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|Page age e 6 i ■ i i All stud for the these v\ the act dures f in4p.rr REQU •••• Page 6 THE BATTALION MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1980 campaign ‘80 cam Spring election candidates presenth By CAROL HANCOCK Campus Staff Elections are Tuesday and Wednesday for Texas A&M Univer sity yell leaders, student body presi dent, vice presidents, senators, Re sidence Hall Association officers, Off-Campus Aggies officers and all class officers. Polls will be open each day from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Students need only show their University ID card at one of the nine polling places: the Memo rial Student Center, Sbisa Dining Hall, the Commons, the Corps Guard Room, Zachry Engineering Center, the Rudder bus stop, the Kleberg Center, the Veterinary Medical Administration building and between Harrington Center and Evans Library. The candidates for the various offices are described below: books. He would plan to present a bill next year that would change the name of student government to Stu dent Association since it is not func tioning as a governmental body. Maverick said he feels closed meet ings are necessary in some situation because of the way the government is set up. The way the closed session came about was unethical, but the matter required a closed session, he said. “The student body has to trust student government in certain things.” to pull something over the students and we’re not in there to go along with administrators’ whims.” RIP VAN WINKLE Classification: Junior Major: Agricultural Education Age: 21 Hometown: Conroe BRAD SMITH Classification: Junior Major: Management Age: 21 Hometown: Houston Student Body President LEE MAVERICK Qualifications: 1977-78 freshman senator, 1978-79 business senator, student services coordinator, 1979- 80 vice president for student ser vices. Classification: Junior Major: Elementary Education Age: 21 Hometown: Austin Qualifications: 1977-78 freshman aide, 1979-80 senator, member of ex ternal affairs committee, has worked with Bryan-College Station Cham ber of Commerce, active in the Texas Student Education Association. Platform: Maverick plans to voice the students’ opinion to administra tion instead of voicing administra tions’ wishes as he says past presi dents have done in the past. He said it is important to have someone stand by the students. Maverick would like to organize a book-mart, a file that would list anyone selling or buying Platform: Smith thinks the student body president should be more than a figurehead. He said he would like to have a brochure made available to the students that would have several day and night phone numbers they could call if they have any questions about anything related to the Uni versity. Having worked on issues such as the night-time shuttle ser vice, aerobics track lighting. Silver Taps proposal and basketball ticket distribution, Smith would like to keep working along the same lines in the student-related areas. On the subject of closed sessions, Smith said they are necessary at times but should be used only in extreme cases. Generally, the meetings should be open. “We re not in there Platform: Van Winkle thinks the president should be the liason be tween the students and the adminis tration and should stay on top of the student executive branch. He would like to increase the council’s public relations committee through Batta lion articles, surveys, advertise ments and open meetings. He would like to do something to standardize the Q-drop system throughout the University and look into the feasibil ity of a 1 meal/day or 2 meal/day board plan. He would also like to give the students justification for both tuition and price increases. On the matter of closed sessions. Van Winkle said the senate has a right to close a session if the nature of the subject is worthy. “Matters which are delicate, sensitive or effect indi viduals are appropriate reasons to close a session. The reasons have to be justified, however.” DEBBIE WALKER Classification: Junior Major: Agricultural Economics MSC Hospitality Committee presents a (stuCdneM es 3-10 Egg hunt arch 6:30 m Puppet Games 231 MSC Crafts show Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.99 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.—4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta WEDNESDAY SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak Dinner with Two Cheese and Chicken Fried Steak Mushroom Gravy Onion Enchiladas w/cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes w/chili Whipped Potatoes and Your Choice of Mexican Rice Choice of one other One Vegetable Patio Style Pinto Beans Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Tostadas Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast (Texas Salad) Mashed Potato w/ gravy Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee ‘Quality First’ SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROASTTURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Combread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - Coffe or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable Age: 19 Hometown: Amarillo Qualifications: 1977-78 Freshman aide, 1978-79 Coordinator of Con tinuing Programs, 79-80 executive vice president, member of the Ex ternal Affairs Committee. Major: Agricultural Economics Age: 21 Hometown: Bryan Major: Finance, Accounting Age: 21 Hometown: Houston Qualifications: 1979-80 speaker of the senate, chairman of Internal Affairs Committee, vice president of the Future Farmers Association. Platform: Walker would like to see more student input and dispel myths that student government doesn’t do anything. She would like to revive the president’s advisory council and would like to inform the students of the issues the student government is dealing with through The Battalion and through public relations. She believes the student government has the power to call a closed session but that discretion should be used before calling such a session. “I’d rather see things in an open session.” Qualifications: 1977-78, 1978-79 senator, currenty a member of the Ag Council and a Student Advocate for Free Enterprise. Platform: Miller would like to im prove the professor evaluations. She would like to increase students’ ac cess to them, let them know what the evaluations are and increase the number of professors evaluated. Mil ler is also interested in organizing and possibly budgeting student tuto rial service. Qualifications: Promotional work in Bryan-College Station, work for congressman in Washington, has worked on campaigns for various politicians, both state and national. TRACY COX Classification: Junior Major: Finance Age: 21 Hometown: Dallas intends to loo! 2 meal/day bo Senio Vice President of External Affairs: Platform: Waters would like to solicit more businesses for student discount books and would like to handle the delivering of the promo tional boxes, “Good Stuff’ in a more consistent manner. She said she would like to do more follow-up work on both legislative and promotional matters to inform the students better. Qualifications: 1977-78 tdJ aide, 1977-78, 1978-79 treJ ?e: 21 two years on finance commiltel senator for two years. ■ ^own: IhIL DAVIS ■ 11 Major: Agri Platform: Cox strengthen the student senwj allocation and have a campiw survey to get student input matter. He would also liketolrl students know what senw J money goes for through a ilrJ public relations program, Htl gested possibly another naJ week to let the students knw«i| doing what. Vice President for Academic Affairs: TOM COWAN Classification: Senior Major: Biomedical Science Age: 21 Hometown: El Paso DAVID COLLINS Classification: Sophomore Major: Political Science Age: 20 Hometown: Lubbock Vice President of Finance: MARK OU 'ajor: Agri I'AgC: 21 Hometown: GENE HA> Major: Civi Age: 21 Hometown: Qualifications: Two years on the External Affairs committee. Also on the business-consumer relations sub-committee the past year. BOB LICON Classification: Junior Major: Finance Age: 21 Hometown: El Paso Vice President o and Regulatioi Qualifications: 1979-80 senator at large, Resident Advisor, professor evaluations sub-committee. Platform: Cowan would like to get Q-drop and withdrawing policies standardized throughout the Uni versity. He would also like to get rid of the apathetic attitudes of the stu dents and put student government in a positive light. Platform: Collins would like to set up an arbitration board for off- campus students when they have conflicts with landlords. He would also like to increase communication between the senators and their con stituents by having a billboard that would tell students who the senators are and what bills are coming up. He is considering the possiblitity of a printing a senate newsletter every two weeks or so. Qualifications: Worked in the fi nance sector of an engineering cor poration, MSC Political Forum offic er, Finance Society member. JULIE SPINN Classification: Junior Major: Zoology Age: 21 Hometown: Waco iD FRAN2 * Major: Indi Mge: 21 Hometown: iDAVID RU I Major: Envi ■ ■Age: 20 (Hometown: KATHLEEN MILLER Classification: Junior PAT WATERS Classification: Junior Platform: Eicon would like to app ly past experience in finance in pre paring the student government budget. He would like to get more input from students on how they feel their money should be allocated and if that money is being allocated prop erly. Eicon said his experience in the finance department has helped him attain an understanding of budgeting. Qualifications: 1979-80 senator, rules and regulations0# RICKY FA] mittee member. I Major: Engi Platform: Spinn would likeltif towards better traffic flow tk| the campus. She is op ing off the central campus to k'l and is looking for a viable solnfal separate bicycles, cars aiid pti trians. Spinn also plans toclariti revise the University elects ■| illations. 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