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VOLUME 96, NUMBERC 49 AALLEGHENYMPUS COLLEGE, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1973 Houston, Cissna to guide Campus By DIANA ROSS the Campus in good working condition and work with Pat to Next term will see changes in bring new innovations to the the Editorial Board of the paper. We hope to make it look as Campus with the election of a good as possible." McCain stated new Editor-in-Chief and several that he "was impressed by the other membership alterations. manner in which Cissna stepped Pat Houston has been chosen to into the position of Managing succeed senior Jack McCain in Editor without prior experience the position of editor. and made it once more an im- The new editor is a sophomore portant position." majoring in a Special Majors Several other personnel Program major of American changes have also taken place on Studies in Journalism. Houston the Campus staff. Judy Barabas is from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, has been appointed to the position where he was editor of his high of Advertising Manager, which school newspaper. He began she has been fulfilling unof- working for the Campus as a ficially for the past term. Junior freshman reporter, and moved to George Pierson has been chosen the position of Sports Editor last for the position of Assistant fall. Since the beginning of Managing Editor, in charge of second term he has filled the assigning stories. Pierson's position of Associate Editor, previous affiliation with the writing news stories, columns Campus has been in the capacity and working on layout. of responsibility for layout of the Houston commented that he editorial pages. Assistant 1111• - • . felt "very ulcerous" when asked Managing Editor Diana Ross, about his reaction to assuming also a junior, will become an the position. "Actually," he said, Associate Editor, when Pierson HIS FACE ALREADY BANDAGED from having been in a knock-down fight with an outlaw, Pat Houston, "Despite some basic ap- replaces her next term. new crusading editor of the Campus, asks plaintively, "Why me?" prehensions that I have about the Sophomore Darcy White will take difficulties of the job, I'm excited over the job of Business about taking on the challenge." Manager, which will be Houston will serve a three-term evacuated. period of office through second Changes in the Campus Board Student Judicial Board term of next year. will also be in evidence. Retiring Editor Jack McCain Photography Editor Henry said that he was "glad it's over." Silberblatt, a sophomore, has He expressed "the utmost con- been elected to the Board to fill C.C. conflict fidence in Pat's ability to fulfill intervenes in the position of departing senior the job." McCain will retain the Business Manager Mary Sue By PAT HOUSTON position of Associate Editor. Sweeney. Associate Editor Jim Doug Tallamy, a spokesman The statement concluded by Managing Editor Bill Cissna Skees will be on leave from the In the latest development of for the Student Judicial Board, saying that "We also ask the has been returned to his present Board during third term, as he what seems to be an ongoing said that the preliminary hearing Board for an opinion on the position, to which he was elected will be participating in the newly- controversy, the Student Judicial was conducted to determine matter of the entire method of in November to fulfill the term of established internship program Board decided to conduct a whether the case merited review selection to date used by the CC Scott Finley, for a full three-term with the Meadville Tribune. formal investigation into the by the Board and whether the Cabinet to pick the next year. Said Cissna, an English Skees will return to his position Campus Center's recent attempts Board had any jurisdiction over Manager." major from Pittsburgh, `'I hope first term next year. to fill the post of CC Manager. the matter. Alan Huff, Chris Cassatt, Mark to continue in my efforts to keep The decision came after the "Olmsted's selection is not C DeSupinski and Richard Brown Student Committee of the being questioned," Tallamy said, along with Hellerstedt comprise Listening Lounge lodged official "It is not a matter of qualification the Student Committee of the charges and the CC Cabinet filed but a question of the CC selection Listening Lounge. • an official defense in a hearing process." Alan STewart, present CC before the Judicial Board of five The Student Committee of the Manager, and George Brodie, members last night at 7:00. Listening Lounge, represented by appeared before the Board in The Student Judicial Board John Hellerstedt, placed three behalf of the CC Cabinet. Brodie, released the following official official charges and a general acting as spokesman for the statement concerning the case: statement of position before the group, called the first charge a The Student Judicial Board, Judicial Board. "moot point." after due consideration, has The first charge stated that the "We understood that the initial unanimously determined that it "Cabinet denied William Maze selection procedure had been does, in fact,. have jurisdiction and Alan Huff the correct in- unfair. Because of procedural over the case against the Campus terviewing procedure that was errors we overturned the first Center Cabinet as presented by due to them as applicants to the decision," said Brodie in an in- the Student Committee of the position of CC Manager." terview after the hearing. Listening Lounge, according to The second charge went on to The CC rectified admitted Article I, Section I of the ASG By- state "that in the second selection "mistakes" in the first selection laws. It has further been decided that was held,...the CC Cabinet is process and conducted a second, that a formal investigation by the guilty of conflict of interest, in so more equitable process. The Board will occur, the result of far as it was they who were guilty second procedure, however, which will be made public on or of the first breech of procedure, netted the same results. before April 6, 1973. The Board and it was they who held the Brodie said the Cabinet an- asks that three copies of any second selection under com- swered the conflict of interests additional evidence pertaining to promising circumstances." charge by arguing that the case at hand be submitted in Third, the committee accused "generally, while the initial writing to the Office of the Dean the CC Cabinet of acting in "an selection process had serious of Students by March 28, 1973. arbitrary and capricious man- procedural discrepancies, we as The Board's decision added one ner, both in the above specific individuals acted fairly." more chapter to the controversy breeches of proceudre and in the The Cabinet countered the final that erupted nearly two weeks general manner in which the accusation of capriciousness by ago over the appointment of Bob selection was held." presenting all the documents, Olmsted to the CC Manager's In the general statement of memorandum from the second post. William "Burner" Maze, an position that Hellerstedt released selection process "to give the applicant for the post who lost his to the Campus, the Committee of court some idea of the care that bid for the job, initiated the initial the Listening Lounge stated that, was taken." objections to the first of two "It is the feeling of this group of Brodie said that one other appointments to the position. The concerned students that the complaint was raised by the first decision to put Olmsted in second selection was surrounded Listening Lounge Committee the psot was overturned after a by incompetence, and evidenced concerning the absence of a CC few procedural discrepancies a lack of concern for the im- Constitution to guide such portance of the appointment....It matters of appointment and were discovered in the selection HIS FACE REFLECTING the enthusiasm that exudes from all true process. The CC conducted a is our sincere hope that the in- selection. The Cabinet replied, second selection and Olmsted vestigation of this incident by the Brodie said, by revealing an Campus staffers, managing editor Bill Cissna contemplates suicide. was appointed again. The Student Judicial Board will make already initiated proceudre to "The machines don't work, the people don't work, and advertisers Students of the Listening Lounge the facts a matter of record for "develop an constitution and are deserting us left and right. Hold my exacto knife, dear Patrick, have since taken the case to the review by the College Com- hopefully have it completed by whilst I run upon it." Student Judicial Board. munity." April 15." ....... • . Page 2 CAMPUS Friday, March 9,1973 Sharing Ubi Campi? shortcomings Richard Nixon has been talking for quite some time now about revenue sharing, the keystone of his "New Federalism," a system Ubi comp? designed to reverse the flow of power back from Washington to the states and communities. At first, he found enthusiastic allies in the nation's mayors and governors who envisioned a new source ByJACK McCA IN During the past year I have also learned the of federal money coming to them through revenue sharing fine art of boot-licking, a necessary evil. But packages. The 92nd Congress went along with general revenue It is a well-established fact that one cannot those who know me can testify that I am a sharing too, committing itself last fall to a five year $30 billion reminisce without sticking his head in the stubborn s.o.b., and that my obstinacy, when dollar program. The old Congress, however, didn't go along with clouds. I'd light up a cigar or a pipe to produce challenged, can result in, uh, (blush) raging President Nixon's special revenue sharing program, aimed at the necessary nebulae, except that I don't displays of temper.