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SBG allots 1/2 of excess funds to events By Suzann Baggarly year’s board. “This money resulted in “We didn’t know how soon we’d week of the year,” he said. “Those SBG Reporter positive efforts, showing that students have to pull our investment money savings should’ve been known by An excess of $15,000 in student can spend money more wisely. This out,” he said. “We didn’t know how January.” board funds found a home Wednesday shows what can be done with quality much the students would want and The remaining $4,000 of the excess is night. The board voted to give half the people,” Endicott said. how soon. Because of uncertainty of attributable to pinching pennies. More money to this year’s events, the rest to Of the $15,000 excess, one-third of it events, we didn’t figure this amount in­ than $3,000 of it was carried over from be added to the Agnew loan fund and is from a savings account established in to the budget.” last years’ board. the board contingency fund. 1975. Previous boards have gone in the However, McCarthy says history Again, McCarthy said these funds Nearly two weeks ago, board ex­ red without touching these funds, should have gauged when the money should have already been in the ecutives announced the excess—money Endicott said, though he isn’t sure why would be needed. A safe estimate could budget. the money wasn’t used. have been figured into the budget, he without specific allocation. said. However, Endicott said that all the “It’s not that the money was inac­ excess money should not be budgeted. The announcement angered several The $3,000 savings on Welcome board representatives, including next cessible,” he said. “We went into the “Our budgetary system is shaky,” budget meeting knowing that if Week should have also been year’s vice president of finance, Kevin rebudgeted at semester, McCarthy he said. “Nobody spends up to the last McCarthy. something went haywire, we’d have dime. You don’t commit everything this money to fall back on. said. He is referring to money the pro­ “We (the board) told everyone how fessional schools were offered for you’ve got because you don’t know poor we were,” he said. “We borrow­ “That money was set on if Welcome Week festivities. Only the when a group like ILAC is going to ed money from West Quad for a party. something went wrong financially. No law school took advantage of these come, asking for money. Had we com­ We didn’t save all year long just to one was turned away from the board. funds, leaving $2,000 unspent. An ad­ mitted all our money, then our butts create scholarships. We didn’t save for If anything got cut, it would be events ditional $1,000 was saved on the would be in a sling.” a purpose. and student services. undergraduate level. Both sides do agree that the conflicts “I think of all those people who’ve “But then we thought, why not have Endicott said the savings could not over the budget and how it should be scraped for things and the money that this money generate revenue through have been realized until well into the spent resulted in some heated commit­ was denied. It’s total irresponsibility.” interest for a positive student program.” year, after all receipts had been in and tee meetings. But tempers had cooled However, board president Jeff En­ Such additional investments made all bills paid. when voting time on how the excess dicott and current vice president of this year gave the board $3,000 more to McCarthy said the final accounting money should be allotted came. The finance, Greg Sernett consider these work with. Yet this money was never from Welcome Week should not have board accepted the proposal, 14 to 3. savings a positive reflection of this specifically budgeted, Endicott said. taken as long as it did. “That’s the first (continued on page 2) inside Volleyball’s demise.......... .. .page 2 Zorinsky speech.............................. page 3 creightonian Student magician............................ page 5 Bluejay baseball......................... page 10 Volume LX Friday, April 16,1982 No. 23 10-year rule not related to dean’s VP desire Dean William F. Cunningham of the interviewing for business dean should College of Arts and Sciences says the begin next week. “10-year rule” had nothing to do with “In the past few years there’s not his decision to apply for the position of been too much turnover (with deans),” academic vice president. Morrison said, “so it’s been hitting us Cunningham declined further com­ all of a sudden.” . ment on his motivation for applying for He said there is no ruling com­ the vice presidential position, saying it parable to the 10-year one for deans would be inappropriate to do so at this that applies to associate deans. An time. A search committee expects to associate dean’s term depends largely submit its recommendation for the on the judgment of the present dean position to the Rev. Michael Morrison, for whom he/she works, he said. S.J., university president by Monday. Cunningham, the only layman The Rev. L.A. Waters, S.J., among the three finalists, is completing secretary of the academic affairs vice his fourth year as dean. presidential search committee, said an appointment should be announced Two other academic dean posi­ before the end of April. tions—in the School of Medicine and College of Business Administra­ Cunningham has already been inter­ tion—are currently open because the viewed by the search committee, deans university administration invoked the and other students and faculty, as have so called “10-year rule.” That “rule” two other candidates, the Rev. Martin is a statement in the Faculty Handbook O’Keefe, S.J., academic vice president that academic deans “ordinarily” will of Gonzaga University in Spokane, not serve more than 10 years. and the Rev. John Daly, S.J., a staff Morrison said the rule is flexible and member of the Jesuit Conference in not automatically invoked. Washingon, D.C. About the searches for medical and Waters said the search committee business deans, Morrison said, “I’m should submit its nomination for very optimistic. Both are going well, academic vice president to be forward­ and new deans should be appointed by ed to Morrison and the university next fall.” He said six people have Board of Directors on Monday for been interviewed for medical dean, and final approval, he said. Buddy system given trial run The buddy system is on its feet and The buddy system involves male and walking, according to Annie Burns, a female students who escort individuals member on the Committee for the walking alone at night on campus. Status of Women, one of three campus Women provide escorts in pairs. organizations that helped plan the system. Buddies can even be reserved, Burns said. Burns said more than 40 students volunteered to work for Creighton’s “If you know you’re going to be trial escort system. “And now the leaving work at a certain time, you can greatest tragedy would be if people call ahead and schedule a buddy to don’t use it,” she said. meet^you,” she said. During its first day in action, the “We can’t measure what crime the buddy system received six calls. The buddy system will prevent, but if just next day fared even better. Burns said they were averaging four calls per one person calls for a buddy, if just hour. one potential rape is prevented, that’s enough to consider this a success. The Committee on the Status of Women, the Student Board of Gover­ The trial system will last one more Photo by Jim Nolan nors and the Women’s Resource week. Buddies are available Monday The Toons drummer moves center stage to Center banded together early this through Thursday, 6 p.m to 1 a.m. at Move over, Mick croon to the crowd, Mick Jagger-style. The semester to work on the escort project, the Women’s Resource Center. The Toons, a San Francisco-based group, per­ Burns said. number to call is 280-2992. formed on Kiewit lawn Tuesday. Page 2 THE CREIGHTONIAN April 16, 1982 Intruder subdued in Kiewit Center SBG allots extra funds (Continued from page 1) spent $10,000 in the first three weeks,” Students should not sponsor This will grant $5,000 to this year’s he said. strangers’ entry into the Kiewit Center, events programming. This money will Even though Sernett realizes the de­ according to Harry Trombitis, Public add to the $2,500 from the excess pro­ mand, he voted against the proposal to Safety supervisor. gramming was given earlier. increase loan funds. Trombitis said there has been a pro­ Another $2,500 will be added to the ‘‘I screen the students,” he said. “I blem of students helping people who Agnew loan fund, which currently uses look over their application. I interview approach them outside the center to $10,000 of non-student board money them. It goes to Student Personnel and gain admission. Students should per semester. Sernett said the remain­ then to the business office where they remember that they are responsible for ing $5,000 will be invested—it being a pick-up their check. the people they sponsor, he said. contingency fund accessible to the If someone approaches them outside board by a majority vote, and its in­ “Because I’m close to the process I see it used and abused.

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