3£l <$aucbo Associated Students, University of California, Santa Barbara Volume 45, Number 59 Friday, March 26, 1965 Commission plan fails, Council passes apportionment measure By BARRY WINOGRAD amendment, submitted by Rick An Initiative to put the com­ City Editor Schwartz, was approved by an mission plan before the stu­ Legislative Council climbed 8-1 vote with five abstentions. dents was considered by sev­ back on the merry-go-round A special election will be held eral reps as the meeting last night. week after next at which time adjourned. It would need 1,000 In short order Council voted the student body will vote to signatures or 15 per cent of down the proposed commission accept or reject the amendment. the student body, before it could SOARING HIGH above the crossbar, is Paul Wilson from plan and two reapportionment It is likely the Students for go on the ballot. Warren H,S. in Downey, the best prep pole vaulter in the proposals and adopted a third Free Political Action reappor­ The proposed commission nation. Wilson will join other tracksters from all over the districting resolution. tionment initiative will be on system amendment, which West tomorrow for the Easter Relays at La Playa Stadium. The accepted apportionment the same ballot. would have completely changed the representative format of Associated Students govern­ ment, was defeated with 10 representatives voting for Relays draw Berkeley, Riverside face passage, and four voting against. ELEVEN VOTES NEEDED champions A S government changes Eleven votes are needed to By IVAN BULK ment at Riverside has been to the Regents a recommen­ meet the constitutional require­ Staff Writer plunged into confusion in the dation that the ASUC «cease to ment that three-fourths of The status of Associated Stu­ wake of the resignations of be a compulsory organization.” Council must approve an to La Playa dents government remains un­ the AS President and five stu­ But several Senate members amendment before it can be certain today at the Berkeley dent council members. reported Meyerson promised placed before the students in By DONN BERNSTEIN and-River side campuses, Behind the turmoil at both he would ask the Regents to an election. Keyed-up athletes—s o m e Berkeley Chancellor Martin campuses are student resolu­ postpone any final decision. Those voting against the pas­ 1500 strong-- r presenting Meyerson will ask the UC Re­ tions asking for federal inter­ Meyerson’s letter-charging sage of the amendment were ranks from high school to uni­ gents, who meet today, to make vention in Selma, Alabama. that the Selma resolution vio­ Schwartz, Dick Van Atta, Don versity, converge upon Santa Associated Students member­ m a letter read to the Berke­ lates Kerr directives limiting Weintraub and Rick Sigler. Barbara's La Playa Stadium to­ ship voluntary. ley Senate Tuesday night, the expressions of involuntary Schwartz commented, «The morrow for the 27th running of Meanwhile, student govern­ Meyerson said he will present organizations to on-campus is­ commission system may be the the Easter Relays. sues—said he is making the re­ best form . it should be Ticket booths open at 8 a.m. commendation for «a variety of kept in mind that this is a new and all students carrying stu­ I reasons.” He did not reveal system and demands further in­ dent body cards can purchase Editorial what the other reasons were. vestigation.” tickets for $1. A Senate resolution, passed Leg Council failed to approve Record conscious champions Tuesday night, urges the Re­ reapportionment proposals and victory—starved unknowns gents to delay action pending from Stan Orrock and Sigler will gather to provide all the the April AS election, when before it passed the third and thrills, surprises and color Four sane minds «a referendum of the student final apportionment amend­ possible for the expected throng body shall be held to determine ment. of 10,000 which will cram the Four sane minds prevailed at Legislative Council pro­ the compulsory or voluntary oval by the sea. ceedings last night. nature of the Association.” NEW PLAN Track and field forces from The votes of Rick Sigler, Rick Schwartz, Dick Van Atta The resolution also said the Key features of the Council 10 colleges and universities, and Don Weintraub were enough to shelve the establishment Senate had «inadequate know­ approved apportionment plan 21 junior colleges, 34 high of the commission form of government — barring an ledge of the request” and asked include: schools and six women’s teams initiative movement -- until next year, when consideration the Regents to «act in accord • A first and second vice- will be on hand to participate need not be hasty. with the decision of the student president as elective and voting in Santa Barbara’s most monu­ Those Council members who voted to put the sweeping body as expressed in the April representatives; mental sports offering proposal before the voters in a pecial election claimed the vote.” • A permanent Legislative sponsored this year by the existing system is «totally inadequate.’’ The Berkeley student judi­ Council composed of 12 unit Intercollegiate Athletic Depart­ It apparently wasn’t toally inadequate until the last few ciary committee has Issued a representatives and two reps- ment and the Santa Barbara weeks of the school year — in fact, until Monday night temporary injunction ordering at-large; Junior Chamber of Commerce. when the proposal first was put on paper. the Senate to «cease and desist • An apportionment that That aside, those Council members who backed the from passing any further reso­ would guarantee at least one GREATS SPOTLIGHTED change may never recognize that the existing AS Constitu­ lutions which involve off- (Continued on p. 8, col. 2) A host of greats will share tion contains at least one good provision. campus Issues.” A hearing to the center stage as the pot- It requires that three-quarters of the voting Council decide if the injunction will be light focuses on national high members must approve an amendment before it can be put on made permanent is scheduled school pole vault champion Paul the ballot. That’s why four members were able to override for today. S F P A p la n Wilson, world-ranked Olympic the votes of 10 last night. The Riverside resignations high jumpers John Rambo and No doubt this provision was conceived with the intention came after a similar dispute gets ruling Ed Caruthers, collegiate triple of preventing hasty action. It has served its purpose. with the administration over the jump champion Charles Craig, The defeat of the commission proposal put Council back student council’s right to sup­ Judicial Committee yester­ the world’s sixth-fastest two where it started almost two weeks ago —back to the question port Negro aims in Selma. day declined to make a ruling miler Morgan Groth, collegiate of reapportionment under the present system. Riverside Chancellor Ivan on the starting day for the 15 two mile record holder Bob Day, When Council refused to consider reapportionment last Hinderaker had threatened to day period within which a p rin ter Darel Newman, co­ week, some members declared there was not enough time to disband the council for the rest special election must be called holder of the world’s 60-yard effect a plan this year. They also claimed Council was so of the year if it did not rescind by Legislative Council on the dash record, and state junior divided on the issue it could never agree on a suitable its Selma resolution. Students for Free Political Ac­ college half-mile champion Kay amendment. The AS Executive Council tion reapportionment Initiative. King. Still, last night they were able to agree on an amendment voted Tuesday night, 9-4, to Judicial Committee held it The field is most attrac­ within 35 minutes — perhaps because it was called a ’’com­ rescind the resolution. can only rule on action by Coun­ tive depite the absence of AAU promise.’’ The proposal brought some objections from the AS President Bob Holcomb, cil and not on interpretation stars whose past performances floor — but Council seemed to be determined to have done who resigned immediately after of AS Constitution articles. in this festive clambake have with the whole matter as soon as possible. the meeting, said he voted to Last night Council ruled the stolen the show. In deference to We suppose 35 minutes on reapportionment is better than withdraw the resolution «so that 15 day period shall start from the current squabble between three days on a proposal that would have changed the entire student government may con­ next Tuesday. Thus a special the NCAA and the AAU, p e n concept of AS government. tinue. I observe your (the election with both the SFPA events have this year been PETE YOUNG council’s) right to do with it as initiative and the Council ap­ scratched. Editor you see fit. To me, what re­ portionment proposal on the Classic duels are on tap in mains is a hollow shell.” ballot can be held Tuesday, (Continued on p. 10, col. 4) (Continued on p.8, col. 3) April 6, or after. Page 2— EL GAUCHO— Friday, March 26, 1965 Editor’s Mail Box tarian means in order to main­ Article astonishes center head tain our power. Can a society be free if it depends on violent Editor: sor as president of the As­ coercion to attain its goals? I was astonished by the state­ sociated Students, who initiated And Mr. Iversen assumes ment attributed to Ron Cook, the relationship between theAs- that the world is merely an president of the Associated Stu­ sociated Students and the Cen­ extension of the United States.