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Editorial: Faculty Firmly Rejects Senate Proposal The faculty firmly defeated a large to efficiently and thoroughly defense of students against larger group is more likely to policies affecting student life was Cor1stitutional proposal for a faculty senate conduct a growing volume of outside interference. Cot:l:rP.IJ also come up with novel solutions and adopted. Tuesday, leaving general faculty business. "Too many issues are pointed out the speed with which new ideas." , Governance committee is still meetings as the method of now coming to the faculty to meetings of the faculty and 0 p position to the senate working on proposals for an governance. receive responsible attention," he students reopened UNM after last proposal cut across usual factional all-University council, greater Amendments The proposal, from the said. This situation was attributed spring's student strike, and said lines. Gunther Rothenbe1·g evoked student participation in academic Committee on University in the committee's written report that universities which have been general laughter with his policy making and a uniform Governance, was presented in the to a faculty size which has more sh·u t down by student protests comment, "I'm surprised to find policy for hearing grievances and form of three resolutions. The than doubled in the past five years have usually found general faculty myself in the same corner as disciplinary cases. Hoyt said the The Lobo advocates the passage of first would have approved the and an enrollment increase from meetings necessary in order to professors Merkx, Cottrell and proposals are being presented Constitutional Amendments Nos. 3, creation of a senate suhject to 10,000 to 17,000 students in the reopen,citing the 1964 free speech Schmidt." separately so possible opposition A, 5 and 6. certain conditions, the second same period, crisis at Berkeley as an example. The attitude of many of the to one will not cause the defeat of No. 3 requires that a legal advisor would have provided· for the The request for endorsement in Only two professors, both approximately 200 faculty all. The faculty needs to cut down election of an ad hoc committee principle became a point of members of the governance members present was probably on its volume of business, and, he for Student Court be appointed by to draw up a specific proposal for opposition. Marion Cottrell committee, spoke in defense of a summarized by the professor who said, "The alternative to a senate the dean of the Law School from the the senate's structure and powers, likened it to buying a used car senate during debate. Ralph said, "I came here more or less in is probably to improve the law faculty. In light of recent legal and resolution three would have without finding out how the Norman was greeted with a loud favor of a senate, but after committee structure." quadries and the court's inability. to set a deadline of Feb. 28, 1971, motor runs. But the strongest ''yes!'' from several faculty listening to these people speak GSA President Bill Pickens for the committee to submit its opposition was on the grounds members when he asked, "Have I've had a sudden awakening." expressed disappointment with tell the difference between proposal to the faculty. that a senate would provide less we lost faith in representative A surprise motion to cut off the faculty's decision. "Whenever constitutional and unconstitutional Edwin Hoyt, gove1·nance representation for individual government?" debate after it had been in an issue comes up involving the questions, we feel a trained committee chairman, said in members of the faculty than the The charge of inefficiency progress less than an hour carried, students that would take away supervisor, without voting rights, presenting resolution one, "What. existing general meetings. Paul against the faculty meetings was and the resolution was defeated some of the faculty's power," he we're asking today is a kind of Schmidt opened the debate by challenged by most speakers. on a voice vote. No attempt was said, "those who are against it will would be the best answer. in-principle endorsement of a saying, "Non-members of the Merkx said most of the routine made to introduce the second turn out and defeat it." He said No. 4 calls for the abolition of senate," and added it would be senate would be relegated to business is efficiently handled resolution. students would get a more Student Affairs Committee, which is better, if the faculty were firmly second-class citizenship." now and important issues should The senate was the second of favorable response from a faculty no longer needed since chartering opposed to a senate, to defeat the Hoyt said in his presentation be debated at length by the full three proposals from the senate. procedures have been changed. The resolution rather than wait until that the six student members of faculty. Hubert Alexander said governance committee to be Eric Nelson, ASUNM president, an ad hoc committee had spent the committee strongly favored a the Faculty Policy Committee was defeated. Last spring, its proposal was less critical. "There were a Jot committee also voted itself out of three months working on a senate because they believed it capable of providing efficient that Student Standards of effective arguments against the existence last spring. proposal only to have it defeated would be more responsive to transaction of faculty business, Committee hear grievance and proposal," he said, "and many of No. 5 would delete the portion of By JIM PENSIERO Albuquerque, Nov. 17-(JP)-A then. students' problems, but Gilbert and another speaker defended disciplinary policy could be the normally radical professors the ASUNM Constitution which Hoyt said the Governance Merkx countered that the general large meetings by saying, "Those adopted was defeated. An earlier were against it. I don't think it Being as reality has been so riot took place tonight at a concert requires the faculty to pass all given by superstars the Hot Junk Committee favored a senate faculty meetings have been the of us who have had a chance to proposal to eliminate the kills the whole governance crushing lately we thought we might becausl' the faculty has grown too necessity of faculty approval for ASUNM Constitutional Railroad. The disturbance occurred source of some of tht> strongest study group dynamics know a package." Amendments. We do not feel dull the pain like a proverbial coca leaf by relating a purely hypothetical as the Railroad tuned their students need faculty approval for Across instruments. 12 people received every step we make. The faculty has event that could possibly occur in Albuquerque in the near future. thumb injuries. already deleted a similar portion The riot took place shortly· after a NEVV In a vain attempt to prepare a from their constitution, and the warm-up group, the Stalegmites, Regents have approved that deletion. story on time for my delightful Tlze Great editor and receive 12 brownie points . were booed off the stage after The Lobo opposes Amendments performing a rousing set that Nos. 1 and 2, which deal with in my faltering journalism class I thought I would handle a story in included such favorites as, "Chunk WI EX ICO lowering the number of hours the classic five W's and one H style Divide of my Neck," "Snotty Bogie" and required for ASUNM presidential "Bam-Bam Sha Bam the Old Man and vice presidential candidates. We (where, when, why, who, what and how). The story is coming out of a Just Gave Me a Grand," which is a I •• Campus Police, Student Hassle feel the current number of hours mythical wire service, the JP, and is memorial to the original stars in the ' required is necessary so the president preceded by several snappy advances. field. and vice president have as much Albuquerque, Nov. 16- (JP) As the Hot Junk mounted the experience as possible in dealing with stage they were attacked by ~4 Over Posting of Campaign Sign the University's inner structure. It "This is perhaps the greatest thing to happen in Albuquerque since we their words, "keep the boys comfy." bra-less girls who made a vam A minor fracas yesterday materials) the officer became Eichwald said. would also make it more possible for were put on Triple-AAA list of the Promotor Ernie Bilko has attempt to touch their heroes. The between campus police and a abusive and a heated argument "During the meeting I said the some crazy to run for the jobs twice American Truckers Association." promised Santa Fe the concert will assault was repulsed by a detachment UNM student resulted in the resulted between him and the sign was not against University (if anyone is really that crazy). With this glowing appraisal local run smoothly. He added he has sold of the National Guard and six of the ·' student being taken to the campus officer, Eichwald said. rules and it was an error in Sarah Laidlaw police station handcuffed, but Eiehwald also alleged the judgment (on the part of the promoter Ernie Bilko summed up 13,000 tickets for a hall that holds miniature German Shepherds.