University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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versy C0m : keep er . on April 22, and p f representatives - endorsements for the ' to left the broader I whether or not the to endorse for ' sensitive issue, but a lot is resent the fact that we i y don ' t want us voicing nns for them, Acting to Flynn, chemical ig sophomore, said. Power of plastic by Laurie Rosenbower Twenty-seven Austin-area mer- chants combined forces with the Students ' Association Consumer Affairs Committee to offer the Stu- dent Discount Card. With the $5000 raised from the card, scholarships were awarded to outstanding students by the committee. The card, which could be used at businesses ranging from op- tometrists to Bevo ' s Bookstore and Committee helps students save cash, earn awards Mad Dog and Bean ' s was sold during fall registration and adds and drops for $3. We gave out 10 $250 awards of merit to students who were going to be sophomores and juniors, and five $500 awards of distinction were given to seniors, graduate students and law students, John Westfield, graduate student in public affairs, said. That is the most any student organization has given out. We are very proud of that achievement especially during a time when we were attacked as not being visible, Westfield said. The committee handed out the scholarships in conjunction with the Ex-Students Association at the awards banquet held in the fall. Because of the expertise of the Ex-Students Association in awarding scholarships, we co-sponsored the project with them, Westfield said. They were an integral part of the program. They handled the ad- ministrative things such as cor- respondence, Westfield said. Our purpose wasn ' t to make money from the merchants. The students and the merchants are both very happy with the card, Westfield said. Top: Carta Enos, business sophomore, and Olga Chao, business Junior, scrutinize the textbook exchange list In hope of finding a real bargain. Bottom: Jessica Sherman, communication freshman, uses her Students ' Association Discount Card at Glnny ' s Copying Service, one of the 27 merchants who honored the card. Bradley Wlhon FRONT ROW: Lynnelte LouiM Gulley. Mlchete Cara Thompson. Angela Hyang Yen. SUcey Kay Street. Janet Lynne Mezzack. Jacqi tene Lambert. Andrea Felice AndefKjn. Laura Mlchefc Wauky MeJtua Mlctwfc KkngbeH BACK OW: Cynthia Ann Maldonado. Craig Andrew Afcert. Joaeph Anthony Cusler. Elizabeth Ann Btevim. Hockey Le Bottec. David Alan Garwke. Jennifer Lynn Zjmpetman. Robot Scon Le. John David WeMfMd. Brian Jack Man Students ' Association Consumer Affairs 289

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; ' .-. ' Endorsing controversy Committee recommends temporary new policy by Rita Garza To endorse or not to endorse. That was the question that troubled the Students ' Association Citizens ' Af- fairs Committee. Since 1984, the Student Senate had endorsed candidates for the U.S. Congress, Texas Legislature, certain statewide offices and local offices on recommendation from the committee. In the spring of 1985, however, criticism of the association ' s en- dorsement of those running for Left: Ann Montgomery, Bob Palacios and Stephanie Koury prepare signs to post around campus urging students to vote In the primaries. Right: Joel Newberry, engineering freshman, mails out reminders to Austin residents to vote in the May 3 primary. political office surfaced. Critics charged that the endorsements did not reflect the political ideology of the student body. Endorsements were a major issue of student election campaigns. Presi- dent Scott Scarborough, accounting senior, was elected on a platform that promised curtailment of the associa- tion ' s political activity by eliminating endorsements. A lawsuit, filed in November by the Young Conservatives of Texas and Richard Munisteri, business soph- omore, charged the association with violating state law by spending $900 of their student services fee money for endorsements. The committee responded by set- ting up a subcommittee to study the whole issue. After public hearings and interviews, the subcommittee came up with a recommendation to the full committee: keep en- dorsements. The issue was deposited in the lap of the Student Senate for a final ver- dict. The Senate met on April 22, and the group of 40 representatives decided to end endorsements for the 1986-87 year, but left the broader question of whether or not the association should endorse for future student leaders to decide. This is a sensitive issue, but a lot of students resent the fact that we endorse. They don ' t want us voicing their opinions for them, Acting Chairman Chris Flynn, chemical engineering sophomore, said. FRONT ROW: Rachel Esparza Hinojosa. Kristi Lynn Boylan, David Carroll Harly. Marcela Maria Uribe. Clayton Neill Pope, Martha Lynnc Dyer. Denise Davis. Robert George Palacios. SECOND ROW: Tommy Lee Tompkins. Wendy Elizabeth Pinkus. Carlos Treistman. Lane Michael Luskey. Stephanie Lynn Koury. Ann Margaret Montgomery. Wendy Lee Hetzel, Anna Rosalinde Bergstrom. Daniel Garcia Rodriguez. Eric S. Upper BACK ROW: Kenneth Joseph Sawin. Gregg James Feronti, Anthony Joseph Franzetti, Francis H. Richardson, Michael Lee Cohen, Joey Warren Newberry. Pamela Carol Chism. Susan Elizabeth Harrell. Brett Alan Kirstein. 288 Citizens Affairs Committee

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Slide into SA 9 Show features government activities by Helen Patel Resembling Rambo, the image of a bandoliered, rugged warrior, at- tending a Halloween party flashed across the screen while the Longhorn Band played in the background. Wal- ly Pryor, the voice of CIT football, cited numerous facts and figures. Thus began the Students ' Associa- tion Communication Committee ' s slide show, designed to acquaint in- coming freshmen with student government. The slide show included pictures of the association ' s seven committees. The Citizen ' s Affairs Committee ' s voter registration drive, the Con- sumer Affairs Committee ' s Room- mate exchange and the Student Services Committee ' s food and clothing drive were among the proj- ects featured by the presentation. We also had pictures of the Stu- dent Involvement Night held at the Top: Kelly Leach, business junior, prepares material for the slide show. Center: Andrew Chin, mathematics senior, and Richard Trammel!, business sophomore, create signs for the show. Bottom: Tracy Higgins, psychology sophomore, and Douglas Kuenstler, finance junior, sort out the slides. beginning of each semester, Tracy Higgins, psychology sophomore, said. The show also explained the election process. Students were invited to sign up for a committee after the show. I think the show acquainted students with a student government that they can get involved in, Hig- gins said. They saw both what they could do with us and what we could do for them, she said. Sur Judy Walgren Janet Johnson PROMT ROW: Tracy Ann Higgins. Lisa Paige Landty, Wade Allen Hinkle SECOND ROW: Daniel Mark Vickers. Carol Ann Slancil. Paul John Zambie. Valerie L Zinnecker. William Raymond Schnell. David Kusler Dunning BACK ROW: Stephen C Gunter. CMen Grant Underwood. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes. David Anthony Dill. Kelly Marie Leach. Douglas Wayne Kuenstler. Douglas Andrew Chin 290 Communication Committee