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Seltzer I Re-ElectedIMSGi Election!t Tim Seltzer, | a junior r com-munications major, has set aprecedent at the Hurst by beingthe first presidential candidatere-elected to the position. KS *of a!handicap,"?said Lanzillo."But not one I can't overcome."In his position as vice-presidentLanzillo will take^ onf newresponsibilities as chairman ofthe Student Activities Com-mittee. Jp 3 Jg mlrffi f."I hope to keep the same levelof intensity I had during} thecampaign in my duties for nextyear," he added.SajE3SiS^?,2

Pres. Tim Seltzer | B r * 9Seltzer is joined by RichLanzillo as vice-president, MaryGausman as treasurer, andLinda First as secretary; all ofwhom posted impressive {cam-paigns during the 1980-81 elec- ^ ^ _tions. &' ?* I S S L I*1*635- Ma ry Gausman gg"I'm pleased," said Seltzer, b Gausman, elected as next"We have an excellent crew years treasur er, drew the highestcoming in." j ? individual vote total'- of anyIn hiscafeteria speech, Seltzer cand idate . In her cafete riaexplained tthat a possible re-speech she stressed theelection was part of his campaign responsibilities and duties in-intention m the"79-80,gfelections, volved in the treasurer's office,where he was elected as ja "It's important to have* asophomore. 3J if | 4 strong relationship within the!& "It's different from last year," government,", she stated. W Wsaid Seltzer." "Last year it was a In the final count Gausmangiant step up. This year it's received 325 of Che 501 votes castanother step forward."John Chrzanowski, one ofSeltzer's opponents in the race,said he felt Seltzer had the ex-perience and vote of confidencefrom the student body.Bob Breslin, another?presidential contender agreed on ithe point of experience. "I feelfthat students |went ' for knownquality and were afraid to vote!,for the unknown." $ * (j^Seltzer stated thathe wasWlooking forward to taking officeW-next year. "I can pull everything Itogether now," he said.The final vote count gaveSeltzer 224, Breslin 151, and J _Chrzanowski . 125. ' y Se c . L i n d a First TFo r the second year in a row, ajcommuter student will accept theposition of MSG secretary. Juniorcommunications major LindaFirst will replace AnitaBonaminio in that post.During her campaign Firstsuggested widening student!awareness of the governmentthrough a newsletter and the yetto be implemented radio system."I think it's a necessity thatcommunication go further thanfrom secretary to represen-tatives," she said. .,First won with 297 votes toDenise Ricci's 199. |The lowest vote count came]In the race for vice-president, from the office of vice-presidentfreshman Rich Lanzillocame out in which only 486 students voted.!ahead of the two other can- The new officers will assume!

[didates, who were also freshm en, their duties on May 19 of this"Being afreshmen s a little bit year.

V. P res . Rich Lanzillo

KENNEDYFOR PRESIDENT

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W - Senator Ted Kennedy, shown here stressing a point, turned a sleepy Sunday into a big eventApril 20 at the Campus Center for over 3t000. \ SjjjSE a l " 3 & rS I

Kennedy! Rallies At Thepurst,Jabs Carter Administration

Stressing a need for action inlight of current economic anddomestic problems, Senator TedKennedy addressed over 3,000people Sunday afternoon at theMercyhurst Campus Center.^The rally, which,.served as aprelude To Tuesday's Penn-sylvania primary, proved to bemixture of criticism and humoraimed at-issues*ranging frominflation to the President's "rosegarden" tactics.The Senator did not let fiveminutes pass before he tore intothe* Presid ent's strategy toremain within the confines of theWhite House. Kennedy echoedthat the presidency belongs "tothe people of the United St ates."Kennedy, who captured 93 ofthe state's 185 delegates in theTuesday primary, emphasizedthe state of the economy as hespokecto the banner-wavingthrongs. He pointed out thatbecause of 50-percent inflation,home owners were beingreplaced by "permanent ren-ters" and that \ the elderly'sstandard of living w as constantlybeing threatened,fa Kennedy reach ed out briefly tostudents during his address,citing the proposed financial aidcutbacks as being a detriment to"one of the most valuable naturalresources this country has." Inpointing this out, Kennedystressed that the governmentcould not afford to turn its backon students.The Massachusetts Senator leftno stones unturned as he com-mented on the absence of localpoliticians, Mayor Louis Tullio,who _ spent the afternoonpreparing for the arriv al of VicePresident Walter Mondale.Chiding Tullio for catering tothe ; current administration forfederal grants, Kennedy said"Had the mayor been here today,I would have explained to himhow the system works. Themayor tells me what the cityneeds, and I deliver a speechabout it. The President readsabout it in the newspaper andgives the mayor what it is Italked about." \ *The'oil industry also found

Freshman Mike Fitzgerald shows a pro-Kennedy slant duringthe Sunday raOy. On the basis of crowd response, Fitzgerald wasnot a minority backer. ^F*v

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itself the target of a barrage asKennedy mentioned* that MobilOil had just acquired the Mon-tgomery Wards department storechain. "I wonder how much oilthey are going to find drilling inthe aisles of MontgomeryWards^he remarked. *The rally proved to be a three-ring circus for Mercyhurst as thetelevision networks made theirpresence known on campus. NBCfilmed the event for a Tuesdaybroadcast on the Today show.However,JCBS one-upped theircompetitor!with a personalitythat almost proved to be as muchof a draw as Kennedy. 3Walter Cronkite, the retiringanchorman on the CBS Evening

News, made an appearance atthe campus center that split theaudience's attention. The crowdswarmed around the -vetera nnewscaster to shake hands andget his autograph. Amidst; theexcitement, chants of "Walter forPresident" could be heard:Cronkite smiled throughout^theaccolades/ | *\ However, in the end the centerring belonged to * the 117-yearSenator as the highly-partisancrowd cheered his everystatement. Referring to the factthat Carter supporters had beeninvited 10 the rally, Kennedy said"We invited them to the rallybecause they don't have one to goto!"

Rebecca L. MartinNamed New Editor

? Rebecca MartinCurrent Merciad AssistantEditor Rebecca L. Martin hasbeen chosen to serve as Editor-in-Chief for the 198041 academicyear. The selection of Martincomes as a result of a processthat began in early February.Martin, a sophomore Englishmajor, was one of three can-didates vying for the position, aposition that carries a full tuitionstipend. Among the other ap-plicants forv the position wereKevin Downey and t ColleenHottel. TS| As assistant editor Martin wasresponsible for coverage of allMercyhurst Student Governmentmeetings this year, as well as

much of the feature coverage andphysical design of the paper.In her new position Martin willspend a great deal of timegathering new staff for the20ming academic year. With thenewspaper losing only one of itsStaff members this year, Martinfeels thai she will be able to"etain much of the current staff.In her interview with theselection committee, Martinpresented proposals which shefelt would increase both contentand circulation of the newspaperfor "the coming year. Amongthose ideas were a subscriptionservice for alumni-ae, trusteesand parents of current students, aliterary supplement and a rideboard that would be provided tothe student body. ^ >Martin played a key role in theimplementationof "Mercy-Ads",

a service similar to personal adsin weekly newspapers.She succeeds Steve Frisina, asenior; business administrationmajor, who is currently seekinga position in print media.Frisina said of Martin, "Shestands out simply because of thefact that she has had intensiveinvolvement in all areas of theMerciad." He added "Thecommittee was fortunate to havethree good candidates to choosefrom. Now she has the respon-sibility."Martin will officially take overthe office on May 9. Her firstissue will come out on the 16th.

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Camelot? Afraid NotFor one afternoon MercyhurstCollege was a political mecca asSenator Ted Kennedy addressedover 3,000 people Sunday at theCampus Center. With theAcademy High School bandplaying "Oh Danny Boy",numerous banners filling the a ir,and Walter Cronkite observing itall, the stage was set for somelively political theatrics. And ithappened.Kennedy, showing no signs ofthe oratory difficulties thatearlier plagued his campaign,gave the people what they camefor. Delivering humorous barbsand sharp criticisms\ at "theCarter administration,! theMassachusetts Senator showed acomplete mastery?of the toolsnecessary to discredit anotherpolitician. ? \Kennedy made a completesweep of the issues facing thecountry and used them as abludgeon against Carter, who oneof the Senator's suppo rters calledthe "best Republican thecountry had since HerbertHoover." Of course, there wasalso fa "rose agarden" spice

thrown in to excite the taste budsof the audience.* i|3y_ WWhen it came down to alter-natives to current national woes,however, the Kennedy recipe w asnot substantive in the least. TheSenator appears determined todraw the President out of theWhite House to debate th e issues.This, and not inflation, seems tobe the chief issue in the Kennedycamp. People know mat inflationis high and that things are notgetting better.If one listens to George Bush,Jimmy Carter, John Anderson,or even Ronald R eagan, he or shewill be told the same thing. 1980 isnot a year when issues are dif-ficult to find and used to gainpol i t ica l leverage . However ,rather than making alternativesto problems the chief issue in thisyears campaign, Kennedy isbent on pursuing and attackingthe Carter administration. MThe Sunday address was buta n o th e r e x a m p le J of ^ th isphenomenon. Until the Senatorbegins to display some of thevision his brothers possessed, hewill contiuerto exist in theiishadows. :'

Staff EditorialA Presidential Exam* * ijk.

After witnessing procedures inthis year 's student governmente lec t ions, a number o fsuggestions for future campaignscome to mind.Why not implement* an < ob-jective exam to test presidentialcandidates on their knowledge ofcollege administrators, policies,and regu la t ions? These can-didates are, afterall, potentialstudent leaders.This exam is not really a newidea. There are some universitieswhich already incorporate thistactic in student \ governmentelections.If the 'Hurst w ere to give such atest and post the results beforepolls opened, the student bodywould be better informed of apresidential candidate's workingKnowledge of the college. $*In the end this could onlybenefit all parties involved.Students would be makingresponsible choices based on acandidate's viable awareness ofthe college hierarchy.Candidates themselves wouldbenefit by attempting to ensuretheir understanding of the manyfacets of the college before being

elected. This could possiblysilence the cries of "transitionperiod." % S^,Overal l , the exam poin tstoward an in format ive andknowledgeable campaign, basedon college 1 awareness, for allconcerned.Another idea is the eliminationof cafeteria speeches in favor of adebate between candidates.'p.- Let's face it, the cafeteria isnot a realistic setting forspeeches. People are t i red ,hungry and ill-disposed topolitical jargon. *8As far a s c a n d id a t e s a r econcerned, one can be relativelysure of a madden ing frustrationthey experience when people getup and walk around during theirspeech Not to mention peoplewho ignore them.On the other hand, a debate,sponsored by MSG, would drawonly intereste d student s. It wouldalso afford candidates the op-portunity to discuss campaignissues. And hungry students coulddevote their full attention tomashed potatoes in peace. Not abad deal.