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Students were not the only group working for students.Dean Kauffman, Vice-Chancellor Blackburn,Dean Rice and Dean Shaw labored tirelessly withstudents, both in and out of Senate, to plan, initiate,and implement new ideas. Many good suggestionsoriginated from their offices. Without their input,assistance, and resources, a lot of ideas wouldn'thave gotten off the ground. Students and StudentSenate are not self-sufficient entities; each time theythink so, they flounder.Steve Antonoff, a newcomer in the office ofStudent Life, quietly emerged as an effectiveadministrator with a will to work, and has becomehighly respected in student circles. The trust andconfidence that he commands indicate thathe will be a powerful spokesman and mediatorbetween students and administration in the future.My comments to this point have been personalreflections about people and events in and aroundstudent government, but primarily about people,because Senate has shown itself to contain a dearthof issues and an abundance of personalities. Asfor myself, I've often wondered why I have spentmost of my years at D.U. in student government.Certainly it's been an exciting challenge, but ithas been very depressing at times. My career hasbeen a learning experience in problem solving and252