| Show r S f Dear Editor A mistake was made and I accept responsibility The Student Senate was to make arrangements with th the e University of Utah for the counting of the smoking referendum ballots On the day of the election 1 was Informed in informed informed in- in formed that those arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments had not been made My response was to call a colleague colleague colleague col col- league at the University ity of Utah and see if they would be willing wining to count the ballots for us They agreed to do that When it became time to count the ballots my colleague colleague colleague col col- league was unavailable In a aspur aspur aspur spur of the moment decision dedsion it was decided that Shawn Mehr Student Body President President President dent Marshall Gardner Executive Executive Executive Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Vice President Gordon Wilson Director of Student Activities and myself would count the ballots so that the results could be made known as soon as possible We counted the ballots off campus and reported the results of the count I I. I swear to God that the results were reported truthfully truthful truthful- ly and honestly We were concerned that people had expected the University of Utah to have counted the ballots so we agreed to fabricate that my colleague from the University of Utah was involved That was wrong I grieve over that wrong decision dedsion I publicly apologize to all concerned I want to reaffirm reaffirm my commitment commitment commitment com com- to students and to reinforce the fact that I have always been een an and ana hope nope to always al always al- al ways be a student advocate Student Activities is where my heart is and why I have stayed in the profession for more than 25 years I am human I make mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes as we all do I ask for forgiveness from you and whomever else I have of of- fended Curtis Smout Dear Editor As a full time student mother and wife I do not have much time to get involved involved involved in in- with what goes on at atthe atthe atthe the campus I do however pick up the school newspaper to see what is going on A few months ago the hot news was about smoking Inthe in inthe inthe the cafeteria It was decided that there would be a vote to settle the issue As a smoker I chose not to vote I have no notime notime notime time to spend in there so I did not care one way or another I also realize that smoking is offensive offensive offensive of- of to smoking non-smoking R people ople However what is equally offensive is the way the votes were tabulated Mr Smout said that Luthi is as close as a brother The honesty and integrity integrity integrity in in- are there I will not challenge Smout on this point I do challenge him on why we should take his word for this I am sure that Oliver North would say the same a about out President Reagan Then there is the discrepancy discrepancy discrepancy dis dis- about how the votes were counted Luthi said he counted the votes by himself Wilson and Smout said they helped him It amazes me that these three people cannot even remember what transpired less than two months ago These statements statements statements state state- ments remind one of what happened at the Iran-Contra Iran hearings And finally there is Smout sounding indignant that this is being dug up eight weeks later I suppose that by this way of thinking the US U.S. treated President Reagan President Nixon and a host of others unfairly The sad fact is corruption is corruption no matter how large or small Please understand that I do donot donot donot not accuse these people of miscounting the votes For all allI I know it was counted fairly but there will always be doubt in my mind and the minds of others because of the way it was handled I believe that the school should hold another vote on this issue Not so that I or other people like myself who didn't vote could have another chance I for one still do not care whether the cafeteria smoking is or not It should be done to reaffirm to everyone that Smout Wilson and Luthi are honest and do have integrity And please do doIt doit doit It right this time A Concerned Student Jeanie |
