Show Volume 70 Number 71 Utah State University April 20 1972 by Carol Harmer senior writer - against Ferrin said he has the experience of working with the cultural vice president last year Debates between the final and knows partially what the candidates for the offices of students want cultural student relations and Willis proposed to initiate a vice coffeehouse series that would services volunteer and executive provide informal entertainment presidents were held He would also like to see imcandidates secretary Sunburst the in Lounge Tuesday proved sound control in both the Cultural vice presidential Fine Arts Center Auditorium and candidate Ron Ferrin said he the Spectrum would like to see a committee The sound system in its present established to choose groups they form is poor Willis said Perwould like to see on the USU formers get upset over this and campus The groups chosen consequently USU gets a bad would then be submitted to the name among aritsts Willis expressed a need for a student body for the students to wide variety of quests to appear decide what groups are wanted Ferrin proposes attempting to on campus He said they can’t' make as much money as possible and shouldn’t be confined to one at the beginning of the year so type that ticket prices later can be Concerning block-bookin- g slashed pnd a free concert may Ferrin said he was against this be possible practice because the same people would be booked within the state He also proposes that advance publicity begin earlier and a and the people from neighboring period when USU students have colleges wouldn’t come here for concerts exclusive rights to ticket-buyin- g Willis said that interstate is Willis who running Barry g would be carried Paul Knight running on a out through several states and write-i- n for student relations vice the USU would still draw crowds president would like to improve for near-b- y school wouldn’t be the communication channels having the same artists between the administration and Costs would be slashed because students we wouldn’t have to pay as much He hopes to allocate space in in traveling expenses for the campus buildings to post an block-bookin- guest artists Randy Kent Knyder candidate for student relations vice president said there is a definite need for better communication between the committees and the student body He proposes a weekly radio program to let the students know' what’s going on at USU as well as a column in Student Life He would also like to see better usage of the Ombudsman since this position financially falls under the jurisdiction of the student relations vice president Norma Zurn also running for student relations vice president lists as his concerns food policy housing within the community and polling of students to find out where their interests lie Am nesty problem topic of forum discussion by J Chris Larson senior writer ‘ No or Maybe-w- as me topiC Oi uiSCuSSiCn Wednesday April 18 at the Forum discussion held in weekly the Merrill Library 0 About persons heard Robert PCollier Dean of the USU College of Business Col Joseph Gappa Jr Professor of Military Science Dr Edwin L Peterson of Professor Amnesty-Y- es 150-20- and Dr Geography-Histor- y Allen W Stokes Professor of Wildlife Science discuss the ifs and whys of the amnesty question Dr Stokes said that “con- scientious objector” used to be granted to only those people professing “peace” church membership He said that now a person can be classed as such by declaring moral and or ethical grounds Stokes said that before 1965 any serviceman whu joined the service and then decided he was against it had a 50 per cent chance of being classified a conscientious objector But in two years the chances were less thar two per cent He also said he felt that the Vietnam war had changed interpretations of personal liberty should go further than to those Americans living abroad He said he supported six proposals for amnesty: Amnesty for all persons who have gone abroad because of conscience amnesty for all those serving Indian week to begin American Indian Week begins Monday with distinguished Indian speakers a Miss Indian USU Basketpageant an ball Tournament and a colorful Pow Wow just a few of the events on tap Blane Hoyt president of the Many Eagles Indian Council Loretta Tsosie Miss Indian Utah and USU president Glen L Taggart will conduct opening All-Indi- an ceremonies' Monday Indian dancing and an Indian art Monday evening an Indian fashion show and the Miss will follow show Indian USU pageant will be held in the Fine Arts Center be During the week there will panel discussions and library forums on such subjects as Indian education health services and Indian affairs in Utah the week Keynote speaker for of Cook president Leon will be of the National Congress American Indians He will speak in the Thursday at 12:30 pmwill also and Fine Arts Center discussion participate in a panel on Friday 1 agenda of campus happenings as well as working through Student Life and with community radio stations Knight hopes to “become an extension that could help the student body” Randy Merrill candidate for volunteer services vice “this is not only a president said ' but a volunteer position leadership position” He proposed continuing the present programs as well as expanding some programs He would like to see tutoring expanded to the college level and Helpline and Walk-i- n expanded to include calling out to people in the community Merrill would like to coordinate activities more with the community and to institute an environmental campus and canyon cleanup Doug Oldroyd also running for 2 Pages organizations In this manner get information and suggestions for instituting new volunteer programs He also proposes a summer camp for the handicapped and activities for elementary and secondary school children Oldroyd would like more publicity given to students involved in the volunteer services as well as to the programs themselves This would let students know of the benefits USU could (and credit) they secretary also possibly receive by helping as volunteers Marty Hibbard and Carole Harris candidates for the office of executive debated Tuesday Both are greatly concerned with reinstating the vote of the executive secretary Ms Hibbard said the vote was removed because the secretary was too busy taking minutes to effectively take part in action Also she said the student council wanted an uneven number to vote so the president wouldn’t have to break ties by his vote MsHarris said supposedly the executive secretary doesn’t represent any group on campus vice However she said this vote does services volunteer the women students as president is campaigning on the represent office-holdis an AWS the slogan “it’s all‘ one hand helping - this office She member said' the other” the students’ opinions He suggested an interstate represents convention of volunteer service as much as other offices do er prisons terms because of con- for science conscientious objectors dropped the rights of those prosecuted restored the various cases reviewed by a commission nnd the objectors should not have to make compensations for their action He said the US got its basic political philosophy from Britain which made us what we are He said it was necessary for us to have a basic police force- - the military Peterson said that when the government makes and enforces laws it is up to us to obey them He said that when every man chooses to obey the law individually it results in chaos He said that' in WWII the conscientious objectors served in roles He claimed to cop outj’ have “you don’t the amrresty said Dean Collier be to approached question had carefully He said he would favor amnesty if they would serve in some constructive way He proposed that deserters go back to North and South Vietnam and lelp reconstruct the country Col Gappa also expressed concern over the precedent that could be set He asked how the to maintain army could hope is taken liscipline if everyone jack unconditionally He did concede that if a board takes the all prosecution non-comb- at jresidential :ases one by one conditional He imnesty would be possible aid that in WWII there werey 5000 cases of requested and about 10 per cent of hose were given amnesty am-iest- " (Hwte by Tny Colli) “Fireman Frank says vote today!” said the sign on the TV screen in the middle of the Quad Not bad advice and certainly in the tradition of Fireman Frank who now resides on the-UScampus in the person of Prof Ron Ross Hopefully voters will head the message and cast ballots before polls U -- close today at 3 pm 1 — -- - : |