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by TOMMY BELANGER THRESHER STAFF No one has applied for the position of Campanile editor in chief for next academic year. Students were supposed to select a candidate in the Student Association General Elections in March, but nobody ran for the position. The position was up for election again in the Spring Elections, but again, nobody ran. Student Media Adviser Jen Cooper said that this is actually not unusual. "Nobody wants to work on the [Campanile], but everybody wants to complain when it's not on time," Cooper said. In seven of the last 15 years, no one has run for the position. This year's Campanile Editors in Chief Jamie Bartling and Rosemary Casler ran in the Spring Elections after no candidates came forward during the previous SA General Elections. "It's sad to see that the Campanile will go downhill because nobody takes the position," Bartling said. Cooper explained that "if nobody runs for [the position], it's just whoever we can convince to do it." Cooper plans to send e-mail advertising the position to people on the current Campanile staff and people with photo-editing experience. Both Cooper and Bartling also stated that they are not considering hiring a non-student to produce the Campanile. This was done after the 1995 elections in order to produce the 1995-'96 Campanile. SA bylaws require that the Campanile editor in chief have at least one year of experience on the Campanile. The requirement is in place to ensure that candidates are able to handle the job, although, according to Cooper, the condition is not specifically defined. "It's a big project, so it's easy to drop the ball," Cooper said. "We don't need to go back to [delivering the Campanile] a year late." Bartling agrees that the responsibility is a big one, but she it could be handled by four or five people splitting up the duties. Bartling also added that, even taking into account the work, neither she nor Casler regret the decision to become Campanile editors in chief. "I love the experience I'm getting," Bartling said, adding that it helped her get a summer job. Students regarding questions regarding the position or the Campanile can send an e-mail to Cooper at keeper@rice.edu. - back - |
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