University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository 1980 The aiD ly Lobo 1971 - 1980 4-14-1980 New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 083, No 132, 4/ 14/1980 University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1980 Recommended Citation University of New Mexico. "New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 083, No 132, 4/14/1980." 83, 132 (1980). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1980/57 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The aiD ly Lobo 1971 - 1980 at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1980 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. New DEPTs Mexico ail obo Monday, April14, 1980 Intimidation, unfair election. charged Complaints follow ASlh election By Manuel Franco literature on the truck belonged The matter must now go to the ballot positions and the two A pollwatcher · in last week's to IFC and not to ;my can­ ASUNM Student Court and, highest number of endorsements ASUNM general election was didates, the commission had no according to Article VI, Section 2 of any candidates (nine for found guilty by the Elections jurisdiction on this particular of the ASUNM campaign laws, if Domme and eight for :Hester), he Commission Friday of in· activity, said Marti Atchinson, the court agrees that Hernandez and Hester had the two lowest timidating voters at a polling commission chairperson. is guilty, he can be fined no less vote totals at three of the seven place during the second day of Commission member Everett than $100. voting machines and two of the the election. Spivey, who was working at the ASUNM Attorney General four lowest vote totals at the Also, the commission did not polling place at the time of the Mark Sims said that if the other four machines. validate the results of the incident, said the IFC truck student court agrees with the Tobias displayed statistics and ASUNM senatorial race because brought seven sorority women, commission on Hernandez' guilt, graphs to the commission that he of a complaint brought by un· none of whom had beer in their he hopes to "find a suitable said showed vote totals for possession, to the shuttle bus punishment for him. I don't see Domme and Hester, 461 and 404 successful senatorial candidate • TomDomme. stop to vote. how we can get $100 out of him, respectively, were unusually far -~·, . Phil Hernandez, who the Spivey said after four of the especially since he's not a below the average vote total of '~. ,,.,.. ··l commission said was a women had voted, Hernandez student." 645 received by the other can­ >;j ,. • ~ pollwatcher for presidential came over to him and complained Sims said one possible punish· didates. ~:~·· \: candidate Michael Gallegos and "with his voice raised" about the ment could be to "attach" the After much discussion; the Phil Hernandez vice presidential candidate IFC truck and threatened to go fine to Hernandez' records so (!OmmlSSIOn decided not to Object of charges Louise Wheeler, was found guilty to the campus police. Hearing that Hernandez will have to pay validate the senatorial election of intimidating four sorority this, the seven women, three of the fine before he could re-enroll results, while Domme attempts women last Wednesday who had whom were still waiting to vote, atUNM. to initiate a rerun election voted at the shuttle bus stop left. After the women and the Domme' s complaint centered through action in the student ,._ -J'Jiill•·..... ""' polling place and three other truck left, Hernandez came back on a metal stud put on voting court. The winners in last week's sorority women who were waiting and continued to complain machines over senatorial can­ senatorial election are scheduled -""' to vote. loudly, intimidating other voters didate Ben Lane's name and to be provisionally sworn in The commission said this was in the process, Spivey said. voting lever to prevent anyone today at noon in the ASUNM h-'1 violation of Article VI, Sec­ Atchinson said "to let a non­ from voting for him. Lane with· office on the second floor of the tions 2D and 2E of the ASUNM student (Hernandez) come on drew the night before the elec· SUB. campaign laws. campus and interrupt polling tions. The comm1ssmn also in­ "I deny all such charges," places . (has) got to .be Lane had the number three validated the defeat last week of Ht'm:tndez sairi Sunday. "I wet-~ stoppPd and. disc.Ot!l'agi?d rip-ht l)C.'Sition on the blllhJt, pre..•C>ded thr IFC'~ propose<~ budget,, IF(' informing a commission member now." by Elliott Hester and Domme. president Leonard Garcia said of a possible campaign violation. Currently representing Domme and supporter Damon the group's budget was voted I The girls took off on their own. I Wheeler in a court case against Tobias said the election was down because of the trouble IFC did not address them directly." the ASUNM Popular Enter· inadvertently unfair, because had . in getting people from the :~A The incident apparently tainment Committee, Hernandez Domme and Hester were isolated fraternities and sororities to vote ~ _::_v&_ .. ~~.rj. centered around the Inter­ said he was a student last from the other candidates by the after the intimidation incident TomDomme fraternity Council using a truck semester, but left for "personal metal stud. Domme and Tobias Wednesday. The IFC lost on the Seeks runoff election to bring fraternity and sorority reasons" and plans to return in claimed many voters thought the budget by 29 votes. members to the polls. The truck the summer. He was a math senatorial ballot started after the Garcia said now that IFC's before the ASUNM Senate next was also carrying beer, which major and an ASUNM Senator metal stud and limited their defeat has been invalidated, the semester, as stated in the was given to voters the truck for two years. Ironically, he said, voting to the 13 candidates group will not be limited to ASUNM Constitution, Garcia brought to the polls. he is also the author of the positioned after the stud. receiving only 75 percent of the said the IFC budget may appear Since IFC is a private section of the campaign law he is Domme pointed out that $2,540 proposed for IFC on the on the ballot again if a runoff organization and campaign accused of violating. despite having the first two budget when it goes up for review election is declared. -.,--... -••• I lUff ~Ill L J a t. J Egypt joins U.S. boycott of Olympics COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UPI) - Government officials predicted Sunday that America's boycott of the summer games in Moscow would receive widespread support from the free world. Egyptian athletes were the first to get on the boycott bandwagon and Canada, West Germany and Australia appeared ready to join the United States. Aides to President Carter said they felt nations would follow now that the United States Olympic Committee has officially agreed to stay away from the games. J. The USOC voted by a margin ~ of 1,604-797 Saturday to support ~ . ·. '; Carter's demands for a boycott ·~ because of the Soviet Union's ..U::\.' . .. invasion of Afghanistan. The president of Japan's •••• olympic committee said the USOC's action would probably Members of the Santa Clara Pueblo perform one of their part of the festivities for UNM's 25th celebration of Nizhoni have an effect on his country's tribal rain dances Saturday in Johnson Gym. The dance was Days. (Photo by Pen-Chi Chou) boycott decision next month. Page 2, New MPxieo Daily Lobo, Aprill1. 1>)1;0 Page 3, New Mexico Daily Lobo, Aprill4, lUll() National Briefs byUPI several hours when she was found Eve:t;y_Monday Carter might use by her husband, civil attorney Inflation spawns Don Martinson. A path of Is. Coupon Monday force on Iranians clothing led to the woman's nude large tax refunds WASHINGTON - President body and a macrame plant­ In the Daily Lobo Carter, in an interview made hanger was wrapped around her WASHINGTON- Benjamin public Sunday, said Iran will face neck. Franklin once said, "In this forceful - perhaps military - On a bedroom mirror was the world, nothing is certain but U.S. action if any of the 50 message written in lipstick; death and taxes." Tuesday, American hostages are harmed or "Now we are even, Don." Uncle Sam expects you to square put on trial. Authorities at first believed up on the latter. VNM ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM Carter also said America's the note was addressed to her The nearly 93 million American security must be "the paramount husband, but police spokesman taxpayers are expected to have ~ interest" in a choice between the Bob Shaw said it may have been mailed in their returns to the r-................................................................................................................ nation's best interests and the Hemphill's signature. Internal Revenue Service or ~ . ~ lives of the hostages. requested an extension by The president disclosed that he Radiation levels midnight Tuesday. ~ I bas called on U.S. allies to join in Two out of every three already have done their duty, and the I ~ strong political and economic dangerous in 1945 ~ STUDENT RESEARCH sanctions against Iran by a reward has been handsome in I specific date. WASHINGTON- Two U.S. many cases with refunds I ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE ~ The administration hopes the government research teams in averaging $590.53 - up $100 I<Juropean Common Market 1945 found low-level radiation in from a year ago. I {Sili\C) I Most people who get refunds nations will agree on economic the Nagasaki, Japan area that ~ Last meeting May 6th for all summer ~ sanctions when they meet April was about twice the level now tend to file early returns, 21, and will break diplomahic considered safe for nuclear however, and the chances are ~ allocations.