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VOLUME LXVIII, NUMBER 22
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON. GEORGIA
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, lfttS
Large voter turnout elects
• Shawn Lanier SGA president
By KAREN JACOBS
Editor-in-chief
A large voter turnout propelled
Shawn Lanier and Lynn Creech to
a decisive victory as president and
vice-president of the Student
Government Association
Thursday!
Lanier and Creech, with 429
votes, edged out Ashley Ogden and
Miguel Garcia, who totalled 307
votes. The Ron Light/Jay Lee
ticket pulled 41 votes.
The new senators at large are
Johannes Svcnsson. John Henley,
Tracy Vaughn. Aravind-Arcpally.
and Carlo^ McCloud.
Senior senators elected were Jan
Horton, president. Burt Blackmar.
Norecn White, Rob Su mow ski. and
Paul O'Shea. Junior senators in
clude class president Holly Greene.
Julie Samas. Shaun Brookcr. Rudy
H.„ and Connie Dean.
New sophomore senators are
Gay Hoffman, president. Kevin
Oatman, Susan Eakcs. Rainey
Smith, and Brian (Tex) Noyes.
Lanier was very happy to be
elected president: "It’s wonderful
feeling, something that Lynn and I
have been waiting for for six
months. We're excited about start
ing to work for the students and
implementing our ideas." he said.
Lanier also said he was excited
about working with the newly
elected senators: "We have a lot of
fresh, enthusiastic, creative people
who want to give a lot to SGA."
He also commented that
happy to see that students turned
out in such large numbers to vote,
adding that it shows they are con
cerned about student government.
The newly elected vice-president
is this year’s Homecoming Queen
and a political science major. She
is also a Mercer Ambassador, a
member of the Judicial Council,
and a Pi Kappa Phi little sister. Her
career goals include working in
public relations and serving on the
U.S. Senate.
Lanier and Creech campaigned
with the slogan "Bridging the
Gap," emphasizing that com*
mimical ion is the thing most effec
tive for an efficient student govern
ment. Both were also nominated by
fellow senators to be Senator of the
Year. They will take office at the
annual SGA installation banquet,
slated for April 28.
Ron Light and Charlie Smith explain
Debate.
Candidates square off at Palladium debate
By KAREN JACOBS
Editor-in-chief
Slating that it's time to "shooj
the dying horse." SGA presiden
tial hopeful Ron Light outlined his
plans to abolish the Student
Government Association at the se
cond annual Palladium pitsiden-
tial/vice-pfesidential debate
Wednesday.
Light, a former vice-president
who was named Senator of the
Year, said he feds the SGA
"hasn't done anything, can’t do
anything" because it has no con
trol over the administration. He
referred to a protest he organized
last week regarding the College of
Arts and Sciences in Atlanta, and
pointed out that he felt he couldn't
speak out against an administrative
decision: "The minute 1 tried to ex
ercise the individual freedom I
fought for in the fall when the
university was attacked by Lee
Roberts, I was told to grow up."
Miguel Garcia, the vice-
presidential running mate of Ashley
See Debate, page 2
Trustees develop long range goals and objectives for the university
Mercer Atlanta to focus on non-traditional education, Macon CLA to be residential learning center
The Board of Trustees set an
^agenda for the university for the
21st century by accepting a
strategic plan from the Select Com
mission on University Priorities at
its Friday meeting.
"The Commission "does not
presume to have researched every
issue or to have addressed every
opportunity that faces the univer
sity," said Lamar Plunkett, chair
man of the Select Commission and
a former chairman of the State
Board of Regents. "It is ? ase.
however, that the review and the
recommendations which are
reflected in the report arc based
upon a thorough and reflective
analysis of all of the university
endeavors. I believe that the
priorities recommended in the
report set a direction for the univer
sity which can be pursued with
prudence and good judgment," he
said.
The.commission, established at
the request of President R. Kirby
Godsey in January 1987, was given
the task of completing a com
prehensive study of the university
and developing long-range goals
and objectives for the institution.
The 22-member commission
spent 3,000 hours in deliberation.
See Trustee, page 10
Lambda Chi and Alpha Delta Pi take top honors for Dean’s Cup
By KAREN JACOBS
Editor-in-chief
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity were
named the overall winners in the
Dean’s Cup awards at Thursday’s
Greek Convocation. Both organiza
tions scored the most points in the
various categories of. the award
competition.
In the scholarship division for the
sororities. Alpha Gamma Delta had
the highest grade point average of
3.15, Alpha Delta Pi was second
with 2.86, and Zcta Phi Beta was
third with 2.79. For the fraternities.
Pi Kappa Phi was first with 2.57,
Kappa Sigma was second with
2.56, and Lambda Chi Alpha was
third with 2.49.
In the total initiates category, Chi
Omega led the sororities with 88.5
percent. Alpha Gamma Delta was
second with 74.1 percent, and
Alpha Deha Pi was third with 57.5
percent. Lambda Chi Alpha led me
fraternities with 60.7 percent. Kap
pa Sigma was second with 54.8
percent, and Pi Kappa Phi was
third with 44.1 percent
The educational program
category honors organizations
which present educational pro
grams using faculty: and staff.
Alpha Delta Pi took first for the
sororities, with Alpha Kappa Alpha
and Alpha Gamma Delta tying lor
second place. Lambda Chi Alpha
led the fraternities, followed by
Kappa Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi at
second plaice, and Kappa Alpha at
third place.
The campus involvement
category honors organizations ac
cording to the number of members
involved in extracurricular ac
tivities on campus. Leadership
positions in non-Greek organiza
tions receive extra credit. Alpha
Delta Pi led the sororities, with
Alpha Gamma Delta in second
place and Chi Omega at third. Zcta
Phi Beta received an award for
highest percentage per member.
Lambda Chi Alpha led the frater
nities and Pi Kappa Phi and Kappa
Sigma round out the second and
third place positions. Alpha Phi
Alpha received the award for
highest percentage per member.
The philanthropy category
honors groups which conduct ser
vice projects. Alpha Gamma Delta
received first place in the sorority
division, followed by Alpha Delta
Pi and Chi Omega in the second
and third places. Delta Sigma Theta
received highest percentage per
member. Lambda Chi Alpha led
the fraternities and Pi Kappa Phi
and Kappa Sigma received second
and third place. Alpha Phi Alpha
received highest percentage per
member.
In the intramurals category,
which honors those who have suc
cessful recreational programs.
Alpha Delta Pi led the sororities
and Chi Omega and AlphaJ^mma
Delta received second and third
place. Sigma Nu led the fraternities
followed by Kappa Sigma at second
and Lambda Chi Alpha at third
place.
Alpha Gamma Delta took top
sorority honors in the spirit
category, followed by Alpha Delta -
Pi and Phi Mu. Limbda Chi Alpha
led the fraternities and Sigma Nu
and Pi Kappa Phi won second and
third place.
Alpha Gamma Delta ranked se
cond in overall competition for the
sororities, as did Pi Kapo/Phi for
the fraternities. Chi Omega placed
third overall, as dk^Kappa Sigma
for the fraternities.
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