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THE MUSE IN BRIEF I NEWS 1 Sound of silence: CSU elections marked by total lack of excitement. (Of course, campaigns are just starting...) See across. No choking in the clutch: new VP Internal save choking victim at this year's Winter Carnival. See across. Controversy surrounding the Canadian Federation of Students. They're leaderless and the CSU is putting CFS fees in trust. Read about the strife on page 3. Taking the plunge: Memorial gets Aquarena and all the surrounding facilities. Dive in on page 4. We like you just the way you are: Sir Wilfred Grenfell celebrates natural sizes during National Eating Disorder Week. The story weighs in on page 4. Don't forget to GET OUT AND VOTE! Polls open February 28 and close on March 1, and you need your student ID in order to vote. Can't decide who to vote for? See our pull-out election supplement. j INDEX"] News...Pages 1,3-4,10-12 Editorial...Page 6 CSU Notes...Page 7 Open Editorial...Page 8 A&E... Pages 18-24 Sports...Page 13 Comics...Page 6, 8, 25 WHAPP..Page8 26-27 February 24,1995 Memorial University of Newfoundland Volume 45, Number 18 CSU Election in the upcoming week... CSU elections off to a silent start By LORIE KEATING Campaigningfor this years Council of the Students' Union (CSU) election was kicked off with resounding silence. Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Ron Barter said that this years campaign is "too quiet. Not your typical CSU Election." The annual CSU election is scheduled for next week. Voting will take place on Tuesday, February 28th and Wednesday, March 1st. The new council will take office on April 1st. According to Barter, there is little evidence of any campaigning. Other than the usual posters on bulletin boards around campus, and the Residence Tours, candidates have been conspicuously silent on campus. Although attendance during the first leg of the Residence Tours was a 'Very good turnout," Barter was surprised thatcampaigninghas not been stronger, citing last years heated issues as a comparison. Barter said that the campaign has been clean thus far, with only a few written warnings having been handed out, dealing mostly with poster violations and other minor disputes. There have been some problems with persons at tempting to file nomination papers late.butBarterstat- ed that these incidents are "being dealt with." Furthermore, no less than four positions were left vacant at the close of nominations. Nomination deadlines were extended until Wednesday, February 22nd, at noon. The positions closed were Music Rep., Engineering Rep.,Burtons Pond Rep., and Part-time Rep. Barter did express surprise because of the hotly contended race for Business Rep. This year, for the first time in recent memory, there are three candidates running for the position. Barter said that there are several problems with the election schedule. Candidates and Residence Tours had to compete with Winter Carnival in order to draw people. Barter blamed the low turn out at some of the houses on the conflicts with the Winter Carnival schedule. Because of Winter Carnival's delayed start this year, this is a new problem. Under normal circumstances Winter Carnival would have been held earlier in the semester, and such conflicts would not have arisen. The open debate that has been held in past years has been discontinued. Barter said that this decision was due to the low student turnout last year. Instead, speeches and an open question period will be held today, Friday, February 24th, between 1 and 3 pm, in the Thomson Student Centre (TSC) Gymnasium. Barter encourages all students to stop by, both to listen to the candidates positions on the issues, as well as asking questions to the candidates. Barter is optimistic about the voter turnout for this year, in light of students current lack of apathy, as demonstrated by the National Student Strike in January. He went on to say "I hope [voter turnout] is better tha n the by-election." More election coverage can be found In the special Election putt- out In this week's paper. Acclaimed CSU VP saves choking victim By MARIE-CLAIRE GOYER Newly acclaimed Vice President Internal Kevin Peters came to the rescue at the Winter Carnival Stuff - n- Tuff event held on Sunday Feb 19. One of the participants began to choke on a piece of Crispy Crunch bar. The Stuff -n- Tuff event consists of the 'stuffing' of various types of food in the participants mouth and swallowing as fast as you can. The event has seen several people getting sick, but this is the first time that anyone choked. "No one really knew that he was choking," said one Stuff -n- Tuff judge, who wishes to remain anony mous. "We all thought that he was goingto throw up, but Kevin looked at him and said, 'You're choking, aren't you?"' After assessing the situation, Peters acted quickly and began to administer the Heimlich Manuever. After a few tense moments the chocolate bar was dislodged and the participant could breathe once more. "I was really pleased with how fast Kevin reacted," said the judge. "He kept his cool and did what he had to do. It is nice to hear about councillors who do good things for a change." Neither Kevin Peters, nor the participant that was choking, wished to comment on the incident. 1 MUN WINTER CARNIVAL Saturday, February 25 Snow Sculpture Judging Keep your eyes open for monsters and unusally large people and objects all over campus. -fc ^li Cooler Than Ice Lip Sync Performances begin at 7:00pm in the TSC Gym. Bar Service Available. I.D.'s for 19 required. ^^^f '22 >-2
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Title | The Muse, vol. 45, no. 18 (24 February 1995) |
Publisher | Undergraduates of Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Place of Publication | St. John's (N.L.) |
Date | 24 February 1995 |
Description | The Muse, vol. 45, no. 18 (24 February 1995) |
Subject |
Memorial University of Newfoundland--Students--Periodicals College students--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Periodicals College student newspapers and periodicals--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's |
Location |
Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's |
Time Period |
20th Century |
Type | Text |
Resource Type | Newspaper |
Format | Image/jpeg; Application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Collection | The Muse |
Sponsor | Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
Source | Paper text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
Repository | Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
PDF File | (9.42MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/muse/TheMusevol45no1824February1995.pdf |
Date created | 2018-03-26 |
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Title | Cover |
Description | The Muse, vol. 45, no. 18 (24 February 1995) |
PDF File | (9.42MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/muse/TheMusevol45no1824February1995.pdf |
Transcript | THE MUSE IN BRIEF I NEWS 1 Sound of silence: CSU elections marked by total lack of excitement. (Of course, campaigns are just starting...) See across. No choking in the clutch: new VP Internal save choking victim at this year's Winter Carnival. See across. Controversy surrounding the Canadian Federation of Students. They're leaderless and the CSU is putting CFS fees in trust. Read about the strife on page 3. Taking the plunge: Memorial gets Aquarena and all the surrounding facilities. Dive in on page 4. We like you just the way you are: Sir Wilfred Grenfell celebrates natural sizes during National Eating Disorder Week. The story weighs in on page 4. Don't forget to GET OUT AND VOTE! Polls open February 28 and close on March 1, and you need your student ID in order to vote. Can't decide who to vote for? See our pull-out election supplement. j INDEX"] News...Pages 1,3-4,10-12 Editorial...Page 6 CSU Notes...Page 7 Open Editorial...Page 8 A&E... Pages 18-24 Sports...Page 13 Comics...Page 6, 8, 25 WHAPP..Page8 26-27 February 24,1995 Memorial University of Newfoundland Volume 45, Number 18 CSU Election in the upcoming week... CSU elections off to a silent start By LORIE KEATING Campaigningfor this years Council of the Students' Union (CSU) election was kicked off with resounding silence. Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Ron Barter said that this years campaign is "too quiet. Not your typical CSU Election." The annual CSU election is scheduled for next week. Voting will take place on Tuesday, February 28th and Wednesday, March 1st. The new council will take office on April 1st. According to Barter, there is little evidence of any campaigning. Other than the usual posters on bulletin boards around campus, and the Residence Tours, candidates have been conspicuously silent on campus. Although attendance during the first leg of the Residence Tours was a 'Very good turnout," Barter was surprised thatcampaigninghas not been stronger, citing last years heated issues as a comparison. Barter said that the campaign has been clean thus far, with only a few written warnings having been handed out, dealing mostly with poster violations and other minor disputes. There have been some problems with persons at tempting to file nomination papers late.butBarterstat- ed that these incidents are "being dealt with." Furthermore, no less than four positions were left vacant at the close of nominations. Nomination deadlines were extended until Wednesday, February 22nd, at noon. The positions closed were Music Rep., Engineering Rep.,Burtons Pond Rep., and Part-time Rep. Barter did express surprise because of the hotly contended race for Business Rep. This year, for the first time in recent memory, there are three candidates running for the position. Barter said that there are several problems with the election schedule. Candidates and Residence Tours had to compete with Winter Carnival in order to draw people. Barter blamed the low turn out at some of the houses on the conflicts with the Winter Carnival schedule. Because of Winter Carnival's delayed start this year, this is a new problem. Under normal circumstances Winter Carnival would have been held earlier in the semester, and such conflicts would not have arisen. The open debate that has been held in past years has been discontinued. Barter said that this decision was due to the low student turnout last year. Instead, speeches and an open question period will be held today, Friday, February 24th, between 1 and 3 pm, in the Thomson Student Centre (TSC) Gymnasium. Barter encourages all students to stop by, both to listen to the candidates positions on the issues, as well as asking questions to the candidates. Barter is optimistic about the voter turnout for this year, in light of students current lack of apathy, as demonstrated by the National Student Strike in January. He went on to say "I hope [voter turnout] is better tha n the by-election." More election coverage can be found In the special Election putt- out In this week's paper. Acclaimed CSU VP saves choking victim By MARIE-CLAIRE GOYER Newly acclaimed Vice President Internal Kevin Peters came to the rescue at the Winter Carnival Stuff - n- Tuff event held on Sunday Feb 19. One of the participants began to choke on a piece of Crispy Crunch bar. The Stuff -n- Tuff event consists of the 'stuffing' of various types of food in the participants mouth and swallowing as fast as you can. The event has seen several people getting sick, but this is the first time that anyone choked. "No one really knew that he was choking," said one Stuff -n- Tuff judge, who wishes to remain anony mous. "We all thought that he was goingto throw up, but Kevin looked at him and said, 'You're choking, aren't you?"' After assessing the situation, Peters acted quickly and began to administer the Heimlich Manuever. After a few tense moments the chocolate bar was dislodged and the participant could breathe once more. "I was really pleased with how fast Kevin reacted," said the judge. "He kept his cool and did what he had to do. It is nice to hear about councillors who do good things for a change." Neither Kevin Peters, nor the participant that was choking, wished to comment on the incident. 1 MUN WINTER CARNIVAL Saturday, February 25 Snow Sculpture Judging Keep your eyes open for monsters and unusally large people and objects all over campus. -fc ^li Cooler Than Ice Lip Sync Performances begin at 7:00pm in the TSC Gym. Bar Service Available. I.D.'s for 19 required. ^^^f '22 >-2 |
Date created | 2018-03-26 |