Senate Puts Off SAPB Head Approval Lamirande Fumes Clubs Appeal

DCTRINE! VOLUME 18, NUMBER 26 THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979 Senate puts off SAPB head approval Lamirande fumes By Brian Conheady The Student Association Presi- dent, Don Lamirande, was upset because the proposed appointment of Joe Hwalek as Program Board Chairman, was added to the agenda of the March 27 Se- nate Meeting. At that meeting, Lamirande drew criticism from the Senate for not appearing in person to submit the proposed appointment of Hwalek. Lamirande stated at the April 3rd Senate Meeting the following Tuesday Eric Samson, Kathy Pavelka, Don Lamirande, Prof. Lawrence Feasel, that the addition of the Hwalek Senate Advisor appointment to the previous Senate Chairperson Athlete coordinator SA President week's agenda was a plot by Se- appointment on the agenda. the S.A. President's comments, after the meeting, he said that for the Presidential Staff. nate Chairperson Eric Samson Samson replied that he could not and he should get his facts Feasel's speaking ability allowed and Senate advisor Larry Feasel as there was nothing official from straight before making allega- him to "shift the blame from the Don Lamirande said after the to embarass him publicly. Lamirande. tions." He then proceeded to tell Senate to interoffice communi- April 3rd meeting that one of his Later, however, Pavelka claims his side of the story. cation." main gripes with the Senate is Samson called this "ridiculous, Samson said he was going to put that "we should be working to- out of line, and unreal." He put the appointment on the agenda Kathy Pavelka asked him if the This is not the first clash be- gether toward the same goals, the proposal on the March 27th "with nothing from Don." appointment of Hwalek could be tween the Senate and Presiden- but every Tuesday the Senate agenda after being asked to do so Samson's decision, Pavelka added to the agenda of the March tial Staff. becomes super-critical." by Presidential Staff member claimed, came after a meeting 27th meeting. She was hoping, Kathy Pavelka who Samson said, with Lamirande which took place Feasel said, to get him working as Senate members have been Senator Gary Hughson feels "OK'd it with Don (Lamirande)." after the first time she and Sam- SAPB chairman as fast as possi- upset over the poor attendance at that the two groups can still work Lamirande denied talking to son talked. ble. Feasel replied that she could their meetings by Presidential successfully together but that the Pavelka about putting the pro- Feasel, speaking immediately do so if she had the approval of Staff members. Attendance of main problem seems to be one of posal on the agenda. During a after Lamirande at the April 3rd President Lamirande. Senate Meetings is not required communication. phone interview, Pavelka said meeting, made a point of per- Lamirande was not satisfied she had asked Samson to put the sonal privilege, stating, "I resent with this explanation. Speaking UR teach-in examines future of nuclear energy after TMI Beverley Suveges The second speaker, Asso- impossible, and even if it were According to the general con- ciate Professor of History, Peter possible, there is still the possi- sensus of the five speakers at Linebaugh, historically com- bility of human error. Radioac- the Nuclear Energy "Teach-In" pared the situation at TMI to the tive releases occur even during at the University of Rochester coal mining industry in its early normal operations and during last Thursday, April 5, 1979, years in Pennsylvania, espe- fuel reprocessing. Long term anything is possible! Minor cially with respect to the fact storage of nuclear waste is a breakdowns, though not un- that a small minority of "conspi- major problem, remaining dan- common, are not always public- rators" control the energy choi- gerous for 50 to 100 thousand ized. ces of the entire society. The years. He felt, however, that difference between these two these are comparable problems Accidents are possible at any forms of energy is that with coal with alternative energy sources nuclear energy plant, even our mining, in case of accident only such as strip mining and air own Ginna located on Lake Rd. in the employees are affected who pollution from coal, resource Wayne County. It supplies ap- have made a specific choice as depletion with oil and gas and proximately 17 percent of Ro- to the risk they are willing to the danger of plutonium from chester's power needs. We may take, whereas with a nuclear fusion could make it potentially expect in the future any form of energy accident, the entire pop- more dangerous than fission. accidents from minor breakdown ulation could be affected with to major catastrophe such as ex- no choice in the matter. For solar energy, enormous plosion of pent-up gasses to melt amounts of hardware would be^ down of the nuclear core. Edward Throndike, Professor needed, requiring more deple- of Physics, explained the opera- tion of metals through mining. <3 The incident at Three Mile Is- tion of nuclear reactors. He, too, land, unfortunately may not Professor Thorndike couldn't however, listed a number of say when asked what actually shed much light on how to avoid problems such as accidents at these accidents because so far happened at TMI because of so s] reactors even under the most many conflicting reports. no one seems to know what carefully monitored and con- caused the accident there. Each trolled circumstances. Calculat- Robert Holmes, Professor of The old familar lines aren't present but registration has begun for next expert has his own theory, but ing all probabilities is humanly (Continued on page 7) fall. See next issue for a complete story. no one knows or expects to know if the accident was caused by a faulty valve, human error or a combination of both. The first speeder, H. David Maille, director of Health, Phys- ics and Associate Professor of Radiation-Biology and Biophys- Clubs appeal slashed SA budgets ics discussed the effects of radiation on the human body Dr. Maille stated that from estimates On Friday, March 6, 1979, a dent Activities, Chris Stone, Fi- insufficient funding to be able to ney funds for Student Associa- the amounts of radiation re- loud cry from clubs and organi- nancial Co-ordinator, Kathy run their programs for the 79-80 tion and Clubs and Organiza- leased from the Three Mile Is- zations was heard. The Budget Pavelka, Athletic Co-ordinator, school year. tions. land plant accident, no statisti- Committee made many deep cuts Senator, Mary Kay Anderson and One of the many questions If you analize this committee cally significan increases in of their budgets. Tom Shirley, President of the asked by Club Representatives, and think of the hard decisions cancer deaths are expected. He Student's Handicapped Club. Appeals from these clubs and why was there such deep budget which have to be made on who said that moving to Denver, with organizations were heard by the Among the many clubs that cuts this year. Well according to gets how much and what pro- its slightly higher than normal Budget Committee. The Commit- appealed there budget were, Stu- Cheryl McCombs, Chairperson grams get cut. So in a way we levels of radiation would be tee who consists of Cheryl dent Video, F.E.L.A., B.S.U., of the budget Committee, the must sympathize and try to make more dangerous than being in McCombs, Chairperson of the Monroe Doctrine and WMCC. reason for such deep cuts is that the best out of what you receive the area of the accident, near Budget Committee, Richard De- One of the many grievances there is a decline in student as a club or organization for the Harrisburg. Pa. gus. Associate Director of Stu- among the clubs in general were enrollment, which then cuts mo- 79-80 school year budget. PAGE TWO THE MONROE DOCTRINE THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979 brieflyi SA to fund DECA Trip By Brian Conheady During the April 3rd Student Association Senate meeting, Seminars planned $1000 was allocated from the Student Association contingency fund to help send 15 members and one faculty advisor for single parents of DECA to the National Career Development Conference in Houston May 12-21, 1979. Monroe Community College is offering a series of programs geared specially to the unique needs of single heads of house- Besides the $1000 received holds attending MCC. from the Senate, DECA is using Three different seminars will be offered on campus and all $3500 of their own money to fi- single parents enrolled at MCC part or full time are invited to nance the $8016 trip. This still attend. leaves a deficit of $3,516, which is The seminars are as follows: expected to be made up by the trip's participants. According to Richard Degis, Associate Director of Student Financial aid opportunities Activities, this leaves over $3000 remaining in the Student Associ- ation Contingency Fund. 3rd. from left Erick Samson and 2nd from right Don Lamirande who clashed at Senate meeting. for single head of household The Senate also approved the appointments of Peter French as tions, said he is taking the posi- to win the upcoming election April 25 - College Hour 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Forum West Financial Coordinator and Joe tion to gain experience for next Hwalek replaces Carl Graham Hwalek as Program Board Chair- year. who could not continue because Are you taking advantage of all the sources of financial aid man. He will not act as Budget chair- of eligibility requirements. Gra- available to you? French, a candidate for S.A.

Load more