Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Tables placed in the Union hall- encourage students to vote for These tables also aided in inform- ways next to the polling booths, the candidate of their choice. ing students on party platforms. The student body presidency was decided in a run-off election in which R. D. Harmon narrowly defeated John Ronneau by 89 votes. Once again only 20 per cent of the student body voted. The newly elected stu- dent body president, R. D. Harmon said, I was really surprised at the large number of people that came out again to vote. Using voting as an indicator, it can be assumed that many students ei- ther don ' t care about or are totally unaffected by Student Senate legis- lation. To many students it is simply a group of fellow students distribut- ing activity fees each semester with not much power beyond that. If stu- dents don ' t take an interest in or care about SGA, can it perform a mean- ingful function? Survivors of the general election for nau and R. D. Harmon. debate is- student body president, John Ron- sues prior to the run-off contest. 29

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News and Views topics diversified; range from Vietnam to inner peace News and Views speakers defied stereotyping as their subjects ranged from international war to peace for the soul. Murray Levin, described as an authority on the New Left, discussed the motivation and goals of the movement. Quaker worker Eric Wright, re- cently returned from three years ' service in Vietnam at a rehabilita- tion center operated by Quakers, dis- cussed the effects of the Indochina war on Vietnam and the United States. Application of yoga for the solution of man ' s problems was the topic for Acharya Vimalananda Avadhuta, a guru. Known to his students as Da- dajii, he was on lecture tour in the United States to dispel popular misconceptions about Indian philosophy. Three time Emmy Award winner Frederick Wiseman explained his ideas on the use of cinema-verite, a technique of making documentaries with a hand-held camera. He used the technique to produce a filmed statement about his subject. University for Man presented an Alternatives Conference during the fall semester. At this conference, students heard lectures by Phil War- dell, former member of the American Council on Education in Washington D.C. and Patty O ' Bryan from Phila- delphia ' s Institute for Educational Development. James Kavanagh, ex-priest and author, lectured at the Sexual Awareness Conference in the spring. Author of A Modern Priest Looks at his Outdated Church and Some Men are too Gentle to Live Among Wolves, Kavanagh discussed how campuses could meet the sexual needs of the students. James Kavanagh Frederick Wiseman Eric Wright 31