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Vol. 56 Friday. April 20,1979- ■lames Madison University, . llarrisonburg. Virginia No. 4# ; SGA approves budgeting $ 190,000 divided among student groups By BRUCE OSBORNE totalling $190,000 will be account $29,020, The Breeze The Student Government divided among the University $27,500, SGA contingency Association approved front Program Board, Bluestone, account $8000, Honor Council end budgeting bottom line the SGA operating account, $1900, CSC $1180, IFC $450 and figures for student The Breeze, the SGA IHC $140. organizations Tuesday night. contingency account, Honor Each figure was voted on These budgets must now be Council, Commuter Student individually because of a approved by the SGA Committee, Inter-Fraternity motion brought before the executive council and Council and Inter-Hall senate by Don Haag, SGA administration officials Council. treasurer. Each figure was before being sent back to the The senate voted to give passed with little or no organizations involved. UPB $85,000, Bluestone discussion with the exception Student activities fees $36,810, SGA operating of The Breeze and the SGA contingency account. The Breeze pays $28,000 annually in undergraduate scholarships to its employees, said SGA President Darrell Budget Breakdown Pile, who declared that he was Related story, UPB 000 Bluestone see Page 2 30,760 SGA "not speaking against or in 29,020 favor of" cutting The Breeze. Three students on The 32,859 Breeze—the editor, business The Breeze ,500 manager and managing editor—are* paid 20 hour scholarships, whereas only Honor Council the president of the SGA and the chairman of UPB get paid CSC this much. "I'm not saying they're not doing that amount of work, but" some employees of The IFC Amount requested Breeze are being compensated more than Amount received students in comparable IHC positions on campus, Pile said. Some employees at The YEAH, BUT WHO'S THE BOSS? Here's one case where it doesn't Dollars 1,000 2,000 20,000 40,000 90,000 Breeze also receive one pay to be the master. Russ Bilhimer gives Smokey a ride up the (Continued on Page 15) hill totc the Warren University Union Wednesday. Photo by Glenn Petty By JULIE SUMMERS alienatediena from political Saadatmand said there "If what I say to you seems affairs. were 181 corporations or confused, it is because myself The shah's rapid companies controlled by the and my family have been industrialization and shah and the royal families. going through very trying westernization of Iran caused "Externally, Iran has been times. I will try to look at the confusion for the Iranian a toy up for grabs," he said, "I situation in > Iran as a people. don't blame the U.S. for being psychologist, and try to be "It has demanded value and in the game because if the unbiased" attitude changes in the people. U.S. didn't get involved in Dr. Bijan Saadatmand, a They have had no sufficient international affairs, we'd be IRAN native Iranian and professor surprised with 'Guess Who's preparation for changes of developmental psychology which conflict with their Coming To Dinner.' and marriage and family Islamic beliefs." Saadatmand "What I want to ask is why interaction at James Madison said. the U.S. government didn't 'Shah has been University told interested "Psychologically, massive send hospital equipment but persons here Tuesday his changes in social expectations sold an unprecented amount theories on the political and have occured not congruent of arms to Iran. How is Iran to psychological implications of with the authoritarianism of a use all those weapons? Why the Iranian Revolution. formerly male-dominated are U.S. citizens working in a case of heart cancer Saadatmand said the society," he said. This has Iran? Was the U.S. directly conflict needs to be studied undermined the individual's involved in the shah's both internally and psychological development. overthrow?" externally. Internal changes probably Saadatmand said that many 9 Internally, Saadatmand could have been worked out if former shah supporters, for the country, said, the implications of the the shah had been interested principally SAVAK (the Iranian people's suppression in developing the nation and shah's secret police) by the Imperial Iranian its people, he said. members are now claiming government has both positive "The shah did a lot for the they knew nothing of the and negative aspects. country, but took a lot of profit shah's subversive activities Politically, Iran is an for himself," said and were completely caught Saadatmand says "extreme political Saadatmand. off guard by the Iranian bombshell." Two factors have Citing the shah's extensive conflict created this, Saadatmand financial holdings, "In the home of a SAVAK said. The entire nation was Saadatmand said, "These officer was found almost a being run by one person and things are not very easy for pound of fingernails left from the mass population was me to talk about." (Continued on Page 15) N Page 2, THE BREEZE,Friday, April 20, 1979 Most budget requests partially cut by SGA By BRUCE OSBORNE amount to work with," and the usually outdated by the we'd be expected to put out the "This is not an organization After almost three hours of UPB is able to make second semester, Bolander same paper with less or even that serves the campus as a discussion and debate, bottom adjustments after being given said. the same amount of money as whole," said Bolander, who line front-end budget figures this lump sum, said Jim "Almost everybody I know last year," said Dwayne v didn't want IFC to receive any for student organizations were Watkins, chairman of the uses the calendar," answered Yancey, editor of The Breeze, funds. "I'd like to see IFC be established by the Student committee. Jim Underbill, student-at- who was also in attendance. self-supportive." Government Association Dr. Al Menard, associate large committee member. After this misunderstanding There is a need for a strong finance committee Monday dean of students, who was at Rogers saw getting rid of had been corrected, Don governing body over night. the meeting not to air his own the calendar funds as the Haag, SGA treasurer, and fraternities here because Each budget request, with ideas but to make sure all "only alternative" for the Pile suggested cutting the many other colleges have the exception of Inter-Hall sides of an issue were committee when the apparent money The Breeze pays for strong IFC's, Haag said. Council's, was partially cut. considered, reminded the impasse was reached after undergraduate scholarships Finally, it was decided to University Program Board committee that the $85,000 about two hours of debate. and professional services. fund IFC $450 to finance rush requested $92,000 and figure was a cut from last "The decision we have to No committee member pamphlets. received $85,000, Bluestone year. make is whether to cut down voiced any consent for this "Pure politics" should asked for $39,859 and got UPB has money left over in overall services or to suggestion, and The Breeze govern the committee's $36,810, SGA went from $30,760 this year's account, Watkins eliminate one project," he budget stood at $28,000 until actions when dealing with to $29,020, The Breeze from said. said. the end of the meeting, when IHC, Pile said. IHC runs the $32,859 to $27,500, Honor Bluestone's request was Pile reminded the members the compromise was reached. SGA senatorial elections in Council from $2,750 to $1,900, hard to cut because of the rise that just because the The Honor Council budget the fall, he said. C o mm uter Student in printing costs. However, committee recommends that was cut mainly because If the SGA doesn't fund IHC, Committee from $1,670 to near the end of the meeting, cuts should be made in certain administration officials have "they might decide to form $1,180 and Inter-Fraternity when a difference of about areas doesn't mean the cuts promised to pay half of the their own student Council from $936 to $450. IHC $4,000 still remained between will end up in these areas. cost of printing honor code government," Haag said. asked for and received $140. the money the committee had Other organizations, such as pamphlets and also because An extremely high turnover Comparing these figures to decided to allot and the UPB, The Breeze and there is money left in this among hall council presidents the front end budgets $190,000 prompted a Bluestone, have other ways of year's office expenses would prevent this from approved for this year—1978- compromise, Bluestone, The generating income, whereas account. happening, Bolander 79—only four organizations, Breeze, the SGA contingency SGA doesn't, said Underhill, Pile protested cutting Honor answered. Bluestone, SGA, Honor account and the SGA budget so these organizations should Council for the second reason. Furthermore, dorms Council and IHC received were apparently chosen to be cut more than SGA. "I didn't see the president of usually have a lot of money increases. Bluestone got absorb the shortage. "The calendar is great, and the Honor Council this year do left over at the end of the year almost $4,000 more, SGA got A figure of $37,810 for a nice thing to have, but the jack bananas.and this has a that they must "try to find $4,260 more, but a student loan Bluestone had been proposed SGA will survive without it," lot to do with their having ways to get rid of." Sogram will eat up $5,000 of by committee member Chris Watkins said.