Show r Ji Jolle l al IZ a CONSTITUTION CHANGE NEED By MIKE UKE DAME DAl r A formal forma separation of the press from the state has existed in inthe inthe inthe the U. U US U.S. S. S ever since the Constitution was This separation separation separation sep sep- of powers gained equal importance in the minds of the founding fathers as did their belief in the separation of church and state Presently the Associated Students of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake SL direct and administrate the affairs of Points West due to a provision for this in the constitution It would be foolish to assume that there is a strict parallel between the government and the government of the US U.S. for as the very name indicates the government is not a government at all a but a student association Never the less remains a political body in nature Points West remains a newspaper in nature or at least feast a reasonable facsimile The kinds of problems this may present in the future could become horrendous Not only could be sued for libel should the paper slander someone but with no law suit insurance their whole budget would be used in lawyer fees and alone and with out a budget reimbursement from the administration they would have to their organization If of necessity were that would mean no nomore nomore nomore more activities for the students and no more student voice Of course the idea that could be in a case like this is quite an unusual thing to be talking about at this point with Watergate Gerald Ford in the running and Nixon on the loose but look look we we really didn't look to the future long ago on the matters of pollution the energy crises and the Big Business Caused Famine everyone experiences when they go to tot t the e grocery store Why not look to the future now in matters of Student Association Constitution EDITOR As s a new U Tech Arrival motivated in part by the relative relative relative rel rel- merits of hire vs Higher education I take the liberty to respond to the last Points West issue Without artistically evaluating evaluating evaluating evalu evalu- the front page picture of sail Boats one must still question question question ques ques- tion its justification on the front of a newspaper After all it bears little in common to our educational situation in Waterfront Taylorsville sarcasm intended Editorials of emotional impact impact impact im im- im- im pact issues are hard to criticize criticize crit crit- idze but facts do not enjoy such immunity Regardless of numerous 50 mph speed signs state and county laws impose 20 mph maximums in iri school zones The real answer to the problem is education and en en- Could Good Morning be renamed to match its content of misplaced philosophy well- well worn jokes and scattered relevance relevance rel rel- rel- rel eva evance nce Perhaps Monday Morning would be more ap ap- Are we being misled into believing that the interviewing of four staff members reflects how hoY the would Id I like the paper handled Colleen summed it up in her terse admission What will I do fake I did Perhaps the entire staff should have added their names to the by- by Lonn Stan Mr I thank you for your letter to the Editor Editor because because yours is the only one we received in response to our Waterfront issue We have quite a situation right now in our Points West organization Essentially three people were responsible for forthe forthe forthe the production of th this is issue issue I I need not name them they them they have their own names mem mem- Because of th this is one was named a moralist and names were attached to several others The moralist contributed contributed contributed con con- the front page because because because be be- cause it looked nice Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately I have no control over what goes in the paper because of a situation that exists concerning Points West which you should see in this issue On the Redwood Road Hazard The fact is that Eisenhower Junior High Students Students Students Stu Stu- dents walk on the sides of Redwood road from as far faraway faraway faraway away as eight blocks before th they ey reach the 20 mph School Zone thus walking in 50 mph zones for that eight blocks or less You are not being misled into believing that the interviewing interviewing interviewing inter inter- viewing of four staff members reflects how the would like the paper handled You are being led to believe that you should as I quote from the Editors note attached attached attached at at- to the article respond to the same questions about the paper in their own letter to the Editor the did fake By way way we we it we it we had to because it seems that only five people were willing to write for us I In n the coming issue two people wrote for us Five members of our staff quit after the last issue As to Bill Wisemans Wiseman's Good Morning I would like to give you my opinion on that you that you may find it interesting All you have to do is come to Room in the Technology Building You'll be one of the few if you you do Mike Dame in Editor-in-chief Points West PS S. 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