Butler Vetoes COISO Seat on SAFAC
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A CELEBRITY EXTRA VACANZA — SEE PAGE S Volume 59 Number 26 Phone 2*34-4401 utttr ilrami If urruanp FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1982 Butler Vetoes COISO Seat On SAFAC By GEORGE HAJ thority to expand the at-large cate Hurricane Sews Iditor gory of membership to whatever extent he deems necessary in order Dr. William Butler, vice presidenl to insure that all groups are suffi for student affairs, has vetoed ciently represented " USBG legislation calling for the COISO treasurer to be given a seal Quinones slated his opinion that on the Student Activity Fee Alloca while Butler's decision is good in tion Committee. principle, he had questions about whether it would he implemented In his legislation, however. But according to Butler's specifications ler sjtated that SAFAC must have an international student among its "I'm not sure that SAFAC will membership to make it representa pick an international student in the tive. He also gave William Sheeder. future, and I'm not sure SAFAC dean of students, the right to add picked an international this vear be seats to the committee to insure cause of good will or because of the that it is representative pending legislation." Quinones said Quinones also expressed reserva The USBG legislation would have tions over the fact that Sheeder is given an automatic seat on the com being given the right to add stu mittee to the treasurer of COISO dents to the committee (Council on International Studenls and Organizations). "I'd rather have student control over such processes." Quinones In a Nov. 29 memo to USBG Pres said "That is giving too too much ident Aurelio Quinones, Butler power | to administrators! over wrote that "after careful review something that is student-run and much deliberation. I have deter mined that it is in the best interest "Sheeder's righi to add people of the University to veto the legisla dosen't sit well on a student-run tion as it was submitted to me by committee," he said "If the stu the Senate." dents pick the students, it has more For the first time, however, But legitimacy" ler stated in the memo that the Butler congratulated USBG for committee must "guarantee that bringing up the issue of representa SAFAC is balanced in its member tion "We haven't really spelled ship, this including representatives that out in the past," Butler said "I from each gender and such special congratulate the student govern interest groups as black students, ment for really bringing the issue to international students, students af more careful examination — they filiated with fraternities and sorori deserve the credit for that. I'm ties, commuter students, Spanish pleased and I hope they're pleased " surnamed students, and campus stu dent residents. For SAFAC to be Butler stated that Sheeder's con truly representative, its member trol will extend to reviewing ship should come from but not nec SAFAC to insure that "all the ele Miami Hurricane/ROBERT FREY essarily be limited to, each of these ments and groups mentioned aren't Film Director Steven Spielberg holds his Filmmaker Extraordinaire Award, presented during the National Assogroups." being overlooked." ciation of Theater Owners Annual Convention. For more details on the week's activities see page 8. Interviewed Wednesday, Butler "For any given year," Butler ex explained his reason for vetoing the plained, "if there is omission. Dean USBG proposal. Sheeder has the right to create an "I felt that COISO was a political additional at-large seat." Butler ex body .... Other political bodies plained that Sheeder has the right such as IFC jlnterfraternity Coun to add students himself to the com cil] and UBS (United Black Stu mittee, but "that doesn't mean that Budget May Include Tuition Hike dents] do not have seats. The intent he wouldn't consult with SAFAC or was to have fair representation pertinent groups." rather than to structure representa ben. Mark Cheskin. who au By LOURDES FERNANDEZ However, Provost William Lee, tion through a political body," But HumcQnp A'.sistartl News Editor who is working on the budget with thored the bill along with COISO Vice President of Business and Fi 1982-83 Tuition Comparisons ler explained. president Colin Gabay. said he was nance David Lieberman and USBG TUITION AND tens "From this date forward. I am di happy that "Dr. Butler didn't veto Student government leaders are recting that the dean of students an the concept — he was just not in working with university adminis- leaders, said there is "no indication either way" that tuition may rise. $ 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 «, nually and independently review favor of the COISO treasurer being ' trators on a budget for the next aca U Meome 5,896 the make-up of SAFAC to deter on the committee. From the begin demic year that may include a rise "We're looking at the recurring 17,275 mine whether or not its member ning, however, we wanted to make in tuition, according to USBG Presi commitments that the university u. ship is a truly representative body," sure internationals were represent dent Aurelio Quinones. has, such as electricity," said Lee. Duke • 6,450 he said. "If the dean of students de ed on SAFAC and that Is now guar Emory 16,270 termines that the membership of anteed as is all other groups on campus. G. WoilY erMe_B (30 SAFAC, after all positions have been filled, is not truly representa "There was definitely too much Discrepancies In NYU 6.6*4 tive of our undergraduate student politics and, unfortunately, it cloud Tulane 16,55) body, I hereby grant him the au ed the issue," Cheskin added USC 17,160 Vandy 16,130 Election Ballots Wash U 17,179 Source: "Handbook ol College Cost! - I9H43" CSS Supreme Court "We also have inflation to consider administrators and themselves, and and whether there will be a short also by the economy, "looking at Now Resolved fall in students. that and at the past, during which "But it's a little premature at this inflation was higher, we think tui Hears 1st Case By SALLY SPITZ Corrected point. There's nothing to report," tion can be substantially down." Hurricane .Staff Writer said Lieberman. He added that they By GEORGE HAJ The provisions of the statutes stated He also cited the decrease of fi Hurricane News Ediior that the commissioners may only be Results hope to have finalized the budget nancial aid for many students and On Nov. 19, three days after the by the end of December. impeached through the Agency it the de-evaluation of financial cur self. That was declared in conflict USBG elections, a discrepancy was Freshman Quinones said that USBG is rency against the American dollar, The Undergraduate Student Body found in the number of votes cast. "pushing for as little an increase" Government Supreme Court heard with the impeachment provisions which will drastically affect many provided for in the constitution Now, three weeks later, the dis new old as possible in tuition. "We're look international students, according to its first case in two years Wednes crepancy has been resolved, the bal day and declared portions of the A.Ortega 274..318 ing at a six to eight percent increase Quinones. The constitution states that im lots have been reviewed, and the — with eight very hard to swal Student Rights Agency statutes un true results have been tallied. J. Wein 241..288 He added that if tuition is in constitutional. peachment may only occur through low." the Senate Although the discrepancy did not Sophomore USBG, which has met with I ie creased, it would be "very unattrac The revisions to the SRA bylaws lead to any change in the election berman and Lee about three times, tive to come to the university." were adopted unanimously last In other action, the Supreme results, the differences in some of new old is working on a proposal asking for Housing would also suffer the spring by a vote of 24-0-0. They in Court decided that Speaker Pro the areas is substantial. For exam M.Gomez 203..249 a low increase, if any, on tuition. same fate, said Quinones, if rates cluded two provisions that were in Tempore Oliver Morales retains ple, in the race for Eaton Hall sena K. Morad 216..261 The proposal will be submitted to are increased. "Housing is too ex conflict with provisions of the con that position, despite having to run tor, Kelly O'Shaugnessy, who ran Lieberman within the next few pensive right now. In terms of stitution. All statutes adopted by for reelection in the fall semester. uncontested, showed a considerable 1968 Dorm Senator weeks. housing, we have half a tower the Senate must be in accordance The Rules Committee of the Senate with the principles of the USBG difference between the original "What-we've done is stress the empty now," he said. "Rents are had questioned whether he had to vote total of 140 and the current new old low off-campus. We can't risk send Constitution, which is the binding run for reelection as he was elected importance of it |the tuition in contract by which USBG operates. vote total of 85. S. McDonald 84..144 crease] and that students can't take ing more students off-campus. speaker pro tempore in the spring Kirk Harum, chairman of the it." Quinones added. "That's the One section declared unconstitu for his term, yet his term ended at "Also, we're competing with the conclusion of the fall semester Elections Committee, explained the %0 Dorm sheer reality of it." state universities.