Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC November 1967 Daily Egyptian 1967 11-16-1967 The aiD ly Egyptian, November 16, 1967 The aiD ly Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_November1967 Volume 49, Issue 43 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, November 16, 1967." (Nov 1967). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1967 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in November 1967 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .':. EGYPTIAN Southern·Illinois University Volume 49 Carbondale, IIIinoi5 ThundoYt NoY~mb~r 16, 1967 Humber 43 Karr Accused of Interf~ring With Management of· Ele~tion By John Durbin rules and petitions printed." Finney aske d him to take the Summers said. uKarr wanted job because the Student Senate Robb Sum mers, who re­ them prInted and saw that they did" not want the two students signed as elections commis­ were." who were seeking the post. sioner. charged that vice­ The former commissioner "Finney then told student body president Richard Karr "In­ explained there were over 150 president Ray Lenzi ~hat I terferred with his handling copies _of rules and petitions would take the job." $ummets of the election" and caused available in the student gov­ said. He did not feel the se­ him to qUit. ernment. He said it wasn't lection of the commissioner Summers refuted Karr's necessary to "beg students was handled properly, he said. statement that "he didn't re­ to run through a printed ad­ Pledglngj Alpha Phi Omega, alize the Job would entail as ve rtiseme nt." \ Summers,... also carrying 15 much time and work." The Summers emphaSized that class hours, working about former commissioner ex­ he "would not ' bave backed 15 additional hours and taking plained "I knew w.hat would down as commissioner had instructions for the Catbolic be expected of me and planned Karr not interfered. OJ He said faith. He emphasized that the on doing my best to make that he would have sacrificed commissioner's position was this the best possible election. his studies, ' work and other almost doing too much "But "Karr had a lot of plans activities under proper cir­ I was willing to do my best / and suggestions' but he was cumstances. until Karr interfered." very pressing with his ideas," In his letter of resignation Summers stated in his let­ Summers said. "He tried to to the Student Senate, Sum­ ter of resignation that an elec­ make me feel that his Ideas mers said he did not mention tion commission would serve 'REMOVING THE BA.RS- Jerry Lue. a member of the Carbon- were better than mine and anything about the friction ex­ the purpose better than one Isting between Karr and him­ dale maiDtaiDance department. uses an oxy"acetylene torch to th~~~~r:rsS~~~dth~t K~~~t:~ indiVidual as commissioner. self. IfI felt there was no "The com miss ioner has cut a Dd remove cell bars at the old jail located in the City terfered with his deciSion of sense_ leaving any hard feel­ trquble finding people actuall y hall. Bars are beine cut to serve as manhole covers. The the election rules and peti­ ings. JJ he said. willing to work." recular jail. located in back of the poUce buUdinc. was clos· tions in the Dally Egyptian. Summers stated he wa s Summers said a commis­ ed this summer (or general renovation. Prisoners are kept at uI felt it was not necessary named commissioner 0 n 1 y s ion would eliminate this Murphysboro. to spend money having the three weeks before the elec­ problem. tion. "Allhough there are plenty of ideas from many sources Jt he said Hit's a Gus Bode Senate Will I.nvestiga'te one rna.:. job,'· He' also said tbat it requires more time than was given him. Sum mers said he was ap­ Ba'sketball Ticket Sales proached by Student Senator Jerry Finney about the com­ The Student Sena te last night said there has been much con­ "ThiS is not any kind of an missioner's job. IfI told him ordered an investigation intO cern shown by stude nts over anti-Greek move," he said. "I I would accept and do my alledged irregularities in the the distribution of the ducats. wou1d object if anyone repre­ best with my other cpm­ sales of season tickets to SIU Fin n e y, an indeJX:!ndem. senting a dorm or an of{­ mitments taken into conSid­ basketball games. stated that the The ta Xi and campus group Were to do the eration." he said. No opposition was given the Sigma Pi fraternities had been same thing." According to Summers, resolution presented by Stu­ given an unfair advantage dUr­ The senator related that dent Senator Jerry Finney who ing the dis tribution process. during the sales. members of A Look InSlode the Theta Xi pledge class had alternated in a position near Action Party Disavows the front of the line. · . IC will run special Finney noted that Ron Glenn, Thanksgiving Day trains, page a brother of Theta Xi. had 10. Statements bY .Lenzi been chosen to sell the tick­ · .. Peace Committee ex­ e ts. He said tbat when the panding program, page 12. By Charles Springer "But when it comes to stu­ Theta Xi pledge reached the · .. Ex-Saluki Kristoff takes Gus says a friena of his dent IX>wer," Lenzi added. window that he not only bought third In world meet, page 14. who tried a liquid to fire­ The Student Action P any "I would cenainly hope that the aHoted four season tick­ • • • City works to solve proof his beard decided he'd last night disavowed any res­ the Action Party, the student ers but had put two boxes racial problem, page 6. rather use soap. ponsibility for all power state­ body and the Student Senate in his pockets. ments Issued by Student Body would back a policy which I "These boxes," he empha­ President Ray Lenzi during conSider as being In their sized. "were the same type recent weeks. best interests." used for packaging tickets ." 20 Student Senators Members of the executive The resolution released by When he asked for an ex­ board also revealed that Len­ the pany' s executive board is planation. Fin n e y was re­ zi has not paid his dues for as follows: portedly told that "the boxes To Be Elected Today the 1967-68 academic year were convenient to put socks and as a reSUlt is no longer "Resolved, the Action Par­ in or for sendinj;{ things home Stu den t Senators will be these students. Having been considered a member of the ty formally disassociates it­ to parents." Finney said, how- elected today from a slate of a member of the Off-Cam­ Action Pany. Lenzi ran on self from any statement made ever, that the boxes already 33 candidate·s. Those elected pus Executive Council. the the Action P arty ticket dur­ by, the current student body appeared full to him. will fill 20 openings In the Action P arty and a house pres­ Ing his campaign for student preSident, Ray LenZi, who Is Finney also cited that sru- Campus Senate. ident gives me the necessary body president last spring. not a member oi our party. dents used in the card sec- Students will also be asked experience to wod . In their The emergency meeting was "The Action P arty takes tion during the football sea- their opinions on blaclcpower. Interest. I am a Junior ma­ called by party chalrm an Jim stands which it feels are In son were given the best seats drugs, majQrity draft and mi­ joring In government with a Morris who was petitioned by the hest Interests of the stu­ in the SIU Arena. He said nprlty drp,ft repons on a Na­ 3.9 overall academic stand­ five members of the ex~cutive dent body--not n",-essarlly In that a Sigma PI brother had nonll! Student ASljOclation ref­ Ing." boJlrd earlier In the day, The favor of or opposed to the made the plans for this ar- em\l~m. The referndum wUI petitioners apparently felt that stands of the student' body rangement through Donald be distributed at the polling Seven areas Will be open recent Lenzi statements con­ president. Boydston, athletic director. placeBo for voting students. Ballot cerning student power would Several Sigma Pi's, he said, A campaign statement by boxes will be located at Lentz binder the party's chances In f:The student body president participate in the card sec- Jim B~er, an A::tion Party Hall In the ThomPBOn Point today's elections. was an Actiori P arty member tion. candidate for Senator ft'om area, Trueblood" Hall In the Lenzi seemed unaffected by when he was elected, but his "It's ridiculous to think that the weSt Side Non-Dorm dls­ Unlversl~ Park area ard a resolution passed by the opinions are those of an in­ people who did so little work trict was erroneously omlt­ Room H of the University Cen­ committee. dividual,". and bad tbe best seats at tbe ted from Wednesday's Egyp­ ter building. ul don't care to get in­ The reBOlution passed with foothall games would also get tian. There will also be ballots volved In any pettypanybick­ six executive members voting tbe best ones for basketball, OJ His statement follows: avallable In the breezeway of erIng," be said. "When it t'fyes," one uno" and one he said.