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The Paisano
Volume 1, Number 3
February 10, 1981
San Antoiuo, Texas 78213
Filing for SRA vacancies are: top row, left to right. Victor Icenogle. Darren D. McDonald, Leigh Perry and Gregg Medlyn. Bottom row, left to right, Jerry Ser- rato, Beverly Valdez and Raul Scott. Not pictured ate: Patricia CoUey and Brian Starr.
Candidates File for
SRA Vacancies
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At their Wednesday, February 11th meeting, tfie SRA will elect replacements for the repres'?ntatives who resign ed eariier this semester, ^inecandid^es'have filed to fill the four vacancies. Seven of these filed fw the two freshman positkms while tfiere is only one candidate in each of the graduate and sentor posittons available (as of our press deadline). Elected candidates will serve tfirough tfie re¬ mainder of tfie spring semester. Regular campus electton of all officers and cbss represen¬ tatives, except fresfimen, for tfie scfiool year beginning in June are scheduled to be held two weeks prior to spring break; however, an offtoial an¬ nouncement of tfie date of this election has not been made by the SRA.
Tfie seven candidates wfio fil¬ ed for the two freshman posi¬ tions are: Darren D. McIXmald, Patrk:ia Cdley, Beveriy Valdez, Jerry L. Serrato, Brian Starr, I^ul Scott and Vtotor Icenog^. Tfie candidates for tfie senkx and graduate posittons, respec¬ tively, are: Lei^'-'PeBy..and Gregg Medlyn.
The Paisano invited each candklate to submit written replies to four questions. Only four respcjise^ were received and tfieir answers are printed .below.
1. What do you think the role of the SRA should be?
Brian Starr—The SRA should represent each UTSA student as fairly as possible.
Jerry Serrato—Their role should be that of a student representative assembly whose acttons satisfy the student's needs. Representation must not be abused. Student opink>n should be actively sought after and used wfien in tfie majority, for that is a tme reflectton of the student body needs.
Patricia CoUey—The role of tfie SftA, as I see it, is very l)ask:. As the name implies, it shoukl represent tfie students, and serve their best interests in whatever ways possible.
Gregg Medlyn—I feel that SRA memliers have a respon¬ sibility to represent the students of UTSA. This representation includes; 1) listening to and votoing tfie student txxly opi- nton, 2) soliciting, exploring, and providifi^ feedback to areas of student concern, and 3) par- ttoipating in tfie policy and deci¬ sion making processes of UT¬ SA with the ttest interests of the student body in mind.
2. What specific ideas for improvement of The UTSA do you advocate?
Starr—Addittonal parking spaces should be made available at UTSA, especially
around the Humanities Building. A second idea is the implementation of covered walkways between buildings so necessary when it rains. I also feel the SRA should sponsor some sort of tuition scholarship for UTSA students.
Serrato—Actively hiring and keeping faculty members of top caliber with money which must be acquired from the same funds which allow UT at Austin and Texas A&M to maintain their quality faculty. 11
Colley—Being new to UT¬ SA, 1 fiave not adopted any specific plans, but hope that my honest concem for tfie welfare of my fellow students will make me a very positive Entity in this representative assembly My reason for mrining is. simple—I want to be there to do v. hatever good 1 cay, and 1 am confident I can do some good. Medlyn—I definitely advocate tfiat SI^ represent ALL of the student txxly. If elected 1 would concentrate my efforts on representing the graduate stu¬ dent txxly, as-well-as all night¬ time students. I feel that in the past, these students have t)een neglected and under- represented.
Some of tfie unkiue problems tfiat tfiese students face, and I feel need immediate attention
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Special Election Schedtded for Today
by Alex A. De La Pena
Voters of District 57-C go to the polls today to decide if Republican cfiallenger Alan Schoolcraft or incumtient Al Brown will represent the district in tfie 1981 Texas legislature.
Voters eligible to vote in to¬ day's special election must reside in the following Bexar County precincts: *324, 325, 374. 429, 431. 432, 433, 343, 442. 443, 444, 445, 446, 447. 448. 449. 450, 451, 452, 453. 454, 456, 458, 459. 463, 464, 465, 466 and 467. The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Tcxfay's special election was called for by Gov. Bill Clemtrits after the state legislature nullified the Nowcmtjer 4 election results in which Schoolcraft defeated Brown by 1,038 votes.
Defeated incumbent Brown fil ed challenge to the Nov. 4 results with the legislature, claiming that more than 1,038 of the 2,622 absentee ballots cast in the elec¬ tion should not have t)een counted. Brown charged the ballots were cast l)y persons sta tioned in the military at Randolph Air Force Base and consequently not eligible to vote'in the local election as specified by state law.
The main cause of the election dispute is t)ased on the conflic ting federal and state election laws. '
Federal law does not require a person he an actual resident of a county or state when voting in local, state or federal elections
for some federal employees. In eluded in this non-requirement are military personnel, who in order to vote only need to show in their records that the place they cast their absentee ballot is their last recorded home of record.
State law, however, requires a voter he a resident of the county Ijcfore voting in local and state electrons.
In voiding the election, House Speaker Clayton considered Brown's challenge by afxx>inting a   spKTial   rommittec   to   study
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PLO Speaker Due
The UTSA Political Science Association will present two lectures this month conceming events in the Middle East.
The firjt is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 10th and is en¬ titled "Iranian History". The featured speaker, Mr. Rasavi, is a retired offk:er of tfie Iranian Military and served under tfie late Shah.
The head of the P L O infor mation office of Washington, D.C., Mr. Hatem Husseini, will deliver the second lecture entitl¬ ed ^Towards Peace in Palestine" on Wednesday, February 11th.
Both lectures will be held at 1:00 p.m. in HB 2.02. 12.
Blood Donors Needed
Theresa Canaies. former student at UT San Antonio, is currently in intensive care at Bexar County Hospital as the result of a very serious automobile accident. Her family has asked that If any students would be willing and able to give blood to replace what Theresa has used It would be greatly appreciated. OveV one hundred and forty-seven pints are needed of any type. If you can give blood, please go to the Blood Bank on the third floor of the Bexar County Hospital. 4502 Medical Drive. You may Indicate that the blood Is given In the{ name of Theresa Canaies.