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/ TO Brad Steele Putt i n ft ctllHan>o< Vivvwig ObUUV^IlbO IIIUI1CJ back into their pockets is a major theme in the campaign for Brad Steele, a junior political science major. "If elected president, I would like to see parking offense fines reduced. This would put money back into the students' pockets. There should also be more student personnel in the campus police duty, thereby creating jobs for students to gain ex perience and income," he said. Steele' said that he felt student government has had entirely too many of its members playing professional politician. "They don't realize that the sole purpose of SG is to cater the students' needs and interests. "A lack of communication is at large and the blame must be directed to the present SG. which should make it their responsibility to inform students of all the legislation," Steele said. To overcome the lack of communication, Steele plans to have student government activities reported weekly to the students. "There has been a lack of cohesion hotiupon tfco executive and legislative branches of SG. I plan to make the government itself a stronger unit and put both forces working with each other instead of fighting ithemselves to defeat." c ?Sm m nmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmniu 11 ?d???? ? Harry Palmer Harry Palmer says he's not running for SG president "for prestige, the stipend or to keep myself occupied. I'm running because I could do as good a job as the next guy, and I won't put up with the political game-playing. "I think about 75 per cent of the students aren't concerned about SG to any great degree. They might know about it, but don't relate to it." Un it-I_ ik jjiv/jjuocu iu LllclIlgC lllis by being "a lot more open" with the student body. "Anybody could call me anytime to voice their opinion," he said. Palmer supports publicizing the agenda and activities of the student senate and administration, possibly by distributing flyers. Suggestions from students would also be welcome, the candidate said Palmer would work for the "D" housing plan, for changing the semeste calendar back to its original form and for improving relations between SG and the Russell House University Union. "I want to change SG into more of a student-oriented organization. It's about time they started acting like students and stop playing politician," he said. "A good SG should be more reachable to the students than it is now. Everything now goes on behind closed doors." > ! fifeilSsSlH' Mp> IP ii i **4 eh I ~M K* By lL Kenny Paluch "SG is so disfractured now, it can't deliver anything," Kenny Paluch, a candidate for su president, says. Paluch said problems plaguing the organization must be found and solved to "put SG together." "SG is now a very internal thing. It needs student input very badly, and there is tremendous potential for rhanOA "Students on this campus have their own little interest groups they stay with. SG should try to coordinate interaction between students <*nu Reep ine lines of communication open." Paluch said SG is an extension of students. "Their job is to represent the students to the administration and faculty." r Photo gr< Collins Gameccx Photogi actions i ^Bjiy & 'WW'^k- '- ?S >:; { fiv^-r:-' .4| 11 i i / After thee years of study at USC, Paluch will complete his undergraduate political science degree this spring. He thpn nlonc fA TTCr"? ' wwi IU CIHC1 UOVy s J graduate school, in , economics. Though Paluch was ; treasurer of his high school i student council, he has never taken part in student govern- i ment at USC, and he considers this an advantage. "New people are needed," he said. "I'm an outsider. I've wat- ; cnea and Know where they're making mistakes. "SG let?, personalities get in ! the way. I don't have the answers, but nobody else does either, because they haven't studied the problems." Paluch said he sees the SG presidency as a full-time job ' with great potential for a "turn-around." "I would like to move it in a more positive direction," he said. \ iphy by Walker ;k Staff rapher i ' )