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Torch Vol. 72, HO. 23 USPS 988-720 Monday, April 7, II Campaigners deride incumbents By Kevin Conley Gripes against the incumbent Student Senate dominated the responses of presidential and vice presidential candidates at Wednesday's candidate forum sponsored by the Torch. All eight candidates running for the two student offices took digs st the present Paul Henry-led senate. Complaints ranged from calling it poor at communicating with students to label ing it "asinine." Rick Cory, Doug Evans, and Brian Popp are vying to take Henry's place as president in the April 9 election. Niels Andersen, Cliff Bryan, William Caldwell, Dave Erickson, and Jerry Huener represented those seeking office of student body vice president. Caldwell withdrew from the race Friday. A crowd of approximately 30 asked questions during the two-and-a-half- hour press conference. Cory said students received a "very bad deal" from this year's senate because if failed to relate important issues to the students. Both of the' other presidential candidates judged the senate more harshly. "Senate leadership is not acting in the best interests of the students," Popp said. Evans accused the present senate of ignoring the average student because its leadership has been "hand-in-hand with 'Campaigners' to 10 Among the candidates presenting their views st Wednesday's forum are, from left, Dave Erickson, Doug Evans, Rick Cory, Brian Popp, Niels Andersen.and and Bill Caldwell who later w drew from race Elections: a look back 1979 campaign accusations aired By Dan Friedrich "To this day, I want to know who was throwing bricks through my window the weekend before the election. . .One morning I woke up to the sound of cracking glass. That's just an example of the lengths this stupid thing went to." That's how Mara Kleinschmidt, one of the three defeated candidates for student body president last year, describes that election. A lengthy Torch investigation into the presidential race during that election has revealed numerous Election Code violations, common use of "gifts" to finance campaigns without formally exceeding spending limits, questionable neutrality on the part of the Elections Committee, and at least the one instance cited above of property damage apparently connected with the election. With present Elections Committee Chairman Kathy Hern reporting numerous allegations each day about campaign violations in the current senate races, a look at last year's proceedings may put the election into perspective. While all persons interviewed agreed the election was a fiasco, they didn't agree on much else. Some representative remarks: Paul Henry, the winning candidate: "In my lengthy experience in campus Eolitics, last year's election was the loodiest, and I ascribe that to the S'Sting personality of Howard Wertz. e was so vicious all the time. Personal attacks all the time. I mean, come on, that's not what politics ia about. . .The kind of venom that he spewed out and the kind of allegations never occurred. "I was totally unprepared for what happened in the last election. If I had Research Notebook been prepared, I would have paid much closer attention to the campaigns of the other candidates in order to document the violations that were perpetrated by their organizations.. .1 learned that politics is a very dirty game and I don't intend to be involved in it again." Candidate Howard Wertz: "It clearly was not a fair election. . .Paul (Henry) put people on (endorsement) posters when he had only asked them if he'd make a good president. . .The whole election was really rancid the way Paul ran his campaign." Lori Pless, campaign worker for Henry: "I just don't think you'll get an honest campaign on this campus.'' Larry Meister, the other candidate, died following an automobile accident last semester. O Among the recurrent charges was that Henry had overspent the $25 spending limit in the Elections Code. Kleinschmidt said, "It put me in a state of incredible disbelief that he could put up all his things for under $25." Wertz echoed her: "I didn't know how anyone could have that many posters and pay a fair retail rate." The posters in question were printed at Boy-Conn Printers, Inc., in Valparaiso, Boy-Conn Manager Gary Connors verified. Their cost was ' 'less than $25, but not (by) much,'' he said. They were on high-quality poster- board and included a picture of Henry. Pless admits Henry "didn't put in a receipt (to the Elections Committee) for tape or anything," saying these were supplied by campaign workers like herself, ana were consequently excluded since the Elections Code "says only candidate expenditures." But she denies Henry spent more than permissible on the Boy-Conn posters. "Paul was in charge of ordering things for DTP (Delta Theta Phi law fraternity, of which he is a member) and he ordered a lot of things. . .from Boy-Conn. He got a discount. . .The receipt he turned in (to the Elections Committee) just had his posters on it. He originally got a y receipt with Delta Theta Phi stuff * mixed in with his posters. So he just ^ 'Accusations' to 2 ^- ^ Tuition, room, and food fees to swell in fall Tuition charges at VU will be increased between 12 and 16 percent for the 1980-81 academic year. Tuition in the College of Arts and Sciences and Christ College has been set at $1,750 per semester, up $190 from 1979-80. For the Colleges of Business Administration and Nursing, tuition will be $1,800 per semester, up $240 from 1979-80; and for the College of Engineering it will be $1,850 per semester, also up $240 from the prior year. For the School of Law, tuition will be $2,200 per semester, a $220 increase over 1979-80. A measure taken by the university to offset the tuition increases is removal of all former instructional, laboratory, and studio fees, which will now be covered by tuition — with the exception of such special fees as those related to music and the professional semester for education students. Steady increases in fixed costs, including energy,, utilities, and food, were cited as reasons for the setting of meal plan charges at $440 to $525 per semester, depending on the plan chosen, and room rent at $400 per semester. As a result of board approval for a student-fee increase approved by student referendum last fall, the general fee will be increased by $3 per semester, to $86 per semester. VU President Robert V. Schnabel blamed inflation for the tuition increases and added, "We commit ourselves to continue searching for ways to help meet students' financial needs." Family problems to be topic of annual meeting VU will host the annual "Families in Trouble" Conference April 10. This is the third consecutive year the conference, a collaborative effort of the Hammond Public School System. Purdue University Calumet, Indiana University Northwest, and VU, has convened in northwest Indiana. The goal of the conference is two-fold: to make available to the general public professionals such as school teachers and counselors, nurses, members of the clergy, psychotherapists, and employees within the criminal justice and social service systems, and to make available to university students information on recent developments in a wide range 'Family'to 10 Inside ••♦ Tenure tightrope — page 2 Senate 'Steeplechase' —pages 6,7,8 & 9
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Newspaper title | The Torch, April 7, 1980 |
Alternate Title | The torch of Valparaiso University; The Valparaiso Torch; The Valparaiso University Torch; The Scorch |
Date Published | 1980-04-07 |
Edition | Volume 72, Number 23 |
Organization | Valparaiso University |
Location | Valparaiso, Indiana |
Subject | Student publications--Student newspapers and periodicals; College student newspapers and periodicals |
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Newspaper title | The Torch, April 7, 1980 |
Alternate Title | The torch of Valparaiso University; The Valparaiso Torch; The Valparaiso University Torch; The Scorch |
Date Published | 1980-04-07 |
Edition | Volume 72, Number 23 |
Organization | Valparaiso University |
Location | Valparaiso, Indiana |
Subject | Student publications--Student newspapers and periodicals; College student newspapers and periodicals |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Resolution | 400 dpi |
Publisher | Valparaiso University; Creekside Digital |
Digital Format | TIFF |
Original Format | 35 mm microfilm |
Language | English |
Transcripts | Torch Vol. 72, HO. 23 USPS 988-720 Monday, April 7, II Campaigners deride incumbents By Kevin Conley Gripes against the incumbent Student Senate dominated the responses of presidential and vice presidential candidates at Wednesday's candidate forum sponsored by the Torch. All eight candidates running for the two student offices took digs st the present Paul Henry-led senate. Complaints ranged from calling it poor at communicating with students to label ing it "asinine." Rick Cory, Doug Evans, and Brian Popp are vying to take Henry's place as president in the April 9 election. Niels Andersen, Cliff Bryan, William Caldwell, Dave Erickson, and Jerry Huener represented those seeking office of student body vice president. Caldwell withdrew from the race Friday. A crowd of approximately 30 asked questions during the two-and-a-half- hour press conference. Cory said students received a "very bad deal" from this year's senate because if failed to relate important issues to the students. Both of the' other presidential candidates judged the senate more harshly. "Senate leadership is not acting in the best interests of the students" Popp said. Evans accused the present senate of ignoring the average student because its leadership has been "hand-in-hand with 'Campaigners' to 10 Among the candidates presenting their views st Wednesday's forum are, from left, Dave Erickson, Doug Evans, Rick Cory, Brian Popp, Niels Andersen.and and Bill Caldwell who later w drew from race Elections: a look back 1979 campaign accusations aired By Dan Friedrich "To this day, I want to know who was throwing bricks through my window the weekend before the election. . .One morning I woke up to the sound of cracking glass. That's just an example of the lengths this stupid thing went to." That's how Mara Kleinschmidt, one of the three defeated candidates for student body president last year, describes that election. A lengthy Torch investigation into the presidential race during that election has revealed numerous Election Code violations, common use of "gifts" to finance campaigns without formally exceeding spending limits, questionable neutrality on the part of the Elections Committee, and at least the one instance cited above of property damage apparently connected with the election. With present Elections Committee Chairman Kathy Hern reporting numerous allegations each day about campaign violations in the current senate races, a look at last year's proceedings may put the election into perspective. While all persons interviewed agreed the election was a fiasco, they didn't agree on much else. Some representative remarks: Paul Henry, the winning candidate: "In my lengthy experience in campus Eolitics, last year's election was the loodiest, and I ascribe that to the S'Sting personality of Howard Wertz. e was so vicious all the time. Personal attacks all the time. I mean, come on, that's not what politics ia about. . .The kind of venom that he spewed out and the kind of allegations never occurred. "I was totally unprepared for what happened in the last election. If I had Research Notebook been prepared, I would have paid much closer attention to the campaigns of the other candidates in order to document the violations that were perpetrated by their organizations.. .1 learned that politics is a very dirty game and I don't intend to be involved in it again." Candidate Howard Wertz: "It clearly was not a fair election. . .Paul (Henry) put people on (endorsement) posters when he had only asked them if he'd make a good president. . .The whole election was really rancid the way Paul ran his campaign." Lori Pless, campaign worker for Henry: "I just don't think you'll get an honest campaign on this campus.'' Larry Meister, the other candidate, died following an automobile accident last semester. O Among the recurrent charges was that Henry had overspent the $25 spending limit in the Elections Code. Kleinschmidt said, "It put me in a state of incredible disbelief that he could put up all his things for under $25." Wertz echoed her: "I didn't know how anyone could have that many posters and pay a fair retail rate." The posters in question were printed at Boy-Conn Printers, Inc., in Valparaiso, Boy-Conn Manager Gary Connors verified. Their cost was ' 'less than $25, but not (by) much,'' he said. They were on high-quality poster- board and included a picture of Henry. Pless admits Henry "didn't put in a receipt (to the Elections Committee) for tape or anything" saying these were supplied by campaign workers like herself, ana were consequently excluded since the Elections Code "says only candidate expenditures." But she denies Henry spent more than permissible on the Boy-Conn posters. "Paul was in charge of ordering things for DTP (Delta Theta Phi law fraternity, of which he is a member) and he ordered a lot of things. . .from Boy-Conn. He got a discount. . .The receipt he turned in (to the Elections Committee) just had his posters on it. He originally got a y receipt with Delta Theta Phi stuff * mixed in with his posters. So he just ^ 'Accusations' to 2 ^- ^ Tuition, room, and food fees to swell in fall Tuition charges at VU will be increased between 12 and 16 percent for the 1980-81 academic year. Tuition in the College of Arts and Sciences and Christ College has been set at $1,750 per semester, up $190 from 1979-80. For the Colleges of Business Administration and Nursing, tuition will be $1,800 per semester, up $240 from 1979-80; and for the College of Engineering it will be $1,850 per semester, also up $240 from the prior year. For the School of Law, tuition will be $2,200 per semester, a $220 increase over 1979-80. A measure taken by the university to offset the tuition increases is removal of all former instructional, laboratory, and studio fees, which will now be covered by tuition — with the exception of such special fees as those related to music and the professional semester for education students. Steady increases in fixed costs, including energy,, utilities, and food, were cited as reasons for the setting of meal plan charges at $440 to $525 per semester, depending on the plan chosen, and room rent at $400 per semester. As a result of board approval for a student-fee increase approved by student referendum last fall, the general fee will be increased by $3 per semester, to $86 per semester. VU President Robert V. Schnabel blamed inflation for the tuition increases and added, "We commit ourselves to continue searching for ways to help meet students' financial needs." Family problems to be topic of annual meeting VU will host the annual "Families in Trouble" Conference April 10. This is the third consecutive year the conference, a collaborative effort of the Hammond Public School System. Purdue University Calumet, Indiana University Northwest, and VU, has convened in northwest Indiana. The goal of the conference is two-fold: to make available to the general public professionals such as school teachers and counselors, nurses, members of the clergy, psychotherapists, and employees within the criminal justice and social service systems, and to make available to university students information on recent developments in a wide range 'Family'to 10 Inside ••♦ Tenure tightrope — page 2 Senate 'Steeplechase' —pages 6,7,8 & 9 |
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