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AS Consults Lawyers About Constitution by Walter Neary If the University refuses to we would have to resort to respect is out of the question." in April of 1978. calls for such The ASUSF Executive allow students a voice in certain something like that," Associated One of Schleup's prime consultation by the President. branch and Senate have consult policy decisions as called for in Students President Fred objectives before his term The essential question asked ed five lawyers over the past the Constitution, students Schluep stated, in a Foghorn expires, he told the Senate the lawyers is: Is the consti several weeks on the question of reason, the threat of legal action interview, "but it's clear that publicly on April 10, is to tution a contract legally enforce the ASUSF Constitution's legal may stimulate compromise. working things out informally establish a definite sytem by able so that the University must enforceability. "I would certainly be sorry if with an attitude of mutual which the Senate can be abide by its provisions? The consulted by the University lawyer have answered positively. President on such matters as the One lawyer has suggested the selection of Vice Presidents and position that while the Constitu the changes in tuition rates. tion's legality is questionable, the tKE^MIMlTHm This semester, there has been stance of the Statement of controversy over the appoint Student Rights and Freedoms, ment of Woody Hancock as Vice from which it emanates as a President of Business and clearly mentioned addendum, is Finance and the announcement stronger. The Student Rights of a tuition increase for next Document was ratified by the year. The Senate was not University Senate and signed by consulted in either of the the then President Mclnnes in decisions, though the ASUSF 1975, the Statement is included Volume 75, Number 22 i NIVERSITV OK SAN KRAM ist O April 18,1980 Constitution signed by Father in both the University Catalog. President John LoSchiavo. S.J. Continued on back Located on the Harney Loading Dock Fire Breaks Out Near Explosive Gases by Tom Sweeney ammonia. The arsonist had type, location in relation to the enough to prevent a more serious large amount of paper into A fire on the Harney Science ripped open a number of the fire, and the good condition ofthe incident. proper storage until Monday. Center loading dock March 29, computer paper boxes and piled containers." The reaction of Students using the Harney Officials of the various science heavily damaged a two- the paper against the storage chemicals when exposed to fire exit which opens onto the loading departments involved and thousand-dollar shipment of area fence before igniting the and to each other are dock complicated thesituation as Public Safety say they are now computer paper and for a short blaze. Dr. Soderquist of the complicated and unpredictable, they found' themselves ten feet taking steps to prevent any ti me bu rned dangerously close to Chemistry Department stated but in this situation safety from the blaze and thus ran the future fires on the dock. An a chemical storage area. An risk of being near a possible automatic fire extinguisher anonymous caller turned in the explosion or toxic gas leak while system with a price tag of alarm to the University evacuating the building. approximately eight thousand dispatcher at about 4:40 p.m. The large stack of boxes of dollars is now under considera Officer Randy Phillips of Public computer paper was left on the tion. More care will be taken to Safety and five companies of the open dock over the weekend due ensure that all waste barrels and San Francisco Fire Department to their late delivery on Friday. dumpsters are properly covered brought the blaze under control Reportedly, personnel would not and Public Safety patrols are in about five minutes. It was have been available to move the watching the area more closely. subsequently ruled a definite case of arson. A Foghorn Analysis The fire's proximity to a fenced-in chemical storage area located against the rear wall of Dorm Fire Safety the loading dock was a cause of concern for both Public Safety by Patrice Rickard was gone, she went for the next and the Fire Department. The Mike Dubnoff Early this month Stanford one, it was also gone. Downstairs, containers. 55 gallon drums and The fire on the Harney Loading Dock was set against the University lost a dorm to fire. she finally found one." gas cylinders, were about three fence near the gas cannisters still stored in the rear. Could USF also? As the Foghorn reported to five feet from the fire and that there probably "wasn't a measures such as the fence and Santa Clara County Deputy earlier, we stated a small contained varied amounts of real danger, but it could have the heavy duty quality of the gas Fire Marshal Clifford M. dorm fire occurred in Phelan methanol, chloroform, oxygen, been if the chemicals weren't cylinders plus prompt action on Johnson filed an investigative Annex, room 414. The co-ed who nitrogen, acetylene and what they were in terms of their the part of Officer Phillips were report concluding "It is the wished to be anonymous stated "I opinion of this deputy that this was studying around 7 a.m. — I (Stanford) firewascaused from a lost my train of thought for bed and furniture being in direct awhile. I lit a candle for the hell Housing- Dept Undergoes a contact with the electric heater of it, and finished my paper. I which did not allow heat to just forgot about the candle and dissapate in a normal manner." went to class at 9 a.m. The candle Major Reorganization In a supplementary report the had melted through a plastic by Theresa Hudson contracted resident Deputy Fire milk carton case, and onto a neither of whom worked in flammable stereo case. There Housing Operations. Marshal Peter Irish, confirms The Housing Office is Johnson's finding. According to was some damage done around Michael Teeple, manager of undergoing several major Frank Jurian, Assistant the window sill." A student Housing Operations, was not' changes; including merging Director of Public Safety at pulled the alarm, and the hall's informed of the consolidation with the Office for Residential Stanford, a suit is being filed RA extinguished the fire. plan until five minutes before it Life (ORL), gaining a new against the school for personal was announced at an executive "Actually, it's the same kind of director, and reorganizing both loss in excess of $100,000. the office and the residence staff. meeting on Feb. 5, he stated. thing that causes most acci "Yosh" Yasinitsky. USF's dents—it's thoughtlessness," Reorganization plans began in Tom Leshefka, Teeple's Public Safety head, commented says Yasinitsky. "Two years fall, 1979, when Dr. Anne Dolan, immediate supervisor in that according to Stanford's ago Fr. Dempsey left a vice-president for the Office for Business and Finance, had no say report a smoke alarm initially candle on top of some papers. The Student Development (OSD), in the decision, which came as a awoke a student in the Stanford interior of his office burnt down. was asked by Fr. President John complete surprise to him. dorm, and she woke others up— If an officer hadn't noticed. LoSchiavo to prepare a proposal Placing the entire housing beating the alarm. "The woman Campion could have burnt for consolidating Housing Peter Weiss, head of the new function under one director went for an extinguisher and it Continued on back Operations and ORL. Housing Office. reporting to one vice-president is Little incidents kept coming to the housing operation was under a good sound idea, said Teeple. I light indicating duplication in his division, but there was a felt there was not enough Yegge Resigns as Dean the two organizations so I changeover taking place there so discussion with people involved thought it could be better Dr. Dolan took the responsibility about what division it should be The University of San USF President Rev. John reorganized, said LoSchiavo. of preparing a reorganization under and who should be Francisco announced that a LoSchiavo as being "in the best The vice-president in Business proposal, LoSchiavo added. director. resignation tendered by Law interests of the University". and Finance was consulted, since Dr. Dolan consulted only The present Vice-President of School Dean Robert B. Yegge Yegge, of Denver, was to become Becky Moreland and Peter Business and Finance, Woody has been accepted. The dean July 1. French Major Wiese to formulate her proposal, Continued on back- resignation was accepted by Yegge's letter of resignation dated March 28. states, "In view Kept, Latin of the extensive publicity about This Week's Highlights. allegations made in Denver, and Major Cut with deep concern for and profound appreciation of all the The French major at USF will USF community, I believe that be preserved, a reliable source The New Core Candidates for College Players my effectiveness as dean of the told the Foghorn, but the Latin the ASUSF Open With School of Law would be seriously major will be "suspended" for a Plan Affecting impaired. Accordingly, I offer period of time by the Dean ofthe » my resignation as dean and College of Liberal Arts. The Returning Election "Oliver See page 3 See page 10 professor of law for your Latin major, however, could be consideration." revived eventually or it may be Students See page 2 replaced by a Classics maior. -OPA -N€UJS -April 18, 1980 It Applies to Freshmen and Sophomores New Core Courses Announced for Students by Walter Neary The list was given final A list of about 70 courses has approval by Fr.