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ft ♦ The Red and Black • Tuesday. April 17. 1990
Student
Governance
STUDENT
ASSOCIATION
ELECTIONS
1990
Three tickets vie for executive seats
HENYON/LATHEM
Z Ian Henyon and Misty Lathem
~ Henyon’s experience:
— • Junior telecommunications major
Z • SA senator in 1989-90; co-authored general com
mittee member proposal; lobbied for changes to drug
bills in state legislature; lobbied at National Student
Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., for increased educa
tional spending.
• Only student appointed to University’s Environ
mental Task Force
• Member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
Lathem’s experience:
• Junior political science major
• Represented the state as a student ambassador
on a tour of the Soviet Union
• Public relations intern for NATO at its London
headquarters
• Member of Delta Zeta sorority
• SA General Committee member 1989-90
Platform:
• Increase communication between SA and stu
dents through newsletters, press releases, and in
creased advertising of projects
• Investigate changes in the drop-add system
• Investigate complaints about the University’s
computer testing program
• Address campus parking problems
• Work on large projects together to create unity
within the senate
• Increase communication between senators and
executive officers to relieve internal strife within the
senate
• Increase communication between SA and Uni
versity Council, City Council and the State Legis
lature.
DOLAN/CORLEY
Pat Dolan, junior political science,
and Kelly Corley, junior public
relations major:
Dolan’s experience:
• Three years in the Army Na
tional Guard
• Involved in Army ROTC on
campus
• Member of the Student Re
cruitment Team
• Past president of Phi Kappa
Theta fraternity
• Involved in the Interfratemity
Council
Corley’s experience:
• Three-year member of Concert
Choir
• Past vice president of Brumby
Hall programs council
• Past advertising representa
tive for The Red and Black
• Gwinnett County counselor for
troubled teens
Platform:
• Will support abolishment if
they can’t reform SA
• Will crack down on senators’
meeting attendance
Minority Issues
Voters question platforms
Tracy SW«b#rg/The Red and Black
Ian Henyon and Misty Lathem: Better
communication with students, unity in
senate through group projects
By MARLA EDWARDS
Staff Writer
Students questioned Student
Association presidential candi
dates on their commitment to mi
nority relations at a debate
Thursday, but some are still not
satisfied as to which presidential
tickets will best serve the interest
of minorities.
Benjamin Roundtree, president
of the Black Affairs Council, said
the three candidates showed little
interest in minorities before they
began campaigning for elections.
Candidate lap Henyon, who was
a junior SA senator this term, said
he has supported minority con
cerns in the past. He was opposed
to a proposal brought up in SA sup
porting a name change for the Af
rican-American Cultural Center.
‘The largest minority on this
campus had no support — and that
was the issue," he said.
Presidential candidate Heath
Garrett said he’d like to see mem
ber sof the SA sit down with mi
nority students to discuss the
issues.
“It’s time the hostility ends in
this situation," he said.
Candidate Pat Dolan said he
wouldn’t make a lot of campaign
promises for the purposes of the de
bate, but he would work hard for
every group on campus.
Lynn Montford, a junior journa
lism major who attended the de-
Sitting around gabbing about it
isn’t going to do anything.”
— Pat Dolan on SA’s minority rela
tions.
"If we’re going to kill it we’re
going to kill it right.”
— Pat Dolan on abolishing SA at
the debate.
“By abolishing SA, students have
no choice — one person will be
making decisions for 26,000 stu
dents. ”
— Ian Henyon at the debate.
bate, said the main reason for the
questions is minority students’
concerns that they’re well-rep
resented on the SA.
“I still had questions in my mind
about who I felt was most compe
tent. The only way for them to
prove it is to be in office,*’ she said.
Arlando Dawson, a freshman
business major, said he wasn’t
completely satisfied with the can
didates’ responses to questions.
“All we heard was a lot of gar
bage and a lot of campaign prom
ises,” he said.
Montford said all three tickets
were invited to attend a racial har
mony meeting of the Black Affairs
Council Monday night. Dolan and
Henyon said they would attend the
meeting. Garrett said he wouldn’t
attend because he had prior
speaking engagements, but his
running mate, Ben Calhoun, would
be there.
The SA had only two black sen
ators this term and only one is run
ning for a seat in today’s election.
Senior Sen. Djuana Austin, one
of this term’s two black senators,
said she worked to represent her
constituency, the senior class, and
not as an advocate for black con
cerns. This term’s senators were
supportive of black student con
cerns, she said.
"Even if there wasn’t a black
person on the SA, the SA would
still be responsive to black student
Campaign Quotes
“Dolan and Corley have a shaky
platform. Unfortunately they found
it necessary to attack the election in
another way instead of hard work
and campaigning.”
— Ian Henyon’s after illegal cam
paigning charges were filed
against him by Pat Dolan’s ticket.
“Hindsight is 20/20. We’ve
looked back and said maybe I
needs,” Austin said.
Roundtree attributed the lack of
representation to apathy on
campus.
Roundtree said the SA has tried
to get students involved through
projects such as allowing any stu
dent to become a general com
mittee member and work on SA
committees.
Leslie Bates, the recently se
lected director of the new Depart
ment of Minority Services and
Programs, said although he isn’t
familiar yet with the situation, he
feels it’s important that all student
groups at a university are rep
resented in its student govern
ment. Bates will move into his
office at the University on May 7.
Eric Wise, a member of African
American Power, said the lack of
black representotion doesn’t
bother him because the SA isn’t
strong enough at this point to help
in minority concerns.
‘They’re not out there in the stu
dent life, so a student isn’t going to
participate if they don’t know
about it,” he said.
SA President Pro Tern Andrea
Naterman said she doesn’t know
why so few black students came
out to run for office this year.
“I feel that if a minority student
wanted to be on SA, there’s plenty
of opportunity for him to get
elected,” she said.
should’ve run for president."
— Kelly Corley on the lack of fe
male representation in the presi
dential race.
"I’ve yet to see a single poster ad
dressing an issue - giving any
reason to vote for one candidate or
another.”
—Brian Mirsky, professor of polit
ical science, on the elections.
"I’d say that was the second most
unpleasant thing I’ve ever done.”
— Ian Henyon on the debate.
Tracy Stantorg/TDe Red and Black
Pat Dolan and Kelly Corley: Abolish SA if no improvement
• Seek expansion of computer
labs
• Seek increase in campus secu
rity measures
• Seek institution of phone reg
istration
• Will increase student aware
ness of SA by working more with
The Red and Black and inviting
input of student organizations
• Will increase lobbying of the ad
ministration
Who’s running and why
Student Association candidates
GARRETT/CALHOUN
Heath Garrett, sophomore polit
ical philosophy major, and Ben
Calhoun, sophomore biology
major:
Garrett’s experience:
• Freshman senator 1988-89
• Member of Honors Program
• Big Brother in Communiver-
sity
• Member of Sigma Alpha Ep
silon fraternity
Calhoun’s experience:
• Member of Honors Program
• Member of Kappa Alpha fra
ternity
Platform:
• Increase leadership in SA
• Improve communication with
campus organizations by attending
meetings monthly
• Will lobby University adminis
tration, local and state government
regularly
• Will seek increased reaction to
environmental issues
• Will seek increased delegation
of authority to senators.
Vracy SUnb*ig/Th« Red and E
Heath Garrett and Ben Calhoun: Stronger leadership
SENIOR SENATOR CANDI
DATES
Name: Paul Cleveland, 21
Major: economics
Hometown: Dalton, Ga.
Major Issue: Bring SA together
through good leadership.
Name: Aparna Deshmukh, 20
Major: biology
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Major Issue: Minority concerns.
Name: Suzy Hendricks, 20
Major: public relations
Hometown: Lithia Springs, Ga.
Major Issue: Better SA voter
turnout.
Name: Erica Tlggler, 20
Hometown: Griffin, Ga.
Major Issue: Campus parking.
JUNIOR SENATOR CANDI
DATES
Name: Samantha Anderson, 18
Major: food sciance, pre-medicine
Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
Major Issue: No assignments be
fore finals.
Name: Laura Bourg, 20
Major: accounting and pre-law
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
Major Issue: Unity within the SA.
Name: John Bowyer, 19
Major: political science, psychology
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Major Issues: More campus
parking, library lobbying.
Name: Bonnie Gillespie, 19
Major: journalism
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Major Issue: Improve drop-add
system.
Name: Susie Griffin, 19
major: political science
Hometown: Winchester, Va.
Major Issue: Designated driver
program.
Name: Stacy Hill, 20
Major: journalism
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
Major Issue: More student input on
SA issues.
Name: William Perry, 19
Major: criminal justice
Hometown: Chamblee, Ga.
Major Issue: More student opin
ions on constitutional revisions.
Name: Laura Petrides, 20
Major: surface design, art educa
tion
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Major Issue: More SA involvement
with city government.
SOPHOMORE SENATOR CAN-
DIDATES
Name: Richard Barid, 19
Major: political science
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
Major Issue: Strong SA leadership.
Name: Will Cochran, 18
Major: international business
Hometown: Watkinsville, Ga.
Major Issue: Reduce student ap
athy.
Name: Erin Ostrow, 18
Major: political science
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Major Issue: More student involve
ment in SA.
Name: Holly Thomas, 18
Major: international business
Hometown: Tucker, Ga.
Major Issue: Wants varsity soccer
program.
Name: Troy Van Kutzleben, 19
Major: science
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
Major Issues: More voter turnout
and less student apathy.
Name: Anthony Tarbush
Major: agricultural communica
tions
Hometown: Arnoldsville, Ga.
Major Issues: Better SA atten
dance, less student apathy.
Name: Sandra Wang
Major: music
Major Issue: Increase emphasis
on minority concerns.
Elections for the freshman senate
are held during fall Quarter. This
year, as many people decided to run
for graduate senate slots as were
slots available. Because of the lack
of competition, those people will he
automatically appointed.
Agriculture
Callie C. Mohn
Samantha Anderson
Education
Brach Carter
Jennifer J. Lee
John T. McGowan
Molly Myddelton
Hannah Rowan
Evertt F. Patrick
Arts & Sciences
Environmental Design
Amy M. Ashbum
Jennifer L. Morton
Michael Brewer
Forest Resources
! Stephen Buckner
Karen Kuers
; Geoffrey Dillard
Graduate School
Chris Fiinn
Edwin Ashurst
Donny L. Fordham
Laura Blitzer
Susie Griffin
Carol Couch
1 Tim L. Harbin
St. John Flynn
; Jeff Myers
Audrey Haynes
William Perry
Martha Wisbey
Joseph A. Surber III
Home Economics
James O. Wilson III
David S. Guber
Business Administration
Martin G. Hulsey
■ William F. Cochran
Jennifer Nelson
; Catherine Dews
Leila Nicholson
Michael S. Doss
Joetta Pittman
Stanton M. Girod
Journalism
F. Drew Meadows
John McGee
SA’s future on the line
Brumby Hall and Russell Hall are also being used as polling places In
today's Student Association/University Council elections. Election offi
cials will take your vote at the stations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You'll also
have a chance to vote 'yeah' or 'nay' on numerous amendments pro
posed to the Student Association constitution, such as whether to
change the name from "Student Association" to the "Student Govern
ment Association." To do that, you need to bring along your shiny stu
dent ID and fees paid card.
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By DARA McLEOD
Staff Writer
In 1979, Harold Mulherin ran
for president of the Student Gov
ernment Association on only one
campaign promise — and he kept
it.
, promise
referendum to
Mulherin’s one and only p
was to hold a referendi
abolish SGA. On April 5, 1979, just
two months after he was elected,
more than 2,000 students voted in
favor of abolishment, putting an
end to organized student govern
ment on the University campus.
Four years later, Students for
Student Representation attempted
to replace the SGA with a newly
formed student government, but
the proposal was voted down in a
campus-wide referendum by a two-
to-one majority.
After another four years, a group
of students founded the Student
Association and drafted its consti
tution. About 1,150 students voted
for the constitution, making the SA
the first organized student govern
ment on the University campus in
almost 10 years.
The new constitution calls for a
referendum on the abolishment of
SA to be held every four years. This
referendum is scheduled to come
up in spring of 1991.
Since its inception, SA has been
plagued with problems, many of
which are similar to the problems
experienced by SGA.
The SA has been sharply crit
icized for ineffectiveness and poor
leadership. Contributing to the
problems of this year’s term was
the near impeachment of SA Presi
dent Mark Schisler and the resig
nation of nine senators.
The future of SA rests on the
outcome of today's election. The
new administration will have only
one year to convince the student
body that their organization is
vital to represent the interests of
students.
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