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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 4-25-1974 The Guardian, April 25, 1974 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1974). The Guardian, April 25, 1974. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Roberts signs bill. Caucus nearly broke by Frank Salsburg Student Cat-cus chairer, signed check with the hotel revealed A substantial part of the money lunches, and other liquor bills. for the bill. that $58.45 of the bill was spent went for three large dinners for According to one of the partici Almost $700 spent for a three According to figures furnished on liquor. He said it was a ,:nst the students attending from pants, none of the money spent day convention in Chicago last by Ken Davenport, associate university policy to pay for suclj Wright State. was spent for dinners for other month has helped bring Student dean of students. $233.72 of this expenses and participants were On successive nights they spent people attending the conference, Caucus to the brink of went for two double rooms for being asked to repay the money. $6t>.29, $52.94, and $85.42 for but solely on the four students bankruptcy. three days for the four partici- Hs said Roberts and Norman dinner for the four. The last from WSU. The money was spent to send pants. Roberts, Rick Jeffries had agreed to pay one-fourth of night's expense, said Davenport, He noted that when the ques- four people to a National Student (Caucus business representa the bill. included two steak dinners and tion was raised of the amount Association (NSA) convention on tive', Web Norman, and Bob One of the participants, two lobster dinners. of spending being done. Roberts March 2&30. Harvey. appraised of this, indicated he A.I meals contained liquor replied that he should mind his Principle part of the cost was a The rest, except for a five dollar had not realized large amounts of charges. own business, we (Caucus) are $574 bill for three days of room phone charge, was spent on food liquor were being signed for, and The remaining $130.35 of the taking care of this. and meal charges at the Marriott and liquor for the participants. would not pay one-fourth of the $335 Dsvenport reported spent Total expenditure for the trip, Inn in Chicago. Bill Roberts, According to Davenport, a bill. on ford, was spent on breakfasts, [Continued on page 2| April 25. i»74 Vol io issue si Wright State University GUARDIAN Final activities budget remains uncertain by Frank Salsburg University Publications at its new locjtion in the basement of Final determination of the stu Millett Hall. dent activities budget for the Moving the composition is ex coming year remains uncertain pected to save the Guardian following a meeting Monday sup about $5,000 due to a lower per posedly designed to settle the page charge for composition by question. The meeting, between vice University Publications. This will be partially offset by president and director of student services, 0 Edward Pollock, increased costs associated with Dean of Students, Bruce Lyon, the new locations. These include ind members of the student increased costs for supplies budget review committee that up formerly included in composition to $20,000 be rut from the com costs at Beavercreek, and capital bined student activities and expenditures necessary to furn Student Caucus budgets. A ish a composition room for the previous meeting between Pol Guardian in the basement of lock and members of Caucus had Millett. resulted in that budget being cut Guardian editor Kathy Camp- bell agreed to the move after WSU's annual May Day parade? Not exactly. It's the Alice and Trucking Theatre group protest $7,115. ing the eoncellation of their play. Battered Homes and Gardens, at the Dayton Art Institute. complications had been ironed Further cuts totaling $8,747 out. These included the necessity Their play was banned by Dayton City Commissioi^rs after the group stared a protest in down were made at Monday's meeting, to find a printer able to print one town Dayton against Dayton's proposed city income tax. Iphoto by Mike Inderriedea I but the legality of the meeting has been challenged by budget issue early in the morning, since board member and Student University Publications cannot Many candidates occupy Caucus slateCaucus chaire r Bill Roberts since {Continued on page 2j Student Caucus has a "lack of a quorum of the budget board by 4.ail Snyder this goal not by words of mouth, but by rigorous action to fulfil! unity." was not present. Of the five Metzenbaum "Not everyting is bad, but these objectives." said Adigun. Everybody was out for them members, only two. chairer changes are supposed to be the who is a columnist for a local selves. The present matter be Alonzo Price and Jim Newton, only asset of lite." magazine. The Eye. '.ween Caucus and the Ombudser were present. James Adigun is just one of the An "active politician during the is trivial. Why waste the time? In response to Roberts' demand Let's get back to what the r-ollock indicated he had re An open meeting of Student Election Commissioners, poll Caucus is supposed to do," said quested Roberts to schedule workers and candidates is scheduled today at 3:30 pm in AHyn Morgan. another meeting with budget Hall cafeteria to Discuss election procedures and to answer Morgan, a member of the So- board for today to clarify the questions. All candidate" for student elections should attend. ciety for the Advancement cf issue. Asked by the Guardian The deadline for petitions lias been extended to tomorrow at 5 Management, has previously when and where the meeting pm. Votes will be counted at 8 am Friday, May 3, liter elections worked with what he terms would be. Robets replied, "it's at which time appeals to the election will also he received. "gr.tss roots politics." He was a none of your Goddamn business."' member of an Urban League, Although initially indications many candidates running in the political days in Nigeria." Adigun chairer of a Jaycees organization, had been that Monday's meeting upcoming Student Caucus elec says. "I have been already a part and treasurer of a March of would only be to discuss changes tions. Adigun is competing of politics, and politics have al Dimes organization in Bedford. in the Guardian budget, it was against Richard Brinkman and ways been a part of me." Indiana. later expanded to include s Ron Couch for the graduate posi "If 1 am elected to this office, Admitting that one of the review of all student activities tion on Caucus. the above objectives and aspira- "beefs" that he has is the parking budgets. Representatives of the Adigun also said, "I am not tions would be my ultimate goal system. Morgan also believes the Guardian were present at the trying to criticize the administra to the student body, both to the "food service leaves a lot to be meeting, but when members of tion or the Academic Council, but graduate and undergraduate desired." Since he is a vet and other campus groups with uni- this is high time the graduate alike to see that Wright State concerned about the welfare of versity funding attempted to students should have an keeps up with what it says it is." the Veterans, he would also like attend the meeting they were adequate input as far as their he continued. to see the Veterans Club rein- turned back by a secretary who ft ture prosper is concerned." In conclusion. Adigun said. "The stated at WSU. indicated there was insufficient Being a graduate student in electors shouiii not base this "Reason why I should be voted seating available in Pollock's ."economics, Adigun feels "the coming election on propaganda for?" questions Morgan. "I would office, where the meeting was Wright State students far g.-;.luate studies at Wright Stale alone, but should think of what cull it maturity." being held. Metzenbaum. in conjunction with should have a scope for those the people should be able to do Another candidate for the at- Cuts made in the Guardian the Guardian, are happy to who have graduate intentions. for them. If I'tn unable to meet large seat on Caucus. Don budget were based on a dt-cision announce that U S Senator "This cannot be accomplished my commitments if fleeted I risk Mottley. has also had previous to move responsibility for com Howard Metzenbaum will be ap- only by having all these things in no objection to my impeach political experience. Mottley is a poaing the paper from its current pearing tomorrow at 12 noon on rr.ind. I'm not expressing it to ment." member of the West Carrollton location, Beavercreek News the Quad to talk with students. distribute concern. Wright State One of the candidates for the at- Board of Education, and was a Publishing Company (which also Music will be provided by Dia- University as an academic com large position on Caucus, Samuel former aide to a state legislator. prints the paper!, to the WSU mondback. a progressive Rock munity should try to accomplish Morgan, believes the present {Continued on page 2| campus where it will be done by group.