Show 1 o f Student Government Receives Ultimatum C P c Di L T UTBy UT UTe By F. F Lee Wilbur This a article was first f st released re- re released released re re- leased on Thursday April 13 in the form of a Points West supplemental In an effort to reach even eve more of the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents we off offer r it again for your enlightenment During the week of April 14 10 1978 some political maneuvers took place which directly affect the students of and their gov gov- In an effort to clear up the rumors and to provide news and publicity concerning these actions ns the office of V Vice President in charge of P Publications offers this pub- pub record of campus events CUrtis CUrtis- CUrtisE E Er Sm Smout i t Chris 4 Wentworth rth Reed Parr Part Larry Christensen and eventually eventually eventually ev ev- the e Executive Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil received an office inter-office memo from the office of the President directing some alterations to take place inthe in inthe inthe the operation of STUDENT Government Tuesday afternoon April 11 the Executive Executive Executive Exec Exec- Council met and reviewed reviewed reviewed re re- re- re viewed this directive It was decided at this meeting to arrange an immediate meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing with the President to voice their objections and concerns This meeting was successfully successfully successfully success success- fully arranged for by Chris Wentworth President for Wednesday afternoon April 12 at 1 30 Those in attendance attendance atten atten- dance at at- this meeting were President resident Nelson Curtis Smout Col College ege Center Director Director Director Dir Dir- ector Reed Parr Faculty advis advisor r to the Student Government Government Government Gov Gov- Larry Christensen Dean of Students Chris Wentworth Executive Executive Ex- Ex President Tom Mayhew Mayhew Mayhew May- May hew Executive Vice President LaRayne Olson Olson Olson Ol Ol- son Vice President President President Pres Pres- ident of Public Relations F. F Lee Wilbur Vice President of Publications Susan Zimmerman Editor of Points West an and l two ob ob- ob- ob servers The meeting was conducted conducted ted by Chris Wentworth and business went quickly to the problems posed by the issuance issuance is issuance is- is of this memo The memo read TO Curtis E E. Smout Larry R. R Christensen Chris We Wentworth Reed Parr AS U. U T C Executive Council FROM Jay L. L LNelson Nelson r J DATE April 10 1978 SUBJECT LEADERS SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLAR SCHOLAR- SHIPS STIPENDS AND ELECTIONS With the approaching ng stu- stu elections it is imperative imperative imperative im im- im- im that prospective student leaders be aware of a change in policy regarding student leaders scholarships and stipends Beginning with the 79 1978 school scho J year there will be scholarships and 1 0 per quarter stipend offered to four st student dent leaders It is the intention in tion n of of- of this change chang to io to re educe educe- c ce the j I spend mones-spend- monies o i s spend nd ori on n 1 student scholarships t to bri bring g Ut Utah h Tech in line w with th theother the theother theother other two year colleges It also concentrates monies to encourage quality leadership leadership leadership lead lead- and will maintain a program similar to this years Scholarships and stipends will be awarded o on a quarter by quarter basis Student leader benefits will be renewable renewable renewable re re- re- re only when the individual individual individual in in- student maintains a quarterly 20 GP A. A Failure to achieve a 20 GP A will result result result re re- sult in a quarter By earning a 20 GP UFA A or higher during a quarter the individual student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent leader can again receive receive receive re re- re- re the scholarship and sti sti- sti- sti pend We would appreciate the input of the student senate and leaders in determining how the four scholarships and stipe stipends ds will be distributed Certainly Certain Certain- ly the four prime student- student body offices should be e awarded award award- ed this but students ne need d to identify these offices With only 12 percent of the voting in recent recent recent re re- cent elections please consider consider consider con con- sider returning to the election election election elec elec- tion method of taking the ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots to the individual class class- rooms The advantages of doing this are obvious If the election is carried in Points West the students will know of the balloting in in classrooms and will be pe more likely to study the candidates This method allows for more stu stu- stu- stu dents t to feel that that- they have some input into student goVernment government government goV- goV gov gov- and consequently become more involved There has been a a- a practice practice practice tice o of disallowing the party par ty system in election cam cam- cam cam- This has produced a drawback in that a student is virtually on his or her own and there is no inthe in inthe inthe the election process If this method is used and the president president president pres- pres pres pres- ident and vice vice-pr vice president ident allowed allowed allowed al al- lowed to run on a party system system system tem more interest might bei be i involved in the el election pro pro- cess Your c cooperation operation and insight insight in in- sight into this endeavor willbe willbe will willbe be appreciated Some of the concerns voiced were as follows Why was there not more time given gi to to consider i this and an there y fOOr te a and plan of ac action on I In light of of the decision to reduce the nu number ber of recipients recipients' eligible for financial benefits to 4 it was feared that this was was was' an outright attempt to financially financial financial- ly Iy force a constitutional change upon the Government and students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents as a whole in ri an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to limit the size and therefore effectiveness of the Government Also with regard to paragraph one of the memo the concentration tion of student monies would thereby provide quality lead- lead WA r 1 L WA r 1 L and if totally instituted instituted instituted as written in this memo would barely barely barely bare bare- ly resemble this years year's operation operation opera op op- op- op era tion and would in few ways be similar The second paragraph seemed to be a total reversal reversal reversal rever rever- sal of the Student Senates Senate's newly passed bill which declared de- de declared declared de de- that student leaders should be judged on a cumulative cumulative cumulative cum cum- basis and not quarterly The third paragraph ph seemed seemed seemed seem seem- ed to ask for input from the student leaders in in an after the fact fashion Concern was expressed by the SL Executive Council that possibly it it was the office of STUDENT BUSINESS BUT not a Govern Government ent of the Students Students Students Stu Stu- dents run by and for the tile Stu Stu- dents It was wa then hen pointed out that the Constitution Constitution tion was a ratified binding document and that the stu students dents could in fact elect as ast t r w r 1 r n many members r to the executive executive tive council as they saw fit as long as it was done by due constitutional process The boldly stated catch was that the administration can arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbi arbi- choose who and what to provide funds for so in effect effect effect ef ef- they are saying we will fu fund d some of the office but not all and the present Executive Executive Executive Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Council can hassle wi with the task of doing it fair fair- ly Spoon feeding ballots so asto ast as asto t to assure the participation in elections was once again found as distasteful by the Ex Executive Council i in light of the fact that the national average av av- av of participation in stu student student stu- stu dent elections is currently ranging from 5 3 percent S' S is currently averaging averaging av av averaging from 1 18 12 18 percent t td d depending pend I g on the election 5 is curr currently against t the AS UT Constitutional Cons Constitutional ti tu- tu Laws Laws By-Laws and the council council council coun coun- cil felt that this was good and should be continued so as to pr prevent vent any WELL PLAN NED power sweeps by any CLUB SORORITY OR DEPARTMENT The Executive Council presented presented presented pre pre- a proposal that would woul allow for 5 OFFICERS with full benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits and remove publications from the Student Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment and have the various editors appointed from Stu Stu- dent Publications as need need- ed The President then coun coun- ter-proposed ter the following We could either elect the officers officers officers of of- as presently called for forin forin forin in the constitution and offer them tuition waivers only or we could ram through a constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- change that would provide for the 5 m member setup and offer them tuition wavers and the equivalent of four stipends to be split 5 ways It was also made clear that that was the best we could get After the meeting with the President the Executive Council called a special session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion to discuss which proposal proposal prop sal the council should propose propose propose pro pro- pose to the student Senate By some it was felt that the 5 member council constitutional constitution constitution- al change compromise was the way to go based on the impending cutoff of Stipends By others it was felt that any official recognition of this type of an order would be beJ J in effect total capitulation bythe by bythe the AS UT STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT STU STU- DENT GOVERNMENT and that we should go ahead and elect 7 officers as called for fori forin forin i in the Constitution Constitution Con Con- sti tion and go for what benefits benefits benefits ben ben- we can but not let a athrea threat determine how we conduct our affairs Also it was felt that the loss of just the stipend was of no consequence consequence conse conse- q quence ence since ST ST. STUDENT DENT GOVERNMENT service should be voluntary and not financially rewarding ng It was felt that the tuition waiver was was' essential but not the stipends Both of these views were pre presented to the STUDENT SENATE by their r respective supporters rs from the EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE TIVE COUNCIL IL ILIf If you as a STUDENT want any input as as' asto to a the tu future a d' d f your do r fuDd d govern ment you should get your youri i ideas to your department sena senator tor If the 5 member r proposal passes be prepared to vote in a a 3 soon to be conducted student referendum Even if it passes the council and the Senate and even with a heavy hand on it by byl the Presidents President's office it still needs to pass student referendum vote Also for your information the funding of the SL Student Government is not from the UTAH Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture or or the adminis adminis- As s is written in the S L. L Constitution the Student of provides the monies from which to operate STUDENT GOVERNMENT In article 5 Section One it reads Government Government Government Gov Gov- is finances by the collection of Student Activity ty Funds All lI funds so collected collected col col- col- col 3 per student per quarter for credit or tech pre classes 1 per s student dent per quarter for non-credit non classes class class- es are deposited within the first three weeks of each quarter to th the SL Government account and d disbursed in accordance with the provisions of these by One strong question voiced was the obvious inquiry WHO DOES IN F FACT CT OWN OWN- THE AS UT C. STUDENT STUDENT STU STU- DENT GOVERNMENT AND HW MUCH OF ITS IT'S BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSI BUSI- NESS IS IN FACT ACTUALLY ACTUAL ACTUAL- LY ITS IT'S BUSINESS t ii- ii r w ir LIL- LIL LILI I |