USG Refuses to Pass Bill of Rights
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USG Refuses To Pass Bill of Rights By ALLAN YODER rebels." Collegian Staff Writer 1 When the amendment was defeated, a pro- ¦ ¦ The Undergraduate Student Government USG 'A posal was made and passed to send all five of Farce Charges com- Shepard Clarifies refused last night to approve a constitutional the proposals to the USG student affairs amendment which called for USG to be "the mittee. Purpose of Sending Amendments sole authority and final judge in areas concern- Continents on Walker ing student affairs." „ Opposing Congressman The purpose of sending the amendments to The amendment was one of five submitted you think the Board of Trustees is going to Council president. committee is to make changes in wording that Assistant Professor of Human Development for USG approval. Each of the five amend- come to us, you're wrong," Prystowski said. "It doesn't prove a thing to pass a bill that "might appeal more to congressmen." But. a Morris A. Shepard yesterday clarified his sug- ments was to be debated and voted upon Adding to this point, Tom Richtcy, East says we are a stvdcni sovonvnent. Why don't Arbitier pointed out, four of the five members gestion that Eric A. Walker resign as University separately, but after the" first amendment fail- Halls congressman said, "The Board of we do something to prove we are a student of the Student Affairs voted in favor of the president. ed, Congress voted to send to committee the Trustees has the power to delegate its authority government?" amendment. " After charging Sunday that Walker mis- other four amendments. to other bodies. Wc are not unrealistic enough Another congressman added. "Granted, it "It 's a farce to put this into committee. handled the weekend visit here of Gen. William A constitutional amendment needs a three- to assume it would be immediately accepted by doesn't do anything to pass this bill, it is what Arbitier said. "I know damned well it's going to Westmoreland , Army chief of staff , Shepard said fourths vote to pass. The vote on tile first of the the board, but we need to taKe a stand." we do afterwards that will prove our power." come out the same as it went in. When it comes ' that his comments were made "in answer to a amendments was 16-14. Another objection raised concerned After the amendment was defeated.- Krivoy out of committee, and USG doesn t pass it, I'm hypothetical question." Congressmen calling for the amendments whether USG' could implement the amendment , told Congress, "ifou have been so intimidated going to vote to liquidate USG." "What I said was, 'If the student body was passage included its authors, Ted Thompson, if passed. Thompson told Congress that Jim by the Board of Trustees that we can't even Thompson agreed. "If it doesn't pass next opposed to Westmoreland's visit, if the police used USG vice president, and Congressmen Aron Ar- Womer, USG president, would be the one to ex- make a decision on this." time. I'll vote to change USG from a govern- unnecessary violence to remove the students block- bitier, Norm Schwartz and Alan Krivoy. ecute action. Harv Reeder, USG vice president replied. ment to a council." ing Walker 's driveway, and if Westmoreland was 'Must Have Amendment' Krivoy said, "It is our responsibility to ex- "I don't appreciate sitting here and being told Don Paule, town congressman, explained sneaked onto campus , then I think this is signifi- Arbitier told Congress, "We must have this ecute this. If we pass legislation it is our duty that I am intimidated, because I am not ." why he opposed the amendment. "I thought cant reason for Walker to resign. amendment, and USG must pass it if we want to put it into effect." In Thompson's presentation of the amend- that Congress didn't understand the implica- "It so happens that I disagree with the way to be a true student government. USG will be a Board of Trustees ments to Congress before the debate, he said. tions. USG is in no way equipped to carry out Eric Walker is running this University," Shepard complete farce if this does not pass. If it Dennis Stimeling, West Halls congressman, "Do you want to be a student government or a the programs entailed in the passage of this said. "But I don't want a trial by press or a char- doesn't, I'm going to bring a deck of cards to told Congress that the' Board of Trustees "can student council?" bill. acter assassination." the meeting next week, and we can all sit grant us power if they want to." Outlines Objectives "I think USG should assert itself, but not "They granted the Faculty until we are fully aware of our-responsibility," Shepard also referred to his statement advo- around and play games." Senate power, Thompson outlined his objectives in writing and they can grant us power, he said. cating fear as a means of bringing about change. Krivoy had similar sentiments. "If we don't " Stimeling said. the amendomnts. pass this thing, we might as well disband, go Schwartz said the amendment would "set "We should control and make policies con- Other Easiness Claiming that he is "completely non-violent," home and watch TV," he said. ' the tone" of what, USG does in the future. cerning students. We are the best judge of what In other business. Thompson announced he cited Dick Gregory 's theory that citizens can Opponents of the amendment said the "We have absolutely no say in what hap- concerns and affects us. We feel we should that he asked University President Eric Walker cause social change with boycotts. amendments' passage would "mean nothing." pens to us. We are being held down by some- have a say in policy making. We are not chal- to make Nov. 18-22 Martin Luther King "As Gregory says, if students stopped smoking "If we pass this, it is a farce," Interfrater- thing over which we have no control. We have lenging the people on the Board of Trustees, Scholarship Week. "It will be a period when cigarettes as a protest against the Vietnam War, I nity Council President Eric Prystowski said. to start somewhere," Schwartz said. but we feel present policies are negative rather students and faculty will be able to contribute believe that the cigarette producers would soon be "Anybody here that thinks USG can have a say And,Arbitier added, "I'm sick and tired of positive, and restrictive rather than trustful." to the fund." in Washington , try ing to end the war. on anything that comes down from higher the Administration passing things I don't know Thompson said. "It's difficult for the Ad- Thompson said he had asked Walker to "This is an effective, non-violent way to em- authority is wrong. about until it effects me." > ministration to recognize the new breed of stu- speak at a program scheduled for Friday night loy fear." * p "This amendment will not change one sin- Another objection to the amendment was dents — students with concern — students who of the week, "But I don't think he'll come be- gle thing, and it will give us no more power. If voiced by Gene Cavalucci, Mens Residence are neither administration patsies nor campus cause of the possible presence of dissenters." '=-3*51 Schwartz Introduces Motion • * * Football Rally Begins ^'^ On HUB Lawn Today $ "i Schwa rtz: USG ; The "Murder Miami- Ji USG Supp orts Right - Blow Out the Hurricanes" *s« : pep rally will take place at ^ ; 7:15 tonight on the Hetzel fes Is Micke y Mouse - Of Shepard k 4 Union Building lawn. •; The Undergraduate Student If USG doesn t pass these To Spea sponsored by tj ," Schwartz said , > The rally, Government's refusal last amendments By PAT DYBL IE something which is a little bit too important to * the Students for State and | SJ night to pass the Bill of Rights "I'm going to introduce a led town congressman Norm resolution next week to change Collegian Staff Writer be abused'.' and called for the passage of - Block S Club, will begin, in >, Schwartz' motion. Schwartz to "threaten" Con- the name of USG to the Mickey .> the five living areas at g|- The Undergraduate Student Government Threats of denying of tenure and physical gress. Mouse Student Council, and I'll 6:30 p.m. The participants- H Schwartz told Congress that bring 200 or 300 people with me last night approved a motion by Norman reprisals by the administration and other ^ sources were the reason Congress passed the • i. and spectators will form a [? if it does not pass the amend- to the meeting.. Schwartz that USG support the right of Assis- . ' tant- Proie„ssar Morris.A.. Shepard. to.,call for the motion.. S higqi?? -gjaiH "Wo have, a .- right-to. ;i snake dance across"«am~-?5 ments next week,, he is going "Let s. call ourselves what J " ^ " t<o introduce a resolution cal- we are," Schwartz said .resignation of University President- Eric- A. take d clear stand in the interest of Shepard's ~ pus to the HUB, where the „J safety." ling for the name of USG to be "We're a farce and we're only Walker. head coach '; Schwartz said that the safety " of Shepard Schwartz also introduced an agenda i football team, changed to "T h e Mickey- putting on a charade. I'm and his wife have been endangered since the amendment which would have allowed the Con- '„ Joe Paterno and the C.