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Student Trustee Bill Fails Once 1Nore by Devin Proctor Lobby, Said Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU CWU Student Newspaper University Archives and Special Collections 5-15-1997 The Observer Central Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper Recommended Citation Central Washington University, "The Observer" (1997). CWU Student Newspaper. 2058. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper/2058 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at ScholarWorks@CWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in CWU Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@CWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Spotlight rocks ,1with Penner .::ir - Page 6 Meet/ the­ chimps -Page3 Thursday, May 15, 1997 /Vol. 70 No. 24 www.cwu.edu/-observer $35 athletic fee passes easily by Steve Braeutigam · According to Washington State re­ Asst. News editor vised codes, student government will Election Results decide who will manage the athletic fee. Central students approved a $35- Once this is done, the board oftrustees President Vice President for Political Affairs per-quarter student fee supporting ath­ president for student affairs, said wres­ ~ust vote to accept or deny the fee Amy Gillespie 913 Patrick Simon 861 letics in last week's ASCWU elections. tling, baseball and men's and women's mcrease. Brad Hawkins 763 Bruce Eklund 635 However, the board of trustees must cross country may still have to be cut if According to RCW 28B.15.041, spe­ Executive Vice President Athletic fee: Ayes vote was to add a $35 fee still approve the fee before it may be the committee is too slow. cial student fees, like Central' s athletic Walter Wad:iel (Unopposed) 1361 to every student's quarterly bill. enacted. "If the legislation doesn't get to the fee, will be included within and deemed Vice President for Organizations Yes 1085 The fee will be applied each quarter board of trustees by their final meeting to be services and acti~ities fees (S&A). Greg Watt 1214 No 579 to students' tuition and is expected to Uune 13) it wouldn't be until October Most S&A fees are approved bian­ Jo Val Fabela (Write-in) 150 ASCWU Constitutional Change: Ayes vote raise $800,000 a year for athletics. before the trustees could approve it nually by an S&A Committee of stu­ Vice President for Academic Affairs supported adding language affirming The final tally was 1,085 votes for which means I may have to cut the four dents and faculty. The athletic fee, Amy Russell 834 diversity to the document's preamble. and 579 against. sports," Shumate said. however, is more like the health fee Steve E. Williams 607 Yes 1101 Now, an ASCWU-BOD committee Gary Frederick, Central's athletic di­ which is approved by the Board of Vice President for Equity and Communty No 373 must scramble to create legislation to rector, is expected to be responsible for Trustees at a fixed rate. Service Bylaw 3:1:1.F: Ayes vote supported determine where the money will go, managing the fund. Central' s chief fis­ In 1996, S&A had a budget of Christina Lee 783 changing the language In the board's how it will be dispersed and who will cal officer, Abdul Nasser, vice president Shawn Murinko 710 procedure for disciplining Its own members. Vice President for Student Ufe and Facilities Yes 1012 be responsible for managing it. for business affairs, will be responsible See $35/Page 2 However, Sarah Shumate, vice for collecting and dispersing the fee. Steve Simmons 871 No: Not Available Pat Lamphere 495 Ellensburg fights the flood (again) Bricklayers strike at new science facility· by David Hendenon Staff reporter A striking bricklayers union responsible for exterior ma­ sonry work on Central's new $58 million science building may cause a setback in its targeted completion date ofSept. 15, 1998. Masonry work was to begin on the project early this month, but due to the now two-week-old strike, no ma­ sonry work has been started. Bob Hayden, a representative of Ellis-Don Construc­ tion, said the strike was called by the Seattle Bricklayer's Union when it became dear that a suitable agreement could not be reached with the masonry contractors. c The sub-contractor for the brick exterior of the science a:~ building is Lund Masonry Inc. of Seattle, but until the 350 c bricklayers, who are represented by the Seattle Bricklayer's Union, are satisfied with the contract on the table, the ~er )!: strike will continue. ..... --------------------------------------------~~ Negotiations have been underway since the beginning Students and others tried a variety of methods to cross running water around campus Tuesday, Wednesday, of February and will continue until wages and benefits are Facilities Management reported no extensive flood damage, but that there are quite a few hotspots on campus. agreed upon by both sides. Student trustee bill fails once 1nore by Devin Proctor Lobby, said. "I have every confidence that we'll "I've supported that concept in the state institutions at in-state tuition Staff reporter Bill 5517, passed by the Senate for be able to pass this bill out next year," past," Locke said. "They ought to have pnces. the first time in history this year was Boyd said. a place at the table." A bill mandating the placement of unable to get past the House Rules Tony Gepner, ASCWU vice presi­ Other House bills recently passed Legislative Info a student representative on all state Committee for a vote in the Washing­ dent ofpolitical affairs, was also upbeat include 1622 and 1647. college's board of trustees is dead. ton State House of Representatives. about the bill even though it was un­ Hispanic scholarship Bill 1622 will Washington Student Lobby "I'm saddened by these develop­ Keith Boyd, executive director of able to pass into law. allow more Hispanics to enroll in the http://www.cco.net/-boydwsl/wsl.h tm ments, but I'm confident that we'll be the WSL, was encouraged by the bill's Governor Gary Locke has expressed state's higher-education programs. successful next year," Amit Ranade, progress through the legislature this his interest in getting a voice for the stu­ Home tuition Bill 1647 will allow Washington State Legislature president of the Washington Student year. dents on college BOT s. students opportunities to attend out-of- http://leginfo.leg.wa.gov/ Collective Bargaining Campus Cops Power Outages The faculty senate said their vote on whether brake-cutting bandit. a couple of Coronas Friday, May 9, ings, began swearing wall. Power outages du e to the Phase Il l electrical or not to recognize the United Faculty of Lucky for her she in celebration of 11 a.m. at the administrator. Estimated damage project will begin Saturday, May 17. The Central as their collective bargaining ,. realized it before she Cinco de Mayo. Adisciplinary He followed the was S300. Mail and Duplicating building, the old heat representatives will take place on May 1.9. by Si)cnccr Sawyer took to the street. The officer informed meeting ran amuck shouting with a The suspect was plan~ Barge, Bouillon, Computer Center, All tenured or ten ure-track faculty teaching 50 Staff reporter Tuesday, May 6, them it was against when a 19-year-old sharp index finger arrested and charged Hebeler, Hertz, Lind, McConnell, SUB, Shaw- percent FTE or more this quarter are eligible to 1:10 a.m. the law to drink man became abusive poke to the chest of with assault in the Smyser and Sue Lombard will experience a vote (all sites incl uded). Monday, May 5, Auniversity officer Coronas when you to a Student Affairs the administrator. fourth degree, power outage for fifteen to thirty minute Voting will take place in the Samuelson Union 2:15 a.m. on foot patrol saw are under 21. administrator in The man stormed maliciou s misch ief in periods between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. Building pit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A19-year-old woman two rnen, ages 19 Both were cited for Bo uillon Hall. out of the office and the second degree, Computer labs will be open during outages. For more info call the U.F.C. at 962-7258. had her bike and 20 at Stephens- minor in possession The man, unhap py slammed the door, disorderly conduct For more informatio n contact Facilities sabotaged by a Whitney indulging in of alcohol. with the proceed- leaving a hole in the and harassment Management at 963-3303. g May 15, 1997 - News - Observer $35: Trustees must approve athletic fee cessive educational loan burdens. Central students will be allowed free ad- From Page 1 Excessive educational loan burden mission into all home games. With the fee increase passing, it should is defined as a burden that will be dif- The athletic department had an eventually allow for S&A'' to concentrate on ficult to repay given employment op- operating budget of $1,017,280 for $1,720,980, $275,400 of which went to portunities and average starting pay in 1996. Of that, $275,400 came from athletics. Athletics requested $510,599 funding other programs in need. the students' chosen fields of study. S&A fees, not including $59,229 from from the committee for 1997-98 - be­ Pending trustee approval, the $35 S&A fees for national travel. fore the $35 per quarter fee was pro­ - Gary f rederick, per quarter fee may save portions· of- The state appropriated $509,624. posed. Campus programs requested athletic director Central's athletic department Students Administration costs accounted for 67 $2,763,769 for the 1997-98 school year.
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