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THE GUILFORDIAM Student Participation Seen As Key Issue In Elections Running for president of the College Union are Sally Peterson and Dennis Abramowitz. Both have had excellent experience by working with the Union in the past year. Their platforms are similar, including: more active student participa tion in the Union through the use of in formed polls on student opinions and retreats; improvement of the decor and and facilities of the grill, better publica tions with students of the Downtown Division and Day Hops; improvement of of such big social functions as May Day and Homecoming by having well-known musical groups; and to achieve these improvements become affliated with the International College Union as a member and to have a stronger voice for better Martha Bradshaw, running unopposed fbr president of W.S.C., would like to see a closer alliance of the members to work and organize a stronger council through an open questionnairto the girls. Martha would also like to have better enforcement of rules to meet new problems that may arise during the year. Martha feels im provement on the Freshman Advisory board and Freshman orientation is needed because new Guilfordians mean a better Guilford. Mike Beamon, a candidate for next 450 Return Student Poll Greensboro Record April 15,1968 A poll taken by the Guilford College student body this week suggests students are leaning politically to the left in foreign affairs, while registering more conservative reactions on domestic issues. The questionnair which was distributed by Rich McKelvie, editor of the Guilford ian, received a response from nearly 450 students, approximately half of the stu dent body. Questions covered ground in areas such as the dispute over the Vietnam conflict, the upcoming presidential race, the Negro civil rights movement and open housing. Ninety—eight per cent voted in favor of Johnson's move towards ending the war and negotiations. Given a choice of three candidates on a Democratic and Republican slate for Presi dent, Senator Eugene McCarthy appeared a heavy favorite of the Guilford Students. New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller garner ed the biggest GOP vote. Approximately 123 said that follow the death of Dr. Martin Luther King they definitely sensed an end to the Negro's non—violent civil rights movement. Over seventy—five per cent said they were in favor of seeing new laws passed to bene fit the Negro. However, over 30 per cent of the students said they were not in favor of an open housing bill for North Carolina. year's senior class president, is concerned with making his class responsible and active in all classroom and dorm activities. Mike hopes that through legislature better communication among students and be tween students and faculty can be develop ed, resulting in greater student participa tion in service projects. Mike feels that if elected he will need the support and combined effort of all his classmates and of all members of Guilford campus. Apposing Mike, Tim Wheeler wants to see Guilford Students become more aware of what's happening on other college campuses as well as in the nation. HP Con't Parks the branches of student government. This candidate with his other runners- Martha Carter, Vice—President; Kathy Efird, Secretary; and Neal Thomas, Trea surer, will strive to reactivate the recently bogged-down Intercollegiate Council of Greensboro. He feels that Guilford needs to become better informed about all the neighboring colleges. Keith would also attempt to unite the libraries, social activities, and transportation of the area colleges for mutual benefit. It is Keith's opinion that the faculty has been reasonably receptive to student ideas in the past, and that the student legislature should establish a rapport be tween the administration and the student body, and to be an organization for demo cratic action and a place for discussion and compromise, rather than an organ of force. Keith Parks believes in the "basic good of legislative" and judicial procedure and he has pushed a uniform system of stu dent's rights and a uniform system of hearing cases before the Mens Interdormi tory Council. This candidate also feels that the "code of standards" at Guilford is outmoded and he would like to see some changes made in the old traditions, such as the formal dress on Wednesday evenings. Keith thinks that the college should not try to assume the role of loco parentis, but should give the students the responsibility to discipline themselves as individuals. Keith wants to try to make changes where they are needed and. im prove the standards of Guilford so they conform to the recently adopted "State ment on Student's Rights". Keith says that this statement is an excellent guide for Guilford to follow. He also wants to see Guilford take part in area conferences such as State Student Legislature and the Southern University Student Government Association while he has remained scepti cal about NSA. Keith Pafks believes that he and the people on his ticket have a lot of ability and experience, and that if all the students can be activated, his ideals of government can be carried out to the best interest of Guilford College. would also like to involve more students in campus activities which can be achieved by bettering communications through new district representation as a member of legislature. Tim would like to help revise the leg. constitution and attend National Student Association Conferences. Tim will push for Guilford to adapt the NSA's student rights declaration as he feels that students could benefit from the experience of the NSA. Lowe Treasurer thinks we need to simplify and strengthen our judicial procedures. They feel that the judicial power should be taken from the Woman's Student Council and the Men's Interdormitory Government and be given to the student legislature. This reduced importance for the MIG and WSC will lessen the use of three figure heads pulling away from each other and strengthen the judicial procedure. Zack also stresses the' Student Union as a uniting force by the provision of a good social life for the campus. To increase this unit ing force, Zack would like to see the snack bar moved to the Student Union Building and be run by, and for the profit of the Student Union. Founders basement would be converted to a recreation center. To make sure these and other aims, Zack Lowe has pledged to be persistant in his* efforts for new reform-especially when dealing with the administration. Zack feels that when the best interests of all the students are to be served by opposing the administration, he will be forced to be persistant. Zack feels the purpose of student government should be to carry ideas from the students to the faculty, not from the faculty to the students. Since Zack wishes to serve all the students, instead of just one of the different groups that Guilford's campus fosters, his attitude will be to advance and then await the reaction of the students be fore proceeding further. He is pleased with the new district representative system and hopes that this will increase the expression of ideas from all parts of the campus. Although Zack believes that we need the present type of honor system, he believes the system is rather obscure and should be reemphasized, especially to new students. Zack would also like to see the rules reformed as he feels that the muddle of outdated rules could be partially done away with if students could assume enough responsibility. Zack Lowe has chosen the people to on his ticket for experience and ability and not for the votes they might bring. With thiscapablepersonneiand his new program of reforms. Zack Lowe feels he can bring a new era of government to the stu dents of Guilford College. PAGE THREE
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