Show The Student Senate Speaks Out OutTo To The Editor Recently the Student Senate conducted an investigation regarding regarding regarding ding all aspects of the management management management manage manage- ment operation and publication of the student newspaper Horizon Inasmuch as the results of that in investigation investigation investigation in- in have never been given an audience by the Horizon staff the Senate Committee has prepared this article to inform students of actions taken Most students expressed concerns concerns con- con cerns about poor editing errors and spelling er er- er- er Also of major concern was the lack of news about special- special needs students homemakers single parents and the lack of news from the trades division of the college The inability to get articles printed w was s also mentioned by several people as a problem Mentioned less frequently frequent frequent- ent- ent ly Iy were pr problems of availability in inthe inthe inthe the stands editorials editorial supplies for staff members and hiring of an adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate staff particularly a a copy editor While there seemed to be beno beno beno no to the charge of misuse of student fees which support the paper at the time of the investigation tion since that time students have witnessed the use of the paper to further only one opinion of the committee report The committee report of seven pages four of which stated the allegations against the paper and three which listed parti particular particular par par- ti ular issues wherein tn nf specific examples ex ex- amples of the problems were demonstrated Eight issues of the newspaper were used to locate numerous examples of the abovementioned abovementioned abovementioned above- above mentioned complaints In the report giving examples there were eleven general areas noted with specific examples of each problem stated No charge was leveled without an example to support it of the committee committee commit commit- tee were as follows The Publications Publications Publications Vice President to be called before a Standards Review Committee Committee Committee Com Com- consideration be given to creating specific qualifications for forthe forthe forthe the Publications Vice President in inthe inthe inthe the Constitution and Laws By-Laws specific qualifications for all editorial posts more students representation on the Publications Council and the creation of guidelines by which the newspaper is to operate Of the recommendations made the Senate has already addressed the two issues over which it has control The Publications Vice President was called before a Standards Standards Standards Stan Stan- dards Review Committee The Senate has presented a bill with specific requirements for the Publications Vice President The Publications Council is responsible for the remaining recommendations and has them under study It is unfortunate the report has not been printed before this issue However it is available to any student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent by contacting a member of the Student Senate The Student Senate |