Volume XI, Number 4
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September 24, 1987
runoff
scheduled
By Maria Horton*
Staff Writer
Ten candidates vied for three va
cant freshman senator seats in stu
dent government elections earlier
this week.
Although there were more . can
didates than in previous years, voter
turnout was about average, accord
ing to Geoff Cabe, Student Govern
ment Association elections commis
sioner.
The election did not give any of
the candidate^ the votes necessary
to win a seat.
This year’s candidates included:
Andrew Pooser, Rick Beinke, Cassie
Burrell, Corrine Valentine, Rob
Yoimg, Rich Wessling, Valeria Sin
clair, Wendi McDevitt, James Miller
and Patrick Gorman.
The votes were split five ways
with Pooser . receiving 68, Sinclair
63, Burrell 62, Young 58 and Beinke
58 votes.
A nmoff is scheduled for next
Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
the Highsmith Center.
Student Government by-laws req
uire a student to receive a majority
of the votes to be declared a win
ner, according to Cabe. A majority
of the votes in this election would
have been 72.
"Voting is usually poor in this
type of election because of student
apathy and lack of communication
on campus," he said.
The increase in students willing to
campaign for student senate could
be an indication that more students
are beginning to get involved, Cabe
said.
'WeVe had runoffs before, and
this one was to be expected becausej
we had so many candidates, and
they all campaigned effectively,']
Cabe said.
The old and the new
modem sculpture at City/County Plaza shows
off Asheville’s cultural diversity and interest in the
arts.
Staff Photo—Rudi Schwab
It provides an interesting contrast with the
background architecture, a reminder of Asheville’s
past.