Show jr I bill comes Landlord-Tenan- t out of legislature with cuts by Susan Coltharp staff writer The Landlord-Tenan- t bill has come out of the Business and Consumers Affairs Committee of the Utah legislature with a “do pass with recommendations” This means that an important part of the bill has been left out according to Mike Sibbett of Intercollegiate Housing Association Sibbett attended the legislative meeting on Monday He said that the committee hearing deleted section 22 which was the “self-help- ” section This section made it available' to tennants to fix up needed repairs that could be hazardous to health and safety if the landlord failed to do so within 14 days The cost could be deducted from ths rent vice-preside- Governor Dave Sands says immediate action is Landlord-Tenan- t necessary for passage qf the student-orientebill Telephone lines into the capitol are available free for student use in the UC so that representatives can be" alerted of student interest photo by Jay Reedy nt The Association of Realtors are the biggest competitors to the bill according to Sibbett Sibbett said the bill still has a chance of passing but in a very watered down form so he is encouraging some student support to help He said that the representatives need input from the students A telephone line into the capitol has been established on the third floor of the UC at the activity desk There will be a list of all the by the phone and the students may call free of charge Sibbett said he has had “hundreds” of students say section of they want the self-hel- p the bill and this is their chance to help it pass Dave Sands Governor of UIA is sending out a letter all over the state in an attempt to get student state representatives response This letter would then be sent to the legislature as a model Sands said the the legislature will listen to what information is given them If one side out- weighs the other with information then the legislature will listen to that side Sands also said “The legislature can abuse the students easier than they can a family in a renting situation” According to Sands Todd Weston the local representative is “honest and open toward the bill” Sands wanted to emphasize that students use the phone for input The bill should come before the house for a vote next week and both Sibbett and Sands said that immediate action is necessary in order for the bill to pass UIA L d Vol 72 No 44 3000 is looking for U-PI- RG Utah State University Logan Utah Friday February 7 1975 more student petition signatures problems at presentand is not too anxious to join he said Cutler said the Utah Board of The USU chapter of Regents will be presented with has imposed a Feb 28 deadline on ' the proposals to recognize itself for obtaining it’s goal of by March The board needs to give its okay to the 4000 signatures on their student organization before student fees support petition he can be collected for head Buzz Cutler said from the U of U was on the USU USU chapter Chairperson campus Wednesday to observe Abraham said signature Barbra petition drives at USU is going slowly gathering Cutler said about 1300 students faced with a man“We are at USU have already signed is to about power problem” Ms Abraham get petitons The goal said “We need more people to 3000 more USU signatures solicit signatures and spread the Cutler said We invite word about At the U of U about 8000 anybody interested in helping to signatures or 40 per cent of the contact us at the petition table in the UC basement or at our next studentbody have been gathered Cutler said meeting” The it looks now USU and Utah petition table will will be the two schools to initiate be operating daily from 10:30 he said Weber State am to 2 pm in the UC College is having internal basement by Dave Kingham staff reporter G G G Q G G As G G The petitions will be used to show student support for the establishment of a chapter at USU when the proposition to add a voluntary $2 fee to registration fees is brought before the Board of G G Regents is currently The state beginning preparations for the presentation of their proposal to the Board of Regents Cutler said Legal research for the preparation is underway at the U G of U Law school and we hope to have the endorsement of the faculty by the end of the month he said On a nationwide basis PIRG is also doing well he said On a visit to Utah last month Scott Kennedy of the national Citizen Action Group reported new PIRG organizations in Ohio and Georgia bringing PIRG’s campus chapter total to 130 Cutler said Homosexuality discussed by of four homosexuals panel ""eheri Powers Staff Reporter Four homosexuals discussed all aspects of homosexuality Wednesday at a seminar sponsored by the Student Association of Social Workers On the panel were three men and one woman Mark Jones moderator of the panel discussion said in introduction that the American Psychological Association no longer considers homosexuality to be deviant behavior It has found homosexuals to be no more deviant than heterosexuals The association estimates 22 per cent of the men and 28 per cent of the women in the US to have engaged in some kind of homosexual behavior Jones said the law stands now it is a felony in most states to engage in homosexual behavior Recently several states have proposed legislation to revise their sexual As codes A main item discussed by the tention If I ever do then I’ll become homosexuals in our society?” All members of the panel saia All members of the panel-fel- t attitude towards society their and homosexuals are stereotyped A female changed when they became a have little freedom “In our society two I homosexual “Before said panel member can’t hold hands in homosexuals I homosexual became a thought the fear of being without 50 old were public all lesbians years said female the arrested” Mafia blond bleach types” is free no she unfeels She to an be life tends longer Gay decides whether that and one society panel derground community member said “You don’t tell or not to accept her and this your straight friends you’re makes a big difference in how she lives her life homosexual” he said When the 3 male members of A problem they come against is how do you know if your friends the panel were asked if they were are gay if no one will admit to more persecuted for being black or homosexual they said it hurts being gay to them more to be homosexual “It would surprise people know there’s a large community than black especially when of women who are homosexual in looking for employment Even with the above problems member Logan” the female homosexuality is more open in said our feel on the society than it ever has been Members they panel A cause of this is the Gay homosexual been before have always and more people until Liberation it realize they but didn’t to homosexual The 19 be 16 of to the were between admitting age when they realized their sexual panel said they are always not conscious of being homosexual were relationships of and wonder why a straight One man to them meaningful the panel said: “I haven’t found a person can’t accept them as a person too female who can keep my at 12 pages Citizens ask passage of Equal Rights bill by Becky Cassler Staff Writer Utahns for the ERA have plans to continue the drive for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in the Utah Legislature Mary Hyatt spokesperson for Utahns for the ERA said USU campus rally will be held sometime next week A Logan community rally will be held Saturday February 15 -A statewide massive rally is planned February 15 on the steps of the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City She said letters petitions and telephone calls to the state legislators were still con- tinuing “I feel things are looking more supportive as far as these campaigns go” she “The letters and said petitions already sent to the legislators did have an im- pact” Ms Hyatt said she feels the ERA has a “good possibility” of being ratified in Utah “I feel there is more support than opposition for the ERA in Utah but the support just hasn’t been channeled or organized” she said Majority In favor She cited a recent Deseret News Poll which showed the majority of Utahns to be in favor of the ERA North Dakota recently ratified the ERA leaving four states left before the necessary 38 are obtained for passage of the amendment Ms Hyatt said the main impact of the ERA would be that if it passes all states will be given two years to change all laws discriminating on the basis of sex “I am for the ERA because it allows women the same opportunities in the job field as men” she said “Men should be for it too because are discriminated against in areas like divorce they alimony and child support and ERA would change that” panel was “How free are Mary Hayatt spokesperson for Utahns for ERA said a USU campus rally will be held by sometime next week She feels the ERA has a "good possibility” of passing in Utah photo by Ron Rico " |