SGA Slates Campus Referendum; Freel Resigns
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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE, SGA Slates Campus Referendum; Freel Resigns as SGA President Blames Administration Two Proposals Stand For Project Delays · In March Referendum By JIM DOUGHERTY By JIM DOUGHERTY In an unexpected move Sunday night, Kevin With two possible forms of student Freel announced to the Student Government government now fully developed to succeed the Association Senate his resignation as SGA present Student Government Association, the president. SGA senate on Sunday night authorized a Reading from a prepared statement, Freel, campus-wide referendum on March 21 and 22 for AS2, spoke to the senators halfway through students to decide between them. Sunday's SGA meeting' conveying his feelings of The government that is accepted will be frustration during his eleven months in office. implemented into power by the present SGA. His statement covered topics ranging from the which will organize and hold elections for the rathskellar, which "will not be built on this officers of the winning form of government by eampus if we wait for two committees to do it," the middle of April. to the administration, who have "two goals for At that time the present SGA is scheduled to this university: the first to run this institution as go out of office, and the student population economically as possible and the second to would then be governed by one of these two increase the stature and prestige of the university possible forms of College Councils government. hence for themselves." The new College Councils proposal, which has ng his promise during last year's SGA been created by the Senate during their last two '·"''"'"'''v" that whatever he did he "would have to meetings through amendments to the original effective," Freel said in referring to the College Councils proposal, is known as the SGA, "I don't feel that this body is being University of Delaware Campus Senate (UDCS). :;,w,,..,,.;.,.,_ It is not dealing with the issues that. It received its finishing touches at Sunday's three consider important but is instead hour SGA meeting. playing games with a new government structure The original College Councils proposal, known (college councils) which in my opinion will be Staff photo by David Hoffman as the University of Delaware Councils ( UDCC ). incapable of dealing with the really vital issues on KEVIN FREEL elaborates on administration obstructions to had been chosen by the student body in a campus." student needs during his resignation speech to the SGA senate on campus-wide referendum last September and was (Continued to Page 2) Sunday, night. later expanded by an SGA implementation committee. Both forms of government have in common the seven Lottery Scheduled For '73-74 College Councils and four By DON DAVIS • the multiple-room lottery, B) off-campus housing, Brady whether or not they wish to additional councils. These are the Residence Hall A shortage of A lottery for the Christiana pointed out that the RAIC live on campus. apartments, C) Lottery for had done extensive work in Association, the Central approximately 700 beds will APARTMENTS Fraternity Government, the exist here by the 1973-74 Pencader housing, D) Main this area, and that the office campus multiple-room lottery of residence life had agreed to The situation experienced University Commuters academic year and a lottery by other universities of a Association, and the will be implemented in which all "losers" from A the assignment of a part-time B and C could enter and E) staff member to aid students tapering off of on-campus President's Advisory room assignments housing demand was recalled. Committee. These councils ing in that year. Roommate preference could desiring such accommo- be done in 2 ways- drawn dations. Also, the influence of are co-ordinated by a 13 s was disclosed during a availability of private member central council. with Stuart J. once as a pair, or each may , Sharkey pointed out that draw with the better number the estimate of bed shortages apartments is considered a However, the UDCS l'ol:ha•lrou, director of residence holding for each. predicted for the 73-74 factor. differs in that it adds on a life, Edward F. Spencer, academic year and years Sharkey, Spencer and second federal body, called assistant director of residence DETAILS beyond are based on figures Brady all emphasized that the "campus senate." and Mike Brady, AS4, compiled by the office of they were pleased that the This senate tias a oom Assignment The RAIC report states that ''Since the details of the residence life. However, he administration and students membership of 10 commuter estigation Committee stated that there is an had been able to work . senators and 10 residence hall ) chairman. lottery are incomplete, a committee will be formed to "unknown" to be considered together effectively on a senators, all 20 of whom According to Sharkey, here, namely the decision of mutually agreeable room will be a 140-bed finalize these plans. Upon the See pal(e 8 for SGA roll call new students regarding aSsignment plan. next year, but recommendation of the voting and attendance record. enrollments will Residence Hall Association. would be elected, and three the director of residence the 700 bed shortage representatives from each of following year. life, will appoint a Review Receives the seven College Councils. student-staff committee to According to Joe Galenski, begin work on developing the Top News Award Speaker of the Senate, the 41 The lottery system will be Multiple Lottery system for member body was instituted the "multiple lottery" 1973-74 ." The Review was recently frequency of publication at to insure students of a check which was agreed upon In regard to special awarded the top newspaper colleges with similar on the administration and the office of residence interest housing, Sharkey felt rating given by the national enrollments. also to safeguard the and the RAIC and in turn there was a "misunder critical service of the To gain the high rating, maintenance and revision of been approved by Vice standing . " "The Associated Collegiate Press. The Review received "marks student's rights. !tl...~;.l •• nt for Student Affairs administration does not set The rating of of distinction" in four out of There are other differences E. Worthen. up special interest housing All-American, which applies to five categories: coverage. and between the UDCS and the · general -outline of the and recruit students; rather this past semester, is judged content, writing and editing, UDCC, differences where the will be as follows: A) special interest housing is on the basis of ACP standards editorial leadership, and senators felt that the separate lottery for single student-faculty initiated," he and a comparison with photography. The Review had implementation committee failing to get a stated. college newspaper~ across the previously received this rating was not careful enough about would be eligible for - Questioned about country having a similar in 1968 and 1969. (Continued to Page 2) PAGE 2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE, FEBRUARY 29, 1972 THIS WEEK ~ TODAY BASKETBALL··Delaware vs. Drexel in the Field House. Freshman game at 6 p.m., varsity ~,4PP11tSSS 'JS;): at 8 p.m. LECTURE··"The Mask In Traditional Africa", part three, at 7 p.m. in the Kirkbride Room. a week in LECTURE--By Jean Shepherd, satirist of "One Unde~round," at 8 Pi.~c1M~eE~~~~el,el~~mCohen of Yale on "Functional Implications of Neuronal Ge't~~~~ ~tE4-~o":: in ~~~i~~~~ Labaree of Williams College on "Maritime History" at 4 p .m. in 10 Robinson Hall. FILM--American History Film Festival presents "Wild River" in ACAPULCO 140 Smith at 7 p.m. Free. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL· ·Delaware vs. Catonsville, varsity and junior varsity. Begins at 6:30 Mexico p .m. in Carpenter Sports Building. SEMINAR--Prof. Bertram Levin, Department of Economics, on "Observations on Medical Care: Altruism, Realism, and Decision Making" at 4 p.m. in 330 Purnell Hall. Coffee will be served before the seminar in 307 Purnell Hall. LECTURE--Or. Raymond D. Moutain of the National Bureau of Standards on "Theory and E>eperlment in the Structure of Liquids as Revealed by Neutron Scattering" at 4 p.m. in 101. Sharp Laboratory. Free and open to the public. LECTURE··Dr. Arnold M. FREEPOR Clark, professor of biology, on "Genetic Implications of Population Control" at 7 p.m. in the Education Building. Free and open to the public. Bahamas FILM··The "Civilization Film $149 Series" presents .. The Hero as Artist" at 7:30 p.m. in the Goodstay Center in Wilmington. Free and open to the public. HURSDAY MEETING··Discussion of "The Sacred Books of India" at 6:30 p.m. in the Warner Hall basement. SWIMMING··MAC championships, trials at 1 p .m., finals at 7 p .m. in Carpenter Sports Building. CHOIR--Brass Choir at 8 : 15 p .m. ;n 120 Smith. IN"fERVIEW··Kenneth ' L. Strohm, Jr., recruitment representative from the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission will be on campus to interview prospective graduates in engineering · or accounting. Contact the Placement Office before March 2. wiiF~~~;"[~~3~~~-~\r;i~het~~~a~ RIPS INCLU Hall. LECTURE • "University Life in Germany." A lecture given by Doctor George Haenlein, associate professor of animal science and ET· TRANSPORTATION · agricultural bio-chemistry, 8 :00 p.m., German House. DELUXE RESORT HOTELS Referendum ••• HAPPY HOURS· BAY CRUISES (Continued from Page 1) its wording, or its delegation ·SUN· FUN ·SAND· of legislative power. So1ne trips subject to taxes and service There were over · 20 amendments made in the last two weeks to create the UDCS proposal, and these changes constituted much ' debate and discussion. As a GOING TO EUROPE THIS SUMMER ? result, the SGA made plans to publish the two proposals WE HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE EUROPEAN TRAVEL PROGRAM side by side so that students can get a good idea of what they will be voting on in the ·Jet Fligt:lts To Europe On SABENA Airlines $203 r/t upcoming referendum.