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Moving
Amy Webb
stalf columnist
The end of this semester is here,
and it is time to say goodbye to the
graduating seniors. There will be a
lot of tears and hugs. Many farewells
and so longs will be said. Some se
niors will leave this institution of col
lege and enter the institution of
marriage, while others will enter the
"working world." It must be hard to
have been with a group of people for
four years and now go your separate
ways. But seniors have gained life
long friendships and memories to
cherish forever. Really it’s not the
end: it’s moving forward into the rest
of their lives. They know it is time for
them to reach their future. Seniors
are leaving us behind to take up the
torch. They’ve had their time of glory
here at MHC. They shine brighter
now than ever before. I salute all Se
niors. May you grow and blossom no
matter where you go and what you do.
Seniors remember these words of a
famous poet:
"There is a destiny that makes us
brothers.
None goes his way alone:
All that we send into the lives of
others,
Come back into our own."
God bless you all.
Student Angered by
Decision
Dear Editor:
First of all, let me congratulate those
students who honestly received the posi
tions of Resident Director, Resident
Manager, and Resident Assistant. This
is great news for students interested in
obtaining any of the positions for next
year. Let me inform you of what you
must do in order to obtain a position.
Kiss-up to, or see if your Residential
Director or Assistant or Manager is on
the same tennis team, sorority, or foot
ball team as you. Contrary to the
Student’s Handbook, the decision is not
made by the Director of Residential Liv
ing, it is made by the Resident Directors
and Assistants of the dorms.
Yours faithfully.
Sherry Lynn Ball
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Students Criticize Voter Apathy in SGA Elections
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Marie Bandy, Hisi
EDITORIAL:
Julie Brittain
guest writer
Students at Mars Hill Col
lege have been abusing their
voting privileges for far too
long. As the excitement from
another SGA election winds
down, this fact becomes
readily apparent. Only a
third of the student body
voted, and this number, be
lieve it or not, is one of the
biggest turnouts in Mars Hill
history. As John Snyder, a ju
nior Math and CIS major so
correctly stated, It’s just apa
thy - pitiful apathy.”
He is right; it is appalling
to see how students demean
the democratic process,
under which our rights and
privileges are exercised and
protected, by simply not car
ing enough to vote.
Perhaps what is so sinister
about voter apathy is that it is
a subversive force which al
lows the gradual and subtle
negation of democratic elec
tion. As fewer and fewer peo
ple vote, those who eventually
get elected represent less and
less of the general popula
tion. The end result is much
the same as the end result of
the SGA elections this very
year. As the final results of
the election were counted
and tallied every single one of
the elected executive officers
of the SGA belonged to the
same fraternity. The election
of this narrow special interest
group is the direct result of
students just not caring
enough to vote, thus limiting
the range of representation
for the whole school, and
as student Andrea Deaton
points out, allowing for a
breakdown of the democratic
process as a whole: "The Ar
ticles of SGA plainly state
that the SGA is to speak for
and represent all the mem
bers of the entire student
body, and they aren’t doing
that."
The fraternity in question
cannot be held responsible or
blamed for this breakdown.
The results were fair by all the
bylaws of the constitu
tion. However, since such a
small segment of the Mars
Hill student population
voted, the election is not truly
representative of the student
body at all. MHC lost its
voice in government and the
student body is indirectly to
blame. This voter apathy,
sadly, will not stop until ev
eryone takes action. Mars
Hill deserves to have an exec
utive council that is truly rep
resentative of the whole J^^houry Banks,
Berrian, Psyc
dent body. Let us hope
will exercise their
... r . pvt«'''*^*nee Brady, Eler
Wisely and see that ne»;^l Stanley Brott, Re
the candidates’ speech^ Doweii Byrd, R
widely publicized and
nient to most student Edwin Coley, Jr.
ing this event a green e-'TO Richard cothran
not a bad idea). Let tne^^ 'letine Michelle Curt
Utive council push othet • Jtca Lynn Davis, Enj
members to come to J'M'ayne Dickerson,
so that a quorum Gall Dllllnghan
reached. (SGA is n#' 'J*r?.Dishner, Con
for not having enough nting)
bers even show up
vene ) MHC studenj ^^ „
lose their apathy towa^ i, Embrey, El
tions and become ‘“’Ther EnrlchrElemen’
SGA should not be ji^^^Jiapnian Flynn, El
club with limited enfOj!' ‘Elaine Gahagan, Ps;
but should speak fot j ^ Lindsey Gaines, E
Bai
f Rebecca Boone, .
MHC’s future needs " ^Anthony Galloway,
democracy elected^ ^ ^'^atherine Garvin
plemented and Mpt- ■ Lynn nr,...,, ci*..,
quit abusing its votioS
and privileges.
:t,l 'Enn Green, Eleme
r'Rena Gregory, Elei
Dear Editor,
The sole purpose of this item is to
inform the student body of matters of
which I think they should be aware. I
constantly hear complaints that the stu
dent body is never made aware of things
that are happening on campus or that
things are never publicized. This is a
publication and I am stating some opin
ions and facts which some students and
I hold and we reserve the right to make
them known.
The basis of my ar-
want to see equal representation and
qualified persons elected (executive of
ficers in particular) who are genuinely
interested in the student body and have
clear leadership skills which will enable
more things to be accomplished on this
campus.
Are you aware that it is written in the
Constitution of Mars Hill College, Arti
cle III, Section 9, that "the Secretary of
SGA shall write a summary of ALL Sen
ate meetings, which
shall appear in EACH
. .. "Do you, the student body of Mars i ttj, on
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elections which took the Student Government have made it to the
place April 8. If you are sociation, one of the most newspaper?
not aware, the five exec- influential and powerful groups on Are you aware that
campus, can honestly claim that it
represents the ENTIRE student
body? Not without equal represen
tation it cannot!"
utive positions of the
entire student body are
currently and will next
year be occupied by
men. Moreover, it’s not
just the fact that they —————
are men, but that next year’s representa
tives are members of the same fraternity.
It is true, Greek organizations have their
place; however, more than half of Mars
Hill College has chosen not to partici
pate in them. Therefore, five represen
tatives who are within one similar group
of people is not complete and equal rep
resentation.
I am not a feminist, but I do believe
that the best person qualified for and job
should get that position, no matter what
race, gender, religion, or background.
But did you as a college community vote
for the person whom you believe would
do the best job and is an individual who
would represent this multi-faceted com
munity or diverse individuals, or did you
vote for someone who you knew as a
personal friend or did you vote at all?
Were you aware that speeches were held
in order that the students could hear
what these candidates had to offer? Or
did you happen to miss the one sign
placed in the cafeteria? I realize this is
not the Presidential Elections of the
United States of America, but you as a
student who pays $10,000 a year to at
tend this institution should be interested
in what is taking place here. If you don’t
like the way things are run around here,
then you have a choice- a vote, but if you
don’t vote, you have NO right to com
plain.
Yes, I did run for an office and did
not win, but that is not the issue which is
at hand. I am not a "sore loser"; I just
we (the SGA senate)
have been working on
proposals regarding a
meal plan and ex
tended visitation
■ hours? We do meet on
a weekly basis (Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
in Belk Auditorium) in a gathering
which is open to the public and we occa
sionally do accomplish things. Are you
aware that student fees nest year will be
increased by $100 which will also in
crease the budgets for Student Govern
ment Association and the
Student Union Board? This was one of
the most recent decisions of SGA. One
particular allotment in which the stu
dents should see a direct affect, is the
$500 which will be given to each class
next year to spend on an approved activ
ity for their class. Make sure this money
is spent on you! This increase in fees is
a great opportunity for many new activ
ities and opportunities to be offered to
you-the paying student-who should
have a say m these decisions by your
representatives whom you elected (you
did vote right?).
I am not name-calling on any frater
nity or type of student, of which I have
been previously accused, rather, I am
simply a concerned student who wants
to see improvements made on this cam
pus as a result of ideas of all types and
all kinds of people who make up this
student body. I hope you, too, are con
cerned about these issues which I have
brought before you and that you will
think about them before the next elec
tions.
Earnestly,
Andrea L. Deaton
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