Page Four
Senate Candidates Present Platforms
Ticket One
Our foremost objective in
seeking the offices of the
Senate Executive Council is to
facilitate the Senate in
functioning as it is designed.
The members of this commun
ity tend to overlook the Senate
as a practical or productive
place to voice their concerns
or take suggestions, and this
attitude, needless to say,
defeats the primary purpose of
the organization - to act as
a forum of campus concerns.
But the concerns are here.
Our goal is to implement
concrete methods to get the
complaints out of the heads
of our constituents and into
feasible plans that the Senate
has the power to carry out.
It has been our experience
to observe that once the lines
of communications are opened
and a purposeful, directed ex
change of ideas is underway,
both issues and creative solu
tions abound. As members of
the Executive Council, it will
be our responsibility to initiate
this interaction. We are not
so idealistic as to believe that
all we need do is make our
selves available and wait for
people to come to us with
ideas, although that would
certainly thrill us. The senators
are elected to represent their
constituents and we expect
to do so. We plan to hold
additional required meetings
so that each week a small
group of Senators will meet
with the three of us, alone, to
discuss individually their
specific concerns. Our only
campaign promise is to initiate,
maintain, and constantly
improve the rapport that is so
essential to an effective
representative body.
Ticket Three
While eating dinner one
evening, the three of us were
discussing the upcoming
Senate elections. At first the
three of us had not given the
topic much consideration;
however, after thinking it over
for a while the three of us,
one by one, decided to run.
Talking it over we decided
to run on the same ticket.
Being freshman we hope to
accomplish much in the next
three years.
The three of us are not in
any time-consuming clubs and
therefore will be able to devote
a great deal of our time to
the workings of the Senate.
The three of us work well
together although we have
different opinions with the
Senate as this will lead to a
A persistent obstacle to this
goal is that students are fre
quently left in the dark as to
what goes on behind them?
What input do students have?
Do you know the answers to
these questions in regard to
the alcohol policy, the new
distribution requirement, or
the proposed housing staff
change? The main ingredient
in having an informed opinion
is to be informed. The
Executive Council members
are in the best position to
have access to this kind of
information and make it known
to the students. We plan to
make use of the Gui/fordian
to explore these kinds of
concerns in depth and request
feedback from the readers.
We don't want to be elected
on a long string of campaign
promises. We can not possibly
know at this point everything
we will want to accomplish,
and furthermore, this is not
our concept of what the Exec
utive Council's function should
be. Inspired ideas can, and
Ticket Two
There is a problem in the
community senate and we
would like to see some
changes. The senate in the
past has been unable to work
effectively because of a
system that operates on a
network of power. This system
causes complications which
inhibit efficiency. The lengthy
government procedures, the
hierarchal officies, and the
lack of communication
between student body and
senate hinders the represent
ation of the students. A
decentralization of powers
better representation of the
student body.
Although we cannot promise
anything, we hope to voice
the students' opinions in a
much more effective manner.
We will try to do this by
establishing a better relation
ship between the Senate and
the Board of Trustees. This
will give the Senate more
power in the decisions that
affect your daily life on
campus.
In conclusion, the only
promise that we can make is
that we will try our best to
represent you.
Sincerely,
Joe Ellington,
Presidential Candidate
Paula Price,
V.P./Treas. Candidate
Sue Smith,
Secretarial Candidate
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From left to right: Barbara Phillips. Nancy Trull, Mark Farlow,
should, come from everybody
(including us), but the leaders
of the Senate have a more
basic responsibility; to provide
the structure through which
these inspired ideas can
become reality.
We will be more than happy
to discuss our opinion on any
issue and what we would like
to see done about it. Please
within the senate and a simpli
fication of the operational
methods is what we feel will
amend these difficulties.
There is a strong concern
among the students about
where their money is spent.
There is a need for better
representation of the students'
concerns in educational and
extra-curricular activities. We
will provide these changes.
James Stephens,
Presidential Candidate
Caryl Kuser,
Vice-Presidential Candidate
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From left to right: Joe EHington, Peule Price, Sue Smith.
consider our ticket: We feel
we have the combined exper
ience, enthusiasm, and
willingness to devote our
selves to representing you
W6 "' Mark Farlow,
V.P./Treas. Candidate
Junior, Math and econ.
major. House Council,
Lacrosse player. Senator,
Budget Committee
From left to right: Caryl Kuser.
James Stephens,
February 14,1978
Nancy Trull,
Secretarial Candidate,
Junior, economics major
President of Shore,
Barbara Phillips,
President Candidate
Sophomore, Psychology
major. House Council, Union
Executive Board, Senator,
Day Student Council,
Budget Committee