Show r -- f PRESS DAY PANELISTS — Utah State professors Dan Jones (1) and Tom Lyon I 1 (second from r) took opposition with members of the media as part of Friday’s Press Day Ted Capener news director of KSL (second from Mitch Naylor of the I) and Herald Journal deLogan fended the media Journalism pros cons 51 ?®(iD (o Utah State University March 30 1970 Volume 67 Number 65 8 pages Cimeifijff MHHMU CINDI GEORGE Rigby High School Panelists kicked around differ-ence- s between the printed and spoken word in a journalism seminar at Utah State last Fri stitution The current student government consists of an executive council senate and student court Students will vote or not the senate in its present organization should be recon structed Part of this reconstruction will include the addition of athletic and organization vice presidents to the stug dent group ' Neil Gruwell ASUSU president ex plained the move by saying that it is on whether AS-US- their intention to “centralize the administrative government” and that this change will “make the operation of student government more effective” He feels optimistic about the pos slbilltles of the proposal being accept ed by the studentbody Asked if there was any opposition to the changes he stated that there “was no formal opposition and what there was came from those persons who “really do not know about it” He credited this lack of knowledge to the fact that the change has not been widely publicized Under the constitution to be voted on by the students the executive coun cil would be authorized: To establish committees or other ap I I - Vy IrndrSVl change set by council £ II f fdll Qtl9rt6r f — it j ' Dr prefessor of stu-de- - Jones assistant political science and assistant professor of English Tom Lyon matched wits with Ted Capener news director KSL-Tand radio and Mitch n Naylor staff writer on the Herald Hournal ‘Newspapers havethe great- est influence on why people be lleve what they do TV is closing in fast” emphasized Dr picture “I don’t think the news should e er be withheld” declared Cap ener He cited the My Lai V Lo-ga- 'dent which some people felt was exposed at the wrong time Tel evision and radio he felt must expect repercussion such as the criticism directed against the Agnew press by Capener agreed that “a news man becomes personally in any story he does” For this reason he would Vice-Preside- ex-pe- U History 95 97 will befaughf nt ’ body - - The president would preside at all' executive council meetings He would make recommendations to the council for all appointments of the student association not otherwise provided by the constitution He would call all ASUSU elections unless otherwise specified He member with the would be an ASUSU boards all vote of to right councils and committees He also would be a student representative to any board spring quarter ex-offic- io (Continued on Page Two) -- — ct criticism Change is in the ait The Academic council recently approved some changes in the policies concerning withdrawal from classes and withdrawal from the university entirely Mark L Newberger deanjof admissions and records said chan8es are not a complete change in policy They will only affect several areas of the entire policy He said the changes are scheduled to go into effect fall quarter Many ofLthe rules concerning dropping a class are the same Classes dropped during the first ten days of the quarter will not be on the transcript Any withdrawals made after that time will go on the records simply as a withdrawal (W) Previously the withdrawal has been noted as WP or WF denoting whether the student was passing or failing at the time of withdrawal Although the grade has been noted on the records it has not been averaged into the grade point A student no longer will require the approval of his dean or advisor to drop a class or withdraw from the university Classes can be dropped until the 45th class day of the quarter After that it must be approved by the dean of students Students may add classes during the first ten days of the quarter Any additions after that time must be approved by the instructor and the student’s dean The changes do not eliminate the necessary forms and red eliminate tape involved in a change of schedule They only of faculty the need for signatures — j— — — Dan E two-third- law-makin- If day Students from Highland High in Salt Lake City and Rigby and Burley High schools in Ida-h- o sat in on the discussion pendages to assist them in their leg islative and administrative functions functions To appropriate all association monies monies To conduct investigation into matters concerning student welfare and make recommendations to the university’s authorities To review at will all appointments made within ASUSU To recognize student groups by ratification of their constitutions To submit to the studentbody by a s vote of the executive coun- ' cil membership any proposed amend ment to the constitution In the proposed constitution the executive council would consist of the president the academic cultural and administrative vice presidents the financial organizapublic relations vice and athletic tions presidents and the executive secretary All of these officers would be elected by the Students of Utah State will cast their ballots Friday to express their views to proposed changes in the ASUSU con- Jones referring to the impact of the media “People take what you write and believe it” Panelists agreed that the differences between newspaper writing and television reporting were centered in its effects on the emotions “TV strikes people on an emotional level" stated Professor Lyon He pointed out that the English sentence is “detached” and can be read without involvment Advantages of newswriting lie in the fact that newspaper men have time to present the total picture of the items covered Mitch Naylor feels that television is coming to its own by presen ting in depth specials with total REPORTING Enlarged executive council will govern two new vice presidents are proposed REPORTING: " TED G HANSEN Copy Editor Hi ' 1 ' “Attention” to anyone who is or is not interested in his tory History 95 and 97 two new classes will be offered again this quarter They are one ere dit evening classes to be held in the dorm complex History 95 Issues is a lec ture series featuring a different guest lecturer each week Al the beginning of the quarter the class members will issue invita tions to professors they woulc like to hear during the quarter The professor may assign ma terial for the class to cover prior to his lecture His subject may be requested by the stu dents or left to his own dis cretion wil 97 Topics History visi John P feature Dr Leary ting professor of Philosophy and Education for the entire quar ter He will lecture on any subject or group of subjects that he ' chooses The courses will stress a stu FOOT FREEDOM — A pair of feet dangle from window in the High Rise dorms as an indication that fresh air frees the mind to allow thoughts such as those plastered on the adjoining window dialogue with dis cuss ions following the lectures student may take either A course by adding the following card information to a drop-ad- d Class cards may be obtained at the history department Main ‘dent-teach- 317 er |