Special election section
THE BATTALION Page 5
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1978
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Candidates voice positions on issues
Student body president
age: 23
classification: junior
major: agriculture education
hometown: Mineola
What do you feel to be the top
pi'iorities of the office of student
body president?
The major areas that the student
body president must be concerned
with cover a large spectrum. He
must oversee and improve where
possible the ongoing programs and
services of Student Government.
He must concentrate on working
with the Student Senate and the
administration in promoting the
student’s academic, financial, con
sumer and social interests. As the
chief officer of the executive branch
he must work through public rela
tions and other available programs
to increase student interests, im
prove the student’s voice in Univer
sity affairs, and be able to promote
(see TUCKER page 6)
Hensarling
age: 20
classification: junior
major: Economics and Political
Science
hometown: College Station
What do you feel to be the top
priorities of the office of student
body president?
The top priority is effective com
munication. We must let the stu
dent body know about the different
services that are available to them,
especially since they are paying for
these services. We must allow stu
dents to have meaningful input into
Student Government. Their ideas
must be heard and their university-
related problems solved. Further
more, we must insure that students
views are well represented in all
facets of University operation, par
ticularly in the area of academics.
What are Your qualifications?
I have been actively involved in
Student Government for three
years. I have served on all of its
committees and presently chair the
one that provides the Student Pur
chase Program. In the last legisla
tive session, I received the “Distin
guished Senator” award. Further
more, I have represented Texas
A&M Student Government at state
and national conferences and have
received valuable knowledge from
these experiences. I have lived in
College Station almost all my life so
I am familiar with Texas AixM. its
(see HENSARLING page 7)
Vice president for academic affairs
post« ge: 19
^ :lassification: junior
najor: Geophysics and Geology
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p tiometown: Pecos
What are your qualifications for
ce president for academic affairs?
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I have served in the Senate for
two years, in the Academic Affairs
Committee for two years, and as
chairman of the Student Academic
Programs Committee for one year. I
have also been involved in several
other organizations, including the
Off-Campus Student Association,
Geoscience Student Council, and
Student “Y.” In view of my activity
in extracurricular organizations, I
feel I have the experience and ex
pertise in working with people and
the knowledge of scholastic prob
lems at A&M to qualify for this posi
tion.
Define the role of your office.
The vice president for academic
affairs should strive to improve the
academic environment for students
(see SMITH, page 7)
Colton
age. 24
classification: senior
major: Agricultural education
hometown: Aledo
What are your qualifications for
Vice President for Academic Affairs?
My department, agricultural edu
cation, actually lies in both the Col
leges of Education and Agriculture.
Due to this circumstance, I have
been fortunate to serve as co-
chairman of the Student Agricul
tural Council and vjce chairman of
the College of Education Student
Advisory Council. Hence, I am very
familiar with various academic prob
lems and administering the work it
takes to solve them. In addition, I
have been a member of the
Academic Affairs Committee and
involved in the University commit
tee to study “Q” drop.
Define the role of your office.
It should be one of streamlining
the system to speed the actual solu
tion to a particular problem. All too
(see COLTON, page 8)
Wilson
age: 20
classification: sophomore
major: Electrical Engineering
hometown: Arlington
What are your qualifications for
vice president of finance?
I ve been in the student senate for
a year as the senator-at-large from
the College of Engineering and
have been very active in the
Academic Affairs Committee.
Define the role of your office.
The VP for academic affairs is re
sponsible to insure that the student
body’s opinion concerning academic
quality and fairness is voiced.
Would you be in favor of chang
ing or modifying grading proce
dures? How?
It should be the professor s
perogative to set his grading policy.
However, since the student’s best
interests must be kept in mind, I am
in favor of having guidelines and re
strictions on these policies, espe
cially to prevent a professor from
trying to thin out a class or from
changing his grading policy in tin
middle of the semester.
What channels would you use t<
change a current policy?
I believe a resolution passed b\
the student senate, backed b\
adequate research and public hear
ings, and directed to the president
and Board of Regents would earn
the most weight and would have the
best chance of changing things.
Are professor evaluations effec
tive? How?
These evaluations are most effec
tive when they are used to provide
the instructor with constructive
criticism and when the instructor
uses this information to improve his
teaching techniques. Question
naires which provide the students a
(see WILSON, page 8)
Vice president for finance
Morrison
age: 20
classification: junior
major: Accounting
hometown: Houston
What are your qualifications vice
president for Academic Affairs?
Although I was not in the student
senate last year, I was very active in
the finance committee, learning its
strengths and weaknesses. Because
my major is accounting I feel that I
will be . able to .correct some of .the.
committee’s inefficiencies and pre-
pare more accurate financial reports -■VllLtiJ.SUlI
and budget requests. Because of my
extensive dealings with people, 1
feel that I will be able to evaluate
fairly any situation.
What do you consider to be your
top priorities?
One problem encountered this
past year with the allocation of stu
dent service fee allocations was a
lack of a adequate records on the
(see MORRISON, page 7)
age: 20
classification: junior
Major: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Houston
What are your qualifications for
vice president for Finance
I am a junior finance and account
ing major and am currently serv
ing as tbe senator from Walton-
Schu m ache r- Hqtar d - Mcl n n is-Cain.
In the past. I was also honored
to serve as the city council
liaison to the City of College
Station and as an external affairs
sub-committee chairman of the
External Affairs Committee of Stu
dent Government. I have also had
banking experience in Houston.
Wbat do you consider to be your
top priorities?
The top priority of my tenure as
vice president of finance would be
to justify all expenditures of student
service fees through the use of a
highly successful method of budget
ing called zero based budgeting.
(The present method used by the
existing Finance Committee does
not justify expenditures for students’
money.) I feel it is of paramount
importance to start accounting for
the monies that students pay through
their student service fees.
(see KNUDSON, page 6)
Law (Candidate has withdrawn from race)
Vice president for student services
age: 19
classification: sophomore
major: secondary education
hometown: Baytown
What are your qualifications for
vice president of student services?
I have served on the student serv
ices committee this past year, and I
understand how the committee
works. I am also familiar with the
overall student government struc
ture and feel that familiarity and
understanding of these structures is
essential to a well run committee. I
am also well aware of the fact that
students want more services, and I
will try to provide these if it is at all
possible.
How does student services in
student government fall short of the
needs of students (if it does)?
Every committee will usually fall
a little short of providing everything
it is believed to be able to do. The
(see RIPPEL, page 9)
Patterson
age: 21
classification: junior
major: Management — Pre-Law
hometown: Colorado Springs
Wbat are your qualifications for
VP Student Services?
As a transfer student to A&M I
feel I can add new energy,
enthusiasm, and ideas to the job.
Since my arrival at A&M I have had
the chance to participate in various
campus activities including SCONA
23. Before coming to A&M I worked
as student body president and
served a year as an intern in the
State Senate.
How does student services in
Student Government fall short of
the needs of students (if it does)?
I feel although the groundwork
and scope of student services has
been greatly expanded under Vicki
Young and William Altman, stu
dents aren’t aware of all the various
programs they can use. An example
would be the campus chest, that al
lows a student to receive a $100
interest-free loan and have 60 days
to pay it back. W'e have the pro
grams, we just need to increase the
communications between students
and their student government.
Are there any services that
should receive more or less student
service fee allocations? Why?
In my opinion, I feel we could
give additional funding to the in-
(see PATTERSON, page 9)
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external ajjairs
RHA president
^ age: 21
I classification: junior
.-04 major. Electrical engineering and
U political science
hat 2 hometown: Tyler
aral What are your qualifications for
y .(vice president for external affairs?
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I have been a senator for two
years, as well as serving in the of
fices of parliamentarian and speaker
pro-tem, and have served two years
on both business and consumer rela
tions (student purchase program)
and legislative affairs. I was a repre
sentative to the Texas (State) Stu
dent Association, chairing the TSA
Rules Committee which wrote
TSA’s newly adopted constitution
and by bylaws. Next year I will be
serving as President of the TSA.
Should liquor hours in bars be
extended to the state maximum, 2
a.m.? Would you work for it?
The external affairs committee
conducted a poll of students this
(see BEALL, page 8)
age: 20
classification: junior
major: marketing
hometown: Houston
What are your qualifications for
this job?
Keathley president 1977-78; Fish
Camp chairman 1978; Class of 1979
secretary 1975-78; Texas A&M Uni
versity’s Cotton Bowl representa
tive; a lot of enthusiasm.
What changes, if any, would you
work for in visitation hours?
In a recent visitation hour survey,
it was quite clear that longer visita
tion hours are desired by a majority
of on-campus students. There are a
great many pros and cons on the
issue — thus my feelings are mixed.
But a president fights for the major
ity so I would be swayed to go for
what the majority wants — namely
longer hours. With the conservative
A&M administration, though, it
would be a tough battle.
What changes in the board plans
would you like to see?
More flexibility!!! With the newly
installed computers that check IDs,
it seems various other board plans
could be offered, possibly a lunch
plan to help off-campus students, or
a plan offering a set number of meals
a week that a student could eat at his
selection. There is definitely a need
for more versatility.
What changes, if any, should be
made in the University liquor pol
icy?
I believe that the majority of stu
dents would like to see a less restric
tive liquor policy, but the adminis
tration holds the strings and I doubt
if they would be willing to see any
thing more liberal than the present
policy. There is always the hope that
if a realistic policy were presented
concerning liquor on campus, the
administration might listen. If stu
dent input shows a want in this area,
RHA, Student Government, and
OCSA should band together and see
what can be worked out.
Should the University build more
dormitories to alleviate the housing
shortage?
Yes, although A&M’s enrollment
is supposed to peak and level off in a
few years, there will always be those
who desire to live on campus for any
number of reasons. There is espe
cially a need for female housing, and
(see MAYS, page 8)
Andrus
age: 21
classification: junior
major: biology
hometown: Houston, Texas
What are your qualifications for
this job?
I have worked with RHA since
my freshman year, I have attended
four state and regional RHA conven
tions and am currently A&M’s na
tional representative in RHA. I
served as a dorm president my
sophomore year and am this year’s
vice-president of RHA. My other
leadership experiences include Fish
Camp Chairman last year and the
overall director of the 1978 Student
Y’ Fish Camp.
I want to be elected RHA presi
dent so that I can initiate programs
that I feel should be in effect already
to benefit dorm students.
What changes, if any, would you
work for in visitation hours?
RHA now has a proposal extend
ing visitation hours from 10 a.m. to
midnight Sunday through Thurs
day, and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. I strongly back this
proposal if it includes the option
that each resident hall must conduct
a dorm wide vote to set their own
visitation and quiet hours. After
putting this extension through,
RHA must continue working on
other visitation options by finding
(see ANDRUS, page 8)
Vice president for rules
and regulations
OCSA president
DuBois
age: 24
classification: graduate
major: Educational Curriculum
and Instruction
hometown: Waco
What are your qualifications for
the job?
Senator to Student Government
1977-78; served on Rules and Regu
lations Committee of the Student
Senate 1977-78; served on Univer
sity Rules and Regulations Commit
tee 1977-78; served on University
disciplinary appeals panel 1975-76;
Parliamentarian for Dunn Hall
dorm council 1973-74; member
Kappa Delta Pi, Mu Chi chapter,
TAMU; member Phi Delta Kappa,
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College Station chapter, TAMU;
member graduate student associa
tion, TAMU; and graduated Magna
Cum Laude, Texas A&M Univer
sity, 1976.
What changes, if any would you
recommend in student election
procedures?
During research for student se
nate reappointment, I found that re
form in electing off-campus senators
is needed. Because the student se
nate did not take formative action,
this problem is still at hand and
should be attended to. I also feel
that student government must reach
out to involve the off-campus stu-
(see STERLING, page 9)
age: 19
classification: sophomore
major: political science
hometown: San Antonio
What are your qualifications for
this office?
I have a strong desire to forward
the interests of off-campus students.
I am currently serving as an OCSA
representative and have chaired
several committees within the or
ganization. I am an editor of the
Political Science Society Newslet
ter, and I was recently appointed to
an off-campus undergraduate
senator position.
Define your role.
I see the duties of the OCSA pres
ident as establishing and maintain
ing relations with University, com
munity and student groups that
have a bearing on off-campus life.
The president should provide direc
tion and continuity to the actions of
the executive committee and the
representative body of the OCSA.
The president should also insure the
orderly conduct of the business of
the OCSA. The OCSA president
should at all times represent the in
terests of off-campus students.
(see DuBOIS, page 9)
Hall
age: 20
classification: junior
major: economics
hometown: De Bidder, Louisiana
What are your qualifications for
this office?
I have been a representative from
Zone II for OCSA and have served
on various standing committees
within the organization besides
holding offices in many other stu
dent organizations in the Memorial
Student Center such as Political
Forum and the Pre-Law Society. I
have also attended a leadership
seminar to acquaint me with the
internal organization of Texas A&M.
If elected, I will work hard to get
the off-campus student s voice heard
on campus.
Define your role.
As president, my role will be to
coordinate the executive officers
and representatives and to imple
ment a program which will enable
off-campus students to receive a re
duced rate on lunches eaten on
campus. Thus, instead of buying a
five-day meal plan, one would have
the option of eating lunches only on
(see HALL, page 9)