Faculty Senate tables decision on press by JOHN EBY ing, a motion was made to ed next week. iatory philosophy about com­ many members opposed to Managing Editor open the meetings to stu­ Walcher said he felt the munications" will change open meetings, Meyers said,, dents, and . the motion was open meetings were ''ex­ their minds. He said he did ''Obviously the way the voting For the third consecutive tabled until the next meeting tremely important" to the not know of el'ilough "for-sure motion went, a very large week the doors to the Faculty students because of the under­ votes" to pass the motion. number of members were not Senate remain closed to the ­ lying principles in'volved. Although he does support When asked if there were student press. '' Mesa College is supposed to - "I see no justification for work on the principle of shar- th is and see no reason why the ed governance between facul­ meetings have yet to be ty, administrators, and stu­ "If something is worth saying, you might opened,'' said Greg Walcher, dents. Each group has to be SBA president. open to input from the other as well say it in public.,, --Meyers Watcher attended last groul?s." week's meeting to explain the Faculty Senate Secretary official SBA resolution on the Don Meyers said, "If some­ open meetings, he feels there in favor of open meetings." issue. The resolution demands thing is worth saying, you are ·times when closed ses­ Meyers said that there were that all Faculty Senate meet- ~ might as well say it in public." sions are needed for ''delicate also some people in the Senate ings be opened to students Meyers said that he felt the questions." Wtlen asked what that were concerned about and to the student press. meetings should be open to would constitute a delicate being misquoted by The Crit­ The meetings were closed to students and that he feels the question he r:eplied, "Some­ erion. "I suppose it would the students three weeks ago ' first motion to close the meet­ times we have discussions bother you to be quoted out of when a Criterion reporter was ings might have been a rather about people and personal­ ~ontest but I think that's "hasty reacion." He said he ities, either faculty or admini­ something you have to live asked to leave after faculty so the Senate members could hopes that many memvers strative people, that may ex­ with. If meeting is going to observed that he was report­ consult other faculty members a hopes that many members pose opinion about people that be open, it has got to assume ing the meeting with a tape on their positions. A final recorder. with second thoughts on the are in no way official posi­ the chance for errors in report­ decision qn the issue is expect- In last week's Senate meet- issue and "a little more concil- tions." ing." H GRIT Mesa College student newspaper Grand Junction, Co. 12 Pages This Week Armstrong, Haskell meet face to face by HALLIE PARKS Sentinel, Ed . Marston of The • forth about each other's voting Haskell's lack of opposition to leadership,'' Armstrong said. Special to the Criterion North Fork Times--questloned records on crucial issues. Ear­ the President, saying that ''of The political style of each the two candidates on energy, ly in the afternoon, Armstrong all the Western senators of candidate was addressed with William Armstrong declares water, and the environment. accused Haskell of being both parties, Haskell had the each man stating his view on the need for -the "senator to Dr. Jo Dorris vice-president "way off-base" with his lowest record of opposition to the role of whether the legis­ speak for the people.'' Floyd of student affairs at Mesa "half-truths" and said he was President Carter of any mem­ lator should be ''functioning Haskell says, "Words come moderated the panel. only "poisoning the well." ber of the U.S. Senate from as a leader out in front of your easy--it's performance that - Haskell has held the Senate Prior to this outburst, Haskell the rocky mountain states.'' constituents," or more like a counts." seat for the last 6 years. U.S. had pointed out Armstrong's Armstrong contrasted "sophisticated pollster that These two candidates vying Rep. Bill Armstrong has been voting record on such issues Haskell's low opposition (7 always has to figure where the as the Congressional Ethics times out of the 100 issues people are so you know how to Bill, the Older Americans' Carter took a stand on) to that vote,'' in the words of a Act, and Voter Rights. of Senators DeConci ni of Ari­ reporter. Each candidate discussed zona and Cannon of Nevada. Haskell replied that he his political power base in the According to Armstrong, "doesn't believe you can do area of natural resources with Can non voted against the either." He says, . "as a U.S. Armstrong asserting- that be­ President 40 or 50 percent of senator you must exercise cause of his "balanced point­ the time, and DeConcini at your best judgment on the · of-view" and his understand­ least 8 times more often than best information available to ing of the state's "needs on did Haskell. "The issue is not you from any source.'' He said water, environment, pollution, a partisan one, but one of he doesn't see the position a.s and, yes, Floyd, the brown independence and western continued on page 3 · cloud in Denver,'' he was "better prepared to represent [Colorado].'' Haskell listed his accom­ plishments during his 5 1 /2 years on the Energy Commit­ tee (previously the Interior Committee), beginning with his floor management of the recent Coal Conversion Bill. With his experience on the committee, he was instru- · mental in creating the govern­ ment Energy Information Ad­ ministration which provided ''objective facts,'' where there · had been none before. Haskell also amended the Miner.al Rep. Bill Armstrong, Republican, -is vying for the office of Leasing Act of 1920 twice to State Senator. Armstrong said Haskell was offering "provide broader and greater ''half-truth's'' about his voting record. Photo by John Jones payments to states,'' he said. Armstrong brought up the for the U.S. Senate seat now in the U.S. House of Repre­ natural gas bill now pending held by Haskell, who say they sentatives for the same length in Congress by saying he don;t see eye-to-eye, met face­ of time. Both have experience wondered why, if Haskell is to-face on Oct. 7 in City Hall and both represent different against the bill, the senator's Auditorium for the second In a perspectives in the approach signature was one of 9 'that series of three debates to be to the solutions of the state's brought it out of committee. held in Grand Junction. problems--natural resources, Haskell replied that it would A four-member panel made RARE II, western Colorado be ''absolutely irresponsible · up of area journallsts--Jeffrey water, and oil shale. to bottle it up in committee ... it Sen. Floyd Haskell, democrat, is running for re-election. Pratt of KMSA-FM, Becky Discussion was lively during was proper to get it on the Haskell questioned Armstrong regarding his votes on bills . Franko of KREX-TV, Mary the. debate as Armstrong and floor of the U.S. Senate." like the Older American Act. Louise Giblin of The Daily Haskell bantered back and Ar{Tlstrong also criticized Photo by John Jones Page 2 CRITERION Friday October 13, 1978 If it's a ·matter of style, Haskell's got it , \ I I ~ Judging by audience reaction at last Saturday's debate between U.S. Senate contenders Floyd Haskell and Bill Armstrong, and delving no deeper than the surface --~-- appearance of the verbal .bout, Armstrong seemed to have won the day. However, to those who listened to what was actually said and not just to Armstrong's sarcastic quips (which tended to gain audience attention), the real victor was Floyd Haskell. Armstrong began his opening comments by saying he would not personally attack Haskell. With that out of the way, Armstrong promptly began a tirade of verbal abuse directed at ttaskell, who was accused of everything from being fickle, to misrepresenting his constituents, to his inability to stand up for what he believes. Armstrong wanted to know why Haskell changed his mind regarding the Panama Canal Treaty ratification. (Haskell, who voted for the treaty, first said he was supportive of the deConcinl resolution allowing American intervention if the canal was. endangered, but upon obtaining more Information from the White House, decided to vote against the resolution. Polls in Colorado indicated that his constituents were against the entire ratification of the treaty. Armstrong were against the entire ratification of the treaty.) Armstrong intimated that such action by Haskell showed a lack of character. • k Perhaps .Armstrong is recommending that no elected amp US C SS eS re SC I ng -pea official should ever change his mind; or, maybe he feels one C . I h · h. · should always stick by an original decislon--even if It turns Student: Professor, how. did Its manufacturer as all pur- ing. out to be a mistake. Or maybe Armstrong doesn't make you ever arrive at so many pose," and he'll hold them to Faculty and President at it mistakes. Whether he does or doesn't, his criticism of deep and complex conclu- it. Meanwhile, Greg Walcher, again, round two. Haskell seems unduly harsh in this aspect and more closely sions? who readily admits if there is President John Tomlinson resembles high school debate tactics of making up a quote at Einstein: About some things any damage that SBA will pay characterised it more in terms the last m1nute rather than facing the opponent squarely.