The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, April 24, 1981 Page: 1 of 23
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Optimist
April 24
Abilene Christian University
Volume 68 Number 28
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Acuff says new election rules broken
By RACHEL 0 REAR
Optimist Stall
Several rules implemented to rented) the
"irregular" election procedures used In the
students' Association executive officer
elections two weeks ago have not been
strictly adhered to. said Pam Acuff Campus
Service Organization president
("SO is the service club that has been
chosen to conduct elections
Acuff and Damn Beasley. SA vice
president and election chairman for-
mulated these rules and explained them to
('SO members at a meeting April 9. Acuff
said The rules were used first in class of f icer
and senatorial elections Beaslev said
One rule stated that students must
present II) cards in order to vote
However some students were allowed to
vote in last Priday'8 mnofl tor junior class
president without showing their II) cards
Beaslev said he allow ed CS ) members to let
students they knew votewithout ID cards
What we're doing there is checking to
make sure we have legitimate voters II
Class senator
Elections for class senators were con
ducted Tuesday with runoffs on Wednesday
and Thursday
In the Wednesday election for senior
senators Carl Cates public relations major
from Odessa. Sandy Sweeney. English
education major from Tullahoma. Twin
and Dean Thurston from Colorado Springs.
Colo . were chosen In a runoff Judd White
Spring Foal
they can give an ID number and we know
them then we've achieved our purpc1 in
asking for ID cards.'' he said.
But Acuff said it's just not fair for your
friends to get fringe benefits when the other
people don't
Acuff said she was confused by the
change in the rule about taking ID cards
"Danny has told me that I'm in charge of
my girls He told one girl she didn't need
to take ID cards but that was a rule that I
had made lor ('SO I'm wondering am I in
charge' "she said
Another rule Acufl and Beasley made was
that no outsiders were to be allowed in the
voting booth where the workers sat
However during last Friday's runoff Acufl
said she found a friend of a ('SO worker
inside the booth talking to the woman
She said she disapproved and asked the
friend to leave a few minutes later winch he
did
"They may be your gixxl friend but gixxl
friends sometimes act irrationally and do
something they shouldn t . " she sa id
elections end
from Temple also was elected Eleven
candidates competed for these positions
In runoffs Mark Edge Bible major from
Winnsboro. Clay Hale accounting major
from Abilene. Larry Nelson history
education major from Daytona Beach Kla .
and Hob Sellers pre medicine major from
Connie were elected as junior class
senators Thirty students had entered the
vmibtew'
Photo by Rodney Goodrr
CSO workers also were informed that the
Student Senate constitution states that no
one may solicit votes inside the Campus
Center on election days Acuff said she and
CSO members had not been aware of this
restriction and some members had engaged
in this practice
Another rule stated that CSO members
were not to leave the voting booth until
someone came to relieve them. Acuff said It
they did. they were to take the ballots and
the computer lists to a Campus Center
secretary for safekeeping she said
Also workers were to act responsibly and
maturely and not argue with voters. Acuff
said A few voters made comments about
CSO "botching up the election." she said
Acufl told workers they were to thank these
people for their remarks and then ask them
to leave
Beasley decided thai the polls would be
closed if workers ran (Hit of ballots and
reopened when more ballots were acquired
No type of unofficial ballots w ere to be used.
(continued on page Aim
Thursday
junior class
From :1T) candidates freshmen chose five
students to serve as sophomore senators
next year J Hailev from Bedford. Kyle
Carter pre-medicine major from Spring.
Angela lsham. accounting major from
Decatur; Robert Reagan from U'ander.
and Ragan Young public relations major
t rom Houston w ere selected
Mayor senator
to be honored
with doctorates
By TAMMY FIELDER
Optimist Stall
liouie Welch mayor emeritus of Houston
and Sin Grant Jones of Abilene will be
awarded honorary doctoral degrees by ACU
May :t during the 7rth annual com
mencemenl exercises
Jones a native Abilenian. and Welch a
member of the ACU Bund of Trustees will
receive honorary doctor of law degrees
during the ceremony in Moody Coliseum
The Board ol Trustees chose the recipients of
the degrees
Welch graduated magna cum laude from
ACU in 1940 with a bachelor of arts degrees
in history He has been president and chief
executive officer of the Houston Chamber of
Commerce since 1974 Before thai time he
served five consecutive terms as mayor of
the city ol Houston Welch is the only person
to serve for that length of time in that
position
During his 10 years as mayor of Houston
(continued on page Aim
Ginzburg lecture
set for Tuesday
Alexander Ginzburg. exiled Soviet
dissident will speak on human rights at a
free Students' Association sponsored lecture
Tuesday at 7 p m in Cullen Auditorium said
Mary Lee Holton. SA special activities
oxirdinator.
Ginburg originally was scheduled to
speak March 24 However his passport was
stolen March Zi while he was in France and
he was unable to keep the engagement
Before the lecture Tuesday the SA will
sponsor a combined reception press con-
ference in the Living Room of the Campus
Center to give students a chance to meet
Ginzburg and the media a chance to in-
terview him. Holton said The reception will
begin at 6:30 p m
After the hour-long lecture the audience
will be given an opportunity to ask
questions During both the lecture and the
question-and-answer session Ginzburg will
use an interpreter said Holton
SnosSdO
Triple Crown
Pursley goes for third
straight relay win
Page B-4
ACU Young Republicans
Campus chapter breaks ties
with state organization
Page A-12
Evaluation Ends
Tyson Beasley
conclude SA recap
PageB-23
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