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The torch has befen passed on to the newly elected Cabinet and class representatives for next year's Student Congress. Paul L o o d e e n ( ' 9 9 ) , president-elect, and C h a d J o l d e r s m a ('99), vice president-elect, were both chosen to take the helm by narrow margins in the C o n g r e s s elections held last Wednesday and Thursday, April 16 and 17. Jessica Nelson ('99) was appointed by a Student Congress committee to the position of comptroller. Each has participated in Student Congress over the past year. A voter turnout of 649 students doubled the number that turned out for last fall's elections, and also bested last y e a r ' s showing by 100 votes. T h e young Cabinet is looking forward to tackling issues that effect students, including parking problems, a proposed van to Meijer and Westshore Mall for students that do not have cars, and competition for the bookstore. "We all have experience and a lot of good ideas," Nelson said. T h e y are especially concerned with making students more aware of how Congress represents the students, getting more input from their constituents, and being a middleman between the students and administration. Greater publicity for where meetings are and the times they are at to heighten student attendance are a priority, according to Loodeen. " S o m e people don't even know who their representatives are, and we want them to know that their voice matters and that they can come to meetings and feel that [their opinion] means something," he said. Nelson also hopes that the experience that she gained on this year's appropriations committee will help in her position next year. " I ' m looking forward to working with the leaders of student organizations to make their budgets work for them, and working on the problems that have arisen as best as w e can together," she said. mora ELECTIONS on I O
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G A V E L P O W E R : Chad Joldersma ('99), Jessica Loodeen ('99) prepare to take the helm as next year's Student
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This past Saturday the annual Earth Jam was held in the Kletz as a pre-Earth Day celebration. Several area bands performed throughout the afternoon and the Alpha G a m m a Phi sorority offered handmade bead and hemp necklaces and clothing for purchase. Originally the event was to be held outside, but Saturday morning forecasts predicted a chilly day, so the band stage was moved to the Kletz. "It would have been a lot more f u n o u t s i d e , but we thought we should have it inside because of the
weather forecast," said Kevin Menken ('99), president of Environmental Issues Organization. T h e f a c t t h a t the e v e n t w a s moved indoors didn't seem to ruin s t u d e n t s ' ability to e n j o y Earth Jam. "I wish everything was outside, but I am having a really good time," said Tracy Bednarick ('98). Earth Jam kicked off in the morning with a handful of students participating in a dunegrass planting event at Pigeon Creek Park Saturday morning. "It was not a very big turnout, but fun work," Menken said. more JAM on I O
Spring Fling promises to be student-friendly this year, providing an entertaining comedian, a band and more inflatable games. S A C will present the u p - a n d coming comedian Eric O ' S h e a at 1 p.m. this Friday, April 25, and the acoustic duo Cumutte and Maher at 6 p.m. Inflatable g a m e s will be open from 2 until 8 p.m., with all events in the Pine Grove. "People like blow-up games the most, so we brought in more of those than we did last year," said A a r o n Smith ( ' 9 7 ) , S A C chair. "We're trying to cater to what the students want." Although the format for Spring Fling will be similar to past years, there will be several significant changes. The most noticeable difference will be the lack of big name entertainment. "We have been searching for the last six months, and every contact we had fell through," Smith said. He also cited the poor attendance at last y e a r ' s e v e n i n g c o n c e r t , which featured artist Denny Dent and Top 40 act Blessid Union of Souls, as a reason to not bring a big name artist. The Blessid concert was held at Calvin because there was no suitable venue on campus. According to Smith, bigger art-
ists like Dave Matthews and Collective Soul require fees of up to $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . S A C will spend under $8,000 total on all of the entertainment this year. "Our hope is to entertain people all day long," Smith said. Publicity Chair Erin Overmeyer ('99) described Cumutte and Maher a s " a k i n d of f o l k / r o c k t h i n g . T h e y ' r e sort of mellow, but fun. T h e p e o p l e should really e n j o y them." The band appeared on campus in January of 1995. Eric O ' Shea was a crowd favorite when S A C attended the National Association for Campus Activities convention in Philadelphia this past February. " H e ' s fairly young. His whole r o u t i n e is b a s e d on c h i l d h o o d memories and flashbacks. It's very funny," Smith said. Because of the popularity of the inflatable games in past years, SAC brought in more of them and also extended the time for two more hours than last year. The games will include a velcro obstacle course, a gyroscope, a jousting game similar to American Gladiators, bouncy boxing and tyedying. Campus groups Qube and paisley dAve will perform throughout the afternoon.. The biggest game will be a laser tag competition, where two vestcladteams will try to shoot each other with " l a s e r " guns,while in near darkness.