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- )111C of gDea­ eslow a new .v head ; far as tobeis "They LDAND ·ement s been ;smen. VoLUME 76, No. 28 THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1993 tre just ehave I action 1 Gold Ne.w SG Secretary plans to fill gaps, work hard in executive post i p.m., n. BY MICHAEL PEIL said. "lt'o; good "It was hectic," he said. "But now "Anybody can come to meetings and not do anything. It's EDITOR IN CHIEF to know I hat my thnt elections are over, we have a the people who get into something who are going to do I think opinions are re­ sense of what we need to do fort he rest wonders." .ffense The position ofStudent Government Secretary is at best ceived equally. of the year. I am able to prepare myself He said recycling and tuition will continue to be central at this poorly defined. Officially, the secretary must act as SG but it also means much better now." issues next year. In addition, he said, "I imagine we 'II stan historian, take minutes at all SG legislature meetings, and I have to work He said he was surprised by the seeing some resolutions coming through on student park­ prepare upcoming SG events. that - much effort required to organize the elec­ ing next year." But the job often becomes much more, as tasks that do harder. tions. "I'd like to see health services in their own building not fall strictly within the duties of the president, speaker "I have lo He said, "It doesn 't appear that elec­ eventually," Hubbard said. "obviously that can't happe~ rs of the house and treasurer fall to the secretary. make sure that tions would be that much work, but in just one year, but it's my personal goal to get the rock Sophomore Russ Hubbard, the newly elected SG secre­ Russ Hubbard what students want gets done .. , once you are involved in it, you realize how much work rolling on that." buck­ tary, said he understands that the job is much more than his Hubbard's work has already be­ actually goes into it." Hubbard said the SG officers will spend the rest of the plays, official job description. gun. Together with junior Darren Thompson, the speaker Hubbard said he is optimistic about next year's SG semester planni~g for the fall. "Right now we're busy lftimc "I see my role as someone who can present focus at of the house, he organized last week· s elections for next officer corps. "I'm looking forward to next year," he said. figuring out what are our highest priorities!," he said. own a times if necessary," he said. "I will serve to help categorize year's Honor Council, Judicial Board and Student Budget "We have a verycompatiblegroupofofficers,and that can Hubbard said Weiskopf's experience as speaker of the and prioritize what (SG) is going to do." Part of Hubbard's Advisory Committee. help a lot." house will be invaluable to SG next year. "Jill knows how at the duties will arise from the relationship between the new Hubbard said the experience of organizing elections so Hubbard said he urges students to run for legislature. to get things done," he said. "I think she's going to make orious officers. "Since the beginning,(SG President Jill Weiskopf) soon after assuming office has helped to prepare him for "We want people who are going to choose a partirular next year very productive. I am looking forward to work­ has emphasized that all four officers are equal," Hubbard the job of secretary. facet ofWakeForestlife and concentrate on that," he said. ing with her and with the other officers." :::c in­ npson 10m as Matt Greek policies Students elected to to be reviewed by committee SG judicial branch BY BENEDEITA AGNOLI BY MARK SrEWAllT HAYES Oto Goto AND BLACK REPORTER It hand lee; cases not under the jurisdiction of the Honor Council, the director of Residence With the final list of recommendations for Life and HousingortheTraffic Appeals Board. asy.. changes in the Greek system yet to be submit­ Members of next year's judicial branch of The Honor Council is the section of the student k or ted, there is still tension between members of the Student Government and the Student Bud­ judiciary which handles cases of alleged viola­ ·er the Greek Life Review Committee, a subcom­ get Ad vismy Committee were chosen last week tions of the honor system. mittee of the university's Student Life Com­ in campus elections Sophomore Clayton Lane received 157 votes mittee, and members of Greek fraternities, Of the roughly 2,400 eligible students, 807 to serve on the Judicial Board. He said. ''I was sororities and societies. voted in Thursday· s elections. delighted to find new people elected to the Proposals recently voted on by the Greek Juniors Karen Clark. Stillman Hanson and Judicial Board. For any government ro work Life Review Committee included some con­ Lee Kaminetz were also elected to the office well, we must always have new people with troversial changes in the rtish and pledge with 115, 103 and 72 votes, respectively. innovative ideas:· process. The Interfraternity Council produced Sophomore Josh Dixon won I 83 votes for a Juniors Anna Gatewood, Matt Phillips. and some amendments in response to the propos­ position on the Honor Council. He said: "I hope Rhett Blanchard were reelected to the Judicial als. to achieve fairness and consideration for each Board with 81,63 and 61 votes, respectively. In the first paragraph of their response, the situation. I should be a judge, but also an Sophomores Derek Van Zandt and Jeanie IFC said they hope their suggestions will be advocate for each student." Snyder also won a second year. with 155 and considered seriously by the Greek Life Re­ Sophomores Peet Dickinson and Emily 60votes. Freshmen Emily Graham,Jera Nelson. view Committee before it presents it final Cummins won 159 and 109 votes. Freshmen and Laura Wilson won 280, 227 and 79 votes. recommendations to the Student Life Com­ Shannon Meeker and Garrett Baker won 248 SG will also appoint three other students to mittee, which will make the final decision on and 223 votes. the Judicial Board. Applications for these po­ the proposals, whether to make them univer­ Freshman Kathy Hennessy, who won 247 sitions are available to all students and may be sity policy or to reject them. votes, said: "My goal is not to punish students, picked up at the SG office in Benson :i04. Members of several fraternities said they but to see the honor code upheld. It is very Applications are due April 27. fear the proposals wili be passed over the Swan Lake important to me and something all students The SBAC, headed by the SG treasurer and summer, before anyone has a chance to find here agree to uphold." consisting of elected and appointed members. out if their opinions have been given due Freshman Morgan Gregory and Gray Barron play frisbee on the Magnolia According to the SG Constitution, the Judi­ proposes the allocation of over $250.000 to cial Board is the section of the judicial branch itMention. Quad during Springfest weekend. more than forty student organizations. "I don't think that anything will happen focusing on violations of the social conduct The committee had a controversial year as e over the summer," Marcellus Waddill, pro­ code. See Elections, Page S fessor of math and computer science and the head of the committee, said. He said he feels certain that any action undertaken by the Stu­ Piccolo residents protest RLH refusal to renew theme housing dent Life Committee will be done gradually over time. BY TIFFANY REECE that if we did apply, we would be rejected." "The Student Life Committee will not imnle- new theme house. She was rejected .... Wilson told her that he -·---···-··- ._. ............ -- ·······'""····rr--- OLD GOLD AND BLACK REPORTER Cunent Piccolo resident junior Sarah Welsh said the theme rejected her for her own good." ment anything immediately," Waddill said. was not renewed because RLH said Piccolo residents had not According to Wilson the letter wa., incorrect. Wilson said. "They need to give people time to get used to Piccolo Residence Hall's substance-free theme w iII rwt be lived up to their part of the bargain, to provide substance-free "[haven't spoken with (the applicant) since the process." changes. That fear (of immediate change) is renewed for next year. programming. Also. Wilson said he was not the head of the committee. but not valid." Instead, a group from Johnson Residence Hall wi II relocale Piccolo residents said they were upset because they felt the that he was asked by the committee to join as a member. He When asked if the additional time will be to Piccolo under a substance-free theme which sl rcsses more· administration had been uncooperative in helping them orga­ said any decisions made about applicants were not mack used to try and reach some sort of compromise programming and activities. nize and carry out their programs. specifically by him but by the committee as a whole. between the two sides, Waddill said it was The new theme, headed by freshman Sharrika Da1·is and The letter said "several programs (that) lmd been pkmnccl "Applications were available to anyone." Davis said. Wil­ unlikely. sophomore Daniel Walker, will include 32uppcrc lassrncn and had to be changed or cancelled at the last minute because the son. along with a committee of three students. ranked appli­ He said the committee has already passed 32 incoming freshman.

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