.- ,- MEd program, SA committees see growth (continued from page 167) Led by President Kenny 5tamatis, the Student Association Executive Council sought to find fresh answers to old issues while emphasizing balance in its approach. Early in the year, in giving the Council guidelines, Stamatis said, "It is our responsibility to come up 'Our purpose is to help and take care of the gripes and problems of the students. But unless we know what is going on through the input of students, we cannot be as effective.' - Boyd Jones with new, contemporary answers to the same old problems and questions that the students have. We want to rid the SA of mediocrity and the 'parrot syndrome' of spitting back the same old pat answers that were given us. " Student Association Committee system Stamatis leaned heavily on the 11 SA committees for the creativity he sought. "Just keeping all the committees working was a major function this year," he stated. The committees ranged from the less evident Food Services and Academic Affairs Committees to 'If we accomplish putting forth the right kind of example before the student body and do nothing else, we will have been extremely successful.' - Kenny Stamatis the most obvious Movies and Student Activities Committees. Each committee, in conjunction with the Executive Council. tried to meet particular student needs in its own peculiar way. The Academic Affairs Committee was successful in having a new course implemented. The Spiritual life Committee worked closely with other organizations in proMEASURING with a tape , Boyd Jones checks for a winner in the watermelon seed-spitting contest during first-week activities.
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