1994 Vol.63, No. 1 Xavierite

              The Xavierite
Friday, September 9,1994  The student newspaper of Saint Xavier University Volume 63, Number 1
SAAC candidates look
towards the election
By Ramon Esparza
The Student Activities
Board are looking for a few good
men and women in the SXU
student body to be representatives 
for the new 1994 Student
Activities Advisory Council.
The all new SAAC will
consist of eight of the following
positions: African American
Representative, Athletic Student
Representative, Commuter Rep-
resentative, Continuing Education 
Representative, Hispanic
Representative, International
Student Representative, Physically 
Challenged Representative, 
and a Residential Representative.
The proposed purpose for
these positions is to have a 
stronger link between the SXU stu-
ient body and the Student Activities 
Board. It is the responsibility 
of each of the SAAC
representatives to report to the
SAB with any suggestions or
comments from their represented 
group that might better
svents and benefit students on
and off campus. They will act
as a go between informing the
SAB about conflicts that their
represented group may have.
For example, many student 
activities may be planned without
all students in mind and some
may be unable to attend. It is
then the job of the student(s) to
inform their representatives
about their conflicts. From
there, these individuals are 
required to take any and all 
suggestions that students may rise
directly to the SAB in hopes thai
all conflicts can be resolved.
There was a meeting this
past Tuesday, Sept. 6 in the 
student lounge at which students
interested in SAAC received a
questionnaire in which they
were encouraged to express their
views. Not everyone returners
their questionnaire so here is a
preview of some of the new
candidates.
In the area of commuter
representative there are three
applicants so far that have 
responded to the Xavierite
Among them are Jill Duba
George Rodriguez, and Maris
T. Gonsiorek. In the area of
residential representatives are
Michelle Patchik and Ginny
Bustamante.   Running for the
See SAAC on Page 4
DePaul official appointed as
Saint Xavier's new president
By Kevin Plienis
The search for the new
president of SXU has ended
with the recent appointment of
Dr. Richard Alan Yanikoski.
The Board of Trustees and
the Corporation of the Sisters of
Mercy, Chicago Region, 
unanimously approved the 
recommendation of Yanikoski on
August 9.
Yanikoski was selected
from 67 applicants in a nationwide 
search. Members of the
administration, faculty, staff,
students and alumni participated
in the presidential search process.
"I'm delighted to have
been selected by the Board of
Trustees and the Search 
Committee to be the new president,"
said Yanikoski.
"It's an exciting opportunity for me, 
both professionally and personally," 
commented Yanikoski.
Yanikoski has over 19
years of experience in higher
education, 18 at DePaul University. 
Most recently he served
as associate professor and 
director of DePaul's public ser-
Dr. Richard A. Yanikoski
vices graduate program.
His previous positions at
DePaul included associate vice
president for academic affairs,
director of institutional planning
and research, evaluation coordinator, 
and instructor and mentor of 
DePaul's School for New
Learning.
Yanikoski has published
numerous articles in professional 
journals. His first book,
Academic Freedom in Higher
Education, will be published in
the near future. Yanikoski has
also been a guest speaker, session 
leader and invited panelist
Student Activities Board expresses views
Directors explain the functions of their positions to inform students
By Ramon Esparza
With the birth of the Student 
Activities Board, Director
of Student Activities Kim
Johnson hopes students can look
forward to the beginning of a
new era in student government.
Consisting of five financially-compensated 
student positions, the SAB will be taking
place of the recently defunct
Student Government Association.
The Board consists of:
Director of Inter Club Council
Vivian Mendez, a sophomore;
Director of Public Relations
Giovanna Bottari, a senior; Director of Intramurals Scott
Kraemer, a senior; Director of
Programming Ernie Cherullo, a
sophomore; and Director of 
Finance B.G. Hunter, a sophomore.
Mendez is confident that
everyone will work together to
make SAB a successful new
addition to SXU. She stated
that "club communication tends
to be a problem with organizations." 
Her job is to mediate
what goes on with all the clubs
and organizations at school.
"I'm glad that work [on student
involvement] is finally getting
done at Saint Xavier," she said.
Bottari's job is to promote
upcoming events on and off
campus. She feels that the school
lacks a certain "spunk" and believes 
that the SAB may be what
SXU needs to liven up campus
life and involvement. "You
know that sugar rush you get
when you eat chocolate? We
want [the SXU Community] to
have that always."
She added, "Since this a
commuter school, we realize that
people have jobs and lives outside 
of school, so we're going to
try and do as much as we can for
everyone."
Kraemer believes that
with more people being involved
in intramural sporting activity,
the easier and better things will
flow for intramurals. He said
that many have complained that
there hasn't been a formal 
existence of intramurals on campus.
He is hoping for a good turnout
of students this year. He does
have some doubts since this is
the first year of SAB involvement 
with intramurals.   He is
confident, though, that through
help from the rest of the Board,
P.R., clubs, etc. that the word
will get out to get involved.
He has a strong feeling
that this will be good for the
school, eliminating problems in
the dorm [such as] boredom.
"Now people can't say they
don't have anything to do if
there is always something going on."
Cherullo has been given
the job of placing each of the
school's events, whether it be in
the cafeteria or somewhere in
the middle of Chicago. He has
the responsibility of setting up
contracts and figuring out 
budgets of any of his plans with
banquet halls, theaters, 
transportation, etc.
He commented that the
success of programming will
depend on students. "We're
looking to make Saint Xavier a
place you want to be [socially]."
He added, "I plan to be hardworking, 
doing the best that I
can do." He has invited all students 
to contact him with any of
their ideas for student activities
or events in L101.
B.G. Hunter is confident
that students and clubs can 
benefit from him being the new
director of finance.
Hunter has the responsibility for 
approving club budgets for any and all of their
events. "My job is to lay down
the law for who gets money, for
what purpose for all the clubs,"
stated Hunter.
The SAB was a new idea
for Johnson. After searching
other universities across the
U.S., via electronic mail, she
gathered the kind of programming 
that she felt would be the
most beneficial to the students
and fashioned it to fit SXU's
demand for more student involvement.
Provided that each of the
individuals upholds the criteria
of his or her position, all five
will be paid in eight monthly
payments of $250 ($1,000 a 
semester each), totalling $10,000.
If a member of the SAB is
removed at any point during
their term, then it is Johnson's
job to fill the position, using the
application and interview process.
"We're confident
Dr. Yanikoski can
lead Saint Xavier
University to even
higher levels of
success as we head
into the 21st
century."
-Marion Faldet
SXU Trustee
for over 30 professional organizations.
"The university is thrilled
to have such an established
leader in higher education for
our new president," said Marion
Faldet, Board of Trustee member 
and presidential search 
committee chair. "We're confident
Dr. Yanikoski can lead Saint
Xavier University to even higher
levels of success as we head
into the 21st Century."
Yanikoski will succeed
Sister Colette Mahoney, RSHM,
who is currently serving as 
interim president.
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