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Volume in, Number 13
Elon College, North Carolina
April 28,1977
1977-78 SGA officers elected
on April 21 with poor turnout
Hm Moore, newly elected president of SGA for 1977-78, in a jubilant
mood.
“SAM banquet is success”
On April 19, the Elon College
chapter of the Society for the
Advancement of Management
held their annual spring
banquet which was termed a
"success” by S.A.M. President
Gary Spitler. The banquet
recognized business students
who were inducted into the two
business honor societies. Sigma
Sigma Epsilon and Epsilon
Beta Epsilon, as well as the
SA.M members.
Edward M. O’Herron,
chairman of the Board of
Eckerd Drugs, Inc., spoke on
"Private Enterprise — Business
and Government Relations,”
before the banquet audience of
90 persons. The Charlotte
native stressed the need for
business students to become
involved in politics and
government
The honor inductees were
recognized and presented kejrs
and certificates by Elon’s SAAt
chapter. The 29 inductees were
then recog;nized as being in one
of the two societies.
The students joining Sigma
Sigma Epsilon are Deborah
Apple, Catherine Bulla, Mary
Oiendine, Cynthia Shelton, and
Joyce Stroud. Not attending the
banquet was Peggy Petree
is also a member.
Epsilon Beta Epsilon
inductees included Steve
Blume, Kathy Bowman, Joel
Brower, Jeanne Dutcher, Paul
Eanes, Barbara Hall, Ben
Johnson, Kathy McGhee,
Marilee McPherson, David
Nichols, Don Ritter, Rebecca
Tumblin, Stephen Vau^m, VXt
Manuel, tmd not (Hiesrat but
eligible were Danny Barts,
Ralph Benedict, Robert Black
Deborah Carlson, Clinton
Massey, J.L. Maxwell, Gordon
Oldham, Jacqueline Rembert,
and Battle Steele.
The officers for the 1976-77
term recognized by President
Spitler, are Betty Burton,
vice-president; John Holloway
and Marilee McPherson,
secretary; Belinda Spence,
treasurer; and Mrs. Janie
Council, adviser, was among the
ones recognized.
The program was opened by
Gary Spitler who gave a
welcome to all business faculty,
students, and guests. Following
the invocation by Bill Sharpe,
Vice-President James Moncure
responded on behalf of Elon
College. Spitler introduced the
speaker for the evening.
A special presentation was to
be made, but because of a
conflict the person did not
attend so the award was
fwesented this morning during
the SA-M meeting. Dr. AImizo
Hook, dean emeritus, was given
a certificate as an honorary
member of the 1976-77 chapter.
TTje Elon CoUege resident ^
not only a great teacher in the
classroom, but is termed a
friend in the hearts of many,
Spitler said.
"The banquet was a great
success with a good speaker and
the largest crowd in years, so 1
hope the honored indu^ as
well as all vdK) attended will
continue in their supp^
Elon’s S.A.M.,” concluded
^itler.
SGA president
by Kemp Liles
In an imprecedented election,
student government
presidential candidate Tim
Moore ran uncontested to win
on April 21 with 289 votes.
Tim said in a pre-election
interview, "There are only so
many things that can be done
differently in the SGA each
year. Mainly in my
administration I am going to
stress student involvement I
want the SGA funds that every
student pays to mean that he
will get his money’s worth.”
Next year Tim feels that this
student involvement should
mean all students, including
commuters, and that there has
to be a way that all students
including the commuters will
get optimum usage of their
student fees. Tim went on to
say, '1 feel that commuters are
really getting burned so far as
SGA funds are concerned.
Basically, we need greater
commuter input in the SGA.”
On the topic of the
relationship between the SGA
and the administration, Tim
feels there has to be greater
communication between the
two bodies. Tim said, "So far as
the administration is
concerned, I vnll work with
them as long as they work with
me. I will meet them half way
and try and create a more
collegiate atmosphere at Elon.”
Also, Tim emphasized the need
for greater student input in the
faculty decisions that will
directly affect the students.
Secondly, Tim thinks there is
a high possibility that moves
will be made to increase
communication between the
trustees at times other than
when they come to Elon for
their meetings. "I think we
should hit them in the off
season. By this I mean that
representatives from the
student government should go,
say, to their homes and just sit
down and informally present
our ideas to them,” commented
Tim
Besides these things, Tim
said, "There will be one big
concert next year, which a lot of
people will be against But
concerts are the biggest waste
that the SGA has ever
imdertaken. This one concert,
though, will enable us to have a
good performer with good
student turnout; we’ll lose
money, but it will be a good
concert.”
In summation, Tim stressed
the need for student
involvement, and the hope of
creating a more collegiate
environment at Elon.
SGA
vice-president
by Dana Hill
Bernard (Bunny) Carr, a
21-year-old junior from
Charlottesville, Va, was elected
SGA vice-president in the
campus-wide election on April
21. A new president and
treasurer were also elected.
The new officers were chosen
by an extremely low voter
turnout. Of approximately
2,200 students only about 300
managed to make it to the polls,
a meager 13.6 per cent
Carr, a political science major
and a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity, was in the midst of
serving his first term as a
senator when he decided to run
for the vice-presidency. As a
senator, Carr served on the
campus affairs committee.
Carr noted that the present
SGA officers have been very
cooperative with the
administration. According to
Carr, it is probable that he and
new SGA President Tim Moore
will continue this cooperation
upon taking office, but at th£>
early date it is impossible to say
if this cooperation will continue
for the duration of their terms.
Carr emphasized that the
SGA in general and the senate
in particular will attempt to
respond more readily to what
the students want next year.
Entertainment, with an
expanded concert calendar, will
be of prime concern to Carr next
year.
Carr feels that the senate did
not exert a great deal of
pressure on the administration
this year, but it did a good job
with limited student support
At this time, the new
vice-president could not say if
the new senate wrill press the
administration on such policies
as open visitation and drinking.
The difficulty, he said, lies in
the lack of support the students
have shown for the SGA and its
officials.
SGA treasurer
Todd Iddings, a junior from
Greensboro, was elected SGA
treasurer on April 21 with a
total of 146 votes to defeat Chris
Martin who had 140.
Todd is a business
administration and accounting
major with a minor in math.
Todd said that he hoped to have
some "say so as to how the
money is budgeted.”
He also said that he would be
able to work well with the
newly elected president. "I
think Tim will respect my
opinions.”
Todd said he would also like
to try to publish the final
budget and distribute it to the
students "because a lot of
students don’t know how it is
spent, and therefore, they can’t
put any ideas into the SGA as
far as money goes.”
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students for Sigma Sign- Ep-ilon C-th^ine Bulla, Oxendine, Cynthia
Shdton, and Joyce Stround. Not pwjtured !• Peggy Petree.