■Hivmiir or hewam, las visas YELLIN' REBEL 739-3478 October 9, 19M Volume 31 luuc 6 "for the students" Advertising 739-3999 Newt CSUNputs new constitution to vote of students (hose A constitutional revision will ap- Serious work on the revision began of the regents' change was approved proved the constitution with the in- proved the new constitution last quires a majority of students pear on According to Haldeman, the ballot during the CSUN shortly after Haldeman took office at that afternoon's senate meeting to clusion of Klasic's amendment. week. voting. senate elections Oct. 17 and 18. last May. The majority of the revi- that therevision could appear on tie The "fiscalprocedure" in question General Counsel Don Klasic had every matriculated undergraduate currently considered a According to CSUN Senate Presi- sion is accredited to Haldeman and Oct. 17 and 18 ballot. is the authority to disburse funds. offered several amendments, student is dent Bill Haldeman, a 1983 directive Senate President Pro Tempore James The change dealt with CSUNS The present constitution requires that Haldeman said, but not all of them CSUN member and will therefore be from the Board of Regents mandated Ohriner. allotment of Where the two of the three executive board were incorporated into the revision. permitted to vote on the issue. student fees. adoption the that student government revise its One version of therevision was ap- students had written "A CSUN fee, members must approve any disburse- "We did a lot of meeting on the mid- Haldeman urges of constitution, adopting "fiscal pro- proved by the CSUN Senate Sept. approved by the Board of Regents, ment of funds. Regent policy re- dle ground," he said. new constitution, saying, "It isn't 27. but cedures already in effect." Theproposal was thenreferred to the not less than five per cent of the per quired that one of those two UNLV President Maxson recom- perfect, it is functional." But, he explained, "The directive Board of Regents, who held a credit fee, shall be collected from signatures be that of the CSUN presi- mended adoption of the revision, The Yellin' Rebel plans to print the was in its 16 almost a year and a half old telephone meeting Oct. 4 to approve each undergraduate student of dent. The proposed constitution calls saying it is consistent with the constitution full in Oct. by before it was seriously acted upon." the document. The regents adopted UNLV," UNS Counsel Don for simply two of three signatures. "thinking and policy" of his ad- issue, along with comments General Haldeman. He added, "The previous senate thedocument with one revision. Klasic wanted to add "taking seven According to Haldeman, the regents ministration. made it a joke." According to Haldeman, inclusion credits or more." The regents ap- neutralized that policy when they ap- Amendment of the constitution re- Twenty-four file for student senate; only two races contested Twenty-four students filed for are William Bacon, Charles Jensen, "legal state-issued ID with your on it," twenty senate seats last week, Tom Muir and Andrew Nichols. social security number student said, examples of which are according toCSUN Officer ofPublic According to CSUN Senate Presi- Ohriner Information James Ohriner. dent Bill Haldeman, all matriculated a driver's license, UNLV ID or seven col- undergraduate students be per- military ID. Candidates in fiveof the will are: leges will be automatically seated mitted to vote. The ballot will also in- Those in uncontested races (Academic - seats) I, Ohriner said, provided their clude the proposed revision on the Advisement three Nov. Harrington Ron OPAs are verified by the Office of CSUN constitution. Tristam and the Registrar as 2.4 or above and According to Ohriner, polls will be Mortenson; (Business and - Acker, each candidate receives at least one located at the Moyer Student Union, Economics five seats) Paul Hall, Adams, Champagne, vote the Oct. and 18 election. Thomas and Estella Beam John Patrick Paul in 17 Davis, Varona; (Health Only the seats for the College of S. Wright Hall, Flora Dungan Jeff Gus - one seat) Nellis; Arts and Letters and the College of Humanities Building, John Dickin- Sciences Scott - two seats) Christopher Hotel Administration are contested. son Library, Carlson Education (Education Eight students will vie for four Building and Juanita Greer White Maestas; (Science, Math and - seats) Therese Arts seats. They are, ac- Hall both Oct. 17 and Oct. 18. Engineering three and Letters MSU, and Loretta cording to Ohriner, Kirk Hendrick, Ohriner also said the pools at Kowalczyk, Kent Larson Tony Holm, Sean Kelleher, Michael FDH and JDL will be open from 9 Warn. Mullins, Gary a.m. to 7 p.m. both days, while the Two seats -- one for Academic Ad- Loewy, Thomas one for •- Samuelson, Tyrone and other polls will open at 9 a.m. and visement and Education Smith new Ware. close at 2 p.m. both days. will be vacant when the senate Thomas office 1 Candidates for the two hotel seats Students will be asked to present takes Nov. CSUN Senate Donald G. Hints. Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Lot Vetas Moron Lodge Is surrounded by tht Elections and Honor Guard Legion of tht Ztliah Shrine Templeat the cornerstone ceremony for Beam Hall, photo by Ginger Bruner. Constitutional for Question Question 12: Nevadans Oct. 17 and 18 Stable Taxes have their say yean lues paid by increased 201 million by In five the Nevadans have Tht Question 12 In initiative will be considered Nrvadans it the dollars. Nov. 6 general election. I.asl week, we primed bolh the ten of Ike con- • concerns iboul Ike measure lllMlioml amendment and statement of end mnsl be pal lo special Interest groups requesting more and more Is •response provided An provided lo us by Citizens Against Twelve. Below money politicians raising taxes lo pay lor these requests instead of criticisms and and by Nevuduns (or Stable Taws, wbick includes frequent looking to the need for these projects and making sure they are actually challenges of Ike Initiative and responses from NST. needed and trill be cost effective. This material is being printed as pari of the Ytllllt' RtbcTt effort to In. day. form itudents on Ike issues of Ike We need to diversify our economic base statewide. Given our recent history of tax changes every legislative session, we send a negative OPPONENTS SAY: message to businesses considering locating in Nevada. unwieldly, Question 12 is unnecessary, unconstitutional. i OPPONENTS SAV: NST SAYS: Question 12 usurps the authority of elected officials. Question 12 Is quite simple la wk« it does aad how it does it. NST SAYS: revenue. II Ike choice of which taxes Question 12 does not reduce puts Elected officials donot lose any power. They still have to vote on all tax Ikey can be raised into Ike kandt of and fees can be raised and kow muck matters. The differences sre: Ike people. Two thirds of them must agree on the type and the amount of the In- crease. slabilliatlon la Question 12 simply slablliies taxes. This it addressed The majority of the voiers must agree with them. three areas of Ike petition. There will be a greater degree of responsibility on the part of elected officials in evaluating requests for increases revenue. Increase five percent of total In Property lasts are capped lo an of Elected representatives arc forever saying they are seeking to do the 1. Any must be voted oa revenue over the preceding year. hither increase will of the people. If that Is Hue, and not political rhetoric, they (the by the people. elected representatives) should welcomethe opportunity to have the peo- ple speak on what should be done relative to spending or raising taxes. 2. All oilier taxes, Ikeases aad fees may not be Increased or created unless first approved by a two-thirds vote of Ike appropriategoverning body aad tken approved by Ike voters. Exempted is a pass-on provision Increased providing services. covering cost In "What the argument over Question 12 really bolls VNL V AS USUAL: Students stroll by the Flora Dungan Humanities to is taxes in Nevada will be imposed Building last Friday evening. Photo by dinger Bruner 3. No Indebtedness may be incurred as of Jaa. 1, IM7 unless approved down whether or t peo- governed by the dictates by either two-thirds of rack kouae of Ike legislature vole of Ike by the consent of the or of ple. the ruling elite." Ailoaf ai yon km two lawycn, yon cu find opposing views which can Mel Dally Free Currently local governments mail go to a vote of Ike people to lacrease Sleinenger, Elko Press lead lo litigation. new property taut over foar and one-half percent (excluding coastmc- lion). In addition they are capped to Ml, of the CPI in raising business OPPONENTS SAY: local governments, The ii wetl-iaformed eaoagh lo volt such or gaming Hecate feet. la Ike area of Indebtedness, OPPONENTS SAV: voter not oa matters. Including must go to a vote of the people for aay In- school districts, Question 12 is complicated, vagueand will constantly be in litigation. debtedncsa wkkk will not be paid in fullIn Ike budget year It Is incurred. NST SAYS: This It after the proposed debt bat been unanimously approved by Ike The voting pnkk will he the rectpleat of the same ryot of Inforraitloa on the hand, may Incur debt up lo NST SAVS: that elected arc, to lata their local governing body. The slate, other The "looseness" of the .ordhuj, is toallow the legtsnlure theability lo officials acta make decWoai. one percent Its valuation without going lo a vole of the peo- of assessed define orredefine fees, sen'ce (hirers, licenses, etc.