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Show Tte Westminster Cortege Westminster College of Salt Lake City Tuesday, February 16, 1993 other activities that arc required. The duties of the A.S.W.C. president are to call and chair all Senate meetings, to vote on Senate issues, cast the Associated Students of The 1993-9- 4 to vote in the event that the Senate is one Westminster College (A.S.W.C.) student member short of a quorum, to create any government elections are approaching necessary committees, to nominate comquickly. The elections will take place on mittee chairs and representatives to outside Monday and Tuesday, March 22 and 23. ancommittees, to oversee the management of There has only been a small poster the A.S.W.C. office and its functions, to nouncing the elections on the bulletin board serve at least 10 hours weekly in the in the plaza, said Emilie Rawson, elections A.S.W.C. office and to perform all other Committee chair, but I have heard a lot of activities that will be required of the office. people talking about it already. The president may receive a stipend, which The 1993-9- 4 A.S.W.C. election packet is decided by the Senate. The presidents will be available on Tuesday, Feb. 16, for for term of office is limited to two consecutive president, anyone interested in running vice president or one of the 21 senator posiyears. duties The A.S.W.C. tions available, said Rawson. The packet are to assume the responsibilities of the was developed by the Elections Committee, which consists of Rawson and students president in the event of the presidents absence, and to assume that office in the Tonya Garreaud, Kate Kilpatrick, Jenna Photo by Temmxe Homing, Forum photo editor event of a vacancy. Seeley, Justin Yancey and Campus Life T The vice president also coordinates all Director NickMcClure. The packet includes Emilie Rawson, elections committee chair, is expecting a big turnout for this activities of the S tudent Activities Commisall campaign rules and regulations, informaelections. We have a lot of good potential and many people who are years sion which coordinates, initiates and budtion regarding qualifications, positions availshe said. to involved, get eager able, important election dates and the Congets for campus events. the Other duties of the vice president arc to stitution, bylaws and amendments of re3 senators Nursing: attend and vote on all issues brought before A.S.W.C. Also included in the packet is a are followed, especially regarding the 2 senators Humanities: (hisThe Arts and fee, essays . moval of campaign posters. the Senate, to serve at least 10 hours weekly form to declare candidacy and an essay comin the due are of and declaration candidacy in the A.S.W.C. office and to perform all tory, philosophy, English, art, theater, question asking candidates what motivates other activities that will be required of the them to become an executive officersena-to- r A.S.W.C. office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, munications, speech, Spanish) Social Science: 2 senators (psychology, office. The vice president may also receive and what problems they see and and how Feb. 25. in will take elections The Syme sociology, social science, economics, poplace a stipend, which is decided by the Senate, they will address them. Conin and 5 8 a.m to from last litical science, pre-laand is limited to two consecutive years in p.m. Lounge The format is different than year, Auditosaid Rawson. Each candidate must pass a verse Hall (main level) and Gore Pure Applied Science: 2 senators (math, office. on 7:30 to from 5:30 rium (main level) I am totally excited about the elections, p.m. test on the constitution and the bylaws bephysiphysics, chemistry, biology ,pre-mea show must student Each both Kate said Rawson. This year we have a lot of voting days. fore running. Jenna Seeley and cal science, computer science) validated ID. Education: 1 senator (elementary edugood potential and many people who arc Kilpatrick are writing the In to order Election packets will be text for the test. They were eager to gel involved. There arc several cation, secondary education, early childfor candidacy, qualify chosen for that task because available Feb. 16 and are places for them to get involved, including hood development) and musthave students The responsibilities of a senator include many committees, as well as the 23 camthey are regular students, due back to the A.S.W.C. accumuan maintain and they would be more proactively representing the student body paign positions. on Feb. 25. office 5 p.m. by least at of GPA lated objective than someone in by attending all regularly scheduled meetenbe must 2.5 and the my position who knows ings, representing the Senate on any outhalf-tim- e or rolled at least (6 undergraduate constitution rather well. Dean of students, side committees, serving at least four hours also must evalucredit 3 will hours). They graduate in the A.S.W.C. office every week (exGary Fitzer and Nick McClure for the in declared a have position major ate the test cluding the time spent in Senate meetings) a of case the are include which will also elections (in running they This years and voting on all issues brought before the last senator). question and answer sessions, because Senate. 21 senate positions represent every the The to never debates point got really The Senate approves or disapproves all years of what the questions really were,r said major at Westminster. The total number of appointments by the presidentand vice presiRawson. This year, I think there are a lot of senators will be one for every 75 to 100 dent, organizational charters, constitutions, issues that need to be addressed, and we are students. The minimum number of senators bylaws and legislation brought before it. each school. The Senate also serves as a student forum setting aside time so students can talk to the will be three from and schools of the list is The following candidates. The sessions will be videotaped, for student-bod- y issues, accepts legislation available: senate of will number the in positions so if you cant be there person, you from any student member of A.S.W.C., aphave a chance to see and hear the candiGraduate: 5 senators (MBA, MED, proves the budget proposal of A.S.W.C. varidates. The sessions will be shown at from the Budget Committee and various MPC) 19 a on 11 and ous times between March Business: 5 senators (accounting, fiHow fbout that parking? TV that will be placed in the nance, marketing, management, business, Find out what some students Syme Lounge in Shaw Center. human resource management, business adthink when it comes to parking to run, There is also a $25 filing-fe- e ministration) on campus - page 2, which is potentially refundable, added Aviation: 1 senator Rawson. The fee is to ensure that all the rules by Ann Gambrino Forum staff writer ng vice-president- , i , -- w) d, big-scre- en ial |