Alcala 1969

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An election was called for to now put helmsmen on the new but doomed ship MERGER and low and behold a one-sided slate of hasbeens and political hacks ap­ peared on a ballot that old Joe Stalin could not have dreamed possible. Emperor Norman and jolly court jestures Brian Riley and Dickie Davis and general flunkie-about-campus Ray Sherman decided to re­ tain there positions as "BMOC" and easily won re­ election. The College for Women had most of their hierarchy's deadweight dumped but the secretary stayed and a newcomer from the malcontent "weed- ers" took over one of the double-councils seats (Ci­ cero forgive me). So now Joe and Sally USD sleep better because they are secure in the knowledge the ASB now has one set of rulers and the efficiency will be unbelieveable; but then again the whole going-on was unbelieveable and will continue to be just as petty and screwed-up as in it's former days of seperation. True merging can­ not simply be voted upon it must come from 100% of the students giving 100% of their effort to making it happen. How Eric and Terry could have the fore­ sight to want one set of officers to work with two dif­ ferent advisors representing different interests, one of which for a certain period refused to grant there even was such a merger!! No my friends, the merger will eventually be something workable but the many other things that the ASB's could have been doing instead of the planning and petty bickering surround­ ing the merger could have and should have been chan­ neled to make the year more enjoyable for you, the student.