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Liberals Take Council Elections

VPP Controls College Races;
New Constitutions Adopted

By Peter Shea
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Liberal University students, led by the
College's Virginia Progressive Party, gave
the Student Council a vote of approval
yesterday by electing a slate of liberal
candidates and by passing the new,
Council-endorsed constitution for that
body.

In the College Council election, the
VPP continued its dominance first begun
last spring by sweeping the four seats up
for election. The Jefferson Party, formed
early this fall to replace the two
fraternity-dominated caucuses, was shut
out in its first Council contest but did
take two of the three positions on the
Judiciary Committee.

Kevin Mannix, an incumbent, led the
College Council race, tallying 1,116 votes,
a record for fall elections and second only
to Charles Murdock's 1,200-plus mark
last May.

Mr. Mannix's VPP running mates
followed him into office with only one JP
candidate challenging them. Tony Sherman
also an incumbent, ran second receiving 954
votes while Buzzy Waitzkin and Ken Lewis
garnered 841 and 825 votes, respectively. Henry
Bowden, a JP man, stayed close with 781.

In the College Judiciary elections, the JP
took the first and third spots as Ted Foote
tallied a record 1,046 votes and Zeb Inge
received 862. Steve Baskin of the VPP ran
second with 900.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
sent Judy Wellman, Editor of the Virginia
Weekly, to Council. Miss Wellman easily
defeated her competition, running more than
two to one ahead of her closest opponent Pedro
Saavedra. It was the second loss in a Council
race that Mr. Saavedra has suffered this
semester.

In the referendum, the Council constitution,
which provides for popularly elected Council
officers, was accepted by the student body by a
2,208 to 598 vote. The students also
overwhelmingly voiced approval for the proposal
to extend the Honor System to cover
non-students. The proposal, which cannot take
effect, passed 1,779 to 941.

In the School of Medicine's Council
election, Sam Robinson joined the other two
incumbent candidates in the victory circle by
defeating Phil Catron, 94-71. William Baugher
ran unopposed in the Judiciary contest.

In the Law School contest, Denis Soden
beat three opponents to take over outgoing
councilman Charles Major's seat. Tom Boyd
defeated Rich Boucher to take the Judiciary
Committee spot.

In the Engineering School, Bill Fox handily
defeated his three opponents to win a post on
Council while David Houseman nipped Barry
Edwards in the Judiciary election. The
Architecture School selected Jim Morris and
Paul Clarke as Council and Judiciary representatives.

In other referendum, the College students
accepted the College Council constitution and
the Graduate students ratified theirs.

Stu Pape, a VPP officer, analyzed the results
after the balloting:

"The turnout is an endorsement by the
student body of the policy and directions
which the Council has taken this semester. It is
evident to me that the students in the College
recognize the many problems facing the
University and are willing and ready to meet
them."

Two New VPP Faces On Student Council

Buzzy Waitzkin

Ken Lewis