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Show COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS FOR ASSUSC PRESIDENT: Darin Bird 459 268 Mark Waters FOR ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT: Marni Madsen 447 282 Charles K. Smith FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Tad Brinkerhoff 444 277 Roger Wareham FOR SCHOOL OF ARTS & LETTERS SENATORS: 101 101 87 April Holladay Tim Vight Jan Shelton 79 Chelle Hansen Michael Stiver Edd Hafen 72 The smile sas it all for Darin Bird, who waltzed to a i ictoiy last night in the ASSUSC presidential race, bringing his two vice presidential colleagues with him. hi FOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION SENATORS: 161 Rog Olcott . . . Kent Gordon 137 134 . Ben Felix Vicki Vorwaller Ted Boyack Steve Fenn . . 127 127 . .... . Madsen , Brinkerhoff complete The Edge sweep of three top ASSUSC posts 94 Two New View candidates will represent the School of Arts and Letters. New Views April Holladay and Tim Wight tied with 101 votes. Jan BY NICOLE BONHAM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SENATORS: Sherri Robinson Mary Dunnell 75 65 63 Jeff Jones Lesa Albrecht Liz 61 51 Chapman Darin Estes 47 FOR SCHOOL OF SCIENCE SENATORS: Brian Miller Todd May 68 Julie Slade 58 Kurds Robins Kathy Olsen Teri Gadd 54 53 41 67 CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: Yes No 312 100 PERCENTAGE OF TURNOUT: 32 (Boldface denotes u inner?; 3 senators pet school I The New View party was edged out of yesterdays student elections. Election results shows The Edge party swept the ballot, placing candidates in all but five positions. Voters decided the top three position by an overwhelming majority, with each spot being won by e over a margin. In the race for student body president, The Edges Darin Bird defeated New Y'iew candidate Mark Waters by 191 votes. I felt we were going into it dead even, says Bird. He adds, At this point, the parties are dissolved. As far as Im concerned, now its one ASSUSC. They will have a good senate group next year, said Waters. He adds, All those who ran will be motivated to work in some way with the student government next year. A lot of good ideas have come from both sides, says Bird. He notes that by adopting projects like the events hotline, ideas are being combined and SUSC will receive the best of both parties. The Edge partys academic vice president candidate Marni Madsen secured her position in student government with 447 votes, 165 more than her opponent Charles K. Smith. The vote for administrative ice president resulted in Tad Brinkerhoff defeating New View hopeful Roger Wareham by 167 votes. Although The Edge party placed more senatorial candidates, no single party completely controls a particular area in the senate. Bird notes that he will be comfortable working with the elected senators. We feel good about the senate, he savs. "Now its a matter of getting in there and going for it. 150-vot- Mark Waters New View party failed to gather the support the Californian candidate sought. His disappointment was apparent as the results were announced last night. Shelton ofThe Edge party will also sit on the student senate. The Edges Brian Miller and Julie Slade, along with New View candidate Todd Mav, were voted in as Science senators. The School of Business, Technology and Communication had the largest number of voters, with more than 250 students turning out to elect their senatorial and presidential candidates. The Edges Rog Olcott led the race with 161 votes, while Ben Felix, also representing The Edge party, and New Views Kent Gordon were also elected. Sherri Robinson and Jeff Jones, both ofThe Edge party, along with New Views Mary Dunnell were chosen as education senators. Robinson led with 75 votes, while a two vote margin decided which candidate was elected to the third position. A majority, 312 students, voted to amend the ASSUSC constitution, therefore allowing those students participa-in- g in the secondary education program to represent the School of Education. Once again an independent candidate was not elected to SUSCs student government, although a few names were submitted as write-i- n candidates. According to election results, 714 students went to the polls for yesterdays student elections. Although less than one third of the students currently enrolled was average, in SUSC voted, election turn-ou- t director activities student to Tony according Pellegrini. If people realize what students could do, there would be a bette: turnout, says Bird. Election chair Steve Fox noted that this year things went smoothly. Fox attributes low voter turnout to student apathy. Last 'ear there was more student interest generated from hav'ng three parties in the primaries, he adds. Departing leaders wish to be remembered as caring Food Bank program among the most notable contributions of BY LISA ROBINSON Members of the current and soon to be past student government express an overall position attitude about their year in office. ASSUSC President Monica Moe savs, I think students can feel theyve been Sen. Charles Smith says, .Ive been here three vears and this has been the best. Students voted for people and issues not for pretty faces and friend-.One of the student government's biggest accomplishments this vear is the food bank. This is a program in which students can receive food hv going to their counselors or teachers u ho then contact the ASSUSC. Food is then delivered to the student w ho never has to request the service in person if they dont want to. . 1987-8- 8 Roger V areham, w ho has been in charge of the program, savs it has been ery successful. The office keeps food m stock hv charging a dollar and a can erf food at the dances. Wareham would like to encourage more students to donate cans of food in support of this program The student government also expanded the cabinet this vear. Moe savs she would like to see as many people ns possible involved because it would benefit SUSC. The AShL'SC initiated a program called Library eeL tor the first time this year. The week Aw areness has been imitated bv other schools and has brought an aw areness to L'teh politicians about the condition of college lihinnes in L'tah, savs Moe. ASSUSC members are hopeful that this first step w ill help SUSC gain funding to help build a new library of better quality here. Moe savs probably nothing will he done about it Monica Moe, ASSUSC officers I wish I could stay six more years and do more, she added. Members of the ASSUSC also participated in a UIA convention this year and did very well, according to Darin Bird, He says that bills introduced by students at UIA have the chance of becoming actual laws in Utah. As their terms are coming to a close, student government members are thinking more about the next administration. The ASSUSC Senate is putting together a handbook for the next senators w hie h will contain information on problems they have faced during the year and suggestions on how to handle them. Moe says her advise would be to adapt to changing needs. Roger Wareham says, All student governments have for three to five years, though. (continued on page 2) y ' V |