The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Volume XVI, Number 54
Thursday, March 26, 1981
Photo By Debbie Miller
Presidential Candidate Polly Purgason (right) relaxes with top student court vote getter Karen
Mahoney. Purgason will face Henry Gatling Wednesday and Thursday in a run-off election to
determine next year’s Student Body President.
Purgason, Gatling
To Meet In Run-off
By David Griffith and Teresa Skipper
From Carolina Journal Staff Reports
An election official called out to the
anxious crowd gathered in the UNCC
Student Government office Wednes
day night, “This is it. This is the last
card. We’ll be running it in a minute.”
And, as the card rolled through a
vote tabulating machine, it became
apparent that this year’s Student
Body President race was not yet over.
Candidates Polly Purgason and
Henry Gatling will face each other in
a run-off election, to be held next
Wednesday and Thursday.
Purgason was the top vote-getter,
receiving 487 votes (34.3 percent), her
opponent, Henry Gatling, received
361 votes (25.5 percent). Former UPB
at-large member Gary Knox received
359 (25.3 percent). Commuter
representative Mike Derby gleaned
101 votes (7.1 percent), Sigma Phi
Eplison president John Ellison got 78
votes (5.5 percent) and Chris Papagni
earned 31 (2.2 percent).
Both remaining candidates seemed
shocked by the results. “I don’t feel
like talking,” Puragson said. “Per
sonally I was hoping it wouldn’t come
to a run-off.”
But both were glad to remain as
participants in the election.“I’m
twice as motivated now,” Purgason
said. She expected the election to be
close because of the intense campaign
waged by herself and Gatling.
“I am thankful to be one of the re
maining candidates.” Gatling said
noting voter turnout would be a pro
blem in the run-off, “It’s hard enough
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Election Results
At A Glance
Russell Unseated
From Nursing Spot
* Denotes Winner
By Chip Wilson
Carolina Journal Staff Writer
In what may have been the hottest
contest, Beth Marlin defeated incum-
bant Linda Russell for the Student
Legislature Nursing Representative
by a 51-35 margin.
Both Russell and Marlin campaign
ed extensively and spoke to nursing
classes concerning how they would
represent the College of Nursing.
The turning point may have come
in the Student Nursing Association’
endorsement of Marlin over Russell.
A spokesman for the SNA said
Russell did not appear at many of the
groups meetings, and this was a
secondary factor in the endorsement.
“Linda never would take the time
to come to our meetings,” said one
SNA member. “Betty came to our
meeting and explained what she
would do for us on the legislature.
This was important to us because
SNA is a political organization.”
When interviewed by telephone,
Russell would not comment on the
outcome or the SNA endorsement.”
“I faced this thing two days ago, so
I’ve got this out of my system,”
Russell said from her hotel room in
Raleigh where she was attending a
meeting of the North Carolina Stu
dent Legislature. “I’m feeling pretty
good about the other candidates who
won.”
Marlin said she felt she could ad
dress certain issues in the legislature
that previously have not been
discussed.
“A lot of things need to be done for
the handicapped. They really need a
spokesman on legislature,” Marlin
said. “I’ve been to two or three of
their meetings and I have never heard
them mention anything about the
problems of the handicapped.”
Marlin, a registered nurse, is a
mother of two who entered the Col
lege of Nursing to complete the re
quirements for her baccalaurate
degree. She feel she has much to offer
the student government as a re-
entering student.
“I’ve met a lot of re-entering
students and I really think many of
them have a lot of talent. They say
‘It’s too much hassle’ of they just
won’t do it. I feel that working for the
members of the nursing college is
worth the sacrifice.”
Before her election to the student
legislature, Marlin had been active in
other campus activities as a writer for
The Carolina Journal and staff
member of WFAE public radio. She
also asked student legislature to sup
port the implementation of
designated smoking areas on campus.
“I did a lot of research on the smok-
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President
* Polly Purgason
* Henry Gatling
(Run-off)
Gary Knox
Mike Derby
John Ellison
Chris Papagni
Business Rep.
* Debra Thompson
* Ricky Barger
* Benita Smith
John Chumley
Herbert Murphy
Tim Ingersoll
Anthony Cozart
Engineering Rep.
* Hervin Young
* Jaqueline Ariza
Iris Alston
Arts & Science
* Brenda Peoples
* Valerie Grays
* Teresa Hughes
* John Johnson
* Brad Barton
* Tammy Guin
Carolina Hey
Randall Cauble
William Faquin
Sr. Class Pres.
* Ginny Newton
Rodney Hinson
Steve Klocke
Jr. Class Pres.
* Karen Petty
Steve Sherman
487
361
359
101
78
31
174
166
164
162
110
108
98
89
85
72
393
324
Soph. Class Pres.
Ellen Epps
* For
Against
Nursing Rep.
* Betty Marlin
Linda Russell
Commuter Rep.
* Dorothy Smalls
* Leah Williams
* Darryl Mansel
* Eric Moore
* B. Wallace
* Vincent Blanks
♦
Lee Williams
Melody Myers
V. Winborne
Tom Chumley
Ed Hausle
Douglas Roaten
Michael Briney
Architecture Rep.
313 William Van Sickle
284 * For
276
263
261
252
220
298
138
120
190
155
Against
Court
* Karen Mahoney
* Alex Mills
* Sharon Chisholm
* John Shook
* Jamie Parham
* Eric Rose
* Cathye Winborne
Marcia Cafferty
Bruce James
William Boone
Ross Gellen
198
80
51
35
221
211
206
171
168
165
154
144
141
139
134
129
114
37
6
892
764
764
642
609
606
602
538
511
463
392
UPB Chair
* Robbie O’Neal
* Charles Simms
(Run-off)
Maria Howe
UPB Vice Chair
* Mike Harris
Mary Sue Macke
UPB At-Large
* Mark Young
*
Boo Roberts
Shenita Gilmore
William Brassil
WFAE Chair
Barry Gordemer
* For
Against
475
398
264'
650
521
641
533
520
404
838
300
Carolina Journal Editor
Teresa Skipper
Chip Wilson
(Co-editors)
* For
Against
874
333
Sanskrit Editor
Sandi Constantino
♦For 888
Against 267
Media Board At-Large
Tommy
* For
Against
Michael
* For
Against
Utannah
* For
Warlick
724
241
Roseman
710
200
Chick
634 I