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The best article of 1974;
Christian Brothers Academy
What’s Bernie Up To?
The memory of Student Senate elections, 1973, is still fresh in our minds (or, at least in some of our minds). It was a campaign of “work,” primarily, where “change”, “action”, and “involvement” were the key words. They seemed very familiar words to a number of previously disaj)- pointed students. Naturally, these people became skeptical of the election’s eventual out­ come. Would any of the can­ didates make good their promises? Would they at least try? Might there be external in­ fluences that would interfere with their plans?
By now the Bernie Carr ad­ ministration is fairly well seated, perhaps well enough to indicate their potential for success. So, we decided to take a look, and see just what they’ve been doing. A few
A. Taste, mainly. We had to decide which groups the people
interesting facts were revealed
during a hurried, un-liesurely
interview with the Student here would like.
for this one dance.
Q. Do you have any new
programs in store for us in the near future?
A. We’ve been trying to organize some mini-courses and guest lectures for some time now. And we’ve also been considering a program on this fall’s local elections.
Q. One last question. Last spring, in the Senate elections, everyo e was talking about “studf involvement” - mak­ ing everyone here more aware of their student government, and encouraging them to participate in its activities. Have you noticed any progress in this respect since then?
A. No comment on that right now - I have an ap­ pointment. . .
Senate President.
Q. Bernie, just what has the Student Senate been doing lately?
A. Having a good time. . .
Q. Besides that - what kind of activities have been going on -what’s been occupying the Student Senate officers recen­ tly?
A. Well, there’s the freshman orientation last week, for ex­ ample. We spent a lot of time setting that up. We’ve started athletic passes. A nd over the summer we heard thirteen groups that we might hire for dances.
Q. Was there anything in particular that you evaluated the groups for?
Q. How about the Student Senate itself? Is there anyth­ ing of interest happening there?
A. This year the procedure will be changed considerably. We’ll give you the details later.
Q. Yes, I remember you planned that during last year’s campaign.
A. There’s another new procedure that some of the students may not know about yet. Tickets to the Greasers dance coming up soon will be by advance sale only.
Q. Why is that?
A. Well, after the crowds we had when they piayed here last year, the administration re­ quested the change, but only
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