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Show Athlet.cs, since Athletic Board unanimously passed requirmg a line-item budget to be submltted to ASUU heH funding would be considered . don,t see this as an attack on just athletics, but it says to any groUp that tries to deal with ASUU on a one-year-at-a-time basis that needs and concerns don t change with the years, only tactics, says Hansen. The importance of the meeting is that AbU U refuses to become a patsy for groups believing that the successes of one year are lost with the coming of a new administration. ad-ministration. Those voting against the bill were Rick Graham, Milt Taylor Craig Burns, Bill Thurman and Glenn Mortensen. Steve Rich abstained on the bill, apparently for political reasons; Rich is one of the strongest supporters of athletics on Athletic Board. According to the wording of the bul, the contribution will be unfrozen when the budget has gone through all the ASUU channels and red-tape. This will Probably take until some time in October. The assembly also held hearings on the 18 members of the body who have been charged with missing an excessive number of meetings. After the assembly heard the excuses of the delinquent members, they voted to recommend only three to Judiciary to have writs of performance per-formance served against them. Jeri Anderson (Humanities) who has missed 10 out of 10 meetings; Arch Cheney (Academic Counseling) who has missed seven meetings; and Robert Jepson (Health) who missed five meetings, were the members who were charged. Eleven members had the charges objected to and were never brought to a vote. The assembly "I don't think we should be the patsies of the administration," said Dave Hansen concerning a bill to freeze the $249,000 Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) contribution to the Department of Athletics. The bill passed the assembly easily, 32-5-1. The bill was sponsored by Scott Smith and Bob Curtis to correct an error made by the assembly when the contribution passed in May. According to ASUU Financial Policies and Procedures, any group requesting ASUU funding must submit a line-item budget request to Finance Board. The Department Depart-ment of Athletics did not do this; but Finance Board recommended a contribution of $249,000, based on $5 per student per quarter, a figure established by the State Board of Higher Education. The procedure is also the official of-ficial policy of the Department of I I C was very reluctant to chastise fn' of their colleagues; the three "guilty" members also missed Thursday's meeting. In other action, the assembly gave $300 for a Black students orientation. The assembly also approved $150 financial aid for the Asian Students' Union's photo exhibit "Executive Order 90UB." Larry Jensen objected to the money because "I'm tired of having this part of our past dragged up." Doug Malsumori pointed out that much could be learned from the past mistakes of America. Funding for a marching band, or a pep band if the marching variety is unavailable, was tabled until a written agreement could be made with the Department of Athletics concerning funding. Contact with the Alumni Association was also requested by several members before a decision could be made. t d s t ie d g i ;:edure : causes : $ to : jp athletic jtribution A. A |