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V O L XLV NO. 28 MERCYHURST COLLEGE MAY 14, 1973

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Nominations NEW VOTING

For IMLS. SYSTEM EXPLAINED
Representatives Under the new? ward system
RUS will be composed of 44
elected in the Fall term of each
academic year and will be Fresh-
those students who will represent
his own field of study, and must
elected members. Four of these men. One will represent each therefore vote in his own district
g |WAIU)A will*constitute the executive ward and will run at large from or ward. For example, fa
Law Enforcement (to elect f i ve): ..; board and will be elected at large his entire district. The other 35 Sociology or Social Work major
Todd Allen John Hickle Steve Moran
in March of each school year. membersffwill be elected will vote in ward A in the
Frank Barry John Holt i * Mark Musial (Next year's officers have Tuesday; seven twill be chosen Sociology area. (Law Enfor-
Larry Benson Tim Hughes already been elected.) These from each ward. sw3
David Brown Marty Keeney
Bill Pi card f cement composes the other part
Bill Chatenka John Lawson
Rudy Seckey
Gerry Sica
officers will have voice and vote The wards are groups of ap- of this ward.) He or she will be
Dave Dudics Ron Meyer #' Frank Sirotnak in RUS and voice only in the proximately 200 students which able to vote for two represen-
Jennie Furney Daun Miller College Senate. The rationale for constitute all of the present major
Pat Rankin tative from a list oEHfive
this change-lies in the fact that departments in the college.(.The nominees. J ^jfe
Sociology (to elect two): they represent a group of 1200 final number of represenatives to j. The purpose of this system is
Roy Feinberg Char Kolupski Tony Palladino students and could not therefore come from each area was
Maureen Flaherty Roe Slater m threefold: L
be completely representative. determined by percentages. Each if to makelthe Representative
The other 39 members will department constitutes some per Union of * Students more
WARD 15 constitute the representatives cent of their ward. That per cent "representative;" &
Art (to elect four): and they will have voice and vote of seven (7), the total number to 2. to give commuting students a
Ken Burkhart;^ Shirley Hordinski Ron Ratliff in both the College Senate and be chosen from each ward, is the better opportunity to be in student
Judy Chimenti Sue Kraus Roy Reeves RUS. These representatives will number of students to be elected government; and
Gary Datz Shellie Lichtenwalter Sharon Smith come from the five established from a department.
John Fosco Mike Miller > Cathy Tacci wards. Five? oil them fwill"; be 3. to encourage involvement in
Elisa Guida Gerald Mizikowski Will Urspring Each voter will vote for onlv more academic activities.
Pam Habib Jonilee Mono I a Kent Williamson
Tcfrn Haughey Rich Orient ?;* Mark Zine St
Walt Phillips
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Theater Arts (to elect one): (GOVERNING BODY)
Michael Weiss Kathleen Zangrelli

Music (toelect two;:

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Lou Cannarozzi d_ Mary O'Connor Bobbie Wenstran
Mar ky Lloyd ? Steve Schaffner Paul West

WARD C PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

Biology (to elect two)
Rick Bast in Craig Kearn Joan Popovich (recommendB)
Rick Horanic. Mary Grace Klescz Jan Rectenwald

Chemistry, Earth-Space Science, General

Science, Mathematics (to elect one): ACADEMIC * DEAN DEAN OF_STUDENTS
Judith Gormont Tom Jawbrek Frances Portka
Mary Beth Hanes Debbie Thomas COLLEGE SENATE
Home Economics (to elect four):
Susan Bauer §
(recommends)
Anna Lapa Sharon Perkins
Nancy Borowski Nancy Pentak. Sally Schismenos
Patty Flanagan Karen Schultz $
composed of administration + faculty + 1/3 students (RUS)
i WARD D RUS. members constitute ' o of the college senate. The college senate octs as a recommending body (or the Board
Elementary Education (to elect six): of Trustees. All recommendations are approved by the trustees.
Patti Beck YvetteMaier Tina Shenk
Liz Hicks "* Kathy Maurer Jf, Joe Solomon
Jeff Ivannone* Marilyn Mc Kriskey Kathy Thompson

English (toelect one):

R.U.S. R.U.S. BUDGET
K Colleen McManamon Anne Mashinic Sharon Warner
Purpose And EXPENDITURES. '72-'73
WARD E Club A llott ineiits: . The Bridge
(drug center)
Business (to elect three):
Dario Cipriani £ Louise Herbst
Functions Senior Class .& W$jfg $1500.00
Junior Class 968.00 We, the People
200.00
275.00
Russell Franklin Peggy Ogorchock
Fred Sueski. Sophomore Class 747.00 Art Thesis 200.00
Claire White The purpose of the Buses for j
Rose Scott Freshman Class 500.00
Representative Union of Students P.S.E.A. W: 250.00 NAIA playoffs j 200.00
Intercultural Students (to elect one): ^according to Article II Jof the Alpha Psi Omega 200.00 Child Development
Cecilia Kelly |Constitution is to: Drama | s 800.00 Laboratory | 800.00
Deborah Zera constitute one-third of the Biology 50.00 Total € \ \&L% ; 12740.72
History (to elect one): composite College Senate. . Council for Student Activities
Laura Grotzinger
.to represent student body f-, Exceptional Children 250.00 Requests and Expenditures:
Tom Di Stef ano
Tom Heberle £m voice and vote in the College Totaj -i t 5265.00 Fall Term plus ? * i f
Robert Whiteman p Senate *| I Other Expenditures: Intersession $2,308.00 $3,650.00
and | I Student Activities Winter Term 1,900.00 2,186.00
Political Science (to elect one): investigate, initiate, and Director Salary 5000.00 Spring Term 1,875.00
A J . Adams Paul Hanes • direct Student Affairs, i Spring Weekend 2300.00 Totals i $6,083 $5,836 + ?
Bruce Chase Ron Susmarski | The functions of the Conventions * " 086.00 TOTAL 12,740.72
^Representative Union of Students Student Directories 265.29 Expenditures 5,265.00
according toiarticlefXIII of the Black Culture 5,836.00
Psychology (to elect one): Constitution is to: ? i Weekend 550.00 23,841.72
Paul Dor an I organize and. conduct all Microphones 305.00
Sam Johnson traditional ^ceremonies, lystem 759.43 Note: Does not include capital
Joyce Sonper (Continued on , Paae 2) expend^.
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Records
^Every year the student body is
asked to choose new student
representatives.
However, students are never
given any real criterion to judge
candidates.
Sincef voiting records aren't
kept, the Merciad has decided to
The R.U.S. constitution states
that "Any representative who
misses three Represenative
Union of Students | meetings
without sending an alternate will
be dropped from the Union. Also,
$ only four alternates may be sent
by any one representative during
the course of the year."
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publish the /attendance records

for College Senate and R.U.S. If one believes in a strict con-
meetings to aid students in their stitutional interpretation, 21
voting selections. I I | R.U.S. members should have
been dropped for missing 3 or
Listed below are the attendance more meetings and 1 member for
records >of this$|| year's having too many alternates.
representatives.
There were a total of 14 R.U.S. This would eliminate hall of the
and Senate Meetings this year. present R.U.S. members

R,U.S. Attendence Record

(for 14 meetings)
Member Meetings Meetings
attended missed Alternates

President James McAndrew m 2 o

Vice President Bob Pettinelli 9 4 I
Secretary Alexis Walker 12 0 2
Treasurer Karyn Smith 13 1 0
Sophomore Representatives:
11 3 0 Sr. Matthew Comments On R.U+S.
Frank Barry
Dan Cannon I 77 • 4 3
0
R.U.S. I RUS serves a dual purpose: in year serve the remainder of her
RoeD'Orta I t 7
2 addition to conducting student term as Senate President, views
Louise Finney
Maureen Flaherty
Marty Keeney
Char Kolupski
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Minutes
The£ Representaive Union of
the new constitutional revision of
RUS as aniopportunity for
students^ to 8 become more
academically involved in the
Rose Scott 1 Students met Wednesday, May 2, Senate. She is convinced that it is
Diane Snee I 6 A 7
2 1 1973 at 7:42 in Room 214 Zurn^ | "a good plan" and is certain that
Bev Welsh Jgffi V *# 4 11 0 Sharon Staso moved that next it will allow \for ] adequate
Claire White 1 2
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v year's RUS officers be allotted representation. fThe Senate
Junior Representatives: . the money through the business? President hopes that students will
Darip Cipriani 11 1 2 office to pay for three?credits. take advantage of this chance to
Renee Clark 8 4 2 Seconded and passed by vote of 13 become involved in an area which
10 4 0 to 3.1 The rationale for this mgpi should have meaning to each
Dave Collins decision was two-fold: ra*ws»^w**«^
individual. She hopes for another
Tom DiStefanog 10 4 0
Chris Dodd^ 7 % 4 3 1. Merciad Staff, Literary activities, it constitutes one third successful ^year ;of Senate
Roy Feinbergj k 128 3 3 Magazine Staff, and Praeterita of the membership of the Mcr business and is looking forward to
Bob Gearhart 1 2 0 Staff receive monetary com- cyhurst|College? Senate. Sister working with the soon-to-be-
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Marianne Jacobs 9 2 3 pensation through the business Mary Matthew, who will next elected RUS members.
Dave Kuhrt 5 8 1 office for their services; and ••" •• * • t i i !•

Kathy Thompson 12 1 1 | 2. The amount was not so great

Georgette Urgd 9 5 0 as to encourage running for office Purpose And. . . (Continued From Page 1)
for the financial element alone.
- Senior Representatives: It was decided that the com- meetings, and other ex- recommend and initiate policy
Gerald Barron 9 5 0 mittee on allotments from the last, tracurricular functions concerning social activities. This
t & ' regulate the extracurricular committee shall work in con-
AlBelovarac {* 10 4 0 meeting would propose a com-
Tom Frank • 7 5 2 plete system at the next meeting and co-curricular {activities junction with the Student
Dave Horvath Vt 3 0 for the members to vote on at that of all class associations, Activities Director...
Sharon Kes tier | 5 4 5 time. Suggested elements to clubs and pother ^student 3. Academic Affairs - This
13 1 0 constitute a club were: an ad- organizations and determine committee has the authority to
Bob Parks the regulations that [I they? study, recommend and initiate
Janet Radanovich 9 4 1 visor, a constitution, elected
11 1 2 officers, and perhaps a man- shall maintain in the conduct! policy concerning academic
Carmine Sciancelepre of these* functions... Thef programs, activities,
Marlene Smith 11 3 0 datory number of memebers. requirements and standards...; v
Vikki Yurcovic 11 3 0 I It was decided thati the final following are the Standing|
RUS meeting for the 1972-1973 Committees established by| 4. Community-Centered Affairs
school year would be held at an the Representative Union oi^ - This* commitlee has the
Freshmen Representatives (for seven meetings) Students: authority to study, recommend
Debi D'Alessandris1 V
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0 official dinner. The members and initiate £ policy concerning

Peggy Flocos 3 4 0 give power to the executive board 1. Cultural Affairs -I This student* involvement in com
Mary Anne Gavrile 4 3 0 to determine which of the present committee has the authority to munity programs and functions.
Elisa Guida 3 4 0 membership should be invited to study, ^recommend and initiate It shall be the goal oi this com
Sam Johnson ) 4 2 1 the meeting. As far as possible, policy and special programs for mittee to establish good college-
Ray Korzeniowski 1 6 0 the constitution should be cultural events... community relations through
Daun Miller *£ 4 3 0 followed. Borderline cases will be 2. Social Affairs - Thisicom- active participation in com-
LynnWeiderlander 2 5 0 decided by the executive board. mit tee has the authority to study, munity activities...
Nancy Pentak 7 0 0 The meeting adjourned at 8:43.
Frank Sirotnak 3 4 0 Respectfully submitted,
Sue Yockey 4 3 0 Alexis Walker
Secretary
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