Inscape, Vol. 53, Issue 16

              . SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION •
TH E C O L L EG E O F SA IN T R O S E A p r il 2 8 , 1 9 8 9 V o lum e 5 3 ,
R E C O R D N U M B E R O F V O T E R S
IN S A E L E C T IO N S
By BILL SMITH
Jodie Fiorcllo, A Junior and ihe currcnt
Student Association Vice-President of
Academic Groups, was elected the new
Student Association President in a hotly
contested election which resulted in the
highest voter turnout in years and a
controversial conclusion.
A total of 568 votes were cast,
showing a high level of student
involvement and concern in a Presidential
election which was widely regarded as
"extremely close", with many predicting
that whomever won would do so with a
very slim margin of victory. Frank
Crisafulli, a newcomer to the Student
Association who has "gained lots of
experience" and who offered "a change",
challenged Fiorello, who has been
involved in Student Government and
campus activities for the past two years.
However, the final results were a lot
more (dramatic than the culmination of
two well-run campaigns. SA Election
Committee Chair Kevin Schuette
confirmed rumors that there had been an
"irregularity" with one of the voting
machines. Schuette refused to give
specific information, but SA President
David Kissclback explained that a lever
on tlie third row of the voting machine
had not been locked, resullinc in several
votes being cast for a non-existent
candidate. Schuette told INSCAPE that
every member of the Election Committee
became aware of the problem after the
first day of voting, and tliey all signed
written statements which detailed exactly
what the committee would do in terms of
handling the situation. Jodie Fiorello
told INSCAPE that the Election
Committee informed her that llie margin
of error was 8%, and Schuette explained
that her margin of victory was large
enough that the votes affected were not
enough to change the results of the
election.
"We had an error factor that we deemed
to be cnougli..every thing was liiken into
consideration...no stone was left unturned
when the committee made its decision.
It was a fair election, otherwise we would
have called for a re-election." Assistant
Dean of Activities and SA Advisor Dave
Render deemed the committee's actions
"A prudent and fair decision", while Dc^ln
of Students Mike D'Attilio, assured
INSCAPE that, in his opinion, the
situation was handled well.
Crisafulli appealed the decision to the
Committee, but they turned down the
appeal on the grounds that their policy
was established before the votes were cast
and that they had promised to abide by
the policy. Crisafulli told INSCAPE,
:"If it's not a fair election, it should be
done over...Maybe I did lose, but who's
to sav they're correct." Crisitfulli haH the
option of appealing the Committee’s
decision to SA President Dave
Kisselback, but he did not. Kisselback
commented that "Not a significant
number" of votes were affected.
Maureen Netter and Katherine Close
presented a petition signed by 200
students requesting a re-vote, but
Schuette. turned the petition down as not
"proper procedure", noting that many
names on the petition were students who
had not voted in the election. Schuette
felt that it would be unfair, as "it takes
about as long to sign the petition as it
does to vote".
Crisafulli and Fiorello were quick to
point out that they felt the problem was
not the fault of Kevin Schuette, but
Newly •lectad S.A. Presidant Jodl« Florallo speaks at Monday's
sparsely attended SA Forum In the Camelot Room. Seated at table
from left to right: SA VP of Social Activities KIm Relsner, SA VP off
Financial Affairs Ram Boodram, Wendy Nortz, SA VP of Communication
Heath Bolce and SA VP of Academics Tammy Skeliie.
rather an unfortunate problem. Schuette
wanted to pass on his thanks to the
pwple who served on the Election
Committee as he feels that they did an
excellent job. Schuettc also hopes tliai
people will concenu-ate on next year's
Executive Board and the Student
Association, as they have many
important jobs ahead of them.
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T A M t o S K E L L I E W O F A C A D E M IC S
H e a t h B o i c e - s a v p o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n
K i m R t o S N E R s a v p o f s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s
G O O D l u c k IN '8 8 - 8 9 U !
IN T H IS I S S U E . . .
Letters to the Editor.............................. p. 2, 3
E s c a p e ..................... ..................... pp- 7, 10, 11
The Year in P i c t u r e s . . . P- 12
Tuitionopoly! {Our very first game)........ , PP- 8-9
LOTS of P e r s o n a l s ...........................PP- 20-24
T h is I s s u e I s D e d ic a te d to C om in g
in U n d e r B u d g e t (W e H ope)!
24 Pages of Fun!
Thank You
From SA
By DAVID KISSELBACK
On behalf of the Executive Board
and the Student Assembly I would like
to thank you for your support. Many
hours of hard work were put into this
year to get the students involved.
I first would like to thank all the
students who took part in the many
events held this year. It showed support
for those who planned them and gave
you the opportunity to see where your
money goes. Thank you for your time
and support.
Thank you to the staff -and all
involved with maintenance and
housekeeping. Without your help and
hard work many of our functions would
not have happened. We appreciate your
time and dedication to the students.
I thank the administration for your
support and guidance. Thank you for
letting us plan and organize events that
you did not always agree with. It is
always a learning experience, for both of
us.
One of the biggeest THANK YOU'S
goes to the Student Affairs office. For
your time, advice and hours upon hours
of work. You have helped with so many
of our events and have given us the
much needed encouragement in order to
survive. Words alone cannot give all the
thanks you so rightly deserve.
Thank you one and all for your faith,
support, time and most of all your
participation.________________ ____