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THE HILL NEWS, April 1,2005 NEWS PAGE 5 DEMOCRACY MATTERS TRAVELS TO NATIONAL CONEERENCE Shannon Freire ( Contributing Writer Five members of the St. Lawrence chapter of Democ- racy Matters recently at- tended the Democracy Mat- ters National Summit in Al- bany, New York. Democracy Matters is a national organization whose goal is to promote a more democratic system in Am exi c a by remov- ing the cor- porate and p riv ate money from poli- tics and putting the people back in. It. is a four-year, old non- partisan organiza- tion with chapters on over eighty col- lege campuses nationwide, all coordinating their efforts to create publicly financed elections and other democ- racy oriented reforms. The founder of Democracy Matters is Adonal Foyle, the center for the Golden State Warriors. Adonal took time out of his busy NBA schedule to lead the summit and to interact and inspire all those present. Dr. Joan Mandle, execu- tive director of Democracy Mat- ters, who spoke here at St. Lawrence last semester, was also a dynamic driving force in the organization of the three day event. . The conference was the larg- est in the history of Democracy Matters, with approximately and \Why Democracy Mat- ters\ were complemented by seminars on speaker train- ing, utilizing media, grass roots campaigning, civil rights and politics, and lastly, becoming an expert- on public financing. The atmosphere was one of hope and dedica- tion of stu- dents will- ing to pro- mote and create change. \ T he spirit shown by my peers was both t hr i 11 i n g and moti- vating. It gives, new hope to the future of politics at a time when Photo by Shannon freire one hundred and forty students representing about fifty differ- ent campuses. While giving participants a chance to explore downtown Al- bany and the SUNY Albany campus, the conference also provided a series of lectures and workshops designed to empha- size grass roots activism, edu-. cate new members, and revital- ize veterans with new ideas and energy. Lectures on \Reclaiming De- mocracy: People v. Markets\ people are extremely discouraged by their government,\ said Amanda Dox, '07. Currently, plans are in the works for uniting the New York based chapters to lobby for clean elections in New York. Information on \this cam- paign can be found online at cleanelectionsny.org or at a Democracy Matters meet- ing, held every. Wednesday. at 5 p.m. in room 336 of the Student Center. Student Delegate Debates Held Adam Casler Contributing Writer Brigette Smith • Contributing Writer On Wednesday night in Thelmo, debates Were held for the position of Student Delegate to the Board of Trustees. There were nine candidates who expressed their opinions on a wide range of issues. ' Jon Solomon '08 talked about his two semesters in. Thelmo and his experience as Student Life Assistant Chair. His goal as Student Delegate, would be to get student's voices heard. Carta Hunter '06 has been in- volved in Thelmo for five semes- ter and active in a variety of or- ganizations across campus, in- cluding SLU Republicans* Stu- dent, Alumni Association, the Chapel Planning Committee, and several Thelmo committees. She stated that as Student Del- egate she would be very involved in campus life. Lucy Hannington '08 talked about her experience.here as a first year student and her in- volvement in the Anthropology Club, Democracy Matters, and working at Calling All Saints. She said that both alumni and student are concerned with problems here at St. Lawrence and that both groups need to be represented. Kate Byrne '06 discussed her three semesters in Thelmo and how she loves St. Lawrence even when she does not care for the decisions made by students and administration. She is a mem- . ber of SLU Democrats, the Stu- dent Alumni Association, club Rugby, and a CA in Dean Eaton. Jason DeRosa '06 phoned in from Washington, DC to particir pate in the debate. He is a mem- ber of ACE, Environmental Ac- tivism, and has worked- as a Writing Mentor at the Writing Center. Jason Eisenhuth '06 talked about bis three years of campus involvement in a variety of groups from the Academic Af- fairs Committee of Thelmo to ATO to the Student Planning Committee for the 2005 Laurentian Leadership Confer- ence. William Hughes '06 has been involved in Thelmo for six se- mesters, along with a wide va- riety of other groups like the Budget & Finance Committee, the International House, and the Substance Free Suite. His main concern is the censorship here at St. Lawrence. Katie McGinty '08 asked why shouldn't a first year student run for Student Delegate. She is the current Public Relations Chair for Thelmo and was mo- tivated by the student surveys collected to run for Delegate and to create change. Buzzy Sammis '06 is another highly involved candidate. He stated that, as Delegate, he would listen to all opinions and deal with every student on any issue. All the candidates thanked everyone for their attendance and hoped everyone would get out and vote next week. The candidates for class offic- ers were:.for the Class of 2006, President: Brooke James; Vice President: Melina Cruz; Secre- tary: Katie Connor; Treasurer: Guinevere Seaward; Council Member(s): Jason Eisenhuth. For the Class of 2007, President: Danielle Weaver; Vice Presi- dent: John Gursky and Alii Mattison; Secretary: Meredith Perry and Jesse Wingate; Trea- surer: Mike-Wie'neke; Council Members, - Jason Britt, Amy Lichorat, Eliza Mathews, Erin Mellow, and Ryan Prenger. For the Class of 2008, President: Bill Courtney; Vice President: Stacy Banfield-Hardaway; Secretaiy: Daniel Auerbach; Council Mem- bers: Elizabeth Boyd, Shreya Kamath, Tim Kilimo, and Laura Rabinow, UPCOMING CAMPUS EVENTS FRIDAY, APRIL l STAND SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND: 8 P.M. \THE FAT FREE CHICANA AND THE SNOW CAP QUEEN\ . GULICK THEATRE FRIDAY, APRIL 1 ST 9 P.M. LONG SENSE FORGOTTEN BAND . WINSTON ROOM S ATU R DAY, APR I L 2 N D 9 P.M. - COMEDIAN: JAMIE IISSOM; WINSTON ROOM Shiavo Case by New Conor Welch Contributing Writer PINELLAS PARK, Florida - ' For the first time in years Terry Schiavo showed signs of life. A statement from the hospi- tal yesterday, said Mrs? Schiavo reportedly sat up and shouted, \I've been a vegetable for, like,. 10 years! Would you pro-life people get off~my back and let me die already!\ then promptly fell back down and returned to her lifeless state. After his wife's outburst, Michael Schiavo, who was in the room at the time, stood up and cheered saying, \I told you so! I told you so!\ then ran down the hospital hallway in jubila- tion. When reached for comment afterwards Michael Schiavo told reporters that \my wife wants to die and I couldn't be happier Complicated Lents right now.\ This apparent blow, to the case did not faze Mrs. Schiavo's par- ents, Bob and Mary Schndler. who have fought adamantly to save their daughter's life. \We're almost certain that when Terry said 'let me die already 5 she meant it as a question,\ Bob Schindler explained, \I think she rea.lly meant, let me • die... already? There was a clear pause and then an interrogative tone in her voice. I am sure of it. As for the 'pro-life people get off my back' statement, I've done some research and apparently 'get off my back' was a common 1880's adage meaning, roughly translated, \pro-life people are awesome.'\ The family plans to file an- other appeal to the Supreme Court with the new evidence in what will likely be a landmark decision for linguistic studies. Singer Publishes Book From Page 1 -she could if they wanted her to change their names in the book. \There was a lot of cringing.\ Singer said. \But none of the people I managed to. get in contact with wanted me to change their names.\ She added that she did change the names of the people she_wrote about but was unable to get in con- tact with, just to be safe. In the end. Singer said, she hopes Scraping By in the Big Eighties shows readers that the stories of their persona! struggles are impor- tant, and that they might just repre- sent the struggles of an entire coun- try. \Literature matters, our stones matter, and our lives matter.\ Singer said. Ancient Coins Found on University Property From Page 1 -ally proof of an actual Viking pres- ence; tfTese artifacts may be the re- sult of trade with the Native Ameri- can tribes living in the area. The Vikings may have traveled along the St. Lawrence Seaway, and thus could easily have traded with the local population. However, at present, there has been no defini- tive evidence of a Viking presence wesTof Maine, and so St. Lawrence University could become the westernmost point of Viking expan- sion. To help with the excavation. Dr.' Jane Crenshaw, a renowned expert on the Viking presence' in America, has been kind.enough to travel from , Boston. Her expertise confirmed that the coin and spindle whorl are in fact Viking artifacts, although she also stated, \these artifacts do not necessarily prove that there were in fact Vikings in the North Country.\
