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James Madison University Thursday, April 9,1987 Vol. 64 No. 49 Voter turnout up 41 percent Sayko wins SGA presidency By Morgan Ashton Kathy Sayko won the SGA the hardest thing was speaking to —I number of votes cast in the elections. SGA reporter presidency with 1,716 votes, garnering don't know how many— organizations Incumbent SGA Secretary Stacy 75.3 percent of the ballots. She defeated and people trying to drum up some Summers lost her position to Jennifer Voter turnout increased more than 41 Paul Ferguson. support." Showalter who won 55.8 percent of the percent over last year during Tuesday's "As far as my election, I thought it One of the early goals set in this total ballots cast in that race. Showalter SGA election. went well. Obviously I was excited year's election was to get a larger voter narrowly beat Summers by 254 votes. The total student turnout for the about the outcome," Sayko said. "I turnout, Snow said. elections jumped from 1,693 last year, Before the election "I was really thought that it was one of the cleaner Competing for the office of to 2,392, according to the SGA nervous," Showalter said. "The phone races." legislative vice-president, James elections committee. rang and I finally picked it up and In the race for administrative Coleman, gaining solid support, Marietta Daniels, elections committee Marietta told me that I'd won. And it vice-president, Eric Snow beat streaked past candidates Steve Gough was just the most exhilarating feeling." chairwoman, attributed the boost to opposing candidate Lee Russell with 79 and John Finnerty with 65.9% of the early publicity and the committee's Another candidate, Mike Murray, percent of the vote. votes in that category. decision to double the number of voting running for Honor Council president booth's this year from four to eight. Snow said he was "very pleased" with Finnerty received 24.9 percent of collected 1,959 votes, while Honor After an hour and a half of frantic his election. He said he was extremely vote, and Gough garnered 9 percent. Council vice-presidential candidate counting and calculating Tuesday night, relieved the campaign was over. Maria Duncan, who ran unopposed Tracy Gregory received 1,972. Both the elections committee announced their "We did a lot of posters and flyers and for the position of treasurer, won 1,193 results. shaking hands," Snow said. "Probably votes, or 49.87 percent of the total See SGA page 2 > Five -year plan to take effect in departments By Martin Romjue news editor JMU's five-year plan to improve curriculum soon will be implemented in individual academic departments, said the vice president for academic affairs. "Primarily what is left, is the putting in place of parts of the plan that impact different departments," said Dr. Russell Warren, before taking a six-week leave of absence on April 1. The five-year plan is designed to improve academic standards and student performance in all disciplines. It stresses such areas as writing, liberal studies and development of students' abilities to learn. Separate tasks are divided among different committees. "We shouldn't be educating you [students] to work in 1987; we should be educating you to work in the 21st century," Warren said. The plan is about "one-half complete," he said. Oil YOlir ITiark! Photo courtesy of Jerry Blaze Changes will come about over the next few semesters, "and at the most, within three more years." JMU's own Duke Dog hits the slopes' with the mascot from the University An emphasis on writing and development of learning of Iowa during the Chips Invitational Mascot Ski Race April 4 in Winter skills across the disciplines is "very challenging," he Park, Colorado. Duke placed ninth out of 35 mascots. ^, -- See PLAN page 2 ► COfttS ^imray Battenwarmed upacold, snowy JMU gymnast Mike Ha#fen/lswaitBig ^ . weekend for evervonewtw attended i^s expectantly tor Sunday when he finds out SUflOSy concert here Sunday night. If .he. has made the NCAA's. 23 5 f»I)l«l .1 ii' .3 Ml0 \fC81Jll ,95991* 311 Page 2, The Breeze, Thursday, April 9, 1987 SGA Plan >• (Continued from page 1) >- (Continued from page 1) past." Warren's year as acting president Commitment from deans and faculty allowed him to earn more recognition candidates ran unopposed. said. members helped the five-year plan for the plan outside of JMU. The voting began at 9:00 a.m. "I'd like to see a writing experience in progress this past year, Warren said. "My being acting president helped Tuesday in Grafton-Stovall Theater. about 50 percent of the courses taught "I didn't spend the great majority of sell the five-year plan more When it was finished, SGA President . here," Warren said. "In courses that are my time on this plan like I would have off-campus," Warren said. "I think Greg Gromada commended the elections small enough, I would like to see more in- the vice president's office," Warren conceptual support has gotten stronger committee for the way they ran the student participation and class said, referring to his one-year term as because each year more and more election. discussion." acting president of JMU. people, by definition, had to have been The announcements capped an 11-day The plan also calls for offering more "One of the greatest things has been involved in this." campaigning period that most of the interdisciplinary courses, more student to see it [the plan] continue at a time Funding for the five-year plan is still candidates said they were glad was over. use of primary sources in research when I haven't had much time or energy on target and JMU won't have to raise "It's a very stressful two weeks,1' papers, more outside reading and team to work on it. Now it has a life of its more money for it unit! after 1988, Sayko said. She said the elections teaching. Warren said. own, and mat's the best thing we can Warren said. become the main focus of a candidate's He said courses should stress outside hope for," he said. "We can always use more money, but life during the campaigning period. learning and reading more than just "What has caused the plan to continue I'm not worried about funding on this." After the results were announced a lecturing and studying from textbooks. to prosper, is the work of the deans and JMU President Ronald Carrier has party was held for all of the candidates, "Most of all I would like to see the faculty, and that is very heartening," raised SI.25 million for the plan so far, she said. students taking more responsibility for he said. "This faculty has shown over he said. their learning," Warren said. "I fear that and over again that it's really open to The concept of a five-year plan to too often students are doing what their change." improve student learning is a new one told to do rather than taking the Warren also said students have helped nationwide, Warren said SUMMER- inititative to learn. the plan progress. "To my knowledge, we are the first TIME "Ultimately it's going to come down "What is heartening to me is that a university which is sitting down and JOBS to the individual faculty member and lot of student leaders seem to really identifying the ways in which we hope the individual student doing something want to make JMU a better place even to help students grow effectively," he (VA Beach Area) different than has been done in the if it means more work," Warren said. said. Holiday Trav-I-Park is seeking hard- working, reliable, motivated persons with CORRECTIONS experience in retail sales for positions in THE COST OF stock, sales, and cashier. 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