Catnpus Elections Bob Fried
If elected, I wiU set up a committee to experiment with alternative methods for improving communication and represen· tation. I will make sure that the student body is notified about everything that has to do with student government through Newspeak and a bulletin board for club and student government notices, including a list of all S. G. officers.
In the beginning of each year, students are appointed to faculty committees. After that, student government never hears from them again . Many of these students never attend their cummittee meetings. The rest of "" being acUve in student the student body has no com· for the past three munlcalion with these committees. I'm tired or watching it do If elected, I will post the mem· and not being m a position bers of each committee and what enough to do anything the committees are doing. I will -'"'"'"' · That is why I want to ask each committee chairman for ent of the student attendance records and replace illftl11lent . I want to see better student representatives that don't unication throughout attend. I will also try to get more and students having more students on more faculty com· in school policy. If the mitlees. is ripping off students, as did with Ellsworth-Fuller, I lf elected, I wlll have student to see student government government revise the conup and fight for the students. stitution.
Student Body President
l've probably had more experience in student government than any other student in the junior class . In my freshman year I was elected class representative. I have been one of the mm;t vocal members of S. G. at meetings to the administration and in N~wspeak. I did more than just talk. For instance, last year I proposed having an open forum on the Plan. They thought it was a great idea, but didn't have the ambition to set11 up. So l set it up almost single handedly. Student Government gave it the name "The Difference Between WPI". Over 100 people, including students, facully and ad· ministration attended. I also wrote "What's Up", for a while, and a number of articles in Newspeak about student government. Even though I was not re-elected class rep. at the end of last year, I have still remained active in the executive committee. This year I've been on the faculty committee on student evaluation of facUlty and have written a number of articles on this committee and on things that I felt should be discussed. I've also been active on the Student Activities BOard for tbe past two years.
Denise Gorski
I am running for the office of Student Body President with the desire or forming a closer unity among the student at WPI. My contact with students from all classes through committees, fresh· men orientation, registration and living in tbe dorms for the past 3 years has caused me to realize the needs of the student body as a whole. I feel the students and Student Body President can easily work together to make the Student Government act effectively and reflect student desires .
Paul Houlihan
inquisitive. These are the men who could potentially be asked to decide the future of a student's college career.
. . .JUDleoJ~, you have by now of the ~mlng 'elections for
Body President, Social and Campus Hearing Because of the importance positions to all of us, 1 ask pause for a moment to the quallflcalions for each office. members of the Campus board must be fair and clear-thinking and
The Social Chairman must be both hard wo-rking and, at the same time, imaginative. It Is his responsibility to make the coUege experience more than textbooks and sliderules. He must plan and coordinate activities numerous and varied enough to encompus the entire student body. To the President of the Student Body goes the job of administration. He must, of coune, be organized, and, in addition, be must be representative of the enUre school. He must channel the thoughts and deSires of the student body as a whole to the proper authorities and see that action is taken. Because of this, be must be able to communicate with all the
Social Chairman
diverse segments of the faculty, administration and student population. Above all, he must be psyched and he must generate psyche in those aroWld him so that W.P.l. will not fall vicbln to the tedious grind that epitomizes many engineering institutions. It is because I think that I could fulfill these requirements that I ask you to vote for me for President in the upcoming election. The turnout for campus elections is traditionally very poor at W.P .I. I ask you not to lellbat be the case this year. Each and every vote is important if a truly representative group or officials is to be elected. Every dorm resident, every apartment dweller, every fraternity man or commuter should consider his vote the deciding one. Please vole, Thursday, March 14, in Daniels Hall from 10:00 a.m . to 4:00p.m.
I am running for the office of Student Body President without all the answers to the nwnerous problems that have plagued the Student Government for years. I do however have a genuine desire to tackle these problems and do the best job possible. The Student Government's biggest problem is, of course, a lack of direction. The purpose of the Student Government at WPI Is to coordinate actlvlties. distribute
One of the biggest problems wh1ch I feel has to be overcome is the student apathy oo campus. If the student body works together wilh the Student Government, then it wiH be easier for the problems or the students to be realized and solved. I hope to open up com· municatioo between the students and the Student Government. This can be accomplished only by close contact between the Student Body President and the students themselves. I feel one of the other problems on this campus is the social life which every student, both commuter and resident, is exposed to. The Student Body President could act as a mediator by relaying ideas of the students, which the Social Committee Itself may not be aware of, and by suggesting im· provements.
These are a few of the problems which I .see could be tackled by the Student Body President. However, they can not be accomplisbed Without the help of the student body, so please get involved and show your i~terest by voting on Thunday. FWlds and to stimulate student interest. Student apathy is another big problem which we may not be able to overcome, but I feel we can make it less of a binderence. A student government can never hope to be effective unless it is actually a representative organization. By opening more channels of comnnmication belween the Student Government and the student body, and by involving a greater number of students in tbe actual MechanJcs of the Student Government, it can become a body that will effectively accomplish Its goals. 1see the Student Government as a small group of students serving as the voice of the rest of the student body, with its ovenll fWlction being to look after the Interests of ALL WPI students. Only with a well defined set of goals and directions as weD as a good communication and more student input can Student Government act effectively and reOect student desires. As Student Body President, I will do my best to meet these difficult chaJJengea.
I Tuesday, Mar. 12, 197 4 Vol. 2 No. 6
Gordon Henley ~ or the ma)Or issues on the
Campus today is the social . The track record of tbe chabTnen haa not been ey have shown themselves proficient at presenting after concert with little IIIDell'th,~ as to what is presently in the music scene. As a of this, the support of con· by the WPI community has down, and apathy has risen. t social chairmen this as a lost cause and noundering in the abyss IQt•ettl;sn,e ss. I think we can this trend, and wtth a little In from everybody, make campus back into one that we be social1y proud of. nrst step 1 the realization can have good concer~. you too have noticed the or good rock, Jazz, or blue:.. at Other colleges in Worcester shown already that il does . There is no reason why we equal or better their records. 11 takes is a little dedication lo
the cause and a return to music selection that show some taste. I pledge to do both these thlng.s, and to draw on aD my experience as a disc jockey and music ran to bring good music back to WPI. This task will not be easy. We have lost a lot of ground over the last two years. Yet I sense a desire by many or you to put it all in the past and start over fresh, realizing that we must work together to achieve our ends. The goals will be up to you and your support. Good music can be presented here. Concerts on a large scale in con· junction with consortium schools is a possibility The revitalization of the coffee house and free jau in Alden can happen. A lot depends on your making the right choice on Thursday. A vote for me wall get the ball rolllng. Please think it over before you vote. For those who would prefer to have the1r social fee spent on music and en· tertamment which appeals Lo a larger part of the WPI community, I will support your cause.
Paul O'Brien and David Salomaki We are candidates for co-social chairman, with an idea we feel is worthwhile. It can easily be seen from past years that having one or two JX'Ople in charge of all social life on campus is most inadequate and too much of a job for those people. Having attended this past year's intersesslon course, "Tbe making of a social chairman'', we came into contact with many important thoughts which could be incorporated into next year's Social Committee. Because or the vast responsibitities this committee holds, we feel it should be broken up into six or so different subcommittees: included would be booking, public tty, tickets, secunty, stage management, and ::;et up·clean up. Any person in· terestcd in helping out with any of these subdivisions would be urged to do so, and in order to implement this, open invitations would be extended to the entire campus a few limes during this and next year
so that all who want to will be able ' 3> make a greater eHort to work to become involved. ll should be with and &ain more information emphasized that these would be from other Worcester Colleges' active committees, and we would oversee and help out In all respects. This plan would return more of the planning and responsibility for tile social life on this campus to a greater number of those interested. Along with this greater involvement, we would also hope to implement another form of participation. At least three limes during the school year we would hold an open meeting for the entire student body to air grievances and to offer suggestions for the bet· termenl of the WPI social life. Some or the other ideas we feel are worthwhile and should be attempted include the following : 1> circulale a questionnaire in order to get student opinion for social life and concerts: 2> publicize all financial tran· sactions in Newspf'ak:
Social Committees; 4) possibly obtain block-seating tickets for Boston and area con· certs for which there might be sufficient Interest. We feel our ideas are extremely conducive to a better social life here at WPI, and they are the basis of our campaign. We both have worked extensively with the Social Chairmen this past year, and feel that well qualified to accept the accompanying responsibilities with being Social Chairmen . U any person has any questions pertaining to these ideas or to our campaign. we will be more than happy to discuss them any lime. Utilization of these plans and participation of the entire student body can make the next year a more enjoyable and meaningful one