Show Vs Synergy Student body elections elections elec elec- have heated up up- this year thanks to ballooned budgets and andone andone andone one strange email By David Finch Staff Writer As the election for the Student Body Officers draws nearer campaigns for the and Synergy parties are in full tull force There have been statements published published published pub pub- regarding the qualifications qualifications qualifications and main goals of each candidate candidate candidate can can- yet questions have been raised regarding the ethics surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- sur- sur rounding the two major parties and the upcoming elections It is nearly impossible to walk around campus and not see the posters 1 shirts T-shirts and other campaign propaganda splattered on almost every wall The buildings stairwells stairwells stairwells stair stair- wells and student body seem to tobe tobe tobe be bathed in bright yellow and orange While both groups have campaign advertising the overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming majority belongs to the party When asked where the funding was coming from Vice President candidate Peter Morgan said Most of the money came from donations from within the community s f mall t 9 s 1 1 b r usi n esses cc c re r mint l a c arl d nua vu n au Ives a. a an friends Morgan said it was fun run to see the community involved so much in helping their cause Involved must be included with the fact that the party spent 1000 alone just to get 1 shirts T-shirts made for their campaign Most of the funding for forthe forthe forthe the Synergy Party comes almost solely from the pockets of the candidates and donations of a afew afew afew few businesses such as According to Synergy Presidential Candidate Andrew N. N Johnson his party raised less or about 1000 so far With this money the Synergy party created red flyers and posters in the hope of attracting potential voters better There have also been concerns about the relationship between th the current Student Body Officers and each party Two weeks ago an anonymous email was sent to the Globe and other media groups regarding alleged improprieties of current Student Body Officers The email attacked the officers and accused them of a variety of misdeeds while in office When asked about the email party presidential candidate Scott Stratton said Its sad he the anonymous sender didn't come forward and tell about his con con- cerns cerns He also stated anonymous anonymous anonymous students cannot be viewed seriously Well make sure something lik like that wont won't happen happen happen hap hap- pen Stratton said Otherwise we want the atmosphere to be comfortable enough so students can talk openly and no one will PAGE 4 1 C w t ci b Y f hopeful for President Scott Stratton left and Synergy candidate for President Andrew N. N Johnson are spending substantial substantial substantial sub sub- amounts of time and money on their campaigns be attacked Johnson is also aware of the venomous email accusing President Gaby Bradford Exec Vice President Mike Dawes and Public Relations Vice President Jeff Kemp of allegations ranging from the misuse of funds in a trip to Japan to incompetence as was stated in the email Johnson strongly disagrees disagrees disagrees dis dis- dis- dis agrees with the actions of the student in the first place He stated stated stated stat stat- ed I was shocked he sent it to all these people including the news media and hadn't openly brought his concerns to the senator sena sena- tor Johnson had also emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that if elected into the Student Government and faced with the problem of this magnitude magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude he would send an official statement to the public Students have a right to hear And if I had nothing to hide I do not see why I wouldn't go public with the allegations Johnson said Also both the Synergy G t 6 f y f and parties seem to be focusing much of their attention to creating unity among the diverse population at Salt Lake Community College In fact almost every candidate of the Synergy party mentioned unity and diversity in their statements published in the March Globe While the idea might be present neither group appears to tobe tobe tobe be doing much about making it happen said Sonia Parker the Director and Academic Advisor of the Hispanic Council It disappoints me they the parties didn't make an effort to attract minorities and diversity into the groups which both are lacking She expressed COI concerns cems about neither group seeking an active involvement of traditional non-traditional students They should be active recruiters Her statement could be pointed at either of these parties but it is certain a heated battle is being waged on the of Salt Lake Community College |