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Show Westminster College of Salt lake City Volume 31, No. 7 Friday November 4, 1983 The Flip of a Com Decides Freshman Representative The flip of a coin made Mark Bricker the freshman representative on ASWCs Legislative Assembly when the Oct. 7 election resulted in a tie. One of the alternatives to the coin flip would have been to hold another election. According to Pieper the Judiciary was opposed to taking the time and money necessary for another election when it was apparent that the attention of the freshman class was waning. The decision to flip a coin was made after Bruce Geller and Bricker received the same number of votes, 21 each, in the freshman representative election, according to Mike Pieper, associate justice. In a meeting held by the Judiciary on Oct 7, it was discovered that there was nothing written in the colleges constitution specifying the way in which a tie should be decided, said Pieper. Geller and Bricker were both concerned that the Judiciary had nothing written into the constitution before the election had taken place. The Judiciary members agreed logical way to solve the tie. The flipping of a coin is considered the legal way of deciding the winner of an election when a tie takes place, according to Geller and Bricker. Provisions for the drawing of lots (coin flipping is one form) can be found in the constituition or bylaws of several states, including Utah," according to Pieper. In referring to the coin toss Bricker said, It seemed like so little for as much as we did. that flipping a coin was the The freshman class obviously considered the candidates to be equally qualified, said Pieper. When asked if this was a fair way of choosing a winner, Pieper declared, "Most definitely." Whos Who at Westminster Twenty Westminster students have been selected to join the ranks of the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges this year. To be eligible for nomination, students must exhibit superior performance in the following areas: (1) scholarship; (2) citizenship and college service; (3) participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities; and (4) poten- tial for future achievement Students must have a junior or senior status and be registered as full-tim- e. Westminster was allowed to nominate 10 percent of its student body. A total of 20 nominations were made and all 20 were accepted. The nominations were made by the deans of the colleges. Dean of Students, Debbie Jenkins, said that she was pleased by the response of the deans. Last year not all of them submitted nominations, but this year they all participated. There were nominations made from three of the four schools, with students from the School of Professional Studies being excluded. James Toomey, dean of professional studies said that the reason he did not nominate anyone from that school is because he didnt feel that there were any students that fulfilled the requirements. Toomey did, however, nominate students from outside his department Being a Whos Who is really of little use to the older student" said Toomey. He feels that it is much more valuable to the younger, traditional student Jenkins feels that students that have been selected as Whos should be proud of their accomplishments. Its a real honor, said Jenkins. She also pointed out that it looks good on a resume. Who Steve Oneida, a Whos Who from the School of Business, echoed Jenkins remarks, He, too, feels that it is an honor. Andy Dokos, also of the School of Business, said that hes not particularly impressed with being a Whos Who. Its not that you are, but why you are a Wlios Who thats important, said Dokos. The recipients of Whos Who will be given a certificate of recognition at Awards Night to be held in April. In addition, their names and educational biographies will go into the Whos Who publication. The Whos Who program has been in existence since the 1930s. Its original goal was to provide recognition for outstanding students without requiring them to join a sorority or Whos Who isnt a Halloween question; its an honors program. The above students may not be members, but those named at right are. |