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Show Increase ASUU president's grant to S1O0 Contrary to popular notion, the office of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) president is extremely ex-tremely important, and it can be extremely influential. The president, as the head of the students and of the Executive Council, represents student needs to the administration, to the community and to the state legislature. He can be an effective lobbyist in keeping tuition down, m helping the University maintain autonomy, in watching over students concerns. However, it is evident from a review of past ASUU presidents that the real power of the office does not come from the constitution, but it varies with the personality and dedication of each president. If the president carries too many hours, he is hampered by studies in the performance of his duties. If he must have a part-time job, it competes for his time with the ASUU presidency. To be a successful president, he must have the available time for the community, the legislature, the administration ad-ministration and, most importantly, the students. His major ma-jor concern must be the position of ASUU president. Because of the financial problems involved with the function of ASUU president, the retiring Executive Council suggested to the new council that it pass a motion to increase in-crease the studentbody president's grant from a tuition waiver wai-ver and $13 per month to a tuition waiver and $100 per month. The new Executive Council has set up an ad hoc committee to study this proposal, and the committee will present its recommendations to the council in next Wednesday's Wednes-day's meeting. We support the proposal. According to fig, past presidents, the ASUU president only receives 13,' an hour for his work. Of course, this is far below l mum wage law, and such a meager amount would t any student's finances. This amount can be sharplv ' trasted to presidential grants at other universities, . versity of Colorado gives its studentbody president ( month; the University of Wyoming gives its studei ' president $120 per month; and Stanford University, its studentbody president $100 per month plus a , waiver. Even Utah State University pays its sti 1 president more than we pay ours. He receives $50 pett ' plus a tuition waiver. ' If students are serious about having a student gov ' ment that functions efficiently, then they must be r 1 to support the studentbody president. Increasing the t- 1 dential grant to $100 per month could help the preside better perform his duties. If it is later discovered , president is not earning that amount, he could be cos : or impeached. With an increased grant would come derstanding that his time would be spent in behalf 0; students and student government. We encourage the ad hoc committee to endow proposal and the Executive Council to pass it. If A$' serious about making this year better than last, we are ; tain that the other student officers will adopt this pro;, |
