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Show ; Protests Stimulate Name 'Change By Vote Of Regents The Board of Regents voted Monday Mon-day to change the name of the Student Stu-dent Activities and Welfare Committee Com-mittee to the Student-Regent Lia-son Lia-son Committee. The move was labelled a first step in an effort to increase communication between students and regents. The actiort came after student protests of an unexpected tuition increase announced last quarter and following a recent "declaration of position" by ASUU calling for complete student administrative independence. "Up until now we felt the lines of communication were being kept open and encouraged" Donald B. Holbrook, board chairman, said in explanation of the action, "but apparently ap-parently there has been a failure to communicate (between students and regents.)" Regent Richard L. Evans chairman chair-man of the Student-Regent Liason Committee, expressed the hope that "two way communication between students and regents" would be improved by the use of the newly named committee to inform stu- dents and receive student information informa-tion during the formative stages of policy making. "The scope of activity" of the committee has been limited by its name according to Regent Evans. The regents will soon initiate other action towards "further student stu-dent involvement on University activities" ac-tivities" Mr. Holbrook said. The purpose of the committee is to allow student representatives to consider matters on the regents' agenda while decisions on those matters are still pending, Mr. Holbrook Hol-brook explained, "It will also help students prepare themseves for presentations before regent subcommittees sub-committees and student groups." Present members of the committee commit-tee are ASUU President John T. Kesler and regents Evans, Calvin W. Rawlings, Glenn E. Snow and Clyde L. Miller ( Secretary of State). The make-up of the committee com-mittee is also being studied In further response to student moves towards "independence," Mr. Holbrook expressed confidence students would adopt no program "contrary to the operating policies of this University and the constitution consti-tution of the State of Utah." He noted that the state's constitution consti-tution places the University's financial fi-nancial structure in the hands of the regents. "We're interested in providing as much autonomy as they believe in and as is consistent with policy. We won't however, abdicate our responsibilities re-sponsibilities given by the state constitution," Mr. Holbrook said. To a proposed ASUU constitutional constitution-al amendment designed to free the ASUU constitution from much of the administration and faculty control con-trol of the ASUU, Mr. Holbrook expressed ex-pressed general agreement. He described the present amendment amend-ment procedures as "cumbersom" and felt they could be streamlined although opportunity for faculty and administrative review must remain. |
