USG Takes No Action on Animal Care Resolution USG Subject To
The Daily Campus Serving the Starrs Community Since 1896 VoL LXXXIX No. 25 The University of Connecticut Thursday, Oct 10, 1985 Commission declares USG subject to FOI By Kim Nauer Daily Campus Staff By Wednesday's 3-2 decision of the Freedom of Information Commission, the Undergraduate Student Government has been declared a public agency and is subject to FOI regulations USG, however, has until October 23, to appeal the case to Superior Court The court then would probably place a stay on the commission's ruling until it has time to hear the case In the meantime, USG would not be subject to FOI rules Jay Stolfi, president of USG, said that it is " a distinct possibility" that USG will appeal the decision Under the FOI Act USG would be forced to post advance notice and agendas of its meetings and allow public access to many documents In addition, all meetings with a quorum must be open to the public The FOI complaint was filed by Paul Parker, a staff member at The Daily Campus, last spring The assembly went into "execu- tive session" during a meeting to discuss the amount of lead time YUM!—Students enjoy an inaugural dinner yesterday in Ryan Refectory in honor of a USG employee is entitled to if USG plans to dismiss him or her. President Casteen's Inauguration this weekend (Mark Caswcll photo). Under the FOIA, executive sessions are closed to the public Because the matters that were discussed at the session were economic and not personnel, there was no reason for calling USG takes no action executive session, Parker said See page 6 on animal care resolution Yul Brynner, 65, dies NEW YORK (AP)—Yul Brynner, who made a career playing By Kim Nauer Laboratory Animals a union of six animal rights the bald autocratic monarch of Siam in The King and I.
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