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instructions, to inform you of the amendments. At this President Hermanoff -:.rhr.11 rnl'•rl the meet- sins" to Mr. Williams or in? Sirs, committed students. Al- On 9th of November: I move now to the events of Nelson. l do not claim to know 1. We received a Treasurers the 16th of November. 4. Vincent call me report and have$ 5,774 left. this man, I have made observa­ 1. It was decided to <>f't1ui:>1u Vinnie" Dude asked for and re­ YOUR OBEDIENT SER- 2. Misters Pharris and Sawez finish tions about Aaron Lewis. pursue Ben who em­ ceived a Crown Charter and $380 we understand and bezzled $50 from the ue1egate dollars for a Swim Club.'-'"'"'"''" not understand. We should come Council. IMAM SAWEZ to class with both questions and would agree 2. election for answers. Even the dumb ques- that Mr. Lewis does members for the Consti- gave as long as it is "'""''-'!"-,,"" ~·, conrtm1ued on page 3) can 4 1993 5 The

the sad condition of the school system now, where it is necessary to I was This year it has gotten worse. cool, as Aaron post on the doors to try to out guns and prevent '"'"'r'~"' ago and we had just about IJVH.:>11._,u There were about a billion out and I hall last He said "the have become shells of their former selves." decided that I would write an would be rather discreet. I was wrong. Werlin drove home believe Aaron's word that he was, I went Smith discussed the decline of the communities oU•LlVUl!•UHIJ>< Fortunately Mr. Tuck was sympathetic to me, and me off with a """u'"'u' forum the conversation room last the schools in direct connection with the decline of the schools. He warning. I thought to myself, "He's a man." see if Professor Smith was even How could an r.rrltn,"r" told stories ahout Marion and other However, within a few weeks, the action there is such a benefit from a lecture titled "The who were more interested in playing than preserving the friend of mine received a letter from Mr. Tuck for his some Tn+"'111 "'·n° 0 of Thomas Jefferson on the Evolution of the D.C. Public of like the Paul Lawrence Dunbar school and Being an underaged drinker, it is a matter prospective men and women if would like to go to a party. ['j. r-.~,...,.·riH'" to the flier the coffee caused the of these beautiful He pointed ou~ that how much I can get away with without Shortly after this, yet another friend of mine was seen carrying whereas Jefferson designed the with contem- administration is quite aware of like I've had my a case of beer into a dormitory. the box could have been plation of the beautiful in schools are designed by the meetings with Mr. Tuck, andl'vedished filled with the Assistant Deans same people who shopping malls. out my hundred dollars to him upon decided that it was in fact beer, and In the and answer request. The caution fee must have fined the student one hundred dollars. Professor a teacher at American questions about the architecture of the but talked been created with these type of infrac- These fines and the punishments lectured at St. Johns in the about and the decline of the school system. He tions in mind else would the do anger me, and I at times feel that this talked about an article he had written about having "name days" for amounts be the I did not like is Yet, aside from these was, schools, which would the students an to discover being but accepted it as part of friends I have here, I have friends at slides of Monticello and the the noble characteristics of the whom their schools were the game. I break the law and other schools and their stories are worse. hut he said that the of the Thomas Jefferson know it, and as as I can make -Johns A student was not revelries the admin. doesn't She was Jefferson owned and it would not be to honor bother me. In many ways it is a beau­ fined. She also had to write essay on someone who owned slaves at an all black school. He did not offer tiful system. dnnking is wrong, she had to throw a on her floor a solution to the decline of the and his continuous flow of a so without alcohol to which all other members of the floor had to attend. stories about corrupt and the middle class to the abit. Whenlarrived The of this was to prove that one can have fun suburbs and taking their children outofthe public schools was a go without alcohol. a little discouraging. Smith said that in order for a beautiful ...... ,.. .. -~ beer. For three dollars -George Washington A student was seen an RA. to have any influence on a "You have to have a at a store buying beer. The R.A. followed him that" s to engage in with the bu1ld1n!l. waited a bit for the beers He didn't offer many ideas how a could do this. I'm nol sure if think that Edward Smith is as cool as Aaron Lewis thinks he is. but his about a beautiful environment for me. I asked Ms. Brann cu1·uuiue·u on page fined. He was also sent to a co1un~;etmg ~rr>

who refuse the overflow lot because it is unsafe and are afraid to walk from there at '""'"'-''""' Adams said that the is and that students there at should drive up to the call-box and call security 1u1c1g(~mentaL are Even when are moralistic and thus to to escort them back to campus. don't know about this The overflow lit because one of the on got worse. it is all that we must face. We are not forced feel that we '-''-''ULUilll Adams of the St. John's Police Force. He 10 uvvu11'"''"" had been moved, and it is has now been moved back. He sponsored party was were are and that drinking is and that we must have a ,...... ,~i-. "'"' statement on student which gave the reasons for Within the next two months I saw three close friends get if we would dare break the law to drink. We are after a of the forum. The statement how rer1reser1ta­ three incidenls of vandalism have occurred there this either fines, direct from Steve Werlin. the feeling that drinking is if you're under 21, and due to this, tives Paduano and Sawez had year, and that this is much better than last year. He went on to say "Hmm," I Be careful. we must be fined if we are caught. p~•nH•F, for students, and that the is are that when Ms. St. tires were stolen, there were also several time came, I was and I stood to be counted. I went In summary: This place is not so bad. If we it cool, and Paduano and Sawez were assured that their fears were other incidents all over and have down to Tuck's office, and let him do his work. He asked me if I don't make our revelries too offensive so as to force the administra­ and that there is safe However, as been done to that from hatJDenu12 drink a lot. I, of course, said, " He asked me if I tion to take action, we'll all be fine. The Reality parties will have a may have read in her letter to the Adrienne St. After a heated discussion about why students should pay $100 see a pattern in my drinking, I lower attendance, and people will be a little fearful, but hey, it's the wheels stolen from her car around Halloween. The DC to park in an unsafe lot, it was agreed that the overflow lot is indeed safe for students to but that a camera wi11 be then said "No not " He then prc>ceed~~d betterthennothing. Sincelcan't usallonthe to THE LOT themselves and decided that it was not will the fine was not of our country's drinking age, all I can do is say let's be discreet and Thus the heated discussion on student parking. put there to deter vandalism. According to the expressed views, other elements involved, but nonetheless, I have some fun. On a final note, if you do wish to break things or Mr. Pharris said that the of the students in the Johnnies' fears about this parking lot are irrational and all the scary stories about "THE OVERFLOW LOT" are a product of overactive left his office and smoked a CH!care~tte. harass prospectives, leave the beer at home. not mean that students don't care about student expressed concerns of what he said were many students 6 November 7 art

Ch:ris Landers '96 read" books that arc worth the effort. His Conte:mt)oranes When I purchased the new Pogues album For Herb" home with literary or artists in the Nabis group, the (pronounced with a soft "H" I assume), I was filled with expecta- its and occasional and the intentions of artists. tions. When I got the album home, I noticed two riches in a little are The concept behind cant changes. First, the name of the band was listed as .. u.~~··"~ this is mathematics written In I he 1..-u,a1n~u~~vu not .. " as it has been on previous""'-''"''""· No mere handmaiden to this book offers a synthetic Shane MacGowan, former front man and lead for the Of course there are equations; of band is missing (maybe he was the "The"?). MacGowan left the course one more the band after their last album, "Hell's Ditch" because he wanted fans eauat1011s are connected somehow to their concepts. Because of to realize, he said, that the Pogues were a band, one person, mathematical seem akin to ideas we recognize in and that they could stand on their own. Judging from this Dante or Euclid or Bach. asked author if he had intended the though, he was wrong. The Pogues are a solid band with a musical ofCEL it is known those in know) rhythm section, but on "Wai ting", they lack the focus that MacGowan and he assured me he did not. This means that we can bring our own provided. interests and of and our under­ The first song, and incidentally the first single sta.ndmg of calculus starts the album with some mten~stimg quickly overshadowed by syn th-effects and a washed out accordion sound. , who has taken over lead vocals, can't seem get it together, and comes off bland and sugary where ror"""'''"" so students destined Shane's whiskey ravaged voice made similar songs uc• "'"="math muscles are advised to calculus textbook endearing. "Smell of Petroleum", the next is the book has to do with the conviction. although it does a hint as to the .,.,.rr'~"~~, u1<>ntPrl· I "Herb" in the album title with the line "the bats arc in the the bubbles in the bong." is more '"''"'~m·•~u,~ u.1un.Yu;;,u at times it sounds like a milder version Rats" "Peace and Love" album. "Once Upon A Time" is still more of sloppy sentimentality that mooning over a lost love at some kind of lyrical or musical Rather than go through the rest of the album song song is getting depressing), I'll give a few "Drunken a good rhythm and some interesting accordion and work by and but the ("we dallied in the and we soaked ourselves m are a poor second to MacGowan 's thematically similar "Boat Train" drank the whiskey/ then I drank the gin/ tried to make the toilet but I broke me fucking In "Big City'' they start to sound like The a solid and one of the few songs on the album that does not list "infinite " and "programming" in the song credits. as a result the was In short, if you can't get enough of boring follow lectures I have attended. this album may be ymL The ever seen- and the lecture was alhum from the rest is the heavy use we have left most of the script arc a lot of hands out there doing the same for comedy which ex1olamc~d Mr. was successfully, and I'll take Billy Bragg 'lr\\rTtn,,,. sentence from Plato's Meno. Mr. Kutler ap101C~gLWd likely to win them many new and old 1s a dealh, war, revenge and the ghost able capture all of the and UHIJH'A"·'v••c themselves the hearthreak. If this is what pot c·n,r.1;.,-,r. Don Andrea Hades. Revenge has brought text. Pogucs. they should have stuck with Andrea to watch destruction of the man who killed him, Don Mr. Kutler asked the audience to think of what is beauti- Balthezar the Prince of Balthezar falls in love with Bel- ful. He stated that may be looked for in many cu1t111iueu on page 16) etc. Mr. Kutler intent was to look for ,

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speak to the administration and share concerns that the students by Imam Sawez '95 have, to communicate student needs to the administration. In my This is the fifth time I have started on this essay, so I hope it capacity as D.C. Secretary, I have done this many times. I am conveys the message I want to send. I want the Polity of St. John's to do this many more times. College to know that I, Imam Sawez consider myself able to take It is this last thing that is most willingness. Commit- over the duties as President of the Delegate Council. ment. Desire to do the job. These questions cannot easily be I can make this ostensibly arrogant statement because I know I answered. To answer I can only say this: my experience is semester have the necessary character, ability, and to serve this extensive enough to show that am committed. character is such V. The DC Executive Officer: re- school's Polity as well as possible. to show that I will not do a half-assed job. And my desire to serve as elections are on the main doors of First, let me talk about my experience. I have served on the your Polity President is second to none. I am willing, able, and each rtr,rm·.t,-,,"' main Delegate council in one capacity or another since my earliest experienced. I hope that you give me the chance to serve. Thank you. Coffee second semester Freshman year. I was elected the repre­ II. sentative from Randall Hall that year. I served out that term to the Micah best of my abilities, taking an active interest in what my constituents by Micah Pharris '95 thought In the first semester of my sophomore year, I 1,.,v1•u••'-''-'"' my service as the representative from Campbell Hall and I am writing this statement to announce my candidacy for the again would my constituents on issues that I felt would help office of D.C. the 1994 term. I am also to them. this term, I adopted an open door policy. Anyone could come to me at any time and share their concerns and with me about the delegate Council's activities . This led to an attempt to aeiegate for 3 semesters. During rebuild the Pool Room, support for the Riding Club, the this time I have served under 2 and have seen the various the Boxing and the trust. I argued ways in which the D.C. has been run. I have proposed successful these issues to the best of my abilities except for the Acts of Council D.C. constitution that have make Current election posters announce a time to Pool Room, was able to allocate money and official recognition to I also hold the of Represen- November 30. these many other clubs. Because I was delegate from a on Freshman I was required to at the beginning of the Education Commission. This office is filled thr<)UJ2:n second semester. I was extremely the continued trust my by the and I think it is to note that the members of side.·· hallmates had in me when voted for me a second time. In the the D.C. had enough confidence in my abilities to trust me to second semester of my year, I was instrumental in represent St. John's in the academic of Mary land. a polity court, in all of Mr. Herman offs Acts of I also feel it necessary to share some of my about the nU-I '..1 HI>..: which to clear up the mess left the D.C. in general and the person who is chosen to head it. In my nr"'""~"" administrations. As a team, as a unified group, the Delegate opinion, the D.C. has not gotten the respect it deserves. Mr. Council to clean up the mess and become a viable organi­ his has to instill in the D.C. zation once again. We even to donate $1500 to the some of the integrity essential to a o-tv110r'n1r1cr President's for our 300th year- the Renovation of the D.C. away from as a \.vhere the elections. Woodward Hall and the Hall of Records. it was hard work, students reclaim their fees in the form of club moneys. The ) D.C. is involved in every elections. Secretary resigned addressed concerns about co-ed and are currently working 3. G.L students I took over as Polity on a satisfactory resolution to lhe campus situation. We are ,.,,,,.1-Al-n-lC>rl adequately, was to also involved in the student constitution to include a non­ inform the Polity of the activities of the Delegate Council via D.C. discrimination clause for race, creed, religion, sex. and sexual Minutes the Gadfly, todisburseD.C.> Agendas to members of the preference. To me these efforts represent the D.C. the way it is Delegate and to take an active role in the running of D.C. supposed to be. We are the student government, and the student's meetings. I have failed in these duties only once, and I have regretted representation to the school's administration, and it is only fitting elections. it ever since. Rest assured that if I am elected President, I Will Not that the students' concerns are the D.C. 's concerns about any issue. The DC Executive Fail In Duties. I hesitate to call my status-quo, since the status-quo is fications for election meet these candidates at an election forum on I will not fail because I have the ability necessary for this job. thatofaD.C. which is changing, but ifI am elected I will try my best The President musl have December 1, 1993 at 4:00 p.m. in the What must a D.C. President do? Like all D.C. members, one must be to fill Mr. Hermanoff' s very capable shoes. I will attempt to keep the residence at either campus for Conversation room. available and accessible to the Polity. I am both. One must be able polity informed about the activities of the D.C. as he has, and will one year and at The St. John's has a to listen to and take concerns seriously. I can do these. One must be always be available for anyone to voice a concern about student life. for at least one semester to eu::~cnons, as evidenced able to listen and to take concerns seriously. I can do these. One must If you have questions for me about the election or my plans, I would office. He must not intend to leave the This can be attributed to he able to run meetings. I have experience and a voice loud be happy to discuss them with you or you can come to before the ""'"'IJ''-'L'v" enough to make heard over any din. One must be able to the meet the candidates session. 13

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