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              maroon LOYOLA UI\)IVERSITY, NEW ORLEAMS ~/4 y Posey elected president SGA elections PATH BRECKENRIDGE SGA Reporter Despite a last-minute write-in campaign by Bob Morrison, John Posey was elected President of the Student Government Association in the elections Monday and Tuesday. John D. Shoonenberg was elected SGA Vice President, barely escaping a runoff. There were 1,289 students - 29 % of the university enrollment - who voted in the election, 16 short of last year's turnout. Posey was the overwhelming victor with 660 votes - 62% of those voting. Morrison, President of the Black Student Union and a junior from the College of Arts and Sciences, began his write-in campaign Monday and received 371 votes - 35% of the total votes. Twenty write-in candidates other than Morrison accounted for 3% of the tally. Although Morrison drew more votes than Posey in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business Administration, Posey was heavily supported in City College, Law School and the College of Music. The race for vice president was much tighter. Shoonenberg received 558 votes, 51% of the tally, and only nine votes over the number needed to achieve a majority and thus end Ms. Gray's hope for a runoff election. Ms. Gray received 403 votes - 37% of the total. J. RickGuidry, a sophomore from the College of Arts and Sciences, pulled 11% of the vote with 116 write-in votes. 19 write-in votes accounted for the other one percent. After the election, Posey said he was certain of victory when he found out during the ballot counting Tuesday night that he had received only ten less votes than Morrison from the College of BA. "That and the fact that I got so many votes from Law School," he said. Morrison said he was disappointed that he had not won the election, but was "pleased that so many people saw I had something to offer." Morrison said he had been approached by several people earlier this semester asking him to run for SGA President. In explaining why he didnt sign up as an official candidate, Morrison said, "1 suppose I fell into the same rut as everyone else. I said to myself, 'Why should I run? There'll be someone running, someone to represent my interests.' " But Morrison said he decided to run as a write-in Sunday night after seeing that Posey was unopposed and after readings his comments in the MAROON. The Law School and the College of Music produced the largest voter turnouts, probably due to the fact that these were the only colleges with contests for college president. The largest turnout was in Law School where 64% of the school's enrollment voted. Paul Katz defeated Kathy Hart for Law School President, 257 to 100. In the race for Law School representative, the four victors were Gerald Woods (217 votes), Harold Buckley, Jr. (191), Steven Zimmerman (170) and Michael McGlone (158). In the College of Music where 47% of the students voted, Ronnie Styron defeated Mario Ullivari for college president, 41 to 22. Brett Duggan received 15 write-in votes for the position. Florence Presti and Chuck Sabadie won their races for junior-senior representative and sophomore representative without opposition. Skip Clemmons won his uncontested race for president in the College of Business Administration where 42% of the students voted. Jerry Davis (95 votes) and John Sonday (79) edged out Paul Pastorek (64) for the two available BA representative positions. In the race for BA sophomore representative where there were no official candidates, Virgil Vega won with 15 write-in votes. Rick Sallinger was elected BA graduate representative in an uncontested race. Michael O'Brien handily won the race for president in the College of Arts and Sciences where 33% of the students voted. O'Brien was unopposed. Celeste Ford (297 votes), Bob DeVoto (253), Angelo Nicolosi (236) and Chris Keelan (226) outlasted Mary Ann Darr (193) and write-in Owen Leftwich (66) for the four positions of A&S CAMPING-THE GREAT GETAWAY GARY GOMEZ Staff Reporter Sure the pressure is building as the semester nears its end and you haven't started that twenty page term paper due next week. Sure you have to drop nine of the 21 hours you're now taking. But no, the solution is not to be found in the seventh pitcher of draft beer, or even streaking. The ultimate truth comes under the heading of weekend camping. There are several advantages to weekend camping. First of all, you get away. You get away from ego-tripping friends, from books begging to be opened, from papers itching to ' e written, and best of all, from Soggy food. Second, weekend camping allows you to breathe the fresh spring air, get a little exercise, and get so sensually close to Mother Nature. Third, you experience an exhilarating sense of accomplishment if you have successfully roughed it. Where to go? The Guide to Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Parks, published by the West Bank Campers Club, lists 56 places you can go for a little weekend camping. It lists campgrounds which range from the hotel atmosphere of the New Orleans Travel Park to, according to Brother George Waguespack, S.J., Physical Education Instructor, what is supposedly one of the best camping areas in the South, the Money Hill Plantation Campground. This guide, available in sporting good retail outlets or by writing P.O. Box 1063, Gretna, Louisiana, lists not only the campgrounds but also their locations and available facilities. The New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club has published an "Outings Kit" which contains equipment lists, camping courtesy rules, day and overnight hiking locations, and bike riding locations. Again, this booklet is obtainable from retail outlets that carry them or from the New Orleans Sierra Club which meets the first Sunday of each month at 5401 S. Claiborne at 7:30 p.m. Fred Lewis, manager of Slatten Brothers Marine Center, suggests tubing down the Tangipahoa River. "You can put your igloo ice chest in one of the tubes and put all your beer in it and you're set to go." Mr. Lewis also suggested Lake Ramsey and Grand Isle for a weekend of camping and fishing. The manager of Ray's Sporting Goods suggested Fountainbleau State Park, Dixie Ranch, and Clairmount Harbor for weekend camping. Many other sporting goods retail managers suggested camping areas in the Covington area. If you're not satisfied with simply camping, why not go canoeing? The Canoe and Trail Shop, located at 624 Moss Street, rents canoes, co-sponsers a canoe school, and sponsers guided canoe trips. The Bayou Haystakers (The New Orleans Canoe and Kayak Club) will offer for the first time in Louisiana a series of canoe and kayak races, with the first races being on April 27-28 at Bayou St. John, New Orleans. Well, now that you know where to go you're probably wondering what to take on your weekend adventure. Basically there are just three items needed when going weekend camping: food, shelter, Two more prospects for Loyola presidency DANIELLE SARRAT Staff Reporter Rev. Donald J. Hayes, S.J., Vice President of Campus Ministry at Loyola University in Chicago and Rev. Nicholas Felton, S.J., Dean of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University in Cincinnati, have been named as candidates for the University Presidency. Candidates chosen previously are Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., Rev. Edward A. Doyle, S.J. and Rev. John F. Keller, S.J. Fr. Hayes, 49, received his Ph.D. from St. Louis University in 1955. He has had administrative experience as a member of the President's Coordinating Council, a member of the University Long-Range planning Committee and member of the University Capital Budget Committee at Loyola, Chicago. Fr. Felton, 56, was a member of Campion Hall at Oxford from 1954 to 1957 where he earned his B.A. (Oxon.) in the classics in 1957. He has had administrative experience as a member of the Board of Trustees and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University in Cincinnati. The candidates will be interviewed by The Advisory Search Committee which will present the Board Search Committee a list of the top three candidates in early May. The Board Search Committee will then rank the candidates in order of preference and the Board of Directors will elect the new University President on May 16. j (continued on page 6) (continued on page 6)