there was no interest
before I didn’t promise anything. I’ve done more than I promised," Strauss said
Looking ahead to the elections. Strauss said the student political parties would
"induce mudslinging " He wasn’t convinced party tickets would enhance anyone's
chances of victory.
-I HAVE a feeling everybody is just going to ignore the party labels and vote for
the people who campaigned the most," Strauss said
The outgoing president left some advice for his successor: "Don’t take it (the
SGA presidency) too seriously.” v
Pickings are slim at local
By MARY THURSTON
Assistant city editor
Valentine's Day is traditionally a day for expressions of love, which can range
from a 30-cent card to three dozen red roses—at $30 a dozen
Red roses are always extremely popular with the sentimental lover, according to
Meridith MacFarlane at Flower World. “We’ve sold just hundreds," MacFarlane
said. Carnations are second to roses, and spring arrangements are also very
popular, she said
Manager C.L Morehead at Flowers, Inc. agreed that roses are the most popular
flower, adding that his shop had run out Carnations—red, pink and white—are
favorites, as well as spring flowers like tulips and daisies "Business is booming, of
course, during Valentine’s," Morehead said, and "people have started ordering
much earlier "
Morehead said this year "more than ever” he has seen girls sending flowers to
their boyfriends, or women sending them to their husbands Flowers. Inc has a
"love bundle" which has been very popular, Morehead said It is an arrangement
of tulips, and pink carnations and a plastic fan with red hearts.
For the man whose tastes lie more in the 30-cent card range the sentimental
card "far outsells the humorous card." according to Tom Milton. OVM ofl
Celebration "Valentine's is still a very sentimental season," Milton added
The card that outsells other cards nationwide is the "MOTHER CARD Milton
said As far as novelty items, "anything that has a heart on it" is popular, and
Snoopy is always big
A lecture on research on the ocean floor titled, "The Stratigraphy and
Geologic History of the Blake Plateau and the Western Atlantic Continental
Margin,” by Dr Thomas H Shipley, of the University of Texas, is set for today
at 4:15 p m
Go to room 200 A in the Geography-Geology-Speech Building to hear this free
lecture which is part of an annual program sponsored by the University, Emory
University, and Georgia Tech
• Survey today
Students in the School of En\ iron-
mental Design will be conducting a
"user perception" survey at selected
spots on North Campus today between
12 and 1 pm
They're trying to find out how much
you know (notice* about where you
THE BEGINNING
Strauss looks back
Tickets
bum at
By MIKE ROBERTS
Staff writer
local rally
Students feel sentimental
towards the ‘day of love’
By CATHY KNOTTS
Boxes of candy, dozens of roses, and envelopes full of Valentine cards are tokens
that certainly indicate that Cupid has struck again Today is Valentine's Day and
everyone on campus yearns to send that special girl or guy a Valentine, hoping the
sentiment will be returned
The 14th of February holds many memories for several students on campus
Some are happy ones and some well, aren’t such happy ones
Lora Schwartz, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, sent out six
Valentines this year—all to the same guy
On the other hand, another student sees Valentine s Day a bit differently
"The only thing that ever happens to me on Valentine's Day is that 1 get a day
older," said Stephanie Capito, a sophomore in the College of Agriculture
Another student thought back a bit further Mike Warren, a junior in the College
of Business Administration, recalls Valentine’s Day with his first iove in sixth
grade
"Attempting to woo and impress my first crush, I gave her a six pound solid
chocolate heart The initial shock came when she brok up with me shortly
afterwards I guess she just was in it for the candy But I got the last laugh Three
days later she broke out with the worst case of acne I’ve ever seen." Warren said
In hopes that this Valentine's Day might be spent better than the last, one
University couple described their catastrophe last Feb 14
"Well, being newlyweds. I expected my husband to shower me with roses,
chocolates, and perhaps a sweet sentimental card." she said But much to her
dismay , "he walked through the door handing me a card that read So what if no
one wants you for Valentine's Day. there's always April Fool s Day!”’
After she locked herself in the bathroom and flooded it with tears, her husband
raced to the nearest drugstore to buy every remaining Valentine's card on the
shelves
"A desperate attempt to make up," he said
Although receiving cards with sentiments addressed to "my favorite teacher"
and "my neighbor s dog. she couldn t help but find room in her heart to forgive
her husband
But Valentine s Day certainly doesn't mean heartache for everyone Mar, Beth
Ellis, a senior in the Home Economics School, states that Valentine's Day marks
the anniversary of her first date with her finance—six years ago
What does Valentine's Day mean to you*’ From freshman Marti Burlison comes
the reply. "Valentine's Day gives me a valid excase to express love I have for
special people, which really should be expressed all year round "
So if you haven't sent that special person a Valentine, do so 'Cause tomorrow will
be too late
Farm forum
"Parity in Agriculture," an open
forum, will be held tonight at 8: OOp m in
room 4<)4 in Memorial Hall The forum
is Iree for everyone
You can draw to your heart's
content today on Memorial Plaza The
University Union will supply free
chalk "and an artistic license" so you
can write your own personal Valentine
message
GRAC goes public
Professor Ayers’ views
Dr Robert H Ayers, professor of religion, wul lead a colloquium on the
language logic and reason in John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian
Religion." today at 3 30 p m in room 205 S in Peabody Hall
The colloquium is sponsored by the department of philosophy and religion and
is free and open to the public
Valentine's Day viewing on channel
5 combines cartoons and "country"
At 8 00 you can watch as "Cupid’s"
arrow flys around on "Bugs Bunny’s
Valentine " Next, at 8 30. enjoy "The
POPEYE Valentine Special Sweet
hearts at Sea "
Then, a! 10 00. Dolly Parton and
Carol Burnett team up for "Dolly A
Carol in Nashville ’’ Join the two
superstars in the Grand Ole Opry for
song and laughter
Cartoons & country
“Who's Happy Now?”, will be
presented Feb 14-25 as the Georgia
Resident Acting Company "goes
public." (These MFA acting students
usually perform for Drama 3U0 classes
only I
Performances will be held in the
Fine Arts Cellar Theatre at 8 p.m .
with a 2:30 pm Sunday matinee
Tickets are on sale at the Fine Arts
Theatre box office from noon until 5
p.m.
Illustration by K UPDECRAFF