The Nova Knight Volume 4

Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks The urC rent NSU Digital Collections 11-13-1985 The oN va Knight Volume 4: Number 5 Nova Southeastern University Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper NSUWorks Citation Nova Southeastern University, "The oN va Knight Volume 4: Number 5" (1985). The Current. 71. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/71 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the NSU Digital Collections at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Current by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. mE DOUR KnlGhf Vol. 4, No. 5 Nova College November13, 1985 Election Marred By Violations THE STUDENT JUDICIAL COUNCIL When Nova's Constitution for The Student Judicial Council Supposedly there are to be two While no accusations are being is anorganization manystudents officials by the ballot box, and !he Undergraduate Student Gov made, the potential for a flawed ernmentAssociation was drafted know little about. Thepurposeof during the election. Only one election is obvious. With only the S.J.e. is to provide the stu person was supervising. I have in March of this year, 29 pages of one person protecting the sanc rules and regulations by which dents of Nova College with a heard S.J.e. members talking tity of the ballot box rather than means of resoluting conflicts. abouttheelectionissue, andthey the S.GA should funciton were two, a moments distraction is The school Constitution states: have admitted something was put into effect. Part of the duty of morethanampleopportunityfor "The S.J.e. shall particularly wrong, and should be corrected. this newspaperis tosee howwell, some quick ballot stuffing. serve to counterbalance the au Bravo! After al~ that's whatthe if atall, theconstitution is working The constitution also states in thOrity of the Senate." S.J.e. is here for. In section 6.02 and how closely, if at all, the Article 2.04 (H-12), that"Allcan i don't know whether you stu article (C) it states, "The S.J.e. S.GA has been following the didates have the right to be pre dents have noticed, but I haven't has authority to judge Senate rules contained within it. sent during the tabulation of seen any "resolving of conflicts", elctions, invalidating results and/ During the recent S. GA elec election results". In directopposi ora "counterbalance ofthe Sen or disqualifying candid~~ if tion for Freshman Representa tion to this rule, candidates for ate's authority." In fact, the first significant violations ofthis Con tive several sections of the con Freshman Representative were time I tried to sit in on a S.J.e. stitution or the Referendum By stitution were not followed or barred from the tabulations and meeting, it ~nd.ed before it had law Code are fOllnn " were simply disregarded. While it told by the S.GA they could not begun. The second time 1went I may betoo late now for anything bepresentduringthecountingof I should think that says it all. asked to see the meeting min to be done about the election, the votes. The S.J.e. did not invalidate the utes. The S.J.e. officers laughed. examination of these violations These violations put a dim results of that election. They did may be a gUideline to reviewing light on the validity of our elec Perhaps, theS.J.e. is funny, after not disqualify candidates, and most importantly they have not the performance of the S.G.A., tions. Talk of these violations all no oneattendstheirmeetings. and probably won't do anything as well as meeting the strength lends credence to the rumors of The S.J.e. supposedly rep of our new constitution. ballot stuffing and a scandalous rimanded Senate President in the future. Perhapswhen elec Robert Lamelas for having a tion time rolls around you will According to Article 2.04 (H election. Rules set forth by the closed meeting; but I have yet to consider their mistakes or you 10), oftheconstitution, "Twopoll constitution are for the benefit of see any documentation.) may want to ac;k thp S.J.e. vour workers must be present at each the student body, and are the seTf, why nothing was done, 'or polling location" during an elec sworn duty of the officers of the Agoodexampleofthis is in the why the S.J.e. was set up in the tion. Throughout most of the S.GA They should be upheld to freshman elections. There has been a dispute claiming the elec first place. October election, only one poll the letter. -STAFF worker was present at the polls. tions were disorganized, and -Ari Roloff some people even voted twice. Nova Books, A New Starting January NOVA (this is good stuff, according to BOOKS will carry many of the Ed) andtwostudentsblockedthe Place To Shop books from BCC and titles from entrance (my exit) of the book some courses at Nova Universi store. Ratherthan wait until class ntE NOVAKNIGHT takes to participate in the book busi ty. One of the doctorate pro started at 1:30, I decided to risk you to new spots In Davie ness and offer Nova students a grams at Nova gave NOVA angering these highschoolers andthisweekthehottopicIs choice of vendor. BOOKS its booklist therefore, and knocked on the pane-glass thenewstore: NOVABOOKS. "The beginning will be tough," order forms from both book window. Reluctantly the girl We sent a reporter to com Ed explained, "I won't get much· stores will be sent to doctoral· nudged her friend and, after he plle-.. cash flowing in before the next students. slowly had movedhis bodyoutof An Interview term begins. So, until January, Ed's brother, a police officer, the doorway, I left the newest atNOVA BOOKS fm living off my wife's income was helping at the store dUring store in Davie. and whatever school supplies I the interview. "fm going to have -Steve Conger Ed Panariello, who opened can sell." A box of 69-cent bar abouttwenty hoursof openwork NOVA BOOKSin October, used qains, containing spiral note each week starting in January," Inside: to be a student at Nova College. books and notepads, stands in Ed said. 'Tm looking for either Broward County Fair Informa- . He'sjusta few coursesawayfrom the center of the store. I buy five two students ten hours apiece or tion completing his Bachelor'sin Pro (since I'm starting to clip the bet one student who can work the "Nova Books, A New Place to fessional Management (BPM). tercomicstrips, like Doonesbury, full twenty hours." Hours are 9-6 Shop" He says he decided to apply Bloom County, Garfield, Cathy, pmweekdays, 9-1:30 pmon Sa Fall Sports Wrap-up some of the course work he learn Sally ForthandShoe) andaskfor turday, closed Sunday. Amando looks at the Hallo ed in his business classes. He Elmer's glue. Ed walks behind a Warning: Ihad trouble leaving ween Party admits his previous place of em curved desk covered by formica because I entered the store be Movie Puzzle ployment, Comer Book Ex and supporting a cash register. fore the 1 o'clock recess at Uni Constitution ignored again and change, had some influence on He doesn't have Elmer's glue, versity SchooL Twenty kids were again his choice of business. He wants just the gluestick. lined outside Pascuale's Pizza Page2 student newspaper describing next to the elevator for any stu tougher. BeSides, Nova College Letters his feelings about Rev. Jerry dent who desires to proVide his itself is here because we students Falwell and Apartheid in South input. The SGA is here to try to agree that it's worth having a to the Editor Africa is a responsible memberof help in improving the college. choice. Without free enterprise, Protesting and our democratic society. He has The concerned student also where would Nova be? Apartheid in gotten involved in protesting a brought up the iSsue about -Steve Conger South Africa known immoral position. Pro copies of the Constitution never testing has proven to be effective being offered to the student Dear Editor, in changing policy. Let's con body. Irecall the President ofthe tinue to keep "picketing the SGA and the Recording Sec Student A student wrote an article in bigots." retary makingand placing copies issue No.3 of The Nova Knight -David E. Graham of the Constitution in the student protesting Rev. Jerry Falwell's lounge the first week of school. Athletic stand on Apartheid in South Dear Editor, Most of the copies were thrown Council Africa. The student brought up In issue No. 3 of The Nova all over the lounge. two important issues: 1) We have Knigh~ an article entitled "Im Theconcernedstudentappar a right and a responsibility as peachment Approaching" was ently doesn't know much about The board for the Student Americans to protest issues we the Constitution. The minutes ~nclosed. The other SJC mem Athletic Council has been final disagree with; and 2) What is are not taken by the correspond bers (Jaime Ochoa, Vincent Sera ized. The next step in the organ occurring in South Africa is ing secretaryrathertherecording menti, Ronald Walters, Arthur ization of the new council is to immoral. Greenspan) and myself (Dawn secretary. Also the minutes need establish: procedures, gUide I support the student in his Buccino) talked over the issue, not be posted, but do have to be lines, and a basic charter. Stu available in the SGA office for demonstration against Rev. Jer presented in the article, at our dents will be informed of all students who request a copy. ryFalwellandhisviewsonApart SJC meeting on Oct 15, 1985.

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