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LVII, Number 13
Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926
Friday, April 20,1984
SGA Violates Constitution
r^DWACHTER
I'Prtoming Student Government
'‘®t' elections, scheduled for
are in direct violation of
'''ttition of the Student Govern-
^^oiation of Mars Hill College.
®‘®tions come under Article III,
clauses D and E. Clause D
outgoing officers shall pro-
■tiewly elected officers with an
Ipf not less than two (2) weeks
j‘rrstallation date of April 30.”
ptates: “Elections must be held
April 15.”
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April 12, 1984, and the
^'Iself will not be held until
, fpll two weeks after the re-
'*rth* deadline,
ijil constitution the only sane
ly. , “Ic for a violation of the con-
removal from office as pro-
Hi '^ader Article VII, Section 1.
Nei
states: “Any elected official of
lij "''I Government Association
^^aioved from office for any
aegiect of duty, misconduct,
® '''llling violation of the
Of Indent Conduct, and/or a vio
ls i!'® Constitution.”
l)( ^''rison, SGA Chief Justice,
f"err’ anything is done,
fli, should be taken into ac-
"'as not in this situation. No
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punishment or action should be taken in
this situation, maybe an apology to the
students from SGA.”
Harrison also commented that “it was
not negligence as much as it was an
overload of responsibilities - valid
responsibilities - on the SGA officers in
charge.”
In an interview with Derwin Williams,
SGA President, he stated: “Any fault to
be placed should be placed on me. I
drew up an election timetable several
months ago, but was unable to follow
it.”
When asked why the elections were
late, and thus in violation of the con
stitution, Williams commented, “It was
my fault not to initiate the election pro
cedure on time, outside responsibilities
interfered with my SGA duties. My
worst mistake was being SGA President
at the same time as my student
teaching.”
Elections are controlled and run by
the Senate. Dave Nettles is the Vice-
President of SGA and President of the
Senate: in addition, Tony Meggs is the
Chairman of the Senate Elections Com
mittee. When asked about Nettles’ and
Meggs’s involvement in the violations,
Williams stated: “There was no fault on
either Tony’s (Meggs) or Dave’s (Net
tles) part, they were waiting on the go-
ahead from me.” Williams also com
mented that Nettles has been working
very hard on the Spring Formal and
should be commended for his work
there.
Dean O’Brien, Director of Student
Development, refrained from making
any official comment, but indicated he
would speak with Williams about the
matter.
Another aspect of the election not
covered by the constitution is the matter
of pre-election publicity. The official
sign-up sheets were made available on
Thursday, April 12, 1984, but without
any advance publicity or notice to the
general student population. Notices
were to be sent out on Thursday after
noon but were not, in fact the notices
were not in the mailboxes until late
Saturday afternoon. Additionally, as of
the writing of this article (Sunday, April
15), no posters had been put up in the
cafeteria.
The only persons signed-up to run on
Thursday were the current SGA officers
who were either running for re-election
or a different office, and as of Saturday
only one non-SGA candidate was to be
seen.
•The net effect of this lack of publicity
is a one to five day lead for many of the
candidates. When asked about this, Wil-
Footloose and Fancy-Free:
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Spring Fling
If
...ikied yetrsfr*^
lip -Tills ,,
f '^8 ’84, a week packed with
“footloose and
to be the best
> has
fancy-
Spring
seen in a long time,
entertainment begins
April 23 with a “Concert
performed by Chris
W '^'^^^tive combination of hi-
Iji ^yes’
t"'%8 _ . . . . , .
I % improvisational jug-
dttr niusic has made Bliss a
In 1982 he was chos-
to be the support act for
/ tour and he has also
with entertainers
Eover Boy, and
V April 24, at 8:00 p.m.
will host a beach
College Union patio
’ ^3ch buffs, and other stu-
"'1th spring fever.
Wednesday, April 25 will be the “Big
Day” according to Mary Thoreen, Di
rector of Student Activities. Since
classes will be canceled due to pre-regis
tration, the campus will be really rolling
as Campus Skate will provide street rol
ler skates for four hours free of charge
to students with identification. There
will also be a water slide on Fox Hill as
well as a dunking booth, volleyball, and
other outdoor games. The evening’s ex
citement will reach its peak in Moore
Auditorium with a body building con
test.
Dixieland jazz is the specialty of the
“Delta Steamers” who will appear on
Thursday evening, April 26 in Moore
Auditorium. This concert is sponsored
by the Visiting Artists Lecturers Com
mittee.
Friday night. Mars Hill College stu
dents will provide the talent for an enter
taining, but competitive air band contest
in the Timberline Coffeehouse. Prizes
will be awarded.
The week of Spring Fling ’84 will end
in a grand finale with a trip to Caro-
winds on Saturday, April 28. The bus
will leave at 7:00 a.m. The cost of the
trip is $12.(X) including ticket and bus
transportation.
With all of the activities planned for
Spring Fling, there is destined to be
something for everyone. Sleeveless mus
cle t-shirts in all colors will be available
for $4.50. They were designed by Alan
Drumm illustrating the theme of Spring
Fling ’84, “Footloose and Fancy-free.”
Spring Fling was created to set fire to
the contagious spirit of spring fever, and
there’s no doubt that Spring Fling ’84
will be a lion-size flame.
Hams commented that he realized there
was a problem but there was nothing he
could do about it. Williams also com
mented that any claim of unfair advan
tage would not be a valid one (Williams,
however, did not qualify this statement).
Regarding the effect of the election’s
late date on the required two week train
ing period, Williams commented that it
would have no effect on the training at
all.
Harrison, however, commented on
the training period, stating, “There will
be no time for the new officers to get
comfortable in their jobs.”
During his interview, Williams did
state, “I think I owe the students an
apology.”
Student
Theatre
Production
Karel Capek’s classic “R.U.R.” (Ros-
sum’s Universal Robots) will be the final
production of the school year at Mars
Hill College. In a departure from the
standard proscenium production, the
play will be performed in the round in
the McConnell Building, April 25-30.
Directed by Dr. Virgil Gray, the play
takes place on an island where the cen
tral office of Rossum’s Universal Ro
bots is located. As the play opens, the
factory has already turned out, follow
ing a secret formula, millions of manu
factured workmen, living automats
without souls, desires, or feelings.
Helena Glory, president of the Hu
manitarian League, comes to ascertain
what can be done to improve the condi
tion of these over-specialized creatures.
Due to the desire of Helena to have the
robots more like human beings, the head
of the experimental department secretly
changes the formula. While he has hu
manized only a few hundred, these are
enough to become ringleaders who start
a world revolt of robots. The rest of the
play is a magnificent melodrama, with
the handful of humans held at bay while
the unseen myriads of their own robots
close in on them.
Performances will begin at 8 p.m.
April 25-30, with the exception of Sun
day, April 29, which will feature a 2:30
p.m. matinee. The Box Office will be
open from 1 to 5 p.m. daily beginning
April 18, and reservations may be made
by calling 689-1239. Tickets are S3 for
adults and S2 for senior citizens and
students other than Mars Hill students.