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Junior Senators
k Steve New
Campaign or platform
promiaat do not usually
amount to anything and it Is In
my opinion uaslaas to hava
several peeudo-fcehefs just for
the sake of cap-1
turing a few
people's vote. I
My only pur-|
pone it to have]
students be- 1 '
come aware ofi
what, the SGA<
has done. Is
doing now and wW do in the
future. I never knew what was
going on inside and therefore I
hope to be used as an instru
ment of the student body to
find out just what is hap
pening.
Richard Hekler
When we speak of Mercer’s
campus, two words come to
mind; awareness and change.
By living and exchanging ideas
on this campus fora year and a
half, I’ve grown ]
aware of the l
problems facing
the student'
body and I have
also come to
realise thet a
change is need
ed now!
Through this year’s senate
have come many questions and
problems that the senate of
next year will have to deal
with. And so an awareness to
the feelings of the student
body is essential in our senate
next year.
But not only Is an awareness
necessary, the senate needs
people who are willing to
accept theee new problems and
adapt accordingly someone
who will not be afraid to work
or take on responsibilities.
And then finally we need
people who wil act as true
representatives of the student
body — ones who will feel the
student body out and act
accordingly to their beet in
terest.
In voting next week we stu
dents must realize the needs
that 1 have stated above and
really try to find a representa
tive who is qualified. So I enter
this race because I feel that I
am aware of these problems,
willing to adapt to change, and
ready to act as your represent
ative. Thus 1 solicit your sup
port on April 10th for
JUNIOR SENATOR.
Lev Bowers
Perhaps most of the candi
dates competing for the honor
of Senator will use this oppor
tunity to express their qualifi
cations from |
for this office.
But these are of I
minor impor
tance when
compared with
the awesomel
responsibilities'
of this office.
Too long, the Bowen
position of Senator has been
used, not for the betterment of
Mercer, but for additional
charms to attach to a string of
token awards. The Senate
needs to be transformed from a
place of all “talk,” into an
administrative body of action.
I plan, if elected, to work
for a revamping of the cafeteria
program, no hours for upper
classmen women and freshmen
on the Dean’s List, as well as
many other vital reforms. All I
ask is your vote and the oppor
tunity to serve you, not with
vague promises but with action
for a better Mercer. <
Gefatt
Lee Bowen
Candidate for Jr.
Class Senator
Janet Hoqiw
By not presenting a con
crete platform I reckon that I
would appear as apathetic as
the apathetic students that I
want to activate. But platforms
go with politics I
and I’m playing
the game as best,
I can. I owe it I
to Ya, then to I
give you some!
idea of what Td
like to do. 11
think I’d be
pleased to work on getting the
rah-rah out of SGA and a little
freedom for the resident
women students. But I can’t
work miracles — I can only
work.
Wayne Gullatt
Perhaps the best way for
me, Wayne Gullatt, to intro
duce myself to thoee of you
Hogae
who don’t know me and to
further acquaint myself to
those of you
who do — with
regards to my
candidacy for
junior senator —
is to set forth
my position re-
garding the
SGA. It is my
observation that the SGA is
prevented from being a viable
and efficiently functioning
organ of the student body
because of four gaps existing
within.
The first of these is a com
munication gap. The SGA has
failed to mobilize public opin
ion in support for Mercer and
its needs. The SGA has tailed
to motivate student opinion
and support for SGA activities.
The SGA has failed to articu
late the concensus of the stu
dents to the faculty on matters
of mutual concern.
One of the results of this
lack of communication is a
coordination gap. A function
of the SGA is to coordinate
student and faculty efforts to
better the university. The SGA
has failed to do this and our
college has suffered.
Mercer has also suffered
from a comprehension gap.
The SGA has become isolated
from the student body and the
effect has been that student
positions and opinions are too
often not reflected in SGA ac
tions.
The fourth gap existing
within the SGA is the com
pletion gap. The standard SGA
procedure has been to appoint
endless numbers of committees
to investigate campus prob
lems. It is common for either
the committee to fail to report
or no action to be taken on the
report. The effect of the com
pletion gap has been to render
the SGA sterile of accomplish
ment of consistsnt action.
As I realize that the only
orderly manner in which stu
dent power can be manifested
is through viable and effective
SGA, 1 am alao aware that the
only manner in which the SGA
can become viable and effec
tive is through the dosing of
the four gaps outlined above.
When I am elected your junior
senator, I will be committed to
the task of bridging thoee gaps.
Wayne Gullatt
B. Cavallo
I have had much experience
as an average member of the
student body. As a student
who is representative of the
Mercer silent majority, I am
a only too aware
of the tact that
student gov ere
ment is not
known by the
student body.
That is to say
that the student
Cavallo government is
not communicating with the
student body.
I do not see that it is a very
potent organization as far as
realizing the goals which it
seems to talk about. 1 would
like to see that the committee
Sophomore Senators
Bruce Gandy
Can you give the names of
your five senators?
Know anyone who is trans
ferring away from Mercer?
Ever been
cafeteria with
out ALKA
SELTZER?
Has your
hand hurt from
filling out polls
and signing peti
tions?
Ever wake up Gandy
in class to remember it is cost
ing $2,400 a year?
Have you ever wanted to
buy stock In the book store?
Getting tired of beering the
word “where” when you say
It is time for a change — Let
Gandy do tt.
N. Toothman
A general attitude of indlf
fcrence seems to be prevelant
among large numbers of Mercer
students. Therefore, if elected
senator I win first help to insti
gate an inquiry
as to exactly
what it is that is
causing this
problem and
econd what
needs to be
done about it.
For without a
SENIOR SENATORS
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voice on iswee of mutual In
ternet. Your note for Leigh
Montgomery will be a vote
pledged to removing these
10
MUM sum you vote on April
Cor your senior
feeling of school pride and
spirit an institution of higher
learning becomes solely aca
demic and a balance between
academics and other aspects of
college life is essential.
I would list some of my
gripes which seem to be com
mon among the Mercer student
body, but I think they are
evident to all who take a close
look at the situation here on
campus. True many problems
on campus have been brought
before S.G.A. but just how
much has been done about
them is somewhat questionable
at this time. I feel that I could
fulfill the responsibilities of the
position and help to make the
solutions to them problems a
reality.
Bill Adams
Perhaps now, as upcoming
Sophomores in s pertinent
election, we can get away from
the old spiel of: “I did this and
that in high school^. .. ” We
have all been "
thrown into an
environment in
which issues,
attitudes, and
maturity have
changed.
The founda
tion for my
platform is baaed upon the (act
that nobody really knows what
ia going on the majority of the
time. To really be aware of
situations at the preaent we
have to dig through a huge
conglomeration of rhectoric
and rumor. Not only communi
cations between the students
themselves is very poor, we are
not, as a group, informed of
SGA actions. IFC actions, BSA
actions, and other groupe that
are important to the campus
lives of each of us.
Many of us, as Freshmen
who care, have come together
in group meetings not just to
talk things over but to
things done. As a result of
these concerned peoples’
efforts administration and
faculty alike are aware of,
more than ever before, the
needs of the students. Three
minute accomplishments of
this group are: curriculum
changes have come about and
are coming about, better facili
ties and better hours for the
Co-Op, and the proposed re
creation room is finally getting
some work done on it. These
are but three small examples of
what can be done at Mercer.
I believe that a mandatory
meal ticket is a ridiculous wait
of money for some students
and should be abolished. Even
if Mercer needs funds, I don’t
think It should charge the stu
dents for it
I have talked aH year
through this freshmen group
and outside of it with adminis
tration, faculty members, and
many Wudents. We have ac
complished a little by the
efforts of a few and we can
accomplish much more with
people that are concerned. I
am concerned. I am concerned
because I feel that many things
should and could be changed
to benefit all parties concern
ed; namely, we, the students. I
can promise only one thing: I
will give my utmost in trying
to make Mercer a more livable
place for all of us. It hss been
said before with some degree
of dneerity, but now I think It
Is time to eteet someone who
has worked all year on your
behalf, Meet BUI Adams
Gordy
Tom Gordy
We the students of Mercer
University need a strong stu
dent government association
more than ever before. To ob-
strong S.G.A., we
’ need officers
and senate
members with a
desire to work
and the ability
to be able to
channel impor
tant issues for
the betterment
of the individual student and
the university as a whole.
Popularity is fine, but it
doesn’t get a groat drat of the
work done.
There are two days until the
election* on April 10th. During
this time please consider each
individual running for each
office — then select those
whom you think can do the
beat job for YOU
1 trust that you will find
theaa qualifications in me and
on April 10th will TURN TO
TOM. ELECT TOM GORDY
FOR SOPHOMORE
SENATOR
Truett Ashley
What is the purpose of
S. G. A.? This group of leaders,
chosen by you to represent
you and your ideas, should be
made up of ex
Sponsible,
hard working]
students. Ex-|
perience is
qualification]
that cannot
overlooked i
student Mk
the office of"
sophomore senator. Last year I
becomes an effective tool and
not a way of delegating respon
sibility.
As an example of the above
two points, let’s look at the ca
feteria problem. What did the
committee accomplish? I can
not answer this through my
experience as a student body
member mainly because I have
not been made aware of any
progress reports. It is fine to
have a committee, but it is not
beneficial to the student body
unless the student body is
aware of what the committee is
doing and what, if anything, it
is accomplishing. How can a
student take an active part,
become instrumental in the
workings of the SGA uniets he
knows what is going on? It is
not possible to intelligently
criticize something about
which you know nothing.
As a Junior Class Senator I
will work toward alleviating
problems such as these.
Special Announcement
Dean William B. Lockhart, Uni
versity of Minnesota School of
Law, will speak as the Sidney
Ha tcher Lecturer this year.
Dean Lockhart will speak at
the Science Center auditorium
on April 17, at 8:00 PAL He la
the chairman of the Pretedent'a
Commimion on Obceaity as
well as part president of the
American Association of Law
Schools. Dean Lockhart wiB
speak on the work of the com
mission.
The entire Mercer com
munity is invited to hear this
talk.
was secretary-treasurer of my
high school student body, and
before holding this position, I
served in student government
as President of my junior class
and Secretary of my sopho
more class. I have the ex
perience needed, but more
than this, I have the desire to
work for you. For better stu
dent government, TURN TO
TRUETT for Sophomore
Senator.
G. Copeland
Mercer’s SGA should be a
very powerful organization
conveying the ideas of the stu-
dent body, instead our student
government has taken a back
seat in student affairs. Itjs sub
ject to the in
fluence of only
a percentage of I
the Mercer stu-'
dents and <
ganizations. I
believe that the
duty of a Sena
tor ia to repre- Copeland
sent the opinion of his class.
He should weigh all proposals
and make his decisions for the
betterment of all concerned.
Most important is that the
people he represents be inform
ed. As a representative of the
students it is his duty to see
they are aware of all proceed
ings of SGA.
The present senators could
be working to better Mercer in
all ways pomibte, but how are
we to know If we never see
them? Should we have to find
our Senators and cross-examine
them for equal represents
tion?
As a Senator. I will work to
revive lost interest in the SGA.
I will work to express the
opinions of the Sophomore
Class. As your representative I
will work to keep you inform
ed and abreast of SGA pro
ceedings
As a Black Co-ed on Mer
cer’s campus I am very much
aware of the racial tension
existing within the student
body. Since Black awareness is
a part of my identity I cannot
become alienated from my
heritage. However, as your
Senator 1 will work to repre
sent all Sophomores
Glenda Jean Copeland
Beth Turton
APATHY — There is too
much of it, and not enough
being done to alleviate it. Too
many people believe that the
present conditions can be
changed by
mere c o m-
plaints. Such
inert words reap
no results. IN
VOLVEMENT
— This is the
only way cond
itions ran be Turton
changed. Such concrete action
is the only manner Mercer can
continue to exist and to pro
gross: I want to become in
volved as a sophomore senator
in our SGA so that present
conditions -.an be changed and
improved.
There are many situation
that need to be altered. The
curriculum should be broaden
ed. More courses in present
a roas should be offered and
additional majors should be
made available. In addition,
course requirement should be
re-evaluated. Abo, such school
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