SMC students vote to keep Keenan Revue
By AMY GREENE
News Writer
The students want the Revue to stay.
Results from Monday's ballot initiative attached to the student body elections show that 62.2 percent of the student body approves of the Keenan Revue on campus, and would like it to stay. In addition, 14.6 percent of students who had not seen the Revue said they believe it should stay, and only 2.3 percent of students who have seen the Revue believe it should not be held on campus.
2.5% who have not seen the Revue do not want it on campus. 4.5% of the students polled had seen the Revue and had no opinion on the Revue's location, and 9.8% of the students who participated have not seen the Keenan Revue and have no opinion of its location.
Students were asked to answer two questions on the Keenan initiative on the ballot: Have you ever attended a Keenan Revue performance, and do you feel that the performance of the Keenan Revue should remain on Saint Mary's campus?
The survey showed that the majority of the student body is in favor of the Keenan Revue remaining at Saint Mary's.
"The Keenan Revue is something fun to do on campus that involves both the
Saint Mary's and Notre Dame communities. It's funny and entertaining and is put on by talented, young men who put forth a lot of effort and time to provide the community with hilarious, free entertainment," said sophomore
Allyson Palombaro, who voted in favor of the Revue.
Sophomore Liz Bailey also voted in favor of the Revue.
"The Keenan Revue is one of the few events on Saint Mary's campus that actually draws people. I believe that it should remain on campus and people should stop being so uptight and offended by a simple joke."
Student body president Crissie Renner expected most students to be in favor of the Revue.
"The results didn't surprise me at all," said Renner. "We tabled the issue and survey results, however, until next week."
The survey will be used primarily as a guide for the Board of Governance to gauge the students' opinions.
"The initiative was not a vote for the Keenan Revue," said elections commissioner Stephanie Pace. "It will be used for research in evaluating the Revue and the students' opinions," said Pace.
The Board of Governance will discuss the survey results and possibly vote on the Keenan Revue's future at their meeting next Monday.
All News Stories for Tuesday, February 6, 2001
