( $470000 ) Frozen

Monday, September 24, 1973 Spartan Daily Serving California Stat University at San Jose Since 1934 Secret talks continue Budget unsettled; A.S. monies ( $470,000 ) frozen By George Rede The administration apparently would like to see funding increased for athletics, The 1973 - 74 A.S. budget, submitted to SJSU President John H. Bunzel two the sources say. Instructionally related activities Bunzel, in an months ago for approval, is still unsigned. As a result, 32 campus organizations According to one source, President informal meeting last May with that he believed collectively dependent on $470,000 in A.S. monies are in limbo. A.S. Council, made it known athletics were important to the university, and that the A.S. played an important role in their funding. refusal to sign the budget, after two weeks of negotiations without funds, despite student ok President Bunzel's Dr. Bunzel, the source said, cited three reasons for support of athletics: under a mutual agreement of confidentiality, has frozen conducted with the A.S. By Joanne Gribble A.S. funds. .The livelihood of many people revolves around athletics. ( These people would Two attempts to get direct student ballot last year, the initiative never saw is holding up the budget, but sources say the major appear to be the faculty, coaches, and sports information director. Neither side will say what input on the allocation of A.S. money to the light of day. It was vetoed by King intercollegiate athletics. *They promote community involvement. point of discussion is men's instructionally related prograMs have on *Students are actively involved in them. the grounds it did not receive enough Athletics originally requested $190,640 in three areas administration, sports ended so far in confusion, leaving the publicity to inform the students President Bunzel had the budget for at least two weeks but took no action before voting teams, and grants-in-aid ( scholarships) but A.S. Council slashed the amount to role of the A.S. in the support such properly. leaving on Aug. 1 for a month's vacation. Negotiations began upon his return and of roughly $103,000. activities as the Marching Band and Dr. Brazil apparently "has been carrying the ball" for the university ad- the Last semester's budget deliberations, were Spartan Daily The administration request of $16,000 was denied outright and grants-in-aid ministration, according to the source. unclear to both students which lasted far into the summer, were The 13 sports teams were cut from over $100,000 to and administration. trimmed from $55,000 to $40,000. Leonardi has been the chief spokesman for the A.S. side, which, at one time, done without A.S. Council really The A.S., which has just under $64,000. considered seeking a writ of mandate to force the president to sign, the source traditionally knowing whether it could cut funding funded instructionally No money has been or will be released with the exception of $26,809.60 for basic said. The move never got beyond the consideration stage. related for instructionally related activities or programs, has in recent years been A.S. operating expenses until President Bunzel signs the budget. The A.S. has questioned President Bunzel's refusal to sign on grounds it con- in not. It is the first time during Dr. Bunzel's three-year tenure as president that the siders illegal, the sources said. disagreement as to its financial role in It therefore formulated two separate these programs. budget has not been signed by the start of the fall semester. Section 42402 of Title V says the president must review all appropriations for budgets, one in compliance with the Committee and In 1972, former The budget, after passing through the hands of both the Budget their consistency with campus and trustee policy. Nowhere in 42402 are these A. S. Attorney initiative, one not. During later accordance with General, A.S. Council, was sent to the president on or around July 10 in policies spelled out. The A.S. thus contends Dr. Bunzel is withholding the funds Steve Burch, sponsored a deliberations in the summer, however, Title V of the California Education Code, which requires that the state college without just cause, one of the sources said. funding initiative put to the students in the two budgets were condensed into all appropriations for consistency with campus and Board of a special election. It resulted in a for president review Other stumbling blocks have been the marching band and Spartan Daily one and submitted to Tower Hall mandate from the students to continue Trustees policy. budgets, the source said. The marching band, funded at a $10,500 level last year, SJSU President John Bunzel's ap- The veil of secrecy which has prevailed since negotiations began on or around aiding instructionally related activities proval, required by state law. was axed from the budget. The Spartan Daily, funded at $30,000 last year, ten- Sept. 10 resulted in a uniform response of "no comment" from university officials at their present levels, until alternative Current A.S. President Rudi business tatively agreed to a guaranteed 60 - inches-per-day A.S. advertising stipulation Burton R. Brazil, executive vice president, Glen Guttormsen, director of funding could be found. Leonardi anticipates a probable Halverson, ad- which would provide for $15,000 for the year. affairs, Robert S. Martin, dean of student services, and George Then A.S. President Mike Buck had decision this year by the A.S. Judiciary Another $7,500 would be released outright for the fall semester, ministrative aide to the president. and an identical plans for phasing out the A.S. role in on the legality of the 1972 initiative. for comment. amount would be allocated for the spring semester pending review Dr. Bunzel, out of town since Wednesday, could not be reached of the Daily's funding instructionally related funding, "It's an extremely complicated substance of performance on community coverage. Student representatives likewise declined to comment oil the and Burch, then an A.S. presidential document," Leonardi said last week, -member A.S. negotiations. A.S. President Ruth Leonardi, head of the seven This agreement was hammered out between the Daily's editorial board, hopeful, sponsored the introduction of "There are some discrepancies as to negotiating team said only: Leonardi, and former A.S. councilman Kelvin Ng. The pact was not binding, the initiative. the intent of the writer, and the sub- At this point, we don't have a budget. We're talking about it. We're fully aware however, because the Journalism Department must review it. The A.S. administration of the '72 - '73 sequent recording of the initiative may of the problems and pressures (of campus organizations) and we're trying our Dr. Bunzel, apparently seeing what he believes to be undue A.S. influence, has year, headed by Dennis King, labored need interpreting by the judiciary." best." met with Journalism Department chairman Dr. Dennis Brown to determine under the '72 initiative last spring, and In the meantime, the A.S. budget is a He added, "The fact that we are still negotiating should indicate that there whether the agreement would put the A.S. in a "privilege position," the source eventually came up with an initiative of which was hammered out last spring, reluctance on somebody's part to do anything drastic." said. its own, designed to reverse the one of is under negotiation between the athletics and other instructionally related The A.S. has traditionally funded The AS., conceivably, has taken the position that the agreement has already the year before and free the A.S. to fund university administration and the A.S. Band, the Spartan Daily and KSJS 1, but last activities ( such as the Marching been settled among students and should not be tampered with. any program as it saw fit. in Tower Hall. Regardless of whether year's student officers sought to break that tradition. The reasoning was that the needs of the final budget complies with the the A.S. campus today, but when the budget will Dick Miner, A.S. president during the 1968-69 term, eased football out of President Bunzel was expected to be on students were changing,and the A.S. initiative supported by the student body during 1971-72, made a vain attempt to Until that time, $470,000 will remain tied up in budget and Mike Buck, A.S. president be signed is still undetermined. should be free to fund programs to fill in 1972, it will probably have some been taking place. relieve the A.S. of funding instructionally related programs. Tower Hall 110, where negotiations have those needs as it saw fit. Designed to be effect on the A.S. Judiciary's decision placed on the spring general election Budget delay slows programs; on the legality of the initiative. Petitioners gather illegal signatures but business as usual prevails i for Political Reform Act measure By Lee Smaus retained enough funds from last year to continue the service Lost somewhere in the recesses 1 Representatives of People's Lobby signatures from students who are other than Santa Clara will not be of the SJSU machinery is until its requested $5,000 comes from the A.S. close to half a million dollars intended for student programs, Swanson added those leftover funds were intended for gathered some 350 illegal signatures for registered in counties other than Santa counted as valid. services and student government. additional services and operating expenses this year, but a campaign spending initiative from Clara. Ed Koupal, executive director and co- Meanwhile the budget holdup threatens to disrupt or halt now must be used in the training and selecting of student students registration lines last week.

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