Show X i efj- - April 6 1973 Page 2 editorial comment Executive council trvwirir Election Time Every year at election time we are bombarded by an array of candidates fliers campaign promises and issues The intensity of the two week campaign often has a — both the telling effect on people’s personalities candidates and their supporters and the voters In extreme cases candidates have resorted to nameg Others are able to avoid calling or g with humor There’s an d story the his Florida opponent of how George Smathers criticized Claude Pepper in the 1950 Senatorial race “Are you aware” Smathers is reported to have rumor-mongerin- oft-tol- mud-slingin- asked Florida Claude Pepper northern his “that wool-hat-audine- ce is over Washington as a shameless extrovert? Not only that but this man is reliably and reported to practice nepotism with his sister-in-lato have a sister who was once a thespian in New York “Worst of all it’s established that Mr Pepper before known all w his marriage practiced celibacy!” Voters like candidates can be affected by a paign in various ways By sheer force of repetition we become dulled insensitive and bored if not cynical “What difference does it make?” we ask ourselves “Those campaign promises we hear so emotionally defended at the Sunburst Lounge and High Rise will all be forgotten over the long summer vacation anyway The new studentbody officers will collect their tuition waivers their $40 a month and then the great placid sea of student involvement at this university temporarily interrupted by a few election waves will return to its serenity” It is comfortable to adopt this attitude It releases us from the responsibility of making a choice It is an attitude that tells us “all issues are fake and all candidates are phony” iirvyvirVYYYvvvvjij Words of wisdom by Herm Olsen for ASUSU Office and Academic Senate Elections are due today at noon That marks the beginning One week from today on Friday April 13th primary elections will be held Two weeks from today Thursday 0 final and Friday April elections will decide who is to man the helm which will guide I would affirm as well tha there is no Golden Road to Utopia University It takes in terest and honest concern To yoi folks who lose no sleep at nigh over the direction your universti takes year after year let mi encourage you to show at leas the interest of voting in thi year’s primary and final elec Applications Studentbody 19-2- the Student State Utah Association for 1973-7- 4 To those few souls who brave peer ridicule and run for office I extend my congratulations It is not always an easy decision Accusations of ego trips power mania and sychophancy are at hurled candidates with astounding vehemence And yet real and significant progress can be made by those interested enough in progress to involve themselves According to the slogan of a local campus group “To conduct a Revolution requires revolutionaries” would amend that to assert: To make meaningful progress at Utah State requires people committed to the ideals of academic excellence and inI volvement Euclid was once approached with a complaint about the comparative difficulty of his brand of mathematics “There is no Golden Road to Geometry” he responded tions The quality and caliber of of ficers elected runs in direc proportion to the relevent par ticipation of the studentbody a! a whole Acquaint yourself wit the issues Learn the candidates platforms Then vote for th people who you think car responsibly bear the burden oi student leadership A black student recently askec me what ASUSU had done tc involve minorities on campus “Nothing” I responded “The doors for involvement are open but the minorities must walk through those doors themselves” Nobody can force involvement but we certainly encourage it This includes running for office getting on committees and getting your studentbody card validated so you can vote next - Friday Don’t that student concern you doesn’t government $20 every concerns about It you So get your money’s worth year Look listen and then vote It doesn’t hurt at all think “FRANKLY SPEAKING” by Philfi-anf- c Some people are never satisfied with this answer They see that there are problems which need to be solved Find yourself such a candidate work for him and vote for him We need good student leaders x Doug Anderson editor s' 'A-GROV- THE Ml LITAMt INDIAN international ed: Sandhi Limthongkul sntertommont od: Jody Bumott opinions editor: Lucia Thomas sports editor: Mike Patched photo editors': Tom Caswell news editors: Brent Harfcer Pat Berardy environment ed: Bill Davis art editor: Colleen Riley staff ed: R Bruce Fleming feature ed: Winona Bowers editorial asst: Jodeane Albright Tony Collis photo assts: Kathy Bolton Lance Peterson senior writers reporters v M HAS CCMaE 7D OUR ATTEHTION STUDCNT arioso arte UH fbe official stedoot riM by (Matt' BITOtlAL sssrvs tee POLICY poblkatisa of Utah State University sad it teMy lbs raspsastetety si tbs eOHerial staff barribs is lbs editor too arte tests writers wfib AN RuHMsHed WUSUUIterilacCMYLlK Cuter 17 Printed by tiro Mary Weinberg Scott Watts AWNS' STUDENTS rit to raters asysslsW ynbUnilii at Ms fc units KOITOMM OPMIONS sdborial boar Susan Arrington David Griffith Carol Harmer Linda Leblanc Nancy Neerken Bonnie Randall Kristy Larsen Chris Larson Is sac Martin Rosa Moosman Ken Passarella advertising RESTLESSNESS ilNG Debbie Drage Steve Leggett oetevntqnt circulation Box 1 Nows arte Journal Brig Ham City UtaH B4321 "" 0 lea 134 'li--i'- j ij |