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VOL. 74 No. % GUILFORD COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C. SEPT. 11, 1989
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WQFS changes general
station managers
David Simpson
Copy Editor
WQFS, the student radio sta
tion of Guilford College, begins a
new semester of programming
this year under a new general
manager.
Senior Sean Desmond, who
was general manager last year
and has worked with the station
for two years, was forced to re
sign from the position after being
reclassified from main campus to
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continuing education (CCE) stu
dent status for financial reasons.
CCE students are not allowed to
hold board positions on student
organizations.
Desmond said he offered to pay
the $l2O difference between the
main campus and CCE student
activity fees, but the school re
fused his offer.
"They didn't want to start set
ting precedents for making ex
ceptions," said Desmond.
Desmond said he asked if he
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Senate optimistic despite low competition
Peter Smith
News Editor
Only 24 applications were received for 28 stu
dent government positions during the past week,
causing Senate executives to reconsider their elec
tion plans.
The poor application results come after the Sen
ate repeatedly challenged Guilford students to
become more involved in student government on
campus. One of the main goals of this year's Senate
has been to increase leadership involvement within
student government.
Beth Tate, the senate executive vice-president
and coordinator of the student elections, expressed
concern with the application results.
"We are concerned that we received only 24
applications... intense competition could have pro
duced the most qualified candidates," said Tate.
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"But this could be the result of students already
involved in other campus organizations and unable
to make the serious commitments that Senate re
quires."
According to current figures only six applications
were received from the entire junior and senior
classes. The remaining 18 applications came from
either the freshman or sophomore classes. In addi
tion, only five applications were received from
previous Senate members. Tate estimates at least 15
previous members of Senate chose not to participate
this year.
"Clearly, the freshman and sophomore classes
have expressed the most involvement this year,"
said Tate. "Only a small portion of our total appli
cation pool came from the junior and senior class."
The Senate executives identified several reasons
for the low application turn-out, but believed a
major reason could be the large number of juniors
and seniors serving on house councils throughout
the residence halls.
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PrcsidentTracy Russ stated that
he had anticipated more competi
tion within the Senate but was not
disappointed with the results.
"I expected more people would
get involved, but I'm excited
about the applications we have
received," said Russ. "I've seen
a lot of posters and banners across
campus and people are excited."
Although Senate elections will
probably continue as scheduled,
competition will be low in some
areas. The Senate also will at
tempt to fill two positions for
alternative housing, one position
for day students and one position
each for the junior and senior
classes.
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