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  • The Western Carolinian VOICE OF THE STUDENTS Vol., XXXVI, No. 44 Thursday, April 8, 1971 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, N. C. Steve Carlisle, Greg Lodumy Two candidates file for president By DENISE S. SCHICKEL and W. WAT HOPKINS Creg Lockamy filed to run for President of the Student Body yesterday, lnsuringa two-man race for Student Government Association's top office. Steve Carlisle had filed Tuesday, and for a while was the only candidate in the race. Lockamy, a rising senior, is from Durham, He has been in Men's House Government and was presidential assistant to David Huskins, replacing Steve Gheen, who resigned. Carlisle is anart major from Hendersonville. He is a senior. STEVE CARLISLE GREG LOCKAMY Sager Williams is unopposed for V-P Sager Williams, Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and Senator for two years, will run unopposed for the office of Vice President of the Student Body. The Vice President's primary task is in the legisla- tive branch of student government where he presides over senate meetings. Although he is running unopposed, Williams is still campaigning actively, maintaining that a vote for him is a vote of confidence for student government. "This year's SGA has accomplished more for this Student Body than any other SGA in the state. And with little student support," Williams said. "Women's hours have been changed, there has been a fee revision, a new constitution, and a whole new judicial system Initiated. All this and only less than 2,000 students vote in SGA elections," "That's one reason that this year's senate has not done very much," said Williams. "It's been a bad senate, for a lot of reasons, but if there were 4,000 students tellingtheir senators that they wanted this or that they wanted that, then the senate would move!" "The senate has lacked direction this year, too," Williams said. "A senate must have dynamic leadership, and though Steve Collins is a good administrator and a good leader in a certain way, he just wasn't dynamic enough to lead the senate." "I dont want to play a game of politics next year, but Senators who won't work will be very uncomfortable under me if I'm elected," stated Williams. "There will be 30 senators next year and if they have good leadership and good methods, they can accomplish almost anything they set out to accomplish." Williams said that it's hard to pinpoint exactly why the senate has not been able to get going this year, and that he wUl have to find out where the senate is at next year by the trial and error method. "If the system is wrongs then we'll change the system. If the committees are wrong then we'll change the committees, but the senate is going to work next year," Residence hall asst's needed Applications for residence hall assistantships are still being taken. To be eligible, an applicant must have a 2.3 qpr, upper class standing (Jr. level preferred), no major convictions by a constituate unit, and two letters of reference from faculty members. Applications may be obtained from Dean Douglas Davis, Bird Building. Steve Carlisle Steve Carlisle could easily be characterized as the idealist. He is basing his campaign on elimination of intimidation and protection of, responsibility and concern for the "common student—the little man." Carlisle, in five years of attending Western Carolina University has not been involved directly with the Student Government Association, but feels that his lack of involvement should not be an issue. "The boy that wants to ride his bicycle on the sidewalk, the man that gets kicked out of a class because he is five minutes late for a test in the class, the man that is harrassed in class because he asks a question, the guy that has a beef about a parking ticket, they're people to me," Carlisle stated. "The little man has problems. If you elimi- nate the little problems, then you're go:. eliminate the big problems." One of the major means by "which Carlisle hopes to eliminate the little problems is by a counseling service. He intends the service to work seven weeks out of the quarter to aid the student in academic as well as personal problems, Carlisle wants the service to work so that the students "don't have to go three days out of a quarter racking their brains about what courses to take when they don't even know who teaches them, what times they are taught, and don't even know if the schedule will go through because of conflicting times." He wants each student to have an overall counselor. "If he can't help the student he can at least steer him on to where one can be helped." "The Student Body President should always think of the student," Carlisle said. "SGA works with the administration- »it has the power to satisfy the student needs. . .1 would find out what the students want, take it to the administration and tell them of the student problems and find out what we can do about them." He states that "you don't have to work against the system. The system is good; you can make the system work for you." He hopes to make the system work for the student, he said, and in doing so not deliver a "piece of paper" to the student, but an education instead. "It's not the piece of paper that gets you anywhere," Carlisle said, "it's the intelligence." "If your brother has a problem," Carlisle concluded, "Help him; help him." Greg Lockamy Greg Lockamy, who has had experience in SGA through being in Men's House Government and through being Presidential Assistant this year, has filed for President of SGA. Lockamy could be described, if one must do so, as a somewhat conventional, orthodox person. However, this is not to say mediocre. His statements concerning SGA and WCU are thoughtful and intelligent. Lockamy thinks that the primary responsibility of President of SGA is "to provide to stidents of this campus equal and fair representation which they do not have in certain areas." For examples of these "certain areas" Lockamy mentioned entertainment and the Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate. Concerning entertainment, Lockamy stated that "the students need a bigger hand in what is with their money." In response to how he would effectively achieve such goals Lockamy replied - "I feel that I have the qualifications, the inroads with the people who will make such decisions." He feels that his experience in SGA will aid him if he is elected, "I feel I know what students need and I know what they want because I've been sort of a sounding board for them having been on Men's House Government," continued Lockamy. One of the issues the students are concerned with now is the question of athletic/ academic scholarships. Lockamy things "that the amount of financial aid given to the athletic department is out of balance with the amount given to merit scholarships. I do not, however,, feel the athletic department should be cut, I feel academic scholarships should be expanded." Lockamy thinks that Dr. Pow is doing a fairly good job in raising money for the new stadium and that there should be enough money in the next couple of years to build this stadium. However, "I am opposed to raising fees again," stated Lockamy. The request for a Black student lounge elicited the following Comment from Lockamy. "I recognize the need in the development of Black culture for a separate lounge. But I also recognize the fact that the B.S.U.L. is a campus organization and all campus organizations cannot have, at this stage in the development of the University, private meeting rooms. I feel that the Inter-Cultural lounge could be used by the Blacks for their purposes." New constitution means flexible SGA A new constitution will be introduced to the Student Senate tonight by Sager Williams, Chairman of the Rules Committee. Should the constitution be passed, as Williams strongly anticipates, all Student Government authority in the future will be derived 'solely from regularly enrolled students of WCU. The name of student government will officially be Student Government Association instead of the present Student Faculty Co-operative Government. According to Williams, if the constitution is passed, there will then technically be two governmental organizations on campus', the new SGA and the old SFCG. The new constitution is termed "more flexible" and will allow SGA to be more independent and subject to quick change, without the official approval of the Administration. Williams adds that the new constitution is being passed quickly in order for the new system to smooth out any difficulties in procedure before the next academic year. SGA will delay seeking administrative approval of the constitution until after it has been passed because "approval would take too long." The new constitution is more adaptable than the old and will be open to free interpretation by the judicial system. The new judicial system, comprised of a Superior Court, Behavior Court, Housing Court, Traffic Court, Summer Court, Attorney General, and Public Defender, is included in the constitution. It will become effective this summer. Other notable changes will give Student Senate the right to choose their advisor, to make rapid changes in the . SGA Bylaw* without student ratification, and to remove impeached and convicted officers. Under the new plan the Senate will also keep minutes which shall be made public to the students. Williams adds that the constitution will include "basic judicial rights of the students which they were never granted before," such as the right to a speedy and impartial trial, to appeal, to due process of law, to be tried only once for any offense and not to give testimony that may tend to incriminate the student himself. SGA will begin to operate under this constitution at a time the Senate specifies, providing that it is ratified by two-thirds of the Senate and Is approved in a referendum by a majority of the students voting. Williams la assured of a great amount of Senatorial unity on the CONTINUED Page 8....
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