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have demonstrated that a small
school with limited facilities is
capable of setting a record that
might we 11 be the envy of huge
and highly developed colleges,"
said McAuliffe.
''Workers from my campaign
and those from Bill Leach's can
take pride in their enthusiastic
participation in an election that
drew roughly 30 per cent of the
total enrollment at this college.
"We have stimulated interest
in student government on this
campus. My intent is to generate
increased participation by all
students in our student govern-
ment p-ogram.
"As chairman of the By-Laws
committee, I have already pro-
posed the addition of four new
Student Senate offices--two day-
student senators-at-large and two
night-student senators-at-large.
''The purpose is to increase
student voice in student govern-
ment. Barbara Melgaard, e I e ct ion committee member, assists Henry
"I also intend to hold at least Denomme at the ballot box. At left are Mark Meade and Roger Welden,
one Student Senate meeting a the latter election committee co-chairman with Robert Kaylor.
month at night to generate stu-
dent government interest in night
students.
'' A secondary purpose of the
night meeting is to alleviate a
chronic Student Senate problem-
-the one hour time limit set on
current noon meetings. The night Coeds like Deborah Belda dress-
sessions will continue until all ed. for the occasion, adding
business oo the agenda is com- verve and color to a spirited po-
pleted. 1 it ical campa-ign.
"Of primary importance is our
intent to increase communication
with students through the use of earlier America when opponents
the bulletin boards, surveys, and customarily faced one another
personal contacts. eye-ball to eye-ball before the
electorate instead of avoiding a
''In this way students will be
made aware of student govern- head-to-head confrontation as is
ment proposals prior to Student the dodge used by most poli-
Senate act ion, not afterwards. ticians today.
''We also plan to increase Election fever continued far
school spirit in a variety of ways into Tuesday night and early
such as providing rooters' buses Wednesday morning before the
to all away games as warranted ballots were counted and results
by student interest, and by in- were known.
viting more outside speakers to Students, mostly campaign
provide students with wider back- workers, milled around the stu-
grounds of information on topics, dent activities office from 8:30
of interest and importance to p.m. until 1 :30 a.m. when the
them. count ended. They listened to
''We hope that through these taped music, burned off nervous
means students will fee 1 they are energy by playing touch football
truly represented by their student in the faculty parking lot, and Candidates for cheer leader auditioned before the stµdent body in the
government.'' rapped. quad prior to elections. Fourteen coeds vi ed for four Pep Squad
An air of tension shrouded the
The week-long campaign was positions.
area.
marked by the most intense •and
dedicated extra-curricular acti- When McAuliffe was
vity in the school's history. announced as ASB president-
elect, supporters lifted him to
Colorful posters and imagina-
tive art w u r k c ha n g e d th e their shoulders and cheered. It
normally· drab building walls into was a scene College of the Can-
yons had not witnessed before
exciting political billboards.
The Leach-Signoretti and the in its young history,
McAuliffe-Hight camps · set up Formal announcement of the
campaign tables on the quad, new officers and pep Squad mem-
festooned t~em with balloons bers will be made during the ASB
and banners and offered campaign awards banquet Friday night at
literature, liquid refreshment, and the Ranch House Inn, Valencia.
music to the campus elect orate. The new ASB group will take
Pretty coeds, with favorite office formally on the first day
candidates' names reposing con- of school next fall. although of-
spicuously on their chests, pa- ficers undoubtedly will meet
raded persuasively. during the summer to plan pro-
The principal candidates con- grams. Campaign stations appeared on the campus, prov iding poli tics. punch ,
ducted debates in the Student Election co-chairmen were and literature to the student electorate. It was a colorful , intens,e ca m-
Lounge in the tradition of an Roger Wa lden and Robert Kaylor. paign week.