e stony brook ;i n .Kan e, West Rocks the House at SBU Elections By Pam.s>ed Alm JL xrw Ci ALYm ftmm Ongoing Despite a slow s at hip y Brook performa e, Ka eye W BY MAlsooa Kn fife ' ht we the crowd ,on 42&.-fit, S' a Edtter fife ra's :intent and dynamic pr s part of his. The Undergraduate Student Gov- College Dropout .tour, I t made ag- ernment elections ended in a runoff for p atStteny Brook May 3 in the several positions, and, votes can once Spot Cow and drv a little over again be cast for certain student govern- 2,000 , .outof a 3, 3tp opacity ment positions right now. West was chosen for .his upcoming The positions of President, Vice popularity on the music . scene. President of Clubs and Organizations, are star and emerging artist Senior Representative, Junior Repre- of the month in Maxim magazine," said sentative and Sophomore Representative Jo US v t f have been placed on the ballot for the tudtt acti itees. runoff elections. Students can sign on to The show'-which ,caoisted roughly Solar System from now until Friday at 9 $100,000, was the second major event courasy of Jonathan Neman a.m. to cast their ballot. held and mo ored by' USG this year. Stuaenrs Anse the nigh away on stage 41 the Kanye fist owxvi in the Pritchard Gym Sunday. The race for the presidential election The enormous - success;: of the Dave was too close to provide a decisive Chapelle show, shadowed this Sunday's students. "Flee whole event went up in insidethe audience waited another hour victory. Under the USG Constitution, , .however, as-,the. crowds about ten days." for the opening act by a BET Comic any candidate or decision must be eIid :nit fill them stadium nearly to the The.c cert was marred with delays View S ian. The show finally elected by winning the support of at capacity, at.the start of the. night, when spickmts started when another comedian from least 51 percent of the student constitu "We &dn'thave a I time to were if w+ g the rain for on hour envy. The presidential election ended proffloft- #," s Jere ice, tin of because the .door opened late Once Continued on Page 4 with current USG President Sandy Curtis winning 997 votes, which is 46.72 percent of the total votes, and 'JaredWong winning 757 votes, which is 35.47 percent of the total. Accordingly, both students will be placed on the ballot for the runoff election. In Their Din Words The race for Vice President of Clubs and Organizations will include Virginia Sandy Curtis Jared Wong Morgan and Theodore Johnson. This election is resorting to a runoff because Thank you all for voting last week Now there is a nun-off My name. is Jared Wong and I am running for student who attempted to run for election for myself and -JaredWong .Please. 't wait: vote for government President. Many of you may have already met Johnson' USG Treasurer previ- SANDY CUI fIS. Your vote can make the difference! me in class or bumped into me walking the halls of Cardozo the position of committee Please vote for someone with Experience, Dedication, and or perhaps heard me speak at the numerous club meetings ously, met with the grievance Tuesday and made his case to run for a Passion for service. Vote Sandy Curtis, someone that supports I have attended. Let me first say that I cannot stress to you VP of Clubs and Organizations instead. the needs of Clubs/Organizations here on campus. enough how important it is to vote in these student govern- He was removed from the ballot for the It is important that we build a strong foundation. A Govern- ment elections. The leaders and representatives you elect will treasurer position because of various cir- mend that is student -run, student-based, and student-governed. be in charge of allocating a little over 2 million dollars of your he said. I envision building a stronger Government that is sensitive and student activity fee- money. It is therefore crucial that you cumstances, connected to the needs of the student body. Our goal will be to choose leaders who are responsible, ethical, and whose sole miaintain constant communication with the student body. My interest is your needs. Over the past month I have been trying commitment to Bee campus community over the past 3 years is to outreach to as many students on this campus as possible, evidence that this position is not a resume builder. Mr. Wong including visiting with as many clubs and club leaders as has ate tidedonly one Executive. Council meeting, and not even . possible. These clubs have ranged from the Commuter Student one Senate meeting. He has not taken the initiative to under- Association to the Society of Hispanic Engineers. I have stand the dynamics of the Organization. found that the most common problem among our students is My goal is not to slander my opponent in anyway. It is to Vthat they feel the. current government is out of touch with tl provide the members of Stony Brook University's Clubs and needs and concerns. I do not want to go into the specifics of Ojanizations with enough information so that you can make a my plans to address this growing problem but I do urge you to wise Choose someone that is willing to build on visit my website at www where you can strengths and,kaun from past mistakes, someone that is sincere find a comprehensive list of the innovative ideas and reforms and conmmitte. Members of Clubs and Organizations : Our that make up my platform. Also please to it me with your goal as student 6 KIM is to empower and mobilize the spirit of gt tk*is;and concerns. I want to know wheat you expect from service in.others So Vote for Sandy Curtis.,We are here to fulfill your next. President as well as the student Ovmment as a a purpose: a pwpose that is service driven. Thank you. whole. Wag has begun on the Solar System and I hope that (see accompanying article on page 8) you will elect me as your next USG President. 2 Cl) " FREE Deluxe Continental Breakfast " FREE Shuttle Service to SUNY, Islip Airport & Local Attractions "FREE High Speed Wireless Internet Access in Great Room & Lobby " Priority Club Benefits. * Jacuzzi Rooms and Family Suites Available H With this ad, receive an additional 10% off our E SPEIAF, Y AT * A ggg :gg * * 0g0 0 .B/ 10 Undergraduate Student Government 2004 Election Results Grand Line Total Sandy Curtis 997 46.7 2%0/ President (runoff) Brandon Fuchs 380 17.8 1% Jared Wong 757 35.4;7%/o Executive Vice President Esam Al-Shareffi 1758 President of Communications & Public Ebony Omede 1029 56.1 1% Relations Ilan Nassimi 805 43.839% President of Student Life, Programming & Tatiana Pottoratskaia 898 49.2 6% Activites Rosario Miner 925 50.774% ,. ia Acota 1376 76.9)5% Vice President of Academic Affairsa A sta1376 76.. Reijo Saajasto 412 23.C14% Treasurer Rajat Gupta 1666 .. .sErica Samuel 8848 .... Jackey Wu 828 Katie Ashwill 828 Jacueline Bachman 825 Jonanna Medrano 816 Gianna Crespo 806 Andrew Thompson790 Farrah Sattan 782 Senator (College of Arts and Sciences) Kfier Kuba 769 (Top 16 Won) Matt Rammelkamp 764 Milap Patel 747 Mehruba Anwar 738 Madhu Suryadevara 726 Richard Hsu 700 Reubin Davoudzadeh 689 Amol Amin 661 Simon (Sin Kong) Wong 656 Senator (College of Engineering) (Any 3) Taurean Dyer 213 49.1L9% Joseph Sambriski 220 50.E 1% Senator (I-SC Schools) Bryan Hull 22 61.1L1% Chris Dolley 14 36. 8%/ L10/0 Student Groups in Opposition to Governor's Budget Propo By NYPIRG leaders as their summer breaks begin restructureand cut the Tuition Assistance (TAP) by withholding one-third of Special to Statesman and the final state budget-and along Program (TAP) and reduce funding for current financial aid awards until after with it the fate of New York colleges and opportunity programs and the state's students graduate. Governor Pataki's Over 400 student groups, today, sent students -remains undecided. community colleges. We understandthat budget also includes cuts to opportu- a letter to legislative leaders with a reso- In a letter addressed to Senate New York faces challenging budgetary nity programs (EOP, HEOP, and SEEK), lution in opposition to Governor George Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, Assembly decisions, but the state's budget should community college funding, and Bundy Pataki's 2004-2005 higher education Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Higher not be balanced on the backs of college Aid. These cuts were proposed in a year budget proposal. Student governments, Education Chair Kenneth LaValle, students and their families...Our public following massive tuition increases at the cultural groups, and Greek organizations Assembly Higher Education Chair Ron colleges provide needed economic de- State and City Universities of New York. from some of New York's top institutions Canestrari, Senate Minority Leader velopment to New York and should be Student groups urged the Governor were among the signers of the resolu- David Paterson, and Assembly Minority invested in." and legislature to pass a final budget that tion. Leader Charles Nesbitt, the student In his Executive Budget for 2004- would "restore these cuts and preserve The student groups sent the resolu- groups said, "there is resounding dismay 2005, the Governor proposed to restruc- TAP, opportunity programs, and increase tion as a last minute plea to legislative for the Governor's recommendations to ture the Tuition Assistance Program support for higher education." 4CAiMP fU N s Student Activities Board Brings Kanye to Camppus Continuedfrom Page 1 recruited several ladies from the audience to Chicago took the stage.