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Show MHOfej ON YOUR GUARD! 'TIS HALLOWEEN. JOURNALISTS USE Weve got some ideas, including Fred Friendly, past president of CBS News, baffles panel of colleagues and classroom students with his 'toughies SUSC AS STAGE. bloodcurdling movies, monster mashes and other such delights to tickle your macabre fancy SEE PAGE 3. SEE PAGE 8. lii V , THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OF SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE CEDAR CITY, UTAH J f 1 1 I k jS v I . a ir- Coles to continue constitution study i 4 by Lanai Greenhalgh ft . Reworking SUSCs constitution may be a long, time consuming battle, but David Coles, newly elected attorney general, is prepared to wm Wednesdays general election proved m favor of Coles over Ann Wittkop for the position after two weeks of campus campaigning Coles has been in student government since last spring under the title of activities coordinator Coles said he is excited about being in a position that allows grerrter invohement m the executive council One of the proposed changes in the student constitution now under study is changing the duties of attorney p neral Currently, the attorney generals primary responsibilities are focused on two areas assisting in legal matters and making decisions dealing directly with the contents of the ASSUSC I f i ! i r A I L.. Student participation at the polls during last weeks election for two freshman senators and the attorney general was meager. Elections fill three positions Its David Coles is the new ASSUSC attorney general while Lana Houston and Mark Miller will represent freshmen m the senate Coles carried the victory over opponent Ann Wittkop by nearly a two to one margin The elecuon victory by Lana Houston in the race for the freshman representative post was even more official impressive Houstons name, according to sources, was on nine out of every ten ballots counted The other three candidates divided the remaining 10 percent of the votes nearly evenly, with Miller claiming the advantage Miller edged out Tom Sparks Houston was selected over Shelly Stoker Constitution Effective immediately, the new attorney general will receive an additional responsibility He will be A proposed constitutional amendment to change the name and responsibilities of the attorney generals office was going to make an appearance on the general election ballot but a second look by the student senate at the proposed change led to its deletion Jeff Maxwell, senate president, said the amendment would have created a conflict of interest, put the checks and balances of the student government out of whack, and would have given too much power to one individual The voter turnout was, Maxwell said, As usual, very poor According to Maxwell, a little less than (continued on page 5) required to help the executive council plan and execute campus activities This will relieve the activity pressure from Mark Wade, student body president, and will raise the attorney general position to a more demanding one A goal of Coles is to spend as much time as possible on the changing of the constitution There are just a few out dated, confusing portions in the constitution that need to be reworded or dropped completely, he said Im sure the changes will be for the good of the student body Coles feels confident that the reworking of the constitution will be completed bv spring, 1984, when he plans to graduate y Senate decides to put hold on amendment by Ethel Lyman The ASSUSC Senate Wednesday tabled indefinitely an amendment to the student constitution that would change the title and duties of attorney general because, says Senate President Jeff Maxwell, the current bill conflicts with the checks and balances of the The bill needs to be given ample time constitution for consideration, said Maxwell Maxwell will accompany ASSUSC President Mark Wade to a conference in November where they will have the opportunity to review the constitutions of other colleges in the state This will give them ideas about how SUSCs constitution can be amended, said Maxwell Senators were also told that students have shown concern about the lack of publicity for openings for Arts and Letters Senators Sen Scott Johnson noted that some students in the mustt department were upset because they were uninformed about the openings He feels that these people should be given more time to The deadline was established apply for the positions but not well publicized, said Sen Craig Bickmore Having received only four applications, the senate will interview each applicant The results of interviews will be utilized in appointing new senators Senate Committee A will investigate concerns that a number of teachers on campus have been taking the majority of students class time for lectures and assigning exams to be taken in the Learning Center on students personal time Bickmore has such a class and said, I dislike this system because it conflicts with my work schedule It is ako fiustratmg because the teacher isnt there during testing nme Senate Committee B will begin to draft a bill which will allocate funds for couriesy tekohones m the Student Center and Library Accordu p to Sen DiAnn Slade, several students have askeo the library pcionnJ to use library phones, which is distracting from their work A packet whivh explains how' to write and submit a bill will be ready for senate review in this weeks senate meeting This packet, presented by the senate resource committee, if passed, would be available to the heads of clubs and organizations on campus A proposal to approve David Burr as Ch f Justice and Ned Hafen as Associate Justice of the ASSUSC Judicial Council was unanimously passed |