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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 68, NO. 23 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 APRIL 6, 1990 Vandersand wins SGA presidency By Dan De Leo Assistant News Editor David Vandersand, management and marketing junior, defeated Robert Evans, philosophy junior, in Tuesday's Student Government Association presidential election. "I'm quite thrilled about it," Vandersand said. "I've never won an election in my life." Vandersand defeated Evans by 235 votes, carrying the College of Arts and Sciences, the Collegeof Music and the Law School. "I was surprised how many students voted. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday we had already passed last year's vote total," he said. Evans carried the College of Business Administration. Vandersand said his main priorities are to get the internal executive officers together and improve communication between the SGA and students. "I hope to live up to the expectations put upon me by the students," he said. The vice presidential position will be decided in a runoff Monday and Tuesday between Jim Dugan, communications sophomore, and Patrick Smith, second year law student. Smith, who carried the Law School, said he feels confident and happy with the results. "I have the most experience and when people look into the two candidates they will see that," he said. Dugan said he is pleased with the support he received from the Law School. "My record has shown that I've represented all aspects of Loyola," he said. "I've done the little things to show I can help all of the students," Dugan said. "My experience speaks for itself." Tony Davide, business administration freshman, and Tim O'Brien, history sophomore, were eliminated from the vice presidential election. Stacie Odom, accounting and finance junior, beat Scott Laragy, communication junior, Gloria Flack, psychology junior and Jean Duet, accounting and finance junior, for the position of senior congresspersonat-large.Matthew Johnson, accounting and finance sophomore, defeated Michelle Petersen, business administration freshman, for business delegation president by four votes. "It was a close race," Petersen said. "You have to respect the opinion of the people." Brady Lessard, history freshman, and Chris Smith, biology sophomore, will also meet in a runoff for Arts and Sciences president. "This time around I will again take my case to the people," Lessard said. "I think I'm more qualified than Chris because I have ideas [concerning tuition hikes] that he has not touched upon. The school is banking too much money," he said. Smith said he was pleased with the outcome of his campaign strategy. "I've learned the processof the SGA and I feel that I know what the students are Looking for," Smith said. "I have contacts with students through other organizations I'm involved with," he said. Election ballots totaled 1334, which is 153 more than last year. "I'm happy with all the winners," Leonard Lewis, third year law student and current SGA president, said. Vandersand "has done very good work this year and I'm sure that that will continue," he said. The following were elected as Arts and Photo by Steve Wimberg The winner is... — (From left) Mark Dvorak, Loyola graduate, Brady Lessard, history freshman, and Tony Davide, business administration freshman, watch Louis Adams, communications senior and SGA vice president, tally votes Tuesday. Student Affairs considers building apartments for upperclass residents By John Haws Staff writer Loyola is considering purchasing offcampus apartments or building on-campus apartments as a way to offset the increasing number of upperclassmen displaced from the residence halls. There will be 50 fewer spaces available in the residence halls for upperclassmen next fall, Vincent Knipflng, vice president for Student Affairs, said. This is due to the increasing number of freshmen residents. As a possible long-term solution, the university is considering building or acquiring apartments for upperclassmen housing. The office of Student Affairs has been looking at possible purchases, but Knipfing said the university has been unable to find any at a cost feasible for both students and the university. "The ones we were looking at were really nice, but too costly," he said. Student Affairs is also considering building on-campus apartments, Knipfing said. Tulane University has two on-campus apartment facilities. Rosen House is a highrise building on South Claiborne Avenue, which houses married students and graduate students, and the newly-completed Aaron Residences on Willow Street, available for undergraduates. Despite the housing crunch, Knipfing stressed that building a new library is the university's main spending priority. "The new library is the number one priority," Knipfing said. "Anything we do must not interfere with that project. "Housing must pay for itself," he said. Knipfing said the reason for the displacement of upperclassmen from the residence halls is due to an increase in the number of students who are not from New Orleans. "Last year, for the first time ever, 52 percent of Loyola's students were from out of slate," Knipfing said. This means the demand for on-campus housing is increasing, he said. In August, a shortage of on-campus housing forced 25 male residents into temporary living arrangements such as study lounges in Biever and Cabra Halls. See Elections/page 3 See Dorms/page 5 The Maroon will sol publish next week due Co the Easier holiday. Publica- m&a !»»s» CwD» »CC■  M. 11 •' «- 'J ;,»D** -■: ■ , D■D*?. JB