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Editorials
Thursday. May 2. 1985
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Student interest
up for election
By Jane Kidwell
Editor
“It was probably one of the most spirited campaigns in a long time,”
said Bob Moser about the recent SGA elections. Last year, only 400
students voted for SGA president. This year, 636 votes were cast for
the office of president, a turnout which beats last year’s turnout by
over 200 votes.
Even though there was an increase in voter turnout over last year,
the number of ballots cast still did not represent one-fourth of the stu
dent body. This voter apathy has always been a problem for Elon.
Even though there was keen competition this year between the ex
ecutive officers, there were hardly enough candidates to fill the class
and senate positions, which are students who pass or veto bills and
amendments.
Moser maintains that this election is “probably one of the most
spirited in a long time. The candidates did a good job of raising in
terest in students.” This rules out the theory that the elections were
not publicized. Banners and flyers filled the campus with promises
of the coming year. While there was plenty of exposure to names
and faces, the exposure to these candidates’ ideas was limited to adver
tisements in flyers or The Pendulum . What may be a good idea is
to have press conferences and open forums where the candidates can
debate each other and formally introduce themselves to the student
body.
Overall, it is optimistic to see that students are beginning to take
an Interest in what is going on around here. Jones is a quallified can
didate, whose ideas are liberal and open to criticism or comments
from students. He has been involved in various student organizations,
including the Young Democrats and the Liberal Arts Forum.
His familiarity with the campus and his wish to be a president for
all students should make Jones a successful officer.
Clearly, the SGA is an influential force at Elon. Their large budget
is meant to be used for the student body, for entertainment, special
events or study aids. Over the past year, the SGA has worked closely
with students to bring events of interest to the college. This alliance
may be strengthened even more if the new officers continue to build
on the programs that were begun this year.
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Letter to the Editor
LRC hours needed
To the
^itor:
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We are writing to request
longer weekend hours in the
library and the LRC. Many
students have papers, projects and
reading assignments that cannot
be completed in the dorm rooms.
Moreover, many of us need to
use the Apple II computers in the
LRC. These are not available Fri
day afternoon through Sunday
afternoon.
Attempting to align our student
schedules with those of the school
is sometimes impossible. We
need these weekend hours.
Karen T. Zeller, Marleen
Jansen, Bonnie Baxter, Jill
Burgess, Keith Slusher, Anne
Jonas
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