The BG News November 13, 1970

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Student Court struggles for more power By Terry Cochran Pittman suggests that a more ideal argument, Student Court may act as an dormitories and the AWS as possible Staff Reporter situation would lie in the immediate arbitrator with legally binding decision targets for investigation. referral of all student cases to Student powers. According to Pittman, "I think Student Court may be nothing more Court. "In reality, arbitration is very rarely Student Court has a larger obligation to than a false front for the actual judicial "The prinicple behind the deans' first if ever used," Pittman pointed out. students, involving more than just court process here, according to Chief Justice review supposedly lies on the grounds "Again,there are disputes on this campus, cases. It should also be our job to check Prank Pittman, and it may attempt to that petty cases can be rooted out and there are legal problems, but many out possible areas of violations of student widen its powers to compensate. dealt with early," said Pittman. people seem to feel those in higher rights." "I feel that within reasonable means "But Student Court has heard only positions should make the decisions." Pittman questioned the validity of the Student Court can have as much five cases in the last year," he said, in- He feels that a perfect opportunity for dorm judicial boards in making rules and meaning and power, as it wants to dicating that most cases, whether major students to judge students, to take on regulations. He felt that it again gives assert," Pittman explained. "But in a or petty, are never referred to the court. community responsibilities and exercise rise to a chance of stepping on toes which very real way it is also being held back He said it is possible to conclude that their objectivity is being wasted. have no right to be stepped on. by powers it cannot control." students are greatly influenced in the "Student Court has been castrated as He also feels that mandatory dorm His main objection In.', with the dean's office. far as its power is concerned," he said. meetings and minutes for freshman girls Student Code. Pittman explained, "I'd like to think "Even our court advisor has the power may be violating constitutional rights. As explained in the code, the court there have been no Student Code over us to throw a case out if he feels the "As chief justice, I myself am operates on a referral basis. Any student violations which we should have heard in necessity." somewhat limited in any powers of in- who has allegedly broken a code court, but I question the reality of this." Pittman said there have been vestigations," said Pittman, "However, stipulation is automatically sent to the Therefore, the Chief Justice finds it discussions by court members, including others in the court system do have these office of the dean of students. easy to picture Student Court as being out N.w.phwo »r Carl J. Skolok. Jr. Chief Student Prosecuter Gary Polis, to powers, and even though we'll still be out There he receives counseling. He then in left field, sitting silently while waiting put the court's investigatory powers to in left field, at least we'd be probing." has the choice of either accepting the for the dean's office to bless it with a work. "If we really wanted to assert our deans' decision or taking his case to referral. Student Court powers in relation to ar- According to the Student Code, if two Student Court members have powers, to extend ourselves, I think it Student Court. Pittman said the same is true of bitration. parties within the university have a legal specified student judicial boards in could be done," he said. An Independent Bowling Green, Ohio Student Friday, November 13, 1970 Voice Tine BG news Volume 55 Number 49 GM workers accept contract DETROIT (API - Representatives of an hour for each 0.4 increase in the 394,000 striking General Motors workers Consumer Price Index, regardless of how approved yesterday a new contract high it goes. which one union executive said would Labor leader 'not satisfied The first adjustment will be made raise wages and fringe benefits by $1.80 Dec. 6,1971, Thereafter, adjustments will an hour in three years. be made every three months. The United Auto Workers' 350- Executive Board and its GM bargaining unions to complete their ratification vote. crease of 51 cents an hour, improved by 3 production by Dec. 1. Sixteen cents of the 21 cents that member GM Council listened to union team previously had recommended And he said it might take considerably per cent in each of the last two years of Still to be settled are at-the-plant workers now are receiving in cost-of- leaders explain the terms of the tentative unanimously that the conn-act be ac- longer in locals currently without at-the- the pact. The current average hourly agreements. living allowances will be put into base agreement for 5'j hours before deciding cepted. plant settlements. wage of a GM worker is $4.02. The local contracts, which sup- wage rates. The remaining five cents will by a 4-1 margin to recommend it to the The council's voice vote came after The agreements, which will in- plement the national agreement, remain be a float, from which money would be union's membership. Woodcock spoke for 38 minutes, crease the annual cost of union labor for —Restoration of unlimited cost-of- unsettled at 68 of GM's 155 bargaining subtracted should there be a fall in the "I want to tell you I am not satisfied outlining the developments that led to the nation's largest manufacturer by $1.4 living allowances under which wages are units in the United States. That figure price index. with this package," UAW President the GM contract offer. billion in the third year, was reached raised up or down in accordance with includes 18 of 24 assembly plants and 12 The early retirement plan will allow I*onard Woodcock told the council. "But The 350 delegates who had been in Wednesday. changes in the Consumer Price Index. of 54 so-called key plants. workers with 30 years service to retire at there comes a point of time in the battle session nearly six hours yesterday let out The quick ratification ends a 5!May- —Retirement at $500 a month after 30 The first-year pay increase ranges $500 a month at age 58 effective Oct. 1, when gains to be made have to weighed a loud yell as they rushed out of the old national strike against the company. years service for persons age 58 in the from 49 cents hourly for persons earning 1971. For each year the worker's against the hardships to be inflicted on meeting room. Contract provisions, withheld until second year of the conn-act and at age 56 $3.50 an hour or less to 61 cents for retirement age is less than 58 the $500 the troops, who are waging the front-line Bard Young, a regional director and yesterday's GM council meeting in- in the third year. workers making $6.34 or more. monthly pension would be reduced by 8 battle." executive board member, estimated it cluded : GM said it had to have a contract by Under the cost-of-living section, GM per cent. The monthly benefit cannot The union's 25-member International would take at least a week for local —An average first-year wage in- Wednesday in order to resume full workers will receive an additional penny exceed 70 per cent of the worker's pay. Union sets boycott of 'IT Bookstore By Glenn Waggoner Besides the proposed boycott, the that we're all governed by some basic Managing Editor Student Union Economic Committee is economic facts." exploring the possibility of forming a "We've got professional management Charging that prices are too high and campus-wide book exchange. here," Shepherd said, adding that this the book selection too limited, a group Under this system, students would factor can't make up for generally rising called the Student Union Economic essentially be trading books they have prices and employment problems. Committee is planning a boycott of the for others they need in an organized According to Shepherd, complaining University Bookstore. barter arrangement. students don't seem to understand the The committee, an offspring of the "Our biggest problem now is telling costs behind bookstore management Student Union formed by campus-wide students what we're doing and getting "For example, I tell them that part of balloting last spring, intends to make its their support and suggestions," Bennett the store's income goes to pay mortgage move later this month. said. for the building. Then they ask where all Committee member Henry Bennett, the money will go when the mortgage is junior (A&SI, stressed that the group is Paul D.

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