SBP Candidates Make Final Appeals by Phil Cackley the Group Next Year
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%The Observer an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's Vol. XII, No. 100 Thursday, March 9, 1978 SBP candidates make final appeals by Phil Cackley the group next year. Senior Staff Reporter Schlageter commented, “If we have funds, seeing as we are a Student Body President candi leading Catholic university, we dates Andy McKenna and Mike . have an obligation towards Right- Schlageter, who will face each to-Life.” But allocation of funds to other in a run-off election today, the group would depend on the made their final appeals to the number of organizations, such, as student body last night in a radio CILA, and the Hunger Coalition, forum broadcast over WSND AM. which apply for funds, he said. The forum, held in LaFortune Asked about the committee Ballroom, lasted thirty minutes and being formed by Dave Bender to was moderated by Student Body evaluate the Observer, Schlageter President Dave Bender. said, ‘ ‘The Observer is operated on The candidates responded to student funds, and therefore questions from Bill Kresse, news students should have the right to director for WSND AM, and Rick make recommendations to the Kresse and Paul Weithman, senior paper.” He felt, however, that the staff reporter and staff reporter at average student didn’t know WSND. Topics of concern included enough about the operation of the the candidates’ opinions on Univer newspaper to demand certain sity workers’ rights to unionize, changes. their stands on allocation of funds Schlageter said he would keep to Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s Right- the evaluation committee as an to-Life organization, the Observer effective body to make recommen evaluation committee and the dations, and would additionally methods by which they will choose consult “ outside professionals” on SBP candidates Mike Schlageter and Andy McKenna respond to questions during last night's a cabinet. the matter. WSND forum. [Photo by Beth Cutter] Bill Kresse asked both candi McKenna said he saw merit in dates what position they held on making an evaluation of the news the recent attempts to unionize paper, adding that it is good for any made by University workers, parti news media to receive outside SMC student government tickets cularly the 24 groundskeepers. evaluations of itself. In view of the McKenna state, “It’s important for unique position the Observer holds Notre Dame as a Catholic univer on campus, as the sole publication highlight platforms during Forum sity to respect the rights of workers of its type, it is important that the by Molly Woulfe Tuohy, an advisor to the current ticket include a “Professional to unionize,” adding that students paper be evaluated, McKenna Staff Reporter SBP, was president of the class of Week” where alumnae would and the SBP shoul take an interest said. ‘79 both her freshman and sopho lecture students on how to succeed in the issue. He also pledged to keep the A small audience gathered last more years, serves on the executive in various occupations, a women’s McKenna declined, however, to evaluation committee, and said he night in the Regina North base committee for An Tostal and was a health clinic and weekend movie make any comment on the grounds would seek to increase communica ment auditorium for an eighty- member of theexecutive committee festivals. keepers issue itself, saying the SBP tion between the different student minute Open Forum with the for Mardi Gras ‘78. The Tuohy ticket supports more should investigate the matter, but organizatons on campus and the student participation in Student members of the two tickets vying for Wixted is presently a hall section not take a stand until all the facts Observer. Government and more on-campus the positions of Saint Mary’s representative in Regina Hall, was were known. Weithman asked if all students Student Body President (SBP), social activity. Tuohy favors the chairman for this year’s Sophomore Schlageter commented that he would have an equal chance in Vice-President of Academic Affairs installation of a wide television Parents Weekend and previously also would like to know as many obtaining positions on the student screen in the snack bar and the and Vice-President for Student served as Regina trea facts as possible from both sides. government cabinet appointed by continued renting of certain hall Affairs. surer. Mullaney is the current “I’ve looked into the matter and the SBP. Schlageter said his first lounges for private parties. Gail Darragy, Maureen Carden co-ex commissioner and serves on I’ve heard arguments on both choice for cabinet would be his and Julie Pope compose one ticket Wixted suggested that Student the Judicial Board. sides,” he said. But Schlageter opponents in the SBP election. “If for SBP, VP for Academic Affairs Government set up periodical said he did not have enough they’ll accept a position, they have and VP for Student Affairs respec “Our platform is centered meeting with campus clubs in order evidence yet to make a statement. top priority,” he stated. tively. Darragh, a junior psycho around the growth of each indivi to distribute funds in a more Rick Kresse asked the candi His second priority would be logy major, is a hall section dual student,” stated Darragh. organized manner. “ We also need dates if they would support the given to students already working representative. Carden, also a “I’d like to be SBP of our school more activities that would comple allocation of funds to ND-SMC in student government, Schlageter junior, is majoring in business and because I’ve grown a lot here, and ment each other,” Wixted com Right-to-Life. The group received said. Finally, all other students art, and Pope is a sophomore want others to grow, too.” mented. $500 from the Student Government receive equal consideration for psychology major. “Communication is the heart of “We need to make clubs realize Board of Commissioners last cabinet posts, he said. we should work for each other,” October. McKenna responded, McKenna agreed that all three The second ticket consists of our campaign,” added Carden. “I Terry Tuohy, a junior sociology added Mullaney. “There are a lot of merits to the candidate tickets have indicated believe in myself and I believe in major, and Mary Mullaney and the student body.” Both platforms have also pro organization, and Right-to-Life great interest in student govern mised to work for extended pari- merits receiving funds. But I can’t ment, simply by the amount of time Sheila Wixted, both sophomore Pope cited the need for a business majors, running for SBP, etals, more social space, coopera say whether or not all seven they have spent working on the self-defense program and more call VP for Academic Affairs, and VP tion with the Career Development members of the board of commis election. He indicated that he boxes around campus. for Student Affairs respectively. Other aspects of the Darragh Center and better communication sioners would want to give funds to [Continued on page 8] among the students, their resident advisors and Student Government. One student asked the two SBP candidates how they would react if they were asked to present to the Board of Regents an issue which the board was likely to find objectionable. “I would present what the students wanted,” answered Darragh. “I would definitely bring it u p.” “I would present it to the best of my ability,” replied Tuohy. “But I’d be respectful of both the students and the board.” Both tickets are also concerned that Saint Mary’s students have a “Saint Mary’s of Notre Dame” image rather than one of “Saint M ary’s College.” “We should make students aware of what’s happening on our campus, and not across the street,” commented Mullaney. All members of the student body are eligible to vote in the election which will be held next Monday in the LeMans lobby form 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Election Commissioner Maria SMC student government candidates Carden, Mary Mullaney, Sheila Wixted, during an Open Forum last evening. Mignanelli encourages everyone to Julie Pope, Gail Darragh, Maureen and Terry Tuohy respond to questions [Photo by Beth Cutter] vote. 2 the observer Thursday, March 9, 1978 .News Briefs. At Soviet celebration World Jews seek MOSCOW [AP] - As Soviet ized to protest the Soviet govern she said in a statement distributed officials celebrated International ment’s refusal to permit the women to Western correspondents. “ Dur Crash kills Americans Women’s Day by lauding the to emigrate. Most of them want to ing this period of separation I have CAIRO A small passenger plane crashed while landing yesterday “epochal successes” of women’s go to Israel. < been terribly tormented by the at the Aswan airport, killing four American agricultural experts and liberation in the Soviet Union, Four other women who had regim e.” the two other persons aboard, the semiofficial newspaper Al Ahram security police yesterday broke up planned to take part in the protest Another 23 women were kept reported. a demonstration by a group of were detained by police at their inside their apartments by police Jewish women who want to emi homes and then driven away, the and security agents to prevent grate. sources said. them from taking part in the “ Soviet authorities have demon They included Irina McClellan, demonstration, the sources said. — National strated again what women’s rights who has been barred for three and Brief scuffles occurred at yester in this country really mean,” the one-half years from joining her day’s demonstration near the main activists said in a statement pre American husband, Professor steps of the Lenin Library as pared for the protest in downtown Woodford McClellan, a teacher of security agents ripped away placa- Moscow near the Kremlin.