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i "Let Each Become-Aware1 I Volume XXXVIII, Number 56 __ Thursday, May 4, 1995 _ Founded [9571 Hick . Hicks Beats Harris~~~~~~~i Unofficial Results Released By Election Board Name Annette Hicks As Next Polity PresidenlL laws require candidates to be at BYJASON YUNG However, the Polity judiciary meeting, and that meeting a week ago." juniors to run, Bollers Statesman Staff Judiciary made a ruling furthermore, "[The Judiciary] Bruzzese had apparently least He pointed out that the Polity Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon that said I could run, and now they are inquired about this earlier. As of Constitution, which supersedes unofficial disqualified Pace. According to going back [on their word]." -said that the election board told Annette Hicks is the only requires the Election Board by-laws, a Chief Justice of the him "time and time again" that all by-laws, Polity President-elect. sophomore standing to run for the joining Hicks Unofficially non-Presidential positions,. In Council will be on the Executive other words, there is no formal Rosner, Vice President- Nicole provision such as an amendment Lisa Mather, Secretary- elect; that restricts freshman from Abel, Senior el-ect; Erika running for Vice President. Cherri Lee, Representative-elect; In a separate ruling, the Junior Representative-elect; and Judiciary ruled that there would Monique Maylor, Sophomore be no run-off election for Senior Representative-elect. Representative. Commuter According to unofficial Student Association President results released by the Election Erika Abel received the most Board Monday, Hicks is a secure votes, with 400 out of 840 votes. winner with 60.1 % of the vote Runner-up Julio Alarcon received (985 out of 1639). IFSC 344 votes, giving him 41.0% to Secretary Lisa Mather won -bythe Abel's 47.6%. largest margin? getting 76.6% of Since Abel did not win by the vote (1095 out of 1430). more than 10%, the Election Cherri Lee also won comfortably Annette Hicks ruled that there should be with 64.0% of the vote (352 out Board- Vincent a run-off. Many felt that this of 550). --- candidate for President or Vice Polity President Crystal Plati (right) argues with Chief Justice decision to disqualify Laura Pace as VP decision was made after The Vice Presidential race president must be a junior or Bruzzese over Judiciary's candidate determining the unofficial results would have been too close to call. senior in the year in which he or and was therefore biased. Current Sophomore she takes office. Pace, who will Judiciary, Vincent Bruzzese, said there was no clause in the by- "I don't think a run-off Representative Nicole Rosner be a sophomore next year, did not he stumbled across the clause in laws saying Pace couldn't run. scheduled during the Wednesday was in a virtual tie with current meet this criteria. question Tuesday night, knowing Sean Bollers, Election Board during finals week would be a Freshman Representative Laura Pace, when reached for that there would be questions Chair, says that this decision will Pace. Rosner got 706 votes to comment, did not feel the concerning another matter. Had not hold. First of all, Pace was See RESULTS, Page 3 Pace's 701; there were 19 write- decision was fair. She claimed he seen this "a week ago, there not present at the meetings. ins. she was not contacted about the would have been an emergency -Although the Election Board by- Cogeneration Plant Escap( Tes-axes BY RICHARD D. COLE : . Ryan said that he had turned Special to Statesman to the New York State Office of As reported earlier in the Real Property Services and' Statesman, -May Ist was the SUNY'attorneys for help in deadline for the Brookhaven deciding this issues. Assessor's office to come to a Counsel for the Office of decision regarding the taxable Real Property Services, Emily status of the cogeneration power Goodman, said that this case was plant,, located on the west very complicated and that campus, according to New York without seeing the actual contract State law. signed between the State The 40 megawatt Attorney General and NCP, it cogeneration plant is owned and would be impossible to make a operated by the Nissequogue definitive call on this case. Cogeneration Partners Assistant Superintendent for corporation (NCP). NCP is a Business of the Three Village shell corporation owned jointly Central School Districtl, John by Public Service Enterprises Lorentz, said that the district was Group of New Jersey and Brookhaven Town Officials fear a lawsuit if the Cogeneration Plant still interested in purchasing Brooklyn Union Gas. on the West Campus is levied a tax discounted electricity from the James Ryan, Brookhaven's Ryan also said that he felt the It's not as clear cut as people University. The Superintendent assessor, said that he had not State of New York would file think it is. So, I am still up in of Schools, Dr. Barter, and come to a decision and that it was litigation against his office if he the air with it," he said. Lorentz are scheduled to meet unlikely that a decision would be taxed the plant for "assessing Ryan spoke of several with University President Shirley made this year. "It would things illegally." concerns. "I don't know what Strum Kenny next week to probably end up in litigation if I "At the moment, I am still the relationship is between the further discuss this issue. were to tax it because there is an waiting for information from owner of the plant and S UNY .. Currently- Xthe school issue of public benefit that is SUNY Albany and there is a lot . We have to address the issue of district spends just under one generated out of this," Ryan said. more to this than meets the eye. public benefit." See COGEN. Page 5 2 M 0 Crime Stopper: one who reports crime because it's the right thing to do. Look, all of us are victims of crime at one time or another. And for those lucky enough not to be, you certainly know someone who's been hurt by crime. So, if you have info about a crinne that's been committed, call Crime Stoppers. All information will be kept strictly confidentia I- you don't even have to tell them your name! Best of all, you can help the good guys catch the bad guys. 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Staff festival seating is one concern, there are Yesterday evening, Annette Hicks other security and safety issues that need took time out from the Campus Life to be addressed before changing any OFF Awards to talk about her imminent policy. Presidency. Another issue is administrative costs Hicks was glad that the students had within Polity. Hicks pointed out that many shown their support, saying that they made items in-the administrative budget YOUR their choice clear as to who should be normally would not be included in that of leading student government. a business. In particular, many of the The first thing Hicks wants to do as salaries and stipends go back tostudents. Polity President is to carry out a full-scale Without stipends, Polity would become an- recruitment and publicity campaign. elitist organization; with stipends, it Hicks hopes to show what Polity has to provides enough compensation to allow BACK offer, and at the same-time, to ask the students to devote their time and efforts students what they want from student to their work. government. In closing, Hicks said, "I thank [the : Hicks' opponent, Gershwin Senator students] for their support, and I thank I know Sean Harris, garnered 40 percent of the them for-believing in me, because I vote, but Hicks said that she shared many that I wouldn't be here if there weren' of the concerns addressed by Harris' students that disregarded the negative platform. press and I'm looking forward to working For instance, there would be further with them, and that I hope we have a El dialogue with the Office of Student Affairs productive and progressiveyear." 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