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ik. Assistant Dean of Students steps down to pursue personal interests. Eton's musical festi val to raise money for AIDS. Elon softball team on a seven-ffame winnintf streak. a RKMINDKK: Sphntf break starts Friday afternoon THE Pendulum Volume XX, Number 19 Informing the Elon College Community March 23. 1995 Students approve constitution ft « l__1 A _ ^ ^ A M ft t a I Stacey Ward Staff Reporter Students approved the SG A’s new constitution this week by a vote of 581-19. The new constitution restruc tures the SGA Senate by adding representatives from organizations and academic majors. The Student Government Association’s new constitution will take effect, starting with SGA procedures, such as budget hear ings. Fewer than one-fifth of the student body voted Monday and Tuesday. “Six hundred students is a lot for our campus. I wish that more had (voted). I think the location and the two day elections helped, said SGA President Larry Will iams. Under the new constitution, fewer class representatives will be elected, but the SGA Senate will increase from 48 to 51. The At Large Council, repre senting the academic classes, will have 27 senators. The Organiza tion Council will have 16 senators. The Academic Council, represent ing academic majors, will have eight. Also under the new constitu tion: ■ Senators can recommend suspending or disbanding of “inac tive" student organizations; ■ SGA presidents have the option of saying “so help me, God" in their swearing-in oath; SGA senators have the au thority to recommend the disquali fication of SGA candidates. The new constitution was sent to Smith Jackson, Dean of Stu dents, for approval. He supported the new constitution, but suggested grammatical corrections, Williams said. Winners of the raffle were cho sen Wednesday. SGA officials were scheduled to contact the winners. Prizes included $250 toward books for this fall, gift certificates for local restaurants, and homecoming t-shirts. "This has been the most in volved the students have been in the SGA since I’ve been at Elon. I just hope this sets a precedent for future years," Williams said. Tonya Hubarl/The Pendulum Ashton Newhall is one of the 600 students who voted tor or against SGA's Constlttition Tuesday. Vice Presidential candidates voice their opinions about Elon Clair Myers takes stand on issues Amy Logerwell Asst. Managing Editor The third candidate for vice president met with faculty and students this week and he had something different on his side. Clair Myers, candidate for vice presi dent, has been a faculty member of Elon College since 1988. Myers has been acting as interim vice president while the search has been con ducted for vice president. Sunday through Wednesday, Myers toured the campus talking with faculty, stu dents and deans. Myers had breakfast with students and answered their questions Tuesday. “It was a really good question and an swer period about his plans for Elon, said Kevin Gilmore, a student who attended the breakfast. “A lot of it was geared toward the fact that Myers has been here and what he would continue to do," Gilmore said. We wanted to know how much student involvement there would be in administration decisions. I Amy Logerwell/The Pendulurn Vice Presdient Candidate Clair Myers ^ Gilmore said that after the breakfast the students talked about whether it would be better for someone in-house to have the job or someone from the outside. "We really didn’t know. I( was just something to think about Myers knows Elon and knows how it works and that can have its strengths and weaknesses. You really have to think about it," Gilmore said. Myers gave a speech on the “Future of Higher Education and the Private College” on Monday. Myers focused most of his speech around facts and figures from studies done on the future of a private education He talked about the kind of students private schools attract "Most score 1.000 or better on their See Myers. Page 8. Julianne Maher excited about Elon Amy Logerwell Asst. Managing Editor The second candidate for vice president visited Elon College March 15-17 and said she thought Elon has the private school feel she has been looking for "State col leges don ’ t ha ve the same fee I," said Julianne Maher, during her speech on the "Future of Higher Education and the Private College" last Thursday. Maher is dean of City College and asso ciate professor of linguistics at Loyola Uni versity in New Orleans. Maher said it is important for private colleges to develop their niche "We need to know ourselves, the marketplace and have a strong communication and dialogue between the two," Maher said. Maher said Elon's "values to education are real" She said she likes the leadership opportunities students are given. "I am very excited about what Elon has done. They promote international experi ence that IS far above Loyola," Maher said during her speech “Students are presented Amy Logerwell/The Pendulum Vice President Candidate Julianne Maher with an understanding of the whole world, not just their own " About 60 faculty and staff members attended the faculty presentation Maher spoke for about 20 minutes, followed by a question and answer period Maher said if she was chosen for vice president she would want to know what each department wants concerning quality. "The challenges in private higher edu cation IS a rapidly changing environment," Maher said "Private schools are very vul nerable. "We need to know what we are and what society wants us to be." During the question and answer period, Maher, who looked relaxed at the podium. See Maher, Page 4
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