Show The Utah Statesman Friday MKi7t IT I — r- -' Amendments pass ccez: by Kim Pierce Two amendments to the ASUSU constitution passed by a substantia margin yesterday with 16 percent of USU’s student body turning out to cast its ballots Of the 148 students participating in the special election 132 voted for the first amendment which redefined the duties of the ASUSU executive vice president The second amendment passed by 106 to 42 adding campus affairs to the duties of the athletic vice president The low percentage of voter turnout was not unusual or unexpected for a special election according to ASUSU President Peter Daines Approximate ly 300 students voted in the last ASUSU special election according to Daines which established the office of the entertainment vice president two years ago The purpose of the special election was a “lateral shift of responsibilites among ASUSU officers” explained Daines "There is nothing about them” he said The amendments were proposed by Daines in order to better define the duties of the executive vice president give constitutional emphasis to student lobbying efforts and combine a variety of campus affairs duties under the previous office of athletic vice president The responsibilities of the executive vice president now include legislative contacts on the state and local levels earth-shatteri- Al Petty arc among 140 students to cast a ballot at ipedal election which amended the USU comtitution jfwwIWtlind ASUSU r I E O 63 E O 03 O student interest lobbying the piemen tat ion of aU ASUSU legation and duties assigned by t£ ASUSU president according to dc amended Section III of the AZUZ'J constituion In the past the duties of tie executive vice president were more vaguely defined aa anything by the president The first amendment will ensure better fcSsw-- c council legislation and more cCarClre student lobbying efibrts Domes He predicted state and local to be an increasingly import— t CO pus activity in the future The second amendment the title of the intramural and vice president to the campus and athletic vice president responsibility for campus bousing campus planning and campus usage to the original athletic ptcyia duties ”1 don’t like the way the amendment was worded” commented Athletic Vice President Val Potter I feel the whole deal was railroaded through” He refused to cosnment on the vote he cast regarding the second amendment Potter favored the additiosul esa-pu-s responsibilities now included under his office but be fek Li ' emphasis should sti3 be addeda cited the list of 14 ±L&k$2y rL 1 duties defined by til charter ’ the adminsxrstion of aa f tramural program la which one T of USU’s student body partkf icid a dl arde i c 't I't ng © Concord Car Storcoa Incorporate tho finest In components and StztocfmC i technology to produco crd maintain maximum Cdrlllj throughout tho tlfo cf C'J C :z Como into tSobZp Aud'J Cc7 end soo tho industry - — standard Concord All o -- Qr m tr : Q ’ 'GJvEGins' C0NCORD HPU120 Digital Tunet'Ampufa- - I'" f': ' Priz rzoauz AUDIO Q7CVs c:z:- - i |