Whiting, Benard duke it out for social science senate seat _ Candidate Bryan Benard expresses dissatisfaction over student supreme court ruling but loses protest WE By JEFF HANEY dacy because of a discrepancy in _ qualification guidelines, whichhe The ASWSU studentsupreme court Wednesday rejected social 3, : Whiting told the suprem on the final election ballot. Benard filed a letter claiming deadline procedures wereignored by Whiting, who is challenging | Benard for the social science sena- Before Whiting was placed on the ballot, Benard ran uncontested. Benard said he feels victimized by the courts’ ruling. “I feel ] am the victim,” he said. challenged to thestudentsupreme COUN. < science senator Bryan Benard’s protest of Biff Whiting’s placement BRYAN BENARD| contradicting bylaws. So “Whether or not (Whiting) Whiting didn’t file for candi- ___ SIGNPOST managing editor — tor seat. of the student senate that passed the ballot after the filing deadline.” “I don’t feel it’s right to put someone on the court that student government eligibility requirements contradicted the ASWSU constitution the Open Hour dedicated to stu- crepancy between election packet materials and the constitution prior to that deadline is irrelevant in lightof the more pressing con- dent elections, yet did not raise stitutional right to political par- been placed on theballotasa write-in ticipation,” the ruling said. candidate. gs Butthecourt had said that histonally, write-in campaigns have been stitution says any student with a _ing outits proper role by ordering Whiting to be placed on the ballot. constituency may run, but student government said a student mustbe full-time to run. largely unsuccessful. _ : the fundamental political right of want to take responsibility for him losing,” Benard said. “I complied of information on the April 2 filing constitution. Benard was a member Benard said Whiting should have The supreme court “didn’t But Benard said Whiting had by the student senate violated the the eligibility discrepancy until a week before the final election. “The court is simply protecting an individual member ASWSU,” wrote the court. The student supreme court ruled the eligibility requirements passed tion. He said Whiting attended should have recognized the dis- The court wrote it was carry- election requirements. .The con- deadline in his election packet for a month before the primary elec- with the bylaws. I think the court needs to take more responsibility for their decision.” | Whiting imitates Perot, draws a crowd outside Union Building, accuses senators of apathy By ERIC MORROW “They sit on their butts and Critchlow prevented him from Pulling off a major publicity coup, Biff Whiting, candidate for expect students to come to them. — fully answering a question at The plan I endorse calls for next Tuesday’s Midday debate. “No time limit was imposed year’s senate to actively seek out | when the moderator outlined the student’s questions and opin- social sciences senator, performed ions,” Whiting said. _ SIGNPOST gov't affairs editor a parody of Ross Perot Wednesday to fully explain his election Whiting called attention to his self-professed “positive-aggres- format of the debate. No other candidate was interrupted, publicly embarrassed and forced sive” approach to politics, and em- to leave the podium The five-minute spectacle with phasized his ability to organize they charts, graphs and Whiting’s best media coverage of his performance on KTVX news and in the unannounced goals. Ross : Perot imitation, | allowed Whiting to advance his belief that the “simple logic solution to studentapathy is that senators should go to the students for their input, not vice-versa.” Whiting blamed the current | student government for not tak- ing an active role in hearing concerns and ideas of their constituents. He criticized the senators for had because exceeded this time limit,” said Whiting ina written complaint Standard Examiner. | “This event shows that I’m se- to the ASWSU Elections Committee. = = ; rious about At any rate, Whiting said he was glad to have the opportunity to fully explain his ideas to those working hard if elected to office, and that my positive-ageressive approach will pay dividends,” said Whiting. Biff’s who attended his speech. decision to publicly display the parody stemmed from his con- what cern that ASWSU Student Body President, Melinda Roylance and Ryeciutive Vice President. Teni ™ “At least I was able to some- rectify Critchlow’s and DANIELLE MABEY/THE SIGNPOST BIFF WHITING, candidate for social science senator, gives his | plan for student participation as he imitates Ross Perot. Whting was permitted to run for senate office by the student supreme court, in spite of protests from student body officers and his Roylance’s arbitrary and capricious obstruction of my answer,” © opponent, Bryan Benard. said Whiting.