| Show Get Involved in Student Government by Lanny Desmond n The last yearly twice-yearly Senatorial Elections will be held on October 24 After this election they will be beheld beheld held once annually in conjunction with the Executive Council positions in the spring Helen Thompson Sen- Sen large ator said that the annual format will give the senators the whole summer to map out strategy for the following academic year Thompson stated the chief chie purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of a student senator is to be a voice for the concerns and problems facing the students Problems of any kind can be discussed she added This year senators are inv involved in I wide state organizations tons that promote pro pro- 1 mote and deal iii in issues with higHer education J Jo 0 Bouquet a data processing major major major ma ma- jor is one of the hopefuls in the upcoming election Bouquet said that the senators should always be open to students' students concerns adding that in some cases the senators are the only access students have without involving involving involving ing administrators She said the Senate provides an important service Susan Shreiner another Senator- Senator large at-large and member of the College Center Board stated that apathy is the students' students main communication problem She said the senators should al always always always al- al ways be open to the students and added that they are accessible to anyone needing to talk to them Schreiner said students student's interests are part of many committees she and other senators sit on during the academic year She added that all the senators senatorS' w wear wear ar yellow name tags so they are easily identified when they are needed She like Bouquet and Thompson feels the students' students problems and interests are the num num- one ber-one concern of the senate J Jolene olene Sartori another Senator-at- Senator large and member of the Publications Publications Publications Council stated that parking has been and still is most pressing iss issue e. e She said that the best example of effective representation representation representation tation in the Senate Executive Council and Administration was the battle with the DOT Department of Transportation that culminated in the traffic signal at South Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood Road Sartori said the only way the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- i ate can work with the students is if 1 the students communicate with 1 them All three senators agreed that apathy toward student government is the most press pressing ng problem in representation representation representation re re- re- re presentation matters Thompson added that some ome of student concerns before Senators 15 1 e sent you Jo 1 Get Get te Senators are involved your you Vote Vot e. e r representatives J y fer J F 1 w U I iS rr S Senators mee meet t sr l r L week once a Student Government Vote on our problem October er ersena Let y ys know no solvers sena tots tot's t s out ur 2 24 4 a 1 cO ns 4 0 J vS s oa jt i V m I J 3 V and after school take precedence She said that apathy does jam com- com lines that should be open because even the busiest of students need a liaison now and then Care about Senate and vote on October |
