The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 52, Ed. 1, Friday, April 15, 1983 Page: 1 of 31
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Voter turnout
The polls were open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday to allow
students to vote for class officers but few
students turned out to vote said Glen
Addison Students' Association treasurer.
The number of valid ballots cast from
the three classes on Tuesday was 596
according to figures released by Clay
Hale SA vice president. The two classes
voting on Wednesday cast 467 valid ballots.
Some officers were elected the first day
but some candidates entered one or two
days of runoffs. Results of the Thursday
runoffs were not available at press time.
In the senior class John Beyer
psychology major from Lubbock on
Tuesday was elected president with a
majority of 87 votes. Opposing him were
Len Wade who received 48 votes and
Vandalism may cause removal of vending machines
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Vending-machine vandals have struck in
Edwards Hall for the second time this
semester and school officials say- coin-
operated food and laundry jnachincs may
be removed from Edwards and other
dorms if the vandalism continues.
The most recent incident which took
place last Thursday Involved two
machines In the lobby of Edwards said
Dub Winkles director of auxiliary en-
terprises Perry Jinkerson Edwards
supervisor said the access doors on one of
the candy machines were broken out and
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light in three days of class elections
David Abston with 17 votes.
In the senior class vice presidential
race Mark Hagcr accounting major from
Enid Okla. won with 77 votes. Hagcr's
only opponent Jane Morrow received 70
votes. Julie Gipson business major from
Round Rock ran unopposed for secretary.
In the junior class candidates for
president and secretary ran unopposed.
Robert Pitman psychology major from
Fort Worth was elected president and
Ginger Barnctt home economics
education major from Alta Loma was
elected secretary.
Candidates in the junior vice
presidential race included Greg Casey
pre-mediclne major from Kingwood who
received 45 votes; Kent Smith business-
computer science from San Angelo 37
most of the contents removed. One of the
compartment doors on a sandwich vending
machine also was broken out he said.
Earlier in the semester vandals broke
out the glass of a candy machine in Ed-
wards turned the machine upside down
and shook out food and coins Winkles said.
Winkles said a representative from Key
City Vending Co. the machines' owners
called him Monday morning and said the
machine had been torn up over the
weekend and they were going to take it out.
Winkles then sent a memo to Bert Lana
director of campus security; Norman
Archibald associate dean of students ; and
votes; Melody Townee! 11 votes and Scott
Wood accounting major from Abilene 42
votes.
In a runoff Wednesday for junior vice
president Casey received 45 votes; Smith
63; and Wood 42. Casey and Smith entered
another runoff Thursday.
Candidates for sophomore president
were Mike Anderson Bible major from
Richardson who received 80 votes; Brent
Barrow business major from Fort Worth
99 votes; Jeff Duncum 23; Kirk Goodwin
24; Gene Schulle finance major from
Odessa 61 and John Slaughter 16.
In Wednesday's runoff election An-
derson received 116 votes Barrow 139 and
Schulle 59. Anderson and Barrow squared
off in another runoff Thursday
In the race for sophomore vice
Jinkerson informing them ot Key City's
plans to remove the machines.
However the machine was still in Ed-
wards lobby Thursday. Jinkerson said Key
City Vending had repaired and restocked
tho machine.
Bert Rains vending company manager
was out of town and unavailable for
comment. However a secretary at the
company said damage to the machines at
Edwards was about fiOO. She said Rains
left word that this was the only location at
which their machines have been damaged
at ACU this year but she did not know if
thu machine would be removed.
Wildcats shuffle coaches
get Allen Tappe in the deal
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Tuesday April 15 1983
Abilene Christian University
Volume 70 Number 62
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Former coed
dies Tuesday
in her home
Dcbra Cullison a former ACU student
died Tuesay morning In her Home at 241
E.S. 11th SL said Officer Joy Ivey in an
Abilene police report.
Cullison was a junior speech and hearing
therapy major from Blue Springs Neb.
until sho withdrew from school March 18
because of ill health said Winnie Glbbs.
associate dean of students.
Terry and Gywn Cundiff Culllson's
roommates found her body in her
bedroom at approximately 6:15 a.m.
Tuesday according to the police report.
Terry told the police that she went into
Culllson's room to wake her and found her
lying face-down on the floor next to the
bed. The Cundiff sisters tried to arouse her
and when they could not they called
Abilene Emergency Medical Service
according to the report.
Cullslon was pronounced dead by Justice
of the Peace Roland Dunwody at 7:20 a.m.
The cause of death has not been deter-
mined according to the report and foul
play is not suspected.
Services aro pending a t Laughlln-Hoevet
Funeral Home in Wymore Neb. Burial
will be at Blue Springs Cemetery in Blue
Springs.
Cullison transferred to ACU last fall
from York College in York Neb. She was
an honor student at York and a member of
GATA women's social club.
president Leslie Hunter public relations
major from Abilene received 126 voles;
Kent Landrum nine votes; Jimmy Orr
accounting major from Abilene 111; Mike
Sheppard accounting major from Katy
42; and Karen Stevens 18.
In Wednesday runoffs Hunter received
155 votes Orr 110 and Sheppard 47. Hunter
and Orr entered the Thursday runoff.
Running for sophomore secretary were
Lisa Banks who received 39 votes; Kelly
Beard home economics major from Fort
Worth S3; Tawn Dulin from Lubbock 120;
and Rob McClain chemistry major from
ChantlllyVa.102.
In the Wednesday runoff. Beard
received 93 votes. Dulin 120 and McClain
102. Dulin and McClain went Into a runoff
Thursday.
Tlie vandalism this year has not been
limited to food machines Winkles said.
Coin-operated washers and dryers in
Edwards Mabce and Morris dorms have
been the objects of frequent vandalism
since September he said.
The laundry rooms in each of the men's
dorms have been closed at least twice each
semester for one or more weeks so the
owner Vinson Coin-Op Laundries could
make repairs on coin slots that have been
jammed with "slugs paper gum etc."
said Winkles.
Norman Archibald dean of students
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