Show January 22r 1973 Page 2 editorial comment bookstore M ess The average life span of student leaders is just over one year They are elected in the Spring and when the snow melts the following year they’re on their way — all the passionately fought battles fade away and are forgotten in new challenges of parenthood or graduate school or work That means that the leaders have precious little time to acquaint themselves with problems and more : L: ' £ '£ portantly solutions When they finally do reach maturity in their office so much time has slipped by : v : that it may'be too late to bring about effective change One problem which has plagued students for years - and one which has received the attention of generations r: of student leaders concerns the USU bookstore its policies prices and procedures the result of hours In an exhaustive article (pp of research SL international editor Sondhi Lim- thongkul has found that USU students are not alone in bookstore frustration BYU Weber State and U of U : students face almost identical problems of souring prices and poor resale values But one significant difference that Limthongkul observed between USU’s store and the other was the way in which policies and guidelines are set Other schools have student representation on bookstore boards which set policy USU does not It is true that USU does have a Faculty Senate - : : : : -- : AifMetfie eaipipleause i Herm Olsen Director and the new Head Football Coach Student input into scheduling is a thornier problem made more delicate by USU’s independent status Schedules for football and basketball games are made up to ten years in advance and for USU to compete against the Big Sky and WAC Conference J Clair Ellis last year’s unfor candidate successful the was President Studentbody author of the infamous Athletic Funding e) (Pay-At-The-Gat- Resolution This more than any other issue was responsible for his rebuff at the polls According to Clair the purpose of the resolution was to put pressure on the administration and the athletic department to make them more responsive to student " 5-- F) u f&?f?“tnt£ V'V-- ' : : unci I Executive-c- o league Neverhtess students this needs year have been vocal in demanding more appropriate There has long been the problem of the Administration ignoring student desires time as cfiier time key football and basketball games were scheduled before school started and during the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks This year for instance the Weber State Football game was played on Thanksgiving Day and six of our fourteen basketball" games were played when students were Thanks to the Ellis Resolution things are now looking better than ever for the students The scare effect of has been that students have become intimately involved in choosing the new Athletic Bookstore Committee which includes student representation However this board is merely an advisory group and has no direct decision-makin- g consideration and it’s having its effect Rex Lund Athletic VP has submitted a resolution to give student voices a major input into the teams we play but even more important when we play them Much to the credit of the administration and the athletic department student voices are being heard We are once again gaining control over the funds earmarked for athletics which come from student fees And after all this was the purpose of the Clair Ellis Resolution in the first place Our hats are off to Clair off-camp- authority In two years it has met once But change is in sight Rick Burtenshaw ASUSU executive vice president has asked the Administration to review the record of this body and get it functioning again We heartily endorse Burtenshaw’s proposal But when the committee is revamped we hope that it will be g delegated new authority It must not continue to function as a advisory board Even if policy for the store isn’t radically changed by the presence of students on such a committee at least student will have a voice for their frustration There’s a lot to be said about allowing students to understand the mess we’re in pay-at-the-ga- te v becomes scheduling tricky indeed policy-settin- do-nothi- ng Dorm complaint Editor Student Life Doug Anderson What are floor jocks? The majority of Student Assistants (“floor jocks”) are : precisely what the assistants of the students on their floor They listen to their floor member's problems gripesand ideas but also are paid to enforce the housing regulations In most cases the “floor jocks” do their jobs well are not looking for rule breakers all just reporting the obvious They don’t get enjoyment out of “busting” a fellow student but do it because their contract demands it legally — this is fine But I guess there always have to be exceptions (Richard’s Hall has one of these exceptions: A “bad seed” an “BUSTer” a pain in the SA) These “police academy dropouts” thrive on “ripping off” editor " oditor Barry Willis managing editor over-anxio- sd:-Son- dhi nows editors: Brant Harkor Pat Borardy environment od: Bill Davis art oditor: Colleen Riley staff od: R Bruce Fleming feature od: Winona Powers editorial asst: Jodeane Albright opinions oditor: Lucia Thomas sports oditor: Miko Patchan photo editors: Tom Caswoll Tony Collis photo assts: Dan Softlino Lanco Paterson senior writers reporters Steve Snow Debbie Drag advertising accountant " ittvettertsrtt tfi rttutttrr ynm - official e ' it f t1 t ''V I I I" t war-ped-pleasur-e leeching drive that makes them “campus mercenaries” These “floor jobs” give the other Student Assistants a bad image doing their position more harm than good It seems that these bad “floor jocks” give their dorms a certain “floor jock itch” which is bad for student relations Richard’s Hall is a victim of one of these “tricksters” over-anxio- us Brooks Montgomery 553-04-93- 24 5215 at Me Richard’s Hall to of fee odttoriol Naff TW of fee rig to odM rafaoo oryrtetaay tetter AM kly Tew UnhrersHy Cac i by fee Gam (Mar circulation a— a thriving poMkatioa of Utah State Uaivercity and Ike odlte mewei ifeo Steve Leggett ) t'i i Hie POUCY PuhMiod i VAiti'Jitl- IIH ra4hor with— but- -- us td ofetod by Nofeotc BITOtlAL POIKY h colely the fee NAt to roteco aoy KDITOtlAL OTMIONS am wloty Carol Harmer Kristy Larsen Chris Larson Isaac Martin Rasa Maoeman Ken Pasearella Mary Weinberg It iM STUD NT Susan Arrington David Griffith Lento Harmon Linda Leblanc Nancy Neorken Bonnie Randall Scott Weis their floor but are the ring leaders of every bust on every other floor whether they have any business there or not These “Student Assistants” do the job not because it is a “job” name-tmplies- Douglas Anderson international Limthongkul ontertainmont od: Jody Bumott fellow dorm members They not only enjoy reporting students on 90 u per year? $1 par lax !34t Irlgbam Oty Wob Mill I V’ V 4 ( V Wt’ V7Y’ ’ JK |