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No 26 Official Studtnt Publication of Apr* 5.1979 Kentucky Univaraity i Reconsidered Open lobby proposal rejected by Senate B> 'SARAH WARREN The Student Rights Committee should long- News Editor have addressed some of the pros and Commenting Monday on the criticism cons of the open lobby concept and of Ihe proposal. Chris Kremer. chair- Student Senate reconsidered and then addressed some of the problems that man of the Student Rights Committee, rejected a 24-hour open lobby proposal council found with last year's proposal, said the committee purposely left the they had passed last week after Steve said Foster proposal simple and open-ended so the Foster. Student Association president, Several council members contacted council could "make it the way they met with his cabinet Tuesday and by the Progress before this week's wanted it to be." discussed the proposal. Senate meeting expressed concern that "I don't see what the big deal is," he The proposal called for all dorm more research should've been done on said. "The more you put into a bill, the lobbies to remain open 24 hours a day the proposal before its passage by the harder it is to pass." > They are currently open Sunday Senate through Thursday. 10 a.m. to midnight, Kremer said the committee had and 10 n.m to 2 am. on weekends "I have not talked to anybody that had spoken with Greg Ryan, president of Foster had considered vetoingthe bill anything to do with the proposal." said Men's Interdorm and Ryan had said the if the Senate did not reject it at this Jeannette Crockett, dean of women. proposal looked fine. week's meeting. In an interview last "Thai in itself says something for the Men's and Women's Interdorm are Friday. Foster said there were two proposal." currently working on their own open things which bothered him about the "there are a lot of extraneous factors lobby proposal. Foster said he wouM bill that need to be considered." Crockett like to see the Senate work with them. said, "like the fact that someone would "Chances for change in this area are Neither the dean of men nor the dean have to be there in a supervisory role." good if we work with Men's and of women had been contacted about the Night hostesses have "a full-time job Women's Interdorm." he added hill, he said And. the survey taken by now." she said Even if the Student Senate and In- the Student Rights and Responsiblilites terdorm address these problems in a Committee to determine student opinion Dr. J. Howard Allen, dean of men. said he thought there should be some new proposal, some council members "'would not hold up" with the ad- might still question the concept of 24- ministration. input from Interdorm since the hour open lobbies, though. proposal deals with dorm lobbies. (photo by Sieve Brown) Foster said the Student Rights According to Dean Crockett, certain Committee failed to communicate with Vice president of Student Affairs. Dr questions need to be considered, like Thomas I). Myers, said two problems Robert Taylor, senior recreation and Park Administration Interdorm or with any members of the "What is the extent of the University's Powell peddler major from Carlisle. Ky takes advantage of clear weather to Council of Student Affairs, the body needed to be addressed in the proposal responsibility?" Is it to provide open cycle past the Powell Building responsible for sending the bill to the One is that "lobbies don't lend them- lobbies for 24 hours"'" she asked. President's office. selves to being open all night." he said. "I don't think there are 'social places' "Many students study in those areas-in for students to go to after midnight and The survey was a disappointment, he their pajamas-after they close " Courts rule in favor said, because it was not a statistical after two a.m. on weekends." said survey and could not accurately claim The other problem, according to Crockett "But is there a need? And if to represent student opinion on open Myers, is that "ihe night hostesses are so. who should share the financial of University officials lobbies. not employed to supervise all night burden?" B\ I.IS\RENSII.\W nf athletic eligibility, as long as he in a later interview. Coach Calkin saad he had dismissed Wallace from the < ily Editor competed in gymnastics. In January 1977. the year he was learn"for other reasons than the fact he CHE agrees to student and had joined the fraternity "I dismissed Four I'niversity officials received a redshirted. Wallace joined the Sigma Nu fraternity He said he talked to the him from the team because he was lavorahlc ruling from Judge John Paul dishoneot." said Calkin "He lied to Moore in the small claims division of ni c-apta in- of the gymnastics team before deciding to join because he knew me " faculty advisory councils Madison County District Court Thur come ,0 Calkin preferred that gymnasts didn t Calkin said Wallace had him sdav. March 29 ihe year he redshirted and asked him The MOO small claims suit was filed by become involved in fraternities. B> sAK.xii WARREN to the candidates may do so by taking it According to hosier. "He has missed Wallace said he decided to ioin under his opinion about joining the fraternity News Editor in writing to the SA office. several meetings and the last three in a inimrr g\mnast Brad Wallace on Jan. 5 Calkin said that Wallace said he naming President J C Powell. Athletic Ihe direction of them, but that he didn't Mark Triplet!. a" senator row." lell Calkin of his decision wouldn't join if Calkin would rather he representing the College of Law En- The Senate sent Tripiett a letter Director Donald Combs, men's gym- didn't I said I didn't want him to. but he Harry Snyder. chairman of the nastics coach (Jerald Calkin, and Doug Kentucky Council on Higher Education Inrcement. became the second senator asking him to contact them, but the Wallace said that during his first year joined anyway and kept it a secret from letter was returned because of a change tt hillock executive assistant to the Of eligibility and scholarship, that he I CHE l. has finally agreed to the for- to be impeached at Tuesday's meeting, me. said Calkin. after Steve Foster. SA president, in his address. Since Triplet!'s new president as the defendants went to practice and continued to im- Calkin added that Wallaces mation of student and faculty advisory councils, it was announced at Tuesday's brought his name before the Senate. iSee SENATE page 141 In the complaint. Wallace claimed prove his gymnastics. It was in March scholarship was not given his renewal iha< ihe lour failed lo honor his gym- of 197H. that "he I Calkin r walked into recommendations because of his lack of Student Senate meeting. nastics scholarship covering the cost of my room one morning and asked if I was performance "His effort was lack- According lo John Cooper, Student Ins itorm room for Ihe length of his a member of Sigma Nu's I said yes and luster." said Calkin His improvement Association 'SA> vice president and r Periscope athletic eligibility -he told me lo go clean out my locker." student regent, the councils will not be was not whal we like to see. editorials page 2 Wallace's scholarship was awarded to he said I asked him for an explanation, formed until officially approved bv the Calkin said that he never promised news, feature pages 3-7 him for a period beginning August 1977 hut he didn't give me one more than a one year scholarship to CHE. some time after their April II through May 1978 Under National meeting. Signs of spring are in more than organizations page 8 Wallace said he felt Calkin had Wallace. "Precisely what I said I don't just Ihe air For an up-to-date sports pages 9-11 Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAAi remember. But I only promised him one The sludenl advisory committee is lo dismissed him from the team only spring review see special insert arts pages 12-13 regulations, scholarships can only be vear. because we can only promise for consist of one representative from a given for one year at a time, although because he had joined the fraternity. community college, one representative in the Progress today pj. insert pages 12-13 After listening to Wallace's side of the one vear." they are renewable Doug Whitlock. chairman of the from a private institution, and the spring supplement section 2 story. Judge Moore ruled that the student regents from every state scholarship awarded Wallace had been scholarship committee, said that in the Explaining his reasons for filing the committee's discussion on Wallace's university suit Wallace told the court that he had fulfilled, since it had been a one year contract and had been completed scholarship renewal.