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Earth Week -
by Lynn Rothberg
Beautiful spring days
stimulate thoughts with
back-to-nature themes and
outdoor activities; however,
EARTH WEEK is passing
without recognition or campus
sponsored activity. The cause, it
break
seems,
communication between
individuals here. No one is to
blame. As students, we are so
conditioned to meeting set up
requirements that we seldom
exhibit initiative or confidence
to execute activities ourselves.
But let’s not make excuse of
already existing conditions for
ourselves. Though Earth Week is
rapidly passing, perhaps we can
reflect a spirit of concern and
organize some activity.
Regional Planning majors,
where are you? Can you help by
planning and supervising
something involving the area of
the walkway? You other
curriculum majors, what about
you? Show you care. Post your
names and ideas in the
newspaper office.
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PROVOST
PLANS
ALL CAMPUS
RK( KPTION.
MAY 11
All members of the student
body, staff, and administra
tion and their spouse or guest
have been invited by Provost
and Mrs. McDermott to
attend an All-Campus Spring
Reception on Saturday, May
11, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
in the ballroom of the Penn
Harris Motor Inn. Cash bars
will be set up to accommo
date those who would like a
cocktail and a buffet of
canapes and hot hors
d'oeurves will be served.
Admission tickets may be
picked up at various offices
noted in letters of invitation
which were mailed this week.
Plan now to attend this
reception where you will have
the opportunity to mingle with
other members of the Capitol
Campus Community for an
evening of conviviality.
Lookie here
It has come to the attention
of the S.G.A. that on Thursday,
April 11a clock was taken from
the Lampost Inn. There is every
indication that Capitol Campus
students were responsible. As a
result the management has
regretfully considered barring
college students from the bar if
the clock is not returned, no
questions asked. If any
individual has any information
or opinions on this matter please
contact the S.G.A. in W-104.
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Vol. 11l No. 2
■M BB SB
Mike McAllister, President; Andy Pfvamik, Social
Science Senator; Russ Hogg, Vice President
People Hello,
Thank you for your votes and participation in the recent SGA
elections. As your new student representatives we would like to
make sure you know who we are.
Also, if you would let us know what’s on your mind, what’s
bugging you and what needs to be changes it would be helpful, for
you are the government.
If we can get it together with you, progress will be inevitable.
There are over 2,000 students attending this campus; we want to
be your voice,
You will be informed (by our flier) of every proposal; views and
suggestions are welcome.
Our job is a tough one, but more important it has to be done and
we ask for your help in order for it to work.
We are looking forward to a year in your service and hopefully a
year of accomplishment and change.
PEACE!
folks
EDITOR’S NOTE
DUE TO LACK OF COPY AND INTEREST, THIS ISSUE OF
“THE READER” WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THIS WEEK.
OFFICIAL APOLOGIES ARE THUS EXTENDED TO ALL
CONTRIBUTORS WHOSE ARTICLES WERE IN ON TIME FOR
PUBLICATION LAST WEEK. ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR THE OBSOLESCENCE OF ANY DATED
MATERIAL CAUSED BY THIS DELAY.
FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR UPTEENTH
INVITATION TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY AND/OR STAFF
WHO WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES, PICTURES
OR LETTERS TO “THE READER” TO PLEASE DO SO.
AGAIN, OUR OFFICE IS IN W-104.
P.S. We’re just tryin’ to stay alive.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OFFICERS AND SENATORS
C. C. READER
Sill
THE REFORM PARTY
Mike McAllister
Russ Hogg
Jay Wren
Joy Raytik
Eugene Laratonda
Nancy Wilt
Gil Lebo
Bruce Karchner
THANK YOU
S.G.A. Election Results
by Jim Bollinger
After a moderately vigorous
poster campaign, the 1974 SGA
Presidential Elections took place
Thursday, April 11. Generally
speaking, the elections could be
considered a success, since more
votes were tabulated in this
election than in last Fall’s,
which, however, should be
expected. I shall, however, go
into that in greater detail later.
For now, here are the official
winners in all races for this
election (results certified by
Robert L. Hetzel, Chairperson,
Election / Screening
Committee):
In the all-important races for
SGA offices, the voting was
generally close. However, in the
battle for Secretary, Joy Raytik
battered all other contenders
with 264 votes while each of her
eleven opponents could muster
only one vote a piece.
On the other hand, the office
of Treasurer had the tightest
race of all, where only six votes
separated the top three
contenders. The winner in this
hair-raiser was Jonathan Wren
with 103 votes, while Brian
English placed second with 98,
and Thomas Sheets ran a very
close thrid with 97 votes.
In the contest for
second-bannana, Russ Hogg
almost turned the race into a
rout, defeating his closest
contender, Dave DeLong
126-92. Third place in this
contest went to John Klock with
85, while the other two
contenders garnered only one
vote apiece.
In the feature race, for SGA
President, Michael McAllister
emerged victorious by defeating
David Nicholas, his only serious
challenger, by a margin of 26
votes, 164-138. Again, the other
candidates could only, manage
one vote apiece.
Congratulations to Mr.
McAllister, and I wish him the
best of luck.
The races for the Senate
seats, though less dramatic, were
no less entertaining. Indeed, one
may even go so far as to call
some of the matchups a circus,
although those less theatrically
inclined and more politically
inclined would call them
“democracy in action.” Of the
six electoral categories, only two
had more than one candidate,
while two others had no one at
all on the ballot and had to rely
on write-ins.
In Business, Bruce Karchner
was the predictable winner,
being the only candidate listed.
He garnered 101 votes, while
Max Pifer managed to amass 27
write-ins to take the third
Senator-at-Large spot. In
Elementary Ed, Nancy Wilt,
again the only runner, picked up
51 votes to defeat her nearest
write-in foe, Janice Stephey,
who had 20.
In Engineering, where two
candidates were on the ballot,
Eugene Laratonda had 80 votes
to capture the category.
However, second-place Dave
Shrader’s 42 votes were good
enough to earn him the top
Senator-at-Large opening.
In Social Science, where three
names were on the ballot, the
winner was Andrew Pevarnik
with 75 votes. Runner-up Gilson
Lebo rounds out the
Senator-at-Large category with
his 38.
In the two “write-in
sweepstakes,” the winners were:
Mark Fey in Math/Science with
five big votes, which were good
enough to defeat two other
write-in candidates who could
only muster two apiece; and
nobody definite in Humanities,
where five people turned it into
a scramble when they wrote
themselves into a five-headed tie
with one vote for each. How this
problem will be resolved is not
known to this writer at this
time, however, the Reader will
April 25,1974
keep you posted on the decision,
if anyone out there besides those
five really care. (Complete
official results follow this
article).
Looking at these results
compared to past results lends
one to an odd mixture of
optimism and pessimism.
Compared to the most recent
election prior to this, this term’s
results look promising indeed, in
terms of increased student
participation. However, in
looking at results farther back,
one can see a definite decrease in
total participation. Of course,
these differences may be due to
“seasonal” variations since
Spring elections are traditionally
more important than Fall
elections, due to the fact that
Officers are elected in Spring. Be
that as it may, here is a
comparative chart of election
results for the past few elections
(Spring ’73 results were not
available):
SGA OFFICE ELECTIONS
(total votes)
(Spring)
1974 1972
304 420
305 425
299 400
275 377*
1183 1622
(* in 1972, the office of
Secretary was split into two
separate positions Recording and
Corresponding. Figures given are
the higher of the two separate
figures recorded.)
President
Vice-Pres.
Senatorial
Bus
El. Ed.
Engineering
Human.
Ma./Sci.
Soc. Sci.
Emperor Dele-ojo
African Internationals
at Capitol April 26
Emperor Dele—Ojo and
His African Internationals is
an authentic African Band
from Ibadan, Nigeria. The
group is presently touring
the United States as a rep
resentative group for the
Nigerian government. Their
presentation at Capitol Cam
pus on April 26 is being
sponsored by the Black Stu
dent Union and the Cultural
Committee.
The group will give two
performances at 2:00 and
9:30 p.m. The 2:00 perfor
mance in the Auditorium will
be a presentation of tradi
tional dances which are in
digenous to the Yoruba cul
ture, such as the ceremonial
dances to the Yoruba Gods
of Peace, Fire and the coro
nation of Kings. The 9:30
p.m. performance at the Stu
dent Center will be music
for dancing. The music will
include numbers for dancing
the Highlife, Chachacha and
also Juju dances which are
major events in Africa.
Emperor Dele—Ojo organ
ized the group in Ibadan,
Nigeria and since that time,
they have performed
throughout Africa. They
served with the
entertainment troops during
the Nigerian Civil War.
The group has performed
for a State Department
Affair as well as performed
in most of the major cities
in the United States.
(Fall)
1974 1973
144 154
74 42
125 77
5 2
9 10
115 2
472 287
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