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Show fie for second causes hassles, party shift creating a mutually satisfactory platform. In 30 minutes they were done. Another hour of stalemate passed. Finally human frailty won out. Lack of sleep and food and the extreme stress made further discussion impossible. No one would concede anything. Finally, the previously-rejected coin came out. Dave and Todd flipped and Dave called evens. One coin landed heads and the other tails. The decision was made, Todd Hayes and Max Coff would be the candidates of the resurrected United We Stand party, with Hansen's and Johnson's support. Two winners-two losers-four tired, crying candidates. Duane Moss and Norm Albislon of the Make It Happen party received 1,847 votes to lead all contenders in the ASUU primary race. Second place resulted in a dead tie with Todd Hayes and Max Coff going into the finals on the United We Stand ticket. The decision was made in a private (continued on page 4) By RANDY DRYER Chronicle Staff ms 2 a.m. Friday morning by the time arrived at the Union. The crowd of 25 uple or so already knew the outcome, jane Moss had a huge lead and Dave mien and Todd Hayes had tied at 530 tes apiece. As we walked in, Dave, Todd, arris Vincent and I, the crowd gathered cund silent. Suddenly, someone Hed clapping and soon the empty iding echoed hollow applause. ter the applause died down Dave and H walked across the foyer and lapsed into two lonely chairs in the Tier. The crowd quietly followed, but W anyone could speak, someone H, "The assembly results are in," and crowd quickly moved as one across the to see how they too had fared in the ttion. 'HOa.m. Dave and Todd disappeared M small room away from the crowd, ft were followed by their vice- Evidential running mates, Steve Johnson ' 'J Max Coff. . aW work, the frustration, the money -'land the emotion of the past three te went into that room with them, :ow it meant nothing. A decision that People couldn't make was now :H upon their shoulders. They alone - to decide in the next few hours who 'Oppose Duane in the finals and who would step down. It was a prospect none of them were looking forward to. Several hours passed and the supporters of the two candidates began falling asleep on the carpeted floors of the ASUU offices as they waited for the outcome. Inside the small office four people all wanting to be chosen candidates wrestled with the agonizing decision. There were four alternatives: Make no decision and see what happens reshuffle the ticket with some type of Hansen-Hayes combination flip a coin discuss the strengths and merits of the two tickets and decide rationally among themselves. The first three were quickly ruled out and the next four hours were spent in an emotion-laden and painful debate. And outside their supporters waited, some dozing, some nervously pacing. "We have a broader base of support," Dave was saying. "Besides, 29 of our assembly candidates were elected compared to only 19 people in your party," added Steve. Todd and Max countered by saying they had more experience in student government govern-ment and were more qualified. The same things were repeated over and over again. Deadlocked, they set aside this sensitive issue and turned to the task of LETTERS TO 1HE EDITOR jom page 2) usages on reused paper. Nor :!o I afford pretty $5 portraits jit 25-cent sittings in a down-oiin down-oiin photo booth. to I see it there are only two salifications for being elected: Ijaburning desire to serve those Jio elected me and (2) the lacrosse) financially and want to decrease the importance of certain cer-tain major sports in order to derive de-rive more meaning to the dis-persement dis-persement of the student funds for athletics. Paul Bilder.M.D. Coach, University Lacrosse Club jlily to participate effectively i'he ASUU Assembly. The fact ' -j! I threw my miner's hat in the ' with urgings from friends :1ei seeing who the other three ;rdidates were should satisfy - -e first qualification. I have the dity of being able to get along -th and work with people of . aous backgrounds and this "o u 1 d fulfill the second iiiiiication. To say I have held j many offices and been on so i ':!' committees like other t ;ndidates would not: have ful-al ful-al this second qualification. : I am elected ASUU lllrtl frrf tentative I will be just J-a representative not a ' ititian, not a "joiner," not (. candidate-for-higher-off ice" l -'a representative. I will vote ,cirt. -"V my constituents tell me ia 11,atismY responsibility. They slit ones who elected me. I 'be half of their voice in the " Assembly, in r ' ''issues and ideas involved are iilJ"tlV changing. They are brought into focus at this ' fwlv because of the elec-. elec-. But I only hope the I ; l m the College of Mines ,! much common sense as ( ; e intelligence so that ,sef the overriding important ) 11 ere: Their only control J k fees they pay every w is through their ASUU sentative. Milton Braselton |