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ST\d\xxx?C>-i|0 Vice Presidents Vice President Academic Affairs JEFF BISSEY Jeff Bissey, a chemical en gineering major from Katy, is con cerned about the enforcement of the dead week guidelines. Although teachers have mate rials that need to be covered, test ing and the introduction of new material during dead week should not be allowed, Bissey says. Bissey proposes setting up a student academic council, made up of presidents of clubs in each college. The council could formulate proposals and present them to their respective department heads, deans and the members of the academic council, Bissey says. “Students views will be repre sented by people whom the acade mic council members are more familiar with, rather than depend ing on the student body president to make a single presentation,” Bissey said. Bissey, a sophomore, is the off- campus senator for Ward II, and has served as campus policies coordinator for the Student Services Committee. Vice President Academic Affairs KATHY BARTHOLOMEW Vice President External Affairs SUE VITO Sue Vito, junior political scien ce major from Austin, says she has “the enthusiasm, interest, know ledge and experience necessary” to become vice president of exter nal affairs. Vito is now an off-campus sena tor and chairman of the business- consumer relations subcom mittee. University-city relations are strengthened students with ser vices such as Aggie Bucks and rep resentative positions with the Col lege Station city council, Cham ber of Commerce and GTE, Vito says. She anticipates “working with our city council through our city council liason to help provide an expedient solution to overcrowd ing at Northgate.” Vito wants an active lobbying effort to inform state legislators of students’ feelings on issues affect ing their education, such as “the possibility of a 100 percent in crease in tuition which could be detrimental to many students.” Photo not available Vice President External Affairs BLAINE D. EDWARDS Vice President External Affairs SCOTT HALL Scott A. Hall, a sophomore pre medicine major from Fort Worth, says he "can coordinate student viewpoints into effective actions that will benefit both the Univer sity and its constituencies.” Hall was Director of Legislative Affairs for the External Affairs Committee and is currently a senator for Aston and Dunn Halls. He hopes “to achieve national and state recognition through bet ter student representation, furth er upgrade relationships between state schools, promote and maxi mize Texas A&M’s role in local government, and increase student interest in the area of legislative affairs.” Hall has lobbying experience and says “Texas A&M is looked upon by the other schools as a potential leader in school’s lob bying efforts.” Vice President External Affairs JOE JORDAN Vice President Finance J. TERRY SMITH J. Terry Smith, a junior agricul ture economics major from Rose bud, says he believes students should have a say in matters dire ctly affecting them. Smith is a member of the fi nance committee and a former bank employee. Future student service fees will continue to reflect the high rate of inflation. Smith says. Fees could be limited by charging students only for the services they use, he says, but this would make services extremely expensive compared to their present cost. However, charging user fees instead of student service fees for Intramurals and the A.P Beutel Health Center is justified, Smith says. The entire student body shouldn’t have to pay for services that aren’t used by everyone, he says. “The user fee will be relatively small and allow the users of these services to pay more of the cost than the non-users,” he said. Vice President Finance RONALD PALOMARES Kathy Bartholomew, a sopho more animal science major from Amarillo, sees a need for students to have a voice in academic affairs. The student evaluations of teacher should be used by depart ment heads to determine a teacher’s proficiency and skill and by the students to determine pro fessors that fit their learning style, Bartholomew says. The Q-drop deadline should be extended beyond 25 days, Barth olomew says, so students have time to determine their class status. Bartholomew wants a hot line at Texas A&M for students to re port unfair practices of grading procedures in their classes. She proposes formation of a stu dent academic council, to operate through each college, with stu dents working with their deans and department heads. Students would have more influence in administrative policy-making. Page 4 — Voter s Guide Blaine Edwards, sophomore business major from Borger run ning for vice president of external affairs, says “A&M is on the verge of being able to take the lead in student government matters in the Southwest.” He is on the External Affairs committee this year as sophomore senator for the College of Busi ness. Edwards wants to boost Stu dent Government’s credibility outside the University by advocat ing a larger COSGA (Conference on Student Government Associa tion) and through interaction with other schools on matters affecting Texas A&M. Student involvement in com munity government would make “the area could be more respon sive to students’ needs and wants,” Edwards says. In Austin, Texas A&M “should only lobby on those matters dire ctly affecting Texas A&M. As a two-year veteran on the External Affairs Committee, Joe Jordan says he has “developed a good understanding of the work ings of the committee, and the issues it will be concerned with next year.” The sophomore physics major from Beaumont is presently a Student Government aide. Jordan was programming chair man of the External Affairs Com mittee-sponsored Conference on Student Government Associations this February. Jordan hopes to better A&M’s reputation as a leader of state schools by working more closely with other schools, and by show ing concern for cooperation be tween students in Texas. Jordan hopes to learn what issues the students ofTexas A&M feel state legislators should deal with during the year, so the com mittee can lobby in Austip next year in a professional manner. Ronald Palomares, a sopho more computer science major from California, has worked on the finance committee as a senator. “I feel that through these experi ences, I am fully qualified to fulfill the responsibilities the Vice Presi dent for Finance has,” he said. Palomares has also served on the Active Affairs Committee and the Student Services Committee. Palomares says the high in crease in student service fees approved this year will keep them from increasing drastically next year. He believes a low user fee should also be charged to Intra murals and the A.P. Beutel Health Center. “There should be a small user fee to help carry the burden of their costs,” he said. “But these should be small and not carry the full burden.” Rhonda Rhea says she feels her familiarity with the Rules and Regulations Committee qualifies her for the job. Rhea, a junior management major, says she has served actively on the Rules and Regulations Committee and the Internal Affairs Committee. Rhea says she would like to work on the Q-drop policy and the scholastic probation policy. Vice President Student Services CHRIS LANGFORD Chris Langford, a sophomore management major, was one of four coordinators for the Student Services Committee during the past year. He has worked on several pro jects for the Student Services Committee: a proposal to create an off-campus University park providing an outdoor recreation facility for students, working with aides for handicapped students, a campus beautification bill and a summer job program. “The jobs program is an out standing program initiated by this year’s committee allowing stu dents to seek summer employ ment from former students,” Langford says. “By putting more work into this program, the com mittee will be able to expand the summer jobs program, offering more opportunities for many diffe rent majors.” tf'rijrj srzzj g\i X> \ " £ jo Class of ’84 Class President JOHN DUNGAN John Dungan, a freshman busi ness management major from Washington D.C., says he is run ning to provide his class with the organization and efficiency to meet upcoming challenges. He says he wants to make the Class of ’84 Council responsive to indi vidual needs and problems. Dun gan works for the National Asso ciation of College and University Residence Halls and is a member of SCONA and Political Forum. Class President JAY CROSS Currently president of the Class of ’84, Jay Cross, a business manage ment/prelaw major from Irving, says he wants to continue his efforts to help his class reach its goals. Cross says the communica tion problem with Off-Campus- Aggies and lack of class enthu siasm are the the primary prob lems he will attempt to correct. Class President BOB BOND Bob Bond says he believes he is qualified for this position because he enjoys working with others and receives great satisfaction from hard work. Bond says he would like to in crease participation in the class council, find new ways to interest students in the council meetings, initiate more projects and activites and require class officers to attend Senate meetings. Class President KAM HUTCHINS Hutchins says he believes he is qualified for this position because he was student body president at Conroe High School and led his class to national records in fund raising. He was a junior counselor and recreation director at Student Council State. Hutchins proposes a daily two- meal board plan and putting ele vators in dormitories for the hand icapped. Class Vice President , JOHN ROLAND LOPEZ Freshman John Roland Lopez, general studies major from San Antonio, currently does not hold a position at Texas A&M. “I like to serve people any way I can,” Lopez said. “I try to make sure the job gets done while at the same time making sure the people have a good time doing it. “I would like to get more people involved in our class,” he said, “by having functions that they would want to come out and participate in.” Class Vice President ARNOLD WEIL Arnold Weil, pre-med major from Richardson, desires to help others participate in class councils. Involved with the Traditions Committee, Religious Commit tee, Phi Eta Sigma, Pre-Med Soci ety, Class Council, and Fish Camp. T would like to set up a corres pondence system between the vice president and each dorm or organization (i.e. Off-Campus Aggies),” said, “to involve more people besides those elected." Class Vice President JOESPH AARON SANDOVAL Joesph Aaron Sandoval, Biome dical major from San Antonio, wants to help unify the class. He is a member of the freshmen honor society, a Distinguished Student, member of the Aggie Band, Dean’s Honor Roll. “There is definitely a problem of class unification,” he said. “There are so many things that must be accomplished and they can only be done with the help of class members and officers that are willing to work very hard. ” Class Social Secretary BARBARA BRUNNER Freshman Barbara Brunner, accounting major from Spring, says as current social secretary, “I feel I was only able to barely scratch the surface of the work ... that are deserving of the class of 84.” Since she has served as social secretary this past year she says she feels she gained insight into the workings ofTexas A&M. Class Secretary-Treasurer JAY P. STILL Jay P. Still, a freshman mechanical engineering major from Alvin, is currently secretary/treasurer of the Class of ’84. Still says he feels his past in volvement in Student Govern ment since high school merit his re-election. “The class council needs to be more involved and have more use ful projects,” Still said. “This can be done through organization. 5 polling places for voters By PHYLLIS HENDERSON Battalion Staff Five primary polling places for Student Government elections will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, with the possibility of four more secon dary and tertiary polling places opening if extra workers volun teer. The five primary polling places will be the Memorial Student Center, Sbisa Dining Hall, the Commons, the Guard Room and Sterling C. Evans Library. The polling places will be set up out side these buildings. “Keeping these open is our ma jor concern,” Leah Whitby, stu dent election commissioner said. They will be manned full-time by volunteer election workers. Members of the Class of ’82, Class of’83, Class of’84, the Resi dence Hall Association, Off- Campus Aggies and the Graduate Student Council will work the primary polls. “Anybody else that wants to help, like friends of can didates, will work the secondary and tertiary polls,” she said. The secondary polling places will be Kleberg Animal and Food Science Center and Zachry En gineering Center. Tertiary polls will be at the Rudder and Com mons bus stops. “Students have to have their current plastic ID (in order to vote),” Whitby said. Election workers won’t accept fee slips as identification, she said. Although the question of voter fraud has come up in the past, Whitby said, there is no way to check on it. There are no registers or rolls at the polling places. “The only thing we do is punch holes in IDs, so no one can vote twice,” she said, “but as for their colleges and living areas ... we just have to rely on the Aggie Code (of Honor).” It’s virtually impossible, she said, for the polling officials to be able to check the qualifications of each student for each phase of the Student Government elections. Graduate Student Council Agriculture Representative DAVID KEE Wants communication between agriculture graduate students and other colleges’ graduate students, would attempt to improve gradu ate student housing with the pos sibility of a graduate student dorm. Science Representative KENNETH FREDEEN Wants to open communication fines from graduate teaching assis tants to the University administra tion to air problems, to squelch any need for teaching strikes, wants to acquaint graduate stu dents with Aggie traditions. No one is running for representative of the Colleges of Goesciences, Liberal Arts and Veterinary Medicine. Architecture Representative CELIA HALL Particularly interested in the traf fic and parking situation and feels more organization is needed in the evaluation of the problem, wants to find an answer to the problem of apathy among graduate students, brings interest in student govern ment to the job. Architecture Representative GEORGANNA COLUNS Wants to get more students in volved in projects that will benefit graduate students, she attends graduate students meetings and works with faculty and graduate students on seminars. Business Administration Rep resentative DAVID MONTPLAISIR Also running for off-campus at- large representative of the senate, has been at Texas A&M Universi ty for six years and wants to be more involved in student affairs, wants to represent graduate stu dents’ interests. Business Representative STEPHANIE MOORE Wants to establish realistic budgets and policies in the Finan cial Aid Office, wants to develop a housing program for single gradu ate students, has extensive experi ence in undergraduate student organizations. Engineering Representative ROBERT KUSNETZ Wants to improve interaction be tween students and administra tion with emphasis on engineering graduate students, wants to en sure that graduate students are well-represented. Science Representative KENNETH FREDEEN Wants to open communication fines from graduate teaching assis tants to the University administra tion to air problems, to squelch any need for teaching strikes, wants to acquaint graduate stu dents with Aggie traditions. Voter’s Guide — P'age'9