ope college
olland, michigan APRIL 21. 1983
VOLUME 95-1SSUE 21
Student Congress officers to be elected today David Van Dyke "As the current First Vice President, I am relying on my past experiences to help me carry out the job as President. Some of these include being a member of the Administrative Affairs Board, the Strategic Planning Committee and being a student liaison member of the Hope College Board of Trustees. I also have been involved in many other kinds of activities, including Nykerk entertainment and representing Hope College at the Reformed Church General Synod. I feel I am the most qualified person for the job as Student Congress President. Having served first as a Student Congress Member, and then as First Vice President, 1 understand the challenges and duties the job as president requires, and would welcome the opportunity to serve as Student Congress President."
own personal needs (I believe that in order to perform well in a situation a person must have a genuine interest in it and most importantly enjoy it) as well as serving each student of Hope College. I cannot ask for your vote, but I can ask of you to recognize my individuality and to evaluate it in a manner that only you can do." James Karsten "Having now attended Hope College for almost three years, I have noted the apathy that most students have about student congress. In the fall elections last semester, more than half of student congress seats were filled by peole who didn't even get elected. They merely had completed a petition and, due to the lack of other candidates, were automatically given the job. The First Vice-President is in charge of publicity and elections for student congress. I feel that I have the organizational skills needed to inform the students of the responsibilities of student congress, and thus, hopefully, get more students to seek election. One of the main r n s i b i l i t i e s o ( s t u d e n t congress is to ^ c o l l e c t e d in handle the ^ than ^ students fees j believe that the student ^ better informed, and have
James H. Shields "The First Vice President of Student Congress is primarily responsible for all campus elections and polls, as well as publicizing all Student Congress events. In addition, the First Vice President is placed on the Administrative Affairs Board as one of the student members. My most recent experience has been as the Second Vice President during the past year. It has been in performing the duties and obligations of this post that I have become more familiar with the working of Student Congress as a whole. As for the position of First Vice President, I feel I have a thorough understanding of its workings after serving with and watching Dave (Van Dyke). I feel that my experiences and my knowledge of the functions of Student Congress make myself the qualified and capable choice for this position
years, 1 have served on the appropriations committee and consequently have the knowledge and experience needed to chair the committee in the most effective way. As well as a current member of the appropriations committee I also serve on the Administrative Affairs Board and the Board of Trustees Business and Finance Committee. It is because of my experience I ask for your vote on April 21. Paul Holtrop "One of the first things that people wonder when they find out that I'm running for S.C. President is, "Are you really serious?" I'd just like to let everybody on campus to know that I really am serious about this. If I wasn't sincere in my desire for the office I wouldn't be taking the time to run. I believe that Lean do a lot for the school, if everybody will get out and vote and give me a chance. Student Congress is given a good budget to administer and it can go a long way if it is spent wisely. Student Congress should act in a manner so that whatever comes out of a session should benefit the whole of the student body as much as possible. I'd just like to close by saying that I think I can give S.C. responsible leadership and I would appreciate your vote."
Scott Derwenskus "When I first was asked to write a Paul Hemeren small essay for the Anchor summarizing "The primary responsibility of the 2nd my 'platform' I was rather uncertain as Vice President of Student Congress is to to just what I would try to convey to my chair the appropriations committee. The classmates. With the Chicago mayoral committee is a major factor in approving election over not more than a week ago, the budgets of all student organizations the negative side of political contests-the which receive money from the fund side in which I wanted no part In-still generated by the $30 activity fee paid by lingers through the minds of many. I was all students. It is my goal to provide the tired of hearing the attacks of one can- m o r e a s to w h e r e this m o n e y goes didate launched against the other A n g ^ t e d , 1 will strive to promote student most effective leadership possible. My effectiveness can be measured by my exsituation arose whereby the Chicago cam- c ss m o r e a n d b l i c i z e t h e m ethods perience on the committee. For the past 2 paigns were not a matter of a man s in- aavailable u a i l n h l p tto n sstudents t l l f i p n t s t 0to a {affect f e c t school school tegrity, but of how he could discredit his policy through student congress." opponent. This was done either by direct means-for example, exposing that opponent had not filed his income tax form and was jailed-or by indirect means-stating how p a r t i c u l a r e x p e r i e n c e would somehow make him that much better of an official. With the misguidance of the Chicago election in the back of my mi nd, what I genuinely wanted to inform students at Hope was of my true self. In doing so I would not try to push pre-conceived ideals mumm onto my fellow students. I guess I feel compelled to describe who I really am and in doing, allow^the student to decide if I deserve their vote. One trait that I believe to have is that of persistence. The longer a problem or issue takes me to resolve the more engrossed and determined I become in pursuit of its solution. Business-being my ^ / n foremost fascination-led me to run for 2nd •- t a Vice President. The major task of this position is that of presiding over the appropriations committee. I cannot stress enough how overjoyed I would be to be in the position of helping channel the student activity funds to the appropriate campus groups and activities. It would serve my September brought to Hope by SAC per formed at the Lincoln School gym Saturday night, (photo by John Gardner) :