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Intramurals, SGA also prompt letters
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working with the yearbook. The
time 1 have devoted to the pro
duction of the Dissenter was
prompted only by my commu
nity spirit and by my wiUingness
to show my support for all the
students on our campus. At no
time was there ever any desire to
degrade or disparage any person
or group.
If you were affronted by my
error, please accept this public
apology as my personal apology
to you.
Dr. Vivienne Anderson
Intramural coordinator
extends his goodbyes
Dear Editor;
I would like to thank you all
for making the intramural pro
gram what it is today: without the
students there is no success.
Now 1 would like to say good
bye to all of you. It has been a
pleasure working for and with all
of you.
I would like to particularly
thank all the team captains, offi
cials, and supervisors for all of
their hard work and dedication,
and I am truly going to miss you.
1 would like to also thank all of
the RA’s for a job well done. The
Resident Assistants perform a tre
mendous service to Wesleyan.
Last of all I would like to thank
the 1995-96 North Hall Council
for their great leadership and sup
port within the North Hall.
For those of you who don’t
know about my wife, I will tell
you —■ she is pregnant. Our baby
is due May 29, 1996. I am very
happy about Shannon and I hav
ing a baby and starting a family.
For any of you wondering
whether I want a boy or girl — I
will tell you that it does not mat
ter a^s long as it is a healthy baby!
1 will say again to the students
here at Wesleyan that 1 have en
joyed working for and with you
and wish everyone much success
in the future.
Goodbye.
Tommy and Shannon Perkins
Article on amendment
by SGA was misleading
Dear Editor:
1 am writing in response to the
article written about my amend
ment in the last Decree.
The article does not address
my amendment; instead, my re
quirements were in question for
meeting SQA standards. The ar
ticle, even though it talks about
another issue that had originally
been told to me, still has mislead
ing and implied quotes that were
not intended, but first I would like
to get a few things cleared up.
I was not interviewed for the
article, because I was approached
a few hours before the deadline
to be interviewed, but I could not
due to class, and when I could the
interviewer had class. So in fear
of not being heard at all 1 was
forced to write my opinions down
and hand them to the interviewer.
I was not told any of the other
comments or quotes from others
interviewed and no general ques
tions to follow. I assumed that
my quotes would have been
placed into the article responsi
bly, but were not in my opinion.
Now that I know what was said, I
can respond to those comments,
but first, what is the issue about?
I was told that the article was
about my amendment, but it was
not; it was about my dismissal
and whether or not I should hold
a position due to my situation.
Also other comments were made
about to how low do I want to
lower the GPA standards of SGA,
and the fact is I do not wish to
lower them at all. I’m only ask
ing that a person who falls below
this point be allowed the chance
to remain on the Senate, while
meeting a few requirements.
The amendment reads: “Any
current member of SGA who falls
under a 2.00 can be allowed to
remain on SGA if he or she can
produce two character references,
must obtain permission from the
Executive Board, must obtain a
majority vote from the Senate,
must prove to the Senate that he
or she is going to be a vital mem
ber of the SGA, and finjilly must
meet the 2.00 GPA requirement
for next semester.” I feel that this
is fair and in no way demeans the
position. Everybody has strengths
and weaknesses, and these should
be taken into consideration.
There are several comments
that I would like to respond to.
The first of those is one made by
Andre Clanton, regarding the pur
pose of coming to college. I agree
that education is why we came to
college, but isn’t it also to teach
us to be leaders of tomorrow?
Some students may not be gifted
in the arts of education, but may
be gifted in something else, such
as in music, theater, or politics.
A second comment I would
like to comment on is one made
by the author of the article, which
reads: “A very unsatisfied Kelly
Cameron banded with as many
people as possible to petition the
SGA executive board with hopes
of ‘making an exception.’” This
statement is very untrue, I joined
forces with several students to
help pass an amendment that in
our opinion should be a part of
our constitution.
Later in the article, Andre
Clanton made another comment
saying, “SGA has those standards
and if the representatives cannot
live up to those standards, how
can we expect other students to
live up to them?”
I was elected to the position,
and when my fellow classmates
found out about my situation they
were willing to still keep me on,
but because I was forced off by
the Executive Board my position
had to be filled.
Another comment, this time
said by myself, is of a quote I had
written down. Yes I said this, but
By ALAN P. FELTON
As the 1996 election season
begins to kick into high gear, mil
lions of Americans will soon
choose who should be the next
President of the United States.
The field of candidates is
crowded with 10 GOP candidates
and a handful of prospective in
dependents trying to prove their
worth to the American people.
Yet, as the drone of speeches and
analysis continues, one candidate
already clearly stands head and
shoulders above the rest.
This candidate is one who has,
and will continue to, reduce taxes
on middle class families. His poli
cies have created over three mil
lion private sector jobs since 1993
and reduced government to its
smallest size in over five decades.
This candidate is committed
to ensuring an affordable college
education to those who want one,
and supports a variety of initia
tives to provide health insurance
to all Americans. This candidate
has a strong record of supporting
programs that benefit women in
the work place and protect them
from physical abuse at home.
Also, this candidate has been an
advocate for civil rights legisla
tion throughout his entire politi
cal career.
Sound like anyone you might
want to vote for? Good. I thought
so. And just in case there is any
confusion about who this candi
date is, let me clear up the mys
tery. The candidate I have just
described is Bill Clinton.
Many of you might want to
only half of the quote was pub
lished, and I feel that if both parts
had been published, it would have
made better sense. The quote in
the paper reads: “I feel that those
who are elected to the Executive
Board should be responsible
enough to carry out their duties
or step down and allow someone
who wants to help govern the
school to take over.”
Before this quote I had said,
“It had been expressed to me that
several of the members of the Ex
ecutive Board did not want, and
did not feel that they had the time
to deal with an amendment.” and
this is why the above comment
was made.
The last comment I would like
Notes from
the Bunker
change your mind now that a
name has been attached to the
record, but there is good reason
Americans should reelect Presi
dent Clinton. He is the best can
didate and has proved it in his
first term as President.
In addition to the record stated
above, Clinton has moved to bal
ance the federal budget by respon
sible means. He has taken a strong
stand in favor of abortion rights
and affirmative action programs.
Clinton has guided into law the
Brady Bill, a piece of legislation
that has removed thousands of
guns from the streets of America
while also leading to the appre
hension of over 200 escaped fel
ons.
On the international scene, the
Clinton White House has returned
democracy to Haiti, defused a se
rious nuclear crisis with North
Korea, strengthened ties with our
new ally Russia, presided over
two peace agreements in the
Middle East, and is now on the
brink of bringing peace to war
ravaged Bosnia. In just about
anybody’s book, those accom
plishments would be the mark of
a successful Presidency.
Yet, many will tell you that
Bill Clinton is a failure and has
done nothing as President. Clearly
the record disputes this claim, but
still the charge lingers. Critics say
to respond to is one made by a
fellow supporter of my amend
ment, (expressed through her sig
nature of the amendment)
Courtney Rubes. She had said,
“You can be recognized as a
leader by your peers, by your per
formances in the classroom be
ing number one as well as your
efforts to make a change on cam
pus.” I agree with her, but as I
said before, some people do not
have that gift of being an acade
mician as others do; instead they
have that gift of something else,
such as that of representing oth
ers.
Thank you for your time, and
having an open mind about things.
Kelly M. Cameron
that Clinton is weak because
“only” 47 percent of Americans
approve of his job performance.
They ignore the fact that his ap
proval rating is the highest among
all the presidential candidates.
Naysayers claim Clinton pan
ders to public opinion by trying
to see two sides of an issue and
reach an appropriate compromise.
Yet, when Colin Powell attempts
to form a position by doing the
same thing, the general is hailed
as a leader with great vision.
Many of Clinton’s opponent’s
claim he lacks the honesty and
integrity to be a good President.
These mudslingers quickly for
get that Bill Clinton has had to
submit to more scrutiny of his
private life and been much more
honest about his past than any
other presidential candidate in re
cent memory.
In the Oct. 24 issue of
Newsweek, columnist Joe Klein
accused Clinton of practicing a
“creative cynicism” in which the
President “has traded activism for
passivism.” This may be the
popular view, but it is wrong.
Clinton is waging a grand fight
against Republican initiatives in
Congress that he thinks are ill con
ceived and attempting to compro
mise with the GOP in areas where
there is common ground.
Bill Clinton is an active, prin
cipled leader with an agenda that
is leading America along the right
path. He deserves another term in
office. If Americans can move
beyond the misrepresentations
and lies about President Clinton,
he will get just what he deserves.
President Clinton’s record
shows merit for re-election