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LVI, Number 9
Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926
Thursday, April 14,1983
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'"E FERGUSON
Ao ^ SGA elections, a good
IWas reported among Mars Hill
, ^ Derwin Williams was the over-
l(l||*®"8ctter with 183 votes, David
Was second by a slim 11 vote
, 1^2 total votes, Gray Smith
de Monday. ^''otes and Aubrey Peterson had
out that a 11 vote win was
ritiajority, Wachter contested the
election, requesting that a runoff be
held. In his defense, David told an elec
tion committee that there were no provi
sions in the constitution for runoff elec
tions but there was a reference to using
Roberts Rules of Order when something
arose that the constitution did not cover.
He also said precedent should help de
cide the matter, and produced four is
sues of THE HILLTOP from the past
ten years in which SGA runoff elections
were held.
Gazer Apprehended
Security Apprehends
dormitory Prowler
Derwin Williams stated that he was
not told that a percentage was required
to win when he began his campaign and
that the constitution says nothing about
it. He felt a simple majority would be all
that was required to win the election,
and included the fact that he had already
been declared official winner by the
SGA.
After discussing the matter in execu
tive session, the committee decided that
the election would stand as is, and that
Derwin Williams was to be Student Gov
ernment President for the 1983-84 term.
When the meeting was concluded,
Wachter told us he didn’t plan to take
the matter any further, and that he
would support Williams to the fullest
extent when he becomes president.
Williams said he respected Wachter’s
decision to contest the election results,
and that he agreed there should be pro
visions in the SGA constitution for
runoffs.
®'''E FERGUSON
security apprehended a Mars
I ^nt Tuesday night, April 6, at
! 11:45 p.m., after receiv-
' of a prowler around Jarvis
vvvii aa LUC aaiuc pci-
, been prowling around girls
^ student’s dormi-
\ confronted him with the
\ had uncovered, and the
'tu^'^hfessed to being around Jarvis
\being the same per-
since December.
^ call saying the prowler was
^^•d Jim Roberts of campus
'%s tvhen we came to the Jar-
found some footprints and
Prints, and this person had
the area. That’s where all
the evidence came together.” Roberts
and others went to the suspect’s dormi
tory and showed him the evidence they
had. The accused made a full confes
sion.
As a result of solving the mystery of
the Girls Hill Gazer, the administration
distributed a memorandum around girls
dormitories explaining the arrest and
subsequent confession. A decision has
been made to point this person into pro
fessional guidance and therefore no
charges will be filed against him.
‘‘He is no longer a student at Mars
Hill College and he will not be on our
campus again,” the note read. Adminis
tration officials declined to release his
name to the press, saying it wouldn’t be
in anyone’s best interest.
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It’s raining men? No, not this time, but Susan Sruggs, Kathy Doian, and Tammy
McGinnis apparentiy found them growing wiid on the Florida beaches over Spring
break.
PHOTO BY DAVID WACHTER
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\ BUCHANAN
I'y North Carolina is cur-
j^'>t()^^''^ering raising the drinking
wine. If passed, the law
October 1^983.
3 A "'hich is called, ‘‘The Safe
A 1983” will raise the legal
J'lSt^^^'^ntption of beer and wine
years of age. According to
^Nuaii million would be gener-
from the collection of fees
North Carolina Considering New
Law Concerning Drunk Driving
jSy 'f’s also going to cost an
Pj, million for additional
^^ecutors, and court clerks the
courts will need for prosecution in
D.U.I. related offenses. The law would
create safer driving conditions and a
reduction in Driving Under the Influ
ence related accidents.
Under this new law, a mandatory jail
term would be proposed in most cases,
cars could be impounded, $100 fees
would be imposed for the attendance of
a driving school, and it would create a
Dram Shop law which would hold shop
keepers and bar operators legally liable
for selling alcohol to people already
drunk or under age, who later cause ac
cidents.
The proposed bill is meeting with
limited success especially with bar
operators and students. To see a better
example of this unhappiness among stu
dents, here are some opinions from stu
dents at Mars Hill College.
HILLTOP reporter Tammy Buchan
an recently polled Mars Hill students on
their views of the recent legislation
enacted by North Carolina Governor
Jim Hunt about raising the legal drink
ing age for beer and wine to 19. This
week’s editorial is related to this materi
al. See page two.
‘‘Do you feel that North Carolina
should raise the drinking age to 19?”
• Martha Lindsey - ‘‘No, because the
people are still going to drink and
drive and people are still going to find
a way to purchase alcohol.”
• Jeannie Lloyd - ‘‘No, because people
are going to find some other way to
get alcohol.”
• Jamie Hagar - ‘‘No, because people
are going to drink and drive no matter
what age.”
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