The Griffin: volume 56, issue 22 - Apr. 25, 1986

              FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1986 Of the 863 students who cast votes on the sports facility, 692 voted yes and 71 voted no. The Canisius student body expressed overwhelming approval of the outdoor stadium referendum as 91 percent of those who voted last Thursday and Friday supported the proposal. by Kevin Saville "Generally, I was happy with the voter turnout," said outgoing Undergraduate Student Association President Mike Sawicz '86. Sawicz, co-author of the referendum, believes that the school's administrators will think seriously about the stadium proposal now that the students have expressed their views. USA Elections Witness Record Voter Turnout Referendum Passes Handily Greco came away with 388 of the 808 votes cast (48%), Marasco received 245 (30%) and finished second, while Beiter collected 175 (22%) while placing third. race over Paul Marasco '89 and Sean Beiter '88. Official Election Results EXECUTIVE BOARD USA President: Ange Buscemi 466 Jim Granville 390 USA Treasurer: Jim Greco 388 Paul Marasco 245 Sean Beiter 175 CPB Chairman: Keith O'Donnell 469 Cindy Jelleme 343 Secretary: Laura Bradley 520 Senior Senators Junior Senators Sophomore Senators Lisa Bieron Bob Barbera Patty Bubar Joe Buscaglia Mary Jane Devin Maria Buscemi Debbie Fassl Matthew Duggan Skip Kiras Robert W. O'Connor III Douglas Kohler Gail Kotowski Kirk Spitler Nicolette A. Lodico Mary Beth O'Connor Kathleen Laurich* Kelly A. Grant* Roger Niemel* 'alternate Executive board votes in bold STADIUM REFERENDUM (763 votes cast) YES 692 (91%) NO 71 (9%) "The election was just something to get past," Buscemi said. "I'm more comfortable doing the work. I don't like politics."Buscemi was happy about the outcome, but was also glad that the elections were over. The hotly-contested race for President of the Undergraduate Student Association was decided Friday as Campus Programming Board Chairman Ange Buscemi '87 defeated USA Treasurer Jim Granville 87 by 76 votes to claim the top position on the USA's Executive Board for the 1986-87 school year. Of the 856 votes tabulated, Buscemi received 466, or 54% of the vote. Granville got 390 votes, or 46% of the vote. by Dave Hibbard Buscemi also stated that since there are no major divisions, the newly-elected executive board should work well together. Voted to succeed Granville as USA Treasurer was Jim Greco, '88, who won a three-way they can get a lot more things accomplished," he said. "The members of the executive board are willing to put their time and effort in . . . On Executive Board Buscemi Wins Top Spot 170 vote discrepancy between the 933 students who voted overall and the 763 who voted on the stadium proposal. Mr. Lee Fassl, director of student activities, explained this by say- ing that some voters may simply not have noticed the referendum lever inside the voting booth. "Some students just didn't see it," he said. O'Donnell echoed the sentiments of both Buscemi and (cont'd on 4) Of the 812 votes counted, O'Donnell collected 469 (58%), while Jelleme received 343 (42%). In the race for Chairman of Campus Programming Board, Keith O'Donnell '87 outdistanced Cindy Jelleme '88 to take that office. "I'm very excited about the prospect of working with these people," Greco stated. 'The nucleus is excellent on the board and in the senate." Greco also felt that a lot would be accomplished with the new members of the USA. "I was glad to get a vote of confidence from the school to accomplish what needs to be done," Greco said. Greco didn't think that the race would be as close as it was, and was also glad that the elections were over. However, after all the votes were calculated, there was a "I'm trying to get the administrators to realize that the students are concerned about Canisius College and that their opinions are important," he said. Koessler Reseeding Delayed Due to 'Oversight' A planned reseeding project for the Koessler field, supposedly scheduled to begin last Saturday, has been delayed until the end of the semester after members of the athletic teams that currently use the field protested that they were not previously informed of any such maintenance work that was to start during the season. by Kevin Saville However, lacrosse coach Joe Holt, S.J., told The Griffin Tuesday that he had received no advanced notification that the reseeding was to begin onlhe 19th. Holt said that he became aware of the plans last Friday, after two of his players discovered the field only half-prepared "We have decided to delay the reseeding to May 3 because of the great difficulty in rescheduling the lacrosse games," said Franz. The lacrosse team has four remaining home games. The reseeding, which would have prevented use of the field for lacrosse games, women's softball practice and the school's intramural program, has been delayed to May 3, according to Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business and finance and College treasurer. The following Monday however, Holt received a call from Lillian M. Levey, vice president for student affairs, saying that the reseeding would be delayed and that the lacrosse team could finish their remaining home games on the field. Later the same day, Holt received another call from Bieron; who this time was calling from Franz's office. Bieron informed Holt that the team had been granted access to the field for the next day's game only, and they would not be permitted to finish their home schedule on the field. Before calling maintenance, Holt phoned Paul Bieron, director of the Koessler Athletic Center, who was not in at the moment. Bieron called back later, saying that he too had no warning of the impending project. "They said that they got word from Dr. Franz and that there was nothing they could do about it," said Holt. for Saturday's game against Niagara. A subsequent phone call to the maintenance department informed Holt that reseeding was to begin on Saturday morning. The lacrosse team, as well as women's Softball and the intramural program, will be able to utilize the Koessler Athletic field for the remainder of the semester now that the reseeding has been delayed Until May 3. Griffin Film Ph.*o Icont'd on putf*' 4) Serving The College Community j. - HC VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 22