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Show jTHURSPAY, JANUARY 13, 1000 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS PAGE3 Change proposed for election dates BY RHIANNON BENT "It's a necessary change and SENIOR STAFF WRITER there shouldn't be much . ,. opposition. We've looked at this A resolution was orought extensively and feel it's in the before the SUUSA Senate at best interest of everyone Tuesday's meeting regarding a involved," said Clawson. change in the dates for Spring The student vote is scheduled elections. for Jan. 25 from 1O a.m. to Resolution #007-00 requested 2 p.m. in the living room in the that a change be made in the Sharwan Smith Center. Clawson SUUSA constitution that primary said that she hopes students will and general elections be-held on take a minute to come out and consecutive Wednesdays in vote. March. The Board of Trustees is Currently, the constitution scheduled to meet on Jan. 28. states that general elections Clawson said that the problem shall be held the eleventh resulted because of SUU's Wednesday of spring semester. change from the quarter to According to .---- - - - - - -- - - - ~ semester 'It'S a necessary Change problem system. A Julie didn't Clawson, and there shouldn't be arise last year SUUSA elections tnuch opposition. We 've because there director, that wasn't a need would allow looked at this for primary spring break extensively and feel it1s elections to fall in the best interest of · ~:: ~~~irne between primary and everyone involved,' office. general If approved, the change elections. She said Julie Clawson, said that it SUUSA elections would benefit would be the executive director harder to coucil elected monitor candidates by compliance with campaign rules, allowing them to have time to financial statement deadlines appoint other SUUSA positions and publicity stipulalions based before the annual SUUSA on the way the constitution retreat scheduled for the first currently reads. week of April. The bylaws committee, Another benefit, said Clawson, composed of several senate is that SUU will be on the same members, will investigate the election schedule as other resolution and the senate will schools in the state. vote on it next week. According to Clawson, the Clawson said that if the only drawback to the proposed resolution passes, the next step changes is that the candidates will be a student vote-a · would not have spring break to necessary step to amend the prepare for elections. constitution. With a majority vote To prevent any future hassles in favor of the change, the Board with this issue, Clawson said of Trustees will have a final look that everyone wants to tackle at it before the change is the problem now and wants to constitutional. avoid puttihg it off. Wallace tours SUU ROTC organization (continued from p ag e 1) success of the prograrri . Wallace has granted SUU's ROTC program three scholarships, which will consist of full tuition assistance and $455 for books and fees. Miller said he is hoping to increase the number of cadets in the program by establishing a junior ROTC program in the surrounding high schools. SUU's ROTC program is a partnership with Brigham Young University and Utah Valley State College. Currently, SUU has 11 juniors and 25 freshman and sophomore cadets. In related news, Gov. Mike LeavHt (a former Cedar City resident and SUU graduate) has named Col. Brian L. Tarbet as the new adjutant general of the Utah National Guard. The present adjutant general, Maj. Gen. James M. Miller, who is also the dean emeritus of the College of Education at SUU, will retire. Tarbet had been serving as division chief of the Tax and Revenue Division in the office of the Utah Attorney General. He also has worked as a . private attorney in Salt Lake , City. Students flock to the bottom floor of the SUU Bookstore to buy books at the beginning of spring semester. With so many students buying books at the same time, much congestion is caused at the cash registers and many books sell out, prompting students to have to order them. Alternative break slated BY KEVIN M. HARING SENIOR STAFF WRITER be selected through an application process. · we are looking for students who have some Spanish-speaking capability. It's preferred but not required. As most of us reveled in our holiday break, "We're also looking for students who are hard Student Activities Director Alex Herzog spent workers who have done a lot of service in the some time in Mexico to set up what will be past, with good interpersonal skills and who called an alternate spring break service project. During the spring break, 10 students will have have a high integrity level and really want to the opportunity make a to travel to difference," said Guymas, Herzog. Mexico-a town "The hardest located about part will be the two-day drive 220 miles south down there, but of the Arizona once we're down border-to assist in the rebuilding there, we're going to make of a park and such a difference playground and in kids lives. assist in the 'It will be quite construction of an experience to an arts school , talk about. and other Students will service gain a better activities. understanding of "What we really want to do themselves, a better is go down understanding of there make a difference in this the Mexican community and culture and establish some government, and ties.· said how things are down there,· said Herzog. Students will Herzog. depart on Sat. , Information March 11 , and and application packets will be return on Sat., available March 18. The cost of tomorrow at the Student Activities the trip is $250 per person Office located in the Sharwan because most Smith Center. of the cost will be covered by For more money from information, SUUSA. contact Herzog Children swing -on a swingset in Guymas, Mexico. Students will at 865-8535. \ \. |