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Show MilplSQ Weber State College October 5, 1976 Insurance policy revised Weber State College has received a letter from the Utah Civil Liberties Union requesting an immediate amendment to the present school insurance policy according to Greg Coronado, Executive Director of Equal Opportunity at WSC. Sam Herscovitz, Executive Director of the UCLU, called the present policy unconstitutional last week because of the clause that gave a refund to LDS Missionaries. Coronado claimed that the clause was used only as a convenience. Coronado also said that he had begun work on the policy September 24, before the school received the letter. He said that the school would reprint the literature and distribute it next quarter. Herscovitz said in a letter that the policy was unconstitutional and was a breach of the Utah Constitution's First Amendment. He also said that any controversy involving seperation of church and state would endanger federal funds that the school receives. Coronado said that the policy did not reflect the feelings of the school. He said that the school would give a pro rata refund to any student going on any type of religious mission. $3,775 spent by Ex, Cou. by Dave Ottenheimer The Executive Council at Weber State College has appropriated $3775.00 to cover expenses to send various people on trips, both in and out of State, according to minutes recorded at Executive Council meetings throughout the summer and fall of 1976. $450.00 was requested to send three delegates to the national, entertainment Conference which lasted five days, and required another 150.00 for food, lodging, and the rental of a car. Another 175.00 was appropriated to send Jeff Flamm, Craig Thorsted, and Robb Alexander to a Board Of Regents meeting 14 June 76. Also, during the summer, members of the Executive Council Student Officers, and all others considered to be in a leadership position were asked to enroll in a short leadership program held at Sun Valley Idaho. 3000.00 was appropriated from ASWSC funds, and each participant was required to pay 25.00 individually. Vi"- - New ramp for the library. The ramp that was originally built to the library had to be rebuilt because it did not meet the necessary requirements set forth by the state. Robert Folsum, Director of Campus Planning, said that the ramp designed to permit handicapped students to wheel into the building was too steep to meet the state codes. Folsum said that no funds were used by the school for the reconstruction because the architect had not met the requirements. Photo by Clyde Mueller Inside today... Weber State's football team lost its fourth straight over the weekend. That's 13 in the last two seasons with seven games left this year. For a complete rundown of the game , see page 12 . Editorials 8 Entertainment 5 Sports 12-15 Organ music for college "Mid-Day Melodies," a new Weber State College attraction featuring organ music by Rulon Christiansen, will be presented bi-monthly on Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 13. The program will be given in the Fine Arts Center auditorium between 12:30 and 1 p.m., Wednesdays, free to students and the general public said Daniel L. Martino, WSC director of cultural affairs. "The 'Mid-Day Melodies' will be mostly popular and semi-classical for easy, relaxing listening, played on the Allen Digital computer grant concert organ," Mr. Martino said. Today is the last day you can register for new classes without having to pay a late fee. MHHi.wiijrwjMimJiaEagrags i Christiansen is the college organist and special organ instructor. He has been featured organist at many college functions as well as at the Salt Lake Tabernacle organ. . He. has studied with Dr. Alexander Schreiner, Dr. Robert Cundick and Prof. J.J. Keeler and has won several prestigious awards in national organ competition.Christiansen has performed in several cities in the nation and also in France, Germany, Switzerland and Monaco. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where he also earned a masters degree. Baffling bulletins become burdening During the summer months the Administration had 80,000 fall schedule bulletins printed at an approximate cost of $3,000. Present plans are to do the same thing for the next scheduled bulletin, for winter registration. Numerous complaints have been relayed about the mistakes in the bulletins being used by students. The major obstacle, for students, seems to be the absence of a map of the campus. The answer given by the Administration is that there is a map in the present 1976-77 catalog, and "students can refer to that if they need to find their way from class to class." Another gripe is the scheduling process. Classroom Disappears For example, some classes are listed to be held in Annex One. Other classes have a TBA under the location of the rooms where the classes are to be held. Annex One no longer exists. It was demolished. Students have been bombarding the Answering Van, asking where TBA is. The bulletin also lacks a decoding sheet, therefore a new student would have trouble deciding which building is the "real" TBA. President Joseph L. Bishop has a welcoming statement printed on the first page of the bulletin. The greeting seems warm and it ends with: "We are looking forward to having you on our campus fall quarter or anytime to take classes or enjoy cultural or sports activities or for any reason." The president was unavailable last week - to answer questions about the bulletin because he and one of the administrative vice-presidents took their wives and headed for the People's Republic of China. When an administrative figure head is not available for comment the only resource available is those who serve under "the globe-trotting President of this college." Harold Weise, registrar, was responsible for putting the bulletin together. Wiese points out that the reason for 80,000 bulletins being printed were to distribute them to every resident in Weber County, as many as possible in Davis County, and some in Box Elder County. Resident Mailing The mailing list the Administration used worked something to the effect of some students receiving a bulletin in their name, to their address, and also receiving one mailed to their address simply marked "resident." The mailing cost of the bulletins was $1,600, according to reliable sources. The majority of students probably picked up at least one if not more bulletins prior to registration. Reliable sources say the mailing list also included businesses, like"Bud's Conoco." Wiese claims it was an Administrative decision, and he feels it was worth printing the 80,000 bulletins and mailing them as they did prior to the beginning of this quarter. "It's pretty hard to evaluate," says Wiese. "It's just something that's being done and we felt that we shouldn't neglect this particular effort to let people know about our college." "It's their college," claims Wiese, "because it's their college and it's a state supported institution."Wiese says that the lack of a campus map will not be on the next bulletin, to be printed for the next registration process. The only administrator to be reached locally last Friday was Dr. Parry D. Wilson, Vice-President for Administrative Services. Asked if he were in charge of having the bulletins published, he replied: "Indirectly." Explaining the process, Wilson says the first person to justify the publishing of the bulletins would be Dean Milton CMecham, in Adminissions. "Administratively he (Mecham) does report to me," points out Wilson. "However the class bulletin is essentially academic." "The details and so on relative to the class bulletin were developed between Dean Mecham and Dr. Dello Dayton," says Wilson. "I was made aware of some of the details relative to the plan and so on," says Wilson, "but basically it was worked out between Dean Mecham and Vice President Dayton." Council Approval Wilson stipulates that approval for the printing was granted in President's Council involving Bishop, the four vice presidents "in terms of decision making for this particular project." Wilson was asked what fund the price for printing came from, during a telephone interview last Friday. "That's something I would not know," answered Wilson. "My assumption would be that since it is academic that it would come cont. on page 2 |