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OD The Inside Tuition increase reactions . page 3 "Emma's" opens serving the notre dame -st. mary's community Vol. VIII, No. 88 Wednesday, February 27, 1974 SBP, SLC elections today by David Kaminski Gahagan-O'Connell Pidnight close of the campaign. and Gary Allietta Tom~ Porter, Grace Hall president and author ofthe Staff Reporters More student student representation with a fact poll that included the hall's 20 section leaders, four finding subcomr-1ittee is necessary to implement any comr.,issioners, the secretary-treasurer and himself, Today the preliminary election for SBP and the final other changes, asserted Mike Gahagan. defended the large sign posted on the Grace Bulletin election for SLC seats are being held. "Students are looking at-the little things and missing Board announcing the endorsement as "not cam The top two, or possibly three, vote-getting tickets the big picture," he noted at Morrissey Monday. In paigning" but r.1erely a publicatitm of the Council's will advance to the finals on Friday, March 1. No write stead of shooting for smaller goals, students should wishes. ins or blank ballots will be tabulated. vote for 50 per cent representation on campus councils, While Porter claimed to have told every section Sor.'e students r.'ay have already voted but for those then everything else will come more easily, he ex ieader poUed thae planned to "publish the poll on the who have not, The Observer offers a capsule summary plained. bulletin board," both Wilson and Fiorella said that (•f each SBP ticket. VP candidate Frank O'Connell added .that LaFor sor.1e section leaders weren't aware that Porter was tune is a disgrace and should be renovated by next fall. questioning them as part of a 'poll. They agreed with Villarosa-Zimsky "The Adr.,inistration needs to be sensitized about the both Sullivan and Porter that there was no off-car.1pus situation," he added. colloboration between the president and the candidate Steve Villarosa and Bill Zimsky called for united receiving the endorsement, and said that -they had student action in their campaign for SBP. "There is not Rahiii-Wordal sought Election Chairman Jerry Samaniago's one ;>lace in this university where the students are assistance in removing the sign. Shortly after 1:30 treated like adults," Villarosa said. Ed Rahill felt that action toward the Administration, a.r.1., Wilson announced that the sign would be The candidates proposed an off-campus food co-op. rather than reaction to its policies, is a necessity of removed. They urged the students in the halls to take more Student Government. The results of the poll were 23-2 in favor of initiative to improve the social life. They also criticized "In order to implement this innovative and Sullivan with one abstention. the Adr.1inistration for not being sensitive toward aggressive attitude, I recommend a coordinator of students. student government activities," he said in Standord on Senior Class Fellow Villarosa and Zimsky were hampered in early Saturday. car.,paigning when signs announcing their appearance Rahill also expressed a need to overcome tt:e social Seniors will also vote for the 1974 Senior Class Fellov. in Zahr.' and Sorin Halls were torn down prior to-their pa1·alysis at Notre Dame. "There will be an effort-to during balloting today. On the special Senior Class arrival. forr.1 social centers in each hall," he promised. Fellow ballot, seniors will make two choices from- the Capp-Ericksen The ticket also calls for a revision ofthe judicial code following list of nominated candidates: and an all-campus news service. Kurt Vunnegut Woody Allen Ray Capp and Greg Ericksen ran what:they called a Theodore Hesburgh Elliot Richardson service-ol'iented program. Their major platform Winiarczyk-Famula Judge John Sirica Howard Cosell proposals dealt with increased service to the off Rusty Rhodes Cissy Fahrenthold campus student and the controversial winter sports Revision of the SLC code was the main thrust of:the "Groucho" Marx Ara Parseghian center in Stepan Center. Winiarczyk-Famula campaign. Rules and regulations Carlo Gambino Frank Zappa The candidates proposed the formation of six off are not realistic for this <;ampus in the '70S, their MuhamPed Ali William F. Buckley, Jr. car.,pus districts with commissioners who would platform stated. William Ruckelshaus Ft·ancis J. O'Malley r.1ainly aid in gathering information on student "Instead of begging Macheca for a party,- the Richard Daley housing. They also proposed a meat co-op and an off students could sign a contract for the rector and be Balloting car.,pus shuttle service. held accountable for any damage," the platform of Balloting for SBP, SBVP, SLC representatives and Several candidates charged that for various reasons fered. Senior Class Fellow will take place today for on the Stepan sports center guaranteed by Capp and The two also seek to clarify specific penalties. "If a campus students in their halls from 11:30a.m; to 1 p.m. Ericksen was unfeasible. However, The Observer student knows his rights, he has a better chance and and gain from 5 p.m. to 6:30p.m. Off-campus students checked Tuesday and di_scovered that many of the knows how to respond," said Winiarczyk. will vote at the off-campus office in the basement of objections were unfounded(see story below). La'Fortune Student Center from 11 a.nL to 4 p.m. Late SLC Endorsement Students are asked to call the Student Government McLa ughlin-Fianagan Office to report any irregularities in the balloting. The Grace Hall Council endorsed: section-leader Pat McLaughlin and Frank Flanagan made dealing Denis Sullivan, for the SLC seat in the fourth district. with the adr.1inistration the main thrust of .the1r Both of Sullivan's opponents, Joe Fiorella and Chuck (Editor's Note: The placement of candidates in this car.1paign. They said they didn't want-to make a lot of Wilson, complained of the rnove in light of the Tuesday article was determined by lottery. l car.1paign prornises they wouldn't be sure they could keep until they were in office. McLaughlin and Flanagan called for a revision of the judicial code Peans of SLC action. They criticized Fr. Hesburgh's ability to review any judicial case regardless of the results of prior judicial action. Capp.-Erickson cleared of charges McLaughlin and Flanagan promised to bring by AI Rutherford this they derived $44,000. I had no issues to the Administration's appropriate committee "Back in early February, Ray - with strong argument, reason and tact. Staff Reporter idea that it was political issue." In his appearance at the Capp and Greg Ericksen came to Shankel-McErlean me with the idea of using Stepan Investigation yesterday af Morrisey forum Sunday night, SBP Center, when it was available, as ternoon revealed that many of candidate Pat McLaughlin had basketball courts. · The whole Steve Shankel and Bill McErlean proposed "ac the charges leveled by other stated that the University Con countability sessions" where they could determine proposal was simply to install candidates against a proposal by servation Committee had been baskets and paint lines on the student desires and work on those desires from a the Ray Capp-Greg Ericksen investigating the possibility of position of strength. The candidates claimed they cement floor. The idea was a good ticket were proven to be false. closing down Stepan Center during one and it was brought before the researched nearly every past and present student Central in the controversy is a the winter months to conserve heat pmposal in preparation for their campaign. Student Affairs Central Staff Capp-Ericksen proposal to and electricity. where it was OK'd. Based on t'helr research, the candidates claimed that establish basketball courts in When Father James Flanigan, "The task is not an inexpensive Pany of the Capp-Ericksen proposals were based on Stepan Center, a program which president of student affairs and . one but neither is it $44,000. The "bad information." In particular, they criticized- the Capp claimed, "is only a minor chairman of the CoJlservation baskets would probably be ordered Capp-Ericksen plans for Stepan Center basketball and part" of their campaign. Committee, was contacted by the through the Athletic Department. wholesale beef purchases for the off-campus student. Ed Rahill, SBP hopeful, stated Observer, he replied, "The idea of I haven't really had a chance to Shankel and McErlean called for the abolition oHhe Sunday night that he had talked to shutting down Stepan Center look into it but plans are being Student Union Board of Directors, calling them "one the chairman of the Architecture during the winter months has formulated," he said. weak link in the whole chain." Department and the cost would be never come up during the meetings." · Philip Faccenda, vice-president in excess of $44,000. for student affairs, verified Capp's Oberhardt-Collins According to Ambrose Pat McLaughlin contacted the statements that he had agreed to Richardson, chairman of the Observer Monday night and in the proposal and that it had passed The return of students' rights was the basic point of Architecture Department, the only formed them that he planned to the Central Staff. .'But as of the Oberhardt platform. In addition, he advocated price quoted was a figure off the present a formal apology to Ray yet," Faccenda stated, "it still has judicial changes and better conditions for the off top of his (Richardson's( head. Capp at the Walsh forum. to pass the University Officers and campus student. "One of my students asked about "We are sorry that we misin the Business Mfairs Staff." "I'rn tired of being treated like a child in a sand the problem involved in changing terpreted what the Student Mfairs He continued, "It seems like a box " he comr.1ented in Sorin Monday night.