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Volume LXVI
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February 26,1982
The Salemite
serving the salem college community since 1920
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by Teri Capshaw
The petitioning deadline for
the 1982 spring elections was
I extended from 3 p.m. to
I midnight this past Monday to
I allow students to file for three
vacant positions--Social
Activities chairman, Day
Student representative to
Honor Council and secretary
I of Honor Council.
Announcing the vacancies
to students Monday night at
dinner, SGA President Katie
Davis called the situation
“pathetic.” In an interview
I Davis said, “One week should
I be sufficient” for the
(petitioning period. As a
(graduating senior she is
[frustrated and disheartened
at the apparent apathy, “I
J know the junior class is
[ small, but more people in the
student body have the
potential to hold an office.”
The vacant positions were
filled by the midnight
deadline. One student who
took advantage of the ex
tended deadline, Amy Shafer,
said she had been thinking of
running for secretary of
Honor Council but had missed
the initial deadline. Susan
Britt Murphrey, the only
candidate for SAC, decided to
run after speaking with Katie
Davis and present chairman,
Amanda Mays, about the
position and its duties. In an
interview Murphrey said she
hadn’t filed a petition earlier
because she had been con
sidering spending her junior
year abroad.
Twelve candidates in the
spring election are running
unopposed. They include five
of the six Executive offices:
president of SGA, vice-
president of SGA, secretary
Phon-a-thon raises $40,000
The annual Salem phon-a-
Ihon held Feb. 8-18 surpassed
the original goal of ^0,000,
deceiving $40,750, worth of
Pledges from approximately
13,000 alumni.
Pledges were made during
iwo-hour sessions each
Monday through Thursday
during the two week period.
Students and alumni worked
shifts from 4-6 p.m. or 7-9
Pm. Volunteers hoped to
"each their new goal of
^5,000, in two remaining
Phone sessions held this past
Monday and Tuesday. The
$40,750, pledges thus far does
not include over 500 “your
decision” gifts, which are
pledges of non-specific
amounts.
Several prizes were
awarded each night to
volunteers who received the
most-money-pledged, and for
the most number of pledges
over $25, as well as a nightly
door prizes.
The phon-a-thon is an an
nual function of the Salem
Ambassadors.
Students rimning and the
respective offices include:
Judy Watson, president of
SGA; Liz Denton, vice-
president of SGA; Lee Ann
Manning, secretary of SGA;
Ann Cabell Hanncock, Gwen
Campbell, treasurer of SGA;
Lisa Abt, chairman of Honor
Council; Margaret Thomas,
Amy Schafer, Lisa LeCain,
secretary of Honor Council;
Clai Miller, senior
representative to Honor
Council; Catherine Davis,
Robyn A. Parsons, Joanne
Ciavola, junior represen
tative to Honor Council;
see Elections, back page
[Alternative Aid Available
Elections’ Participation Is Low
of SGA, chairman of Inter
dorm and chairman of Honor
Council. Unopposed can
didates are required to make
their campaign speeches
before the student body at an
SGA meeting on Mar. 2 (date
subject to change). Co-
chairman of the Elections
Committee Roberta Wood
said opposed candidates also
have to appear on the baUot
and receive a majority
number of votes to win the
election.
Candidates for the in
dividual offices are posted in
the refectory. Each candidate
has submitted a statement of
intent and a photograph
which are posted on the
bulletin boards, also inside
the refectory. Primary and
secondary (final) baUoting is
scheduled for next week.
Atlanta, ixa. -- The Citizens
iBank in Dallas_ Ga., and
I Students’ Financial Services
(of Atlanta have gotten
(together to offer an in-
Jnovative, low-cost plan to
I help parents meet the soaring
■ cost of a college education.
I “Four factors prompted me
I to develop the tuition reserve
land deposit plan,” said
I George Naterman, owner of
Istudents’ Financial Services.
I “Skyrocketing tuitions, out-
lof-this-world interest rates,
■drastic reductions in federal
■ student aid, and the overall
■ lack of stability in federal aid
■ programs . . . mean that
■ parents must have access to a
■ reliable source of college
■ financing.”
I John Bloomfield, vice
I president of the Citizens Bank
(said, “Parents can deposit as
■ much as they want into a
(special tuition reserve and
(deposit savings account and
I the bank will loan them up to
|3V2 times the amount they
save, at a “net-cost” of less
(than one percent a year.”
[ “The low-cost is not the
Ionly advantage of the ‘plan,’”
■ said Naterman. “It actually
■ counters each of the un
favorable trends I cited
earlier.”
The plan provides stability
in planning which parents can
not get from topsy-turvy
federal programs. It enables
parents to keep their finan
cial assets intact; nothing has
to be liquidated. And it
assures parents they will
have the money they need for
their childrens’ education,
when they need it.
Bloomfield and Naterman
both cautioned — “The rules
pertaining to college finan
cing have changed and future
trends are unfavorable.
Planning for educational
costs should start as early as
possible. Factors such as
inflation, projected costs at
various colleges, and the
length of the educational
program must be considered
with great care.”
Parents wishing to obtain
additional information
regarding the “tuition
reserve and deposit plan”
should write George
Naterman, Students’
Financial Services, Suite 501,
One Perimeter Way, N.W.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30339, or call
(404) 952-2500.
Onua Presents Activities
February was “Black
Awareness Month” at Salem.
Onua, Salem’s black
awareness organization,
presented a series of ac
tivities throughout the month,
for which the theme was “To
Be Young, Gifted, and
[Black.”
The activities included a
showing of the movie “To Be
Young, Gifted, and Black” on
[February 9. On February 16,
■the Living Arts Ensemble, a
Idance group made up of
(members of Onua and
[students from the N.C. School
■of the Arts, gave a dance
(presentation in Hanes
Auditorium. On February 23,
Onua members presented a
play entitled The Audition in
the Student Center.
Pam Murrell, president of
. Onua, said attendance for the
events was “pretty good.”
However, she hopes that
more white students, as well
as black students, will take
part in Onua. “Onua is a club
just like any other club on
campus; it’s not just for
blacks,” said Murrell.
Onua meets on the first
Tuesday of each month at
6:45 p.m. in the Student
Center.
King is Lecture - Assembly Speaker
Susan King, account
executive of Dean Witter
Reynolds of Winston-Salem,
spoke about financial plan
ning and the stock market
Feb. 18, as part of the lecture-
I assembly series.
King, whose former
I working experiences include
retailing, real-estate and
public relations, gave advice
'about buying and selling
I stocks effectively, and how to
[predict the possible rise or
I decline in stock prices. King
also informed attendants of
the current prices and trends
in the stock market.
Although most attendants
were above college age. King
offered students in at
tendance the opportunity to
apply for VISA credit cards
by handing out applications
after the lecture.
Employment Opportxmities
in the 80’s will be next week’s
lecture. It will be held in the
assembly room of the library
at 1:15 p.m. Grover Teeter, of
the Security Employment
Commission, will be the
speaker.