SGA Completes Election of Officers
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— — WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: mostly sunny EDITORIAL 12 south winds, 10mph STYLE 14 High: 60 Low: 40-45 FOCUS 19 FRIDAY: partly cloudy SPORTS 21 High: 61 Low: 45 HUMOR 25 CLASSIFIEDS 27 THURSDAY APRIL 6,1994 VOL. 72, NO. 47 SGA completes election of officers Bridgeforth, Sheeran and Grant elected to executive council in run-off by Jen Daum because there are usually more than two candidates running for of the change of the voting area, she said. staff writer positions. SGA election rules require the winning candidate to SGA predictions estimated only about 200 voters would have take a majority of the votes rather than a voted at the Lakeside polls had they been open. Mabe said. The Student Government Association simple plurality. 'Those few votes would not have made much difference." finally has a full slate of officers for the "There has been a run-off election for Run-off elections usually attract about half as many voters as upcoming year, as the final results of the at least the past six years," she said. the initial elections. Mabe said. In past run-off elections, only SGA run-off election were unveiled. Several candidates said the closed about 600 students voted, whereas this year more than 1,100 The positions of president, vice election booths at the Lakeside area ballots were cast. president and secretary were decided in a served as one concern about the election Voshell said, 'The voter turnout as a whole was tremendous." run-off election held on the commons turnout. Bridgeforth said she was pleased with the large number of Tuesday. Some candidates said they believed the voters as well. The new president will be Danielle results of the election may have been 'The turnout was favorable. There were a good number of Bridgeforth, who received 63.3 percent different had the polls at the Lakeside student voters, especially for run-off elections," Bridgeforth said. of the vote. Bridgeforth's opponent, area been open. Before the end of the year, Bridgeforth said she plans to get Chris Smith; received 36.7 percent. Smith said, "The turnout of different together with the rest of the executive council. Vice presidential candidate Kelly interest groups were segregated. I feel "I want to make sure the [executive council] is of one Sheeran, who received 56.3 percent of the vote, edged out the Lakeside booths closed negated the business, freshman and accord," she said. "I want to establish a solidified SGA body." challenger Allen Taliaferro, who received 42.7 percent. Greek votes." Many candidates said they believed the elections were fair The new SGA secretary, Kelley Grant, earned 51.5 percent. Taliaferro said, "I was disappointed they closed the Lakeside and well-waged. Grant's opponent, Justin Voshell, managed 48.5 percent of the voting booths after announcing them as a voting location. I also "I feel all the campaigning was clean. I was glad about that," vote. expected more people to vote." Bridgeforth said. Cory Anderson was elected treasurer in the initial election According to Mabe, the reason for the lack of booths at the Smith said, "I feel there was a clean and positive campaign. March 28. Chris Sikes won the Honor Council president's race, Lakeside area was due to weather forecasts of rain for Tuesday. I'm disappointed in the results, but I wish Danielle the best." while Leah Sansbury was the victor in the Honor Council vice The booths needed a place to be covered in case of showers. Sheeran said although the election outcome was delayed, she presidential campaign. Zane Showker Hall did not have any room for the booths to is thrilled with the final results. Current SGA President Jen Mabe said 1,129 of the 11.500 be put inside, whereas the commons booths could be covered in "I'm glad it's over with. Now 1 won't have to harass anyone students at JMU voted in Tuesday's election, or about 9.8 Grafton Stovall Theatre should a rainstorm have arisen. on the commons anymore," she said. "I would just like to thank percent of the student body. Therefore, the commons was the only location available for Run-off elections are normal for SGA elections, she said. voting, Mabe said. Flyers were posted to inform the student body see ELECTION page 2 Army colonel describes Allen plan may affect 79 JMU jobs by Rick Thompson and Jodie Bartoe evaluate each application "case by case, and staff writers deeming whether an agency can fulfill its military discrimination obligations" without the position. JMU stands to lose 79 positions and $2.7 "If the position is critical to the agency, then by Rick Thompson million under Gov. George Allen's Workforce the application will be refused," Schroeder Transition Act, JMU Director of Media said. staff writer Relations Fred Hilton said. According to Hilton, for each application There is a need to eliminate hate and The act, part of Allen's efforts to downsize approved by the state, JMU will "lose the prejudice from the military, according to a U.S. the state work force, allows eligible state position and the funding," meaning the position Army officer forced to leave the service after employees to either retire early or have their would be eliminated entirely. admitting she was a lesbian. positions bought out by the state. This will affect all areas of the university, Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer is the Fifty JMU staff members have opted for Hilton said, including positions in the library, highest ranking officer to have been separated early retirement; the remaining 29 have opted housekeeping, computing support and clerical from military service due to her sexual for the buyout, Hilton said. positions. orientation. She was reinstated in 1994. JMU would be responsible for paying for the According to Schroeder, the state will be In "Serving in Silence: Perpetuating Military buyouts and funding the retirements, Hilton making its final decisions by April 15, and the Prejudice — a Prototype of American Society," said. position will end May I. Cammermeyer combined personal perspective There were 1,050 JMU staff members Hilton said he is not sure how many of the and slides to trace the history of prejudice and eligible for the plan, Hilton said. applications will be accepted or rejected by the stereotypes in American society during the last According to Cliff Schroeder, university. 60 years. communications director for the secretary of Dennis Robison, dean of Integrated Cammermeyer was brought to JMU by the the administration of Virginia, any state Learning Resources, said, "We're not certain University Program Board as part of an employee except sworn employees are eligible. what the ultimate outcome will be. It could be ongoing effort by UPB to bring diverse issues Sworn employees include police officers and disastrous [to 1LR]." to campus, according to Tasha Vij, newly teaching faculty of state colleges and 1LR may lose up to 10 percent of its elected chair of the issues and cultural AMY SANDUtVstaffphotographer universities. employees through the act, he said. awareness committee. Hilton said in order for staff members to ILR consists of computing support. Carrier "Homosexuality [as an issue] is something Margarethe Cammermeyer autographs take advantage of the act. they must go through Library, media resources and the multimedia we haven't brought here before," Vij said. a copy of her book Monday evening. an application process. center. Before her lecture, Cammermeyer said she Sophomore Natalie Batrouny said, "It was "The university is in the process of According to Acting University Librarian gives "a history lesson on the cost of prejudice important to be here tonight. She was a very reviewing [the applications] and can either Barbara Miller, six people out of a staff of 52 that has existed" throughout time and society. good speaker and very humorous." approve these or reject them." he said. have turned in applications. About 350 people attended the two hour Cammermeyer used her life story and a The reviewing process involves "looking at "We're very, very concerned about the presentation in Wilson Hall Monday evening. series of slides to show the audience how the applications and deciding in which cases it impact of that on our program," she said. The audience consisted JMU students and staff, prejudice and stereotypes have permeated is feasible and in which cases it is not feasible If all six of the applications are approved, as well as area residents. society, particularly in the various branches of [to eliminate the position]," he said. the applicants would be expected to leave their One resident, George Meadows of the military. The applications will then be sent to the positions by May 1, Miller said. Harrisonburg, said he was very impressed with By the end of the presentation, governor's office, where the state will either According to Hilton, a job extension Cammermeyer's lecture. Cammermeyer had shared her experiences of reject or approve them, Hilton said. involves more applications the^late must '.-.?t't'i > 'I'^Y* IWense fespeqt for, the fact that she, According to Schroeder. .the 6UJte, will also WteWt'l '.i • V. - r << ,'•'. see COLONEL page 2 ■ : I . I \ . \ i.t.i < i . > ; I \ ■ ' ' '.'.'. t *tftmfytyMM**i*§¥&PmPR Colonel continued from page 1 growing up in the post-World War II American society, getting married, raising a family, then realizing she was a homosexual and watching her career fall apart based solely on her sexual orientation. Kelly Kelley Cammermeyer revealed her sexual orientation to Danielle Sheeran, another officer during a routine, top secret investigation in Bridgeforth. Grant, 1989. The investigation was part of her efforts to receive another promotion, she said.