1974-02-18; Central Michigan Life

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Hiding Volume 55 No. 58
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Monday, February 18, 1974,
ocation procedure 'will have appeals'
byTERRIBURKHARDT
LIFE Staff Writer
Discussion at Thursday's
indent Organizational Council
|0O meeting once again centered
funding procedures for student
Ionizations with Paul Ruiz of the
jtudent Affairs Office explaining the
ommittee on Student
Ionizations.
"If you can understand the ba'sic
Lnmittee structure and what they
Ye charged with, then you should
[iderstand there will be some form
appeals system built into
Ihatever the committee recom-
lends. I think we are hung up with
\e ideal of objectivism, we should
• realistic enough to realize that we
Ye all going to sell our programs,
■he committee's decision will be
Ised on many processes; interests,
[essures, lobbying and so on;" Ruiz
lid-
it   is   probably   true   that
whatever the. committee rec-
commends is what will happen, The
committee has been looking into
procedures for six months and when
they recommend the final package,
99.9 per cent of the time it will be
. correct. * If there is something
drastically wrong, then the Student
Affairs office can change it," he
continued.
Speaking to the question of
■financial autonomy, Ruiz said,
"Financial autonomy will "never be
acquired. Our office will.be an ad-'
viser to the committee much in. the
same way that the Committee on
Public Safety is an adviser to the
president. Our charge is to act as
adviser to that committee."
"The committee will not be
autonomous to the degree that it
could allocate funds freely with total
disregard to.University* policy and
regulations. Who will monitor the
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funds after they are allocated? Who
will   say   you   have   overextended
yourself or. you can't do that because
its against policy?" Ruiz, asked,    '
"We are trying, to make the.
allocating process more meaningful.
The committee is a meaningful step
, and an educational^ experience with
student to student exposure. It is
possible that Student Government
could allocate funds, if they can
restrain themselves from jumping at
the committee before this thing is
done. It is possible that campus-wide
elections could, be held for an
allocating' committee with the)
organizations sponsoring their own
people. Money makes things hap*-'
pen," Ruiz said,
," "If there were campus-wide
elections don't you ,think it eould
turn into a Program Board vs
Student Government type of thing?"
questioned      Program-     Board
Chairman Dan Savage, Mt. Pleasant
senior,.
'"The political dogfights would ,
be impossible to a^voidj" commented?
Student Foundation Vice-President
v Greg Koroch, Benton Harbor senior.
'"That's just the point," Ruiz
.said, "if the political dogfights can't
be avoided then at least organize it.
The important thing to remember is
that the conimittee can not be totally
objective, no matter what."
"I guess what I can't see is the
continuity from the organization to
the committee to the.Student Affairs
office," said - Program  Board vice-
chairman Jan Hess, Gladwin senior.
"It sounds to me like we have
the same procedure,' just another
step to go through. The committee
will be acting like a middle-man, and
I can't see much' sense in it," said
WHIP representative Nancy
Groueswek.      '
"The  committee  will  have to
turn to us because the budgets have
to come through our office, we turn.
the   wheels  for   money   from   the
University," Ruiz said.
"I personally have no objections
to whatever form the committee
takes as long as there is accounting
•fqr experience and diversity of
opinion,""Ruiz said. "Student leaders
must be open to a different system.
Problems will come up' with
allocating funds, there will be a jot of
political throat-cutting going, on.
"We (Student Affairs) do have
the ultimate say so but higher ups
can also overturn our decisions; SOC
should get actively involved in this
set-up with instrumental-proposals
and possible!routes the committee
pan take," R"i» add»d
constitution
finished, awaits approval
byTERRIBURKHARDT
LIFE Staff Writer'
The new  Student Body  Con-
litution is done—almost; it still has
be accepted by Student Senate,
bted on by the student body and
pproved by the Board of Trustees.
lutithas been rewritten, which is in
■self a  major  accomplishment,
|cordjng  to   Off-campus r. Student
lenatdr   and    constitutional    committee'chairman Zigmond Kozicki.
; "People have been asking for a
W constitution for a long tjrhe. The
life- we   are   presently   operating
IdW'way-FaViffeM
pally outdated.   Considering   the
|me we have spent on |h> idea of
nplementing the new constitution,
months,   I   think   we   have   a
jioroughly prepared constitutional
ackage   to   present   to   Student
jenate  for   endorsement  and   ap- •
jroval," Kozicki said.
"I think this constitution an-
vers many fundamental questions.
bout what Student Government
Ind other student related
^•ganizations are on this campus for,
nd it serves as an updated
pference for each and every student
go by in understanding campus
^presentation, The people; working
it have contributed long and
pdious hours which shows a positive
pdication of what Student
lovernment has become," Kozicki
aid.
Major changes in the new
constitution include elimination of
the judicial board, changes in the
duties of the student body vice
president, creation of an Executive
Board of Student Senate, creation of
a Student Body Organizational
Funding Committee (SOFC), and
revisions in the direction of the
election board.
According to the committee,*the
judicial board concept was
eliminated simply because it hasn't
been operating on campus for
sometime and they saw no need to
!tht^|^pe^" ""
when a vacancy occurs in that office,
The Executive, Board of Senate
is already' in effect since Senate
passed a resolution calling for it'at
their last meeting. However by
including it in the Constitution, it
becomes a "legitimate" part of the
Student Government operation.
' The vice president of the
Student Body no longer has the duty
of presiding over Student Senate.
Instead, "Student Senate shall elect
a president within its own' body by
the third meeting of the fall
semester, who shall preside over the
Student Senate, In the event a
vacancy occurs in the office pf the.
Vice President of the Student Body,
the-President of Senate shall succeed to all duties until such time that
the Student'Body President calls an
election to fill said vacancy." (Article
I, Section 5)
Student Senate also is instructed" to elect a president pro-
tempore who will • preside over
Senate when the president of Senate
is absent, and also takesover the
duties of the  president of Senate
Creation of the Student
Organizational Funding Committee '
(SOFC) is a ^direct outcome of
Senate's resolution asking that they
be , the fund allocating body for
no neea to     stud«nt organizations.   SOFC   will ..
the approval of Student Senate for ♦
all      allocations      to      student
organizations  receiving  University
funding.
no
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sty starts tree sale,
eautification project
If you bought her flowers and
Sandy for Valentines, she'll love this
Inel As part of a city beautification
flan, the city of Mt. Pleasant now is
Jlferjng a variety of trees' to citizens
Interested in making a "greener" Mt.
feasant.
Meeting set
for S-Senate
Student Senate will meet
|»ight at 8:10 in Room 2A of the
piversity Center. Agenda items
fcelude a Constitutional Committee
Import; recommendations of three
pudents to serve on the University
piter Board; selection of a person
sit on the Affirmative Action
jouncil; approval of Pat Coe,
|<ainsburg> junior, as executive
assistant to  the   student   body
president;  action on  a previously
Introduced Public Interest Research
jr°«P   in   Michigan , (PIRGIM)
^solution   and' a   resolution   for
penate to appropriate $200 to the
?vdo_Club.      t '
AH Student Senate  meetings
» open to the public. •
% Commission
- According to the City
Engineer's Office, the trees, to be
planted this spring, will be pur:
chased .by citizens and planted by
city workers.
\ Two-hundred and; one trees,
measuring one and threte-quarters to
two inches thick and 10 to 12 feet.
high are available to citizens at a cost
.of $14:70 to- $2*6.70 each. Only one
tree is allowed per home.
Robert Flynn, Mt". Pleasant,
parks, arid recreation director, said
the trees will be planted on street
right of ways between roads and
: sidewalks. • "These1 are not to be
planted in back jards," he said.
. ."The city, will set up a tree-care
program with 'each individual
purchaser," he, continued, "and will
spot check (the tree through the, first
year, of planting."   . :    ■   -
The types of trees available, to.
citizens are divided into clay soil and
sandy soil categories.
• » Those residents with' sandy soil
should purchase Emerald Queen
Norway maples, Schwedler' Norway
maple3, Skyline Honey locusts or
Green Spire lindens.
Marshall   Seedless Gr'eerias,
London   Plain   sycamore,   Inermis
Honey locusts, and Green Mountain
"sugar maples, are offered to those
. with clay soil.
Anyone, interested in buying a,
It will be comprised of members
of the. CMU Student Government
and will consist of three, members.,
from   the   Executive   Branch   and
..three  from   Student  Senate,  .The
. chairman of this committee will be a
member of, the Office of Student
Affairs    of    Central    Michigan^
University who  will  direct ,SOFC
'meetings and vote in case of a. tie."
(Article III, Sections 1 and 2)
•   Elections   will be  handled  in-''
directly      by       the       Student '
Organizational Council (SOC) which
has the powers to screen applicants
for   elections   director   and   set"
salaries.   However,   "SOC   cannot
force any policy to be accepted by
the Election Board, it can only rule oh
the validity of policy decisions as
they are presented by the Election
Board." Also SOC may. investigate
the election results if there is approval of one-third of their body.
(Article IV, Section 8)
The new Constitution will be
presented to Student Senate tonight
but no action is expected to be taken
on it until'the following meeting. All
Senate meetings are open „to the
public.
CM LIFE PHOTO
Black History art exhibit
Painting comments vary
"What is it? Where did it come
from?'I've never seen anything like
it before."
No, it's not a rare bug
discovered by the Biology Department that everyone is talking about.
It's the huge painting hanging in the
upper level of the University Center
(UC), by Charles McGee, Eastern
Michigan University professor.
"This painting is absolutely
humungous," one CMU student
exclaimed.    .
Week's exhibition. .But, according to
Leone Weber, of the Creative Arts
Gallery, the design was so big it
wouldn't fit in the room with the
other exhibits.
Some furniture had to be moved
to make room for the eight foot, one-"
half inch square canvas to be hung.
"It's really good and quite a
conversation piece," Peggy S.
Perrin, Portage senior, says, which
can be proven by just listening to
what students say as they pass by
In  fact,  the  painting entitled • the painting.
"Flight HI" is part of Black History Some of the comments made by
students include, "Oooh, a new-
picture. That's neat. Really neat."
"Is that ever fantastic," And, "If only
that   would   fit   into   my   room."
According to Kim I. McGuire,..
Far.well freshman, the title, ''Flight
Iir'.is really appropriate."It's kind of.
misty.  It gives the impression  of'
floating. I really like it."
The next time you pass through
the upper level of the UC take note
of this painting. You may wish to
purchase it as a belated Valentine's -
Day gifjt. The price is $2,500.
Developed top late in semester v
Car pool system'fairly successful
/
. "Fairly   successful''   is   the
description  fdr  Project   Car  Pool, ■
according to Bill Dunham, associate
.registrar and coordinator of the car
pool project at CMU.-
"We didn't have as many people
as we- anticipated," he said,1 "but we "
definitely will continue the program
this summer."
Washington's
birthday closes
federal offices
Governmental offices jn Mt.
Pleasant will be closed today, for
George Washington's birthday.
Mt.. Pleasant city bffices and <
Isabella County bffices will be closed.
There will - ne no delivery , of
Dunham said he believed the
.reason more students didn't take
part, in thet car :pool project is
.because it was 'developed too late in
the semester.
"Next semester," he explained,
"we. will haVe the forms sent out
along with the registration forms so
students will haVe them in time to
make transportation plans through
the program," He continued, "If we
could, have done it that way for this
semester; it probably would have
been more successful."'
The "car v pool ^rclgramv which
bfegan.ih. January,' was designed to
help commuting students outside of
' Mt. Pleasant find other students in
, their area to share rides with.
. Surveys taken by the Housing
Office, According, to Dunham, indicate about 1,500 to 2,000 students
Dunham, is run on a volunteer basis.
No charge is made for the service.
>f He said the project, although
not widely used by students, was
successful for Whose who did take
advantage of its services;
"Im sure it will be more successful next time,'.' he. added, "since
the car pool requests .will go out
prior to ^registration, we hope more
students';will be able to take advantage of it,"he said. '
faring tonight
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ytheet at 8 at the CityMunMpal thrThigH -Friday  at 773-7971  (ex-
Central Michigan 'Sistrict  Health
Department'ttlsttwllr be* closed.
said*
on the inside
Lenny Bruce, alive and well at CMU-page 3
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George Washington and the Watergate mentality-page
Little Union provides many attractions-page
Grapplers pin EMU in dual win 39-2- page 8
Women cagers, gymnasts, swimmers all win!-pages 8, 9
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