Disqualification spurs board, student reactions by i.ara Babbard Discussion of th e recent primnry election dhided the ASNIC Student Board and caused some tension among Its members in il.S last two meetings. NIC student Jeffrey Leonardi pre· sen1cd a petition to the board at its Feb. 18 meeting demanding a ne" primary election :ind claiming Lhat NIC 51udcnts had been misinformed in the primary election. Two c:andklates, ASNlC Praldent Sen.a Brower and Chns Joh nson. were found 10 be ineligible io run for the
office. but their 1neligibilit1 "'as 001 announced until after the results or the prima ry were kno" n. (See related story on r.1us page.) E:ich candidate for president must have a 2.0 grade point average (GPA). both for Lhe previous semester and as a cumulative nverage. Tony S,e.... art. ndviser of the boa.rd. said he did not check lhe candidates· GPAs until the day of the election. When the GPAs " e re checked. Johnson was found 10 be ineligible.
Howc-.·cr. St~art had onlv ched,cd the cumulathc GPAs. The· GPAs for the previous semester were nos looked into until se,eral da,·~ later "hen one of the candidates brought Article J , Section 4 of the ASNIC Consmuuon (which sutes that a 2.0 GPA must be ac:hic-.·ed for the pre, ious semem:rl to Ste" an·s attention. When Stewart then chcel.cd ror GPAs for Lhe prC\·ious term. Br.:Ner was found 10 be ineligible.
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Be,:iusc s1udcnb hJd been Jill'\\\ ed 10 ,·01e for 1'1,0 ClndidJt~ \\hO \\ Cf C not qualified. LeonJrdt eontendcd tha1 1he ~1udents h.1d been nu,informcd. His peuuon ron131ncd 1-- s,~na• tur<."S. obtmntd o,·er J 11\0·hour period that d.i,. Thi~ figure rcpre,ent<"d ~s percent of the number of students "ho , oted m the pnmar, ..h 's p rcll) dirtJ that t.beJ do it (di~quJhfy 1he I\\ O clndid:ites) 3fter she elccuon ·· LeonJrdi said. Ho"e\er. StC\\Jl"I pointed out 1ha1 the elections commi uec h:id done nothing tllcgal m th:11 the constnution did ncn <pcc,ficull) s1:1tc " hen c:indi· dates· GPAs mu~t be checked. It was regretful though. he s:iid. that Bro"er :ind Johnson had not been found ineligible until 3fter the election. h "as 3lso unfortun3tC. he s:iid. 1ha1 the board found a needed change m the cons1i1u11on in th,s m:1nner. continued on page -I
FridJI), Februa.r; 26, 1981
Brewe r defeats Heady for A SNIC presidency bJ Paal Balc,r
Jim Brc.. cr .and Caroh n Pfister were dected ASNIC pres1dcn1 and , 1cc prc<1den1 in Wedne~dll\ ·s general election. Bre"cr dcfc:atcd ~hb1e He;ad\ lt>l:l 10 14-1• .ind Pfis1c:r defoated lee HCGI\I 166 10 144: 14 \'Otcr. dtd not , 01e lor· prc,1dent and It> did not ,ote for ,sec prc\ldent. A total of J10 b3llot~ ,.ere ~'Ounted "hich 1s 21 pcrcen1 of the eligible NIC \'Oler, and an mcrea.~ or' pcr~nt o,er la)I ,ear's prcsiden1ial elcc11011. Bre"cr commended Head, on her camp:iittn :1nd s.11d 1hat he is anxiou, 10 i;:et slJrtcd on the Jolt . ..I tool. fol"\, :1rd 10 11 l\ :i challenge ... Bre" er ,Jid. He said he "ould lik<' more organizstionll ~tructurc m ,tudcnt government and heller Job dcscrip11on~ or JII m,oh ed . Brc-.cr ,;aid thlt he .. ould .ibo like to tool into the reasons for the recent mi,-up in lht' prc,idenual pnnul"\ • .. , don't red th.it the elecu.:,:, rommince conduc1ed thcmselws III a ,~n n,1u1c m.i.nnc:r ... he '>.lid · Brc-.er and HeJd, o.c~ declared :he "innel"> of the Feb 12 primary after ,urrcnt pn:\ldent Sen.a Bro,\cr and c:and1d.1te Chm John~n \\Crc found to be u.idem1calh 1neh~1blt e,en thou11h B""'t'" \I.JS 1he "1nner of the primor~. t\t'COrdtng i., \tuden1 bo:ird .\d, •,er Ton, Ste"' :art J bus) St"hcdule kept him from chl" ling ihe !,!flldl-:. "'nh :he re;tt\tnr before she primary. The AS!I.IC Con~111u11on dtX"s 001 £1\e a ,pcc,Jk ume lh3t this should be done. so no rule:, ""re broli.en. bu1 S1e":in said th,~ O\cn.ight "ill be t.iken care of before future cll'CtlC'n\. The r~ull, of the Ftb. 12 pnm:ir;, ,. ere !><·na B111"cr 1>" ,ote,. Jim BrC""cr ~. Debltu: Head) 52. Chm John~on -lo and Stc,e Kedtu~ I Fhe b:1!101, d,d not ccnu11n ,otc) for pre,ident. In th~ \11.1! presiden11.1I ra,e. Pf ,1e~ h;ad 111 ,01es Hc:.r~1 IOI, Rand, Keeler 2 \I.TltC·tn \l>te~ and Mici.:, ',.fou\C IC'd ;; group of ., ~ nte•ms "'nil one vo1e apiece. Fineco b.1lloh did not h~t ,01e, tor \let" prcs1dec1
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