SBP Bender Announces Student Gov't Cabinet

#The Observer an independent student newspaper serving not re dame and St. mary's Monday, April 4, 1977 SBP Bender announces Student Gov’t cabinet with relations between off-campus by Tom Byrne letter are not final, Bender in students and the community.” STUDENT GOVERNMENT CABINET ‘77-‘78 Campus Editor dicated that the release will prob Bender cited the recent complaints ably be posted in the halls. by the city board of safety concern Student Body President Dave “ The letter will be a summary of Executive Coordinator Joe Gill ing litter problem around local bars Bender assumed office on Friday what we’re doing,” said Bender, as an example of an area needing and announced the names of the who added that the newsletter Judicial Coordinators John Talbot attention by Student Government. Student Government cabinet of could also function as a call for Steve Dane Bender indicated that Student ficers for his upcoming term. student support when needed. Government intends to arrange Bender indicated that the new McCormick, a junior, was sec Press Secretary Mary McCormick meetings with the bar owners and cabinet would emphasize close retary of the Hall Presidents Coun local officials to resolve the prob cooperation and coordination be cil for the past year. Treasurer Pete Tobben lem. He added that Ungashick will tween all departments, and would also attempt to assist students meet biweekly to ensure that all Treasurer Off-campus Commissioner Joe Ungashick having difficulties involving tenant- officers are well informed. In landlord relationships, and will be addition, cabinet members will Replacing Eric Ryan as Treas Academic Commis oner Florencean Strigle responsible for the coordination of submit brief written summeries of urer will be Pete Tobben, who has the efforts of Student Govern their work between each meeting. worked as an assistant to Ryan this Alumni Representative Patty Dondanville ment with various authorities work Bender noted that the new year. The main duty of the ing for off-campus students, such cabinet represented many different Treasurer is to monitor all expen Co-ex Commissioner Harold Jara as the office of Off-campus Hous areas on campus and remarked, ditures by Student Government ing. “ they’re not all from one group.” and Student Union. ‘ ‘There will be Student Lobby Mark Klein Student Body Vice-president Tom a few changes and a bit tighter Academic Commissioner Soma added that the cabinet has control,” remarked Tobben. Special Projects Jim Siefert “We’d like to utilize Pete as “great balance.” Willy Saad The post of Student Government input,” commented Bender. “We In total, 17 appointees were Academic Commissioner will be announced by Bender, including need some kind of input from Interracial/Social Concerns Valerie Hardy assumed by Florencean Strigle, three administrative assistants. a financial mind.” who will focus principally on the Two new positions were created, Coeducation Anne Thompson development of a tutoring program one dealing with problems concern Judicial Coordinator for undergraduates. ing coeducation and another focus "After freshman year, there’s ing on social justice issues, both on The position of Student Govern particularly privacy, in student little academic help here,” com and off campus. ment Judicial Coordinator will be disciplinary actions. Off Campus Commissioner mented Bender. “People need shared by John Talbot and Steve Talbot, a candidate for Student help in subjects like organic chem Executive Coordinator Dane, reflecting the high priority Body President, will be responsible Joe Ungashick, a junior, will istry, physics, and chemical engin Bender has assigned to problems for representing students charged become Off-campus Commis eering.” The person primarily responsible involving student discipline. with violation of University reg sioner. Bender expressed his hope According to Gill, a program at for coordinating the efforts of “We think that the jucicial ulations before Dean of Students to expand the role of the position to Valparaiso University encourages Student Government will be soph coordinators are two of the most Jam es Roemer. He will also be in deal more with community re pre-meds to study together and omore Joe Gill, who will serve as important positions because of the charge of familiarizing students lations. provides tutors to instruct groups executive coordinator; Gill, Ben whole issue of student rights or with their rights under the present "In the past, the Off-campus of students. The result has been a der’s campaign manager during lack of them,” said Bender. system as outlined in du Lac. Commissioner has mostly worked much higher rate of acceptance to the election will be assigned with “Essentially, the problem lies in Bender described Talbot’s post as as an intermediary between stu medical school than in the past. keeping all areas of the organ the ambiguity of du Lac. In order “a challenging job,” and noted the dent government and off-campus Other areas to be explored by ization aware of current goals and to work toward a more equitable division of labor was necessary in students,” explained Bender. Strigle are work-study programs priorities. system, we’d like to change du Lac this area because of the wide scope “We’ll continue to do that, but and revision of the freshman According to Gill, his role will be and improve the j boards in each of issues involved. what’s more important is working to remove much of the admin hall.” (continued on page 11) istrative burden that in the past has To • accomplish these objectives been assumed by the Student the duties of judicial coordinator Body President and Vice-Pres will be divided between Dane and SU director dispute ident. Bender described Gill’s job Talbot. According to Bender, Dane Board members broke into disagre- rked. ‘We should have checked as “ seeing all the cabinet positions will be assigned with the task of by Jack Plzzolato rnent over whether this second vote Senior Staff Reporter and taken a second vote right are working toward the same developing a standardized judicial was official or whether it was held then.’ goal." board for each hall. simply to guage the opinions of the Ricci explained that ‘one of three “The administration doesn’t feel members. things happened: either someone Press Secretary In an effort to settle the dispute the j-boards have credibility be The SU Appointment Board will lied; there was a miscount; or over the selection of Tom Gryp as cause they’re so different in each meet again today to settle the someone ‘fixed’ the vote.’ Mary McCormick will serve as the Student Union’s new director, hall,” said Bender, citing the need question. Board members cast their ballots the Student Union Appointment Student Government Press Sec for uniform procedures regarding The controversy began last Wed separately yesterday, and the Om retary, responsible for “all pub Board last night took a vote in order j boards. Dane, a junior, will also nesday when the Appointment budsman oversaw the final vote licity coming out of Student Gov to ‘clarify its position.’ direct efforts to rewrite the dis Board, after lengthy debate, elect count. It was decided, however, ernment, “including the pub The attempt backfired, however, ciplinary code found in du Lac, and ed Gryp to the SU directorship by a that only a simple majority would lication of a biweekly Student when John Rooney, the Student to draft a “student bill of rights.” vote of 6-3. Board members had be necessary to settle the question. Govemmnet newsletter. While Union’s administrative assistant, Bender voiced his concern over agreed beforehand that a two- When the Ombudsman announced plans for distribution of the news was elected by a 5-4 vote, and violations of the rights of students, thirds majority would be necessary the results, John Rooney had been for selection. The final vote, which chosen. broke a deadlock over the two Immediately after Rooney’s remaining candidates, Gryp and selection, the new controversy Rooney, came after five ballots. erupted. Rooney’s supporters When the results were revealed, maintained that the Appointment four members of the Appointment Board had just overturned Gryp’s Board, former SU Director Kenn selection, while other Board mem Ricci; SU Comptroller Marianne bers argued that the vote was not Morgan; Student Body Treasurer official. Eric Ryan; and the Executive T saw it as a clarification vote,’ Co-ordinator of the Hall Presi Bender said. I didn’t think dents’ Council Keefe Montgomery, anybody was going to switch their announced that they had cast their vote.’ Bender stated that he had votes for Rooney. This would have called the second vote in order to made the final vote 5-4. discover if a mistake had been . The other members of the SU made. ‘It was the principle of the Appointment Board were incoming thing,’ Bender concluded. ‘I Student Body President Dave Ben should have told them to vote as der; incoming Student Body Vice- they did the first time.’ President Tom Soma; SU Associate Ricci maintained that the vote for Director Walt Ling; former Student Rooney was official. ‘I was told to Body President Mike Gassman; vote just like I would have on a and Director of Student Activities sixth ballot,’ he charged. Mont Bro. John Benesh, C S C. gomery agreed with Ricci stating After two meetings on Friday that ‘we all knew we had made a and Saturday, Bender admitted mistake the first time and we that the Board had made a ‘mis decided to vote again.’ take’ and asked that a second vote Gassman, who is chairman of be taken. ‘No one counted the vote the Appointment Board and the originally except for Mike Gass only member who can call for a new man,’ Bender said.

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