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Page 8 TH€ SALtMITC Monday, March 12, 19„ SGA Candidates Discuss Topical Issues at Salem Continued from p. 7 terests in their students, faculty at Salem are very aware of stu dent opinion and so faculty points of view should be ano ther indication to the adminis tration of student feeling. Facul ty-advisory board members re present the students, but from a semi-administrative position so that they can exert much influ ence in decisions of student af fairs. (6) 1 think our faculty-advi sory board operates successfully in relation to its knowledge of student opinion. Faculty mem bers of this body are selected by the students through Leg Board and should, therefore, be those faculty to whom students can talk comfortably. It is then our responsibility to make our posi tion known to these faculty members since they can act as our representatives only on the basis of what they know from us. (7) Each individual has a right to form her own moral judge ments or standards, but in a community such as Salem there must be a basic understanding of morality on which to base justice. Salem’s honor system establishes a basic disapproval of lying, cheating, and stealing, and requires all students to adopt this position as the minimum hmitations of their moral judge ments. Above and beyond this baseline for judgement, Salem students may adopt their own personal morality. (8) The only way to improve an honor system is to increase belief in that system. An honor is only as effective as those stu dents who support and abide by it! (9) Since I have not been a member of Interdorm, Honor, or House Council, and in light of the confidentiality of such cases, I have not been aware of enough cases or penalties to judge their appropriateness this year. Because I am also not a- ware of the precedents set in many prior cases, 1 do not feel qualified to judge the penalties of the few cases of which I have been aware. (10) It is not the responsibility of IRS (or any other organiza tion) to uphold Salem’s honor through petty disciplinary ac tions. Only self-discipline and general regard for other people can successfully uphold such honor. IRS can be important in determining to what extent so cial traditions should be contin ued as attitudes and preference of Salem students change with time. IRS should continue as an organization for alt students be cause its activities and concerns affect all Salem students. IRS is not solely concerned with dances, dates, and social func tions, but is actively involved in the refectory and general guide lines of behavior. These are tilings we live with day-in and day-out, and IRS can be very important in making life run smoothly at Salem. (11) Cafeteria service could give greater variety to our men us, and improve the efficiency with which our meals are served, but 1 would hate to lose the op portunity of seeing all students at Salem together at one time at meals. I think a change to cafe teria service would also destroy the family atmosphere that we now have at “sit-down” meals. Perhaps a bit of the old and new could be combined by serv ing breakfast and lunch cafeteria style, and dinner in the tradition al “family-style.” (12) The Book Exchange re quires thorough organization and student support in order to oper ate efficiently. A few students alone cannot do all of the work required to take in books, clas sify them, and resell them, so students willing to give their time to SSC are needed desper ately. I would like to see the book exchange located in a larger room with hours similar to those of the Book Room ope rated by Salem Book Store and open for more days at the begin ning of each semester. I see the need to clear out those books no longer used here by having a public book sale, selling them for scrap paper, or selling them to a commercial book exchange. I also feel that a system of more immediate return of money to the owner after her book is sold could be a big improvement. But above all, the book ex change can be a service only if we are willing to work it and use it! (13) I think that a large part of the apathy here at Salem is due to poor publicity and lack of communication about many events. Interclub Council could correct this by serving as a clear ing house and center of commu nication for all activities on cam pus. Since all students are mem bers of all clubs (by way of their SGA fees), each student should have every opportunity to par ticipate in all club activities, and not be restricted to one club in which she actively participates just because she was not told about another club’s event. Com munication is probably our big gest problem at Salem, and club communication could begin to correct this deficit. (14) Club fees must be included in SGA fees because such clubs cannot survive financially with out a budget supported by all students. As with federal and state taxes, we must pay our share to support activities in which we do not participate so that the community as a whole may profit from that organiza tion. (15) Organization and delega tion of responsibility are the keys to efficiency in the role of Vice President. Since the Vice President is involved in the Hand book, Interclub Council, the Book Exchange, Teacher Evalua tions, and other SSC services, as well as Executive Student Gov ernment duties, she must plan carefully for the execution of each of her responsibilities, and involve as many other people as possible in carrying them out. In my mind a successful officer is one who realizes that she can not possibly run a one-man show, and knows that involving many others in her responsibili ties will in turn increase their interest and enthusiasm in these activities. Isn’t that what we’re working for - interest and en thusiasm? Kathy Bacon (1) Salem is a small, all girls school with an attractive cam pus, and even more importantly, with people who care about in dividuals and who are capable of working together toward mean ingful objectives. (2) I don’t see that family plan ning facilities on campus would be particularly feasible because our general medical facilities are hmited at present without ex panding and spreading ourselves thinner. I would prefer that my money to Salem College be used in other ways. (3) The call down system is idealistically fine, but in effect it lacks power. Perhaps though, it is not so much the system which is at fault, but the atti tudes and individual responsibi lity concerning the system. (4) Yes, but her first loyalty belongs to the students. (5) Yes, students benefit by having facu'ty advisory board as a link between students and ad ministration. Our privilege of electing a faculty member to represent us is to our advantage. (6) To my knowledge, faculty advisory board operates success fully. They have been respon sible for allowing such events as beer parties in individual dorms and have served the students well in this respect. (7) Salem’s honor system is basically valid, I feel, although some individuals will find or make loop holes. Cheating, steal ing, and lying are not common events at Salem, rather the ex ception. (8) The basic system is sound. Personal honesty and integrity of the individual students and enforcement of the code are the main ways in which the tradi tion will be maintained or strengthened. (9) Honor Council has done a good job keeping the results of their meetings confidential and thusly I have few incidents upon which to base my answer. The few examples I know seem to have been handled satisfac torily. (10) Yes, and because IRS does uphold Salem honor and tradi tions it is especially important that all students are members of IRS. IRS must have support by its members and not just by those on its executive board. Salem’s honor is on a personal basis and not just organizational. Other clubs should remain open to all students because all stu dents should have the oppor tunities to get involved wherev er they are interested. (11) I don’t think Salem should have all meals cafeteria style, because family style meals are an important part of Salem’s closeness. However at present, efficiency and any degree of e- conomy at lunch seems impos sible with our class scheduling, so perhaps part-time cafeteria will be satisfactory. (12) Yes. Time and space are the key words to more efficient handling of the student book exchange. More space is needed and more time could be spent behind the scenes as well as more time for the exchange to be open to students. Price stic kers on the book bindings would speed up the process for bargain hunters. Departmental lists of discontinued books and also book lists for various classes would be advantageous. (13) Interclub Council’s month ly meetings should be able to handle communications matters between clubs, not just so that dates of events don’t conflict, but also so that clubs can better benefit each other and combine efforts where and when it is suit able. That way, unnecessary repi- tition can be avoided and a wide range of activities, etc. can be offered to the students. Also, suggestions and ideas can be shared. (14) Yes, club fees should re main part of the SGA fees. All students benefit either directly or indirectly by the clubs even though all students may not be active members of the clubs. (15) The Student Book Ex change (an important part of Student Service Council’s con tributions) could be improved by space and time. I’m willing to use my time and try to ob tain use of a larger room for the book exchange. Lists of texts for certain classes and discon tinued books would be help ful, as well as price labels on book bindings. This year, espe cially, I’ve learned the impor tance of campus communications and I think regular supervision and use of the refectory calen dar would greatly aid communi cation. More change (perhaps a happy medium between last year’s scanty questionnaires and the long, involved ones of years past) needs to take place con cerning Teacher Evaluation Questionnaires. Joan Spangler (1) A friendly place where a . gjrl/woman can be stimulated to learn and also realize her poten tial as an independent individual. It’s a good place to grow men tally, physically and spiritually. Through our academic program, 4-1-4 a Salem student is given a chance at new experiences and discoveries with which she can widen her horizons and grow in self knowledge as well as book learned knowledge. There are thousands of other things I could mention which make Salem a wonderful experience. I don’t have the space. (2) This is a community ser vice and the student should take advantage of it if she wishes. I have reservations if this implies that the Salem infirmary is con cerned here. (3) The call down system works about as well as a verbal warning would. Students don’t realize the purpose of the sy stem. (4) I thought she did now. Yes she should act as a leason for the students with the adminis tration and faculty. (5) Yes, because of our “close relationship” with our faculty their interpretation to the admin istration of our needs and ideas may be discussed in a more pre cise and understandable way. (6) Yes. Our faculty-advisory board in dealing with our peti tions etc. have tried to be as accurate as possible in their pre sentations of our ideas. (7) There are many violations, as I along with others have ex perienced this year. This is a system which has in the past set Salem apart from other colleges and I believe that as long as we can we should fight to keep it a part of our system. (8) The students and only the students can make our honor system work more effectively. (9) too lightly?! not being on leg. board I don’t know about too many infractions. (10) Yes IRS does have an im portant role and should continue as an organization for all stu dents as should all other clubs on campus when there is some interest expressed by students. (11) I have no way of answering thh competently regarding Sa- until we experience it in lem the coming week. (12) Maybe if it could be oper- ated on a more regular schedule - this service depends on, Salem students for operation so (13) Interclub seems to' working as a communication In this way the clubs can plan complimentary activities. (14) Yes, as it is now. (15) After talking to Holly Materne and Chris Young, I think the best way to make my office more ef ’»nt is to ask for more student participation and responsibility. SGA and the “Y” are both organizations which should involve the whole student body. My aim would be to get more students actively in volved and to make sure all ser vices are publicized (despite those invisible sign and calendar thieves) so that full participation could be possible. Chairman of Honor Council Averell Pharr See above, under Pres. SGA Le Newell See above, under Pres. SGA Kathy Roberson (1) I could talk for hours but I would stress that it’s the type of place from which you will gain whatever you want to gain and more. This includes all phases of life at Salem. (2) To have family planning facilities on campus would be economically impractical. The in firmary will gladly make referals and such facilities are readily available in other places. (3) Those who are bothered the most by the call down sy stem are those who most need to be bothered. The system is not as effective as it should be and I’d be willing to help put a more effective system into ef fect. I wish such a system were unnecessary but I don’t believe it is at the present. (4) The SGA president as well as other SGA officers and stu dents should work with the Pre sident’s faculty-advisory board as closely as possible to lessen gaps and to further achievements of the college community as a whole. (5) The faculty-advisory board is important to both the students and administration as a link which should provide valuable additional viewpoints when ne cessary. (6) As far as I know, the facul ty-advisory board makes a good effort to operate successfully- I’m sure it would be more suc cessful if the students as a whole were more willing to make their views known. (7) Salem’s honor system « probably more effective in rela tion to the Honor Code thain* relation to social regulations- The system is the best possi e system and it is effective. (8) For our honor system ® be more effective, Salem to take it more seriously- need more reminders of its portance - maybe through op® discussions - and need to res 0 pride in the system. (9) In general I *^*’^*^ fractions have been handle this year. There has been an tempt to make the punis m suit the infraction. . (10) IRS has provided a g service to Salem through viding social activities an Continued on p- 9
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