Barton Community College - Spoke Yearbook (Great Bend, KS)

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Students Elected to Senate; Record Number Cast Votes As the campus settled into the routine of first semester, elections were held to select eight additional students to serve on the Student Senate. In order for their names to appear on the ballot, the candidates were required to collect 50 signatures on their nominating petitions. Four freshmen, four at- large candidates and two Student Union advisers were chosen for pos¬ itions on the Senate, joining the six senators elected during second semester last year. Two hundred ninety-five students cast votes in the lobby of the student union, making it the largest turnout to vote for Student Senators in the four-year history of the college. » 1. Searching through the computer list, Nancy Kincaid looks for the name of another stu¬ dent wishing to vote. 2. After voting in the Senate elections, Karen Penka deposits her ballot in the box as Winona Schultz makes her selection. 3. Jim Buffington takes time between classes to mark his choices for Stu¬ dent Senate. 24

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Baby Fascinates Audience As Students Fill Union Floor Fall activities on campus commenced with a Student Senate- sponsored dance in the Student Union. Baby, a well-known band in the Midwest, provided the music for the event, as over 400 people converged on the portable dance floor. Some spent the entire evening dancing, some sat and just listened to the heavy rock sounds of the group, and others did both. Appearing for the first time at BCCJC, Baby performed as a kind of experiment to determine how well they would be received on a junior college campus. By the response to the group, Baby, should perform at junior colleges more often. 1. One musician deftly plucks the strings of his electric guitar as Bab ' makes its first appearance at the college. 2. The percussion¬ ist is only a blur of motion while he works out on his drums. 3. The union floor is wall- to-wall people as the sounds of Baby capti¬ vate the listening audience. 23

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Political Action Organization Initiates Election Activities The political air accom¬ panying the 1972 general election found its way onto the campus last fall. SCOPE (Student Caucus on Political Events), an organization new to BCCJC, sponsored a voter registration drive to recruit first-time voters and those re-registering. The political organization registered 60 prospective voters during the two- day drive. SCOPE also mailed ques¬ tionnaires to citizens throughout Barton County to achieve a consen¬ sus of how people in the area would vote. A mock election was then conducted in the Student Union, with over 300 students and faculty participating in the voting. Results of the election corre¬ sponded with most voting trends among citizens in the county, state and nation. Down to the last min¬ utes of the 1972 campaign, SCOPE was involved, sponsoring an election-night party in the union, providing election returns, live entertainment, door prizes and booths for all political parties to dis¬ tribute material. 1. Considering the choices for various offices, Lana Rich concentrates on voting during the pre-election activities. 2. After registering to vote, Phil Burhenn and Kathy Watkins study the maps of their hometowns to find in what ward and precinct they live. 3. Mrs. Alma Deutsch and Mrs. Signe Pfannenstiel, faculty secretaries, receive ballots and instructions from SCOPE members before casting their votes in the mock election. 25