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The Courier Volume 2 Issue 16 Article 1 2-13-1969 The Courier, Volume 2, Issue 16, February 13, 1969 The Courier, College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Hot Issues Give Student Opinion Added on to the Senate election and 360 against It. The final question asked If the ballot this quarter was a series voter was In support of the recent of questions aimed at getting Another question was whether student power demonstrations or student opinion on several Issues or not students should be required not. Out of the 513 students who here at the college. to see an advisor before regis¬ answered the question, 192 said tration. There were 251 students they were In support of the dem¬ Although only 542 of the students in favor of It and 287 against It. onstrations and 321 said theywere voted, Ron Kopltke of the senate According to Kopltke this close against them. elections committee, said that the margin will prove difficult to In¬ results should give a fair Idea of terpret If the new rule Is ever to Kopltke said the poll should be what the students want. be contested. able to give both the administra¬ tion and the Student Senate an The first question was: "We The only overwhelming vote idea of what the students want resolve that attendance at gradua¬ came on the question of a con¬ and how they feel about these tion should be mandatory." In stitutional revision. There were Issues so that some precedence response to this the vote was 182 437 students In favor and only will be set for any future action. In favor of a mandatory attendance 89 students voted against it. DAP Caucus Vol. 2, No. 16 February 13, 1969 Here she Is! College of DuPage’s first snow queen, Cynthia Appoints Leaders, Complete DAP Slate Kreiss, shown being awarded bouquet of roses at coronation ceremonies last Friday. She reigned over Winter Carnival last week-end. Committee Members By Thom O’Donnell and Mullen Elected The newly elected DAP senators By Mike Ring legislative know how. With the 21 held their first caucus on Tues¬ senate seats now fiUed, the DAP Advisors Now a Must day. They elected Roger Whltacre bloc should have a slim majority majority leader and Henry Perlna The nine-man slate of the Du of about 11 senators. They probably Students musthave their courses student has met the requirement^ as senate whip. They also decided Page Action Party (DAP) and in¬ will work together as a group on approved by their advisor before for a degree, but has not made on members to serve on existing dependent Mike Mullen won the 10 some issues but several of the they will be permitted to register selectlns with advisement, the senate committees as well as plans vacant seats in the College of Du new senators have said that they for the spring quarter. advisor may decline his approval for the creation of two new ones, Page Student Senate electons last will vote with the party only If degree. The advisor’s actions a Grievance committee and aCon- Thursday. their views coincide. John Paris, dean of students, would naturally be In the students stltutlonal Revision committee. said the policy Is not a new one. best Interests. Final results are: Another problem the senate ■will DAP plans to call for motions face is the widening gap between There was some relaxation of this Every student, In the event of regarding teacher evaluation and Karen Alkema, 293 votes the liberals and the conservatives. policy In prior quarters, because a disagreement, has the right of grade review. These motions would Scott Firth, 293 The leading figure In DAP, Mike of the lack of phones and significant appeal to the Academic Regulations be referred to the Education com¬ Mike Lewis, 286 Lewis, Is an old hand at senate distance problems to students and Committee, if his associate degree mittee for consideration. Steve McNeil, 286 procedures and he carries a con¬ advisors. He says now that the con¬ is not approved. Mike Mullen, 282 siderable amount of weight now ditions are sufficient enough to The newly elected senators out¬ Dave Weakland, 269 that his party Is In power. enforce the policy. Students are urged to make telr lined plans for frequent opinion Henry Perlna, 261 appointments early to avoid the late polls on student related matters. Charles Schulthelss, 258 The liberals have been slowly rush. Advisor lists have been This was proposed In order to keep Edgar Thomas, 256 losing support since three of their He said the role of the advisor posted at all college facilities. the senators Informed of the sen¬ John Belrae, 252 top members have either resigned Is to assist each student to become timents of the students. or failed to seek reelectlon. a better decision maker. Students who plan well will receive rein¬ Street Gang Leaders Hope was expressed by Mike It appears that the DAP J>loc With the remaining few senators forcement from the Interview, Lewis that DAP would succeed in along with several other old sena¬ who can go either way on any issue while those whose plans do not meet to Meet Students activating the heretofore apathetic tors will have a sizeable amount of It looks like DAP will now control their needs can be advised of the student body. power in the new senate and the student government just as the situation and encouraged to re¬ Some 45 College of DuPage Students for United Government examine their selections. sociology students, accompanied Any people Interested In work¬ once did. by their class instructor, Duane ing on DAP should contact Mike Anderson, will talk late today with Lewis or Roger Whltacre. Dressier Resigns, Only 13 students tried for 10 This policy was designed with a members of three Chicago street vacant seats In this winter election. specific purpose be said. If a gangs at a meeting In Sears YMC A. Morse Takes Over Little or no campaigning was done by anyone except the DAP party Courier Editorship as a whole and this seems to be the main reason for their sweep¬ GOP Names Brunette to Area Post Steve Morse, former copy editor ing victory. Another point is that of The Courier, has taken over the two students who weren’t By Sue Kosakowski General Session by Gov. Richard Circle campus, carried the run¬ editorship of the newspaper. elected, Lawrence Lambe and Dick Ingram who both seem to have Forty-four College of DuPage Ogilvie. The delegation was told ning vote against Jensen by a James Dressier, the former liberal leanings, may get a seat slim margin. delegates were among those at¬ of the Governor’s past experi¬ editor, resigned In order to take after all. There Is a possibility tending the 14th annual conven¬ ence in young Republican groups Running on the victorious a full-time job. that two of the old senators may tion of the Illinois Young Repub¬ and thanked them for the role Schroeder slate was DuPage resign leaving the way open for lican College Federation the they played in his election. student W. Kerry Brunette, who Morse said he plans no major these two students. weekend of February 7, at the Saturday morning the DuPage was e le c t e d Northern Area changes In policy. He does, how¬ ever, plan to make a push for more Sherman House. Headed by pres¬ delegation was unable to be seat¬ Chairman, a position serving nine Taking all this Into considera¬ news reporters and more rele¬ tion the prospects for a unified ed for 2% hours. Delegates sup¬ clubs in northern Illinois, includ¬ ident Paul Johnson, the DuPage vant stories and coverage. student senate seem slim If the delegation unanimously support¬ porting Bob Jensen, from the ing College of DuPage and NIU. Continued on Page 2 ed Don Schroeder and his slate. U. of I., Schroeder’s opponent for Also serving the Schroeder ad¬ The delegates enjoyed a hectic president, delayed the proceed¬ ministration in the capacity of Photo at lower left pictures delegates to the annual Illinois schedule, which began with reg¬ ings with floor demonstrations. Public Relations Committee College Republicans Convention at the Sherman House in Chicago. istration Friday afternoon. This The demonstrations proved fu¬ Chairman is C. of D.’s club presi¬ At right is Kerry Brunette, newly elected Northern Illinois Area was followed at night by a key¬ tile, however, for Don Schroeder, dent, Paul Johnson. Chairman of the College Republicans. The Convention was last week-end. note address during the First from the University of Illinois DAP Gains Nine THE COURIER, February 13, 1969. Page 2 Seats in Winter Robert Brockob - a C of D Man for All Seasons Senate Elections By Mike Mullen and Gary Burton when they played ability to put me In touch with the He worked closely with Ernie a concert for the school.” people.” Continued from Page 1 LeDuc, coordinator of student Robert Brockob Is the College of activities here at the College. The Issues at hand are at all contro¬ DuPage version of A Man For All versial. With the possibility of After some time In the moun¬ Brockob was hied as a consul¬ program here at C of D consisted Seasons. He played drums In a jazz tains of Colorado, Brockob re¬ these two Independents gaining tant to VISTA, agreeing to help of a furniture drive to pick up band to pay for his college ex¬ turned to do graduate work at the seats along side the liberal Mullen evaluate VISTA’s effectiveness In used furniture and deliver It to penses.