vahime 9 no. 6
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n.c. schMil of the s|ft.s
tuesda^april 22, 1975
Elections Set For Friday
Candidates Give Views •
4 Seek Top SCA Post Rl
By Shelly McPherson
and Kay Crutcher
Essay Staff Reporters
On Friday, April 25, 1975 Student
Council elections are to be held. For the
first time the candidates have voiced
their platform in the Essay. This is to aid
students in choosing the candidates best
suited for the office.
Running for the office of president are:
Michael George, first year, composition;
Vincent Park, sophomore, drama; Paul
Smith freshman, music; David Winslow,
junior, music.
The candidates for the office of vice-
president are: Adrian Durlester, second
year, D & P; Roger Rutledge, second
year, D & P; Steve Gonella, first year, D
& P; Craig Strong, sophomore, drama;
and Anthony Jones, first year, music.
The candidates for the office of
secretary are: Shelly McPherson fresh
man, drama; Derrick Croom,
sophomore, music; and Sophia
Mirowsky, first year, dance.
The only candidate for the office of
business secretary is Glen Medas, third
year, music.
The candidates for the dance depart
mental representatives (two will be
elected) are Cindi Thomas, second year,
Qarice Geissel, second year, Anne
Christian, eleventh grade, high school,
Joel Rich, second year, Betsy Friday,
first year, and Sophia Mirowsky, first
year.
The candidates for D & P departmental
representatives are: Craig Weindling,
first year; Kay Webb, second year; Brad
Thomas first year; Roger RuUedge,
second year; Steve Gonella, first year;
Mike Nations, first year; and ^cky
Wakefield, fourth year.
The candidates for drama depart
mental representatives are Suzanne
Buffington, freshman; Patsy Pease,
freshman; Isabel Rubio, freshman; and
Carol Drake, freshman.
The candidates for visual arts
departmental representatives are: Gina
Padilla; Sarah Keith; and Dora
Underwood.
Vincent Park
“...constant flow of
fresh ideas...”
Michael George
“...not hesitant to
speak up...”
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Paul Smith
“...I plan to be here
when needed...”
The candidates for music depart
mental representatives are: John Haas,
first year; Kent Wilson, first year;
James Roselle, first year; Kay Crut
cher, first year, Johnny Reinhard first
year and Frederick Matthews fourth
year.
All departmental categories will also
have an alternate.
Each candidate was alloted 500 words
in which to voice his platform. At press
time the four candidates running for
president had turned in their platforms.
For vice-presidency, Adrian Durlester
was the only respondent.
Here are some of the main
requirements of the SCA president’s job.
He is to appoint the judicial chairman
with the council’s consent. He is to attend
all administrative, and deans’ committee
meetings. He is a voting member of the
Board of Trustees. He must attend or
choose someone else to attend all Student
Services meetings and work closely with
it. He is also to work closely with Student
Activities Security; Maintenance; and
the cafeteria. He is also to help Dave
Belnap Director of Student Activities
plan the move selections.
He will receive a salary of $450 a year.
Michael George
My primary reasons for running for
Student Council president are manyfold.
One and the largest is that I’ve been
Survey Response Low
By KAY CRUTCHER
FZssay Staff Reporter
A Student Council Association survey
taken before spring break titled “Arts
and Leisure at NCSA- Fact or Fiction”
has revealed that 53 out of 105 people
answering the survey feel they have not
received their money’s worth in student
activities.
The survey, which originated out of the
controversy about the usefulness of the
N.C. Essay, was taken to determine just
how students really want their $45 ac
tivity fee spent. It also announced the
possibility of a $75 fee for next year.
There were 105 surveys returned, 61
from college students and 44 from high
school. There were 24 from the dance
department, nine from drama, 25 from D
& P, six from Visual Arts, and 41 from
music. (See box for breakdown of replies
to each question.)
Some of the questions concerning the
game room, scheduling of activities.
Applause, Creative Learning Center, and
the Essay, asked for students’ comments
and suggestions.
Suggestions for the game room in
cluded: new ping-pong table nets, a
trampoline, new pool cues and leveling
the pool tables. Mrs. Dahmer, Game
Room Supervisor, said, “If we buy new
nets, they’d just be tom up again in a
week. We do need new pool cues. But
where would you put a trampoline?
Besides, it would be too dangerous
without somebody to supervise it all the
time.” She add^ that the pool tables
were leveled during spring break.
There were many complaints, mostly
from D & P students concerning the
scheduling of activities. “D & P works
hardest and we don’t have any
relaxation,” said one student. Another
said, “Clashes with crew call could ^
avoided.” One student complained that
“even the bus runs to Thruway are
during the crew hours.” But a student
countered saying, “Someone will always
have a conflict. The times \^en the
majority of students are free are the b^
times — and D & P are in a minority.”
There were many comments made
about the Essay. It was called everything
from “the horse’s mouth” to a “danm
waste.” One student said it is “unin
telligent, uncontroversial, and wor
thless.” Another called it “an important
communication device for students.” A
majority of students answering the
survey felt a student newspaper is useful
on this campus. However, they were
divided in their opinions about how much
money should be spent on the Essay.
Many D & P students had complaints
about Applause, the student job-
placement service. Students in other
departments made comments to toe
effect that it is a ‘‘well-run
organization.” David Winslow director of
Applause, said, “I do advertise their
availability, but I just don’t get calls for
electricians, carpenters, or seam
stresses.”
A majority of students answering the
survey felt the Creative Learning Center
should continue to be supported by SGA.
See SURVEY, Page 2, Col. 2
David Winslow
“...help the SC come
alive again...”
around school long enough to see what I
do and what I don’t like and what
everybody else doesn’t like. I can see a
major transition from last year to this
year and I’m sure a lot of students don’t
like it. The largest and most apparent
problem is apathy and I feel the principal
cause is the administration Md faculty.
Some have grown narrow-minded as far
as student needs go. They seem at time to
care more about the state and money
than about students’ needs and feelings.
Sometimes they are just plain dishonest
and fail to keep an agreement with the
students. If they cared more about us, we
would give a little more effort for our
selves and the school. I have dozens of
accountable examplesiof this that I want
to clear up.
I’d like to see some things for our
benefit. If the school can give us two
weeks off to save them money, why
couldn’t they give us two days off in the
middle of each term to get caught up with
work, have a four-day weekend, sleep
(remember that?), just do anything to
keep our sanity, no classes, no crew, no
rehearsals, no anything for two days
other than the things we want to do.
There are problems when it come to
transfering from one department’s
classes to another. We all pay the sdrne
tuition so we should be able to take the
same classes if the space is available.
Students are only echoing this attitude of
“you’re not able to do this because you’re
in a different department” because the
faculty does it. To these people I can only
say I didn’t know one art form was
greater than the other and if you don’t
believe that, what are you going to do if
theirs happens to be greater (you can’t
teach an old dog new tricks).
The students can’t do a lot of the things
they want to as far as concerts and
performances are concerned which is
unfair to us. Ballet only has “Nut
cracker” in all reality. Modem for some
reason has only a token performance
record and I know it’s not the modem
dancers or the modem teachers’ fault.
Whose could it be? I know they would
love a major production. Drama students
should be able to pick one or two Dome
productions a year. D & P should not
work as many hours, or else get more
credit for the hours they work. Music
students should play one concert for
themselves and there should be more
ensembles for non-orchestra majors.
There are things I want to correct and I
think students want to correct some or all
of these things along with dozens of other
things from housing and the cafeteria to
the availability of work space or im
proving the Infirmary. People who know
me know I’m not hesitant to speak up
See ELECTIONS Page 2. Col. 1